Ice is one of those guys who will be forever linked to the ABA. I wish Hoops Histoire would do some more ABA guys like Warren Jabali or John Brisker, or a compilation of fighters. It would be good to see a look at the old industrial league where Larry Brown toiled for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots.
Finger rolls were insane. When he was on every shot fell. I know Magic and Bird are Credited with making the NBA big and the Mike huge but what is almost always overlooked is the ABA merger. Wide open ball. The Dr,Ice,Moses,Thompson.Subtract these players and the merger and .......
San Anton and Denver weren't media hotbeds. Dr J was in obscurity his first 2 yrs in Virginia. Once he joined the Nets in NY, that's all you ever heard. He became the face of the league and to a degree, the sport.
Klay Thompson may shoot from farther out, and Wade may have done some athletic things, but no Shooting Guard could score as many ways consistently, as Gervin! Gervin would have fouled out the entire Warriors Frontline, after he destroyed their Guards!
They said Kevin Durant plays like Gervin the most.i I wish San Antonio played Seattle in the 79 championship instead of washington.they were up 3-1 on washington.i wonder who would've won.it would've been Gervin and James Silas vs Dennis Johnson and Gus Williams.and Mike gale vs Fred brown.i think Paul westphal and pistol Pete
@@marcconnelly5652 MC, U bringing back some memories mentioning those names! Brown and Williams, whewwww WHAT A TANDUM! Downtown F.B. could fill it up from anywhere! The youngsters need to Google and RUclips him.... Great memories man, appreciated your comment...🔥💯....
Remember this, Ice scored 33 points in 1 quarter when 3 point line did not exist. Facts. So Klays record of 37 in 1 quarter has an asterisk **. Plus, Ice would tear today's game up with this style of game play. Would have averaged 37-40 a game.
There wasn't anything like Ice, his movements, his demeanor, his style and the way he just seemed to just glide not run and that shot of his was a thing of beauty plus his nickname was the best ever, the Iceman...
I grew up in the 70's and 80's. Gervin was my favorite player. I loved the ABA players that came into the NBA. Dr J, David Thompson, Artis Gilmore, Dan Issel, Maurice Lucas, and so on. Ice was my favorite. I had the poster and wore the white Nike Blazers with the black swoosh. There's a split photo with Klay Thompson on one half celebrating 37 points in a quarter. The other side is George Gervin saying try getting 33 without a 3-point line. He was just so much fun to watch (along with Dr J and David "Skywalker" Thompson).
I know I'm going to get a lot of hate for this, but the George Gervin black swoosh Nikes was the last time Nike made a basketball shoe that wasn't ugly. A true classic just like George.
I am from SA. He came to my middle school and spoke to all the kiddies in the gym. I was on the basketball team, he shot layups with us in the layup line.
@@infiniteuniverse9528 , please don't be jealous. As it turned out we had a counselor at my middle school who lived next door to gervin in the same apartment building when he first was traded to SA. This counselor was close to the young student athletes at the school for which I was one of them ( I later recvd full ride college athletic scholarship in 🏈 ). Well, one day Gervin left with spurs on a rode trip, but left his front door opened. Our counselor looked out for him while he was away and they eventually became fast friends. By way of that relationship and that person Gervin came to visit our school. Larry Kenon, as a result of the same person, was the keynote speaker at our 8th grade athletic banquet. Gervin had a ♥ for the young fellas. Several times on game day we would drop by his house and, he would get up from his nap and come out of the house to say hello to us. Gervin was our hero.
Agreed. Everyone was a DrJ fan it seemed regardless of what team you were loyal to. Gervin was similar. Both originals, I think Gervin was even more fun to watch the ways he could score.
i used to go see the squires all the time in the mid-seventies at the richmond coliseum...saw george gervins first game as a pro...man they were fun to watch!!
I remember watching Ice thinking, 'is this guy ever going to miss?' Remarkably, he led the NBA in scoring 4x averaging 0.3 3-pointers per game. Let's just call it ZERO!
