Vintage Dolph Schayes Highlights

The original stretch four, and a player who thrived in both the pre- and post- shot clock era of basketball. He was no finesse player though, as Schayes was adept at crashing the boards.
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[@PockyCandy]

Some basketball highlights from the stone-age. This man was basically Paul Millsap + Kristaps Porzingis rolled into one player back in the day. Are there any other players that you'd like to see? Don't be afraid to comment! - Pocky -

[@tatertots0046]

Rick Barry PPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSSSEEEEE

[@PockyCandy]

I'll think about it. He's been on the list of players to spotlight for a while now.

[@tatertots0046]

Also how about a classical running back for Mike Alstott and Ladainian Tomlinson

[@matheusg.4953]

Joe Fulks and Paul Arizin!

[@sorb4425]

PockyCandy hes

[@davidlcue]

Dolph Schayes out here hitting shots from 3-point range in the 50's.

[@dbm3154]

Bro man's gotta 94 3pt rating in 2k I be cooking with Dolph

[@davidlcue]

@@dbm3154 😆 🤣 😂

[@bballah4lyfe]

Things that stand out to me. 1. Look at his shoes. Those weight like a pound each. How he shot with those is crazy. 2. Look at the basket. Not a breakaway rim like today. Harder to make jumpers on. 3. The rules were that you couldnt cross from in front of your chest and it would be a call for palming. Crazy how these guys got open. 4. This dude out here bustin 3's when there was no 3 point line. Imagine how many more points he would have accumilated.

[@jibs2371]

Here is my all time list 1. Dolph Schayes 2. Michael Jordan 3. Lebron James 4. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 5. Larry Bird

[@cailloucaillou9217]

@@jibs2371bruh

[@beenizz5102]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@jibs2371 I’m legit curious as to where’s the consistency in logic for that list? 1 Wilt 2 Russell 3 Kareem 4 West 5 Elgin 6 Doc 7 Bird 8 Petit 9 Maurice Stokes 10 MJ 11 Magic 12 Hakeem 13 Elvin 14 Connie Hawkins 15 Oscar/Frazier 16 Frazier/Oscar 17 Hondo 18 Mikan 19 Moses 20 Barry 21 Kobe 22 Lebron 23 Tiny 24 iceman 25 pete Maravich

[@jibs2371]

@@beenizz5102 I was joking around obviously Jordan is the goat

[@beenizz5102]

@@jibs2371 nowhere near the goat Good to see you was jokin tho. That’s actually far more accurate of a thing to call obvious than MJ being the goat lol Could have caught me crazy with that if you did

[@bigcough600thegamer4]

I have a theory that people diminish the accomplishments of yester-year players because the film quality doesn’t translate how fast and hard they played, it wasn’t as refined but the basket is still 10 feet the floor 94 feet and a grown mans effort is still a grown mans effort

[@mike-mikethemainman8171]

I've always said this!!!!

[@AfterwardDeified]

Great comment

[@rossnowlan4917]

That’s great and all but if kris Middleton played in this league he would be considered a top 10 of all time.

[@beenizz5102]

@@rossnowlan4917 Opinions of guys like Kris Middleton being top 10 are great and all but the reality is especially in the 60s and 70s he will see more players far greater than him than he sees today and will have to raise his skill level to be as effective back then as he is today with majority of his skillset being turnovers pre 80s

[@nopenope5035]

@@rossnowlan4917 if devin booker can’t play back to backs today, with all the modern amenities, he wouldn’t even be a bench player in the 70s sit down.

[@dbm3154]

All I want to say is Dolph is pure 🔥 in 2K

[@jayyarbrough4497]

The most asked question of 2022 is who is dolph shayes. He’s obviously a god damn wrecking machine. Killer soundtrack

[@Don0213]

FOR HIS TIME he was for sure nice. He had a capable shot for someone his size, he could drive and finish with both hands, he was a good passer with good court vision.

[@Amick44]

He was outstanding in his time. However, one thing I have noticed is that Bob Pettit's game, whose career overlapped with Dolph's, seemed to have a much more modern feel to it. It wouldn't be a real stretch for me to imagine Pettit (he retired in 65) playing in the 70s and beyond. Schayes doesn't give me the same feel, impression. Just an observation.

[@MG-fn9xw]

If Ben Simmons is in the nba, Dolph would excel

[@JohnnyRodgers3]

@@Amick44 I dont understand they all dominated against each other...for example did you know that an aging nate thurmond did a better defensive job on a prime MVP kareem than an athletically prime hakeem did against a 38 and 39..38 year old kareem dropped 3 40+ point games on hakeem with and average fg% of 64% kareem NEVER drop 40 on Thurmond...but he wouldn't be able to play past the 80s like kareem?

