NBA Legends Explain Why The Iceman was Unguardable

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  • Опубликовано: 30 апр 2024
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  • @darthopper7874
    @darthopper7874 26 дней назад +125

    Saw Gervin go for over 50 against the Lakers and he never took the same shot or made the same move twice!

    • @nickwalker2043
      @nickwalker2043 16 дней назад

      That’s amazing really? Didn’t do the same shot 2 incredible🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🏀

    • @martelprayer416
      @martelprayer416 12 дней назад +1

      ​@nickwalker2043 Yeah man I remember busting my azz to watch The Iceman when I could. He was a genius with that basketball on that court.... Geez no one could guard him!

    • @BlackT954
      @BlackT954 10 дней назад +1

      Hell of a compliment💪🏽💯

    • @MDN891
      @MDN891 9 дней назад

      He gave the Lakers fits...but could never beat them Lakers when it counts!

    • @archangelmusic13
      @archangelmusic13 6 дней назад

      i was playing basketball with some guys and we decided to have a free throw contest.see how many free throws we could hit out of 10. i made 9 of 10 and thought i had it won. this guy hit all 10 free throws. not even the rim. all net. and we all asked him where did he learn to shoot. and he told us his dad taught him. and he then said george gervin taught his dad how to shoot.

  • @kevinblock2307
    @kevinblock2307 25 дней назад +69

    When MJ speaks you know Gervin was underrated

    • @DIAHAINE
      @DIAHAINE 20 дней назад +1

      What about the players MJ chose when he was in the front office.

    • @ur2bunique
      @ur2bunique 19 дней назад +6

      @@DIAHAINE what does that have to do with Gervin? MJ was showing his respect

    • @tommydavidwalker2445
      @tommydavidwalker2445 15 дней назад

      ​@DIAHAINE your point is what Einstein?

    • @DIAHAINE
      @DIAHAINE 13 дней назад

      @@tommydavidwalker2445 Figure it out.

  • @Makaveli5136
    @Makaveli5136 26 дней назад +111

    One of the most underrated players ever!

    • @DeCurtaRican
      @DeCurtaRican 20 дней назад +5

      He is only underrated when talking about the top-50 all-time. He’s under-ranked.

    • @DP-wg7eg
      @DP-wg7eg 19 дней назад +3

      @@DeCurtaRicanGervin is top 50 so what are you saying

    • @ronaldmontgomery2079
      @ronaldmontgomery2079 10 дней назад +1

      George Gervin underrated are you crazy

    • @KevinGonzales-ko8qx
      @KevinGonzales-ko8qx 8 дней назад

      BS, he is not underrated, what planet are you from?

  • @dlxinfinite7098
    @dlxinfinite7098 22 дня назад +57

    The elegance, the ability to float and hang. The sharp shooter . He was Poetry. Thanks for this one, BTM

  • @Amick44
    @Amick44 26 дней назад +54

    There was Never anyone like the Great Ice Man, George Gervin. No One.

  • @mralowen
    @mralowen 25 дней назад +45

    Gervin was a badass for sure

  • @kenallen4175
    @kenallen4175 25 дней назад +59

    That finger roll tho!

  • @anthonytripp2251
    @anthonytripp2251 20 дней назад +21

    Man, he was smooth, and deadly from deep

  • @alishaheedmuhamad
    @alishaheedmuhamad 19 дней назад +9

    Very elegant and lethal scorer.

  • @knw-seeker6836
    @knw-seeker6836 21 день назад +13

    The finger rolls of Gervin and Drexler were insane

  • @Amick44
    @Amick44 26 дней назад +33

    ONE of a kind, Ice🏀

  • @miguelmaldonado4433
    @miguelmaldonado4433 20 дней назад +13

    One of the greatest scoring days in basketball history was David Thompson versus George Gervin for the NBA scoring title

  • @randykinard2614
    @randykinard2614 23 дня назад +25

    George Gervin definitely a top 10 player

  • @hoopaholicstickum
    @hoopaholicstickum 22 дня назад +13

    He was so much fun to watch…. One of the GOATS…. Ice Man!!!! He was deadly cold!!!

