How Chauncey Billups Went from DRAFT BUST to FINALS MVP

[@SoberBob559]

To me Chauncey is the perfect example of 2 things, dedication to your craft and hard work pays off if you are trying to better yourself. Secondly coaching and player development is extremely crucial to many of these players because these coaches see you practice everyday so they understand what you excel at and what you struggle with.

[@therealspikeflee]

Bingo

[@tj5180]

He's one PG I'll take any time If I want to bulid a contending team that can win the title. Billups is a star who can give u 20 or 16 with good playmaking also defense, He's great leader and makes teammates around him better. People forget the pistons weren't the same team after they traded him for Iverson probably one of the worst trades in the NBA. They made the conference finals 3 times when Billups was their and when he went to Denver they were a much better team. Nuggets were a 1st round exit each year but with Billups they made the conference finals in 2009 but lost to the Lakers

[@tylerwilson8615]

Chauncey was so underrated. Still is. One of the strongest on ball defenders at the point the league has ever seen. Dude could switch 1-2-3. Super clutch. Detroit will always love Mr. Big Shot.

[@ajtaylor8750]

Chauncey Billups was an elite defensive player who flourished in the Larry Brown system, and alongside Rip, Tayshaun, Sheed, and Ben Wallace. Even after he was traded to the Pistons, he was killing it in Denver and showed no signs of slowing down.

[@neal6473]

He finally got in the hall of fame Yung.

[@Professional_Dirtbag_Hippie]

Chauncey was one of those guys that set the ground work for score first smaller guards that utilized the 3 ball to make up for a lack of athleticism He’s one of the prototypes for guys like Steph, Trae, and many more

[@J-Hue]

He was def one of tge first pgs to start pulling up from deep. Although deep tgen was jusr the hash marks.

[@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303]

You could say the modern point guard is the meeting point between Chauncey Billups and Steve Nash

[@ReCharredSigh]

Chauncey admitted early on in his career coaches didn't even bother teaching him how to play the point guard position. What plays to run, who to get the ball to during a game, etc. When he was in, they just told him to score. It wasn't until he got to the Twolves that he asked Terrell Brandon on advice on how to run point and Sam Mitchell on how to be a leader that his career finally took off. Goes to show you how good development on a team is key to making young players better, both good supportive teammates and coaching staff.

[@choosiseng8651]

And this is why Wiggin succeed in golden state whilst being label as an underachieving talent in Minnesota

[@PuchuKt]

@@choosiseng8651 considering the hype he had coming in, he's still an underachiever, still a good player

[@MrIgnaxius]

Underrated AF, long live Mr. Big shot! DEEEEE-TROIT BASKETBAAAAAAALL!

[@matthiasbroden4453]

Great video! Ill never forget how hype we was in FLINT back in 2004. Congrats to chauncey on making HoF this year. Well deserved!

[@andresdelportillo9917]

Took melo to his only wcf , not even the melo/Iverson duo got that far.

[@davantejohnson7850]

I’m still mad Tmac & AI didn’t happen. That would have been one of the greatest duos in NBA history.

[@nenevz2948]

They got “Lakered” (that is hosed) that finals

[@youngmelo1841]

His 2000's Pistons team made me like the NBA. I was also so excited when he got traded to my Nuggets.

[@vudoodaddie]

Heck yeah Chauncey is underrated and should be a hall of famer.

[@kristapskittsom8279]

*Only 3 Teams in NBA History Have Won A Championship Without A Past, Present* *Or Future MVP :* *1989, 1990, 2004 DETROIT PISTONS* *Only 6 NBA Point Guards Have Won The* *Finals MVP Award* *CHAUNCEY BILLUPS* *STEPHEN CURRY* *MAGIC JOHNSON* *JO JO WHITE* *ISIAH THOMAS* *TONY PARKER*

[@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303]

Detroit won their titles through perfect teamwork, genuinely liking each other as people and suffocating defence (Which, as an aside, is why no place was less suited to Darko's development. It was an all-American team of people who knew each other already, with the exception of Sheed who fit in better for obvious reasons; a team run by a coach who was not keen on rookies and kept playing Darko as a center when he was more of a power forward. It's a similar story (though a more extreme version) to why Vlade Divac struggled for most of his career. Only in Sacramento he was allowed to play as anything but a traditional "bully" center, and suddenly he flourished despite being past his prime. Adding to all of this, Darko was also extremely tough to coach and discipline, and that's understandable, but it was a vicious loop with all the other stuff. Darko sees no play/sees play out of his natural position, the players don't like him, Darko gets wasted every night and doesn't put in the effort. Repeat.)