[@MJ23-KB24]

@@JohnnyRodgers3 thats a load of crap. Sampson guarded Kareem the majority of the time in those games.

[@JohnnyRodgers3]

@@MJ23-KB24yes and no...Sampson was preferred because it was a mismatch against hakeem😂...Kareem was about 7ft4 in shoes...Hakeem was a little over 6ft11 in shoes...but even when they switched Hakeem couldn't do anything with old kareem

[@stardeem6177]

That pass at 3:09 though 👀

[@richmondgabriel6379]

Never thought there would be some kind of pass during the day. 🔥🔥

[@nintenjoe2734]

Yeah that was amazing a behind the back pass

[@MegaKhalid121]

DOT

[@legume_duprix]

💯

[@paulelliott3220]

Awesome footage Man, that Dolph could shoot that ball with precision Great stuff indeed

[@PockyCandy]

Thanks for watching and commenting like always! And yes, Dolph had 3 point range 30 years before the 3 pointer was a thing.

[@lloydkline7245]

paul elliott really great jump shot

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Speaking of precision, Schayes practiced free throw shooting with a smaller rim that he put inside the regular hoop.

[@ilovekaiyko]

38% for career is precision?

[@Krazywillz21]

@@ilovekaiyko Shot 84.9ft%🤣. Nice try tho

[@mauriciosanchez9399]

I'm here because Damian Lillard got him on his All-Star top five and I needed to see who he was

[@nikitakhanov]

Same)

[@nathanieljones16]

Same

[@bballah4lyfe]

Kevin love from back in the day

[@DR-wu8mx]

His reaction though. He straight froze 😂😂

[@Efro1632]

Same, haha

[@jshkngx85]

who's here because of JJ Redick?

[@SS-vb7yq]

I found your channel when I was looking for 60s and 70s highlights. You're like a smaller version of WCA. I really like your chamnel and I hope you get a lotof subscribers

[@PockyCandy]

Yeah, that's a good way of describing this channel Although WCA specializes in only 60's and early 70's players, while I like to make highlights for all decades and two different sports.

[@SS-vb7yq]

PockyCandy keep up the good work. I watch all your videos. You are also a good video editor

[@sorb4425]

My dad said whenever he came into the house, he had to duck through the door

[@jacksonwalsh6900]

Is that a bad joke or did your dad actually know him

[@bierdlll]

very hypnotic!

[@JRHill-xc7ms]

JJ reddick sent me here 😂

[@Phatty-dp5fi]

Me too

[@kingyoung3192]

@@Phatty-dp5fiawww preppy boys

[@ryanmeek6284]

Love the love it’s just crazy seeing how much the game has changed. It’s like dribbling at the time was just an obstacle to playing the game, not fully developed

[@wanthedream98]

Thanks for uploading gems!

[@stephensanfilippo1845]

I saw Dolph Schayes play at the old Madison Square Garden against the Knickerbockers many times. He was deadly with the set shot. No wasted motion. The other great set-shot shooter was Larry Costello. You don't see that anymore.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Carl Braun.

[@obnoxiouslakerfan]

Yup no shooters in todays nba 😂

[@brandonm2144]

What was his shooting percentage in those games?

[@williepep-fy7qm]

@@brandonm2144higher than Allen Iverson TS% and that’s withoit 3s

[@inhumane26]

People really saying he wasn't a top 75 all time bro was cooking

[@rose4mvp2012]

It's just something so interesting about watching basketball from the 50s.

[@CadChamberlain]

the OG stretch big

[@Cartrell]

Buddy was shooting from half court for 2 points. lol

[@senseichess8688]

Red auerbach has him on the greatest 18 player list of alltime...his son played several years in the NBA too for denver

[@agwoods]

Danny Schayes

[@dannyl2997]

The 6th best player of all time IMO

[@kayagula3817]

Legend

[@atoo4536]

He was great because of his ambidexterity

[@costcotheballer8171]

A Too exactly

[@lloydkline7245]

A Too really could shoot from both hands

[@jheezoyt1929]

TOP 75 CONGRATS DOLPH

[@anonymous-rm9jk]

This man wouldve been LETHAL in today's game

[@sorb4425]

He’s my dads uncle

[@mr.samvage3851]

No way

[@skyschmidt5557]

Ur dads uncle is overrated

[@qmillz8076]

He's not top 75

[@chorizo3434]

He's not top 75.

[@nintenjoe2734]

Who cares if he isn’t top 75 he is one of the players that helped the nba become what it is today

[@beenizz5102]

How many people noticed this footage shows proof he can shoot actual jumpers learners n fades etc with his left and right hands?

