New York Knickerbockers vs Fort Wayne Pistons Jan. 7, 1950
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@drkz84 жыл бұрын
I died laughing at the guy who shoots freethrow while jumping one handed😂😂
@datslilchris57053 жыл бұрын
Same
@pantomine.3 жыл бұрын
What about the one who grandpa shots?
@ibringthelastwords13583 жыл бұрын
But its effective unlike dwight howards do 😂
@TemperTemper...3 жыл бұрын
He had the crane technique way before Karate Kid.
@johnconnor16613 жыл бұрын
me too 😂
@lancechimese17154 жыл бұрын
This is simultaneously the greatest and worst basketball footage ive ever seen
@nomprenom93374 жыл бұрын
The rules were different...
@sincityquinn3 жыл бұрын
nom prenom Has nothing to do with the rules....
@ashtavakraaum68923 жыл бұрын
worst then WNBA?
@d.eric_293 жыл бұрын
Just acknowledge the fact that game existed even after the world went through lot of wars. People back then we're built different for sure
@dutdut2.0593 жыл бұрын
Ashtavakra Aum definitely harder to watch than WNBA
@erickmorales87914 жыл бұрын
I'm actually impressed by all these consistent hook shots
@NelsFofana2 жыл бұрын
For real they are beautiful
@herminiogomes13552 жыл бұрын
Right?
@estebanzamora40452 жыл бұрын
Idk why the modern nba players stop using it. Nobody can block the hook shot that’s why Kareem abdul jabar is the number 1 scorer of all time
@spooderman80642 жыл бұрын
@@estebanzamora4045 one person defending can't block the hook but it can be done
@omerhassan5508 Жыл бұрын
@@estebanzamora4045 hook shot means attacking the paint..no one backs down a player to the post anymore anyways
@pere133 жыл бұрын
Just know that without these guys there probably would be no nba today, respect to them
@sirrobinofloxley71562 жыл бұрын
Not sure that's a good thing tbh
@Bigbitsuni2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say all that cuz this goofy shit wouldn't have lasted long if other players wouldn't have come along and made it exciting
@fckthaname2 жыл бұрын
no without magic and bird there will be no NBA today. bruh knows nothing about his basketball
@pradayou54052 жыл бұрын
@@fckthaname facts games like this was the reason why the NBA was dead before magic and bird arrived.
@brandonjordankidd40962 жыл бұрын
“Without these white guys” corrected for you
@marcuscurry83734 жыл бұрын
Og: I used to be killin these cats on the court back in the day. The cats back in the day :
@mm287783 жыл бұрын
@Haro19 OG It's all in the time tho. "Knowing how to play" was different because the game was young and people were still figuring out what worked
@raymondarsedale38793 жыл бұрын
To undermine this era is nonsense. Of course the game has evolved to what it is right kow. And it sure is going to continue evolving. Without these guys there will be no mjs or lebrons or kobes. As far as im concerned these guys are legends!
@luke-mm4hs3 жыл бұрын
Nobody cares bum go back to school loser
@JohnWick-qr4yc3 жыл бұрын
@@raymondarsedale3879 any superstar in today’s league would average 50 to 60 with a trip dub on these bums even decent players would average 30 a game
@e8fy8233 жыл бұрын
@@JohnWick-qr4yc And? Like this is some big accomplishment? Todays player has 70 years worth of basketball knowledge and technology that the ogs never had.
@mrtony803 жыл бұрын
32:55 play of the game.
@LightFactory7383 жыл бұрын
Just found out my grandfather played on this team, played and scored against Wilt Chamberlain. Not something you hear everyday. So proud of my lineage. Lets go Gary Bergen.
@Peter-hx3im3 жыл бұрын
Wilt didn't join the NBA until the 1959/60 season. The game evolved a lot by 1959, and even more by his last season in 1973.
@patek97892 жыл бұрын
why you lying because wilt didn’t get drafted til 1959 and around this time wilt was in middle school
@Peter-hx3im2 жыл бұрын
@@patek9789 if his dad played from 1050-1959/60, then he could have played both in this game in 1950, then played against Wilt in 1959.
