Isiah Thomas Compares Karl-Anthony Towns To Dan Issel 🤔

[@BatmanBoss]

Love these old school comparisons from Zeke! Helps us learn about the history of the game. There’s a lot of forgotten legends

[@BasketballJones48021]

Dan Issel… one of the most underrated players ever. He could really ball!

[@jennyneon]

He's right about KAT's versatility & I feel like Dan Issel's one of the first stretch bigs in the NBA, pretty legendary considering how many stretch bigs we have in the NBA now.

[@oldmansportsog2514]

Bob Petit was hitting that midrange when isel was in diapers

[@FiendishDr_Wu]

It’s crazy how the old heads can humble you. You think you seeing something that was never done before and Zeke brings up a guy I never heard of and it’s a great comp 😂

[@wolfiewiggins2810]

I only know who he is because of 2k

[@Wowvod]

Even Kareem said he gave him trouble cause of his outside shooting/pick and pop he’s also able to get a lay up over bigger dudes with a pump fake at the mid and he runs in and gets a easy lay up, pretty great offensive player and he happens to be in the hall of fame.

[@oldmansportsog2514]

How you never heard of The Horse??? Little NBA history or any history on aba includes him

[@oldmansportsog2514]

Y'all like him I suggest Rik Smits and Jack Sikma. Rik Smits was a man before his time. He would thrive in modern nba

[@1031E]

I think Big Dan is 10 or 11th on the All Time scoring list of the ABA/ NBA players.

[@jingqi9106]

I saw Dan Issel play and he was a helluva shooter and typically he shot out to about 20 ft. "Horse" was a really accurate shooter and shot 50% from 2 throughout his career which was really high given he shot so many outside shots. However, he was also good in the paint and had excellent ball fakes to get defenders off balance. Issel was so good that it was no surprise when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

[@BleacherReport]

Isiah "Let It Be Known" Thomas Who do you want Zeke to break down next?

[@OfficialMJLILJ]

Westbrook

[@BasketballJones48021]

Would love to see… Bobby Jones, Sidney Moncrief, Pistol Pete, Michael Cooper, Dennis Johnson…

[@anthonywilliams9415]

Jamal Crawford

[@rodolo5917]

Keep briningg zeke back for these I love it

[@BlackIce100]

George Gervin AKA "The Ice Man"

[@dennisking1445]

II like the fact Isiah keeps guys names alive that people forgot were great basketball players

[@magiadelingles9832]

Towns is a great player and Isiah Thomas is a legend so I love you both

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

1:15 I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American, too. I did NOT know, before KZbin, that Dan Issel could dunk like that!

[@mangrove]

There should be a Run it Back segment for Kiki. My first NBA game was in 1987 at the Pontiac Silverdome, and we watched Kiki and Clyde the Glide roast the Pistons.

[@bobbyjoefatso]

This is a great segment. Need more Isiah

[@southwestfloridarealestate9727]

Both Kentucky Wildcats! Dan is UK’s all time leading scorer.

[@RageManRegg]

Before Giannis Antetokounmpo won the championship, I had him top ten power forward of all time. Now considering both professional stints in both leagues he’s top 11-15 (Dan Issel)

[@sandansaiyan5675]

But he was center😐

[@sandansaiyan5675]

And he's definitely in top 10 centers

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Issel was one of the better outside shooting big men, which resulted in his jump shot being called "The Issel Missile." Can't do better than that. When Artis Gilmore joined him in the ABA, he slid over to the 4 and they had a team which could beat many NBA clubs.

[@michaeluzoho5838]

I've heard of Dan Issel but I've never seen him play. He's probably one of these underrated players So he was teammates with Alex English??? No wonder they were a high powered offense

[@cleekmaker00]

He was also team mates with David Thompson, MJ's inspiration. lssel was a pioneer of the ABA.

[@sandansaiyan5675]

And David Thompson. One of the best trio which never got NBA title😢

[@FlyyArmani]

2022 WILL BE MY BREAKOUT YEAR IN MUSIC 🚀👀🗣😈✅💯

[@deaversmith2593]

Please do Elvin "Big E" Hayes next

[@benhenderson8952]

“What in the name of Dan Issel”

[@dminnis1218]

Two great players. Dan Issel is a top 20 all time great.

