NBA Legends Explain How Good Penny Hardaway Was

[@frankzito1660]

Should be in the HOF period. One of the best to ever lace em up.

[@redpatrickdesepida8069]

Penny or lil Penny?

[@indyfosho5458]

HOF. Dafuq!?!?

[@frankzito1660]

@@indyfosho5458 absolutely. The guy is a hall of famer.

[@jamesblunt1915]

@@frankzito1660 Not enough time being an elite PG, same with Grant Hill who was a better player then penny.

[@regulator9leorise629]

Ever!!!

[@stujones7178]

Penny is my favorite player of all time. Sad that a knee injury stole the greatness that could have been.

[@alanduff1054]

I said it then and I STILL say it before his injury the BEST ever

[@woodsd4]

I KEEP TELLIN Y'ALL! IN THE 1990'S OUTSIDE OF MICHEAL JORDAN PENNY HARDAWAY WAS EVERYONE'S FAVORITE PLAYER....BIGGER FACTS

[@jkdortch2308]

NOT REALLY ONLY YOULL YOUNG FANS

[@woodsd4]

@@jkdortch2308 😒

[@benjaminhuggins3934]

@@jkdortch2308 bullshit. Penny was most of everyone's favorite outside of MJ. There were a lot of great players back then but you can't tell me that him being the number 2 at the time wasn't a legitimate argument

[@pindaryahashua]

@@jkdortch2308 blame ya parents for giving birth to a hater

[@sgtdevildog7134]

Yup..but young cats dont know that,Penny was special ( Reggie said it all) we saw greatness of the 90's...for me the best Era by far !!

[@Karll541]

Penny’s 90s commercials had me rolling

[@zach6395]

It's really sad how injuries derailed not just Penny, but Grant Hill as well. Those two not only could have been all-time greats, but the rivalry they could have had too. In a post Jordan Eastern Conference, they were easily the two best players in the East. Imagine those Magic teams if they had managed to have a healthy Penny, healthy Grant Hill, and T-Mac, which they nearly had.

[@haneecamper4903]

Grant Hill and Penny would've been in the greatest of all time convo.

[@jakedooley5300]

There both still all time greats it's just they would have been even greater if it wasn't for injuries, both were unstoppable before there injuries, even the 🐐 Michael Jordan had alot of trouble guarding both of them

[@davidmorris9596]

That's exactly who else (hill) I was thinking of!! Probably cause I grew up in Detroit

[@lilt1482]

Not to mention if they had got duncan like they were supposed to

[@alanduff1054]

and Jimmy Jackson...

[@RkoStunna]

Penny is my favorite NBA player of all time. He is the reason I am a Orlando Magic fan

[@fidelsolis6070]

I was a big fan. But then he got injured & i barely heard of him.

[@mmhmmthatright6900]

Same, I watched every game when it was Penny+ Shaq+ Dennis Scott+ Nick Anderson and I firmly believe if they played in any era other than prime Jordan/Bulls they would've had multiple championships.

[@robtista7856]

Feel bad that your a magic fan😂😂

[@Ant_Am]

@@robtista7856 that will change sooner than later. Jus watch

[@Cloud121D]

@@fidelsolis6070 AMEN!!! Been fanatical since 1993. Been tough, we an expansion team again (2021-2022), but let's do this!!! GO MAGIC!!!

[@aaronfleming4911]

I've been watching Penny hardaway ever since he played at Tradewell highschool in Memphis TN. He was the man. Even at Memphis st. He was a MVP

[@Resi1ient11]

Penny is my all time favorite player such a cool down to earth laid back humble guy. I got a chance to meet him at the Fox Hill mall in Los Angeles i was in tears. Penny can imapct the game of basketball just like Jordan. Better believe Penny was your favorite player if it wasnt Jordan.

[@NeverNotHoopin]

I don't care what you guys say but Penny was my guy growing up. He is the reason I started to hoop and have a semi pro career. He was the only man I idolized after my paps. I had his shoes, have his jerseys, basketball cards, the book written by Backett. I practiced his moves over and over again after rewatching them from the VHS tapes. At that time everybody I knew wanted to be like Mike, but I wanted to be like Penny. Never had wishes for my life but one, to meet coach Hardaway and have the opportunity to sit down with him for an hour or two and have a talk.