  • @melvinthomas1754
    @melvinthomas1754 18 дней назад +8

    I had the opportunity to watch him in person when he was in High School. They’re all from the neighborhood and we know them all. We support them.

  • @1Blkkato
    @1Blkkato 22 дня назад +9

    Im 57 and from Detroit where Gervin is from as well. My jr high math teacher was an old coach of Ice. 1 summer he took the whole class to see Ice play in a closed gym game against some pros and streetball legends of Detroit. Mannnn Ice put on a show! Usually in games like this the small guards show out. But Ice is 6'7 and put on a million moves. Dunks, sweet ass reverse layups, pump fake shots, finger rolls from anywhere, turn around jumpers etc...

    • @dlxinfinite7098
      @dlxinfinite7098 22 дня назад +3

      Philly respects hoopers from the D. They cut different.

    • @nickwalker2043
      @nickwalker2043 15 дней назад +1

      That’s dope I got family in Detroit but they never seen him play ‼️

  • @andrewbigman2374
    @andrewbigman2374 21 день назад +20

    Very underrated! Along with Alex English!

    • @robostoic
      @robostoic 13 дней назад +2

      I grew up 30 miles south of San Antonio and had the chance to watch George and Alex play against each other in the original Spurs arena in the early 80s. Two of the silkiest offensive players ever on the court. They looked like superheroes in person.

    • @LouisTorres-ut4ks
      @LouisTorres-ut4ks 13 дней назад +2

      And Adrian Dantley

    • @bryantlane8646
      @bryantlane8646 11 дней назад +2

      ALEX ENGLISH PURE SHOOTER…SAW HIM IN DENVER POP 40 POINTS…NO PROBLEM…SOOOO SMOOTH AND EFFICIENT!!DR.BRYANT LANE…

  • @user-eh5cr4or6k
    @user-eh5cr4or6k 21 день назад +12

    As we used to say them finger rolls were just absolutely nasty.

  • @imdoneguessing
    @imdoneguessing 20 дней назад +7

    A different breed of man .

  • @GrwnASman
    @GrwnASman 23 дня назад +13

    Best nickname ever!

  • @mj23goat3
    @mj23goat3 26 дней назад +19

    I had that bada*s ICEMAN poster on my wall back in '82. The one with him palming the two ice basketballs. Before MJ, Gervin was the Man!

    • @smoothoperator7023
      @smoothoperator7023 23 дня назад +2

      Had it also, in '80 or '81, it was on wall in my closet. And it was STILL there until she passed in 2019!!

  • @kashakamcpherson9719
    @kashakamcpherson9719 23 дня назад +20

    George Iceman Gervin greatest Spurs ever my favorite player

  • @underSTATEDexcellence
    @underSTATEDexcellence 21 день назад +7

    Lucky to be a San Antonio native and graced with the Ice Man’s presence.

  • @RobertMcGimpsey
    @RobertMcGimpsey 19 дней назад +14

    At times, "Ice" was UNSTOPPABLE!!

  • @rajiemseabrook347
    @rajiemseabrook347 25 дней назад +18

    Thanks for this clip. One of the greats that’s often overlooked under appreciated and not spoken of enough

    • @wendellfarao8094
      @wendellfarao8094 8 дней назад +1

      I agree. Just starting to watch again. I have never heard of him. Great player

  • @bryantlane8646
    @bryantlane8646 14 дней назад +3

    I SAW HIM LIVE..MY US ARMY DAYS…EARLY 70 S…SAN ANTONIO TEXAS…AWESOME SMOOTH SILKY SMOOTH PLAYING….I WAS 19…NOW 68 STILL REMEMBER THIS TIME…

  • @rodhester2166
    @rodhester2166 25 дней назад +12

    One of the players I truly miss. We would do try to do the finger roll like him in the school yard all the time..

    • @Amick44
      @Amick44 23 дня назад +1

      Jerry West said he was one of the few players he'd pay to see. Julius Erving said Ice told him how much he appreciated watching him play. Dr J said "let me tell you I'm just as big a fan of him."

  • @DeCurtaRican
    @DeCurtaRican 20 дней назад +2

    Dr. J keeps it smooth no matter what age. That guy is amazing!

