3 Hours of NBA History Lessons

A massive compilation video of my various projects where I breakdown lesson about NBA History..
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The game of Basketball has been my passion since I was 5 years old. I grew up as a kid watching my dad's recorded VHS tapes of playoff games through the 70s and 80s, and collected all the Basketball cards. Something about the game and what it represents just hooked me from a very young age.
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I post videos every week on NBA history, predictions, hypothetical scenarios and current NBA topics.
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[@jonnyarnett]

TIMESTAMPS BELOW: A Massive Compilation video of my more objective, history-oriented projects, including BRAND NEW content. What is something in the NBA’s history that you would like me to make a video about?? Basketball History… But it Gets More Barbaric 0:17 Why There Were NO Dynasties in the 1970s 8:16 The Story of Flopping 18:24 I’ll Tell My Kids… 25:49 The History of the Dunk (BRAND NEW) 34:29 Magic Johnson’s Magical Farewell 38:59 How the Showtime Lakers ENDED 48:04 How Legacies Changed Overnight 56:20 Why Rebounding was BROKEN in the 1960s 01:02:43 The Most Cursed Franchise EVER? 01:11:50 (UPDATED) Wilt Chamberlain’s GREATEST Games That NO ONE Talks About 01:20:41 The Greatest Performances That NO ONE Talks About 01:26:52 The Most Exciting NBA Off-Seasons of All-Time 01:35:22 Scottie Pippen’s Weird Career After Michael Jordan 01:44:41 4 Times the Championship was Decided in the CONFERENCE Finals 01:57:07 The True Originators 02:14:18 The History of Basketball in 5 Minutes 02:10:43 The Truth About Basketball in the 80s 02:15:38 (UPDATED) Is Kobe Bryant an OVERRATED Defender? 02:27:11 Legends Who RUINED Another Stars Legacy 02:38:18 Every GOATs First Game 02:47:51 Every GOATs Last Game 02:56:05

[@Princetj718]

Can you do videos about each season from beginning to end including All star game , the awards, how the playoff went that year & how the season ended Just good content for us to watch I would love for you to do the 1999-2010 season 🔥🔥🔥

[@seanswinton6242]

You need to publish a book sir!

[@najay764]

jonny i know this is a compilation of videos you already made and its not like you made this video from scratch, but bro i didn't know you had 3 hours worth of great content at hand, you ccrazy man

[@jonnyarnett]

I appreciate that man!! and just an FYI, if you're ever only looking for the brand new content, I make sure to specifically label it in the pinned comment for ya :)

[@najay764]

@@jonnyarnett i been a fan of you for like 2 years bruh, ngl, im a little new to basketball but i find your videos so fun to watch, i got notifications on and what not but it feels like your videos talk about topics you don't see other youtubers talk about, so i appreciate that and keep it up man

[@ifheavenwashuman]

Jonny, your videos are awesome because your respect for the game stands above all agendas. Thank you for creating and sharing this content. People like myself, and the original commenter truly appreciate your efforts. Bless both of you.

[@Eddy-nv3zx]

You are a true fan of this game!!! I love this game!!! Thank you for taking the time to make this video!!!

[@MJIZZEL]

I grew up watching basketball in the 50's and i hated the 60's-90's era and thought it was trash compared to 50's ball but looking back on it now, that was the best version of the nba ive ever seen in my 84 years. Them guys magic and bird and then Jordan were amazing.

[@dmpdagamer]

I respect all eras. I actually made a league of the 50s-60s on NBA 2K the video game. Bob Cousy, Paul Arizin, Bob Pettit, George Mikan, and even George Yardley are in there. I'm 25, but love the history of the game.

[@MJIZZEL]

⁠@@dmpdagamerwell that’s great to hear! I bet them nba 2000 video games you guys are making really can encapsulate the style of the league back then. Them boys couldn’t even take a full step without dribbling and had to basically slap the ball to the ground and back as a dribble. It was much tougher enforcement of rules then also. I seen some of the highlights from the game today and that Jae Rule or Ja Romant (whatever his name is, im old) guy can really get up there but he doesn’t have to dribble when gathering his steps. He’s still amazing tho. My great grandson loves watching him. Young Jordan would destroy him in one on one. I guarantee you that. I believe in 20 years they will go ahead and get rid of dribbling all together if Howard stern is still the commissioner. Hopefully Jae Troman is still playing and trying to catch up to lebron. Lebron might be coming off the bench by then. I’m just joshing you young man. Laugh O Loud😊

[@dmpdagamer]

@@MJIZZEL yea it's hard to make them play exactly like they use to, but it's definitely fun seeing the original guys on the court.