I wish San Antonio beat Washington in the 79 playoffs.they were up 3-1 on washington.that would've been the greatest matchup against seattle.james Silas and George Gervin vs Dennis Johnson and Gus Williams
I FOLLOWED GEORGE ICEMAN GERVIN SINCE ICE WAS PLAYING FOR THE VIRGINIA SQUIRES FEBRUARY 1973 AND I WAS AT THE HALL OF FAME WHEN ICE WAS INDUCTED MAY 1996 AND I'M HIS SHOTGUN MAN FROM NEW YORK CITY
Yes in the tail end of career before he was traded to Chicago, him and his wife was going through a bitter divorce and she publicly said he had a strong addiction to cocaine, which he never denied.
If he won 1 ship everybody would know,avg 30 a game for your career in that era makes him a finger rolling hall of famer.1 of the best scorers of all time.
As someone who has watched, played, and coached the game for the majority of my life I have always admired GG. He did so many things well, they weren't as OMG flashy as David Thompson, or Dr. J but his change of speed, subtle feints and fakes, his use of angles and his reading of the game were incredible, and that doesn't even get to his ability to put the ball in the basket. He was able to combine herky jerky, and smooth into something that was just beautiful to watch.
Awesome Great job 👍 Gervin was my 2nd favorite after Dr J. I first started watching NBA at 9 Yrs old 1978. I remember flying around the living room with a small basketball doing finger rolls with mom threatening to whoop that a$$ if I broke anything 😲😵💫😂💪
How bout David Thompson or pistol Pete.paul westphal was my favorite.i think he was the most like Bird.they said that westphal was probably the best guard in the league from 76 to 80
@@marcconnelly5652 Yes you nailed those three. Maravich was my dad's favorite. I was only 9 Yrs old when I started watching in 1978. But since I been busy watching you tube highlights and games Maravich , Westphal, and David Thompson are Favorites to look for. I hear Walter Davis was I think Jordans favorite. I was a card Collector as a kid and loved researching stats, in order to learn players and get there cards. I liked Bernard King,,Dr J, Adrian Dantley also. Some new ones I've discovered since watching highlights and Games on you tube is Dave Cowens, World B Free, Tiny Archibald, Jojo White, These are some new favorites I've added to my watch list. Appreciate your response Be Blessed
Ice was silky smooth, one of the best! My son's AAU team often played at his academy gym. He's great with people and friendly with all who visit the gym. One of my top 5 favorite of all time.
The iceman & DR.J had the best finger tip rolls ever their hands look well their fingers looked long but I wish younger fans could watch iceman & DR.J and they would see a different type of player
Ma man *The Ice Man* ! One of the *Coolest/Smoothest* players the league has ever seen! Respectable footage of his take game, but he also had a "Lethal" jumpshot and could use the glass from any angle! He simply had an uncanny ability to score! "Unstoppable"! His poster to this very day is *STILL* to me, the baddest poster ever created❗ He sits on a thrown made of blocks of Ice in a Nike warm up with one basketball on each armrest. ****CLASSIC**** Excellent, ExCelLenT, EXCELLENT❗👏👊◼◼◼💯 HPH, thanks for the Vid Footage! Long time ago, but I remember the ABA years well and the transition certain players made to the NBA....
Hate to complain about someone’s hard work putting together a video but...............George is featured here for his prowess going to the basket totally misleading footage showing a one dimensional talent. Gervin was a great jump shooter as well.
2:32 "they called him the iceman because he just plays". no sir. nobody called him the iceman in college. there has been a consistent narrative on this from george , julius, and the rest of the virginia squires from 73. roland "fatty" taylor gave george the nickname in his rookie aba season. if his college coach said that, then it was long after the incident, and incorrect.
Dang…This is the 1st time ever hearing about the 73 to 63 Final Day Scoring Title Battle Wowzerz. That’s amazing Imagine scoring 73 points and still losing the Scoring Title I know about The Admiral and His 71 Points to take it from Shaq the final day I was alive for that But I hadn’t ever heard of the 73-63 WOW Couple special performances Very strange that The Spurs would be involved in both of those and Winning both Scoring Titles Plus 70 + points being involved in both Only 2 higher scoring games I believe 100 & 81 I could be missing a Game but 73 & 71 are both involved Weird
I wish David Thompson won the scoring title in 78.he said that always bothered him.do you know if pistol Pete was one of the scoring leaders in 78 until he damaged his knee
@@marcconnelly5652 I am not sure of that But I do know that The Pistol was A Super Talent that really should be mentioned more amongst The GOAT’s I guess it’s just because He had a 10yr career so didn’t get into the career totals But what He did when He played was ahead of it’s time and 2nd to None .
Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
I had his poster on my wall when I was a teenager. I couldn't WAIT to get it. That's all basketball heads talked about back then was "GEORGE The Iceman GERVIN!".... "GEORGE GERVIN!" and we were 6ixe'rs fans HEAVY - Doc was our MAN! Grover Washington Jr the musician made a song for Doc called Let It Flow. That's how bad Doc was and we loved all of our people that come from here but we weren't any fools when we saw talented players and George Gervin was DEFINITELY THAT! We had cable so we would catch the ESPN, TNT, WOR in Chicago and New York games being played so plus HBO showing other exclusive shows. I'll never forget this exciting time in the NBA when he, Doc, Moses Malone, Michael Ray Richardson and Kareem all played. Wow!
I remember this game on how we couldn't get past the Lakers until Tim Duncan had arrived then started killing the Lakers for good never to look back again forever!
Hey Man! One can only ask if there is a Goat.Geoge Gervin was phenominal.I have never seen any player as Kool and Deadly as George Gervin.His legendary Finger Rool and his use of the backboard was unbelieveable.George Gervin is a Legend!
I had his infamous ICEMAN poster in my bedroom growing up. I was lucky enough to see him play several times back then in San Antonio. That was a time when security was more relaxed and you can actually get autographs before and after the game down on the floor and even outside as they were leaving.
Every time Gervin had the ball, it was a highlight reel. He could dunk, drive, and score with circus shots. He was a contemporary of Dr J, but I liked the Iceman better. Only Jordan was more exciting
I saw Gervin play for the Quad City Thunder of the old CBA. I was like 8, so all I remember is that The Iceman was there. I don't even remember what it looked like.
It's amazing some of these cats today like JJ Reddick, craps on old school players. Bird, Ice, Doc, Magic, David Thompson, would have shredded today's league.
2 names I remember early in my "NBA spectator career" are Artis Gilmore & George Gervin. The league basically blew them out of the water with Larry Bird & Magic Johnson. But I still remember them as being top notch ballers.
His layups baited the defender(like Magic did with his passes), only you were not going to get to it and he was going to score a high percentage of the time. Like you were a sucker for trying to block it or deter a basket! And, he was a dedly shueter in his era, so you couldn't just back off!
Iceman’s game is who I modeled my game after. But I was never that smooth. Glad he got cleaned up would have hated to hear about him overdosing and on skid row
Garvin definitely deserved commercial deals and any other type notoriety, I'll admit he wasn't a very good defender but then again neither are most scorers
still the prettiest finger roll of all time.
He said it best himself. “ one thing I could do was finger roll.” Others could do it, but not with artistry of the Iceman.
🎯👍👍👍👍
He not only had the prettiest finger rolls but probably the prettiest game of all time ICE had it All period !!
Yasser
AMEN!!!
Ice is one of those guys who will be forever linked to the ABA. I wish Hoops Histoire would do some more ABA guys like Warren Jabali or John Brisker, or a compilation of fighters. It would be good to see a look at the old industrial league where Larry Brown toiled for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots.
Finger rolls were insane. When he was on every shot fell. I know Magic and Bird are Credited with making the NBA big and the Mike huge but what is almost always overlooked is the ABA merger. Wide open ball. The Dr,Ice,Moses,Thompson.Subtract these players and the merger and .......
Please make more vids
Detroit StandUp💯
This dude was putting up 33 a game going to the hoop with 7 footers defending the rim. The Ice Man!
George Gervin was one of the greatest professional players of all-time.
Still have one of the best posters ever.
I have it home sitting on a throne of ice.
Damn that "FANGER ROLL" was a thing of beauty.
that spin off the backboard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He and David Thompson were two of the greatest players of the 1970s that always seemed to get overlooked
Gervin was right up there with the Pistol, Dr. J, MJ, etc. very smooth and cool.
