The Cleveland Cavaliers deserve a deep rewind | CHOSEN Director's Cut

[@drewiiz6220]

As a Cleveland sports fan, I cried in my room when the Cavs won. Jumping up and down . My neighbor was also super happy. May she rest in peace now but we watched Baseball, football and basketball games together as die hard sports fans. She is a big part of my fabric . She was amazing she would love this.

[@michaelfilippelli7412]

That title will always be a stamped memory, us as clevelanders did not take that title for granted

[@recoveringsam8675]

Dude, literally same lol. I was crying and jumping too

[@recoveringsam8675]

I’m thankful that my step uncle, a life long die hard Cleveland fan, got to see the Cavs win it before he ultimately died of cancer

[@stillthebest2521]

Get a grip

[@pickles-_-4942]

@@stillthebest2521L

[@Bandana_Boi]

Our 1971 first round, I believe first overall pick Austin Carr, still works for the Cavs. Like more than 50 years. And he's such a beloved figure around here.

[@canes4ever162]

So does campy russel

[@jluchette]

What a perfect day for an SB upload. Lately I’ve re-watched the entire Vikings, Falcons, & Mariners, documentaries. “People you’re paying to be in shorts” was next, and this morning I finished Dave Stieb. I can’t count how many times I’ve watched any of those but I commit from start to finish every time and am enthralled every time. This is the perfect day for an SB upload. Happy 2024 everyone!

[@JScribe]

It's crazy because everytime I rewatch one I say It's my favorite of the bunch. Then I rewatch another and That one becomes my new favorite.

[@ryanrazo]

Every good SB Nation video is our favorite, and then they surprise us by giving us a better one.

[@SHAd0Eheart]

I love them all for sure but Dave Stieb is my favorite (SPOILER ALERT) if by favorite we mean the one I became the most emotionally enraptured in. Seriously my eyes grew tingly when he got his no-hitter even though I already knew what would happen it still got me right in the 👁️👃👁️ 🥲

[@mike04574]

It’s just a full reupload of a series from 2 years ago

[@ethanniedorowski116]

An yet ​@mikal0457 its pretty good

[@Cheezus22]

To all those at Secret Base: I'm not from Cleveland. I'm not a LeBron fan. I'm not even a basketball fan. But I watched this, all of it, with my undivided attention. Not while I was working or playing a game or doing something else. Sit down in my chair and watch it from start to finish. You want to know why? Because you produce the very best sports content ANYWHERE and have been for years. Amazing video. Love you folks and all the work you do! Your #1 Fan!

[@Sludgehammer138]

They can make the most mundane seeming thing seem like an Oscar worthy drama

[@ryanc11703]

Same I had things I wanted to do but nope. Were watching all of this.

[@sdmurphy20]

Cleveland and the Chicago Cubs still celebrating their championship wins.

[@seanflynn5620]

It’s Jon bois #1, these guys #2. Both do amazing work

[@KLiQsan]

Always love the supercuts, appreciate all the work this team does.

[@monsiogabar525]

It was a great touch putting the Fred's and AC's commentary at the end instead of the usual Mike Breen call. Had goosebumps when the video finished.

[@trentonnewman9683]

Hell yeah we’re back. Probably my favorite of these documentaries you guys have made, so excited to watch it once again.

[@user-tu3gp4ro1e]

this account really has bots because what is this comment lmao

[@justincarreras7753]

🤖

[@mike04574]

It’s from 2021. We ain’t back

[@luckylefty914]

U cant be serious with this comment Bot

[@MikeGreiner-bt7pw]

I’ve watched each and every super cut numerous times . As a guy who lives 10 mins outside Cleveland I’m anticipating some tears watching this lmao. we’re all so used to losing that I really can’t put into words how important winning was for us after lebron came back home. Thanks for the hard work you put into making these videos really can’t overstate how happy I am you’re delving into my hometown cavs

[@MrLp1980]

Still proud to see the city of Cleveland get a title. It was similar to seeing my Saints finally get a Super Bowl after so much of losing. We had a million half at the parade and a week before Mardi Gras in 2010. Imagine the Browns bringing a Super Bowl to that city of Cleveland. I will literally travel to Cleveland to see that parade. I know that would be epic.

[@20Unknown]

This is a DEEP rewind, love it.

[@J2J25]

Masterpiece of a video honestly. Storytelling, pacing, structure. Amazing job

[@matthewrobert1810]

Perfect thing to download and watch on the way back from Florida. Thank you guys. This is one of my favourite series you ever did

[@joeburrowenjoyer09]

I watched this series when it came out and im rewatching it now because it is incredible. One thing I've noticed is how the music fits so well. Great Job to the composers of the music!