  • @choward5430
    @choward5430 21 день назад +3

    I vividly recall George Gervin when he played for the Virginia Squires. But he was unstoppable when he was in his prime with San Antonio. My two favorite teams at that time were the Lakers and Washington Bullets. He destroyed them! I thought, is this guy ever gonna miss? Even when he missed, he barely missed! Love me some Ice Man Gervin! What a tremendous player!

  • @dqreps
    @dqreps 26 дней назад +9

    High praise from Jerry West

    • @drobson8004
      @drobson8004 25 дней назад +2

      Great point. One of the top 3-5 most knowledgeable BB minds in history.

  • @christophertaylor5441
    @christophertaylor5441 20 дней назад +12

    I am 58 yrs old. I grew up watching the best era in the history of the NBA. This man was a huge part of it, MR. GEORGE"THE ICEMAN"GERVIN!!!❤

  • @dopebeatsandmore
    @dopebeatsandmore 26 дней назад +9

    The Iceman had a feel for the game and touch that was truly special. Great video!

  • @thomassherman61
    @thomassherman61 22 дня назад +5

    One of the many names we called out growing up playing basketball .

  • @jamessummerlin1
    @jamessummerlin1 18 дней назад +3

    Growing up in San Antonio in the 80s, the Iceman was IT! My hero, watching him play is like art, jazz, a thing of beauty. Coolest, smoothest man in basketball.

  • @user-ss3ud7pp7f
    @user-ss3ud7pp7f 26 дней назад +10

    Kudos to you for finding our Spurs ABA guy. So much fun to watch here in the 70s. Ask him and Robert Parrish what they think of Michael Jordan.

  • @canadaengland
    @canadaengland 25 дней назад +10

    People talk about how the league was hanging on by a thread before Magic and Larry; well....The Iceman (along with Dr J) was that thread. Absolute LEGEND! 🙌🏻

    • @Amick44
      @Amick44 23 дня назад +4

      Pete Maravich and David Thompson, too.

  • @jonnelson2331
    @jonnelson2331 25 дней назад +8

    Greatness flowed from him

  • @jimbozium
    @jimbozium 25 дней назад +5

    He was incredible. He even is even a member of the X Men and flew with Maverick in Top Gun.
    Legend.
    Thanks SD.

  • @danreed5171
    @danreed5171 21 день назад +8

    the original ICE man

  • @ericinohio8962
    @ericinohio8962 16 дней назад +3

    Wow! I never saw his highlights. Looked him up 👀👀 Led league in scoring 4 years with nice shooting % 🎉🎉

  • @orlandojohnson5742
    @orlandojohnson5742 22 дня назад +2

    I got to see George Gervin in Atlanta vs the Hawks! Probably one of the smoothest players I’ve seen on the courts! The finger roll is & was legendary!
    No one has done it better!

  • @dangreene3895
    @dangreene3895 26 дней назад +13

    I remember when Ice and David Thompson had a race for the scoring title Thompson scored like 70 points and later that night Ice scored like 65 to win the title /

    • @KB8Killa
      @KB8Killa 22 дня назад +5

      Man the nba used to be so much better and more entertaining

  • @WVF112469
    @WVF112469 21 день назад +2

    "Ice" Nike poster was on my wall as a youth. He was an amazing scorer and so smooth. I remember George girvin and David Thompson going to the last game for the scoring title and they both lit it up. That is a long gone day for the league, unfortunately.

  • @alohawg
    @alohawg 22 дня назад +5

    Kids have no concept of how unique and effortlessly smooth the Iceman was. One of a kind, never to be duplicated.

  • @richardredick7515
    @richardredick7515 26 дней назад +6

    I saw Gervin play against the Mavs in the 1980s. There is only one Iceman!

    • @geraldthomas8241
      @geraldthomas8241 19 дней назад +1

      I saw him play against Dr J and the New York Nets back in 73. That was quite the show.

  • @Ron_B.
    @Ron_B. 21 день назад +2

    My dad and uncle took their younger brother my younger brother and me to see the Virginia Squires regularly. The Iceman was special!