San Anton and Denver weren't media hotbeds.
Dr J was in obscurity his first 2 yrs in Virginia. Once he joined the Nets in NY, that's all you ever heard. He became the face of the league and to a degree, the sport.
Julius Erving, Abdul-Jabbar
Exactly I feel that the two you mentioned could easily average 50 in today's game.
I remember when Thompson scored 73 in the final regular season gameand later Gervin scored 63 to win the league scoring title
Ice used to finger-roll from half court! 😂 Good piece, The Ice-Man Cometh!
Klay Thompson may shoot from farther out, and Wade may have done some athletic things, but no Shooting Guard could score as many ways consistently, as Gervin! Gervin would have fouled out the entire Warriors Frontline, after he destroyed their Guards!
They said Kevin Durant plays like Gervin the most.i I wish San Antonio played Seattle in the 79 championship instead of washington.they were up 3-1 on washington.i wonder who would've won.it would've been Gervin and James Silas vs Dennis Johnson and Gus Williams.and Mike gale vs Fred brown.i think Paul westphal and pistol Pete
@@marcconnelly5652
MC,
U bringing back some memories mentioning those names!
Brown and Williams, whewwww WHAT A TANDUM!
Downtown F.B. could fill it up from anywhere! The youngsters need to Google and RUclips him....
Great memories man, appreciated your comment...🔥💯....
I think Paul westphal was the greatest.him and Austin Carr were ambidextrous.he was unstoppable
Remember this, Ice scored 33 points in 1 quarter when 3 point line did not exist. Facts. So Klays record of 37 in 1 quarter has an asterisk **. Plus, Ice would tear today's game up with this style of game play. Would have averaged 37-40 a game.
There wasn't anything like Ice, his movements, his demeanor, his style and the way he just seemed to just glide not run and that shot of his was a thing of beauty plus his nickname was the best ever, the Iceman...
Agreed Angelo 💯💯❗
I grew up in the 70's and 80's. Gervin was my favorite player. I loved the ABA players that came into the NBA. Dr J, David Thompson, Artis Gilmore, Dan Issel, Maurice Lucas, and so on. Ice was my favorite. I had the poster and wore the white Nike Blazers with the black swoosh. There's a split photo with Klay Thompson on one half celebrating 37 points in a quarter. The other side is George Gervin saying try getting 33 without a 3-point line. He was just so much fun to watch (along with Dr J and David "Skywalker" Thompson).
That finger roll is sick he is one of a kind player in todays nba you will not see a player doing a finger roll far away from the basket
James harden does a finger roll when driving to the basket
@@marcconnelly5652 ya,,but iceman is different😁
I know I'm going to get a lot of hate for this, but the George Gervin black swoosh Nikes was the last time Nike made a basketball shoe that wasn't ugly. A true classic just like George.
All the sneakers r so cool now.theres so many different colors like at foot locker.i miss Adidas equipment ones
The Iceman was probably the most popular player with kids in the hood after only Dr. J. in this era, even though he never played on TV.
I am from SA. He came to my middle school and spoke to all the kiddies in the gym. I was on the basketball team, he shot layups with us in the layup line.
@@citizenscapital2458 You met and shot hoops with Ice? I'm hella jealous!
@@infiniteuniverse9528 , please don't be jealous. As it turned out we had a counselor at my middle school who lived next door to gervin in the same apartment building when he first was traded to SA. This counselor was close to the young student athletes at the school for which I was one of them ( I later recvd full ride college athletic scholarship in 🏈 ). Well, one day Gervin left with spurs on a rode trip, but left his front door opened. Our counselor looked out for him while he was away and they eventually became fast friends. By way of that relationship and that person Gervin came to visit our school. Larry Kenon, as a result of the same person, was the keynote speaker at our 8th grade athletic banquet.
Gervin had a ♥ for the young fellas. Several times on game day we would drop by his house and, he would get up from his nap and come out of the house to say hello to us.
Gervin was our hero.
Agreed. Everyone was a DrJ fan it seemed regardless of what team you were loyal to. Gervin was similar. Both originals, I think Gervin was even more fun to watch the ways he could score.
