These Regular Guys Challenged An NBA Player And Instantly Regretted It

[@aguyfromnz537]

"I'm closer to LeBron, than you are to me" - Brian Scalabrine

[@E4MB]

he’s better then lebron 😤

[@TheJanvicgwaps]

White Mamba the Real G.O.A.T. 😤😤

[@mrjingwitmyself]

Cap

[@Ggugeomp40]

Legend has it that Brian Scalabrine beat Michael Jordan 1 on 1

[@Max-me9ol]

yea i mean im nowhere near lebron, and lebron is nowhere near scalabrine

[@carlosdanese4363]

As the white mamba once said: “I'm Closer To LeBron Than You Are To Me.” - Vanilla Godzilla

[@kevinlowman2808]

😂😂😂

[@_Kdro]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jakefromstatefarm6375]

is that true tho... i mean lebron would beat him 11-0 every time ik he would beat any of us every time i ain’t tryna say i can beat him or anything but lebron...

[@mausousap]

now thats perspective right there

[@coopermorris236]

@@jakefromstatefarm6375 Nah Scalabrine definitely right

[@cefrayer]

Reminds me of when I was 19yo and won a local Table Tennis (ping pong) tournament. My head (ego) exploded, thinking I must be the greatest player on Earth. Some of the guys I beat told me I wasn’t so good and that I should play the old man who comes there on Wednesday nights. The following week, I showed up to put this old man in his place. Harry (the old man) showed up, too, in his 57yo body, gray hair, dress shirt, dress pants, and dress shoes. I asked him if we could play (knowing that I would easily beat him) and he said, “Sure. I’ll start at 21 in-the-hole (-21) and I’ll spot you 19.” (Note: Back then, TT games were played to 21 points, win by two.) Naturally, I immediately thought this old man wouldn’t take me seriously until he sees how good I am, so I said, “Okay, let’s go!” Harry let me serve first and my plan was to win two quick points and wrap up that first game quickly, then beat him in front of everyone in a normal game where we both start at zero. If you haven’t already guessed, things did not go as planned. Well, to be clear, things did not go as *I* had planned. On the contrary, 42 consecutive points later, Harry DeSchamps-a very kind gentleman who I later learned was the 2-time U.S. Open Runner-Up, 2-time Canadian Open Champion, and then-current No. 1 ranked Seniors player-had shown me precisely the point made in this basketball video: there are levels to sports that most of us don’t even realize exist unless we are fortunate enough to experience them first-hand. Despite my best effort, I did not win a single one of those 42 points. NOT ONE! Thankfully, Harry and I became good friends and years later we even started a local TT club. We played hundreds-maybe thousands-of games over the next 10-12 years before I moved away. Harry never let me win, but he always made losing an absolutely joyful experience. I did beat him one game (barely), but only because he was in his mid-60s by then and clearly having a bad night, while I was “in the zone”. Harry’s gone now, and I miss him. More than anything, he taught me that winning doesn’t matter at all. Doing what you enjoy and sharing that joy with others is everything. FOLLOW UP STORY: Below you can find a follow-up to my original post above, about the last time I ever spent with Harry. Because so many of you have left such kind comments about my original post, I thought you might also enjoy that follow-up. If so, you can find it below in a reply I made to @dwight_Phoenix that begins, "Thank you SO MUCH..." I hope it will bring you as much joy as Harry brought to my life.

[@saurabhsonic]

Wow! Great story!

[@jonaldgobaton8086]

Man I love the story

[@beanboyproductions7893]

Bruh wtf I’m not reading that shit

[@ThisIsRidwan]

Bruh wtf...whyre you making me so emotional 😭😭 RIP Harry though

[@dark_hunter_0584]

@@beanboyproductions7893 you didn't graduate high school or something? Do you know what skimming is or how to read a short paragraph ?

[@jamesrfb]

I went to high school with Michael Jordan. I am 6’3” and (am still) in great shape. Played him one day 1 on 1 - at his home, no less. We played to 10. And, despite having a cold, I won fairly easy: 10-5. No lie. Also no lie: the Michael Jordan I played that day was a skinny 5’3” white kid. Good shooter.

[@shrankai7285]

😂

[@bigchonkerraccoon5046]

Great story man 😂

[@ChrisChanSajelan]

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie

[@lewfarkyy]

that’s a very good comment, love it 🤣🤣

[@stevencoardvenice]

Lavar ball would destroy you

[@JNN-]

I once heard someone say “for a professional athlete to be bad he first has to be really good” and I think that summarizes this pretty well. The worst pro you ever saw play had to be really good just to get the chance to ever play professionally.

[@justjazz784]

One of the coaches I work with is a semi-professional soccer player in the lower divisions of American soccer and he is absurdly good. Exquisite touch, pass, gamesense, everything, and he isnt even full time. It's incredible how good a professional pro is

[@robloxvids2233]

Did you read that in "No Duh" magazine? When I was a kid we had a terrible baseball player named Tom Lawless on the Cardinals. My dad was 38 and I was 9 and I honestly asked my dad why didn't he go down to the stadium and offer to take his spot "for free." He just laughed and said Tom Lawless is an amazing baseball player. I was like wut?

[@Hydraagent-eh4yb]

Even Anthony Bennet

[@JackMott]

there is a story a guy wrote, he was a top player in the new york pickup scene which is no joke. he went to an open nba tryout which was full of hopeless wannabes and he couldn’t believe how fast and strong everyone was. he was at least two levels away from even warming a bench

[@korling121]

We had a kid at our podunk Kansas high school who thought he was pretty good cause he was dominating in the league. Asked his coach, who had played JUCO ball, " do you think I am good enough to go D1?" The coach told him "There is not a single player in this league that is even close to D1 material, if there was, you would know it, cause they would be putting up 40-50 points on you, not even breaking a sweat". Hard lesson, and the coach was right. Kid had zero offers out of school. Big fish in tiny pond.

[@guysmiley1757]

I love VanVleet. Every person should watch Fred's speech at his draft party...when he wasn't drafted. He thanked everyone for coming, spoke with confidence, and said he would continue to work at getting to the NBA. No tears...no excuses...just toughness. Last week, he played in the NBA all-star game, and although I'll never meet the guy, I really admire him.

[@oogskskfn]

He’s from Rockford my hometown! Seeing him win the natty with Toronto was almost like watching the bulls win

[@Arcavian]

I'm a Celtics fan, and dude is so fun to watch except when he's giving us the blues

[@destinyclimb3381]

His run at Wichita State w Ron Baker and Cleanthony Early was crazy

[@hahahighfive1498]

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[@tclass99]

Watching Scal kill people is one thing (dude is still 6’9” and 260lbs)… but watching Fred just get bucket after bucket on people tells you how great the skill gap actually is. Dude is barely 6 feet and he doesn’t have any crazy hops… just pure smarts and a smooth ass game.

[@BringingBackSports]

The Scalabrine story just shows you that he was holding back in the league, he could have been a bigger G.O.A.T but he felt bad for Lebron and MJ

[@rankarat]

What LeFloap has to do with the GOAT word lol.

[@wf2197]

Scal was actually a pretty damn good college player, I remember watching him at USC (go check his stats). His lack of athleticism definitely put a halt on his pro career though. It's crazy how somebody like Joel Embiid didn't even start playing basketball until he was 15 years old. Giannis didn't start playing until he was 13. When Lebron was 15 he could have played solid minutes in the NBA. I'm not saying Embiid and Giannis are on the same level as Bron, just pointing out how important physical attributes and athleticism are in today's NBA. But then again there is a reason why Bron has rings and is always in the finals. There are no Damian Lillard's or Steph Curry's though that started playing at 15.

[@danilokovalchuk859]

@@rankarat he changed the league carryd One of the worst teams in the NBA prove he has the best with the trophies he got and is almost 40 and still puting mvp Numbers

[@rayburks7059]

@@rankarat dude don't be one of those ignorant Lebron haters you ain't doin nun to change his legacy

[@Wtahc]

@@rankarat ?

[@DigitalDetoxSociety]

I went to a pickup soccer game one time. Good level of competion, mostly college players home for summer break. Some older guys too that still had a good touch. The oldest guy there was a former player for the Cameroon national team. He was in his 60s and had a knee injury so he couldn't run much. He was jogging around in the middle of the field going 10%. The ball stayed on his foot like glue and he would embarrass anyone that tried to steal it from him. Best touch I've ever seen. Can't imagine how good he was in his prime.

[@melbournecampana1716]

imagine how good messie and cristiano be like

[@xTheNameisEthan]

and he was probably some no name that never actually saw the pitch lol, the gap is much more massive than anyone can fathom

[@magichands135]

Isn't that maybe Roger Milla? He scored 2 goals at the '94 WC at age 42!