[@Jay_draco]

Wow you are a real OG basketball fan

[@FranzlLangJr]

I'm 14, I love history and I have wilt #1 on my all time list. Following my Bill Russell then Kareem and LeBron tied for 3rd

[@ellijah_gardaya]

You should have a lot more subscribers than most of these basketball channels. Your knowledge and passion for the sport is next level.

[@bradmartland5723]

You have current ball creators that smash it, but when it comes to actual basketball content and the history behind the beautiful game Jonny is the goat

[@jakewuz4]

Johnny your knowledge and videos have allowed me to develop a love for the game I never had before, and the intro beat is 🔥🔥

[@celtics17banners84]

Love how relaxing these long videos are. Keep it up Johnny

[@MRC4]

I have learned so much basketball from this channel thank you Jonny!! I didn’t know majority of this stuff

[@michaelnewman4153]

Just to piggyback on what a lot of other comments have said, I love and appreciate your Chanel and it’s content because you find new ways to keep your content fresh and interesting. Especially when there are so many basketball channels flooding KZbin. Love and respect the work. Thank you

[@marcdaddy33]

All of your long videos seem to be your top performers. So this will hit 300k in no time.

[@steezsteezsteez]

Congrats on 185k!!! Ive watched all your videos now so keep doing what you do because its genuinely so entertaining

[@chp9546]

Hell yeah!!! day saver...thank you mr.arnett for your work❤

[@dankim4644]

Very glad I was recommended this video and channel - keep up the good work

[@M-Cherian]

This is a fantastic summary - a highlight of events that shaped and changed the game. I can't say I agree with all of your opinions, but your facts are solid and i appreciate all the work, clips included in this video. Thank you!

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

I love these compilation feasts. Thank you Jonny ❤

[@jonnyarnett]

Thank YOU for watching :)

[@yokxng1225]

Definitely intrigued by this... 👀 🍿 Thank you Jonnyarnett 👍🏾

[@seanswinton6242]

Very good documentary! I think I speak for everyone on the comments when I say we all appreciate the hard work involved in putting this massive project together! THANK YOU, SIR! 🙏

[@stephenwa7417]

This is a history class I can get behind

[@lbb-ridge482]

21:30 There was no greater flipper than “Floppy” Divac.. The GOAT of flopping! 😂

[@TheDarkbluerock]

For every younger basketball fan finding your channel there will be one kid less spewing uneducated takes on tiktok...well maybe not for every, but I like to think positive.

[@schwettyweiner]

I love falling asleep to basketball facts!!! Thank you, Jonny.

[@RandyGarcia-xz8ez]

I like your content.. Based on stats..

[@wayneenglish17]

You should do a video called “if NBL stats counted” similar to the if ABA stats counted video. I think this would be cool because the NBA does recognise BAA before the NBL merger even though talent was split between the two leagues and the NBL would later join the NBA. I also think it would be cool because a lot of people including me doesn’t know much about the NBL so it would contain a lot of new info that could be interesting. It would also further show the dominance of George Mikan and it would change the championship total of the Lakers meaning they would have one more ring than the Celtics which as a Lakers fan this is one of my favourite parts of this scenario lol. Just an idea though great vid.

[@tamirsonmendes5137]

Amazing video Appreciate the hard work🫡

[@dionysise5008]

You have such a classy context

[@ifheavenwashuman]

That is exactly why I believe the 70s are the NBA's true Golden Era. The variability year to year, and the depth of competition.

[@noobmaster-wg4no]

Every new era is the golden era

[@ifheavenwashuman]

@@noobmaster-wg4no I respectfully disagree. I think this era has gotten hijacked.

[@gotwobag7876]

ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@TheBlessingBabes]

I knew you would eventually do a video on the cagers. I always laughed when my dad talked about the bad boy pistons. Ive always been a fan of history, and my love of basketball has interwined with it. Learning about the game, imagine my astonishment at 8 years old when I read Bill Russell had literally more rings than fingers. Going back even further I read about the cagers and found it fascinating. I know ur a laker fan bro, and y'all are generally amongst the most..boisterous(read; insufferable lol) but u manage to remain almost completely objective in ur assessments, and in this day and age of instant gratification(look at how theyre talking about anthony edwards for having 5 good playoff games lol) ur viewpoints are fair handed and even. Ur the best bro.

