I'll say it again, Bernard King should've made the 50 greatest players of all time list.
@robmckrobmck55672 жыл бұрын
I didn't hear or read anything before you so I assumed he was on it
@carseye12192 жыл бұрын
Losing two years, in his prime, to injuries, hurt that cause. Off the court issues may have also contributed but, like you, I still think he should have made it. He was an MVP when Magic and Bird were in the best years.
@Jack519712 жыл бұрын
I would take BK over SP any day!
@caininmilton12672 жыл бұрын
@@Jack51971 who is SP?
@grannysmuff88862 жыл бұрын
I believe him and Wilkins both
@averyce24 жыл бұрын
Bernard King's shot was majestic!! I remember coming up as a shorty in the 70's & 80's watching King torch every team. Most underrated scoring in NBA history,
@andrejordan19264 жыл бұрын
I'm team MJ always .....but let me explain something to everyone NO ONE has ever stopped Bernard King EVER .
@sugaball14 жыл бұрын
Andre Jordan “Totally Agree” and he is one of my favorite player till this day
@sholovesholove46204 жыл бұрын
But didnt't y'all say nobody ever roasted Jordan? 🤔
@benvasilinda97294 жыл бұрын
Only injuries slowed down or stopped Bernard King.
@brucescott42614 жыл бұрын
Andre Jordan ...One of Brooklyn's finest.
@garyfortenberry58294 жыл бұрын
Cause he never faced Wilt.
@btragedy4 жыл бұрын
Shiiiiiiiid... Bernard King was a beast! One of the greatest scorers ever
@kh79553 жыл бұрын
The greatest ever
@DeCurtaRican3 жыл бұрын
The greatest period. MJ was a great scorer but needed his athleticism to do it. Bernard King had a repertoire of moves as thick as the NY yellow pages. And before he injured his knee he was athletic as h3l, too. You couldn’t stop the guy.
@patrickbrown2323 жыл бұрын
Facts 💯
@ramuroswain71642 жыл бұрын
Big facts i made player of his like on 2K22 and he's on the Knicks👍😁
@boblaine47334 жыл бұрын
Bernard King was one of the greatest scorers of all time. He was the first guy to come back after an ACL tear and be an all-star. This is back when ACL tears were a death sentence to pro athletes.
@badboy3842756 Жыл бұрын
Lol u ain’t lie there…. My cousin lost her scholarship off that
@DeCurtaRican Жыл бұрын
He was THE greatest pure scorer ever, IMO, and if he hadn’t been injured, who knows?
@tobingallawa33224 жыл бұрын
Bernard King, forgotten scoring machine. He was fantastic and greatly under appreciated.
@Rodzilla974 жыл бұрын
yea he was a BMF
@ChristopherSmith-du8qi4 жыл бұрын
If only those knees didn’t give out on him
@tobingallawa33224 жыл бұрын
Knees are what stopped Chamberlain too
@ChristopherSmith-du8qi4 жыл бұрын
Tobin Gallawa Facts!!
@lloydkline69464 жыл бұрын
Bernard king used to own the nba
@murph62534 жыл бұрын
Bernard King is hall of famer, recognized as one of the 50 greatest players in nba history. But I still feel like he isn’t appreciated or talked about enough. Guy was crazy good
@DeCurtaRican3 жыл бұрын
Was he in the top-50? I thought he got dissed with Dennis Johnson and Dominique Wilkins. *Here’s the list of top-50 NBA players voted in at the NBA’s 50th anniversary:* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Nate Archibald* Paul Arizin* Charles Barkley Rick Barry Elgin Baylor Dave Bing* Larry Bird Wilt Chamberlain Bob Cousy* Dave Cowens* Billy Cunningham* Dave DeBusschere* Clyde Drexler Julius Erving Patrick Ewing Walt Frazier* George Gervin Hal Greer* John Havlicek Elvin Hayes Magic Johnson Sam Jones* Michael Jordan Jerry Lucas* Karl Malone Moses Malone Pete Maravich Kevin McHale* George Mikan* Earl Monroe Hakeem Olajuwon Shaquille O’Neal Robert Parish* Bob Pettit* Scottie Pippen Willis Reed* Oscar Robertson David Robinson Bill Russell Dolph Schayes* Bill Sharman* John Stockton Isiah Thomas Nate Thurmond Wes Unseld* Bill Walton* Jerry West Lenny Wilkens* James Worthy* *There are certainly some names that could come off, at least 21 by my count. Add these names: Bernard King Dennis Johnson Dominique Wilkins Kobe Bryant Allen Iverson Gary Payton Kevin Garnett Steph Curry Grant Hill Penny Hardaway LeBron James Kevin Durant Jason Kidd Dwayne Wade Alonzo Mourning Reggie Miller Tracy McGrady Ray Allen Dirk Nowitzki James Harden Giannis Antetokounmpo Maybe: Anthony Davis and Kawhi Leonard will make it. Sorry but Sidney Moncrief, Jack Sikma, Alex English Paul Pierce, Tony Parker, Vince Carter, and Chris Paul miss the cut.
@MrMattyswift4 жыл бұрын
One thing that stands out to me about Jordan and only adds to his "inarguable" designation as GOAT is @ 1:23 after being blocked on the other end, he hustles back down on defense and gets the rebound and is trying to call a TO. He's not on the other end pouting, he's fighting, giving all he has, trying to win until the last tenth of a second has run off. That right there separates him from almost every other superstar in history not named Larry Bird.