[@boasyV2]

that is potentially roger milla, don't feel bad, probably the best a player has even been at 40+ years of age

[@purpleirklegrovestreet]

@@xTheNameisEthan its crazy we call lesser known players no names because those guys have their jerseys retired in their highschools sometimes colleges, streets named after them in their hometown and very known in their state or country of origin just like star players. We always forget those guys were often the top of the line guys back in highschool and college who took on lesser roles to maximize their career longevity.

[@solarvoid6112]

Reminds me of when a former player at our high school, who ended up in the NBA averaging less than 2 minutes per game, came back to lead a few practices while he was recovering from an injury. He was playing at maybe 50% and still made us all look like we didn't even know how to play the game of basketball. That was my 'Yeah, there's a 0% chance I'm going to the NBA' moment.

[@jamirimaj6880]

name?

[@solarvoid6112]

@@jamirimaj6880 Xavier Silas, he's a g-league coach now.

[@master_baiter1873]

You just have to practice. And practice hard. Isaiah thomas is proof of that. Most nba players are proof of that. Im 6'5", but i could probably couldnt roll with d3 players.

[@lollol-kz8vc]

i play basketball everyday and have for 4 years, i went to a park in london and played 1v1 against a BBL(British basketball league) he dropped 22-5 on me while he was half alseep. Ill remember it for the rest of my life for him he was playing against some lanky brown kid one time and probably doesnt even remember what day it was

[@kattygarciah.5433]

Omg😮

[@brooksman10]

Brian Scalabrine quote: "I'm closer to LeBron than you are to me." Sums it up.

[@AndyNigel762]

Facts bruh.

[@Amick44]

And BTW, a guy named Julius Erving, yeah him, said "a lot of guys do amazing things in practice, but in games they play as not to get taken out of the game." In other words, too many get conservative & try not to make mistakes. I absolutely believe the Doc.

[@chrisjack23cj]

🐐🐐🐐

[@desharrsaddler5305]

@@Amick44 that’s my whole middle school career summed up

[@Amick44]

@@desharrsaddler5305 a lot of ours.

[@dioscurimas1018]

I love this guy, 11 or 12 years in the league at the bottom. He comes out checks some egos make even more green and has a blast all at the same time. EPIC, smart dude, not taking himself to seriously and still educating the masses.

[@CG-rm6nm]

Yeah and never forget "at the bottom" of the NBA means Top 1% of all players worldwide. It's all perspective.

[@danielstith5227]

@@CG-rm6nm 1%? There are approximately 5500 D-1 male College basketball players... the NBA chooses 60 per year from all over the world... try... .000001%

[@Jokoman019]

Fr people still don’t understand being the “worst” nba player is like being the “poorest” billionaire.

[@saltycurtain599]

@@Jokoman019 with the context of how much better nba players are than normal hoopers, I would probably say its more on the line of the poorest multi-trillionaire

[@kennethcuesta5620]

Scalabrine is an energy guy.... He wouldn't show up on that list of great players because he was not known as a scorer, but he was known as a scrappy player who does the dirty stuff for the Boston Celtics. You may not know him, but the die hard NBA fans do. That guy was a part of that 2008 Championship Boston Team.

[@onlyupformhere]

It still doesn't make what jimmi is saying irrelevant. He's was not a good nba scorer and still torched the kid his statements are still valid

[@DAMbustn20]

@@onlyupformhere True, but that stat is brought out as evidence that hes a wildly below average (i.e bottom of the league) level player, when that may not be true. Naturally its semantics, and ultimately the point still stands. Scalabrine is no nba superstar, yet even in retirement hes levels above other hoopers.

[@ctvu]

"You may not know him, but the die hard NBA fans do" dudes an nba legend what are you talking about lmao

[@iizzcool]

die hard nba fans literally know him as a meme. he only played garbage time or as a 3rd string guy in case of injuries/foul trouble. he went viral for an interview after winning a ring, saying over the years he could claim greater and greater contributions to the ring, one day he'd be able to tell his grandkids he was FMVP. you are literally doing exactly what he was joking about in that interview, unironically. you clearly don't know a thing about the nba lmfao

[@iizzcool]

he didn't even step on the court in the 2008 playoffs by the way. not one logged minute

[@chamsam]

I played a D1 “nobody” several years after his career, 3 times during a summer camp. He scored 45. I scored 11. I am very proud of those 11 points. He was incredible.

[@Hassonn88]

I remember playing twos with an old D3 player who obviously was 2 inches shorter than me (I’m 5’9) he looked weak but man his combination of moves and shots inside the paint were unguardable, he didn’t even break a sweat and we ran two games to 15 my team was lucky enough to get 6 points before he torched us every time smh 😭

[@billblaski9523]

Thats what y'all get for underestimating these players just cus they aint in the NBA. Those guys would still knock yall the hell out

[@Bankai2169]

@Peter Evans ok

[@namesurname7172]

@Peter Evans LMAO

[@Bankai2169]

@Peter Evans ok

[@Cooking_tasting]

Best nickname I’ve never heard before: The Vanilla Godzilla

[@Calaman345]

Yes 💯

[@kylemalachowski]

Gonna use that shit

[@marvingajardo8587]

Jordan: Zilla Lebron: the King Scal: Whitezilla

[@YvngGoat_]

Sounds like a generic 2k nickname. 😂😂😂😂

[@ac3gang437]

Damn that’s goated! Hopefully y’all can help a small KZbinr out who works really hard like jimmy though :(

[@tylerholowaty364]

I like how Vanvleet didn't even need to take his hoodie off. If he was playing me he wouldn't have to take his parka off.

[@andydomonkos8308]

It's crazy though that Poole is on a championship team now and Fleet is on the Raptors...

[@thesportsrapkidd4614]

@@andydomonkos8308 the warriors aren’t a championship team they might barely make the playoffs

[@user-ff9rx]

If he would be playing you he wouldn't need to get outta bed

[@notstevelam]

@@andydomonkos8308 lol what? how are the warriors a championship team anymore.

[@Buddinhakinen]

If he was playing me he wouldn’t need to get out of his car

[@korganrocks3995]

I once played against a soccer player from the Swedish 3rd division. He'd tagged along with a friend to our pickup game cuz they had no goalie and needed someone to make up the numbers. He was chilling in goal for most of the game, but at one point he got bored and just dribbled our entire team and scored as if we were kindergarteners. Quite the eye-opening experience, let me tell you! 😄

[@YOSSARIAN313]

I got tackled by ed oliver(currently nfl) in high school and thought i was gonna die afterwards

[@Spect3r.]

There is a guy from my hometown who was a professional football player, even playing in one of the biggest clubs in Portugal. A few years after retirement he joined us for some 5 a side football... it wasnt even funny lol

[@korganrocks3995]

@@Spect3r. I've seen a video of Paul Scholes playing a sunday league game shortly after he retired, and I think he scored about 12 goals! 😄

[@innergranola1299]

Yeah I used to be mormon and was down in south america. We had this one other american kid who played on the club soccer team for the university where he went. They were decent amongst other club teams. Regardless, he was shorter than a lot of other folks even several of the south americans. We went to play soccer with a big group of locals, and he was picked in the middle even though we said he was really good. Long story short, he ran circles on everyone there. Like it wasn't even close. His footwork and quick thinking were so much more honed, despite playing in the USA for a small club team, vs people obsessed with the sport who claim they play all the time. At some genes play a role that can't be ignored. Pro level players worked just as hard and know the game just as well, BUT are also absolute physical monsters with additional reflexes, strength, height etc.

[@korganrocks3995]

@@innergranola1299 Yeah, the speed at which pro players process information and make decisions is way above the average person, not to mention their physical speed, strength and stamina.

[@mav1783]

People don’t realize how much of a different breed the average NBA player is. They’re animals. But the fact that there are players that torch other elite NBA players...those guys are monsters

[@IronMikeyT]

they should do a "when nba players think they can box youtubers". #perspective.

[@eli_pilant7009]

@@IronMikeyT yeah that was terrible. I don't think theres a single skill that translates. That man had no idea.

[@IronMikeyT]

@@eli_pilant7009 running and jumping will get u disqualified in boxing. and todays nba produces the whiniest softest athletes in all sports.

[@K.B.Williams]

@@IronMikeyT Hey hey hey, give Nate his props for having the balls in the first place that man is like 5 feet tall. Also, if David West or Z-Bo squared off against a KZbinr... Well, let's just say I'm confident that KZbinr would exit stage left.

[@IronMikeyT]

@@K.B.Williams nice theory. u sound like a high schooler thinking he can beat a nba player 1 on 1.

[@docterlexus4555]

When you're really really good at something you make it look easy, so people think it's easy.

[@NotADuncon]

people also forget those people miss their shots against elite defenders not some random dudes.

[@mrcego1309]

YEP!

[@SupereagleChannel]

People forget these games practide and study the game 40 hours a week since there like 7 years old.