Underrated content but you coulda put in there that Dr. J was on the Squires with him!
i used to go see the squires all the time in the mid-seventies at the richmond coliseum...saw george gervins first game as a pro...man they were fun to watch!!
THE ICE MAN...... A walking bucket one of my Fav players #Dantana773
UNDISPUTED KING OF THE FINGER ROLL
One of Detroit's Finest.
I remember watching Ice thinking, 'is this guy ever going to miss?' Remarkably, he led the NBA in scoring 4x averaging 0.3 3-pointers per game. Let's just call it ZERO!
When Doc vowed," we owe you one." They get the Spurs in the playoffs ( how?!?!) And who was guarding Mr.Gervin? undersized Mo Cheeks...oh well.
One of the 🐐
I'm a lifetime Bullets/Wizards fan and I attended those playoff games against the Spurs in the '70's...this man gave us hell/he was a joy to watch
I wish San Antonio beat Washington in the 79 playoffs.they were up 3-1 on washington.that would've been the greatest matchup against seattle.james Silas and George Gervin vs Dennis Johnson and Gus Williams
@@marcconnelly5652 unfortunately they didn't but look how many finals they have won since then...🤔
I FOLLOWED GEORGE ICEMAN GERVIN SINCE ICE WAS PLAYING FOR THE VIRGINIA SQUIRES FEBRUARY 1973 AND I WAS AT THE HALL OF FAME WHEN ICE WAS INDUCTED MAY 1996 AND I'M HIS SHOTGUN MAN FROM NEW YORK CITY
I was there too! Ice is guy!
Didn’t know about his addiction and probably his biggest life win 🏆 what a great player
Yes in the tail end of career before he was traded to Chicago, him and his wife was going through a bitter divorce and she publicly said he had a strong addiction to cocaine, which he never denied.
@@gregoryingram7561 too bad. Cause he was great. Maybe coulda been even greater.
If he won 1 ship everybody would know,avg 30 a game for your career in that era makes him a finger rolling hall of famer.1 of the best scorers of all time.
As someone who has watched, played, and coached the game for the majority of my life I have always admired GG. He did so many things well, they weren't as OMG flashy as David Thompson, or Dr. J but his change of speed, subtle feints and fakes, his use of angles and his reading of the game were incredible, and that doesn't even get to his ability to put the ball in the basket. He was able to combine herky jerky, and smooth into something that was just beautiful to watch.
Awesome Great job 👍
Gervin was my 2nd favorite after Dr J. I first started watching NBA at 9 Yrs old 1978. I remember flying around the living room with a small basketball doing finger rolls with mom threatening to whoop that a$$ if I broke anything 😲😵💫😂💪
haha, thanks steve.
@@hoopshistoire Sense of Humor Awesome Be Blessed My friend
How bout David Thompson or pistol Pete.paul westphal was my favorite.i think he was the most like Bird.they said that westphal was probably the best guard in the league from 76 to 80
@@marcconnelly5652 Yes you nailed those three. Maravich was my dad's favorite. I was only 9 Yrs old when I started watching in 1978. But since I been busy watching you tube highlights and games Maravich , Westphal, and David Thompson are Favorites to look for. I hear Walter Davis was I think Jordans favorite. I was a card Collector as a kid and loved researching stats, in order to learn players and get there cards. I liked Bernard King,,Dr J, Adrian Dantley also. Some new ones I've discovered since watching highlights and Games on you tube is Dave Cowens, World B Free, Tiny Archibald, Jojo White, These are some new favorites I've added to my watch list. Appreciate your response Be Blessed
This Spurs fan thanks Mr. Gervin for all the memories!!!
Me too
George Gervin was a extremely over - looked basketball player but he was a dude that could score at will
And so could the person guarding him.
@@gregoryingram7561 true. But they usually didn't have the talent to quite match him.
@@gregoryingram7561Not totally true. Many teams put their better defenders on him who not the best scorers.
Ice was silky smooth, one of the best! My son's AAU team often played at his academy gym. He's great with people and friendly with all who visit the gym. One of my top 5 favorite of all time.
The iceman finger rolls are legendary like Kareem skyhook
I love the great Ice Man Gervin.