[@watariwangyu33]

❤❤❤💯

[@markjackson6431]

i often wonder why the NBA doesn’t count the NBL or the ABA accomplishments in their history books. the NFL recognizes the AFL and AAFC. the NBA prides itself on cherishing basketball history yet refuses to acknowledge two professional leagues that helped shape what it is today (same goes for the NHL barely recognizing the WHA accomplishments)…..weird.

[@delanodouglas6390]

Prior to the 2001 season, the NBA had an illegal defense rule that didn’t allow centers to camp under the basket and guard the rim unless there was an offensive player near the basket on either side of the block. The defensive players who protected the rim were near the paint because they were close to under the basket. The defensive three second rule as we now know it is in place because the NBA now allows a type of zone defense that wasn’t permitted under the older illegal defense rules.

[@delanodouglas6390]

The illegal defensive rule also indicated that a team couldn’t have players guard an area where there wasn’t an offensive player.

[@latenightshift1602]

Gotta do one on Lloyd Banks he mixtape material is 2nd to none, album quality ready. Probably the most underrated slept on artist in the game with countless classic mixtapes

[@Turtle_D_Money]

I remember watching that all star game when magic came back with my pops man what a time to be alive

[@ninednine4445]

00’ was the best era !! Like u said best of both worlds

[@Ameliacatano]

My go to signature move for a sure score was the Kevin McHale move.

[@Youngkel95]

26:37 as a dad I like this subject

[@venod3134]

TAKE EM TO SCHOOL JOA!

[@suntzu3338]

"They used to shoot each other with guns but this era could still be considered soft compared to the decades befor it"

[@anthonymock9717]

That was the ball-is-a-hand-grenade era

[@JujuBuckets33]

25:08 We’re really out here having Rui Hachimura shootin technical fouls now?😂

[@PizzaTime727]

Lesson appreciated! Edit: Peeped Phil Jackson in some of the Knicks shots.

[@markjackson6431]

you basketball fans need to become more educated on “Dobber” Bob Lanier. the most underrated and underappreciated player ever. 6’11, 250 pounds. he could score, rebound, and pass. i loved his jump shot. he should’ve been on the Top 50 list. he damn sure should’ve been on Top 75. he may not have any all NBA selections but it’s understandable when there were only 2 spots at the time and youre fighting for the second team because Kareem is occupying the first team. a Pistons legend. a Bucks legend. no one talks about this dude and that’s a problem.

[@alejanoelallen1952]

🏀

[@TyRone-wy1mn]

Born and raised in Portland Oregon and this made me sad. Most cursed for sure.

[@AquariusLeviathanProphecy]

I love basketball 🏀🌟🍾🐐

[@canttakeanymore]

Ah, the NBA in the 70s and 80s...like hockey only much rougher.

[@marcuscastillo514]

Wemby should be the first non-playoff player to win it

[@gotwobag7876]

Happy Friday!!!

[@ATroubledGreensLibrary]

❤❤

[@Youngkel95]

2:30:20 that’s because he had to put up the teams offense as well 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@greengirl4486]

🍄

[@marcdaddy33]

Video idea.... ways that women's basketball is better than the NBA. ON hour uncut hoops channel you have a few videos putting the WNBA and their players in their place. But in light of the women's college basketball tournament having 3 games that performed better than the NBA Finals (including the 18.7 million title game) a good video topic is on what the NBA could learn(relearn) from the women's game... specifically, The college game. I watched women's college BB for the first time in 20 years and although they are inferior in talent, I LIVED the eddort displayed, and that refs were consistently calling travel. Just a video idea.

[@TheLaundryGuy32]

The scrub king

[@Youngkel95]

And one could say the centers like Chet are centers with a small forward body

[@noobmaster-wg4no]

Chet would average micheal jordan numbers in the 80s tho

[@keres9580]

12:56 should have mentioned that the celtics were held back due to John Havlicek getting hurt in the ECF against the Knicks

[@okosatv]

in the 90s you COULDNT camp under the basket in the NBA. You had to be within arms distance of your man or you would get called for illegal defense. Which in my opinion makes it eaiser to score but you could argue hand checking leveled the feild

[@thekcsugethe_kc_suge7930]

I got to see in person Kobe hit one of his game winners. Versus Charlotte in 2001

[@austinhess4967]

Born in '93 and i miss my sonics.. but thats neither here nor there. Just chiming in to say, i also agree that the 2000s was FIRE for the NBA. I miss those days.