@MrMattyswift4 жыл бұрын
@Curly Que name one other superstar other than Larry Bird that would have hustled down the floor after getting his game tying shot blocked with 5 seconds left. You think LBJ would? Kobe? Magic? Tim Duncan probably would have though. Not saying those players didn't or don't give consistent great effort, just saying in that particular situation only a few to none would do what MJ did
@76JStucki4 жыл бұрын
Matt Swift well LBJ doesn’t and wouldn’t. But I think Kobe would. And yes, Larry certainly would.
@001davem4 жыл бұрын
Truth
@johncooper76634 жыл бұрын
@@MrMattyswift you obviously don't watch lebron with an open mind
@MrMattyswift4 жыл бұрын
@@johncooper7663 yeah the "I'm taking my talents to South Beach" one hour special kind of changed the way I view the self proclaimed "king" or "chosen one"
@bobbresnahan83974 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I loved Bernard King's game, very tight and always under control. Peak Bernard King was one of the greatest small forwards, and it's a shame that he is underrated. I wonder how he would have done with modern training methods and medical support. Also, I'd like to see his efficiency numbers.
@ratedrpinto4184 жыл бұрын
His now ex wife was my teacher in middle school. I remember he used to come and visit her during school and I remember how incredibly tall he was. I remember seeing him in town when I worked at a part time job when I was in high school. He was walking in the super market and one of my high school friend was so excited that Bernard king was there. He ran up to me to say Bernard king is shopping in the supermarket!!! As soon as I turned around and saw Bernard king we recognized each other and he said (“ we go way back with a smile “) he was definitely a scoring machine in his day, definitely unstoppable with a ball in his hand.
@jasonprobst4 жыл бұрын
As a kid who read box scores on the 80s to keep track of the NBA, I remember seeing the numbers Bernard King put up and often double-checking becuase they didn’t seem possible. This man would throw up 40 pts the way some guys get 15. He was feared universally and basically as unstoppable as anyone I ever saw. I only saw him a couple times a year cuz I was on the West Coast and we didn’t have the coverage you have now, but BK was like a feared urban legend and god help you if he came to play your team because he would torch them and there wasn’t a fuckin’ thing your best defender could do about it. Not. A. Damn. Thing.
@BillyBob-ec5ox2 жыл бұрын
Absolute true story. Every legend from that era says the same thing. You couldn’t stop that baseline shot. Ever. You either backed off and took the chance, or fouled him. He would have whole starting lineups in foul trouble. And you’re right about the 40. He would get his 40 off like 60% or more shooting. Not the same that you would typically see Kobe or AI get it. They shot a lot more. This guy had back to back 50 point games off 70% shooting between the two games!
@omachiavelliotheodono97804 жыл бұрын
The greatest "skill" never to be found on a stat sheet : Heart
@kenchirokenchiro76884 жыл бұрын
true
@itachiuchihathechosen14664 жыл бұрын
That was cool
@joelgreen87594 жыл бұрын
o MACHiAVELLi o THE o DON o visions
@redseamole4 жыл бұрын
you’re guddamn right :-)
@austonsmith5364 жыл бұрын
of course, it helps to have a steady jump shot to drop 14 points in the 4th quarter while drawing charges on the other end fouling out their top defenders... just saying... helps to have those attributes along with heart.
@randomizedrandomly4 жыл бұрын
MJ wasn't above getting his ass handed to him. If anything he welcomed getting taken to school cause motivated him to be better. This seemed like the modus operende of alot of of the players from the 80s-90s, most players thought they were No.1 and pushed their claim on the court. Real good, healthy competition.
@m17-043 жыл бұрын
Mj the 🐐
@ThiagodMoraes4 жыл бұрын
Players who caused problems to MJ troughout his pro carrer, Stockton,B. King, Chris Jackson,Hakeem the dream, Larry Legend, Dominique W. ..Though he is the GOAT he always wanted to be challegend so he could elevate his game even more
@omm23854 жыл бұрын
Dont forget about Mitch Richmond. MJ always spoke highly of his game when they matched up.
@ryandavis62454 жыл бұрын
What about Gary Payton, Mitch Richmond, Magic Johnson, Ron Harper
@justathought28584 жыл бұрын
Don't forget about Steve Smith. He used to give MJ the business
@ryandavis62454 жыл бұрын
@@justathought2858 no he didnt
@andremarceau27364 жыл бұрын
How dare you. You know who you forgot and it was purposeful. Hater.
@massimilianobelloni56134 жыл бұрын
Bernard King is my all time favourite non-Celtics player. I remember watching him play in mid 80s in the few nba games televised in Italy at that time and he was idolized
@andrewkoines63894 жыл бұрын
As Celtics fans, we just prayed that King wouldn't blow up when the Celtics played the Knicks. He was unstoppable.
@shinrips4 жыл бұрын
Bernard King was the true King back in the day, unstoppable before the injury. He is often overlooked as one of the best probably because he never won it all. Plus, he had one of the best re-quotes ever after what he went through with the injury. "Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated." He was,..."every small forwards nightmare"
@wmden1 Жыл бұрын
I didn't get to see Banard King play much and he didn't get the media coverage he should have. From what I did see, and from what his opponents thought of him, he was, quietly, bad to the bone, on a basketball court. I am sure Domenique wasn't the only player afraid of him. Yes, he should be well into the top 50 list. Thanks BTM, for reminding me. Your posts are very professional, and well produced.