@kelancameron16252 жыл бұрын
@@patek9789 You do realized that players could play for more than 1 season right?
@treyvonnerobinson2 жыл бұрын
@@patek9789 wilt was definitely in high school 🤣
@mmskillet14 жыл бұрын
17:18 is what really got me.
@colesova39432 жыл бұрын
He made it tho
@nousername2942 Жыл бұрын
And the super obvious no look pass right after
@AdamS-ut6df4 жыл бұрын
the amount of travels in this video is amazing.
@darlingboyMMA4 жыл бұрын
AdamS2499 James Harden has entered the chat.
@wafalek3 жыл бұрын
Dude the rules not the same in today’s Basketball
@jfvisuals83 жыл бұрын
Adam gamer Bruh we all know 😂💀
@thecensoredmuscle5632 жыл бұрын
Traveling was not bad at all when you compare it to today.
@frontier_conflict2 жыл бұрын
The rules have changed to be fair
@sebeqxxl18675 жыл бұрын
1:30
@tristqn-_-16425 жыл бұрын
The Way he shot that tho
@TheTouchDaniel3 жыл бұрын
Sweep the leg
@g.shumway59253 жыл бұрын
I just looked these two teams up for the 1949/50 season. Of the 11 teams in the league, they were exactly in the middle of the year end standings (5th and 6th best records). So what we’re looking at in this video is two average (not good, not bad) professional teams from that era, in case anyone was wondering. Thanks for the video.
@spanishninja23 жыл бұрын
11:16 no look pass was pretty badass
@Emsyaz2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣pretty awkward
@jimm.10132 жыл бұрын
No matter what the era, I've always enjoyed a totally unnecessary no-look pass to a guy who is wide-opened.
@hercin862 жыл бұрын
Sassy pass is more suitable for this one.
@johnoconnor93432 жыл бұрын
The game did change dramatically within 2,3,4 years, there’s enough footage from the early and mid fifties demonstrating how swiftly the play improved. By the time Russell entered the league, the competition had definitely improved.
@JohnWick-qr4yc Жыл бұрын
No the league just got more black which means it got better
@tridra5714 Жыл бұрын
Bob cousy would soon enter basketball and change the way e look at dribbling and passing forever
@mr.sinjin-smyth9 ай бұрын
I find the ridicule & disrespect towards the ability and athleticism of white guys very saddening despite the fact an All-White Lithuanian Team recently defeated Team USA.
@blairnesbitt82522 ай бұрын
@@mr.sinjin-smyth... actually once the NBA integrated, white players became more familiar with the game played in black communities and began adopting some of those skills that benefited them. It's not about race. It's about skill and athlecism.
@jmill31472 ай бұрын
@@blairnesbitt8252 And still.... a team of all white guys knocked off Team USA with all of their "black community" skill and "superior" black athletes.
@karimjafar24155 жыл бұрын
That hook shot at 5:44
@kbgjay25583 жыл бұрын
Pandemic P 🤣🤣🤣
@sundigest11213 жыл бұрын
@@kbgjay2558 lmao
@thefirsteverkingkid4.0923 жыл бұрын
Very epic
@brianking23652 ай бұрын
“KAREEM!”
@lewissunflower63974 жыл бұрын
3:06 that's an NBA 3 today
@nelo_data49404 жыл бұрын
Amal Jurabaev it was on the 3 line
@seanthegoat79192 жыл бұрын
9:34 yo that no look pass was clean
@Matt-il2cv2 жыл бұрын
And the tip in to top it all off
@paulyicecubesyo3 жыл бұрын
The play at 16:25 almost gave me an aneurysm from laughing so hard. I will never be the same after watching that man. I was keeled over near literal death for I don’t know how long.
@CastleLateOrNever Жыл бұрын
Rip through!
