Clyde was one of the best two way guards to play in the NBA! He had to guard some all time greats in his day. Guys like Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, and Earl " the Pearl" Monroe to name a few. He helped lead the Knicks to two NBA championships!
"Calm, cool and collected." That nails it. What Frazier had was incomparable poise. Always in control. He wasn't a flashy player, but a team player. That's why he's underrated.
Clyde was a great, clutch, versatile player and was/is a great announcer. "Invincible and indefensible" "astounding bounding" "mobility and hostility" "rising majestically for the good stuff" are some of his sayings.
Even if he’s praised plenty.. he’s still very underrated! In terms of all-time PG’s, I’d probably only put Magic, Steph, Isiah, and Big O in front of Frazier. This is a man that won two titles and easily deserved one FMVP award; he was All-NBA and All-Defensive 1st; he maybe would’ve won a DPOY if it was awarded back then; he did every single thing on the court at high level, and was clutch as hell.. I mean….. he’s definitely borderline top5 GOAT PG, while many times he’s not even mentioned at all.
Clyde was great. No doubt. He was a real two-way guard who played hard on both ends. Won two championships with the Knicks. One of the best defensive players in NBA history. He had to guard guys like Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, and Earl " the Pearl" Monroe!
Clyde is a certified legend in New York. A folk hero even. He's also been a fixture for decades as an iconic Knicks announcer, which has prevented any chance of him being forgotten. Maybe he's forgotten or underappreciated outside of NYC. Not that I really care about that, just pointing out his current status. Thanks for the video and all your others. Your channel deserves much wider exposure and support.
The early 1970s and 1990s were the heyday of the New York Knicks. Since James Dolan took over as owner of the Knicks, the team has entered a dark era. The duo of Walt Frazier and Willis Reed is underrated.
Clyde was that dude. I still don't understand how it's called the Willis Reed finals game when Clyde had 38/10 in the close out game. Please do a feature on the unstoppable Bernard King.
I remember watching Frasier in the late 60s, early 70s and he had that great fake that made the guy covering him jump up to block the shot but Frasier was still on his feet. As the defensive guy was coming down, Clyde would jump into the man and since the defensive guy was down when Walt was up, made contact, and then made the shot. Did that from long range or under the basket.
You should do Mookie Baylock and Muggsy Bogues. I am sure you have videos in mind already but never hurt to have more ideas. Keep up the good work because you are close to 20k.
Even though Willis Reed was great and deserves credit for playing that championship game, the game should be known as the Walt Frazier game as much as it is the Willis Reed game. Walt Frazier was one of the best basketball players ever. Oscar Robertson always gave Frazier credit for being one of the best. Frazier is very overlooked and underrated now. And by the way, in that first playoff win against the Bucks, a picture of Oscar Robertson is shown in this video. Oscar wasn't playing for the Bucks that season. He joined them later.
Walt Frazier aka Clyde was a great basketball player in his own right. He played in the era where the NBA was just getting started. He was a flashy point guard who was very underrated as a player.
Clyde still one of the games greatest players named to the NBA Top 75, and Top 50 anniversary teams, along with being a New York Knicks legend winning it's only two championships 🏆 in franchise history to this day. But, by having it been part of the NBA 1970s. Much of the time then get overlooked for what's considered the Dead Era of the league everybody was not watching. Yet, at the time it was going. Clyde was indeed one of the games most popular players as well as it's best.
I never really saw him play as I wasn't much of a basketball fan as a young kid in the 70s, but I loved his commentary on the Knicks games in the 90s. He had those great rhymes, "wheeling and dealing" in the backcourt, "styling and profiling," etc., and he also had a thesaurus that he bought when he got the gig, and he'd try to introduce a new word every game. "The ball was tintinabulating around the rim, but it wouldn't fall in."
Growing up in Detroit during the 80s, I always thought Isiah Thomas was that dude but I definitely appreciate this channel for shining light on the all time greats that dont necessarily get their just due.😎
Still my favorite game shoes in high school- the Puma Clydes... not for practice, just games only. I had to pick up another pair recently when I heard my HS coach passed away. Long live Clyde
The golden age for the NBA for me when Basketball was real Basketball was the 1970's, when good teams all had great guards and good or great centers, like my team the Milwaukee Bucks, with Kareem( Lew Alcindor)Jabbar and Oscar( The big O) Robertson, Detroit with Bob Lanier and Dave Bing, Baltimore Bullets with Wes Unseld and Earl(The Pearl)Monroe, New York Knicks with Willis Reed and Walt(Clyde)Frazier, LA Lakers with Wilt (The Stilt)Chamberlain and Jerry ( Zeke from Cabin creek)West, Atlanta with Walt Bellamy and Lou Hudson, Boston Celtics with Dave Cowens and Jojo White Phoenix Suns with Alvan Adams and Paul Wesphal .