@BillyBob-ec5ox2 жыл бұрын
King has one of the highest offensive IQs of all time. His game was based on mathematical equations that he would devise for each scenario. He based every possession off the defense played on him. He basically created his own grid for the court. He had a set of moves designed for each section of the court, and then a counter move for every type of defensive plays. It’s insane to hear him go into detail about it.
@MA_808 Жыл бұрын
that is a very interesting comment. Is there a video where he explains this?
@mrdelrio54664 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude, I been telling people MJ snd Pip didn't want no parts of one of New Yorks finest, Bernard King! Nobody looked forward to that assignment. He was like an even better Paul Peirce, he was UNSTOPPABLE!
@allenmoses1104 жыл бұрын
Bernard King always played within his abilities. Great passer and scorer. Never flashy. Deadly accurate mid range shooter and he knew how to get open for his shot. Truly great player.
@terrenceperkins52824 жыл бұрын
No gd not great
@allenmoses1104 жыл бұрын
@@terrenceperkins5282 I'm 67 years old, and I think it was in about 1982 when Bernard King went 50 points per game like three games in a row. He hardly ever missed a shot. It was automatic. Like Larry Bird said, a scoring machine. And he wasn't athletic. He hardly ever ran or jumped, just scored buckets and buckets. It was as if a gum ball machine could score buckets. Amazing.
@terrenceperkins52824 жыл бұрын
@@allenmoses110 much respect, how times king score 50 or 60pts .how many times jordan scored 50 or 60 . Jordan have the highest scoring average in the playoffs regular season & career with 10 scoring title , king 1 case close
@allenmoses1104 жыл бұрын
@@terrenceperkins5282 I didn't say King was vetter than Jordan. I said King was a great player , and he was. Period.
@allenmoses1104 жыл бұрын
@@terrenceperkins5282 did you know King was a 4 times NBA allstar?
@ericstrat35794 жыл бұрын
Ask Dominique and Larry Bird how incredible Bernard King was in his prime....
@terrenceperkins52824 жыл бұрын
Not better the jordan
@ericstrat35794 жыл бұрын
Terrence PERKINS no - not better than MJ. TBH - overall, I think Jordan is the GOAT. But Bernard King gave a LOT of great players fits when they went against him in the late 70’s, then the 80’s until his injuries. And for a little while after that, he still had some flashes of brilliance. Almost as great a scorer as Iceman George Gervin...
@frankjum4 жыл бұрын
Ask Kevin McHale how good King's hands were.
@ericstrat35794 жыл бұрын
Ben DC4L ... slightly better scorers? I could agree with you on Iceman for sure. Nobody could score with ease the way Gervin could when he was on a roll. But Jordan was the better player than them by a pretty wide margin.
@terrenceperkins52824 жыл бұрын
Im not knocked king .. mj 17 wins king 9 wins case close out of 24 games
@dolo46254 жыл бұрын
And there you have it Bernard King at 6’7 205 a walking bucket in this era. But they say Bron, KD, Kwahi, PG, AD, Giannis, Melo, Luka, and other 6’7-6’9 wings would not get off in this era! What the fuck am I missing???
@vaughnlewis19534 жыл бұрын
😳 The King has Spoken. Wow Bernard King had an incredible mid range game.
@MrMattyswift4 жыл бұрын
@Ben DC4L Alex English AKA the Pink Panther!!! I'm from South Carolina and lived in Denver during his heyday. What a treat!! Smooth as silk. Probably saw him 10-12 times at McNichols Arena. I miss those old school players with the all around game. Man the NBA was so good in the 80s and 90s
@teekay81344 жыл бұрын
If need 1 bucket to win... I'm taking Bernard King or George Gervin regardless what year (2020)...frfr
@vaughnlewis19534 жыл бұрын
@@teekay8134 I wholeheartedly agree!! Bernard King was clutch and they didn't call George Gervin the Iceman for nothing he was cold.
@kstewartjr894 жыл бұрын
Bernard King had one if the best mid range games ever!!!
@austonsmith5364 жыл бұрын
shit looked automatic. His hands already knew ... dude had to take a quick glance... bam. Dude starts heading down the other side of the court already know it's in. Sick. How the hell is there dudes getting hundreds of millions and "gotta work on their mid range"... I'm sorry, what? Growing up... that's all I did was work on my "mid range" and I wasn't even getting paid. That's friggin' basketball. I don't understand it....
@Stelios.Posantzis4 жыл бұрын
Awesome player! Another great video about a great NBA player of the 80's - 90's. For those who were not fortunate enough to be exposed to the NBA of yesteryear, this is absolutely fantastic. The more gems like this are brought to the fore, the more the appetite grows! I would love to know more about this guy.
@rodneyrichmond18974 жыл бұрын
Bernard King could Score on Anybody in The NBA, He could put Up 30. + a Game, He got Ingured Say out almost 2 (two) Season's Came back and Still Put Up Big Numbers ,, He was A Incredible Basketball Player, And His Defence was Tight as well,Oh he Could Draw The Foul and Convert The Shot, for the Three,, Consisttaly,One Hell Of A Player,, PERIOD
@C.P.Brown_3 жыл бұрын
Dominique Wilkins also scored with Jordan & on many occasions outscored Jordan. He just never had the supporting cast that Jordan had to equally match the Bulls.
@jeffsmith1780 Жыл бұрын
Nique was far more athletic than BK but Bernard could do far more. Atlanta had a great team, they suffered from a small fact. They were only allowed to play with 1 ball. They had a boatload of talent, just not enough team players. To many individuals. I can elaborate if you need me to.
