Could the "Brazilian Larry Bird" Have DOMINATED The NBA? | Oscar Schmidt Player Profile

[@rafaelvega538]

Many don't you understand how good Oscar Schmidt was. He would have scorched the NBA in any era. Forget about his defense. His offense more than made up any flaws he had. He scored 46 against USA in Indianapolis. In Europe he was a legend. My take is he easily would have averaged 27 to 30.

[@exterminator_1986]

Yeah we do

[@patinho5589]

He said he had to be careful not to defend hard on defence because he had to not foul out and to play all the minutes for his team.

[@iracinogueira936]

MARCOU CONTRA UM TIME DE UNIVERSITARIOS, JAMAIS GANHOU DOS E.U.A NAS OLIMPIADAS .. 9 A 0 PARA OS AMERICANOS. MAS NAO HA DUVIDA QUE ERA UM GRANDE JOGADOR.

[@axesaxes7596]

​@@iracinogueira936É um esporte coletivo não é mesmo ? Porque será que Cristiano Ronaldo , Haaland , entre outros, não ganharão copa do mundo . Dizer que nunca ganhou pra os Estados Unidos não significa nada.

[@Vcg78]

His nickname in Brazil was "The Holy Hand"

[@whitelfner4582]

I loved his HOF speech! Worth hunting down!

[@sandysilva5659]

"Oscar Schmidt's Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech." in youtube.

[@hudsontopping242]

In an alternate universe, we talk about how Oscar Schmitt was a revolutionary scorer, and have low-quality video of Dirk Nowitzki torching the German basketball league with his volume scoring, stretching the floor with his 3's as a big, all while being nearly incapable of staying in front of ball-handlers.

[@tomato-ir9xs]

Except Dirk was better in every single way.

[@tomnufer]

This is exactly the video I was looking for. I never saw him much but always heard about him. This was great detail

[@johnhancock2914]

What made him incredible was he could shoot the ball with pin point accuracy at any place in the court

[@joaogrrr]

Oscar was the Romário of basketball when it came to skill and scoring. Just give him the ball and it's over. But they also won't do anything else nearly as good. They both also had really long careers and lead the score on goals/points plus they also shunned major leagues and preferred to play whatever made them most comfortable, critics be damned.

[@viniciuslessa9682]

This is a great analogy that I never realized. Thanks.

[@ARPintal]

I guess a good glimpse on how fluid and well suceed his game woud be in the NBA was his performance in Atlanta, against the dream-team, and before that, beating David Robinson's olympic US team. This particular game was the main reason to the US petitioning for allowing pros there. Acctualy Schmidt was the top male scorer on both years and the ALL time history of the Olimpics. Believe me He would be retired as one of the NBA all time scorers. His first year ratings would allow him to contract a top team such as Jabbar and Jhonson's Lakers, gaining some more titles from Boston Celtics. His defense would be naturaly developed in the fierce enviroment of the 80's league, based almost entirely on post game and infiltration. It would be easer for him to attack It cause the threes where out of sitght of all american coaches at that time. It would take a couple of years for them to understand the importance of definely adapting their defences. You must also consider the spanish league where Schmit has played was never an easy task. And He did It, there and also in Italy. Your hypotesis of lower rates in the NBA is wrong. He was very much interested in playing for the Nets but at that time It would avoid him playing for his national team. Off course his patriotic ideal is not well compreended nowadays where money and fame -- at least for Brazilian players specially in soccer-- are all that matters. I had only dought about Curry's ratings in comparison but you have just answered It. Nobody untill now surpass Oscar Shmidt on shooting. The precision of such a tall guy would forced the ecxactly changes that happened just the last decades, with higher amount of threes been taking in count. I'm very sure Oscar Schmidt and the young prime Avdas Sabonis where the best "what If" alien players that would be as great insiste US. I'm Brazilian and played as an amateur for many years and Im deeply sorrow for his wrong choice. Our national team, ruled by political not thecnical criteria, was never more important than his personal carreer. He would be regonized as a national citzen anyway. This is so true that ALL the next brazilian teams, full of old tarts and wrong pics, avoinding youngster talents, lost just everything since then.

[@leooficial1]

Perfeita análise ! Ele só não jogou na NBA, porque naquela época (1984) quem jogasse na NBA não poderia jogar também por sua Seleção Nacional.

[@michaelblacksmith979]

Seen him playing on TV during the 80’s olympics, I never forgot that name. He would have definitely made the NBA on close games he would be the one taking the last WINNING shot. Regarding his defense if he played in the NBA. I think he would have elevated his defense and played a little harder on defense . But at that time in the NBA it was more physical players were getting busted up , black eyes stitched up faces. Oscar would have at best just been an average defender, just from his yrs at Brazil he was never physical would have been interesting to see how he would have played in the NBA but will never know.