@snipes4life8512 жыл бұрын
24:48 that step back tho 🔥🔥
@MariE-bz2eq Жыл бұрын
Thar was a legit steb back fr
@kaspafischer Жыл бұрын
Step back... pass... 🤣
@robertotampioc7318 Жыл бұрын
James harden’s grandfather…. Hahahahhahaha
@srihartanti11054 жыл бұрын
im dead when he shoot the freethrow 😂😂😂
@aharonemanuel40102 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@jackjeffy66042 жыл бұрын
17:18
@Emsyaz2 жыл бұрын
@@jackjeffy6604 ewwww yuck that looks so gay
@bauerpowerca4 жыл бұрын
The guy Mr. Voice Over was laughing at with the Statue of Liberty Free Throw was Carl Braun. He was the Knicks' Leading Scorer for 3 straight seasons. Then he was called into Military Service for 2 years. When he came back after missing 2 full seasons he picked up where he left off and led the Knicks in scoring for another 4 Seasons. He is a 5-Time All-Star and is in the Hall of Fame.
@alaric11703 жыл бұрын
That's interesting. But it also highlights just how horrendous the talent pool was back then. I understand that basketball theory, rules and training has come a long way. But I'm convinced these teams would lose to most reasonable modern highscool teams, even if they played to the 1950s rule restrictions.
@g.shumway59253 жыл бұрын
Carl Braun’s wiki page states he may have been the first one to say “swish” in regards to a made shot. A radio guy sometimes credited for saying it first says he got it from Braun
@Simple-zy8vz3 жыл бұрын
@@alaric1170 but also these players are tough as shit and play dirty
@kronosogrekos2 жыл бұрын
@@alaric1170 It wouldn't even be close man come on.. I'm betting my house on the high schoolers, not trying to disrespect these men though
@erikkgarcia51022 жыл бұрын
@@alaric1170 People really underestimate the ball movement restrictions. There is no way a high school team beats either of these teams if you take away the ability to carryover. The dribbling, passing and shooting look so chaotic because the rules make it impossible for them to get control of the ball coming off the dribble. It feels like playing with an extremely inflated ball.
@mrswisha4 жыл бұрын
That's how I used to play in 3rd grade
@tgj424953 жыл бұрын
@Yandel Tzompantzi 😂 why’s it so hard for people to accept that they just sucked a lot more back then?
@samuelbach16313 жыл бұрын
@@tgj42495 they didn't though. The rules were a lot different. Traveling was called more strictly, and modern dribbling would be called a carry.
@thecensoredmuscle5632 жыл бұрын
Throwing hook shots all day?
@thecensoredmuscle5632 жыл бұрын
@@tgj42495 they were actually better shooters when positioned, better passers and even dribblers back then. They struggled at catching passes because the passes were so quick and random and the game plan was all over the place. So it was chaotic. They were bad at driving it in also. They didn't really practice much for it. The video is also slowed down, put it at 1.25 and it's more realistic. If there was a 1.2 or 1.15 it would be better.
@ethancxfan23492 жыл бұрын
@@samuelbach1631 nigga they were slippin and sliding the whole video did you watch the tape. It’s like 50 non called travels
@finnlucas80653 жыл бұрын
Imagine a basketball Fan from 1950 watching a modern Game. Or imagine a modern team play against a Team from 1950. The game just changed so much
@Emsyaz2 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Black people. They transformed the game
@kazuki31462 жыл бұрын
@@Emsyaz lol on god
@tryhardf844 Жыл бұрын
We wuz kangs
@Wolferal5 ай бұрын
@@Emsyaz -- Cultural appropriation.
@gato79082 ай бұрын
@@Emsyazthank you black people 🤗
@LightFactory7383 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading.
@rivereuphrates81032 ай бұрын
I used to think I just wasn't a sports guy, never have been. But i really like history, and especially this era through like the 70's. The past couple of nights I've been watching different games of different sports from the past, and I'm really hooked, especially football and racing. You're doing a really good service with this channel. I think it might just make me find what sport I'm really into yet.