[@joegardnersmusic]

It's crazy seeing Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace in the same photo for the Magic and neither of them were stars yet

[@cobrallama6236]

Agreed. Another Top 10 overall pick in the late 90s who had a HoF worthy career but continues to be underrated is Shawn Marion.

[@J-Hue]

Probably shoul've been mvp in 06. He led thw Suns in pts, rebs, blks, and stls and was the anchor for rhat team's defense foe years

[@lewtown]

Man, you had to be there. It was a great 10ish years in Detroit. Pistons won, shock won, red wings won and then later on the tigers won. Same old lions tho.

[@YungMustard]

Man the Lions will never be good atp

[@milesaheadpodcast]

Chauncey billups is a better playoff performer than Chris Paul

[@chaddrusso8850]

10000%

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Straight facts 🔥

[@ameEeeee3]

And harden, westbrook, carmelo

[@tj5180]

Fax

[@tj5180]

@@ameEeeee3 that shouldn't be a debate lol

[@talksmack4737]

Don’t get why this man hasn’t hit 100k subs already

[@kingmine8060]

Cuz he actually knows hoops unlike some of these other guys

[@moralesglitxhh27]

bro i was just abt to say this

[@gtzentertainmentz9715]

500*

[@sulwhale3171]

@@kingmine8060 he makes some bad takes actually lol

[@sulwhale3171]

@@kingmine8060 of course you 2 will disagree tho

[@kdawg6862]

Young mustard doing early numbers !!! SHOUT OUT TO NOTIFICATION GANG💯

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Pistons 4 life🙌 Chauncey was the only point guard in the 2000's that made 7 Conference Finals appearances✔ i credit Rick Carlyle and Larry Brown for helping him change as a player

[@akaablazeveilofficial6971]

Love you're vids

[@rapgodreloaded9259]

Billups is one of the best point guards in NBA history.

[@emmanuel3928]

I would even go far to say that I would pick billups over Iverson. If I’m trying to sell tickets and the crowd, I’m taking Iverson. If I wanna win championship I’m taking Chauncey Billups, all day everyday.

[@tjviews776]

It's an absolute travesty that Chauncey Billups is not in the hall of fame. I hope he does get his due respect next year by making it in there. Who are these voters who are snubbing Chauncey Billups from the hall of fame? Why do the voters not want him in?

[@Htiy]

Sad that he isn’t and idk fuckin.. Anthony Davis probably will

[@tjviews776]

@@Htiy Anthony Davis will make it in since he has the accolades to make it in.

[@Htiy]

@@tjviews776 yes, but I just want an excuse to cramp on AD

[@deacon6221]

@@tjviews776 Chauncey and AD both only have one chip tho right? And Chauncey has a finals mvp over AD.

[@tjviews776]

@@deacon6221 Correct

[@smoothjulio]

Chauncey kept at it. In my opinion, if I wanted to win with anyone, he’s the PG I’m taking from the 2000s. Kyle Lowry has had a similar career arc.

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Yea i see the similarities.except Chauncey did it on the biggest stage 🏆 and he was better✔

[@smoothjulio]

@@alexanderadonyae7937 Lowry has won a ring too. And yeah I agree he’s better.

[@DFuture99]

Detroit hasn’t won a playoff game since 2008, when he was still there, that alone should get him in the HOF💯💯

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Facts

[@jaybrick8973]

we just now starting to be relevant again an thats only if our draft picks play up to there potential the future is bright for sure

[@moralesglitxhh27]

how have u not blown up brah ong u top 3

[@shawswervoo]

Chauncey is a HOF in my eyes, he might not fit the “best elite PG of the league” criteria but come playoff time, he always deliver💯

[@JaySmurdaThyScrubGod]

Keep these banger video's coming Mustard you Da G.O.A.T NBA KZbinr.