Frazier may be underappreciated by today's ESPN generation, but to those of us who saw him play in the early '70's, he was the #1 guard in the NBA. It didn't get any better than that!
I didn't get to see him play, but I saw plenty of footage and his contemporaries all have said he was one of the best,if not the best point guard they ever played against.
I love seeing the dishes to Dick Barnett and watching him sinking his mind-bending jumpshots. I tried to copy it, as a kid, but I only had an 8" vertical leap. My friends, too. Not a pretty sight. We'd end up falling down, banging our knees on the court, trying to kick our legs up while shooting.
Definitely, Oscar Robertson was considered the best big pg and arguably the best pg until Magic came along. Robertson was roughly the same size as Elgin Baylor.
Great to see a video with another NBA legend from the 70s. Makes me think of Russell Westbrook but Walt Frazier actually won and had no three points line.
True. A better term would be forgotten more recently overlooked. Everyone knows how great Clyde, Kareem, Dr J, John Havlicek, Rick Barry were in their day. But since it was some time ago, they have unfortunately, gotten swept under the rug too often.
Cool Clyde was the epitome of 1970s NBA. How dare you consider Clyde a forgotten player for an all time great along with being a two time league champion 🏆on the Knicks at New York of all places no doubt.
My boyhood idol. So clutch and unflappable! If he had leaping ability, he'd be better than Jordan. Just think of all the players, especially today who can dunk with ease but will never come close to being as great as Frazier.
Walt was an example of how a young kid can overcome his father leaving. He was the oldest of many siblings and his mom told him, "Son, you're in charge." Boy, did he ever.
I didn't know that and I am curious about it. However I can believe it. I seen him talk to officials but hardly ever yell or get overly excited. What a testament!
Bill Fitch😮...Larry Bird got so sick of him in Boston....Imagine having Bird and that crew and complaining about the players and eventually getting let go. Yikes!!....Frazier was a great player...annnddd...classy right till the end!👍👍
Had the greatest gm 7 in NBA history 36pts 19 assists 7 rebounds the whirling dervish the great the first athlete with a sneaker deal the great Clyde Frazier 🏀🏀🏀
Clyde was one of the best two way guards to play in the NBA! He had to guard some all time greats in his day. Guys like Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, and Earl " the Pearl" Monroe to name a few. He helped lead the Knicks to two NBA championships!
"Calm, cool and collected." That nails it. What Frazier had was incomparable poise. Always in control. He wasn't a flashy player, but a team player. That's why he's underrated.
The maestro on the court and off. Those threads tho!!.. 🪄 😝
Clyde was a great, clutch, versatile player and was/is a great announcer. "Invincible and indefensible" "astounding bounding" "mobility and hostility" "rising majestically for the good stuff" are some of his sayings.
Also "styling and profiling"
Clyde is the best
@@Des_Zee "playing defense with their hands and not their feet."
This obviously isn’t a rhyme but Clyde once called the Knicks “r*t*rded” live on air.🤣 No joke the clip is still out there.
Even if he’s praised plenty.. he’s still very underrated! In terms of all-time PG’s, I’d probably only put Magic, Steph, Isiah, and Big O in front of Frazier. This is a man that won two titles and easily deserved one FMVP award; he was All-NBA and All-Defensive 1st; he maybe would’ve won a DPOY if it was awarded back then; he did every single thing on the court at high level, and was clutch as hell.. I mean….. he’s definitely borderline top5 GOAT PG, while many times he’s not even mentioned at all.
1)Michael 2)West 3)Oscar 4)Kobe 4)Magic. 5)Clyde.
Clyde was great. No doubt. He was a real two-way guard who played hard on both ends. Won two championships with the Knicks. One of the best defensive players in NBA history. He had to guard guys like Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, and Earl " the Pearl" Monroe!
@@CarlosFernandez-r8o Michael, West, and Kobe were shooting guards.
Correct. Thanks for saving me writing that.@@wvu05
Wait a minute? Walt Frazier top five all time pg a forgotten player? Next Moses Malone will be featured.
I went to the 67 NIT championship game…kind of. My dad worked for SIU and my mom was pregnant with me at the time.