@iamwhatieat96393 жыл бұрын
LMAOOOO I know it was different back then but these shots got me crying of laughter
@ralphgreenwood2469 Жыл бұрын
Russell didn't come into the NBA until 1956.He played until 1969 and he did the same job rebounding,shot blocking,scoring and winning titles throughout his entire career.Kareem came into the League the year after Russell retired and played against many of the same opponents that Russell did.
@BahamutEternal2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes back when you called a time out so the team could have a quick smoke
@tupacalypse88 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@MrIveyIsBonkers3 жыл бұрын
I watched the whole thing and found it to be a jolly good show!
@BIGGLIZZ5224 жыл бұрын
4:03 that’s a goaltending 😭😭😭
@lovegodloveothers34044 жыл бұрын
It wasn't going in anyway lmao
@reodagreo76373 жыл бұрын
Wilt Chamberlain got that rule changed... this was before Wilt therefore, that was legal
@swedishboi32082 жыл бұрын
@@reodagreo7637 Mikan is accually the reason goaltending became a rule
@7vn774 жыл бұрын
4:57 That photographer timed that perfectly
@raysalzy2979Ай бұрын
Lots of passing and some decent hook shots. Thanks for sharing!
@Vulture17383 жыл бұрын
NBA2K needs to add these animations
@TB-rh7nc4 жыл бұрын
although there are many things about this period of basketball that i dislike, such as the strictness of dribbling, i got to say that i truly do appreciate the unselfishness of these players. it's true that in today's nba passing is (for the most part) more crisp and well-taught, in these games there is a substantial amount of ball movement compared to the average professional team.
@multimediaproductionz4 жыл бұрын
They weren’t unselfish- they just didn’t know what to do! 🤣 Totally lost
@juanchinchay51864 жыл бұрын
Ball movement but no one really has an open shot the point of ball movement is for someone to get open which I haven't seen
@icyboy771z2 жыл бұрын
They sucks. I'm willing to bet the best middle school team now will even beat these guys.
@anxiety10182 жыл бұрын
I mean their is shot clock nowadays. Without it teams would take like 2 minutes to score
@justinlevy274 Жыл бұрын
They could barely dribble, of course they had to pass
@fredtv63804 жыл бұрын
4:22 Not in my house!!! LOL
@dutdut2.0593 жыл бұрын
lol bro in the front row got spooked by the ball coming at him
@qistan4 жыл бұрын
1:11 shaqtin a fool is already existed back in 50s
@aharonemanuel40102 жыл бұрын
😂
@jongib3695 жыл бұрын
Plus don't forget how different the game was called/taught back then. Notice how when they dribble their hands are touching the top of the ball? They had to because if they tried touching the ball the way players do today there would be a whistle.
@fossil-bit84395 жыл бұрын
Very true. It’s really crazy how different the game changed. They are playing like today’s high school teams. But like you said different calls and taught different as well. Plus they are wearing shoes with virtually no support and bad traction. You can see how much they slide around. Very cool though.
@thedood78593 жыл бұрын
Still better than 2021 Knicks.
@ashtavakraaum68923 жыл бұрын
exactly
@westheking122 жыл бұрын
For me that's why I'm so interested in 70s basketball. It still had the similar rules to dribbling but they allowed a little more control over the ball by then. To me it's the best era of basketball fundamental wise. There was finally a lot more athleticism and it's when Pistol Pete and Dr.J came in! Which their style of play completely changed the trajectory of basketball period.
@fossil-bit84392 жыл бұрын
@Clan leader Predator I’m sure a lot of those players used to smoke like chimneys too.
@princeplato3182 жыл бұрын
The biggest difference I see between yesteryear's basketball and today is the ball handling. Now, players dribble the ball effectively with both hands and they have more grace/style running down the court.
@jacobherrera87352 жыл бұрын
Well the rules were very different, carrying rules were much more strict back then, hence why they’re so rigid
@ethancxfan23492 жыл бұрын
@@jacobherrera8735 yeah but you can’t lie there ball handling still sucked
@jordandwiggins1026 Жыл бұрын
@@ethancxfan2349 You try ball handling with those rules. They were absurdly restricting
@ethancxfan2349 Жыл бұрын
@@jordandwiggins1026 which is why nobody could dribble with there opposite hand?