[@vincenth.8793]

Did you know… that Craig Ehlo had another chance to defeat MJ and the Bulls in the ‘96 Finals with the Sonics, but lost that series as well.

[@varlaamthecreator4325]

Wait, really??

[@Phil-tt3xg]

Dang, poor Craig, that's gotta be psychological.

[@ivnmrtnz]

How did you know I kept rewatching this one again and again endlessly

[@austinwingett7362]

I still can't get over how good all your videos are. This is why I love KZbin you all make documentary level content for us for free it's so awesome.

[@kapowjam3462]

"Nate Thurmond ... Has a shooting eye" "Gus Johnson ... Wildcats' spearhead" I want more sports coverage like this

[@theBlackBearrrr]

One interesting moment about the 16 cavs is that Mo Williams was able to come back and win a ring. That was awesome to see

[@asymptoticspatula]

These documentaries are so amazing. I saw this upload and thought, "Hmm I can watch 15 or 20 minutes of this..." and here I am 2 hours and 20 minutes later. So good.

[@pyroglyphies]

uploaded on Lebron's 39th birthday! another binge watch for me!

[@aidannegri8979]

Had to rewatch cause this is just peak.

[@Sapphire04]

This is brilliant. Do another series like this for Messi and Argentina winning World Cup 2022

[@BigBlack81]

...honestly, I feel Dorktown would do it better. Not because Rewinder COULDN'T...but 4-5 hours of Argentina done by the Dorktown bois?! EPIC CONTENT. ⚽🥅🏆

[@mmittenzable]

I accidentally watched all of this and it was worth every min...great video

[@varlaamthecreator4325]

My fam and I are Warriors fans, so the 2016 Finals hurt for us, but we all agree that the Cavs DESERVED these finals. After such a long, turbulent history of failure, they at last were able to get it done. Huge props to the SB crew for such an in-depth, well-researched series; I’ve watched it at least three times!

[@OZooboy]

Y’all always kill it with these videos. Definitely one of my favorite KZbin channels.

[@Adamlofreso]

Seth and SB, thank you for posting this today. I am a life long Cavs fan since the Larry Hughes days. It’s been a tough year and a really rough end to the year. I needed this today. Thank you so much.

[@mynameisdub6232]

This was really good. I watched it in full twice. Big NBA historian but I learned a ton about the Cavs I didn’t already know. Early 2000’s is the era i grew up on I really thought dajuan wagner had next.

[@paulzollinger6343]

Born in '61, I was a fan since soon after inception. I'd endured the Stepien era, but only for a bit. I checked out and wandered back when he was gone. No idea how the Cavs survived him...

[@derekneaz-nibur407]

Wonderful to have this as a supercut, SB always taking care of us

[@blaisemceneany1664]

Insane work on this one. Love Cleveland sports history. Would love to see one on the browns and their recent success ! Regardless, awesome job here gents 🤝

[@zombie7232]

I wonder what the next chosen documentary is gonna be. It can span into the NFL, MLB or stick with the NBA as Denver or Toronto could make a good topic, awesome videos and been here since y’all where SB Nation but man y’all are one of the best on here happy 2024 from Texas 🙏

[@jojijoestar7233]

NFL: I reckon Philadelphia MLB: Cubs and Rangers for sure NBA: Nuggets NHL: Not too knowledgeable here but the Capitals or Golden Knights

[@zombie7232]

@@jojijoestar7233 would love to see the cubs or rangers one I don’t follow baseball like that but I know it took ages for both the rangers and the cubs to win, to add to the NFL we could see maybe a saints one ase from what I’ve seen they where a very bad franchise with some shining moments either way the go it’s gonna be a good one for sure.

[@Bandana_Boi]

One of the greatest NBA what ifs. Dajaun Wagner/ LeBron James led Cavs squad.

[@MargorieSarconi]

What a perfect day for an SB upload. Lately I’ve re-watched the entire Vikings, Falcons, & Mariners, documentaries. “People you’re paying to be in shorts” was next, and this morning I finished Dave Stieb. I can’t count how many times I’ve watched any of those but I commit from start to finish every time and am enthralled every time. This is the perfect day for an SB upload. Happy 2024 everyone!

[@Bandana_Boi]

Bro, this is the first time I'm pausing to read these newspaper clippings. It's so dope guys, you've done such great work. Seth, such great work on the horn, homie.

[@JC-tu6hc]

What a RIDE!! Great script.

[@LeBeautiful]

LEBRON DAY AND DROPPED THE *PERFECT* VIDEO. Lovely deep rewind.