[@williamhu9567]

​@@NotADuncon The logic unsurprisingly doesn't make sense to some people It's just nice to see brian scalabrine show them how good a mediocre nba player is

[@erijerij214]

@@williamhu9567 not even mediocre, he wasn't even top 300 lol. Just shows how unimaginably huge the gap between nba players and normal people are

[@_The_Journey]

“The vanilla Godzilla!” 😭

[@makeouthill2007]

God loves you

[@makeouthill2007]

@Stephen Curry 😢

[@__1201]

Yeah. Whoever thought of that is pretty much a genius.

[@makeouthill2007]

@Stephen Curry Your fine lol

[@TheNewKG]

😂💯

[@j.baldwin3012]

People forget that the guy at the end of an NBA bench has a highlight reel from high school, college, or a foreign league. Every guy in the NBA was a star before he got to the league.

[@iegraff]

facts bro

[@wolves1fan830]

Yep all of the averaged 40 and were stars of thier city im sure it the same with the guys that went to Europe to play cause they just weren't good Enough for the NBA would torch regular guys

[@mazikaze]

Bronny James wasn't...

[@Harshsharma5]

@@mazikaze hahaha shutup!

[@greer2402]

Not every person that makes the NBA is good. They played on a good team. I know some guys that are average gym level

[@puff8825]

It’s a good day in the community when Jimmy uploads

[@cooperaustiff7239]

True

[@logistaur]

And its even better when you see that he uploaded it less than 10 minutes ago

[@jacobsports214]

Fax

[@WindHashira]

Yes sir go out and shoot some shots! Beautiful day

[@babatundesopade6902]

I said the same thing in the comments jxmy a real legend

[@sportagus3]

People don't realize how good you have to be to sit on the bench in the league. To sit on the bench and make league minimum you have to be one of the best 500 basketball players on Earth.

[@yellowcactustvz4929]

America isn't the fucking earth hahahhahah

[@julianseimanas6813]

@Ylviste Jan Vesely, Kirilenko and Spanoulis area MVP of the Euroleague man...

[@WorstElectrician]

@@yellowcactustvz4929 the nba has players from different countries so in a way he’s kind of right

[@crieverytim]

Exactly

[@awesomebob1241]

YellowCactusTv z once other countries regularly beat america in the olympics it may as well be when it comes to basketball 😂 those games are like high school blow outs most of the time

[@sonjeow]

I've play hockey with some retired NHL guys. Let me tell you... At 60+, these guys can take 4 strides and make it all the down ice. They can shoot from their own blue line and score at-will. While they remain more physically advanced even in retirement, it's their game knowledge and vision that blows my mind. They literally know what you're thinking before you do. It's a greater achievement to steal the puck from one of these guys than it is to score.

[@Bubbles99718]

Yeah, I played ncaa d1 and in my league, 54 now, there are some ex pro's. The level of difference is always fascinating to experience firsthand. It's simply everything is better. Great stuff

[@Rizedt]

I think you hit on something here. They are playing against better players than you (or me). They have made their lives about the game and are EXPERTS in the game. It is similar to watching someone try to debate a doctor in their content area. These experts spend their loves focused on their craft and are therefore 1000x more attuned to the ins and outs than the average Joe. They know what you will try to do because theyve worked out the "whatt-if" scenarios for years against the best possible competition

[@byst33]

I played with a former fringe nhler in his 50s that is an ECHL coach and can confirm, he made absolute mincemeat of us without trying lol. It was actually kind of frightening.

[@kernalbert4939]

You nailed it with this comment! Experts make difficult stuff look easy! That's how they became expert!

[@mramisuzuki6962]

I was watching a Flyers live practice (I played for Grundy and we were allowed at the Igloo before the public to play there) and seeing Eric Lindros just take the puck and snap it and it sounded like a tree snapped outside, I knew my NHL dreams were limited to NHL 95. Lol.

[@Oatsy26x]

That fred vanfleet 1v1 was so insane to me imagine putting together footwork like that and dribble moves and drives. Insane skill

[@Snailz5]

I went to HS with Fred and I’ve gotten into arguments with old heads from Rockford who swear there’s a dozen hoopers from back in their who were better but never made it to the league because they got tied up in gangs or drugs. Fred is small, not athletic, can barely dunk, has a career subpar FG% and not a single dude who came through that town at any day and age would hold his jock on the court. People are just delusional.

[@dariuszgrabka3083]

So effortless for Fred. But that's just the culmination of working at something, at the elite level, for 20+ years.

[@hoolz750]

Stop. Hold up. "The Vanilla Godzilla" has got to be the best nickname I've heard in a loooong time.

[@jimmarble1425]

Joel Pryzbilla - the Vanilla Gorilla!

[@Dimaz42]

yea, better than White Mamba

[@norpriest521]

nah It sounds freaking cringey, alright

[@edwardcortez6662]

Agreed 😂

[@porkfrog2785]

'Whitezilla' is a porn actor, but he doesn't do challenges, and really don't wanna know what they would be anyway

[@benwrigley]

Trap sax really hits different now we don’t hear it anymore

[@OmarWkbari]

Ong

[@Physma]

Yep

[@OmarWkbari]

@Braylon Flowers I like this pfp more then my pfp from before

[@teramasu3956]

yas

[@WindHashira]

Fr

[@CSIGrissom]

I played against Darren Collison in 2004 in high school and he was levels above everyone in that gym, including his own teammates. I can honestly say my basketball dreams were shattered that day.

[@CSIGrissom]

@Jay R yes

[@davidchandler6885]

He was an under rated player..was he dunking alot then, he has sneaky hops

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

No you didn’t

[@tylervaughn1607]

@@Ijustinsultedyou nobody asked for ur input

[@Rob-vg6lw]

Sometimes its good to be humbled by our peers. $HMBL

[@Bluestone524]

Years ago I was a cook at a Newport RI hotel. This dude came in every Saturday night and ordered dinner. Former deep bench guy on the Dave Cowens 70s Celtic teams. He was around 50, 55. We bumped into this guy at the Y and challenged him to a fun game of HORSE. In slacks and dress shirt this guy drained 38 shots in a row. NBA dudes are the top. Not even close.

[@armandtonga4501]

Sheesh

[@frankvonfrauner]

Just look at it this way: The Celtics thought it was worth it to pay Scalabrine $1.4 million to sit on the bench for 90% of the season.

[@francescorogazzo6263]

Exactly

[@Civsuccess2]

Celtics can pay someone $14000 to to wipe the bench Scalabrine sits on. The difference is 100 times less

[@JakeLoeppky]

Underrated comment.

[@josevargas6212]

It's what he prob brought to practice, that they paid him millions they practice more than they play actual games

[@jakeferreira1211]

And it was worth every penny

[@dkim.2062]

Another example is Cashnasty vs Big Baby, Cash not only got destroyed, Big Baby literally destroyed Cash's back and Cash has like 4 videos of himself getting back therapy.

[@abcd-oh2te]

Well Cash didn't stand a chance because Big Baby is like 7 foot tall while Cash is like 5'11

[@10Ped]

@@abcd-oh2te It doesnt matter, Cash can go against an nba player his size and he would get smoked smh

[@cordae251]

pause

[@dkim.2062]

@@abcd-oh2te the point is, even the worst NBA players are very deceiving. There's a reason why they made the league

[@bloodysky_]

@@dkim.2062 this is true, the fact that the worst NBA players can go overseas as an import player and dominate is surprising to see

[@ytrabbithole6893]

I love this video man, great idea. I grew up playing hockey and played in college. I had a few “lower level” ex NHL players in our adult league, the skill level gap was hilarious even against your much better than average player.

[@288theabe]

I played pick up with an ex-ECHLer who just got into his early 40s. Dude went around everyone as if we weren’t there, and it felt like he had an infinite number of ways to slide…SLIDE the puck past me. I played pick up goalie with former OHLers and junior guys but this ex-ECHLer was from a different planet compared to them

[@luurchify]

Credit to Jordan Poole for working his ass off to the point where he has been an excellent contributor for the Warriors.

[@DJKevvyKevCoolBreeze]

Agreed. It's clear that if he and VF played today, it would go MUCH differently. . .

[@조인우-y2h]

@@DJKevvyKevCoolBreeze nah fred is the 1st option for the raptors while poole cant start over klay

[@DJKevvyKevCoolBreeze]

@@조인우-y2h ??? False equivalence. How many people Would start over Klay? Certainly not Fred. A better way to think about it: would you rather have Poole or Fred on your Squad? I'd take Poole any day and thrice on Sunday #EasyMoney

[@조인우-y2h]

@@DJKevvyKevCoolBreeze id have fred for sure fred has been delivering since 2019 and this is poole's first bright season. I see your point but poole gotta show em the consistency

[@DJKevvyKevCoolBreeze]

@@조인우-y2h If you'd pick fred over Poole, this conversation is Over. Good day to you, sir.

[@Javier23gol]

Brian Scalabrine possibly produced the most innovative TV Show in the last 20 years. We need him to make the Scallenge online.

