NBA Legends Explain Why David Robinson Was Better Than You Know
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He’s my favourite centre ever, has been since I started watching the NBA in 1989 - a true gent.
Same !
David actually had flavor to His Game
For a Center.
Same. I’m a lifelong IL resident and of course loved Jordan but when I was in the 6th grade in 89 I fell in love with Robinson and the spurs. I have been a spurs fan ever since because of him.
Loved David Robinson. A true officer and gentleman. A renaissance man, multi talented and true nice man.
Walked off the floor a two time Champion in 2003 on Father's Day holding his son in his arms. A fitting ending to the career of a class act.
My favorite in the 90's for sure. I grew up watching. So fun to watch him play. Such greatness 🙌
Robinson's legacy keeps improving with time. He was one of the few superstars of the Jordan era who won a championship. He won the championships shortly after Jordan retired, but he still won championships during the era when there with all those great players - Barkley, Drexler, Ewing, etc. Of those top players during that time it was basically Jordan, Hakeem (and Drexler) and Robinson who won championships. He's similar to Hakeem, because his legacy seems to get better as the years go by as people realize what a great player he really was.
I think he played in the greatest center era as well. Hakeem, Ewing, Shaq, Mourning, Smits, Mutombo.... that's just off the top of my head. Hahaha. Hakeem and Robinson were as good as it gets
@@Boss3Nate I'd have to look up Hakeem's data, but I believe Robinson and Hakeem's teams were the only two during Jordan's 90's run who did not have losing records against the Bulls. I think Pippen talked about that he was glad Houston couldn't win their conference during the Bull's two runs, as the Bulls struggled to beat Houston. I believe it would have been similar against the Spurs. Robinson and Hakeem's defensive skill set altered the way Jordan and Pippen were able to attack the paint, and kept more of their shots on the outside.
@@RageDaug no doubt! Robinson and Hakeem were great on both ends of the floor. Both guys could guard the post but were athletic enough to get out and defend as well. They were so elite
I saw him dunk two handed one day in game , so hard and straight down that the ball bounced higher than the ring after it went through . Never seen it before or again , just a freak moment .
Growing up in SA I had the pleasure of watching him starting with his rookie season. Anyone who had the fortune of following his career as it unfolded knows his understated, graceful greatness.
BTW he should def have won some awards for best guns in the NBA over the years 😄😄😄
Like always the disrispect for San Antonio is very high with national Media, Robinson is probably the most underrated player in NBA history and an incredible man. Lieutenant San Antonio salute you.
Him a Pop were both Military Service guys. Perfect match!
David Robinson The Admiral was My Favorite Center
No other C had His style on the court .
He actually had style in His Game
Shaq was brute , Hakeem’s long arss arms , Pat & Mourning just had No Flavor
That’s how I saw them all in the 90’s
I see it a bit different now
Looking back but …. Still David had style
For a Center
Hakeem was Thee Sheeeit
His shake was dope af, for a Center
But in the middle of all of the going after it , before they had any titles
Or when Hakeem was the only dope C with any
Thats when David was definitely My favorite Center as a kid.
Which was kind of funny that The Admiral was the one that played with some style
some flavor to His Game.
He didn’t just look like a Big Dude.
David Robinson only won 2 championships but in my eyes he’s responsible for all their championships
David Robinson was my favourite player when I was a kid... 😀👍🏻
I remember watching Robinson play before Tim Duncan joined the team and Sean Elliot was probably their 2nd best player.
As accomplished as Robinson was, David easily would be receiving far more historical attention (not including Olajuwon) had he been in the situation of his all-time peers at center.
- Duncan played nearly his entire career with incredible depth of top-end teammates (Parker, Ginobili, Kawhi, and even post-injury Robinson) plus stable excellence at coaching, not to mention playing in a thin era for big men (only Shaq and Dwight with a short run of Yao).
- Bill Russell had unparalleled depth of top-end teammates, which means he could really focus on defense, to which Admiral was similarly talented while being the clear superior on offense and overall game.
- Shaq, like Duncan, played the majority of his prime with few threats at the center position, not to mention being mostly paired with a top-three wing player in any given year (Kobe/Dwyane/Penny)--light-years better than David's best teammate for most of his career (Sean Elliott).