@janphilippecarpio54494 жыл бұрын
One of the top ten or top five most unstoppable scorers ever. Even Bird was in awe of his scoring abilities during their 1984 playoff series. "Bernard was automatic. The best scoring machine I have ever seen." Plus he had two dislocated fingers on his shooting hand.
@janphilippecarpio54494 жыл бұрын
Before Karl Malone and Charles Barkley, you didn't want to get in front of Bernard King during a fast break.
@terrenceperkins52824 жыл бұрын
Yea melo be 4 melo look where it got melo
@VincesInHocSigno4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he was like an old school Paul Pierce 👍🤗
@terrenceperkins52824 жыл бұрын
Ok but he not all around scorer. 1. Mj 2 .bird 3 kobe 4. Kd 6 . Lbj 7. Dominique 8 .t mac 10 .king
@thalmusscantlebury75912 жыл бұрын
Here's an interesting fact I bet you didn't know Bernard King was born three days before Larry Bird
@Bleatmop4 жыл бұрын
I have to say your musical scoring here was on point. Like how the music got more epic right with that Jordan alley-oop. Well played good sir!
@JayTheAdviceGuy4 жыл бұрын
Bernard King was a BOSS! Extremely underrated and forgotten as a VERY good NBA player and a hell of a scorer. Thanks for puttin' this up. Good battle too.
@RaysDad4 жыл бұрын
Bernard King and Ernie Grunfeld were a great scoring duo for the University of Tennessee. It's been a long time but Vol fans still talk about them a lot.
@MeIn3214 жыл бұрын
Bernard King and Andrew Toney were my two favorite players.
@andrewthiesfeldt5867 ай бұрын
I loved both, too. Today few excel at the mid-range game the way they did.
@hooliganracing51103 жыл бұрын
Great video. I'm from TN and born in '64 so I grew up watching and loving Bernard and Ernie working together. Thanks for all of your work.
@TheSanityInspector4 жыл бұрын
Eh, good video and terrific game--but I wouldn't say MJ was "destroyed" here.
@SealofPerfection4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they mostly didn't guard each other. King was mostly checked by Grant and Pippen
@pickzkickz4 жыл бұрын
@@SealofPerfection What happened to guarding the best players? Chicken.
@evergreenthunder4 жыл бұрын
Classic clickbait.
@memcrew14 жыл бұрын
TheSanityInspector well he did get a few and 1’s on Jordan or just scored on him straight up.
@sholovesholove46204 жыл бұрын
He only showed one game. It was multiple games
@felixgonzalez58823 жыл бұрын
Bernard was one of the most, if not the most underrated players in nba history. If not for his knee blowing out on him he would have with out question won an nba title with Patrick Ewing .
@isavakoya4 жыл бұрын
This must of been that game Jordan said dont feed Horace Grant to the flight attendant
@citi3603 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@cwvos4 жыл бұрын
He was a literal SCORING MACHINE! Footwork, Fundamentals along with elusive quickness got him over! If "BK" hadn't of gotten injured and was out those two seasons there's no telling how far he would have taken them! Always Clutch and played his best basketball when the pressure was on! The bigger the stage, the more production he gave you! Fearless competitor! He'd just keep coming at you! BK, one of the best.....
@eburonson4 жыл бұрын
Bernard was the MAN! Thank you for your the posts on him as I feel he has been overlooked.
@davidboyd9742 Жыл бұрын
Had the Knicks kept Bernard King long after his knee surgery and paired him up with Patrick Ewing, there's a great chance they would've won a championship. Because King was still a very prolific scorer even after the surgery. He would've been the first option on offense which would open the paint for Ewing since Bernard was almost always being double teamed..
@youngblood41274 жыл бұрын
When Melo was on the Knicks, I remember them lowkey trying to make a Carmelo - Bernard King comp. Bernard King was a superior scorer.
@gerardrbain19724 жыл бұрын
Melo is a poor man's version of Bernard King.
@youngblood41274 жыл бұрын
@@gerardrbain1972 Yeah, I've looked at a lot of Bernard Kings highlights in comparison to Melo. Melo is far inferior. Melo continued to decline. Even with Injuries King was still dominate.
@Hot333333334 жыл бұрын
Benard King not better than prime Melo you trippin
@haroldsimpson84224 жыл бұрын
The word superior may not be good enough Fam. I love me some Carmelo, but he not in the same room with Bernard especially considering the era they both played in. If Bernard could have played in this soft ass era, dude would have average and I am not joking probably 50pts a game if not 60pts. Imagine Steph Curry shot X 2. I didnt say game they are two different athletes, but shot wise, no one could fuck with Bernard not even the great Reggie Miller.
@charleslu70444 жыл бұрын
Stretch Armstrong, no one had a quicker release than B King 👑
@korgond4 жыл бұрын
His surname was very well deserved. He was special for sure.
@beginew4 жыл бұрын
Didn't think I would subscribe to a sports channel. Your content is very entertaining. Thanks for your work!
@casino1443 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah. I said the same thing a few days ago. This dude shit be on point!!!!
@Rodzilla974 жыл бұрын
Well done Bernard King. i bet MJ was impressed. King was a master scorer
@chrisoverbey72324 жыл бұрын
With players like Jordan, Dominique and Magic being flashy, scoring machines like Bernard King, Alex English and Adrian Dantley are forgotten about because they weren't as flashy.
@Amick443 жыл бұрын
Good point.