[@bobbyohalterego4102]

Man I'm glad you made this video. Chauncey billups was a terrific talent from day one. He was always able to do the things he was doing. He just landed in the wrong situations early in his career........ And he was a true point guard

[@ncncn23]

He inspired someone like Kyle Lowry

[@bigred9991]

He credited Rick Carlisle with his improvements. He said if it wasn't for Carlisle he would have been out of the league before he got a chance to start again. When OJ Mayo was trying to make the switch from the 2 to the 1 Billups called him and told him if he was serious about making that switch full time then Carlisle was his guy. He signed with the Mavs in that offseason and he showed significant improvements with just a training camp to learn the new system.

[@alexandrogarcia9165]

Man thank you, i didnt know so much about chauncey billups playing style and skills and you are right, he seems to be really underradet

[@xXX12GagexXX]

Growing up in Denver getting into basketball while he was here was amazing. My first ever pair of bball shoes at like 10 were Chauncey Billups Adidas.

[@akaablazeveilofficial6971]

Nice

[@Shmitty2023]

Big Shot!!!

[@6manYT]

Mr bigshot yessir, keep killing it Mustard. 100K soon

[@YungMustard]

preciate it brodie!!

[@Gdfsandoz]

The King of park hill

[@minfamous5841]

The most underrated of all time. And he is absolutely a hall of famer

[@theinktician]

FINALLY the REAL conversations!

[@daisymerollin3730]

Great content Mustard! Keep it up, you are one of the best KZbinrs of the Basketball industry rn!

[@jaybrick8973]

im glad he finally found a home in Detroit an yes he needs to be in the hof he was also in the mvp race one of those seasons he played

[@testostyrone33]

Good stuff. Damn good commentary.

[@donaldhutchison4652]

As a Detroit native and fan. thank you young mustard for schooling the naive ones about a truly underrated player 💯

[@davidsandoval7206]

Bro. Great video!

[@EllisHCN]

Another fantastic video, YM!!

[@PoohKalonji_97]

He is the most underrated best pg of the 2000’s

[@supachef_dmoney_4]

Mr Big Shot may be the most underrated PG ever. Dude always gave my Cavs major problems

[@terelleconner6667]

I will never understand why Reggie Miller or Tracy McGrady were first ballot hall of famers but Chauncey isn’t even in it

[@icekingdj1474]

Chill out, Reggie was definitely better

[@manman0512]

@@icekingdj1474 facts

[@santiagosegovia8756]

Well who is more iconic because ppl will be remembered more

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Reggie Miller a legend 🔥 Clutch as hell im the playoffs..Chauncey and Reggie both made 5 all star teams✔ Reggie got more career point and clutch in the playoffs but.. Chauncey did as well 🏆 he one that chip 🔥

[@desiarnes4731]

I agree on tmac, Reggie nah

[@Matt-nw2te]

As a Raptors fan, I wish we had kept him. We could’ve used his defensive excellence vs Iverson in 2001. No team other than the Pistons truly knew what they had on their hands

[@TheGman4747]

Can anyone tell me what the background music is? Love the video! Chauncey definitely underrated for sure! One of my favorites to watch.

[@reidb6327]

Great video

[@justtimes9257]

chancey billups is my favorite pg of the 2000s i would personally take him over any pg of that era but of u pick jason kidd i would not debate u the best pg of the 2000s; jason kidd, tony parker, chauncey, steve nash, chris paul

[@tj5180]

Fax

[@pharxahghxst3654]

Billups was a beast

[@BigNor23]

chauncey billups should be in the hall of fame underrated player in his prime would easily dominate in todays NBA

[@RahlefMuhammad]

Amazing video 🎉.

[@lrkcm373]

Middleton is the modern Chauncey, vastly exceeded expectations and became an all star and a champ.