- No doubt Kareem and Wilt deserve their standing as top 3-centers of all-time (with Hakeem), but let's not ignore that their team success were predicated on having stacked line-ups of in-prime perennial all-stars/hall-of-famers. How many MORE rings would Robinson (or Olajuwon) have won had he been blessed with an arsenal teammates on the level of Oscar/Dandridge/Magic/Worthy/Wilkes/Nixon/Cooper or Arizin/Cunningham/Greer/Chet Walker/West/Baylor/Goodrich...
I live in the Alamo City. He still lives here as do his parents.
Por este jugador es que me hice fan a los SPURS desde hace ya mas de 30 años, soy y lo sere siempre.
One of my favorite centers definitely in my top 5
71 back in those days... gezz
David Robinson autographed an all star card for me
Mr David Robinson was a phenomenal athlete and his greatest achievement was showing men how to be successful without talking mess. Let your game, your life and your numbers speak for themselves.
Bro... I didn't like him because I was a heat fan but Dawmn he demanded respect. So solid. Seemed like a good dude. Tough as. Respectful. Nothing but respect for DR
Shaq pissed he went to Finals in 90s got overlooked by Reggie lol
Great Video. Would you consider doing a episode on "Tom Chambers". Specially the knee in the the chest dunk . Thank you
David Robinson had the most incredible basketball build, not an ounce of body fat and ripped like a monster. Man Id kill to have those genetics lol
One of the forgotten of the Jordan Era a class act and a true role model for any man
As a Spurs fan, this video made my day. Thank you
Class act you can't help but like.
I have always said that he was my 2nd all time best center behind The Dream
When we talk about how great Robinson was, how great Hakeem, Barkley, Drexler, Karl Malone, even young Penny and Shaq was, then we know, why MJ is the goat ,🐐🐐🐐.
Next to MJ my all time fave player
I've never met David but I briefly worked with David's brother Chuck down in Hampton Roads VA. The man was extremely kind and friendly.
"The Admiral"
The Admiral would be destroying other 5's in 2023 💪
Is there a more silky-smooth voice than Sean David?
Robinson was a great player (and great person), though I think the Spurs were a little soft before Duncan got there. I do not blame Robinson for the Spurs losses in the playoffs, because he was going up against an incredible Hakeem Olajuwon during that time.
Hakeem, plus nba legend Clyde, not to mention big shot Rob, Kenny the jet, and Cassel.
(MJ overshadow era player) I have to agree with the GOATS approach when talking NBA. The fact that they are overlooked is a disservice to some great individuals legacy and value, and the way are so invested in next season. For me, very little of anything that happened yesterday hold any significance. The same can be said about these sports names and politicians.
See, David Robinson just wanted to win and be a good teammate. I really think he is a cross between Dr. J and Wilt.
I met Robinson once. Nicest guy ever. I was doing Jamm’n Against The Darkness in Portland with Steve Jamison in 1995. I was shooting hoop and I heard “can I shoot with you?” I turned around and it was David Robinson… I gotta shoot hoop with David Robinson, Buck Williams, Avery Johnson, and David Wood. Great memory
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing. I got to meet Porter, Kersey, Duckworth, and Cliff Robinson, but I never got to meet the Admiral who was my favorite player as a kid. Maybe I will meet him one day.
@@BridgesOnBikes You’re welcome! David Wood’s parents were my Sunday school teachers
i was at that jamming in the darkness too! it was in San Antonio with dave Avery and Vinny completely forgot about it thanks for the memories!
Wow! That's awesome brother. I would trade my left leg to have an experience like that, lol. Glad you got to have that memory 😃
@@brianbadonde9251 it was fun! I got shoot t-shirts into the audience with The Coyote
Robinson was my favorite player growing up. I mailed my Robinson NBA Hoops rated rookie card to a Spurs address when I was a kid and it was mailed back to me SIGNED.!Maybe he signed it ,maybe he didn't but that made my day when I was a little kid. Still have the card back in NC at my parents house.
David robinson was the admiral. His skill in his position was admirable.
All true but I have never seen a superstar get owned the way that Robinson was by Hakeem
@@conradchandler508 Hakeem was a man possessed. He wanted the league to know that they messed up and picked the wrong MVP. One of the most dominant performances I've ever seen
Robinsons record vs Hakeem
32-16 In the playoffs 2-4 averaging 24 pts 11 rebs and 3 assists Owned i tell you
He went to the naval academy. I hesitate to point out certain things but if a young person is accepted to serve our country it has to say something. Or we have no country
@@conradchandler508 tbf hakeem is pretty much a top 5 center all time
he's not a fraud
His rookie year he averaged 24.3 points, 12 boards, 3.9 blocks, 2 assists, and 1.7 steals...in an era where rookies were lucky to even see the floor.