The Iceman was a scoring machine
The Ice Man reign supreme! That dude had the sweetest finger roll I have ever seen!
The iceman & DR.J had the best finger tip rolls ever their hands look well their fingers looked long but I wish younger fans could watch iceman & DR.J and they would see a different type of player
Wilt did finger rolls
Ma man *The Ice Man* !
One of the *Coolest/Smoothest* players the league has ever seen!
Respectable footage of his take game, but he also had a "Lethal" jumpshot and could use the glass from any angle!
He simply had an uncanny ability to score! "Unstoppable"!
His poster to this very day is *STILL* to me, the baddest poster ever created❗
He sits on a thrown made of blocks of Ice in a Nike warm up with one basketball on each armrest.
****CLASSIC****
Excellent, ExCelLenT, EXCELLENT❗👏👊◼◼◼💯
HPH, thanks for the Vid Footage! Long time ago, but I remember the ABA years well and the transition certain players made to the NBA....
Silky Smooth ICE!! Really...did he even sweat?! Drop 40 on you, and you like...what?!😄
Like going to a circus….one of the greatest one way players
Yeah. Though a really great one way player!
Most underrated ever. He needed that finals appearance to upgrade his status
Way before that " Jelly" bullsh!t Ice was doing the "finger roll".
Didn't know he was recruited by the great Jerry Tarkanian
The ice age LOL
The finger rolls by the Iceman was ON POINT
Dude just found your channel and instantly subscribed…. Keep up the great work!
Thanks, Brian.
Much Gratitude
The coldest layup bag of all time. Even to this day. NOBODY comes close. The glass was his 304 and we don't have to speak about the finger roll.
Hate to complain about someone’s hard work putting together a video but...............George is featured here for his prowess going to the basket totally misleading footage showing a one dimensional talent. Gervin was a great jump shooter as well.
None like him!
2:32 "they called him the iceman because he just plays". no sir. nobody called him the iceman in college. there has been a consistent narrative on this from george , julius, and the rest of the virginia squires from 73. roland "fatty" taylor gave george the nickname in his rookie aba season. if his college coach said that, then it was long after the incident, and incorrect.
G.gervin did detroit,michigan proud,mlk jr.high school.july2022.
The Iceman had great stepping ability
One thing he did better than all the others, he could finger roll.
One of the greats! And never gets the credit that is due
That brother was slick as ICE!!!
The smoothest of all time!
Iceman was a lien mean scoring machine
Awesome piece
Thanks, Waldo.
What an inspiring video I loved “ICE” He was and still is the man a winner & overcomer . This is by far the best video on ICE .
Thanks, Emmanuel.
“ 1 Thing I can do …. Is Finga Roll . 😏 “
Effortless in all his moves
"The Iceman Cometh"
Wow good storytelling
Dang…This is the 1st time ever hearing about the 73 to 63 Final Day Scoring Title Battle
Wowzerz. That’s amazing
Imagine scoring 73 points and still losing the Scoring Title
I know about The Admiral and His 71 Points to take it from Shaq the final day
I was alive for that
But I hadn’t ever heard of the 73-63 WOW Couple special performances
Very strange that The Spurs would be involved in both of those and Winning both Scoring Titles
Plus 70 + points being involved in both
Only 2 higher scoring games I believe 100 & 81
I could be missing a Game but 73 & 71 are both involved
Weird
I wish David Thompson won the scoring title in 78.he said that always bothered him.do you know if pistol Pete was one of the scoring leaders in 78 until he damaged his knee
@@marcconnelly5652 I am not sure of that
But I do know that The Pistol was A Super Talent that really should be mentioned more amongst
The GOAT’s
I guess it’s just because He had a 10yr career so didn’t get into the career totals
But what He did when He played was ahead of it’s time and 2nd to None .
Chamberlain had games of 78, 73, 73, 72 and Elgin Baylor scored 71 once.
Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Iceman Cometh the finger roll master we all did it growing up if you couldn't do a finger roll you didn't get picked to play
Gervin’s Jellyroll layup is art in motion
He was the first big guard before Magic..FACTS..Two Fingers ..That's when the NBA was on tape delay...