[@colinnixon7739]

Pros vs Joe's already existed

[@northernking4787]

“Bully Beatdown” and “Pros vs. Joes”

[@rafaelzamot42]

People severely underestimate just how good the worst nba player is.

[@peterkuskis3825]

That is the truth.

[@Christian-sg5yu]

WNBA players cough cough

[@dajmanobeder]

@@Christian-sg5yu what?

[@chirpiy6371]

@@Christian-sg5yu the worst wnba player will torch you

[@cooling5329]

@@chirpiy6371 yeah you would also think the best women’s soccer team would beat the best 14 year old boys but that’s wrong

[@Jrãgaoh]

Scal was a valuable coach player. That dude who can really help in practice, and help make coaching decisions.

[@inward6]

I was in tip-top shape my Sr year in HS, solid player, 1v1 camp champ. My reward was to play 46yr old Oscar Robertson 1v1. He beat me summarily without mercy or sweat, 11-1. I bragged about that point for years. Will always remember that, and the cheer I got for that 1 basket.

[@just_jeff4839]

dude, that’s amazing you got one on him! I’d put that shit on my grave stone “I scored on the Big O” 😂

[@maxball505]

Very impressive to get 1. GG

[@SilkyLew]

Damn, you got a point on the big O? He must let you shoot a jumper lol.

[@maxball505]

@@SilkyLew that's what I'm thinking too.

[@nbassasin8092]

as you should, Id brag about scoring on any pro (not even NBA, just any professional who does it for a living), let alone one of the better players in the best league

[@WeloTwelve]

Imagine disrespecting the god of basketball Brian scalarbrine and expecting to win smh.

[@bobbyshmurdashatpolice855]

My job is so easy 📸

[@Sugarist0]

The vanilla godzilla himself

[@FranciscoPerez-ln3bc]

This vid is literally for flight

[@bobbysflyinghat3722]

My landed brother

[@Big_3000]

This isn’t even prime Brian, either. He couldn’t hit his infamous 360 windmill-fadeaway half-court dunk.

[@davidaronson9475]

I'm 6' 4" and played rec with guys who I thought were pretty good. Then one day a guy who played in college showed up. The athletic difference was unbelievable. Every stride he took was twice what mine was. And forget about how high he could jump. That was just some college dude -- I can't even imagine what a pro would be like. It happened 35 years ago, and the impression was so strong that I'll never forget it.

[@gdgd5194]

There wouldn't be much difference in athleticism tbh :d

[@NameCallingIsWeak]

One of my friends who walked on to the division 1 team could dunk with extreme ease. One man wrecking crew against rec players.

[@nsn27]

@@gdgd5194 there's a big difference. College players mature so much physically once they get in the league. They get bigger and stronger fast, more agile etc just much more conditioned overall

[@FSUOSU25]

Yea even college basketball players are on a whole different level.

[@TornaitSuperBird]

@@nsn27 And they also get access to the best doctors and trainers in the world, too- and NBA athletes are widely regarded to be the best in all of basketball.

[@DJThrillerKN]

This just shows how much work you actually have to put into this sport in order to just make into the NBA. How a guy at the end of the bench is on a completely different level then from us as regular hoopers. It’s God Given talent and sacrifice

[@bloopville]

In 1981, I played in a league with some pros. We had Eric Money, who had been a shooting guard with the Pistons, Bob Elliot, a Center with the Nets, Larry Demic, a power forward with the Knicks and Herm Harris, who was drafted but never made it to the NBA. For them, it was just fun. It was off season, and they were just looking for a nice easy run to stay in shape. Larry Demic, who was not an impact player with the Knicks, scored 26 against me without breaking a sweat. I scored 6, playing as hard as I could. For me, it was a thrill of a lifetime. For him, it is a long forgotten evening of exercise maintenance.

[@Hoopfan83]

Exactly. You gave him a slight heart rate increase.

[@matthewsmall1817]

@@Hoopfan83 😂

[@Hoopfan83]

@@matthewsmall1817 serious question tho. I would say out of 10 games scal definitely wins some. He's too big. He may win the majority of them.

[@yungelplaga9538]

The fact that those players are probably considered medicore to below average on a nba level tells you how wide the skill gap is between u and him

[@Nuvendil]

@@yungelplaga9538 Eric Money actually had some really good seasons. He could torch 5 amateurs by himself if it's the mid 70s.

[@victorhuang3896]

I KNOW that if i max out all of my abilities, I can take on LeBron 1 on 1. Then I turn off the Playstation and go to sleep.

[@onepunchpelican5701]

LMAO 🤣😂😭😭

[@100.9Million]

😂😂😂😂

[@doranpaigw2420]

Hahahaa

[@NobodyxCares]

They had us in the first half, not gonna lie.

[@andrew_owens7680]

I took him on the other night and then I woke up.

[@christopherjackson7177]

This is so real. Went to HS with Rodney Carney. He came back some years later and torched the HS team in a scrimmage because there was some saying that because he wasn't famous in the NBA that he was trash.

[@alfblue4734]

Kids musta been real humbled 💀💀

[@jinsoocantdunk]

Did he play a 5v1 against the team? 💀

[@aarmy913]

There are always gonna be a higher tier of greatness in sports

[@spacelemur7955]

Calling any NBA, NFL, MLB ect. "trash" is extremely ignorant, let alone disrespectful. There are even people calling Wilt trash because, evidently, they don't like the era he played in. Sacrilege!

[@hellerjon1]

As a Sixers fan, Rodney Carney always seemed lazy out there. People on Philly sports radio called him a "stiff" but he was a lottery pick for a reason. He was mediocre compared to his peers, but compared to everyone who plays basketball, he would be in the top 0.001% at least.

[@intentwarrior]

Great video, I grew up across the street from Earl Boykins family in Cleveland who was a journey man 5'5 nba player. He once showed up to the LA fitness me and my friends were playing at and proceeded to end our 5 game win streak by scoring every bucket and doing whatever he wanted at will. The kicker is he picked up some random little kids on his team so it was 1 vs 5 and we still couldn't stop him. At that moment I knew there was a major skill gap between good rec hoppers and NBA players he also use to bench 250 with ease dude was a freak of nature

[@patrickoakley7890]

He was 5'5 and holding his own in a league of men as tall as trees. You guys didn't stand a chance 😂

[@Von-wg7qe]

thanks for sharing bro....great story!

[@mjt7231]

I always think how unbelievably good you have to be to warm up, sit down for an hour or so, get put in a game, and make the first shot you get with a hand in your face in front of thousands. Knowing that if you miss it. Might be a while until you get another.

[@Nyg5618]

I’m pretty positive I could take Shaq at a free throw contest

[@jeanabiazar1183]

Oh shit escalated real quick

[@djfritz]

I actually did. I once worked a taco bell commercial with Shaq, and in-between takes the crew would shoot around , and I told Shaquille I could make more free throws than him which I did. but funny enough, he beat me taking 3s.... go figure.

[@sfgunnner]

I watched him on the Suns playing Seattle, long after he stopped giving a care. Whenever Seattle had the ball it was 5 on 4 because he couldn't be bothered to run down the court to play defense. After donging his 20th lazy shot, in the 3rd quarter, everyone sullen and quiet, a superfan in gym shorts and a dirty t-shirt stood up near me and screamed "Oaf!" and the whole crowd laughed. Seattle won.

[@jaymata1218]

I mean if we're perfectly honest... if you were Shaq's size you'd prolly be in the NBA XD

[@letthetruthbetold5602]

That’s a shootout we talking contact, you want get one bucket up on Shaq

[@fightclub6291]

This might be one of my favorite youtube videos. ....like ever. I've met Scal a lot through the years. During his playing days...post-playing. And ppl were always shouting at him that he's a bum. They just had a special level of disrespect for him. Always. I pulled him over and asked him to sign and he take a pic and he kinda lit up like a Christmas tree. I'll never forget that. Just a little kindness or in my case (not being a dick to him) made his day. I'm glad he finally shut the people the hell up. A "bum" in the NBA could absolutely destroy you. Good dude. Haters jump in a creek.

[@southsideman4891]

Thats sad. Why are people like this??? GOD bless you and Brian.

[@NameCallingIsWeak]

That is so classy of you.

[@a-a-ron3542]

Jason Cooper was a few years older than me and went 67th in the MLB draft in 2000-ish. I was in the stands when he hit a homerun that cleared our high school's 367 foot center field fence... and went through the football team's practice uprights 40 yards past the fence. I've never seen anything like it. His team had 3 guys who were drafted out of high school: BJ Garbe (5th), Cooper (67th), and Rian Doumit (a much later round). Doumit was the only one of the 3 who played in the bigs, but Garbe would have if he didn't wind up having depth perception issues with night games. This may go without saying, but that team won state that year. Edit: The town those guys were from was less than 20,000 people. They had 5 guys go pro off a single senior group.