[@MadddyDadddy]

One of the best documentaries I’ve ever watched. Incredibly done and very intensive. So much info packed into this one. Especially the stuff from the 80s that I never knew about. Amazing!!

[@cuts240]

Legendary game, series , and end of championship draught

[@wakkawakkagaming3710]

I can vividly imagine ESPN buying the sharing rights to this and broadcasting it. It would fit right in with the quality of NFL Films and ESPN Classics

[@Evan1594]

This documentary is a work of art. Great job to everyone that was apart of this!

[@mikem.s.1183]

Total surprise for me, fantastic documentary, very well narrated (like a PRO). No wonder the number of subscribers you have. Deserved.

[@BrianDawe]

This was one of the best sports documentaries I’ve ever seen. Beyond impressive. ESPN could use you guys!

[@stblanco516]

This will be Seth’s best work for sure. I’m not even a Cavs fan and I enjoy this. Thank you Seth

[@NerudoP-Clowes]

Ahhh, what a great way to start the long weekend! Y'all are the best in the business as far as I'm concerned, and I hope you continue to grow and prosper in 2024.

[@AdonisButlerOfficial]

This was amazing to watch. Being a Cavs fan from the akron/canton area it gave me chills. Excellent job

[@BashariSr]

I am so glad I clicked play. This is a fascinating in-debt look into the Cavs history. Wonderful work!!

[@chiefkeef6269]

that one championship for Cleveland means more than even all 3 of Golden State’s combined in my opinion

[@brandan2468]

If both teams were healthy and no suspensions, warriors win in 5… IN MY OPINION

[@ishaansingh4950]

@@brandan2468saying that cavs would’ve won 2015 if kyrie and love didn’t get hurt. so who knows if 2016 warriors would’ve ever happened if they didn’t win. it’s hard to say who wins and doesn’t at the end of the day the warriors got 3 and bron got arguably the greatest ring ever. all worked out

[@kanyeeast1340]

@@ishaansingh4950I’d say our best shot was 15. Can’t take away GS success tho, those teams were unfair lol

[@oaktonj5438]

Hah you are crazy

[@Phil-tt3xg]

You mean 5.

[@lukechiarieri3269]

Love your content. Happy new year SB nation ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@patrickharrison1212]

Not even a Cleveland fan. Tears 😭

[@jake_in_the_control_room3205]

Ted Stepien would be played by Steve Carell in a movie about the Cavs. The buffoonery is too good.

[@rikkiteriyaki_2095]

That Detroit “1v5” is still crazy to see even now

[@panchovilla7232]

Great way to finish the video… I got goosebumps!!!

[@richardcollins2622]

This story was amazingly told. For those of us who endured the suffering, this touches the heart.

[@Kaine47]

I’ve watched this several times it’s really such an amazingly put together piece

[@kw1726]

The original 3 part was so well done. Just amazing

[@MrNascone]

Love it! Thank you for making this! Go Cavs!!!

[@RajatSubhraKarmakar]

Watched it before when it came out in three parts. Now watched it again.. I loved it. Perhaps the best channel in YT is SB

[@jsmpsnn]

RESPECT!!!!! Thank you for your hard work.

[@nucklechutz9933]

You know who else put together a hell of a team? Secret Base. Outstanding doc, guys.

[@flyonbyya]

That game 5 against my pistons was a never EVER forget game! I was stunned Detroit was stunned The world was stunned IM STILL STUNNED!

[@AllThingsDope007]

I enjoyed this so much! Great job🙏🏾

[@johnchiu]

You guys never cease to amaze with your astounding storytelling

[@4eve-R]

thank you for this secret base

[@TiffanyRobinson-v7o]

Always love the supercuts

[@PLJuju]

Made me emotional. I watched the game with my buddy back then. Now we lost touch. Hope he’s doing ok. Those were the glorious days.

[@larteylaryea3136]

This whole video was dope from start to finish, SB did it again!

[@user-tu3gp4ro1e]

now how would you know that if it's 2 hours longa and just dropped 20 mins ago at best? lmfao bot

[@namemenoah]

Im from Toledo, so Cleveland is the closest thing we get to major sports teams. There were people dancing in the streets when we finally won. Great day

[@terrenceliburd8655]

I remember being half sleep, but hearing Red Aurbach on NBC tv discussing the 86 draft. Someone asked Red about Walter Berry and Red minced no words " ahh he's ok but Brad Daughtary is better than him and is going No.1 in this upcoming draft". I said to myself how dare he diss Big Walt. Walt slid all the way down to I think 14 to the trail blazers who immediately traded him to the Nets. He went the Spurs, Rockets then poof he was out the league.