Great point, and he did that with Larry brown as his head coach. He was an old school Dean Smith wannabee that had no love for rookies
David Robinson spent 4 years in the Naval Academy and served 2 years as a civil engineering Officer at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia after graduation. He could have transferred after his freshman to any D-1 school before incurring a obligation to serve but chose to stay. There has never been a player as classy, intelligent and generous as David Robinson who a truly good man.
David Robinson always seemed to be the "most classiest" player, and probably ever. And sucks that his greatness is overlooked. He's easily in the Top 20 all time for me, and my favorite center of all time.
The 2 years he served after graduation was reduced for him. Roger Staubach & Napoleon McCallum had to serve 5 years after graduation. They both were 27 year old rookies in the NFL
@Merican Modi The Admiral scored 1320 on the SATs, majored in mathematics, worked in the Civil Engineering Corp. After retiring from the NBA he started a successful private equity investment fund. Nice try, but the Admiral is on another level off the court too.
@@mongoslade277 Just FYI I read that the Navy Secretary reduced Robinson's term in part because he had grown so tall and was not permitted to serve in many roles such as aviation, submarines or surface warfare.
Robinson actually would not have been able to attend the Naval Academy due to his height, but was "only" 6-foot-7 when he was accepted his senior year in high school.
Robinson ended up serving two years on active duty, four years in the active reserve and two years in the inactive reserve.
@@dl3988 Ah man. Okay!! Crazy how he went from 6'7" to 6'11" at Annapolis. 2 years later he was listed at 7'1" with the Spurs. What you said makes sense about him having a "logistics" problem on most ships. I'm 6'4" and the beds on my aircraft carrier were too short for me. Walking and ducking at the same time is not a good thing
I love this channel, because it keeps forgot great players relevant.
Salute to the Admiral David Robinson.
Robinson is really underrated. The Spurs until Duncan came, I was pulling the team with Robinson's one-man team. I think he wasn't really blessed with his teammates until Duncan came.
Dwight Howard before Dwight
He was my favorite player when I was a kid. Now my favorite player is Rodman. I really wish they would have jelled because they could have been quite the duo.
@@mr.bigpayday2765 this is a disrespectul comparison for the admiral
@@chriscoop7666 lolz my bad
@@mr.bigpayday2765
Yes , very disrespectful
But I do respect your owning up to it 😁
✌️ 🙏
So athletic, a legit 7"1"" that has a speed of a 'small forward', amazing shot blockers, rebounder, scorer, his mid-range was excellent! One of the few with quadruple-doubles..
Imagine if David got some the training as a youth that big men now have been receiving these last 20 yrs or so. His career ppg would be 27+ ppg.
@@newagain9964 His career is around 21+ppg and 27ppg was on his prime...
@@cirexmusic that’s what I’m saying. Imagine if he had worked on his handles and outshooting more as a teen.
David Robinson is who my friends used to call me, I was one of the tallest out of all of us at the age of 13-14, my dad bought me his jersey for my birthday, I'm from Chicago so it's Bulls all day and Pip was my fav because as I got older, my game was more like his. My top 5 all time fav players (not people, lol) were Scottie Pippen, David Robinson, Grant Hill, Latrell Sprewell and D-Rose.
But he didn't. Stick to what it is. Not would it could of been.
Once in a generation talent along with a humble , hard working and team player mindset. King
So true! We forgot that DRob missed the finals from a nail when he was just a rookie (Spurs were short by a basket to win the game7). After his tremendous rookie season, the chemistry and supporting cast rapidly faded away (Departure of Larry Brown, Rod Strickland, retirement of Cummings, transfer of Sean Elliot, etc). Nowadays, he ruined his body by carrying year after year a team - without any stats - above 55 wins a season. Too often, I hear that Olajuwon stepped over him in 1995 … it is not completely true: at the time, Spurs were poorly coached and they add no other offensive system that systematically give the ball to David who was constantly double teamed; at the other side, the Rockets were playing with 4 sharp shooters making all rotation/double team on Olajuwon impossible and acting like this, they were spacing the game … this is not only Olajuwon that beat up Robinson but well Rudy Tomjanovich. I don’ t want to discredit Olajuwon legacy … but from this defeat, Robinson was unfairly criticized. Think 5 seconds about it: before Duncan, the starting 5 of the Spurs was made of DRob, Denis Rodman, Vinny Del Negro, Dale Ellis and Avery Johnson … most of those - no disrespect - wouldn’t play 6th or 8th man for any team eying a playoff spot. Legend of the Spurs started there : build your team on a solid player surrounded by courageous and tenacious player whom strength comes from cohesion
strickland with the no-look over the head pass that could have been
Before Duncan, Sean Elliott was in the starting 5 too. He was their number 2 until his kidney thing. 2 time all star '93 and '96... but Houston did have a better starting 5.