[@Gshellshock]

Brian Scalabrine won Rookie of the year award... twice. I don’t know what those guys were thinking.

[@captainCanuck96]

In his final year

[@jefftucker9225]

I remember playing pickup games at the park and this older guy showed up who was in his 40s, he had played division 2 basketball in college, holy crap he was unstoppable, he was around 6ft but he made all of us that were 18 to 25 look like shit, we couldn't stop him and he was barely trying

[@murtazaazam1275]

Lol

[@RoyalGonk]

Happens to all of us. Old heads that perfect the jump shot are scary 😧

[@jimmyjakroo2102]

@@timecountry3839 😂

[@quickHitter5080]

Maybe you guys just weren’t good

[@RoyalGonk]

@@quickHitter5080 😂 bro everyone here is saying they been playing ball for years now. We’re saying that pro athletes are a different entire level. Don’t blow smoke up ur butt

[@Mariof]

A bit different, but my dad used to get crushed by this one guy in baseball. My dad said he was a star and could hit a home run every single time he was up. He would hit it hard to about a 92 mph. He got into a D3 college and never sniffed a professional ball in his life. Really shows how much talent pro players have.

[@tylersimmons6524]

A reminder that most average D3 players were stars in high school.

[@onlyone23km]

Yet, notice how high school male ballers SWEAR they could beat WNBA players because “biology, bro”.

[@trash6960]

@@onlyone23km a 8th grade travel basketball team would beat the best WNBA team hands down easy.

[@onlyone23km]

@@trash6960 yeah, these guys thought the same thing, and... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqCpe6mMmZuqoZI

[@tommyglonczi]

@@onlyone23km bro it’s literally happened, even not really good COLLEGE male teams, destroy WNBA teams

[@lecantogeometry5962]

When I was 22 at the absolute peak of my game, hitting 3's, dunking in games, I pulled up to my local park and went round and round against a guy, basically splitting the series. I asked if he played college, and he said he hadn't even played high school.....because he was going into 8th grade. He ended up starting D1, NBA D-League, and was a pro overseas for 15 years. I beat him......when he was 12.....and that was the best I have ever played or will play. These dudes are light years ahead. He'd come out to the park after he went D1, and it was absolute joke to even attempt to guard him.

[@nofurtherwest3474]

Hey you that youtube guy - the Professor? How would he do against Scalabrine?

[@xxneweraxx7422]

@@nofurtherwest3474 I love the professor, and he has all my respect, but if i'm completely honest he stands no chance at all against Scalabrine. I believe he could get some offense going because of his crazy speed, great midrange and experience, but Scalabrine being like 6'10, heavy, and fairly unguardable as an NBA player, makes the difference. I would call 11-4 for Scalabrine.

[@david.tousignant20]

​@@nofurtherwest3474 Grayson "The Professor" Boucher played pro basketball in the CBA; which was the third best basketball league in North America back then. Matt Freije (3.2PPG, 2TRB, 0.6AST in his NBA career) was putting those numbers in the CBA : 19.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in his 28-game stint with the Idaho Stampede. He led the team in eFG%, in rebounds, in blocks and they won the championship with him running the show in 2005! The Professor averaged 4.5 PPG and 2.3 AST/G during his stint with the Atlanta Krunk in 2007. Thus, The Professor wasn't a skilled defender on that level. Perspective.

[@david.tousignant20]

​@@nofurtherwest3474 The Professor played pro basketball in the CBA. He was a decent back-up PG with the Altanta Krunk, but he wasn't able to led his team to victories even when he was the starter. Matt Freije, a former bench Warmer in the show played one year there and averaged 20PPG, while being the best rebounder and shot blocker of the league. His team won the championship.

[@krayz04.07]

No one: Flight when he reacts to this: ''Oh i would smoke this guy 11 zip'' XD

[@Hydra2k12]

"Look at his player build, I would just cross him and hit threes like Curry *dolphin laughter"

[@davidteegray9730]

“That’s my type of move, just did it off camera”

[@kaioamaral3690]

When you realize maybe you ain't built different.

[@senord2429]

Lmao 😞

[@introverted456]

I'm laughing in tears rn

[@mvpmasterjay]

Bro 😭😭😭

[@microwavefood9803]

I will be

[@lldj14]

@@microwavefood9803 Will you?

[@sirrakete4942]

As Brian the Goat Scalabrine said: "I’m Closer To LeBron Than You Are To Me"

[@imaheadout457]

Update: Jordan Poole is now an NBA champion. He definitely took notes and worked hard to where he is now.

[@nofurtherwest3474]

is that really Poole?

[@idkwt2use]

Rode Curry's coattails?

[@Chris-2]

@@idkwt2use bro what😂 Poole was a damn solid player this year, and I do NOT like the Warriors lmao

[@MrCleonwarrior]

@@idkwt2use yeah yr sleeping if you think he didn't contribute

[@NONO-hz4vo]

I am sure Van Fleet doesn't want to guard him any more.

[@24n8]

My "oh shit, none of us ain't shit" moment was in high school when my varsity team went up against... Gilbert Arenas. Our team won our division and had multiple future D1 players and he torched us for like 40 in the first half and then didn't even play in the second half. Our best players looked like tiny helpless babies next to him. I didn't understand how it was possible that like 30 players got drafted ahead of him in the NBA draft a couple years later. These guys are the elite of the elite of the elite.

[@bernardhsu8331]

Too bad he ruined his own NBA career

[@jamesdaglian6262]

Funny story actually, the reason he was picked late in the draft was because he was so immature during the interview process of the draft. He said, when asked what he would do with NBA money, that he'd be an international pimp. Lol

[@YOSSARIAN313]

​@@jamesdaglian6262 to be fair thats something a normal 20 year old might say. Its worth keeping in mind that some nba players are basically still children.

[@purpleirklegrovestreet]

@@jamesdaglian6262 im ngl i would be a horrible gm cuz i would take him with my top 5 pick…all i see is a great basketball player with an entrepreneurial mind😂😂😂

[@laor55]

I played poker a few times with Gilbert. One of the nicest people I've met

[@LarzOG]

I remember when I thought being in the NBA would be a walk in the park...I was 8...and like 4’ tall

[@freakreacts7575]

fax ligit thought i was gon be nba player lol dats funny now

[@nonnocere729]

In college, friends and I boxed w another friend who was in golden gloves New York…he beat the hell out of the three of us and proceeded to tell us he got whipped during golden gloves tournament…we couldn’t even hit this guy…it’s scary how good these athletes are.

[@Rhaspun]

Yes. Looking at boxing. Pick a weight division and usually there are only a handful who could beat the champion. Once you get down to number 10 ranking and below it isn't likely to happen.

[@danielstith5227]

@@Rhaspun I don't know about that piece. The key at the higher levels is more training than aptitude. By the time you get to GG you've already been training a while. Low level GG fighters really aren't any better athletes than most people. The top guys/gals? They have talent. skill, AND they train their @ss off.

[@doesnotexist305]

I had a friend who was a serious amateur boxer. He was about 5’9 and 112 pounds. Gym full of trophies and belts. He would invite all of us to the gym to spar. He was way smaller than all of us. He would go in there with guys 6’1 or 6’2 200+ pounds and just Floyd Mayweather the shit out of us. Couldn’t hit him. And we couldn’t figure out why in the hell we would throw one punch and miss and immediately get 2 or 3 punches to the ribs. Like seriously, throw one punch, miss, and we couldn’t even see him move out of the way and suddenly a three piece to the side and sometimes a jab to the chin. This guy was a lanky unauthentic looking guy and his jabs would sting. Plenty of us were sitting on our ass after a little jab to the jaw. One tap and we’d sit down. It’s crazy the levels there are in sports. This guy went pro and has a 1-2 record and is currently inactive.

[@tugginalong]

I have a friend who was Mr. Baseball in high school and played D1 college football as a QB and was drafted into the NFL. He was a scratch golfer. (a real athlete) He was in the NFL 2 or 3 seasons and never played one second in a game. He would still destroy most of us in most sports. He was big, strong, and quick. He said that we can’t comprehend the level of athleticism of NFL players and their ability to sustain that level even blew his mind.

[@Theguy-ey8je]

The vanilla Godzilla is possibly the best name I’ve ever heard

[@matasuki]

I think people forget even the backups are extraordinary. They are usually practicing and guarding the starters...everyday as a full time job...for years.

[@skillethead15]

Exactly. Basketball is these guys entire lives from like middle school until like 40. They are in peak physical condition and all they do is ball. With the best trainers and doctors in the world. Average joes don’t stand a chance.

[@nykia31]

Professional athletes aren't like normal people. They move different. Their combo of speed, balance, functional strength, hand-eye coordination are in the top 1% of the total population. They are almost like a completely different species.