Hilarious. You were peeking at the game from your Liquid VIP perch.
Lol
Clyde is a certified legend in New York. A folk hero even. He's also been a fixture for decades as an iconic Knicks announcer, which has prevented any chance of him being forgotten. Maybe he's forgotten or underappreciated outside of NYC. Not that I really care about that, just pointing out his current status.
Thanks for the video and all your others. Your channel deserves much wider exposure and support.
I’m a huge Knicks great work on this video
The early 1970s and 1990s were the heyday of the New York Knicks.
Since James Dolan took over as owner of the Knicks, the team has entered a dark era.
The duo of Walt Frazier and Willis Reed is underrated.
The Knicks were my team in the 70's they won two chips '70 & '73 Go Knickerbockers
Your team has a curse man. Even from far away on the other side of the Atlantic ocean I can tell this.
Clyde was that dude. I still don't understand how it's called the Willis Reed finals game when Clyde had 38/10 in the close out game. Please do a feature on the unstoppable Bernard King.
as a Pistons fan. please dont. (actually a Bernard King fan)
Right, it was the Walt Frazier game as much as anything.
Big Willis was having a phenomenal year for more attention... That's All!
@@j.w.4514you have valid reason to detest😂
Because he played through a knee injury that would've kept most other people out for awhile.
Legend
I remember watching Frasier in the late 60s, early 70s and he had that great fake that made the guy covering him jump up to block the shot but Frasier was still on his feet. As the defensive guy was coming down, Clyde would jump into the man and since the defensive guy was down when Walt was up, made contact, and then made the shot. Did that from long range or under the basket.
You should do Mookie Baylock and Muggsy Bogues. I am sure you have videos in mind already but never hurt to have more ideas. Keep up the good work because you are close to 20k.
Clyde was before my time, but I have seen the footage. Walt Frazier is definitely one of the all time greats.
Even though Willis Reed was great and deserves credit for playing that championship game, the game should be known as the Walt Frazier game as much as it is the Willis Reed game. Walt Frazier was one of the best basketball players ever. Oscar Robertson always gave Frazier credit for being one of the best. Frazier is very overlooked and underrated now. And by the way, in that first playoff win against the Bucks, a picture of Oscar Robertson is shown in this video. Oscar wasn't playing for the Bucks that season. He joined them later.
Brilliant. So we'll researched. Frazier was a super-duper-star. One of the 5 greatest clutch players in NBA history.
There knicks v Lakers Clyde v the Logo there battles were epic
Legendary matchups with West
Walt Frazier aka Clyde was a great basketball player in his own right. He played in the era where the NBA was just getting started. He was a flashy point guard who was very underrated as a player.
Clyde still one of the games greatest players named to the NBA Top 75, and Top 50 anniversary teams, along with being a New York Knicks legend winning it's only two championships 🏆 in franchise history to this day. But, by having it been part of the NBA 1970s. Much of the time then get overlooked for what's considered the Dead Era of the league everybody was not watching. Yet, at the time it was going. Clyde was indeed one of the games most popular players as well as it's best.
People have overlooked his accomplishments as he won NBA titles with the team during the 70s.
@@blakebrown84 Plus, for two of the only championships 🏆 in Knicks history for a NBA New York franchise.
@@J_Ru31352 the Knicks are winning again.
@@blakebrown84 How long will it last?
I'll say it.... The best Knick player ever...
I never really saw him play as I wasn't much of a basketball fan as a young kid in the 70s, but I loved his commentary on the Knicks games in the 90s. He had those great rhymes, "wheeling and dealing" in the backcourt, "styling and profiling," etc., and he also had a thesaurus that he bought when he got the gig, and he'd try to introduce a new word every game. "The ball was tintinabulating around the rim, but it wouldn't fall in."
Nostalgic
and hes just as amazing as a commentator.
I remember seeing a kicks game, on tv. Clyde and the Pearl brought the ball down, without dribbling the rock !
The Style, The Cool, Walt "Clyde" Frazier, people forget about Clyde CLUTCH PLAYER, GREAT DEFENSE, Salute for this one 💯 Can we get a Vin Baker!
Another great video friend! I’d love to see one on Dan Majerle, B.J. Armstrong or Horace Grant.
Growing up in Detroit during the 80s, I always thought Isiah Thomas was that dude but I definitely appreciate this channel for shining light on the all time greats that dont necessarily get their just due.😎
Isiah Thomas isn't appreciated enough, even though he's a all time top five pg. Same with Walt Frazier.