[@ItsMe-gg1ui]

Penny was one of my favorite players from the 90s. Dude would go off without warning and loved to dunk on anyone he could

[@alanduff1054]

on ANYBODY and the best passer

[@eddieknight2202]

Jordan, Penny, Iverson, Kobe Legends 💯 , the game will never be the same

[@jamesd1457]

And shaq

[@tremainephillips1770]

Agreed, I have all 4 Jerseys🔥🔥🔥

[@kevinsupreme2514]

4 KILLERS...

[@davidkodua8898]

Penny and Grant hill also had class personified

[@ItsYurVatoAlex]

So many great players from the late 90s-00s Shaq, Penny, G Hill, Kobe, Duncan, Iverson, T Mac, Vince etc.

[@jerrynelson5289]

my idol growing up. skills of Magic Johnson, winger like and shooting guard like Jordan and Pippen. Deadly Combo.

[@ivanviera4773]

Penny was fantastic its sad how injuries hurt his career.

[@coachcarter8238]

Penny was definitely one of my favorites growing up, and even when he beat my Bulls in 95, I still enjoyed watching him play. I agree with Shaq. He could've been better than Kobe and LeBron had he stayed healthy, and he would've been a hall of famer. Had the Magic just kept Shaq, they would've beaten the Bulls again at some point, and Penny would've had a ring or two. They had a squad, and other than the Bulls, no one could beat them.

[@lamarrjohnson2554]

Only the bulls with jordan. You see what happened when Jordan was out that year. Magic was surly a young growing force to be reckoned with.

[@AGIMJONES]

Shaq has had some questionable takes lately but this one is straight facts. Penny had no flaws in his game. Young players don’t have a post game like he did right out the gate along with his footwork and court vision

[@dominiquejones3805]

He was so smooth, it came effortlessly 2 him

[@DeCurtaRican]

Penny had no flaws in his offensive game. His D wasn’t all that. He could be good when it counted, but he wasn’t out there puttin’ dudes on lock all game.

[@naujitking2868]

@@DeCurtaRican his man on man defense 10x better than Lebron has ever been!

[@alanduff1054]

ShaQ realize HE was the asshole THEN... He pretty much screwed up Penny's career...

[@hzanskigaming165]

Penny was the original "your favorite player's favorite player." He was that good.

[@ballhawksports]

This dude might be the most skilled player to ever touch a basketball. People don’t realize.

[@aaronflowers8881]

Respect

[@carlwallace1129]

Penny Hardaway in the 90s was like the Naz of HipHop before the injuries HOF material,,, he was like the 1st Hybrid pg or guard which is a rangy scorer that average alot of of assist. But with Pennys IQ he dominated from both guard spots inside and out.

[@chrisgonz9963]

I know injuries affected Penny Hardaway at the end but he was special in the 90 s with Shaq s Orlando Magic Teams if it was it for injuries he would be a First Ballot HOF for that being said Penny Hardaway should be in The HOF hopefully someday

[@anthonyshealy]

I’m from memphis, I saw him threw Highschool and college! We even used to get our hair cut at the same barber 💈! The best to ever play his position!

[@bgrey55]

When they are showing vids about Jordan wearing your shoes. You know you're the thing. I'm surprised didn't know penny was this good.

[@RCFloyd]

Lil Penny was an icon!

[@RichFromTheDuece]

Penny was my favorite player as a 9,10-yr-old kid worshipping the game of basketball. I even used to shoot my shot with his same form when I used to play. He was such an exciting player to watch. He’s one of the goats in my book. I’ve no doubt that he would’ve been up there with the Kobe’s, Lebron’s and MJ’s of the world had he never got injured so much.

[@fegmedic514]

And penny had cooler shoes than kobe and lebron!🤣

[@arvinbalboa5810]

of course i agree🏀

[@princeroswald1935]

@Misha HARFORD air penny rank 2 in best basketball shoes of all time

[@marcus.6487]

@@princeroswald1935 eggzackly...EAZILY

[@LuisMartinez-hv3bs]

Greatest of all time.

[@2REAL4MOST]

Had me a pair,Best basketball shoes I ever had back in the 90s

[@PR-ux5mg]

My favorite player growing up. He was super talented and an all around player

[@juicyjay8642]

Listen to Kobe and Shaq’s interview. Kobe admits that Penny was his role model!

[@DeCurtaRican]

Kobe obviously had a few role models.

[@jkdortch2308]

BUT THE GAME IS MENTAL KOBE HAD OVER ALL OF HIS GENERATION AND ON

[@juicyjay8642]

@joann dortch That’s 50% accurate.

[@NBAsportsworld]

Yea but Kobe was better then penny ever really reached

[@juicyjay8642]

@Moises Denis That’s maybe true, but Penny laid the foundation. Shaq said it best on “This Magic Moment”, Shaq and Penny were Shaq and Kobe before Shaq and Kobe!