[@randomvandal5730]

It's the top 75 snub where I knew we living in the end of days

[@macnsteez3938]

1:27 i read somewhere that Pitino really wanted Keith van Horn, but Larry Brown convinced the Nets' (or whoever had the 2nd pick) coach to take him at #2, cos he thought pitino stole the celtics job from him and was pissed off. Pitino never wanted Chauncey (he was an awful NBA coach, obviously lol) Makes it a beautiful kind of irony that Brown and Billups led Detroit to a chip together less than a decade later 😂

[@icekingdj1474]

The Hall of fame of a joke smh

[@Cruxford.]

yeah even chris webber got in but chauncey didnt they both have kinda similar accolades yet he still isnt in the HoF

[@gangstagummybear3432]

@@Cruxford. lol

[@dasanwilcox9063]

7 straight conference finals in two different conferences that’s tough

[@danielgibson8799]

Billups has better advanced statistics than IT does factoring in Win Shares. He’s obviously a HOF caliber player who not only belongs in the top 75, but the top 50.

[@Jdcv99]

Future Hall of fame forsure

[@Notcleverenough]

Have you done anything on Stephon Marburry?

[@suppressed_viii]

Chauncey was my favorite player growing up, so underrated and if he played in todays era he would kill.

[@12martin12rojas]

I remember being so annoyed that denver got him by trading AI. But i was wrong he mos def underrated

[@xw9420]

he showed up to my basketball practice when i was younger. he played horse with some of my teammates but i didn’t get to cus my mom made us leave 😢

[@J-Hue]

Beat pg of his era, imo.Provided more scoring than Nash or Kidd, didn't pass aa well, but his advantage in floor generalship made up for it.

[@ncsnl3353]

4 words, Leadership and offense engine

[@Jazz-mj5tx]

Detroit Pistons from his era was one of the best teams I have ever seen

[@Mark-The-Tenor]

He definitely is!!! He should be in the Hall of Fame. I don’t care what anyone says.

[@ChrisDeHoyos124]

Prime Billups & prime KG would’ve been tough as hell ngl

[@sleeve9097]

i almost became a pistons fan back in 2004

[@trvspvrk]

Chris Webber is the most underrated player ever to me

[@emanballer1326]

Video idea what happened to Tyler ulis?

[@RamanShrikant]

What's that beat at the Start? Sounds so good!!

[@TheMarkTEP25]

I literally did a video on Chauncey Billups sometime ago because Dom 2k and his buddies said he’s not a Hall of Famer and probably won’t be.

[@naagnant9939]

Can you do Vince Carter?

[@DavidVandemark]

He got done dirty before getting to Detroit

[@pzooka]

Well this video is random as shit Mustard

[@minfamous5841]

What beat is that at 9:20

[@christien6230]

Do Kyle Lowry I know u hate him but man blossomed late af

[@hmng2178]

Hes the best PG in the 2000s no disrespect to parker kidd and nash but this guy took detroit to conference championship including 2 finals 5 straight years. Got traded to denver and took them to the WCF

[@EndManMANn]

Chauncey billups and Kyle Lowry the same nigga lowkey

[@artix003]

imo he is the kyle lowry of his generation. He is better than lowry not that much though.

[@spaghettisauce445]

i feel bad he was lucky enough to make it to the nba but no one wanted to develop him

[@giorgossermes9644]

i didnt know he isnt in HoF yet thats absurd

[@LincolnDog]

Six Three, CHAUNCY!!

[@YTC1234]

Wait a second. Mark Jackson was drafted in 1987. There has been no other all star caliber players with that name. There may have been a role player with that name drafted but it isn’t THE Mark Jackson.

[@clrconscience]

Y’all remember NBA Ballers on PS2?

[@jojijoestar7233]

Rick Pitino will forever remain a clown

[@chenault15]

This guy literally did what we expected A.I, Jason Kidd, and Steve Nash to do in their primes and he’s not in the HOF smh dude literally the only guy that beat Shaq and Kobe and faced the Spurs the next year. If Ben Wallace never left, they could’ve made the finals again. It literally took the Boston Big 3 to finally stop this team. IMO that starting line up should be in the HOF honestly.