Well said. A little trivia for those who don’t know. Of the 48 times Robinson faced Dream, Robinson won 32 times.
@@melvinrivera8589 I believe that Robinson created insane expectations after his rookie season and he suffered from the emergence of Shaquille O' Neal & late emergence of Olajuwon. On top of this, two events combined ruined his reputation: the loss against the Rockets and Rodman who severely criticized his leadership after winning with the Bulls. Things would have been so different if the Spurs would have kep Larry Brown, an healthy Sean Elliot and never hired Rodman (who is a true warrior but never had solid offensive skills like Cummings to relieve Robinson from scoring). Prime Robinson is at the same level that Prime Oneal & Olajuwon ... not below. Period
@@melvinrivera8589 I didn't know that, wow! Lifelong Admiral fan.
Of all the 90s centers I got to see play, I really loved David Robinson a lot, though I think Shaq and Hakeem were better. But the San Antonio's current team culture really started with David Robinson.
no man, 90's shaq is a sweep king. 90's Robinson is better. He dont have anybody on the team that demand a double team, shaq have penny. He even won the scoring title, scoring 71 vs shaq. David Robinson is the second best center in the 90's. Only 2 recognized (hakeem, robinson) quadruple double, and prob only 4(duncan, wilt chamberlain) of them to ever do it.
Yea. David had the flavor
Style to His Game
But now with their careers over We can look back and I too think Shaq definitely was the best but Hakeem is a GOAT C too
In the midst of it all in the 90’s David was
My Favorite Center
He actually had some style to His Game
For a Center
leavers There has been 4 recognized quadruple doubles Nate Thurmond, Alvin Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson.
@@jameswood9057 i stand corrected, no excuse... you are right.
Shaq better than Robinson? No way. Shaq just bullied people, he had no moves whatsoever. Hakeem was better yea.
It's evident that David Robinson was one of the most underrated players during those days. He is better than we thought. Who scores 71 points in any game?!
Or who's had a quadruple double? What a beast. Well The Dream technically had 2. Both in the 90s. Crazy times..
@Fredrick Frederickson I don't think so, they're very similar players and Robinson had a much better jump shot
@Fredrick Frederickson rather the opposite lol
His 71 point game is why I say the only thing Robinson was missing was heart, because if he wanted it, he was unstropable. He was told he needed to score 60+ to win the title and he's like, "OK", and just does it. Clippers (I think that's who he played) said they were double & triple teaming him the whole game 'cause they knew he was going for the scoring title and would be taking most of the shots, and they still couldn't stop him.
The physical abilities & BBall IQ were there, if he had a fraction of Jordan's desire for greatness, I suspect he'd be top 5/top 10 all time great, any position list.
The Admiral David Robinson. He's tall, quick and built like a tank! 👍
Very athletic foot center for a true center that is to and I don't even know if you yeah I think he was just about 7 ft but very quick very Nimble at every athletic you know for a big man and yeah he was in my opinion underrated player and deserve all the ladies he got if he played in a time when you know they was tough competition at his position
David Robinson was a beast back in the day. He was the second best center during the 90s and still one of the top 10 centers of all time. #Theadmiral #DavidRobinson
Olajuwon and O'neal were both better than him.
@@Romamb Not until 95 did Shaq equal him. Hakeem was never better. Despite that playoff series.
@@coloneldusty4476 Hakeem was better than Robinson the previous 2 years as well.
Top five of all time imo .
@mericanmodi8479 Ewing not as good as the Admiral. I would say Moses and David are comparable.
The people who say David Robinson is underrated didn't get to see him play from college until retirement, he just didn't scream look at me which makes him seem underrated, the underrated center is Moses Malone........
One of the best. I have never been a Spurs fan, but going back to the Admirals day I have nothing but respect for the way they have gone about things. He got close to the top of the Western conference in his prime, they just lost to better teams. I also respect that DR's loyalty to the Spurs, and San Antonio in general, never wavered.