  • @kellyw1648
    @kellyw1648 18 дней назад

    Growing up watching late night basketball I have to favorite players, Dr. J. and the Iceman. I spent so many nights watching the late games. Great memories.

  • @icshq8721
    @icshq8721 20 дней назад +3

    Ice, Dr. J, and Larry Kenon was all that back then with the Virgina Squires. Many people didn't know that these 3 ABA Greats played on the same team.

    • @markhabersham4153
      @markhabersham4153 20 дней назад +2

      ..... he didn't even have his name on the back of his jersey..... it just said ICE.........

    • @citizenscapital2458
      @citizenscapital2458 16 дней назад +1

      Kenon never played for Virginia Squires. He played with the N.Y.Nets (w/Dr. J) and the S.A. Spurs (w/Gervin).

    • @icshq8721
      @icshq8721 15 дней назад +1

      @@citizenscapital2458 YOUR RIGHT, l MET CHARLIE SCOTT.

  • @johngalt9737
    @johngalt9737 26 дней назад +6

    Magic said Iceman was the best pickup basketball player who ever lived

    • @KB8Killa
      @KB8Killa 22 дня назад

      An odd qualifier

    • @johngalt9737
      @johngalt9737 22 дня назад

      @@KB8Killa Magic was famous for playing pick up basketball games at UCLA when he was with the Lakers. He did that when he was growing up too
      ruclips.net/video/VkmnijpqG1s/видео.htmlsi=eA8bYqLcLYcUx7aD

  • @raylopez99
    @raylopez99 18 дней назад

    Glad to see he's still alive. They were talking about him in the past tense.

  • @isaacjohnson3436
    @isaacjohnson3436 7 дней назад

    Yeah I love going back watching him play on here. I didn’t grow up with him. He had already retired years before I began watching basketball but the first time I saw his clips I was amazed with how smooth he was. He wasn’t fast nor was he slow he was like water just moving freely through rocks, stones and boulders and he shot the ball so gracefully with ease. It was like the ball to the basket was like an extension of his body. Definitely one of my favorite players.

  • @MicsteriousA1
    @MicsteriousA1 24 дня назад +2

    Show Bob Love!! Mic'2024 😊!!

  • @twest344
    @twest344 25 дней назад +4

    Love the iceman.

  • @nubreaks2
    @nubreaks2 20 дней назад +1

    My man, Travis Grant of Kentucky State University, hung 69 on Ice in college. He inducted Travis into the College Basketball HOF and told the story.

  • @SeeYouUpTheRoad
    @SeeYouUpTheRoad 6 дней назад

    Thank You for a great video! You helped me relive my young teenage years yelling "finger roll off the glass!" in the school yard.

  • @ceed3d396
    @ceed3d396 15 дней назад +1

    Minus the finger roll, Victor Wembanyama's game reminds you of George Gervin.

  • @derrickgervin1060
    @derrickgervin1060 9 дней назад

    Hearing my brother and brother in law ( Bubbles Hawkins R.I.P) get mentioned is an indescribable feeling!!!

  • @gseric4721
    @gseric4721 16 дней назад +1

    School is in session. Time to learn more about another Legend from the past.

  • @enoswilliams1552
    @enoswilliams1552 16 дней назад

    Thank you Mr. David. I saw George Gervin play in Rome Italy against Banco di Roma in the early 80's. It was the end of his career but it was still great to see him. He was still very imaginative. All the other players clearly revered him. The Roman crowds seemed pleased and excited. I grew up on the streets of New York and I remember starting to shoot the finger roll, like the big kids and young men who played in tournaments. I played in The Rucker Tournament three summers with three different teams.

  • @johnkoziol7425
    @johnkoziol7425 21 день назад +1

    George Gervin was DEFINITELY a once-in-a-lifetime, one-of-a-kind player!!! I’m a diehard Boston Celtics fan and the first poster I’d get if they still made it wouldn’t be of Bob Cousy or Bill Russell or John Havlicek or Dave Cowens or Larry Bird or Kevin McHale or Robert Parish. It would be of the “Iceman” sitting all in white on that block of ice dribbling those two white basketball. You wanna talk cool? You don’t ge no cooler than “Ice!"