[@blacksector4034]

I like how he ain’t just comparing white players with white players and blacks with blacks. He actually comparing their games

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

3:00 WHOA!! I am Japanese-American, and I did NOT know, that Dan Issel could dunk like THAT!! That was a Larry Bird/Gary Payton drive reverse one-handed dunk!

[@sandansaiyan5675]

But he was playing earlier than Bird let alone Payton😂

[@deaversmith2593]

Love this

[@10byrdie]

This was great.

[@Ozzz1885]

I would love for Isiah to have been my granpa

[@NinjaMike_Plays]

The Legend

[@intendedexpression6609]

They are only comparable in effort and energy i understand the comparison. Plus issel has somewhat of an outside touch. But other than that towns is a very different level of player. His athleticism and his length plus he can handle the ball and has DEEP range. Modern players have a hint of some old school players but with so much more skill and athleticism. Again the only thing thats truly compatible is the heart and drive that players played with. The actual skill level is very different.

[@dextew69]

Evolution of the game

[@kno9871]

False. Issel and Towns both score primarily by getting open off the ball and beating defenders with a shot, or the threat of a shot, and driving around their defender. Both of their attacks are largely focused on catch and shoot or catch and drive, like Malones faceup game, along with Dolph schayes

[@intendedexpression6609]

@@kno9871 towns can put the ball on the ground he has legitimate handle and drives past opponents. This is very apparent..but yes he also does score a volume from catch and shoots/pick and pops.

[@kno9871]

@@intendedexpression6609 you didn't read my whole comment? I just stated that the primary form of attack for both players is either off the catch or using their threat of a shot to pull their defender out and driving around their man. It's a very common archetype for a big, Karl Malone and Dolph Schayes most notably

[@intendedexpression6609]

@@kno9871 i understood. And im saying he does that but a large volume of his points come when he uses his handle to drive to the rim out of triple threat. Hes not as one dimensional as how you're trying to categorize him with malone and shayes or issel. There are similarities but anthony towns is alot more skilled in multiple ways of scoring. Hes not overly reliant on just catching the ball and attacking, hes not dependent on just that so pinpointing his primary attack as just being off the catch is fallacious because with each different matchup he chooses and prioritizes a different style of attack. Hence why i said he's alot more versatile than the comparisons.

[@Wowvod]

If there was aba footage then he probably hit a couple of threes in that league, since he shot a lot of shots 20 feet outside in the midrange.

[@dextew69]

Finally an old school big man that isnt moving funny

[@rodolo5917]

Dan issel denver nuggets legend

[@WolfKing158]

Zeke is the man

[@lilKleptoc]

Hi

[@laylowstaylow]

Towns''s basketball IQ is questionable, especially on the defense side...

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

You're kidding!

[@terancemann69]

Dan issel shot 0.1 3s per game on 20% shooting, Karl Anthony towns is the greatest shooting center in nba history

[@tcplitty]

exactly this old geezer needa catchup , who tf is dan issel , bro prolly not even 6’10

[@handlebucket6285]

@@tcplitty Stop talking basketball

[@tridra5714]

he entered the nba in 77 the 3 point line didnt exist yet so the comparison to kat has more to do with issel being a sharp shooter from the deep midrange whereas kat can shoot all the way out to the 3 point line

[@jnelletrim1478]

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[@tcplitty]

yeaa no

[@jayqwanwearing3926]

First

[@Kana23RSA]

He’s not an all star

[@user-ul6iu1cd4p]

he for sure is gonna be this year, he struggled with injuries the last 2 seasons

[@flip-antonio8425]

What’s your reasoning for him not being an all star

[@freebandzz3539]

They’ve got the best record the wolves ever had at this pace if anything Anthony Edwards should be an all star too

[@tcplitty]

and you look like cj for san andreas , he’s a all star and you’re a casual

[@Topg0333]

Bro got the most random comparisons😂😂😂