@coyotepelt Жыл бұрын
The ball itself is different, too. The leather ball in those days would feel like it had no grip at all compared to the modern ball with its sticky, pebbled surface. You couldn't get a quick shot off against a nearby defender; thus all the hook shots.
@donkboys Жыл бұрын
Rick Barry’s free throw percentage was 89% in the NBA with the same under throw technique, don’t bash it.
@billb3454 Жыл бұрын
It’s understandable how people now look at this and laugh. But there would be no modern NBA without these guys. They rode trains and buses when they were on the road. They were tough guys as well, who played for the love of the game. They grew up in the depression, fought in World War 2, and had jobs in the off season just to make ends meet. They played in Converse Chuck Taylors, played exhibition games and literally played double headers. If you had a small cartilage tear that you would get scoped today, you played on it. No faking injuries like LeBron does now or whining. I know, my late father played in the league in the early 50’s. By the time he turned 60 he had two artificial knees, two artificial hips and could not raise his arms over his shoulders. The team he played for, who just got knocked out of the eastern conference finals didn’t even have a full time trainer. They taped their own ankles and took out their own stitches after a gash was healed. These guys were obviously inferior players to the NBA players of today. But their heart and toughness was superior.
@tmpqtyutmpqty47334 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading i recorded that 70 years ago and forgot to watch
@LightFactory7383 жыл бұрын
If any of us played bball during this time these guys would have shredded us. Crazy as that may seem.
@Gorilla-qh4zc2 жыл бұрын
That what ppl don’t understand
@justinlevy274 Жыл бұрын
If my high school team showed up looking like that I would think we are likely to lose every game that year.
@joweydelanota7421 Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Casuals who played by today's rules with the exponentiallly easier to handle ball truly believe they would role over these guys when they have zero idea how to play against full zones.
@joweydelanota7421 Жыл бұрын
@@justinlevy274 your high school team plays in 2023. If we take your team to that era they would look exponentially worse than what you see for obvious reason. Appreciate the sport
@justinlevy274 Жыл бұрын
@@joweydelanota7421 High school teams have better motor skills than these guys and the decent ones dont play nearly as wild.
@johnw46595 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU !
@randallanderson16322 жыл бұрын
#4, #11 and #15 in the white, Carl Braun, Harry Gallatin and Dick McGuire respectively, are all in the HOF. One good thing... I did not see a flop. If a guy could remain on his feet rather than sprawl across the floor, he remained on his feet.
@random_15533 жыл бұрын
I love this!!!
@Zoot0043 жыл бұрын
Everybody talking about the 1 handed guy but look at this dude. 1:36. That's how I made my first 10-foot hoop shot in 2nd grade.
@dutdut2.0523 жыл бұрын
all due respect to these guys for paving the way and helping start the sport but jesus christ they are horrible lmao
@starservice30223 жыл бұрын
Lol right
@thecensoredmuscle5632 жыл бұрын
They were actually amazing shooters and passers, better than today. They just sucked at catching the passrs lol If they had the 3 pointer back then their 3 point percentage would be amazing.
@Easymoneygoatf2 жыл бұрын
@@thecensoredmuscle563 what are you serious 🧐
@Easymoneygoatf2 жыл бұрын
@@thecensoredmuscle563 you call someone shooting a free throw one handed great shooter man you’ve got a lot to learn
@thecensoredmuscle5632 жыл бұрын
@@Easymoneygoatf what does a one handed free throw have to do with my comment? Lol
@chelsa0472 жыл бұрын
unexpectedly amazing
@Sky4Dong2 жыл бұрын
0:38 They had range!
@g.shumway59253 жыл бұрын
Heck of a hustle save AFTER taking 5 steps out of bounds at 12:26
@td37982 жыл бұрын
Back then their was no out of bounce
@donkboys2 жыл бұрын
In modern times this game looks like an intramural gym class contest, but these were the pros back in the day!