  • @riofacts8283
    @riofacts8283 26 дней назад +4

    He 🥶

  • @juliuscrizo9228
    @juliuscrizo9228 9 дней назад

    Truthfully I never wattched George Geriving but I heard on his talents and skill through NBA talk show. He was so smooth moving and shooting very different from another superstars, his fingers roll was amazing

  • @allenmoses110
    @allenmoses110 17 дней назад +1

    One of the few mythical magical players in NBA history. It's almost like it never really happened. His style was way too effortless to be real.

  • @Keith-M
    @Keith-M 10 дней назад

    Excellent video! Thanks for reminding us about the great George "Iceman" Gervin.

  • @ziginaigra
    @ziginaigra 26 дней назад +4

    4 time scoring champ

  • @TankGump96
    @TankGump96 21 день назад +3

    Saw him play 1978 or 79. He was huge and had an incredible wing span. One of the greatest

  • @shekhemmaakherumenmetu9270
    @shekhemmaakherumenmetu9270 12 дней назад

    Yes Indeed . Was Bless to see him play.

  • @KennyWright-bv7sr
    @KennyWright-bv7sr 16 дней назад +1

    The Iceman is better than anybody playing now he was unbelievable

  • @user-kw4iu8ge2w
    @user-kw4iu8ge2w 12 дней назад

    Am glad I had the pleasure to enjoy his career as a kid and teenager 🏀🏀

  • @morriscovington732
    @morriscovington732 7 дней назад

    I was blessed to see the Ice Man play and see he was even better than people say he absolutely was unguardable i saw him dismantle my Lakers...hats off to one of the greatest basketball player I've ever seen...

  • @wrayven
    @wrayven 6 дней назад

    Growing up in Denver during the 70's, I saw ABA era George Gervin many times. If he played today, he would have developed a more reliable 3 point shot and simply excelled in today's game. Gervin was such a fluid scorer that he'd probably average 35-40 ppg. Gervin's game was tailor made for today's NBA.

  • @garytate2947
    @garytate2947 12 дней назад

    One of the Greatest every he was really unreal 🏀🙏🏾

  • @cdnelson7291
    @cdnelson7291 15 дней назад +1

    Finally, my Uncle used to say ( The Ice Man was the best player in the NBA.) He diffently one of the best shooters in NBA history.

  • @neilfpv
    @neilfpv 10 дней назад

    WOW! Most likely, he is one of Michael Jordan's inspiration! I just learned about him now. OMG, he is really good!

  • @RobertGlasper-mh8qr
    @RobertGlasper-mh8qr 17 дней назад

    Will I was watching artists at their profession along with his great nickname yes the Iceman George Gervin, was a great man himself. On the basketball court the Iceman was in his element and it was a beautiful thing to watch right on to the Iceman,

  • @bradploof9796
    @bradploof9796 18 дней назад

    Airmen basic at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas 1978 .we had the opportunity to see the spurs play the Knicks. My 2 favorites at the time .Earl the pearl Monroe & George the iceman Gervin . Also flying out got his autograph & Coach Doug Moe's. Good times .

  • @theonyxwarlord1
    @theonyxwarlord1 24 дня назад +1

    This man is like DEADSHOT bro. Sean....keep this heat coming. Beautiful peace on the Iceman bro...content stay 🔥 my gus🤌🏾👌🏾🤙🏾

  • @diskreteone1967
    @diskreteone1967 9 дней назад

    This was badass I really liked this video, thanks!

  • @yoblaywan3893
    @yoblaywan3893 25 дней назад +1

    Thank you The Ice Man one of the most overlooked players that played. A long with Jamal Wilkes both overlooked and the least talked about. Finally no whose the goat conversation. The acknowledgement of greatness and also Hall of Famers.

  • @macman9689
    @macman9689 15 дней назад

    “This may go…it goes” classic

  • @stephenrogers5185
    @stephenrogers5185 26 дней назад +1

    Went to a bar in the San Antonio airport called Gervins. Many folks had no idea who he was even with his posters all over. The lady who runs it saw I ‘knew so she came over and told me she got him to sign 2 basketballs for auction. The first one sold for $25. She took the other off the auction.