[@Theprochemist]

I came cause Reddick was talking about that 2 hand set shot. It's glorious

[@micevan5873]

Damn he really is better than klay

[@AD3Basketball]

Anybody here after the JJ Reddick podcast with Draymond

[@_Maxten]

hes got that rainbow shot

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

They called it "the rainmaker" because of that high arc.

[@iREP87]

DaveConleyPortfolio Sputnik *

[@Ma1q444]

No way your telling me he’s better than kyrie,Dwight, tmac, Alex English, klay, joe dumars, Derrick rose,, Vince, Bernard king, Paul George,

[@gobigod2274]

he is the G.O.A.T stop

[@itz_bryan2564]

@@gobigod2274 so ur telling me dolph is fuckin w kyrie 😭

[@gobigod2274]

@@itz_bryan2564 take his and snatch them that is just goat things

[@chuckbarkley2755]

It’s not better it’s greatest 🤦‍♂️

[@itz_bryan2564]

@@chuckbarkley2755 so wouldn’t that make him one of the greatest 🤦🏿‍♂️ ur making my point… cause dolph not fuckin w kyrie and that makes kyrie a “better” player… if he’s better than dolph why isn’t he on the list of greatest, damn near having the same or better accolades

[@NorthWestPvPlolrektnoob]

dude was pulling up from 3 before the 3 point line even existed

[@jey524]

Arguably the greatest of all time

[@Ferjay45]

Not with that 38%fg and his highlights are worse than a middle schoolers

[@jasonlewis3748]

u cant b serious

[@lincolnknight2253]

This man got picked over klay and kyrie

[@toiletsmithy3630]

@@lincolnknight2253 He's better than both

[@lincolnknight2253]

Toilet Smithy no chance in hell he is the game now compared to back has advanced so much

[@jollyjoe9281]

He did what he had to do to and at the time he did it better than the rest of them... transcendent skills. All time great, don't dis on him or his era...

[@patsayjack402]

Wouldn't make the G league today but these are some cool historical records.

[@kalebc2134]

@@Just_another_Euro_dude this is what people always neglect to do. You can’t just pick a player up and drop them in a different era, they had different tools available to them. It’s like if you picked up Steph Curry and put him in the 40s yeah he’d be unreal dominant, but that’s because he had the opportunity to learn from people who had perfected things before him, and he had modern training techniques and tools. What you have to do to compare era to era is say “ok, this is what this guy was talented at, what would it look like if he was born in the 90s-2000s and had all modern training, what kind of player would he be then?” Using that Steph Curry example, if he was born in the 20s, his shot would very likely be similar to Schayes shot, a 2 handed set shot, with very basic dribbling skills compared to what he can do today. And if Schayes was born in the 90s, he’d very likely be in the league as a knockdown scorer and solid rebounder, probably developing a skillset similar to Wolves Kevin Love, or Kevin Garnett

[@phineaslookingforward5007]

@@kalebc2134 perfect way to put it. If I was listing my "best" 100 players schayes wouldn't even cross my mind because a random division iii player today has more skill. But in his era they probably viewed him the same way we view Jokic or embiid today, and I can't disregard his dominance because the game has evolved

[@Vasco224]

You can’t compare different eras when it comes to sports bro it’s literally stupid and unfair

[@MG-fn9xw]

Curry would not dominate in the 1940s, he would have to re learn to dribble. Every time he touched the ball it would be a travel back in the day. He wouldn’t be squat back then, just another light skinned nigga playin with the poor Jews

[@thebolant]

My guy was shooting floaters from three point range 😂😂

[@jamesp31stTasker]

That boi can shoot!

[@WeMissedSomeShots]

Looks like a typical Blazer to me. Have fun with your help Dame 😂 I saw this guy last week at 24 hour fitness.

[@oumoudiop1411]

Rip dolph schayes

[@joseparedes5036]

all the smoke with Dwight Howard got me here lol

[@nopanic3186]

Jj redick brought me here 😂

[@centralpete6044]

“Dolph” didn’t go by his given name of “Adolph”. For some reason the latter became less popular in the late 30’s and early 40’s🤔

[@jamezrobertz8638]

Any guy named Dolph is gonna be good.

[@PockyCandy]

Literally the only "Dolph" in NBA history. There have been a few Rudolphs and Rudy's though, if that counts.

[@locke8guard]

@@PockyCandy but plenty of Adolphs :)

[@hofmenacetosociety4267]

@@PockyCandy zach ranDOLPH

[@shaynicholas22]

Nah no lol, this guy was legit asf back then. Its hard to understand how basketball and everything changes over the decades...

[@swi9135]

Pepperidge Farm remembers

[@roadkill1963]

😂😂😂

[@michaelcarrig627]

Shayes had that thang.