I had his poster on my wall when I was a teenager. I couldn't WAIT to get it.
That's all basketball heads talked about back then was "GEORGE The Iceman GERVIN!".... "GEORGE GERVIN!" and we were 6ixe'rs fans HEAVY - Doc was our MAN! Grover Washington Jr the musician made a song for Doc called Let It Flow.
That's how bad Doc was and we loved all of our people that come from here but we weren't any fools when we saw talented players and George Gervin was DEFINITELY THAT! We had cable so we would catch the ESPN, TNT, WOR in Chicago and New York games being played so plus HBO showing other exclusive shows.
I'll never forget this exciting time in the NBA when he, Doc, Moses Malone, Michael Ray Richardson and Kareem all played. Wow!
I remember this game on how we couldn't get past the Lakers until Tim Duncan had arrived then started killing the Lakers for good never to look back again forever!
Finger Roll.....Smooth Brother scoring at will.... players would pass him the ball and watch.....
Hey Man! One can only ask if there is a Goat.Geoge Gervin was phenominal.I have never seen any player as Kool and Deadly as George Gervin.His legendary Finger Rool and his use of the backboard was unbelieveable.George Gervin is a Legend!
I had his infamous ICEMAN poster in my bedroom growing up. I was lucky enough to see him play several times back then in San Antonio.
That was a time when security was more relaxed and you can actually get autographs before and after the game down on the floor and even outside as they were leaving.
Every time Gervin had the ball, it was a highlight reel. He could dunk, drive, and score with circus shots. He was a contemporary of Dr J, but I liked the Iceman better. Only Jordan was more exciting
I saw Gervin play for the Quad City Thunder of the old CBA. I was like 8, so all I remember is that The Iceman was there. I don't even remember what it looked like.
It's amazing some of these cats today like JJ Reddick, craps on old school players. Bird, Ice, Doc, Magic, David Thompson, would have shredded today's league.
The man they call the Iceman but I think he's one of the smoothest players in NBA history and the man who invented the finger roll
2 names I remember early in my "NBA spectator career" are Artis Gilmore & George Gervin. The league basically blew them out of the water with Larry Bird & Magic Johnson. But I still remember them as being top notch ballers.
His layups baited the defender(like Magic did with his passes), only you were not going to get to it and he was going to score a high percentage of the time. Like you were a sucker for trying to block it or deter a basket! And, he was a dedly shueter in his era, so you couldn't just back off!
I got ice 7th all time 2 shooting guard behind......Wade, west, jordan, harden, Iverson and kobe.
Iceman’s game is who I modeled my game after. But I was never that smooth. Glad he got cleaned up would have hated to hear about him overdosing and on skid row
Garvin definitely deserved commercial deals and any other type notoriety, I'll admit he wasn't a very good defender but then again neither are most scorers
Dr J is my favorite player of all time,but i patterned my game after the Ice Man.
It's the not the demeanor......it's the SMOOVE. Detroit swag to the bone.
George Gervin, the undisputed master of the finger roll. He was not just an athlete but an artist.
Back when players had to make their moves to the hoop without traveling.
Magic said Ice was the greatest pick up game player of all time. Lol
Ice Man had the coldest Fingaroll and sports poster back in the day!
13:04. A RARE jump shot from the field by Kareem.
Rich!
Right on, Rudy
Ooops, Sorry The music in chapter 9?
Felix you aren't the smartest man so you should talk a lot less
What up my G? I see you still alive and defending...LOL This is Glenn from Detroit and SA! How's life treating you? Still podcasting?
@@jehuslay5238 All is well Glenn, and you?
LAST NAME?
@@derrickgervin1060 All I gotta say is Cass Tech my brotha...LOL
@@jehuslay5238 you forgive me man?
The greatest spur that will ever be hands down!!!!
nice, 1 of the best.gerv AND this doc
Sam Jones was the OG Big Guard!
The slam dunk contest has truly evolved
Who is the artist in chapter 10 music?
Gervin is better than James....but Gervin has No Championships....
Nope. Broke my heart when they had a 3-1 series lead vs Washington Bullets & blew it! 😖 They were in the East back in those days
More like, The Iceman Scoreth.