[@madeasimmons9746]

Same thing with geniuses of any art or science or vocation. They just can do the job or know it instantly sans thinking

[@glimmertwin1977]

That’s not entirely true - the average hooper in a gym doesn’t even work on speed balance and functional strength in any sort of structured way while the average pro athlete has been doing those things at least since college if not earlier. Hitting the weight room is not the same as building functional strength and generally those types of workouts are not pushed to athletes on the lower levels unless they have been hand picked as “prospects” already and have access to better trainers.. The point is - non professionals overvalue time spent on the court and undervalue all the physical training that allows them to repeat that training against stronger and faster competition. The difference you are pointing to is largely explained by people who put in the work day in and day out for 5+ hours a day for years....and people who don’t.

[@guitarmusic524]

Bruh , not even 1%

[@ronm3945]

Yeh but most have an IQ of a duck...just sayin

[@keydaniels]

All facts! And Joe Blow on the internet will still say they suck.

[@matthewrammig]

Talent and size definitely play big part of it especially size. But I think what most people fail to understand about professional players vs regular guys is the great divide in the total number of hours played. Think of all the hours you work per week on your job, and then realize that your average NBA player has been on the court playing the game for that same number of hours each week since their youth. As an average Joe player, assuming you had the natural size, it would still take you 8 to 10 years playing the game 6 to 8 hours a day mixed in with special instruction and coaching to get on the level of a league player and of course, that’s with laser focus and a burning desire.

[@samlee6152]

To even be a bench warmer on an NBA team, some GM at some point had to determine that you belonged among the top 500 players in the world. Top 500, out of millions. Gives you some more perspective right there lol

[@nathanbranson9149]

All 15 year high school basketball players need to see this. The sooner you realize this, the sooner you can realize you need to come up with a Plan B for your life. Yes, you need a Plan B.

[@ohwga]

I agree but would call it a Plan A. The path to the NBA is at best a hope and most likely a dream-don’t plan on it. The odds of injury alone make it far fetched.

[@frags9764]

If you got a plan b then your not focused on plan a

[@devontepowell2255]

@@frags9764 nah you can be totally focused on your plan A and have a strategy to fall back on... cuz life doesn’t always work out how you plan .. its just called being smart. And if anything it should motivate you even more to achieve plan A, so you dont have to fall back on anything.

[@marquis9074]

Fucking A

[@TheLastDon321]

@Lakers in 5 thats a crazy number bruh. Shit nba is really the best of the best I guess.

[@petergoett4826]

I once dropped 2 buckets in a row on a 50 year old Dikembe Mutombo, then he washed me... Still the best moment of my basketball life

[@Rationalist101]

I literally just met Dikembe Mutombo a couple weeks ago lol

[@petergoett4826]

@@Rationalist101 he's so cool! Really good guy

[@Rationalist101]

@@petergoett4826 Yeah he is cool

[@Corvus_Crow]

I grew up around his nephew, short af bit he could ball. Ajax Ontario Canada

[@dhabib101]

2 buckets in a row? Was that while he was still putting on his kicks?

[@rickryan5959]

The talent gap is simply amazing. I'm 40 and play in a rec league. I was a decent high school ball player I'm still in reasonably decent shape and an above average shooter. Our team is all middle age guys that played at various high schools and one played some lower level college ball. In my 20's and into early 30's I'd played against several D3 guys and could at the very least hold my own against them. This season we picked up a kid that's an assistant at our local D2 College. He was a 4 year player at a mid major and averaged 9 per game now in his mid 20's. He's a 6-6 guard. He humors us and plays very unselfish team basketball. But when he decides he wants to get a bucket he just goes and gets one. I'd be willing to bet he's shooting above 70% on the season. It is completely effortless and he gets to his spot anytime he wants. He is on a totally different level than anyone I've played with or against it's crazy. I couldn't even begin to imagine what even a rotation player in league can do in the same situation. The gap is huge. Those guys have dedicated their life to mastering their craft.

[@stevez3332]

I think everyone just thinks about shooting when asked could you hold your own.. Those NBA guys even Scal on these vids they know how to use their body to create space etc. Dudes at the Y dont know how to use their body to get off shots.

[@ryanbriones4026]

The dude had an 11 year career in the NBA. His fundamentals are world class 😊

[@rexsales2246]

A washed up bottom of the bucket nba player is better than 99% of the people

[@Zephreyer]

Fundamentals are important, but don’t forget to add your own elements to your game.

[@n1c98]

@@rexsales2246 100% of regular players, lol

[@n1c98]

There's absolutely no one in any league no matter how top dog they are, that can even beat the worst of the worst NBA player. Trust me on this. Even if they practice around 1hr - 3.5 hrs a day, they study the game during travel around 10 hrs a day. They're the fucking special forces of all Basketball for christ sake.

[@alienatorterminator1543]

@@n1c98 that is true! NBA players are all Eat, Sleep and Drink basketball! Basically their job is playing Basketball

[@montelds]

Honestly I'm sure I would be sweeped by 82-year-old Jerry West in a one-on-one game right now.

[@FAMINE_R1]

Swept

[@kobinho1917]

I'm throwing bows

[@mattnova18]

How fun would that be though!!

[@Teeveepicksures]

Even Tommy Heinson would kick my ass. *Today*

[@DavidSanchez-xq4sm]

Same

[@EddieWoodsRemnantOutreach]

I was a part of a pro-am back in 2010 and 2011 here in Chicago. Players from over seas and D1 players played at it every year. In 2011 Bobby Simmons of the New Jersey Nets (a journeyman NBA player at the time on the back of the bench), and Antoine Walker (who was retired and very fat) played in it. Bobby who was about 30-ish at the time DOMINATED EVERYONE. And Antoine who looked preggers could not be stopped by anyone. It was like they were in high school seniors playing against their brothers who were still 11 and 10 years old.

[@ThisIsF-dUp]

I heard that!

[@BernardMoon]

Looked preggers.... LOL

[@Escobaz96]

😭😭😭 lmaoo bro there's so many levels to ball. People forget it's more about skill and exp not youth and atlethisism

[@KrisAlcordo]

Link plz!

[@nathanbranson9149]

Why do you think the older guys were so much better? Does this debunk the idea that athleticism is everything?

[@joeyrulz86]

Came back to watch this video. Reminded me when we played against Kendrick Perkins in High school here in Beaumont, Texas. Ozen and West Brook would play against each other twice a year. Lets just say... Kendrick alone outscored our entire team and ran us over like it was nothing. Ive personally felt that bump he use to give... it didnt feel good. He was drafted out of high school the next season to the Celtics and had a very respectable career. Perspective is right. I learned that year of high school that NBA level talent is lightyears ahead of the avg joe. My skills were good but I had nothing on this kat. My best skill was free throws. Thats about it.

[@y2jtopgun]

I remember going to a Phoenix Suns game and I saw Connie Hawkins outside doing media/public relations. They had a hoop outside the arena, and I challenged him to a free throw contest, best of ten. I went 8-10.. then it was his turn. Even with how old he was, he shot perfect, however on the last shot, he told me “now left handed” and it was nylon. Daaaamn! He also had been out of the NBA for decades. Any professional athlete is just in another level.

[@kenmay8247]

Like me with cornhole. Another level. :). (not really)

[@trisalyx]

thats my grand-uncle :)

[@YshoIsoy]

You could've won if it was Shaq. 😅😅

[@ndrocca]

This ladies and gentlemen is why you don’t challenge the GOAT

[@connor6508]

Kobe

[@connor6508]

jk

[@jimmyneutron788]

Facts scali cooked em

[@yvanazastrasz9013]

This is true for mostly everything. There's an abyss between the lowest pro and the best amateur. An abyss. Literally. About 10 years ago, we participated in an inter-company football tournament organized by the local club. One of the guys working with me was actually training with the semi-professional team of the local "big club". He literally won us the tournament on his own. It was just mind boggling.

[@nicelypenn]

and there is an abyss between the highest pro and the lowest pro. just adding on to what you said. if the best players ever faced off the worst ranking players ever in 1v1s, the results would probably be the same.

[@anarchyseeds4406]

sounds like another amatuer

[@yeng5202]

Respect to those who even made it in the league man. Takes a lot of Physical and Mental work and even then (unless you are born with talent) there's a high chance you won't be drafted.

[@music4all317]

When Tyreke Evans was with the Kings I saw him play some pick up games at a 24 hour fitness. He wasn't even trying and killed everyone.

[@matthewmayson5234]

Tyreke is a master of the lay up

[@bobbyb3543]

Tyreke evans played in the nba like he was playing in a rec league.... Unfair giving him home court adv to start with

[@elroc1]

I’ve been making this same point for years. The talent gap between a pick-up guy and a college player and an NBA player is night and day. That’s why I love the NBA. It’s the cream of the crop.

[@wisdomeacrosstheages]

This is the case in pretty much every sport. I'm from the UK, and played football (soccer) against a player when we were teenagers, who ended up playing professionally in the Premier League years later. We weren't a bad team, but remember not being able to get close to this kid--he scored about 8 or 9 goals. It was only years later that I saw him playing in the Premier League that made me realise how big the gulf is. He wasn't even in the prime of his career when we played him, and he wasn't even one of the better players in the league when he was playing in the Premier League. His name is Scott Sinclair...It made me wonder how good the others are.