@kenneth78263 жыл бұрын
So true brother so 👍true
@j-mac74014 жыл бұрын
I would also like to add that- Mr David, your channel and what you've created here is freaking amazing!! Each video is done so well my guy!!! And recently I've noticed ur bringing Legends to the show. Vince and now Nique??!! You have created something really special here- thanks for the work you put into this channel. Awesome job!
@j-mac74014 жыл бұрын
Last thing, could u create a video on the Supersonic team before the Kemp/ Glove squad. Yes.. I'm talking about the team that had the trio of X-Man, Chambers & Dale Ellis... Such a fun team to watch back then.
@cajeroautomatico4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Bernard King played before the time I got really hooked on the NBA, so I didn't know him until now... really appreciate learning about the overlooked, crazy talented scorers from that period!
@williamkoscielniak8203 жыл бұрын
Woah, I've seen the very end of the game many times before on highlight reels. I didn't even know Bernard King was on the Bullets at that time.
@shred54 жыл бұрын
Bernard King was a great but often overlooked player. If not for injuries, you'd hear a lot more about him.
@businesspartners6194 жыл бұрын
BK is one of the top skilled scoring machines of all time. He was my Jordan before Jordan. He would score 30-40-50 at will with incredible shooting accuracy with his moves and turns. When I saw King blow out his knee live on tv I was devastated. We missed out on a sick career because of it because he was never the same and had horrible mishaps coming back from the injury. This was an old, post-injury version of BK here.
@JamesBrown-hr5qs4 жыл бұрын
So many people are fixated on Jordan that a lot of great great players are overlooked. Different kinds of players that could do different things. It's a shame guys like Bernard King never talked about. It's really starting to make me dislike Jordan, which is a shame because he was my hero when I was a kid. Now I don't even consider him a top ten player. All the people riding his jock have led me to find holes and weaknesses in his game. And there are plenty of them. There was a story about Stackhouse wishing he never played with Jordan and he made some very good points, but no one wanted to hear it. It's like Jordan as the undisputed GOAT is a security blanket for people. Like it provides them comfort in a chaotic world.
@memcrew14 жыл бұрын
James Brown true. I noticed that too.
@eddie67192 жыл бұрын
Bernard King was a scoring machine like no other !!!!!
@DONTOURAGETV4 жыл бұрын
4:53 “Something would happen that Nobody would expect”??? U can tell when someone has grown up watching and living in an environment were Basketball is part of Everyday Life , such as the Hood were Bernard King is from and someone whose been a Fan from afar (like ppl who started watching Basketball because of Michael Jordan and don’t really no much else about anyone else) ... Now if U were a True NBA Fan U would know that EVERYONE FEARED BERNARD KING .... By the time Jordan got to the League Bernard had already played 7 Seasons , So Mike never got to play against him in his Prime ... BK got Badly injured the year MJ came in the League , then he didn’t play for like 2 Seasons after ... Then he came back from an injury which at the time was considered “Career Ending” (No one prior to King had ever had a Successful comeback after such an injury) and was still Better than Most “Stars” in the League .. He was returned to an AllStar plus was able to win some games with the Bullets ... Anybody doubting How Great he was better go look at that Famous Poster from back in the days with Bernard King sitting on a Throne and Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are bowing to him 👑
@vulgartech91924 жыл бұрын
Yup. Bernard King came back and the Knicks took a pass on him so he vowed to become an all star again; a tall order back then because athletes just didn't come back the same after an ACL surgery. There's NBA fans and there's NBA historians, if you watch the game because of Jordan you're a fan. Or if you pronounce Chicago with a hard ch. I'm from Chicago and that really annoys me. Pretend it's Shicago. All these Jordan videos are very well made, but mispronouncing the city he played in for so long detracts from the video and doesn't credential well as a historian.
@nwchrista4 жыл бұрын
I heard of BK... But don't think one great scoring night against the Bulls necessarily qualifies. He never put up the consistent numbers that Jordan managed and that sorta disqualifies him for such accolades. Was he good? Undoubtedly yes. Was he the underrated Michael...... No. Still, that's a helluva night when you block Jordans game winner, are directly responsible for fouling both Pippen and Grant out, and outscore MJ.
@vulgartech91924 жыл бұрын
@@nwchrista I think he may have been more consistent if he hadn't gotten hurt. And he would never be on any all-NBA defensive team, for sure. But he routinely scored over 20 a night before he tore his ACL, he wasn't some flash-in-the-pan player. And he played in New York, a notoriously challenging venue to play in.
@nwchrista4 жыл бұрын
@@vulgartech9192 ... Also, that was the home opener. Sometimes, even the great one gets a punch in the mouth as a wake-up call. I'd like to see how he faired against them mid season. One thing about these videos that comes to mind... Click bait.
@nwchrista4 жыл бұрын
@@vulgartech9192 again, not saying he wasn't very good. Just saying that he probably wasn't worthy of the highest accolades afforded him by this video and your comment. At 6'7", he was a handful for Jordan on defense for sure. He clearly understood his role as a scoring machine and knew how to use his body offensively beyond shooting, as evidenced by the foul trouble Pippen and Grant succumbed to. Not to mention, Jordan himself. ... And I don't pretend to be some kind of basketball genius at a whopping 5'7" tall... Lol
@alexfrazier69484 жыл бұрын
Bruh! Bernard King was THE reason I became a Knicks fan. This brotha could flat out score with the best of them AS EVIDENT! He didn't really play defense but he was AWESOME! Great video!
@90sBasketballBios4 жыл бұрын
Breaks my heart to see these guys not get to their potential because of injury...Larry Johnson, Grant hill was another player and the list goes on...