[@sergioloro]

Oscar did what Curry later did (at the shooter level) 30 years before, ahead of his time, incredible because in those years, although the triple was used, the way Oscar used it was out of that era. I think that also In those years where the players did not rotate as much as they do today and played many minutes (+35) it was common to think that the team's scorer should focus more on attacking than wearing out on defense. If we look at games (FIBA) from those years, generally the defenses were lighter, I believe in Oscar's word, something like "if the ball and the hoop are the same I won't have problems."

[@Evolutionews]

Legend three point

[@Metaltech80]

Oscar was a monster player... and a great person. He deserves a lot of respect🫡

[@Dono-da-Blaze]

Very good video. Well-established criteria for giving your opinion. Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@jonathasnnch]

Good job in this video! Oscar is indeed a legend and deserves all the recognition!

[@sanflux]

I wonder how good he could’ve been on the bad boy pistons! Great video!!

[@joaopedrodantas2147]

make one about Caboclo who made 30 against The Dream Team in Paris

[@palmito22]

He was a freak. He barely misses when training.

[@carlosmunoz7934]

I saw him score at will every game ! I think the Nets owed his rights

[@deon3133]

Not a will in the nba lol

[@batonrougehistoryclass5194]

@@deon3133the fact that you don’t think he would score at will in the NBA, a much easier league to score in, is just pure ignorance.

[@iracinogueira936]

O IDOLO DO OSCAR E O JOGADOR AMERICANO LARRY BIRD. O FABULOSO.

[@lllmarcolll]

Será que você conseguiria maiores informações sobre os 5 jogos testes dele na pré NBA? Foi pick #128 acho

[@pedrinhozortea]

great video!

[@micheledelillo420]

Very interesting. I would only add that Oscar in NBA would have probably done like Drazen Petrovic IMHO

[@HoopingwithCadets-fu6lt]

Given that he was the primary offensive option for his team-and often the only credible option-it's difficult to judge his defense. He couldn't risk fouling out, for one, and also needed to conserve his energy, something Lebron has shown during his career. That noted, his lateral movement looks slow on video, so I doubt he could ever be a better than passable defender.

[@rodrigosoares7126]

The question that stands is how good would Oscar be as a defender in the NBA. That would define his playing time in the league.

[@mcmerry2846]

Not really

[@deon3133]

​@@mcmerry2846lmao if he was that good he would of played in the nba

[@batonrougehistoryclass5194]

@@deon3133i don’t think you can comprehend the fact that he couldn’t. a similar situation to Arvydas Sabonis.

[@schlhq]

​@@deon3133Lmao buddy, he literally rejected the NBA

[@deon3133]

@@schlhq no matter how u put it. He never played against the best talent in the world. I’m not your buddy

[@fernandoroza6061]

EASY ! He was the best, and a natural leader...

[@russoulfree]

peeped Penny in the thumbnail 😃

[@jerrrryy4503]

Jokic has a similar form to him

[@ManusCamus]

He was literally a 6,9 curry! Better shooter ! Like smaller Nowitsky!

[@DIMP11]

Another Kiki Vandweghe, Alex English or Kelly Tripucka ?

[@codyeble0713]

One of my teammates I play with in my rec league was like that in high school, he'd score like 35 but give up 35 lol so basically a wash

[@tomato-ir9xs]

Saying that he would be scoring in "the low 30s" is completely insane, there's no evidence to back that up. He wasn't better than Petrovik. Also pretty unprofessional to not even mention that the NBA 3 point line is further away from the basket.

[@sandysilva5659]

"Oscar Schmidt's Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech." in youtube. He was with Larry Bird. Here you will know him better. Unforgetful cool speech. He was a reason American profissional basketball players started going to the Olympic Games.

[@SilentMovements305]

N now the lecult cheerleaders will say he will pass em based on fadeway worlds article

[@kibabalefobaki9725]

Lehater. Bron lives rent free in your head🤣💀

[@user-om5kc5ro1s]

He did not play play in the NBA because if you play in NBA on that era international player can't play for your country in fiba/Olympics he chose not to play because he love his country that's why NBA charge the rule for international players.

[@bhershman1447]

No D no NBA no passing NO NBA

[@rosstabalino4871]

Luka pattern to this guy

[@muzavazi]

Leading scorer in all of basketball? Lebron: “bet. hold my beer”

[@dkdebest]

Jokic is much better

[@hoophierarchy]

Well, yeah 100%. We know Jokic is an all time great in the NBA. Schmidt could have been that but we don’t know for sure. Plus Jokic is better at more things. Can score pass, and rebound. Schmidt was mainly a pure scorer with a little rebounding

[@dkdebest]

@@hoophierarchy thanks, i like schmidt to because he have white skin

[@zan3zan344]

@@dkdebest u are a troll

[@ratedpending]

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[@deon3133]

Lmao could have been. Well he wasnt end of story. Its alot of could of beens.

[@SuperMario-zt7fl]

He just played for his stats

[@Dantaszica]

For scoring? Well, any player can play for that, if he's as efficient as Oscar was