[@gangstagummybear3432]

Lol, as if it was him alone that did what he did

[@chenault15]

@@gangstagummybear3432 bro I literally said the starting line up should be recognized and as I said “him” specifically because those other point guards I named are all in the Hall and he’s not despite him actually winning in his prime against the best team.

[@gangstagummybear3432]

@@chenault15 Theres much about that finals that you have to understand, Kobe lost that for the Lakers much more than anything Billups or even the Pistons did themselves. Just like with previous teams Phil Jackson coached, he took his experience vs other problematic teams from his previous teams, Larry Brown applied schemes, and mitigations tools to stop or slow down both Shaq and Kobe, Gary Payton was always going to have problems with as hot a head as he was, that team was going to do excellent, all the way up til they were faced with a real challenge, especially in a late, post season schedule. They had atleast 4 players that in their own way, thought the team was their team, or at the very least, had their own way of doing things, and werent going to let anyone change that. All 4 players of that super team, were atleast 20 point per game scorers in the previous season, and now you throw them together, and tell them to go win it, with players that ball dominant, there was next to no way that they were going to mesh, and be able to share the rock like a well-oiled machine, there was going to be some clashing as each person's numbers was going to drop having to get alot less touches than normal. Think about it, Karl Malone went from being THE offensive guy on the Jazz, to being just another player to pass the ball to, or get some rebounds in the summer off from a season that he was touching the rock on probably 50% or more of the possessions, he was THE go to guy for Stockton to pass to. It was nearly the same with Gary Payton, except he and Shawn Kemp were probably getting roughly equal touches. So lastly, we have the biggest issue that lost the Lakers that finals than all of that I just said, and that is Kobe wanting to be the highlight guy in the season for his team, not being in Shaq's shadow. This cause Kobe to act out in an extremely childish way, showing his maturity level wasnt as high as many of us thought that it actually was, he should have known, in a situation like he was in at that time, if all else fails, pass it to Shaq, but he didnt want to be robin again in this Finals trip, so the Lakers' play was extremely sloppy for this task, that was the opposite of what they needed for a team as organized as the Pistons were, for that particular finals. The Pistons played well, and took advantage of a team that easily could have won, if they were playing team ball to their full potential, which they definitely werent, I would darn near say, the Lakers may have had a better chance of winning that particular finals, if they had just played Kobe off the bench or something, and let GP and Derek Fisher play the guards as starters. With that, I say Shaq would have been able to eat much much more than with Kobe hogging the ball, when he shouldnt have been, they could have been feeding Shaq and Karl like clockwork.

[@chenault15]

@@gangstagummybear3432 I know the narrative that’s told about that team but that doesn’t take away from the fact that the Pistons still won and went back the next year which to me shows that they deserved to win the title it was a 4-1 gentlemens sweep for crying out loud. Then also went to 6 straight conference finals something again the other players that are in the HOF never did but hey to each his own 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@gangstagummybear3432]

@@chenault15 Iverson had less of a likelyhood to win against the lakers than billups and co did to win against that lakers team, that is just a fact.

[@ForzaMilan-di2zd]

Is a HOF now

[@markjayvillamayor4625]

at one point on his career you can say he is better than AI

[@gangstagummybear3432]

Yeah, at best memphis Iverson maybe

[@TrivicalMC]

Mark Jackson in 97 ?

[@hellc4t639]

W

[@LiiftYourself]

i swore he was in the hof already wtf

[@echang9477]

Chauncey Billups is the Terrell Davis of the NBA...Should be in the Hall of Famer Already! Not sure why he's not?

[@pmac133]

Marc Jackson?

[@dsg3053]

This is one of the reasons I don't use the word bust. Who the hell is anyone to REALLY know?

[@Sizdothyx]

He was never a bust. Bloody Pitino almost ruined him by tried to play him like a college PG instead of a hard-nosed two-way option-shooting PG; you can see the parallels of him and Valanciunas and how coaches like Dwane Casey intentionally sabotage your career trajectory; same thing with Jalen Rose and Larry Brown. Coaches can fuck your career up.