[@justjazz784]

I used to play pickup football when I studied in Florida and one of the guys who would play with us was a brazilian fella, in his 50s, who played in the brazilian 2nd division when he was younger. He was always the best player on the field. At 50. Against in-their-physical-prime guys.

[@paddymcster7629]

Ohhh scotty Sinclair while he is so wonderful

[@armsnnakwe2519]

Bro Scott Sinclair is an incredibly elite player, who just didn't pan out as expected. Maybe due to injuries, price tag or way too much expectations.

[@timboslice8559]

@@armsnnakwe2519 played great at Celtic tho!!!

[@boasyV2]

@@armsnnakwe2519 moved to man city too fast

[@danehoy]

In medical school, the guy that sat behind me played 5 years of defensive end in the NFL. Also, in medical school, we had a first vs second year football game. Somewhere out there is a video of a bunch of nerds getting torched in the greatest display of athleticism I have seen.

[@bryanyau2001]

This video should be retitled: 'Why Brian Scalabrine is the NBA GOAT"

[@RefRed_King]

WHITE MAMBA IS OUT BBAAABBYY

[@talanthomasfb]

shut up that’s awful

[@talanthomasfb]

jk luv u

[@ronf4308]

In high school, I played linebacker. I was just an average player who never took it any further. One game we had to face Ricky Williams, a future Heisman trophy winner and NFL rushing leader. I think I was able to get my hands on him less than five times, and when I did he was so strong and fast that he just went by me like I wasn't there. As an average guy who was just happy to make the football team, I can say that these elite athletes are at such an otherworldly level.

[@Mochilolz]

i remember hearing of all the stories of ricky williams and another guy named marlin carey, who both were dominating runningbacks in the 90s for hs ball in san diego

[@bonjourphoenix7487]

@@Mochilolz My grandpa played against Cleophus Miller (he was a FB for the Chiefs and the Browns back in the ‘70s and ‘80s ). Said it took 5 players at some points to bring him down; whenever he hit you, you knew you would be getting ran over. Crazy

[@TravelingwithValeman77]

Ricky was probably high and still blew past everyone. Haha

[@RashtaEinthisB]

to think ricky williams was a "flop" in the NFL is wild too

[@Richbeans115]

@@RashtaEinthisB Dude had 10k rushing yards, he wasnt a flop

[@Allaluca]

I remember Scalabrine once went on radio and called out all his haters in Boston to play him one-on-one...everyone that actually showed up that day got demolished, as expected.

[@playerkingofnewyorkcity2581]

As shown in the video...

[@BoxCarBoy12]

There are levels within the levels that Jimmy pointed out here too. I've recently played in 2 rec leagues within 6 months: the first was in SoCal (which has a great basketball scene) and contained many "retired" high school stars looking to have fun, and the second was in Denver (decidedly worse basketball scene) and contained mostly average joes. Stats were kept in both leagues, and I averaged 9ppg on 32%FG and 23% from 3 in the SoCal league while I managed 20ppg on 52%FG and 47%3PT in the Denver league. To top it off I struggled and had to play really hard to average that 9ppg in SoCal, while I barely tried in Denver but still managed to more than double that scoring output. The fact that there is a huge gap even between the levels within levels of a sport further helps to demonstrate the massive gap between mere mortals and NBA players!

[@kyokyo718]

I played some mid level club hockey in middle school and experienced the opposite (strong Denver scene to a weak Socal scene). I had to work my ass off to even get playing time in Denver and then after I moved I slept walked to being the captain and best player at my rink. I quit hockey after some loser clipped me after I juked him out of his jock strap and he nearly broke my leg. I would have never made shit in hockey, but I'm bitter about that because that injury killed my enjoyment of the game.

[@scottfree7089]

I boxed many years ago at the local YMCA. I was in the best shape of my life. Early 20’s and strong. I was feeling myself. A local boxer who went pro but retired in his 30’s came to work out at the gym. He had a below 50% winning record. He was looking for a sparing partner. I volunteered. Head gear, groin and abs pads were used. There was no trash talking but I really thought I could take this guy. I made it to 1:40 and then he hit me with a jab /body shot so freaking hard I felt like I had to take a shit ! I quickly took a knee. He helped me up and asked if I was good? I said no, but you are. He laughed and said thanks and told me to walk it off. Ummm I don’t care how old a professional athlete is, they have something in them that separate themselves from the rest of humanity.

[@saugabwoy]

Lol exactly! Ppl don't realize how far they are from a world class athlete. Even the worst pro was once amongst the best in college. Or the amateur ranks if we are talking boxing

[@kwanzabill]

super real, sometimes we just need 2 get humbled

[@Brianp978]

I trained at the same gym with Micky ward. I sparred him when I was an amateur and he played with me until I caught him with a decent shot. He got pissed and broke 2 of my ribs.

[@bobjordan5231]

Man that was funny!

[@osareafallire]

Bro, you just about made me shit LMAO for real!!

[@LunarPrism34]

"Does he have the speed to take on the Vanilla Godzilla" I died

[@dominicdo2719]

That got me too

[@G_Sazon]

Bro I thought I was the only one that notice him say that😂

[@riveenwickenham8392]

Sameeeeeee

[@birdman4birdlegs]

Oh man I cried over it

[@shaquilleoatmeal8268]

Jxmy “mAyBe I cOuLd Go tO tHe LeAgUe” High roller

[@NotADuncon]

True tho there is a difference between thinking "ok I'm a good college player so If I was lucky, worked harder, had no injuries and trainer a few years more I could have made it" and thinking "I am on NBA level now.

[@charliep5139]

Ginormous props to any man that can last 11 straight years in any top tier professional sports league...I dont care if the dude scored zero points with zero minutes. For 11 years, an NBA team said, "yeah, we want him as one of our 15..."

[@vicc6790]

budgets exist, that doesn't necessarily say anything good about the person

[@Lethologican]

@@vicc6790 Despite how much money there is in the league, there's way more players than there is money to spend on them. Most guys don't get on the budget at all, let alone stay on it for 11 years.

[@scottcurrie3959]

I was a pretty solid basketball player. Played in adult rec leagues, was a very good defensive player, had great stamina and speed from being a X- Country and distance runner. i was easily one of the better players defensively and scored a lot of my points on steals and fast breaks. We had quite a few former college players in this league, most played D3 or D2 ball. One guy played D1 ball for a major team, and the difference between him and everyone else was on the order or several magnitudes. It was like watching a full grown adult playing against six year olds. It wasn't even close.

[@thomaschappelear2174]

Yeah, I am objectively bad at basketball, but once played pickup against a former D1 hockey player. (Not even the right sport). He was big, wide, overweight. And I'll never forget--he bit on a headfake, and I started to go around when he was in the air... and then somehow he landed and just teleported in front of me. He moved that bulk laterally so quickly I had no idea what had happened. Made me appreciate how different true athletes are.

[@oof3479]

@@thomaschappelear2174 That big ass head of yours carries the mathematical solution to the Life and Death system

[@AcapDave]

I got a chance to play a pick up game against two 6'5" blonde beauty sisters that played D1 at Oral Roberts. I think I had the ball in my hands for about five seconds total for the ten min we played.... Otherwise, it was just blonde ponytails heading down court..... Lol

[@mariopot789]

I went to a highschool with two guys who played in the NFL , the linemen of the two was the biggest freshman you've ever seen , In his freshman year of highschool he was bigger than most of the senior guys ,and he played varsity football as a freshman . Dude was so big you'd have to put 3 guys on him to stop him on defense and it felt like he could protect the quarterback from 5 guys at once on the offensive end. He got a college scholarship and made two all conference teams and then made it to the NFL undrafted but played on the patriots practice squad for years where he won a few rings for his role. I think about how he was the best person in his position at the school the moment he started highschool before he'd ever even practiced really but only actually ever played a hand full of games in the NFL as a deep bench backup . The strongest and largest guy i knew in highschool and a man celebrated twice as some of the best talent in the country for his college play was only ever good enough to play backup and practice minutes on a championship NFL team. Talk about perspective.

[@minderqhasti6192]

Abiamiri and Ferentz?