[@user-vt5jx7sj7u]

California love ❤️ ❤❤, LAKERS , You keep 6 'clock

[@Youngkel95]

If pippen had won 2000 championship he’d have Robert horry status. And would have something Mj don’t

[@adamsunderland0823]

I love flopping. James Harden is playing hard. Flopping shows you want to win.

[@thetruthstand]

I really believe the 2000s era was the perfect evolution of the '80s and '90s style of basketball. In my personal opinion, the game has regressed ever since the 2010s. I know that's not a popular take but I really don't care... LOL

[@Bilious303]

I agree with that take. The 2010s have showcased unchecked offense with average scores in the 115+ range, multiple 40-70 point solo performances, of course the all time scoring record gets broken during this era. I do have a lot of hope for the new generation of talent, teams, and coaches. I think this season truly marks the changing of the guard.

[@Youngkel95]

28:15 this my thoughts

[@Youngkel95]

2:31:45 what tf would this have to do with defense? This aspect was on ball defense not off ball. The goal of defense is not letting your man get around u.

[@whobitmyname]

If I had one wish, it would be to see LeBron James try and flop his way through a game under 1890's Hell in a Cell rules.

[@noobmaster-wg4no]

Lebron would murder th competition incthe 90s, let alone the 1890s😂

[@Youngkel95]

Jordan didn’t play the type of players Kobe played 🤣 😂 what do u mean

[@alcoholfree6381]

I’m 70 years old and grew up playing and watching nba BB. With KZbin I’ve watched a lot of old-fashioned games, especially Bill Russell and his Celtics. I’ve stayed a Celtics fan, especially with Larry Bird, Magic, Kareem and the MJ. For the past decade I have stopped watching the nba because of the many negative things that LeBrain has introduced to the nba; whining, complaining, flopping, traveling, palming the ball, charging, and changing teams like a “dirty shirt” in search of nba titles to polish his impossible quest for the fake goat title! What a total mess. Hopefully he will retire soon and maybe the nba will return to a watchable entity?

[@gotwobag7876]

🏀🏀👋👍

[@JohnDoe-yh9gi]

I guess celtics where the dynasty because they won twice against all the one and done.

[@gotwobag7876]

👋👋🏀🏀👍👍

[@reimixo]

Can we stop justifying Sam Bowie instead of MJ because of Drexler? Drexler avg 7.7ppg as a Rookie.... 2.9 boards and 1.9apg... didn't even make a Rookie team... Jim paxson was the starting SG and all.nba player that season and back to back All star....

[@Youngkel95]

The worse defense is from the 80’s and currently

[@noobmaster-wg4no]

Defense is at the best currently

[@AveryBlackman]

I've watched most of the watchable nba games over the last 50 plus years. Today's nba is unwatchable unless you're just desperate to stay a fan.

[@3243_]

Actually, there WAS a dynasty during the '70s, but it was in the ABA: the Indiana Pacers who were champions in 1970, '72, and '73.

[@rogerrabbit7469]

Sorry to correct you ...but Karl Malone did not say this before the allstar game..this was when Magic tried to come back for the 1993 season when Malone commented..forcing Magic to retire early in the season....And Magic did play in the 1996 season and lost to Houston in the first round. Someone didn't do their homework

[@alejanoelallen1952]

🍈🍉

[@asadholmes8539]

WARRIORS ULTIMATE TEAM PLEASE

[@davidcroteau7886]

you lost alot of credibility in that vid but thanks for the effort. Def keep watching

[@h.s936]

Bias.....you can't always compare era's.....Kobe has 3x the competition at shooting guard than Jordan

[@joel8692]

What does that change ? Did that stop Kobe from winning more than just 1 MVP ? Is that also the reason kobe only won 2 scoring titles? Is that the reason kobe was inefficient ? Drexler , Kobe , Iverson , Miller , ray Allen , dumars , lol

[@synisteresq]

This @jonnyarnett fellow makes real content, not like some others… he is a student of the game🎉

[@Ameliacatano]

Wow the duck and under McHale move wasn't mentioned at all smh🤔🏀⛹️🔙🔚🔝✅🛐🔛