[@mattzillarcworks6417]

Mann, I didn't realize this was two plus hours. Wow... Awesome awesome awesome!!!

[@mriidulbhatia]

woahhhhhhh a 2 hr full feature chosen best thing to end the year💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@GatCat]

Cleveland still has some form of stank attached to their franchise. But Lebron did it. He removed a portion of that stank, and for a while and unlike my closet, they were stankless. Impressive.

[@CarlosContreras]

Amazing! 2+ hours long, but it is so entertaining that it is a shame when it is over.

[@whogon]

In my opinion, this was probably the greatest finals of all time. I remember specifically watchin EVERY game, and that Lebron blovk of Iguodala, may be the best block of ALL-TIME. He DID have Kyrie, i don't see how they could POSSIBLY have won, w/out him...but being down 1-3 to a team THAT good, just unbelievable. I think Lebron on his own, wouldve still been great, but this was WAYYY different than the miami years. This was CLEVELAND. People GENUINELY didn't think they'd win a championship, @ ANYTHING, me included...its just hard to picture a series, BETTER than this one. Good job on these videos keep up the good 👍 work

[@dfp_01]

(Disclaimer: I am not from Cleveland, nor have I ever been there. But as a longtime fan of the Blues and Chiefs, I know what it's like to experience the euphoria that comes with snapping a long championship drought.) Eight years on, this Finals win by the Cavs remains the only time in the last 60 years the city of Cleveland has won the championship of any major professional sports league, since the Browns last brought home a title in 1964, so long ago that it predates Super Bowls. And although the Guardians, as they're now called, have made some noise in the American League recently, it looks to stay that way for at least a little while longer, with the Browns and Cavs both far away from the upper echelons of their respective leagues. Not that the city didn't have its chances to celebrate. Oh, how the chances came and went, with each successive heartbreak piercing wider holes through Northeast Ohioans' spirits. At first it was a series of NFL championship games in 1965, 1968, and 1969, lost to the Packers dynasty of the '60s and then the Super Bowl runner-up Colts and Vikings. Nary a single one of those games, nor the Browns' playoff loss to the Cowboys in 1966, was close. It took nearly 20 years until the Browns'-and Cleveland's-next run of success, whereupon they were eliminated in the AFC championship game three times in 4 years, all by the Broncos, and all in humiliating fashion. They'd never have it that good again, although the team that moved to Baltimore in 1996 ended up winning 2 Super Bowls and maintaining contender status for most of their time there. The next time the city would get its shot to rally around a team chasing success was in the 1990s, when the team then known as the Indians finally broke through after a dismal stretch of nearly 3 decades with only one season topping 85 wins, finishing second in their division after the 1994 season was cut short and then going on to win it 6 out of the next 7 years. They managed AL pennants in 1995 and 1997 but fell short in the World Series to the Braves and Marlins. The good players got older, worse, and left, and the juice ran out for a while, with but a single ALCS appearance in 2007 all they had to show until 2016. Fortunately for Cleveland, they also had a basketball team that sometimes played at a level approaching competitive, and though they had made the conference finals in 1976 and 1992, those appearances represented only small pockets of success in a history marred with failure. Then they were bad enough and lucky enough to land LeBron James, who guided the team to at least one series victory following every season from 2005-06 to 2009-10, with the high point a finals loss to the Spurs in 2007. Their juice ran out as well, and so did LeBron, although he returned for a few more successful years and _finally_ got the city of Cleveland the title they'd been yearning for. But even then, they only managed one series win across four straight finals appearances, made worse by the fact that, as with the Broncos' AFC dynasty of the '80s, the Cavs played the Warriors all four times and lost three of them. Perhaps spurred on by this unusual success, the Indians again caught fire, going all the way to game 7 of the 2016 World Series before handing the Cubs _their_ first title in 108 years, then coasting off that momentum to win the AL Central twice more in 2017 and 2018. Good thing too, because those first two were the years the Browns, led by Hue Jackson, went 1-31 across 2 seasons and used the corresponding picks to draft franchise cornerstones Myles Garrett and Baker Mayfield, who would go on to win a playoff game in 2020 under far better head coach Kevin Stefanski, the first-and so far, only-occurrence for the expansion Browns. Each of the three teams has been back to the playoffs since, and the Guardians look poised to at least win their division this season, if not contend for the AL pennant yet again, but it was the Cavs who broke through in 2016 to mark the only bright spot in the last 6 decades of Cleveland pro sports. Not that the rest of Ohio has done much better-the Reds did win the World Series in 1990, but have not done much since; the Bengals have been to three Super Bowls and lost all three; and the Blue Jackets are the worst NHL expansion franchise not named the California Golden Seals (who, coincidentally, moved to Cleveland in the late '70s before becoming the last major professional sports franchise to fold). Even if you expand the reach to soccer, FC Cincinnati has only existed for a few years and made their first conference final last year; the Columbus Crew have been the only successful Ohio team, winning three MLS cups in the last 16 years and making another finals appearance to boot. This lack of success, by and large, of Ohio sports over the last 60 years, is emblematic of the general Rust Belt decline with which it has coincided, with cities like Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and others all suffering mightily in the wake of the steel and auto industries either shrinking or globalizing, and this downward spiral continues despite efforts to curtail it. But Ohio sports fans may take solace not only in the recent success of the Columbus Crew and Cleveland Cavaliers, but in that, through everything that has been thrown at them, from economic decline to horrible weather to awful sports, they have stayed true to their teams, themselves, and each other.