@creamypasta89083 жыл бұрын
Don't mock their moves. This is the foundation of the what we're seeing right now at basketball
@americangunsmith99514 жыл бұрын
People are like; look at the amount of travels, yeah and it still happens in the NBA today.
@ChadtheHammer2 жыл бұрын
Back then it was just about the fundamentals. No dunks, no behind the back passes. Nowadays it would just be "boring." I think this is great. And you have to remember, this is before the shot clock was invented. A team would get a little lead at the end of the game and would hold the ball. All the other team could do was foul or try to swipe at the ball.
@justinlevy274 Жыл бұрын
their fundamentals are trash, the play is best described as spastic and random
@JimmyButlersdreads Жыл бұрын
There were like 6 flashy passes in this video. And why the hell were they chucking up 40 foot heaves with no 3 point line? Very fundamental to me 💀💀
@ChadtheHammer Жыл бұрын
@@JimmyButlersdreads flashy isn't fundamental. And for this era, this was fundamental.
@YJL186 Жыл бұрын
@@JimmyButlersdreads fr bro they were shooting BOMBS without a 3 pt line
@drewburns24611 ай бұрын
@@YJL186It’s too deep for you young one, it’s fundamentals lmao.
@nitedreamer234 жыл бұрын
The Farragut High team I saw in '94 with Kevin Garnett, Ronnie Fields, and Michael Wright (RIP) would've demolished either team here by seventy points.
@arricgraham834 Жыл бұрын
The amount of travels I spotted is mind blowing.
@erikharris3294 Жыл бұрын
His commentary is unintentionally hilarious 😂😂😂
@acork76012 жыл бұрын
The game was so much cleaner and fun to watch at this point
@Kilooma2 жыл бұрын
Yes if you’re a Dementia patient
@gregb64694 жыл бұрын
The Knicks had two players who were 6' 6" or taller. The Pistons had six players who were 6' 6" or taller. The tallest man on either roster was 6' 9" Bill Henry of the Pistons.
@NelsFofana2 жыл бұрын
Those Hook Shots are very beautiful
@aobane8412 жыл бұрын
Russell came into the league 6 years later and played in his prime almost a decade later. The game evolved quit a bit in that time. But it’s true, each decade to its own. Lots of players MJ played against would probably not make the NBA today, either.
@StophatingonEminembchewhite Жыл бұрын
Yea ur right bro but I think micheal jordancould survive in today’s league
@JimmyButlersdreads Жыл бұрын
@@StophatingonEminembchewhite Survive? He would dominate today lmao
@CedRockStarr11 ай бұрын
Like who?
@cubbdacrossfacecrippler6 ай бұрын
@@JimmyButlersdreads His skill would be base level today. I'm not saying that is a bad thing it's just that everyone today can drive to the basket, change their layup and score. The mid range is nothing compared to the 3 and every good player has a fade away. So the things that made him and Dominique special a lot of players can do now. That's not a bad thing. That's just how the game has evolved.
@gato79082 ай бұрын
@@cubbdacrossfacecripplerbut a michael Jordan today would adapt to today's game. As great an athlete as he was he would still be the greatest today too
@TemperTemper...3 жыл бұрын
The coaches back then were teaching some crazy fundamentals. Try to dribble into double teams with your head down and shoot off balance if you can. The jump shot was still on the drawing board and the only thing dunked was doughnuts.