As a kid in the late 80s and early 90s, MJ was my favorite player. But for whatever reason, after he retired the first time, I felt like I had to choose a new favorite player and stick with whomever I chose. I had an entire set of Dream Team cards and knew they were supposed to be the best players in the NBA. David Robinson just stood out…if the Dream Team had been wrestlers in the WWF heyday, Robinson looked like Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior rolled into one being. He was my favorite from that day on, and became even more so when I found out about his background and our common faith.
But around 97, I had a problem…Tim Duncan had quickly become my favorite college player at WF. I assumed he would go to another team besides the Spurs and I’d have to root for two teams…well, obviously we all know what happened with the draft lottery that summer. I don’t think I’ll ever know as great a joy in sports as having my all time favorite players play for the same team.
I don’t believe Robinson ever reached his full potential in the ways that his contemporaries Olajuwon and O’Neal did, nor do his accomplishments match the level of Abdul-Jabbar, Russell, or Chamberlain. But I do believe he was one of the most gifted centers ever to play the game, and it’s refreshing to see him get some recognition in hindsight.
PS: I’m still somewhat ticked after all these years that Olajuwon and Ewing both got 9 ratings in the Speed, Power, and Dunk categories on NBA Jam TE whereas Robinson got 8s in those categories. He definitely should have had a 9 in power and probably speed as well…there is no way he was not stronger than both of those guys when he was in his prime.
At that size, Robinson is still the quickest, most athletic center I have ever seen (not Bill or Hakeem). No big man ran the floor like him. Ridiculous shot blocker. So much raw ability.
Then you haven't seen Wilt and Russell.
@@rufferto5429 seen them plenty. I grew up watching them. They are up there but not this quick. And i said at Robinsons size. Bill was much smaller. That only leaves Wilt. Wilt may have been just as athletic. And he was ungodly strong. But he wasn't quicker.
Did David Robinson prove his speed against track stars? BECAUSE wilt did
@@truthserum6672 I'm sure he could have. But that wasn't his sport of choice. Also I said the quickest, not the fastest. There's a difference. At any rate, I rate Wilt extremely high overall in NBA history. To me he is just as good as any player ever. Forget about championships. There are too many variables there. As far as any one player, he was as talented and able as they came. That, I do not question.
@@truthserum6672 Lol Wilt was never a track star. Never. Never.
But but the 80s 90s didn’t have athletes smh 😂
Gen X we already know how it really was. Everyone says we had nothing but plumbers playing ball but nothing could be further from the truth.
Growing up in the 90’s I had the chance to witness the literal titans of the NBA: Hakeem, Robinson and Ewing battle for big man supremacy. Prototypical centers of the highest caliber. Post-up game, jump shot and elite shot blocking. Franchise cornerstones.
David Robinsons prime matched up well with Hakeem and Shaq's prime. Id still take Hakeem.
David Robinson wasn't underrated. People are on some revisionist history sht, trying to act like a bunch of 90s guys were underrated when they weren't.
-HOF
-1x MVP
-10x All-NBA
-10x All-Star
-8x All-Defense
-Dream Teams I and II as well as Bronze medalist in 88. 3x Olympian!
-Rookie of the Year
-Defensive POY
-#1 overall pick
-75th Anniversary Team
-Had his own popular Nike shoe as a Center
FOH with the underrated sht. Stop playin'.
Anyone in their 40's will tell you.
If David Robinson played then with today's rules He would've been Giannis Antetokounmpo
I was just thinking the same thing, Giannis reminds me of David.
@jjdillon5567
😂😂😂😂😭😭💀💀
STOP IT.
You're letting us all know you never watched Robinson play with that comment.
Shaq was one side of Wilt. David was the other side. Some of the descriptions of David were exactly the ones used for Wilt.
Robinson is one of those people that you cant dislike. He is just that overtly nice dude that if you tease you feel bad for doing it.
David Robinson's arms deserve to be in a Hall of Fame all on their own.
Shaq's story about David is the best. If you lived in the 90s you used to think Shaq and David hated each other. And it wasn't true, at all!
David Robinson is underrated as a NBA player. He was so great getting up the court and having a great post game to compliment that game.
Definitely one of the best centers of all time.
It was a great point that Steve Smith made about his unselfishness to take a back seat to Tim Duncan.