Thank you 🙂
"Before out entire lives became computerized
We were back spinnin' in shell toes and Puma Clydes"- Black Thought
Still my favorite game shoes in high school- the Puma Clydes... not for practice, just games only. I had to pick up another pair recently when I heard my HS coach passed away. Long live Clyde
thank you for this excellent video 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 appreciate
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Greatest knick ever, top 30 all time.
The Knick goat
I was there for every game. He a legend. I complete player. Stephen no defense
The golden age for the NBA for me when Basketball was real Basketball was the 1970's, when good teams all had great guards and good or great centers, like my team the Milwaukee Bucks, with Kareem( Lew Alcindor)Jabbar and Oscar( The big O) Robertson, Detroit with Bob Lanier and Dave Bing, Baltimore Bullets with Wes Unseld and Earl(The Pearl)Monroe, New York Knicks with Willis Reed and Walt(Clyde)Frazier, LA Lakers with Wilt (The Stilt)Chamberlain and Jerry ( Zeke from Cabin creek)West, Atlanta with Walt Bellamy and Lou Hudson, Boston Celtics with Dave Cowens and Jojo White Phoenix Suns with Alvan Adams and Paul Wesphal .
Sweet Lou Hudson had a beautiful jumper,it was automatic at any range. Jo Jo White had a great jumper as well.
Thank you for doing my request you should do people like Kevin Martin or Deron Williams
Yes he is. He in the run for top
Guards of ALL time
Unstoppable Bernard King is absolutely right!
He was CLUTCH.
Frazier may be underappreciated by today's ESPN generation, but to those of us who saw him play in the early '70's, he was the #1 guard in the NBA. It didn't get any better than that!
I didn't get to see him play, but I saw plenty of footage and his contemporaries all have said he was one of the best,if not the best point guard they ever played against.
I love seeing the dishes to Dick Barnett and watching him sinking his mind-bending jumpshots. I tried to copy it, as a kid, but I only had an 8" vertical leap. My friends, too. Not a pretty sight. We'd end up falling down, banging our knees on the court, trying to kick our legs up while shooting.
The precursor to Payton, Kidd, Wall and all of the big two-way point guards
After Oscar and Jerry.
Definitely, Oscar Robertson was considered the best big pg and arguably the best pg until Magic came along. Robertson was roughly the same size as Elgin Baylor.
cool
Great to see a video with another NBA legend from the 70s. Makes me think of Russell Westbrook but Walt Frazier actually won and had no three points line.
Thx u
Clyde was not underappreciated. He was a cultural icon. Do not not attempt to revise history.
True. A better term would be forgotten more recently overlooked. Everyone knows how great Clyde, Kareem, Dr J, John Havlicek, Rick Barry were in their day. But since it was some time ago, they have unfortunately, gotten swept under the rug too often.
Frazier was a great 2-way player who was also a complete player. For 5 years (between Oscar & Magic) he was the best backcourt player in the game.
Til the mid 70s. Pistol Pete and Randy Smith filled the gap in mid to late 70s.
Cool Clyde was the epitome of 1970s NBA. How dare you consider Clyde a forgotten player for an all time great along with being a two time league champion 🏆on the Knicks at New York of all places no doubt.
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My boyhood idol. So clutch and unflappable! If he had leaping ability, he'd be better than Jordan. Just think of all the players, especially today who can dunk with ease but will never come close to being as great as Frazier.
Walt was an example of how a young kid can overcome his father leaving. He was the oldest of many siblings and his mom told him, "Son, you're in charge." Boy, did he ever.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas please
As an all-round great player, Clyde Frazier is on a short list.
Bill Russell said if I needed a player for a last shot It’s Walt Frazier
The most underrated guard in NBA history! Smooth as Silk! Whaaat! Coach Reed traded Frazier!
No it was sunny werblin
@@michaelares4240 Ohh! Thanks a lot.
Hello Walter
This man had 0 Technical Fouls in his entire career.
I didn't know that and I am curious about it. However I can believe it. I seen him talk to officials but hardly ever yell or get overly excited. What a testament!
Those who really know growing up every real point guard wanted to be Walt Clyde
SIU
Bill Fitch😮...Larry Bird got so sick of him in Boston....Imagine having Bird and that crew and complaining about the players and eventually getting let go. Yikes!!....Frazier was a great player...annnddd...classy right till the end!👍👍
Had the greatest gm 7 in NBA history 36pts 19 assists 7 rebounds the whirling dervish the great the first athlete with a sneaker deal the great Clyde Frazier 🏀🏀🏀