@StophatingonEminembchewhite Жыл бұрын
I see what you did there on those last few words
@monke40283 жыл бұрын
this is what people make it seem like MJ was playing against lmaoo
@NelsFofana2 жыл бұрын
That's how MJ Oldhead fans describe Wilt's Era
@user-ze6mh8fg1k Жыл бұрын
I would pay for year round tickets if they made modern players play an entire season with old school rules, no threes, and no fucking gathering and carrying and jiving with the ball, give me THIS style of game
@Texnoable3 жыл бұрын
how do they look so unathletic and athletic at the same time? 😂😂
@burgamin54674 жыл бұрын
Why is this quality even better than 2020 quality
@HiNRGboy3 жыл бұрын
There's a couple really good players in this game actually.. Carl Braun #4 of the Knicks is one of the best players of the 50's. Vince Boryla was not playing in this game, he was a good Knick player too. Fred Schaus of the Pistons #8 was a good player as well. They're not that bad. Braun is one of my all time favorite players even. This is actually great footage to me cuz it's my favorite era haha 😁😉
@azzid79982 жыл бұрын
So all moves i did in basketball since childhood has never been wrong
@briangore6339 Жыл бұрын
can you just commentate over games, best i've seen. youre hilarious bro
@rickbrick37745 жыл бұрын
You keep saying Detroit it was Ft. Wayne at that time. This game was also before the shot clock and before they widen the lane. Thanks for sharing, have any more from the early. Was Joe Lapchick the Knick coach?
@stefansander90254 жыл бұрын
Yes, indeed. Joe Lapchick coached the Knicks in 1949-50. They finished 2nd in the Eastern Division with a 40-28 WL-Record. Then eliminating the later defunct Washington Capitols 2-0 in a best-of-three first round. Finally losing 2 Games to 1 in the Eastern Division finals to the Syracuse Nationals (relocated 1964 to Philadelphia to become the 76ers).
@rickbrick37744 жыл бұрын
The reason I was interested in the NBA early years is that my Dad coached the Pistons starting in 52. He also played with Lapchick on the Original NY Celtics in the late 30;s when Kate Smith owned them.
@cdeleon34944 жыл бұрын
@@rickbrick3774 wow cool
@jarradhurley48663 жыл бұрын
Obviously we have the benefit of 70 years of basketball development, so we sit here in a privileged position judging these guys. But you watch it and you have to wonder whether there was any strategy to anything they were doing on the court. Was the coach just like "alright guys, for 40 straight minutes I want you to do whatever the hell you feel like. GOOOOO KNICKERBOCKERS!"
@StophatingonEminembchewhite Жыл бұрын
Lmao
@nathanjachim5951 Жыл бұрын
I could have been an NBA legend if only I was born in the 30’s.
@sunumonidas996611 ай бұрын
Your white ass wouldn't
@fredtv63804 жыл бұрын
3:09 That fade away. SMH LOL
@nomorepartiezz Жыл бұрын
lmaooo dawg 💀
@gato79082 ай бұрын
He was trying to draw the foul 😂
@rubenhernandez8029 Жыл бұрын
Their team work is 100 times better than nowadays
@karimjafar24155 жыл бұрын
Shaq would average 300 if he played in this Era. Good footage tho
@Johnkoth4 жыл бұрын
Not possible. NO shot clock. The opposing team could pass the ball around for minutes if they wanted too. NO 3 point line Rules made it easier for tall guys to score. But no flagrent fouls so you could foul very hard and you could injury a player on purpose and you would still be allowed to play. Down low was clogged too.
@Johnkoth4 жыл бұрын
Also the basketball was different and not as good as todays NBA basketballs.
@Johnkoth4 жыл бұрын
Also its Jan 1950. Therefore there is 0 Black players.
@nothingxinportantx77214 жыл бұрын
j k Black people were allowed to play..... they just weren’t being drafted
@Johnkoth4 жыл бұрын
False. Its Jan 1950. The first black player was drafted in 1950. Chuck Cooper of the Boston Celtics. The NBA was dominated by White guys even When Bill Russell was drafted in 1956. He was the dominate Black guy that led the NBA in Rebounds. But White guys led the NBA in Points until Wilt Chamberlin. Also led in Assists until Oscar Robertson. Sure there was ex. Globetrotters that were among the best dribblers in the NBA but it did not give them a big advantage. The dribbled like players ahead of their time.
@algee84152 жыл бұрын
Love them hook shots.
@Y0S3F2 жыл бұрын
Some great hook shots off the backboard.
@Kefiafusu3 жыл бұрын
ole boy hit em with the hesi for the piston's first bucket.