[@CurtisAutery]

Well done! This was "Fighting in the Age of Loneliness" levels of awesome.

[@ashtondownes284]

never stop these ❤️

[@benheal6466]

Great work Seth! Fantastic video

[@AX1A]

awesome please do this for all teams- especially the Nets

[@devshah480]

Was watching this today when coincidentally I scroll past the report of Dejan Milojević getting hospitalized. He just passed away😔 RIP❤️🙏🏽

[@cephassagpio3570]

Y’all deserve an Oscar 👏

[@Boomhauersdad]

Most amazing thing about lebron is his ability to stay out of trouble. Had the right mindset from the get go

[@滋榎本]

It's a shame that LeBron James didn't win a championship with the Cavs in the 2000s. At that time, the Cavs didn't have many superstar players other than LeBron.

[@taharqa332]

But he won in Two Thousand Sixteen!!!😂😂😂

[@RazorTooths]

Can you please make a Nuggets version of this? It'd be awesome!

[@tim.noonan]

I’d be very down for a series of docs about franchises’ histories prior to their first chip. Especially those more long-suffering franchises not unlike the Cavs here. As a Pats fan I wouldn’t expect anyone to want to document the team pre-‘Evil Empire’ but there’s for sure some crazy stories prior to Belichick and Brady. Toronto and Denver in the NBA, the Eagles - I’m sure the folks at Secret Base could tell some compelling stories about all these teams, and it’s an angle they haven’t really covered except for this video here.

[@letsgoooo9200]

I’m down for it

[@romey2fresh]

This deserves a Emmy

[@Pensfan5919]

I was in the Fort Lauderdale area with my father. The whole place was Golden State fans, because Miami thought LeBron finishing what he started in 03 was deserting them. We hugged, cheered, and I cried over this game. More than I had for the Penguins' Cup win a few days earlier. This. Was. Everything for Cleveland.

[@TheClosetMonster1]

when is there gonna be a deep dive like this about the cubs struggles and relief in this same legendary sports year

[@AnIvchenko]

This is an amazing documentary. LeBron is unique really

[@alexstevens8665]

Already know this is going to be a banger!

[@alexstevens8665]

Also please do some more football (soccer) deep dives. Maybe one on the Manchester United Fergie era? Love from the UK ❤

[@Evs78101]

Thanks Secret Base for the NYE-Eve gift 😊

[@siphillis]

That setup to the 2007 Finals punchline was simply incredible. A movie-like rise above Detroit, then harsh reality-check by San Antonio.

[@CXLYBCRZ]

Just watched the entire how to make a basket documentary the other day. Now im blessed with this

[@DESOUSAB]

Easily the best NBA content on the internet. It isn't even close.

[@jerichopajo5452]

This video deserve a 1 mil views what a video..

[@xxjackirblackbloddxx7377]

there BETTER be a Nuggets deep rewind on the way cuz this content is awesome and they deserve it

[@yellkell-]

I've watched this 5 times already, let's go for 6

[@carlostaylorjr4268]

This hit different when you from Cleveland 🥹

[@hannibalbarca4430]

Babe wake up, Secret Base just dropped a new NBA video essay

[@snomelc920J]

When Mr. Big Shot betrayed his name lmao.. you wild bro.. haha good video.

[@tanderson6442]

Dude, I played hockey.. yes hockey with Carlos boozer in Wasilla, Alaska circa. 1985-86 when I was 6 yrs old. Bet nobody woulda guessed that.

[@ethanniedorowski116]

Did he keep his word back then?

[@dustyri04]

The Christmas present we never knew we needed.