U derrated how? Made many all star and was selected as a top 50 player!
@@conradchandler508 Hardly anyone talks about him these days, that's how. You hear a lot about Jordan, Shaq, Hakeem, Stockton & Malone, Barkley, but rarely hear national sports media mention Robinson.
That's how.
That said, after coming back from his injury, he basically handed the team over to the rookie, Duncan, to run, so I think that has a lot to do with hurting his legacy, since the rest of the guys on that list are considered leaders.
Had the chance to see him play couple times when living in San Antonio. It was Mr Robinson’s Neighborhood!!! Won’t you be mine, will you be mine (slam dunk) Wont you be my Neighbor! lol
An incredible two way player. One of the greatest centres and I watched videos from years back of him posterising or outplaying Hakeem and Shaq, but we never see those videos🤔. Pure athleticism, strength and speed. Incredible defence also. Imagine if this guy had an aggressive character and was not such a nice guy. He would be even more ruthless. The Spurs were 21-61 the season before he arrived, then 56-26 when he arrived the following season. Some people don’t even know that his teammates weren’t that good for a majority of his prime career. Salute to the Admiral, David Robinson. My favourite centre of all time
You don't see those because they lead nowhere. You Robinson/Spurs fans go gathering up all the moral victories you can to justify him being better than his contemporaries, especially Hakeem. In the 95 WCF the gauntlet was thrown down and he had a seven game series to show his biggest rival that he was better. You know the truth and he failed to show up, which resulted in Hakeem embarrassing him all series long in just 6 games.
@@JudgementDay829no because anytime you keep bringing up Hakeem performance over Robinson. You try to diminish his greatness and contributions to the league with his dominance. And that my friend, it sounds like hate if you can't say any great things about him other than Hakeem. Put some respect on his...anytime you bring up Hakeem then we will always retaliate. We don't talk about Robinson dominant Hakeem and even slam dunking over Hakeem. Their career match ups has been 32-16 wins over Hakeem.
@@TheSub-SaharanAmericanLegend see, there you go bragging about reg season wins. Hakeem won the head to head battle that mattered the most. Not only did he outscore him by an average of 11 pts in that series, he basically snatched that mvp from David, and showed him how to finish the season like an MVP by steamrolling him on his way to winning the NBA title and Finals MVP against Shaq. David was a great player no doubt, but Hakeem showed him and world that he could go another gear that David couldn't. Also, they have both dunked on each other, so you can bring it up as much as you want, but don't forget to mention that Hakeem did it to him also.
@@JudgementDay829 I don't care. Every great player has its bad games. But what we're not going to do is to single handly hang a bad game over Robinson career. Why we're not pointing out a bad performance by Hakeem? Even he's a great player? Let's not trying to pick on Robinson especially when been celebrated. How about letting Robinson enjoying his moment like other greats? It seems that when someone achieves or enjoys success, it's always the devil will be there trying to take away their shine by creating confusion. Smdh
@@TheSub-SaharanAmericanLegend If you look at the original post, it was that guy that started the nonsense by mentioning Hakeem. All I did was respond and then you "retaliated", remember?I have no problem saying David was great and one the best centers of all time.
The Admiral was such a stud athlete. Probably still is realistically. Dude always had a great attitude. Giannis reminds me a lot of him.
The Admiral was the quickest big man!
I think Hakeem got the better of him but I always rooted for David. He was the best.
Only 1 playoffs, but besides that Robinson beat hakeem double the amount hakeem beat Robinson.
Robinson truly dominated on both ends of the floor. The Spurs dynasty began when he stepped on the floor.
David was the definition of carrying the franchise. 50-60 win seasons by himself(one season with Rodman as next best player) Gets injured and the team goes 20-62 and becomes a lottery team that drafted Duncan.
6:20 Reggie's top 5 were on point. the five MVP's of 91-99. I can throw in Pip, Ewing, and may be Stockton and Drexler just outside of those. Shaq was already a power house but he started winning from 2000 on.
Donovan Mitchell drops 71 points in 2023
Devin Booker drops 70 points in 2017
Kobe Bryant drops 81 points in 2006
David Robinson drops 71 points in 1994
Michael Jordan drops 69 points in 1990💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
He is the Most Agile and Athletic BIGS to ever play the game of Basketball🏀he was one of the First Hybrid BIGS to play the game✅
Young NBA fans sleep on a guy like David Robinson but praise a guy like Giannis who is basically a modern day version of David Robinson.