[@backsider578]

Chat GBT says hes better than Kobe..... believe it

[@paul-u2y9y]

no game has evolved as much as basketball, and i'm not just talking about dunking etc, but the shot itself, someone must have invented the jump shot i guess, i won't disparage these pioneers but wouldn't i love to know what i know and go back in that era and play, again i won't disparage them but i'm sorry, i have no doubt that i could have played.

[@joeyslats31]

Theres a difference between somone pioneering and people building on that thinking they are as good as the pioneers.

[@LaMar34_34]

No way in hell this guy is better than Kyrie

[@Keolas_multiverse]

Who's here after getting cooked in 2k by him

[@paul-u2y9y]

averaged a double double?, nice !

[@jvask33zie]

so defense was optional back in the day. I didn't know that.

[@samsoltani3]

Who’s here because of jj redick

[@jamesp31stTasker]

You can always tell the casuals and weak rec center players in the comments. Always stating that they would drop 50 and so forth. They have minimal understanding of the era’s and game development overtime. These dude’s were SUPERSTARS FOR THAT ERA…basically he was the Curry or Lebron of the 50s…so all that stuff you see today was nowhere near thought of back then. So I guess if you had a time machine you probably would drop maybe 20 or so but they are still professionals that would adapt to your game.

[@Don-nc9lm]

I’m averaging 30 back then bro ain’t no way

[@kingofnewyork7765]

Don your grandfathers a bum

[@jasonb6081]

I could’ve played back then😭

[@patek9789]

you would get destroyed

[@Alucard-xw4jz]

farmers vs part-time factory workers - nice game

[@andrewsucksatvideos4482]

1960s Dolph Schayes Hal Greer Dave Bing Wilt Chamberlain Bill Russell John Havlicek Sam Jones Tom Heinsonh Satch Sanders Jerry West Elgin Baylor Oscar Robertson Bob Pettit George Mikan

[@DreDaysList]

One of the greatest to ever do it and my children won’t ever watch one second of this game film. Todays game is much better along with the players. He was great in his era but would be a broomstick in the NBA today. No shame in admitting that, old heads.

[@Baselinehangtime8]

It’s crazy people like jj reddick can talk when he has a far inferior package of ambidextrous shots from distance and off the dribble into shot creation in traffic and a far inferior rebounder and defender and playmaker than this guy But I get it. To the untrained and uneducated and spoiled eyesight, you may think your far better than what your can’t hold a candle to

[@kalokruiser]

Top 75 my ass

[@Nemataylor]

He not better then Kyrie Irving !

[@emmanuelarmourmclendon912]

I’ll cook these dudes 😂😂😂

[@gtownoriginalphillyboy1782]

Top 75?!😅 more like top 375😅

[@GhostboyEms420]

Top 3750

[@ilovekaiyko]

@@GhostboyEms420 😂😂😂

[@LeonKicks6]

This era was so weak. I would’ve averaged 50-20-20 and I’m an accountant

[@gregoryprice6968]

BS. The rules were so different, you would feel awkward playing it. You had to keep your hand above the ball while dribbling at all times, so crossovers were very difficult There was no 3 point line, so it didn't make sense to shoot from deep, big men had the advantage in the post and could stay in the paint the whole time, then bully you on the gather for a drive in lay up Just saying, your watching a different game through the eyes of the modern Era, where you can't do half as much back then

[@ilovekaiyko]

@@gregoryprice6968 lmao

[@wizardishere5633]

@@gregoryprice6968 still most of nowdays nba guys can dominate in those days. if any of y'all say nowdays guys are weak and soft it is due to the league rules. i mean you can even put 80s guy like larry bird or mchale or stockton in that era and they will dominate easily. let alone nowdays nba where big men are much skilled in the post and using more brain instead of muscle. like you can put nurkic, kanter, zubac, or whoever big man that came through your mind and i'll put my money on them that they will dominate those 50s era

[@andrewsucksatvideos4482]

@Stone Colds yeah, even Brian Scalabrine, who was ranked 464th of 480 NBA players in 2011, literally has a show of him destroying division 2 and even division 1 players. And he’s an out of shape 43 year old that’s been retired for 11 years

[@senseichess8688]

The last of the set shot shooters...just about

[@shawglizzy138]

🚮

[@Smakuzu]

Who here cause of Gilbert arenas

[@Sean-rn9kw]

This guy wouldn’t even make it D2 today and he was an all star every year in the NBA at that time…

[@MG-fn9xw]

Bullshit. As long as ppl like ben Simmons an Markell fultz are in the NBA, then it’s obvious players like Dolph would be in the NBA even today

[@bonusboys]

Whose here cause of chat gpi top 50 ranking

[@balls584]

38% 🔥🔥

[@roadkill1963]

😂😂😂

[@patek9789]

kobe shot 30% in his last two seasons but y’all don’t say nun about that

[@roadkill1963]

@@patek9789 Kobe Better that’s y