@ericr46774 жыл бұрын
90s Basketball Bios yup, Ron Harper, Penny, Brandon Roy, T Mac come to mind as well.
@90sBasketballBios4 жыл бұрын
@@ericr4677 Who do you think is the worse case??? I thought grant hill was his numbers were incredible before his injury....any thoughts?
@ericr46774 жыл бұрын
90s Basketball Bios Grant Hill and Penny I see is like almost tie because they were like the Lebron and Kobe before there was a Lebron and Kobe. They were both just scratching the surface of their primes.
@90sBasketballBios4 жыл бұрын
@@ericr4677 Man Penny brings back so many memories....."lil Penny"...
@ericr46774 жыл бұрын
j Smith IT wasn’t going to be much more than what he was. He was just going to do it for a few more seasons at his size... We more so talking about players that could’ve faces of the league or superstars... d Rose is a good one
@danielwillett71644 жыл бұрын
That's what's up..Bernard was a force.. He's story needs to be told. This channel is official. Keep it going..
@dj446404 жыл бұрын
Great channel man keep it up - agree or disagree with your view its always well put. To me the interesting part is that back then these guys would usually look to beat their opponent instead of joining forces - Bernard King underrated was on bad teams most of the team
@jamesriddle70652 жыл бұрын
This man’s name is never mentioned enough.
@haroldsimpson84224 жыл бұрын
I am from Chicago and I got to see the Legend MJ while in Grad School in North Carolina, and while playing for my Bulls. I know of 2 players, and I am sure there is morebut I am talking about consistently who gave Mike that work, one of them is Bernard King, and the other is Ron Harper before he fucked his knees up. As a matter of fact with Harper, in some circles he was considered a better player he could do it all. So you none Basketball Fucks asking who is Bernard King, shows me you are young in watching this game called Basket Ball. Great Video.
@carlosaparicio16244 жыл бұрын
I never heard the king until now legend is a legend no more talking trash !!!
@davidboyd97423 жыл бұрын
Bernard King was literally a scoring machine back in the day. The only thing that stopped him was several major injuries.
@TheSwiftCreek24 жыл бұрын
Bernard King averaged 55 games per season over 16 seasons. Two of his seasons his ppg fly off the chart, although a closer look at usage rate shows why. For the most part, his teams weren't that good. Some of the time King's defense (smart stats, not personal eye test) wasn't that good. However, he had several years were he did contribute on both ends of the court. One of the most notable things about King was that he started playing before the 3 was even legal. Back when he started average teams were probably shooting around 44-45%, and that because of their centers shooting closer to 50%. Bernard King was a tad light on FTAs per FGAs (didn't drive as much as other high scoring superstars) but was one of the best mid-range shooters to ever play the game with overall shooting percentages routinely at or over 55%. Loved seeing his stroke in this game. Can't imagine how much better his shot would be today when you can't lay much of a hand on someone.
@rtosborne34 жыл бұрын
Correction - Bernard injured his knee at the end of the '84-85 season (game 55), the same season in which he was the NBA's leading scorer. He had not suffered any major injuries prior to that, but missed the bulk of the '79-80 season in alcohol rehab.
@kjscribner31954 жыл бұрын
Growing up in NY I got to see LT, Dr. K, Strawberry, but my greatest joy was Bernard King. On free tv you got to see him every night dump 40-50 points on Bird's Celtics, all of the Pistons (Isaih, Laimbeer, Mahorn, Dantley, Maguire), Dr. J, anybody that came to the garden knew most likely Bernard would drop at least 40. Your house too. Watch the Knicks vs Pistons with Bernard. (Playoffs)
@joeymoy3692 жыл бұрын
1:13 Michael Jordan blocked (preview of game ending) 3:12 Bernard King shot over Michael Jordan 6:19 Michael Jordan can't stop Bernard King's drive to basket with swipe attempt 7:22 Bernard King hits shot on Michael Jordan and draws foul 7:33 Bernard King spin move shuts down Michael Jordan 8:35 Bernard King shot over Michael Jordan 8:50 Bernard King scores over Michael Jordan 9:28 Michael Jordan blocked on last chance to win game
@kongstrong19384 жыл бұрын
Latrell Sprewell was going off in the 90s. Nobody mentions that. He had a run of 40 point games that rivaled MJ and Kobe.
@markharmon784 жыл бұрын
Spree was one of my favorite players in that era because he was so tenacious in the open court, very athletic, and had a nastiness to him. Very inconsistent shooter tho... around 42% career😯
@etrader4l1fe464 жыл бұрын
I dont ever recall KING destroying MJ. I know its gets clicks which pays the bills but at least be accurate. He destroyed the bulls on that season opener and it was great game to watch. I enjoyed every minute of it. It was no surprise KING destroyed the bulls. The surprise was that KING was able to still play at that level.
@sholovesholove46204 жыл бұрын
Bruh this was just ONE game. He busted his ass several times
@sholovesholove46204 жыл бұрын
And im sure you never recall Jordan ever getting his ass bust or losing a game or missing a shot. But all three happened. And all three happened on plenty occasions
@zyrover4 жыл бұрын
Bernard King was an underrated beast!!!
@boostbaby21734 жыл бұрын
The only problem with this video is that is that Jordan guarded on several shot attempts on the floor not exclusively as they rotated defenders on king. Also, we did not see king guarding MJ one on one at all. The title should read Bernard king destroys the bulls. It’s should also be noted that Bernard king was never known for his defense. Hence him never being selected to the all defensive first team or all defensive team. He is was more James harden like then like MJ. And if anyone really knows basketball it’s easier to score when you only use your energy on one side of the ball/offensive side.