[@patrickjerwinbaldo9013]

F@*k just thinking about the misdiagnosed torn miniscus derailed his career. My first ever basketball idol. He so special if he stayed healthy he's in the conversation of the greatest to play the game maybe in the top 10

[@DeCurtaRican]

You mean maybe top-5. Think about it. Oscar and Bird? They would have sunk. He would be right on the top-5 border with Kobe, IMO.

[@ziginaigra]

@@DeCurtaRican Penny over bird lol

[@alanduff1054]

Michael Jordan and many others had a better CAREER but Penny was the BEST ever

[@arvinbalboa5810]

my number one and my all time favorite player in nba until now #1 Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway

[@T--T2.0]

I watched Penny and Shaq play in the O-rena (as they called it then) against Alonzo and Larry Johnson. Man if they could have stayed together, no doubt it would be banners hanging in Orlando!

[@patrickmichael2760]

This is real talk from the legend!!!

[@leminipro7845]

Growing up like any other kid I fell in love with the game. Check this out though when I first started hooping I thought it was so hard because I watched Penny hoop not realizing he was left handed. I literally molded my game after his and could go either hand as I got better, but damn ya'll just dunno unless you saw him in work outs or play live. That man's energy and skillset was just CRAZY AS F. MJ, Penny, Kobe, Iverson, McGrady. They could just TAKE OVER.

[@MrTazzopazzo]

Absolutely true. He was unbelievable

[@robglobal1]

Penny's RC cards are super cheap been snatching them up and Grant Hill and Jason Kidd. Super undervalued!

[@raynathanielcaparas8064]

Durability is one major factor to become a legend, without it there will be only lots of "If".

[@travelingman3732]

I'm from Arkansas and back in the days of 40 minutes of Hell with Coach Nolan Richardson, my hogs used to play Memphis State. That's back when we had Todd Day, Lee Mayberry and Oliver Miller and Memphis State had Anfernee Hardaway. Some people may not know this but Nolan recruited Penny pretty hard and he almost became a Razorback. If he had, we would have won another national championship in one or two years. That's a fact. You'll never convince me otherwise. Anyway Penny went to Memphis and I can't blame him for that. It's his hometown. I can still remember when we played them. Penny was one of the most amazing players I have ever seen. He almost beat our three stars all by himself. He was so incredibly good, he almost seemed like he was unbeatable. Every time we scored and took the lead, he came right back at us. He wouldn't quit. Dude had the biggest heart and some of the most incredible talent that has ever come out of this area. He's a legend. I'll never forget that game. And I'll always be a Penny Hardaway fan. He was an absolute joy to watch play basketball.

[@MegaLadyQua]

Penny Hardaway❤️ 💯talent💯hardwork💙

[@philipquaglino]

LOVED watching Penny

[@sublime8956]

Penny Hardaway was a phenomenal player. One of a kind

[@benchwarmerss9165]

Shaq went from penny who willingly passed to someone who said grab the rebound 🤣

[@ItsMe-gg1ui]

Orlando had the cleanest damn jersey back in the day

[@trey003]

I used to collect basketball cards during his prime. I bought everything I could of his! I have just about every rookie of Penny, hardwood floor pieces, shoe pieces, and jersey pieces, etc. Some of my most cherished collectables

[@khip2932]

Penny was the most versatile team player in that era. There wasnt anything he couldnt do

[@alanduff1054]

of ALL eras

[@dcomputers]

Penny was lighting up Kobe in 99 , 2000 there was one game penny was hot against lakers . They couldnt stop penny

[@michaelbautista5803]

The Legend of Penny Hardaway

[@Spoonrrr]

Shaq did him wrong for leaving. One of my favourite player

[@joemomma7]

The only person that Jordan ever wore their shoe during a game

[@Kingarliss88]

Mans took his team to the finals as a rookie…….A ROOKIE. Jordan used to wear the man’s shoes. JORDAN WORE THE MANS SHOES! (Yeah I know they got swept by Houston) but to go to the finals as a ROOKIE?!? A ROOKIE?

[@requiemforameme1]

There was a couple years where every commercial break had Lil Penny and Grant Hill drinking some Sprite. After the game turn on NBA Jam and pick ORL or CHA for Zo and Grandmama.

[@tipplers3417]

SO SO SO TRUE!

[@leftyseel8658]

6:47 My two all-time favorites! Penny is #1 of course, D-Wade 2nd.