  • @PBrown-cg3lg
    @PBrown-cg3lg 17 дней назад +1

    I had that poster too as a kid!

  • @user-oy1gp7mo3u
    @user-oy1gp7mo3u 11 дней назад

    I still say he's the best mid-range scorer in NBA history. The guy was like a boneless sea creature...imagine an octopus playing basketball. So smooth. I mean, the finger roll goes without saying, but he also had a way of splitting defenders at the free throw line, like an eel sliding between two rocks for the score. Unreal and unique.

  • @hgm38
    @hgm38 26 дней назад +2

    The best poster EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @redblackandgreen
    @redblackandgreen 7 дней назад

    George Gervin, some of the coldest moves in NBA history 🫡

  • @jerry67wlj
    @jerry67wlj 17 дней назад

    Dr. J and Ice Man should have never separated. What a combination.

  • @nathanharris5197
    @nathanharris5197 25 дней назад +3

    Gervin would bang with anybody. James worthy of the Lakers was always tryin' to get physical in the low post with him, so Iceman just put 3-pointers in his eyes, which drew worthy to the outside, Gervin would catch the ball, gather himself up acting like he was gonna take a 3, he'd head fake worthy into leaping out the building and calmly drive in for two. He hemmed worth up like that 4 times in a row. Worthy got so frustrated he was no good for the rest of the quarter.

  • @petervancamp4453
    @petervancamp4453 4 дня назад

    Sean I have been listening to you for years, I have really enjoyed every video you have produced, and today I realized I was not subscribed...forgive me..!! I should have subscribed 5 or 6 years ago... I ask God to bless and protect you and your family and of course your channel... thankyou for being so good at what you do...

  • @davemartino5997
    @davemartino5997 11 дней назад +1

    Gervin played with MJ his rookie year with Chicago

  • @kjata77
    @kjata77 26 дней назад

    Thanks for doing GG!!! The Bulls were my lifelong team (from the outer Chicago area) and the Spurs were my "West" team beginning in 1990 when The Admiral was drafted. GG is one of those 'forgotten' players. Shawn (sp), inlight of Brunson's new NYN playoff game scoring record, maybe we can get a Bernard King episode, or maybe Oscar Robertson (he was a BAAAD Man) or Dr. J, another 'forgotten' juggernaut. For those who never saw Dr. J, he was smooth, cool, and strong/showtime on the court, like 'Coffee Black' from 'Semi-Pro', but too cool to be goofy. Keep up the great work!

  • @jr-xs9tf
    @jr-xs9tf 20 дней назад

    Saw him torch Phoenix for 44 at San Antonio. Absolute spectacle.

  • @Maasai-El
    @Maasai-El 22 дня назад +1

    EASTSIDE DETROIT LEGEND! (313) REPRESENT!👑

  • @gmaneis
    @gmaneis 20 дней назад

    Super video! What a player! I just subscribed. Your channel is fun!

  • @dietrichwilliams2913
    @dietrichwilliams2913 9 дней назад

    I was named after this man!, my first nickname was baby ice!, had the poster, of the Iceman sitting on giant ice block's, on my wall!, nobody could stop the Iceman!, the coldest finger rolls ever!!!

  • @Darrencollinsjr
    @Darrencollinsjr 10 дней назад

    Before his time for sure🙏

  • @skiburnski7543
    @skiburnski7543 9 дней назад

    Great video!❤

  • @kevincheatim6374
    @kevincheatim6374 14 дней назад

    My all time greatest player.. he's the goat for real

  • @chriserdmann2477
    @chriserdmann2477 15 дней назад

    Never got to see the Iceman play. Pretty touch with the finger roll.

  • @user-sc7vt4ky2x
    @user-sc7vt4ky2x 21 день назад

    Im 58, from L.A and loved Basketball as a child! My favorite Player's were Ice Man & Dr. J!!! Yeah Jordan, Magic came later...But I still love Ice Man!

  • @bootsy7
    @bootsy7 День назад

    Ì grew up in Indianapolis and used t watch George when they would play the Pacers in the old ABA and him and James Silas would come in and light the Pacers up