@gregorylagrange4 жыл бұрын
It also may tell you something if you look up how many shots Bernard took compared to the rest of his team.
@boostbaby21734 жыл бұрын
Gregory LaGrange facts
@dizzvideovision46064 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 yall some haters. Jordan had no defense against great players only bench players 🤣
@boostbaby21734 жыл бұрын
DIZZ VIDEO VISION your on crack if you believe that
@dizzvideovision46064 жыл бұрын
@Spread Love Where is Wilt people at? Died out! Guess where Kareem people at? Died out! Guess where Mj people future will be, right! Yall gonna DIE OUT! MJ isn't the goat? Why? Cuz he had his Father murdered then his people blamed to young black kids who look like him life in prison, which they were framed, setup. You cant be a GOAT with an image as NEGATIVE as that man MJ. Mj deserves to be ashamed and buried in the ground for his sellout kkk moves
@HatersHaveOpinion14 жыл бұрын
Bernard King Was On A Mission!!!!!
@pablobruise13884 жыл бұрын
I believe Bernard King tore his PCL, the hinge pin of the knee. Very few people tear that one: Kellen Winslow, (and me). Anyway he came back from that which is much more devastating then an ACL.
@arthurcox2274 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated players in the game..... He was clearly mvp, your guy bird needs to give one of those mvps back 84-86
@leoderosia92794 жыл бұрын
Bird outplayed bk in 84 playoffs
@tommyg26604 жыл бұрын
I can say I saw this man play live and video does him NO justice!
@LowdownBoy4 жыл бұрын
Congrats having Dennis Rodman on the show! What a guy...
@cincity7204 жыл бұрын
Testament to his greatness. Jordan, Pippend and Grant all guarded Bernard that night. I assume they switched Pip to him because Mike had three fouls. He then proceeds to foul out Pippend and Grant!!
@josephestes99598 ай бұрын
This dude was simply amazing and the quick release was a major reason that Bernard King was truly unstoppable. Awesome and extremely tough player Bernard was amongst the few players that could match or surpass Jordan. Incredible!!
@loopnuncio11954 жыл бұрын
The REAL KING.. What a scoring machine, it's too bad that his injury, robbed him, from his Legacy.
@thalmusscantlebury75912 жыл бұрын
Of the 75 nba greatest players not one of them could guard Bernard King
@nonamewillbegiven6847 Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure they can
@ralph2winall4 ай бұрын
Bernard King, my favorite player of all time, when healthy he was unstoppable, watching the Knicks on channel 9 in the 80s and watching my favorite player was amazing. Brings tears to my eyes to this day when thinking about the Knicks trading him away.
@vailima49aston994 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy your videos man so many memories of how nba use to be amazing to watch miss them days long live the GOAT MJ
@kdonovan2214 жыл бұрын
Bernard leaving the Knicks is a top 5 alltime player blunders
@sns08054 жыл бұрын
It's a shame that by the time Patrick Ewing got there King and Bill Cartright were both injured. And the three never really got a chance to play together for an extended period of time.
@alp211884 жыл бұрын
@truthsetsyou4ree please don’t flatter yourself. King was barely better than melo
@hammadelestudiante47472 жыл бұрын
If he got going, it was over.
@vm535064 жыл бұрын
One can only wonder what King would've achieved had it not been for his injuries. Lightning quick release and deceptive offensive moves. Amazing!
@alfredmcglothen60504 жыл бұрын
One of the best Shooting Guards to ever laced them up . Not surprising he gave MJ trouble and ever one else for that matter. He was a very smart crafty player . He could come at you some many different ways. It was over when he got you on the low post . Even after that ACL injury he was successful. He did that because of his skill set. He was never very athletic, but he could beat you with skill and being crafty. I believe MJ incorporated a little bit of that in his game later in his career after he lost his athleticism.
@CopperAboriginies4 жыл бұрын
Bernard King was MJ's nightmare..
@stackhouse14 жыл бұрын
Very nice video. King played a role in the Bulls starting the 1990-1991regular season 0-3 and the final moments of that game were briefly captured in the Bulls 1991 championship video “Learning to Fly”.
@chriswall794 жыл бұрын
I always said this was the one guy who KD s game reminds me of
@bigpapavee4 жыл бұрын
Dude that was Bernie's second career. He made the greatest comeback in NBA history from a career ending knee injury. King was scoring 50's before Jordan was in college. This was before arthroscopic surgery was a thing. A torn acl wasn't a routine injury to recover from back then. Bernard went through some Bobby Orr shit. When Bernard scored his first 50 pt game after his comeback!!!the man was Back!!!
@themac20084 жыл бұрын
Salute to all this classic NBA coverage
@TeddyStrongBear4 жыл бұрын
The New York Knicks had given up with Bernard King after his injuries. But, the dude came to DC and dropped a triple-double!
@DigitalOdyssey30014 жыл бұрын
Two Legends. The King and Your Airness, Mr. MJ!
@seanwright87862 жыл бұрын
In the 80's as a teenager if I didn't catch the Knick game on the radio or television, I rushed to the daily papers the next day to check Bernard's stats. Being a native Brooklynite and Bernard was from Brooklyn, we LOVED LOVED LOVED Bernard King man.