[@devonpfingstl5350]

I think Penny was the closest to mj. Those injuries though.

[@cortlandsimmons6241]

And that's a Fact! Penny is still my favorite till this day!

[@lurking0death]

Injuries throttled a lot of players. Grant Hill for one.

[@alanduff1054]

Jimmy Jackson too

[@shriibatsa5100]

Penny would have been easily better than kobe !!! he brought some og moves ... kobe was just a copier machine !!

[@greatero]

This☝🏾! Kobe was a glorified Zerox machine. Penny was "one of a kind".

[@davidporter671]

Kobe was just straight overrated. Shaq was much more important to those Lakers teams.

[@DrizzyDre6190]

My favorite player ever !!!!!! The next MJ of the league

[@rocketcityrob343]

💐Penny one of the greatest to play He just didn’t get as much time I definitely was a fan of his. And bought his shoes way before my first pair of Jordans

[@dominiquejones3805]

Still havent seen anything like him

[@michaelmorgan5677]

I suppose you too young to have seen wilt play he was athletic and strong the only baller ever to win MVP as a rookie

[@TheLoneMarksman]

@@michaelmorgan5677 He is a beast but there was no competition back then.

[@DeCurtaRican]

@@TheLoneMarksman : No competition? The NBA was never better than it was in the 1980’s and 1990’s, nor has it been anything close since.

[@TheLoneMarksman]

@@DeCurtaRican I was talking about Wilts Years. 80s 90s and early 2000 years were my favorites.

[@thatguyronwaiters6485]

@@TheLoneMarksman Jordan is no competition he beat Jordan man to man what more you want lol

[@Iamdasouth]

Penny was on his way to eclipse Mj's status of being the greatest ever I keep telling people this.

[@tporter500]

That's where you lost me... don't confuse a baseball timing and rhythm MJ for a prime MJ... Penny was excellent but would get destroyed by vintage Jordan.

[@tsuggs24]

Hands down Penny is a Hall of Fame at the time Penny was the best guard in the league, I am from Memphis and I played highschool basketball against Penny and he was best in highschool in Tennessee standing room only at his games I salute Penny because he was Rob out of his career # HOF NO DOUBT

[@JRally6]

I promise you, Penny def could have been the goat. Only person to serve the Bulls and Jordan during their prime. He was an absolute problem. For real

[@PilotBreadBoy]

love to see it

[@justinmorrow6443]

Penny Hardaway and Randy Livingston are some of my favorite player

[@macewbee]

Great video

[@dominiquejones3805]

Damn MJ wore Pennys shoes

[@YK-fj5bj]

Mad isn’t it! Great respect.

[@ersonvelasco2531]

When everyone seems to be thirsty and all can’t get enough of MJ because of his abrupt retirement, Penny is our next best guy that during those time may take over the league...

[@markjohnstonmaneja5181]

I agree 4 that

[@oscarvilla5288]

Tatally agree

[@darwintrombley3029]

Aww man I think Orlando messed up is not giving shaq a better contract they low balled him that’s why he left and to top it off it put more stress on pennys body to do more for Orlando but just imagine that if shaq never left they would of been a championship team straight up before shaq and Kobe there was penny and shaq

[@RodrigoMJ32]

A healthy Penny was WAY BETTER than kobrick AND he was unselfish as well....

[@PrezzAC]

Do Skip to my Lou next 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@SportsSpeak73]

Orlando had Penny & Shaq plus a bevy of 1st round picks from that Webber trade and somehow managed to screw it all up

[@genesisong7018]

Agree to shaq my first idol in NBA Penny Hardaway next Jason Kidd and Now Lebron cause first pass player thats why i idolize them

[@nathanmorales9039]

Shaq and a healthy penny where way better than Shaq and Kobe. Penny did everything he was magic incarnate. He passed shot better was just way better than Kobe.

[@nbtnothingbutthetruth3103]

In my opinion Jordan and Penny was the greatest to ever do it..

[@alanduff1054]

I go with Penny...

[@quantumz5934]

That's true...

[@Tiger-zn2qk]

Injury robbed us the greatness of Penny Hardaway, Tracy Mcgrady and Grant Hill

[@ArtIsMyNature]

What’s the website again?

[@opnwatta4775]

penny - orlando, gud old days

[@TheHomeman]

When young people say that the players are much better than the players in the 90s and ask who is better kyrie or steph I always say penny but they don't know enough to say anything

[@randalldegroat8878]

Don’t need to hear a word! This is a fact💯! Penny 6’7 PG with EVERYTHING! No 🧢

[@harrymarquez5931]

MJ actually wore a pair of Pennys shoes for a game.