[@realistromantic]

Why do you call football such a strange game? You can check for instance FIFA game 😂

[@ejthompson4950]

Similar story. I played Jr High, and High School football with a dude who in 10 games our freshmen season ran for like 3200 yards and something like 38 touchdowns. And that's with a coach that would pull the starters if we started running the score up on another team. He wanted us to win, but was not the kind of dude to have his team win with video game numbers. We scored 21 points in the first 4 minutes of a game once and by the 2nd quarter coach could name anyone still on the field. He was so deep into the bench one of our linemen was just a pine board with a face drawn on it. Anyway that running back graduated high school 6'2" 195 lbs and running a 4.34 in the 40 yard dash. He got a scholarship to go play Safety at a D1 program, transferred out of that program and played safety for 2 more years before taking over as the RB1 on the offense for his senior year where he broke every conference running back single season record of note (yards/touchdowns/receptions/etc) He went to the league undrafted and played on the Jags practice squad behind Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones Drew. This dude was legit the best running back in my high school, our division, possibly the state, went to college where he ended up being a monster (once someone put him back where he belonged) He never even touched an NFL field other than a few snaps during a pre-season game. He was so much better than anyone else on the team it wasn't even funny, and was just an absolute freak athlete. And he couldn't get any touches in the NFL. Most people who graduate from college after playing 4 years of football go on to sell insurance, or coach, or be engineers, or accountants. The difference between the accountants and the NFL players is massive, and the difference between "the accountants" and us normies is even bigger. For anyone out there who thinks they've got the goods... trust me, if you did, you'd be playing professionally somewhere....

[@MelloHubb]

I went to school with Joe Haden (friendly high school). Dude was an absolute LEGEND growing up. He played quarterback and torched every team in the area and it wasn't even close. I think about it often how he wasn't even good enough at the college/pro level to play the position that he completely dominated in high school. In high school basketball he dominated as well. Like literally DOMINATED. Then KD dropped 40 on him like it was nothing in HIGH SCHOOL... Talk about perspective. 2 great legends that demonstrated to me that there are levels to this when I was a young kid growing up. I never doubted a pro athlete since.

[@johnmansoo9088]

Friendly HS? Like Friendly, MD? I lived there a million years ago. Went to Rose Valley Elementary. Dad got PCS'd before I had to face the dreaded halls of LBJ Jr High. Thank goodness. lol

[@xoResource]

let’s be honest, Jimmy is the one of the best basketball youtubers. what a great guy.

[@ingramth24]

He is the best man

[@hajjamajd]

Best for me

[@OmarWkbari]

He’s better then Mike😤

[@destination1009]

1. Jxmyhighroller 2. Mike Korzemba 3. Mj2kallday

[@hamzayhhhggg5278]

No cap

[@willstrickland9952]

Not a lesson I needed, but always so fascinating to see NBA players at the gym it's hilarious

[@TomiAdewoleAdetom]

Really puts into perspective just how unreal someone like Michael Jordan was. Insanely gifted, with an absurd work ethic to pretty much craft a demigod.

[@philipmeisterl]

Im gonna argue michael and someone like scalabrini arent even 1 percent apart maybe like 0.01 but these little percentages are what makes the difference but someone like me is probably 98 percent away from them although i could (in europe where i live) beat 95% of players in the park because im athletic

[@deedsofdecapitation7477]

Now, if that's how good Michael Jordan was, just imagine how unstoppable Brian Scalabrine was at his prime.

[@egg-iu3fe]

makes me wonder to what degree scala is close to jordan and we are close to scala. Is he like 10% away from jordan and we're 50% away from scala?

[@godnotavailable2094]

@@egg-iu3fe The statistic I've heard is that the top 1% of high school athletes make D1 teams. Of those D1 rosters, the top 1% make the league. So Brian Scalabrine and Michael Jordan are both in the top 0.01% of players that ever played at the high school level, at least by luck. There have been a bit over 4,000 players in the NBA, so Jordan is like, 1/4,000th or so of that 0.01%.

[@MLR400]

"Average players practice until they get it right. Professional players practice until they can't get it wrong." You have been advised.

[@t.bareezy8232]

Makes NO sense......

[@humbleprogress1226]

@@t.bareezy8232 to YOU...we all got it.

[@NameCallingIsWeak]

@@humbleprogress1226I got it, practice "until elite performance becomes routine"

[@michlo3393]

NBA players are literally SURGICAL. I remember being at a Lakers game in 2003 and watching Mark Madsen, MARK FUCKING MADSEN practice threes, he made every single one. Never hit the rim, perfect stroke, form EVERYTHING. And that guy was considered a "scrub". In a vacuum, those guys do not miss. It's only when guarded by other elite players that they have trouble.

[@humbleprogress1226]

@@michlo3393 absolutely. NBA players used to come work out and improve their game at the college I went to. Rarely saw them miss shots on their own. Another level.

[@HFH-Official]

People underestimate Brian. He was an excellent role player that understood his strengths and weaknesses and made the best of it. He wasn't a basketball God but managed to stay in the league longer than most average players.

[@notatrollll]

Yeah, tons of bigs that can rebound and provide energy, barely any of them lasted as long as brian. Im sure he did good things for the team outside games too, from practice squad intensity, pushing players hard, to morale. He was trustworthy by a coach.

[@HFH-Official]

@@notatrollll exactly!... You get it

[@GuerillaWarFairness]

Nonsense. Vanilla Godzilla was ill.

[@oneman9121]

He was 1st team All-Pac 10 player at USC back in 2000. Only idiots would think they can legitimately take him 1-on-1.

[@PlasticFo0ds_0001]

What you don't understand is that the white mamba only used . 0000001% of his talents in the nba because everybody would quit if he used 100%

[@dream-_weaver4769]

In college I had the opportunity to see a summer league game where members of the CAVS, Sonics, and Hawks players showed up. As a decent college athlete let me say I have never experienced up close and personal the skills those guys displayed that day. What I remember most was how effortlessly the ball came off their fingers in rhythm. Down right mesmerizing. None of stood a chance and after 10 minutes of play reality stepped in. They were coming over the half court line launching and turning around to get back on defense because they knew the ball was stripping all cord. 😆

[@ΠαντελήςΚαλλιγάς]

The fact that the last guy was like playing great defense, scalabrin was like, I don't care I'll make it

[@kobe24gr]

Πολύ ψηλός (και πολύ καλός) γι' αυτόν ο Scalabrine. Ο πρώτος ίσως να τον μάρκαρε καλύτερα αλλά δεν ήταν δυνατός. Αυτό που παρατηρώ, εκτός από την ευστοχία των NBAers, είναι ότι είναι πολύ δυνατοί, έχουν καλό πρώτο βήμα και σπρώχνουν πολύ. Δεν τους κουνάς με τίποτα. Ακόμα και οι guards, είναι πολύ δυνατοί. Σκέψου τώρα κάτι centers τύπου O'neal και σκέψου πόσο δυνατός ήταν ο Rodman που μάρκαρε O'neal και θεωρητικά δεν ήταν στα κυβικά του. Οι τύποι είναι κτήνη.

[@anasebrahim3382]

@@kobe24gr interesting ....tell me more.

[@Jiujitsuspecialist]

@@anasebrahim3382 We have a fellow greek god over here

[@dimag8568]

He was fouling him a bunch and it still didn't matter. He was just too small for scal

[@LawAcieIV]

@@dimag8568 yea he admitted he needed to score first cuz one scal got the ball he was gonna bully him

[@JohnDoe-zr8pc]

Ya, that’s a BAD idea. Years ago a bench player from the Timberwolves (Andre Patterson) came into a gym a bunch of us were playing pick up at. This was a BENCH PLAYER who got like 1.5 minutes a game. He was light years better than the absolute best regular Joe player on the court. There was such a gap, it was like he was playing against a bunch of elementary school kids.

[@awakenedsoul2638]

SKILLS!

[@sethcoovert]

“NBA players even old washed up retired ones are way way way better than any of us” 😂 😆 😂 😭

[@imtheg.o.a.t7703]

Not better than John Rogers she smoked the goat mj 1 on 1

[@allanhouston6759]

Casual fans like to say that previous generations of Nba players to day will be wiped out even by high school students. *It would be fun to see today"s high school students try to stop Prime Shaquille O"Neal or Hakeem Olajuwon.*

[@KJ23177]

@@imtheg.o.a.t7703 well john the goat he wasnt using 1% of his power

[@imtheg.o.a.t7703]

@@allanhouston6759 I’d love to see shaq try to stop a prime John Rogers

[@sethcoovert]

@Cash Money ik

[@Dezdichado1000]

Our D1 university varsity soccer guys would occasionally drop by the futsal pick up games during the winter. Chris Mueller, who played for Orlando in the MLS and made the USMNT a few times, would run circles around us. Funny because at the time me and my friends would go toe-to-toe with the club soccer team, so we thought we was worth something.

[@Thiccjimbobway]

I would challenge an NBA player simply because it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity and mesmerizing to watch them up close

[@theguyfromwalgreens]

Exactly. It’d be a fun experience.

[@cardinalrule6810]

I would challenge them because I would beat them

[@mja91352]

Buy a ticket to an NBA game, doofus

[@mmmmmmm81622]

@@mja91352 key words: “up close” 😐 Also, you wouldn’t see how good they really are against other nba players…

[@khoale5712]

@@cardinalrule6810 caaap, ifk if u were joking but if u were then pls dont woosh me