@dicksanormus36424 жыл бұрын
This shit had me falling off my couch laughing 😂
@MJTCycling7 ай бұрын
Their team ball movements on that era crazy tho.
@enginozturk8451 Жыл бұрын
Love the freethrows ♥️
@chadwickbrown93064 жыл бұрын
I've never seen so many air balls in my life
@Eheads89-024 жыл бұрын
1:32 imagine dirk nowitzki in the freethrow line
@aharonemanuel40102 жыл бұрын
Ya
@jcasetnl2 жыл бұрын
So basically the WNBA is about 70 years behind the NBA.
@LightFactory7383 жыл бұрын
Great commentary.
@kobepotter23033 жыл бұрын
I’d still pick these knicks over the current knicks
@RegularGuy702 жыл бұрын
You sure about that??
@slimphotog5 жыл бұрын
Can someone explain why people stopped shooting underhand free throws? These guys got the roll every time.
@xXSTOLENxXxCULTXx5 жыл бұрын
nowadays style is more important than points apparently
@angryantagonist67314 жыл бұрын
@@xXSTOLENxXxCULTXx not really, there were players back then who didn't shoot underhanded because it didnt look cool
@arnieoppenheim73243 жыл бұрын
Rick Barry might have been the last underhanded free throw shooter in the NBA.
@chasevandriel97203 жыл бұрын
@@arnieoppenheim7324 there’s been a handful since Barry just no one that’s been very relevant in the league. Last guy I can think of was Chinanu Onuaku who played for the rockets back in 2017
@pmsfar-outgrooviness80253 жыл бұрын
@@chasevandriel9720 George Johnson
@JamesYeang7 ай бұрын
That guy can shoot a one legged free throw better than my 2 legged one. 😅
@musiqsoulchild232 жыл бұрын
Tricky McGuire's pass was so graceful
@halfwaydowntheroad3 жыл бұрын
11:05 slip-sliding and walking like it's today's association.
@tonymartin49093 жыл бұрын
This was before Russell, it was George Mikan era.
@RandallMeals4 ай бұрын
I have total respect for these players. They were the best of their time. Basketball was invented about 59 years before this game was played and had been continuously evolving during that time. Now, with an additional 73 years of change and experimentation (and sports medicine, nutrition, etc.) it is easy to declare yourself a superior athlete and ball player. It’s like thinking you would have dominated the game if you played college football in the early 1900’s, when the forward pass was illegal and when tens of players died each year from their injuries. Or hit a lot of home runs in the dead ball era. I appreciate the legacy the real OGs left us.
@billwren50333 жыл бұрын
Love the granny shots for free throws
@bassiemb12324 жыл бұрын
1:30 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@danilapasolini16264 жыл бұрын
4:22 lebron is real XDXD
@Stuff_that_Flies Жыл бұрын
Best Knicks - Pistons game ever
@mitchyoung937 ай бұрын
I lot of these guys...heck even some football and baseball major leagers which were older pro sports, had 'real jobs' in the off season.
@hermixtonen2 жыл бұрын
Maybe some perspective is needed. Most of these guys probably spent their youth in WWII fighting Nazis, rather than working on their game at the park. This is only 5 years after WWII
@truthhearer6323 Жыл бұрын
This is a college game Sherlock. They were underaged during WWII.
@hermixtonen Жыл бұрын
@@truthhearer6323 what are you talking about ? WWII was absolutely full of Americans who were college aged
@hermixtonen Жыл бұрын
@@truthhearer6323 not only that , but the New York Kickerbockers were not a college team . This is not a college game
@blazemoneyman_4 жыл бұрын
Brroooo I’d average 40 back then bruh
@3isthenew14 жыл бұрын
Travel calls were way stricter back then. The way we dribble is considered travelling in the 50s. The only way you could average 40 for a full season if you are klay thompson-like😂
@justinlevy274 Жыл бұрын
@@3isthenew1 I dont know man, they traveled a bunch in this game. Its also not as hard to dribble straight down as people make it seem. If youve been playing for awhile you can adjust to it after a little time practicing.