@leebrowne66193 жыл бұрын
Come back in year 14 and ave 32 was crazy in a changing league dude knew how to use every spot on the floor speed dont matter if you are skilled and know how to use your body ask bird great shoulder players
@rocketviii4 жыл бұрын
Bernard King, great player! He was probably the pioneer of the baseline fadeaway. I'd be interested to see what happened the next time he played Jordan though. Suffice to say, MJ had the last laugh as he won his first Championship that season.
@iess20064 жыл бұрын
Doc, Bird, Dom, Magic....all said the same thing, that BK was UNSTOPPABLE! Thanks for doing this video....all hail the King! MJ cult fanboys take note.
@aggressiveattitudeera8874 жыл бұрын
King and Dominique were 2 of the most underrated forwards to ever play the game.
@roderick9ful4 жыл бұрын
Bernard King was a problem for everyone in the NBA, particularly before he tore up his knee in 1985. Bernard routinely averaged anywhere between 23 ppg to 32 ppg between 1977 to 1985 & ended up averaging 22.5 ppg for his career. Dude was literally a walking bucket. As great of a scorer as Bernard was, it’s scary to think of what he would’ve done scoring-wise had he not injured his knee during the 1984-85 season with the Knicks. Even after that devastating injury, Bernard still went on to have seasons where he averaged 20.7 ppg, 22.4 ppg, 22.7 ppg & 28.4 ppg for the old Washington Bullets and that was when Bernard was between the ages of 30 to 35 when he was past his peak physical prime. Bernard was nothing to fool with whatsoever. Michael Jordan is arguably the GOAT and deserves all of the respect in the world, but when it came to scoring the basketball at an elite level, Bernard is one of the best to ever do it. Folks also need to keep in mind that Bernard was 7 years older than MJ, which put him in the same age range that Larry Bird was in & made it all the more impressive that he was still able to average anywhere from 22 ppg to 28 ppg from 1986 to 1991 post-devastating knee injury & post-physical prime.
@terrenceperkins52824 жыл бұрын
Much respect to ur comment but didnt jordan broke his foot his 2nd season with bulls & played again larry bird drop a playoff scored high that remind until this day 63 pts 🤔 also jordan is a all round scorer 1 . 3 pointer 2 . Dunker 3 . Corner pocket 3-pointer 4 . Post move 5. Ball handle 6 .fade way 7. Post moves 8 ball fake 9. Mid range shot 10 finger roll 11. No weakness in his game like i said jordan miss the whole season 85 86 WITH A BROKEN FOOT . King have nothing nothing on jordan 10 scoring titles career 50% shooting fg scored 3000 pts in 1 season 87 88 . Give me king resume
@roderick9ful4 жыл бұрын
Terrence PERKINS I don’t recall ever saying that Bernard King had anything on Michael Jordan as an all around player. That being said, as great of a defensive player as Jordan was, he couldn’t do shit with Bernard defensively in terms of shutting Bernard down the way that he shut down all players. Don’t get it twisted, bruh. Bernard never had the 2nd star in Scottie Pippen that Michael had, which meant that it was all on Bernard’s shoulders to carry whatever team that he was playing on at the time. You can say whatever you want about Michael being the GOAT and I agree with that completely. That being said, Bernard was one bad motherfucker and he gave Michael plenty of buckets whenever they went against each other. As great as Michael was defensively and he was the best defensive player in the NBA for many years, he couldn’t do shit with Bernard.
@roderick9ful4 жыл бұрын
Terrence PERKINS I’ll even let you in on a little secret, bro. Nobody could so shit with Bernard King defensively. He got whatever the hell he wanted, when he wanted and whom ever he wanted to against. You don’t average 22.5 ppg for an NBA career and shoot 52% for your career unless you’re a walking bucket and Bernard was and still is one of the greatest scorers who ever lived.🤷🏽♂️ To put that shit in proper perspective, the worst scoring season that Bernard had in 11 of his first 12 seasons was when he averaged 17 ppg and that was only because he came off of what should have been a career-ending knee injury where he tore BOTH his ACL and his MCL at a time when knee surgery was still prehistoric by today’s standards. Despite not being right health wise for 3 years from the time that he tore his knee up in the middle of the 1984-85 season, Bernard eventually went on to average anywhere from 20.7 ppg to 28 ppg when he was past his physical prime from 1988-1991. Dude was literally robbed of 3 years of his physical prime from early 1985 to the 1988-89 season. You can talk all you want about Michael’s prowess as a scorer and overall complete player, but when it came to scoring the basketball at an elite level, Bernard didn’t have to take a backseat to anyone and the included MJ.🤷🏽♂️
@terrenceperkins52824 жыл бұрын
@@roderick9ful ..ok ok bro Jordan as rookie avg 28 .7 with 53% fg what ur point on that , mj vs king they played 25 x Mj 17 to king 9 iin they're match up mj scored avg fg avg stl blk out did king BE4 & After king Injury Next
@terrenceperkins52824 жыл бұрын
@@roderick9ful srry 4 that comment about that was 4 some 1 else but king had ewing what r u talking about & jordan made pippen wasnt nothing after 98 seasons in Houston a bust Portland did nothing ..next
@dcfan11073 жыл бұрын
Guy was fun to watch. The more taped up his fingers were, the more he was going to wreck you, it seemed.
@timmietimE4 жыл бұрын
All he did was get buckets! I bleed Carolina Blue, Tarheel born and raised, but it didn’t matter who Bernard King was up against, he gave them buckets! An incredible scorer!
@alfredmcglothen60504 жыл бұрын
One of the few players that could go toe to toe with Jordan.
@matts4464 жыл бұрын
I remember King giving the Celtics a bad time in the 80s. He was extremely good.