[@markbaugh3365]

YOW dis A fi REAL ... Shaq, a speak truth! If not for injury_as much as how I RATE KOBE. Penny would have just Dominated_giving JORDAN hell_in the process...... Adi toughest ting to BLOODCLAAT seriously..... Big UP Penny.

[@l.r9655]

elite scorer Elite play maker Elite assist Hall of famer no doubt

[@albertotorres5345]

That's the biggest true I ever heard

[@axlslak]

I think we should factor this in the debate about great players. I mean the details about how they prepare their bodies. I think it's less debated and analyzed and I think that is a mistake. Lets take Michael Jordan for instance. Dude had several accidents that could have ended his career. His first accident when he broke his foot, many times he fell the wrong way when he played the Pistons, and that one time Patrick Ewing almost ended his career with a block that had him reverse in the air and fall on his head almost breaking his back. I think the reason MJ never had a career ending injury is because he prepared for it (see Tim Grover). As did Kobe. On the other hand, Penny, didn't. He relied too much on talent, and less on preparation. As did Grant, and others. See, this is the simple difference that Tim Grover can make. Kobe and Michael had him, the others didn't.

[@nomoneyd4801]

To me Penny is the GOAT

[@suttipongapi5951]

Penny always no.1 Magics

[@michaelscofield9247]

I am very very sad for penny ! I had a magnificent talent! He could be top 5 of all time without injuries! He was a mix of majic tmac with a killer instinct like MJ

[@alanduff1054]

Which makes him BETTER than MJ

[@repentyasharahla7632]

Penny highlights with Shaq are better then all Kobe years highlights

[@Schlipsmut]

Penny was like merging Magic and Michael to one player! Shaq was the big iron club, but Penny was the Jedi Sword... ;) They were 24 and 23 when they lead Orlando to the finals in 1995 and beat Jordan & Pippen. What if...

[@robglobal1]

That was when Jordan had just came back from playing baseball for 2 years so Orlando got lucky it was a super rusty Jordan on the other end or things would have ended different but that Orlando team was for sure great and fun to watch. So sad Penny's career ended like that. Too many what ifs in Basketball. Same w Grant Hill and Griffey Jr for baseball. He woulda been the hands down goat had he not been injured for half his career

[@Schlipsmut]

@@robglobal1 Yeah, maybe you are right. But nevertheless even half Michael is not so easy to beat. And he was not so rusty as everybody expected after his break. After the loss MIchael wants to have somebody (Rodman) for the boards because he knows that Scottie & him are maybe not enough anymore to win titles. But who knows? So Basketball is a sport where big heavy guys are jumping 15, 20 years on the hardwood - not a very healthy sport. The real achievement of guys like LeBron is to stay healthy for such a long time.

[@robglobal1]

@@Schlipsmut that is true even half of Jordan was better than everyone else but it did take him a bit of time to get back to form although he wasnt as rusty as we all thought he was gonna be. Lebron definitely is smart for keeping his body healthy...also luck has been on his side big time. All these years and he's been able to avoid injury minus a few small things but never anything remotely major. Look at Grant Hill and Penny Hardaway what they would have become had it not been for injury. Most likely both top 10 all time

[@jakedooley5300]

@@robglobal1 they both definitely would be top 10 all time greats if they didn't have serious injuries that ruined there career's, neither one of em were stoppable when they played at there primes before injuries, grant hill crossed over and dunked on pippen who is a top 3 greatest defender ever, even Jordan had trouble guarding penny hardaway and Grant hill and that says alot on how great they are that even the 🐐 MJ had trouble guarding them

[@StirThePot43]

Str8 up Penny was the truth

[@jeffreyyapcenco8055]

Correct

[@jamarqueetrotter2832]

Paul Pierce please before the big 3

[@nathanielbolden5053]

Penny got a raw deal with the injuries!...as a die hard Hornets fan damn I hated playing the Magic when he got there!...they gotta make an exception for him in the HOF!...he earned his place in history he's the only player that asshole MJ gave props to by wearing his shoes in a game!...if im not mistaken I think it was a playoff game!...

[@vinblack85]

Penny the goat!

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

David Thompson

[@ketfoen]

Penny was a beast.

[@dominiquejones3805]

Yes McGrady had a ridiculous build

[@lamarrjohnson2554]

Penny was a fucking beast.. these young bucks don’t know what they missed

[@MR12GAUGE]

Penny and grant hill, both robbed by injuries easily up there with the best