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_198620 күн бұрын
Yeah we do
@patinho558911 күн бұрын
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.
@iracinogueira9368 күн бұрын
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.
@axesaxes75965 күн бұрын
@@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.
@Vcg78Ай бұрын
His nickname in Brazil was "The Holy Hand"
@whitelfner45828 ай бұрын
I loved his HOF speech! Worth hunting down!
@sandysilva565919 күн бұрын
"Oscar Schmidt's Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech." in youtube.
@hudsontopping242 Жыл бұрын
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-ir9xs4 күн бұрын
Except Dirk was better in every single way.
@tomnufer27 күн бұрын
This is exactly the video I was looking for. I never saw him much but always heard about him. This was great detail
@johnhancock29145 ай бұрын
What made him incredible was he could shoot the ball with pin point accuracy at any place in the court
@joaogrrr2 ай бұрын
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.
@viniciuslessa968222 күн бұрын
This is a great analogy that I never realized. Thanks.
@ARPintal7 ай бұрын
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.
@leooficial17 ай бұрын
Perfeita análise ! Ele só não jogou na NBA, porque naquela época (1984) quem jogasse na NBA não poderia jogar também por sua Seleção Nacional.
@michaelblacksmith9794 ай бұрын
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.
@sergioloro11 күн бұрын
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."
@Evolutionews3 ай бұрын
Legend three point
@Metaltech807 ай бұрын
Oscar was a monster player... and a great person. He deserves a lot of respect🫡
@Dono-da-Blaze7 күн бұрын
Very good video. Well-established criteria for giving your opinion. Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷
@jonathasnnch3 ай бұрын
Good job in this video! Oscar is indeed a legend and deserves all the recognition!
@sanflux11 ай бұрын
I wonder how good he could’ve been on the bad boy pistons! Great video!!
@joaopedrodantas214714 күн бұрын
make one about Caboclo who made 30 against The Dream Team in Paris
@palmito226 ай бұрын
He was a freak. He barely misses when training.
@carlosmunoz7934 Жыл бұрын
I saw him score at will every game ! I think the Nets owed his rights
@deon313311 ай бұрын
Not a will in the nba lol
@batonrougehistoryclass519411 ай бұрын
@@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.
@iracinogueira9368 күн бұрын
O IDOLO DO OSCAR E O JOGADOR AMERICANO LARRY BIRD. O FABULOSO.
@lllmarcolll11 күн бұрын
Será que você conseguiria maiores informações sobre os 5 jogos testes dele na pré NBA? Foi pick #128 acho
@pedrinhozortea11 ай бұрын
great video!
@micheledelillo4204 ай бұрын
Very interesting. I would only add that Oscar in NBA would have probably done like Drazen Petrovic IMHO
@HoopingwithCadets-fu6lt21 сағат бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Not really
@deon313311 ай бұрын
@@mcmerry2846lmao if he was that good he would of played in the nba
@batonrougehistoryclass519411 ай бұрын
@@deon3133i don’t think you can comprehend the fact that he couldn’t. a similar situation to Arvydas Sabonis.
@schlhq9 ай бұрын
@@deon3133Lmao buddy, he literally rejected the NBA
@deon31339 ай бұрын
@@schlhq no matter how u put it. He never played against the best talent in the world. I’m not your buddy
@fernandoroza60614 ай бұрын
EASY ! He was the best, and a natural leader...
@russoulfree Жыл бұрын
peeped Penny in the thumbnail 😃
@jerrrryy450311 ай бұрын
Jokic has a similar form to him
@ManusCamus24 күн бұрын
He was literally a 6,9 curry! Better shooter ! Like smaller Nowitsky!
@DIMP115 ай бұрын
Another Kiki Vandweghe, Alex English or Kelly Tripucka ?
@codyeble0713 Жыл бұрын
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-ir9xs4 күн бұрын
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.
@sandysilva565917 күн бұрын
"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.
@SilentMovements30511 ай бұрын
N now the lecult cheerleaders will say he will pass em based on fadeway worlds article
@kibabalefobaki972511 ай бұрын
Lehater. Bron lives rent free in your head🤣💀
@user-om5kc5ro1s11 күн бұрын
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.
@bhershman1447Күн бұрын
No D no NBA no passing NO NBA
@rosstabalino48713 ай бұрын
Luka pattern to this guy
@muzavazi4 ай бұрын
Leading scorer in all of basketball? Lebron: “bet. hold my beer”
@dkdebest Жыл бұрын
Jokic is much better
@hoophierarchy Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@hoophierarchy thanks, i like schmidt to because he have white skin
@zan3zan344 Жыл бұрын
@@dkdebest u are a troll
@ratedpending Жыл бұрын
@@dkdebestoh
@deon313311 ай бұрын
Lmao could have been. Well he wasnt end of story. Its alot of could of beens.
@SuperMario-zt7fl Жыл бұрын
He just played for his stats
@Dantaszica24 күн бұрын
For scoring? Well, any player can play for that, if he's as efficient as Oscar was