Thank u , thank u , and thank u Sean zillion times thank u on this video😀 .Huge fan of Admiral and Spurs. Many love 4 all NBA fans 🏀 all over the Globe from Belgrade, capital city of Serbia 🇷🇸.
He is one of the most dangerous players of all time. He is on my top five list of guys I wish I could have seen play in person
Those Shaq stories he made up about Admiral never even lined up chronologically. Shaq was a freshman at LSU when Dave was a rookie in the NBA, and this dude's talking about when he was 15 he got snubbed by David at the Alamodome (which the Spurs started playing at during Shaq's 2nd year in the NBA). LMFAO
I used to use David Robinson as the measuring stick to how great other player's greatness. David Robinson played against a very young Arvydos Sabonis . David Robinson played against a very young Shaq . David Robinson is one of the few people to play against all the great centers except Wilt and Kareem.
David Robinson is among my top 20 centers. that also includes Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Jabar, Tim Duncan, Bill Russel, Wilt Chamberlain, Moses Malone, Patrick Ewing, Mutambo, Rik Smits, Ben Wallace, Bob McAdoo, Wes Unseld, Robert Parish, Bill Walton, Dave Cowens, Artis Gilmore, Nate Thurmond, Chris Webber. These centers are in my opinion are simply great.
Correction: Robinson is among top-10 greatest center ever. And he sits at 6-7 at best
Chris Mullin. You have to do Chris Mulilin. No one remembers the flat-top. Totally underrated like The Admiral.
Love your channel.
David was a great center (player overall) and is definitely a classy, intelligent and generous individual. What's really kind of amazing and sad to be honest is that this video shows great footage of David Robinson's career minus the night he won the MVP prior to playing the Rockets. I understand though. Hakeem Olajuwon did embarrass David on the same night the former Spurs star was presented with the 1994-95 NBA MVP Award!
Making this short but 'The Admiral' #50 was one of my fave players (3 way tie, Scottie Pippen and Dominique Wilkins were the other two) in that era and when he retired... he funded and built a private school in the San Antonio era and gave so much of what YHWH blessed him with financially and non-financially. David is a Believer and acted accordingly. Along with Avery Johnson and others, they set the culture in San Antonio which carried through for decades (watch BTM's video on Rodman, why he didn't last long with the Spurs). The Tim Duncan era exemplified this long-lasting culture and Coach 'Pop' has always upheld it. He was integral to helping build that culture. In San Antonio it's not just about developing the player but about building, mentoring, discipling the man. The game is a job but real life happens when the cameras ae turned off. The Admiral continues to be a great ambassador for the Spurs organization but he was one of the most athletic NASTY bag of moves for a Center ever... and yes, he could sink free throws, especially when they mattered.
Do Sean Elliott next!
I loved the Admiral!
David Robinson was my favorite player. I remember I had 50 of his bball cards....would be worth a lil something today
David Robinson was the pillar of that Spurs dynasty. Arguably the greatest of all sports dynasties.
My favorite player when I was a kid. Dam Hakeem schooled him and that's what we remember unfortunately
Robinson was a leader. No doubt. He was a smart and athletic player in a 90's basket ball league.
The admiral was amazing. Always loved him and what the spurs started back then. They're a classy organization and have been cause he started it i believe(my opinion) but the spurs overall are a great organization and wished Leonard stayed to continue that tradition but i believe the spurs will be back if pop picks the right successor to him
I'm telling you guy's when David first came into the league he transformed our entire team and city he was dominating every aspect of the game. You've Never seen energy like this especially from a big man so...to me growing up in the early '90s he was more like a superhero than a basketball player. He's ONLY guy I've ever seen block a point blank dunk by Jordan in his prime...no one did Jordan like that back than.. let's just say that. Dave led us to our first title. God bless him.
I always remember david Robinson deserving a championship... the admiral.
Score a lot. Block a lot. Steal a lot. Take many rebounds.
Sounds like a pretty good player to me.
David Robinson for next NBA Commissioner
I don't know if he was underrated. I mean he was on the dream team. Definitely a good center, but I'd take Hakeem over him any day of the week.
Very good player but to say he is the only center to be able to run the floor that way? ???? Wilt? Bill? Coke the fuck on man
he had da skills size looks, gent.... perfect center ... had his rookie card 30 yrs ago? :)
David was one of my favs back in the days...he was a top tier center alongside Hakeem, shaq and Ewing
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