Were British Guys Impressed By Muggsy Bogues? | First Time Watching | NBA Reaction | Brit Reacts

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[@IroquoisNative]

Just a FYI! Muggsy Bogues was the smallest NBA player to win the dunk contest! Love the content!

[@danielvezina5521]

Guys that size don't get Scholarship anymore.

[@reisanderson9069]

Not so shocking that a man 5’3 can be a Leader lol remember Napoleon Bonaparte was what about the same height you wouldn’t say he’s a leader?

[@MlTCH]

And he would absolutely destroy 99.999% of human beings on earth at basketball. If you haven’t checked him out, check out Spud Webb. He was about 5’7 and could dunk in the NBA. I believe they played against each other in that era.

[@Nobody-xe9fc]

Absolutely seconding Spud Webb. Dude had rocket boosters for legs.

[@rasyay]

Spudd Webb was actually 5'5 they added 2 inches

[@iTzDeyo]

As a 5'7" point guard throughout high school, muggs gave me hope, false hope, but hope nonetheless 😂

[@Jetz316]

I’m a 5’7” from back in the days, white too! I could dunk. And I blew out my left ACL on an alley oop pass.

[@woundedcrow4606]

It’s easy to think of Muggsy as a kind of novelty because he was so short compared to the league and sort of think about how good he was relative to his height. But, he was a force to be reckoned with. Players hated facing him. His stats speak for themselves

[@nh3028]

The reason that it is so difficult to be small in the NBA is that you have to be able to defend your position. Even if you can score, defending guys a foot taller than you is very difficult.

[@psymar]

Muggsy had ups. He couldn't dunk but getting high enough wasn't the problem -- it's that he couldn't palm the ball in one hand. But you don't need full control of the ball to block a shot.

[@havok6280]

Might not have made the connection but Dell Curry is Steph's dad.

[@Out-Of-Service]

He also played with the tallest player in the league at one point, Bol. They both played for the Bullets. Bogues at 5'3" and Bol at 7'7". Mugsey barely came to Bol's belly button.

[@doomtho42]

That picture of them standing next to each other will never not make me smile.

[@philb2085]

I played high school basketball in the late 70's and rec ball 'til the early 90's. I'm 5'7" so I modelled myself on Spud Webb and Muggsy. Spud was the same height as me but he had a 46 inch vertical jump... I had zero "ups" 😂

[@zacharyliles8657]

and he was in Space Jam!

[@2cawwa2]

Enjoyed this. Muggsy also has acting credits as well. He appears as himself on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” in the episode “The Surrogate” S4E7 , as well as in the movie “Space Jam” with Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, et al. Also, Spud Webb, who had a 14 year career in the NBA, and who won the 1986 Slam Dunk Competition stood 5’-6” tall. Damo- hold onto the dream!!!! I believe in you!

[@nathanlawson313]

Fav Muggsy quote: "The problem with playing against Muggsy is there was 2 of them out there. He'd reach on your left side to steal the ball, you'd turn right to protect it, and the Muggsy on the OTHER side steals it."

[@TeeZee22]

I was a Charlotte Hornets fan growing up in South Carolina when Muggsy was playing. He was a lot of fun to watch! One of the funniest highlights ever was little Muggsy sneaking up and blocking a shot by 7 foot Patrick Ewing.

[@jimbojones7163]

I live no where near Charlotte and was also a Hornets fan when I was young, mainly because of Muggsy.

[@Wearywastrel]

Mugsy was THE reason to be a hornets fan. You couldn't hate on him.

[@a00141799]

What a great reaction to Muggsy. Your true appreciation for this dynamo is evident. I've played some serious ball with small guys and if you underestimate their ability because of their size, they will have you for lunch. You guys are the best. ♠

[@peterandjunko]

Charlie Murphy learned this lesson as well 😂.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you so much! We really enjoyed this one 🙏🏼

[@psymar]

I attended Muggsy Bogues basketball camp as a kid. My mom was 5'4". I can therefore state with confidence that Muggsy really was 5'3", it wasn't exaggerated for hype

[@areguapiri]

Mugsy played on one of the greatest high school teams in 1982-83. ...Spud Webb, at 5 foot 7 inches, won the slam dunk contest in 1987. As a teenager, I got to meet Spud Webb that same year. ...In the photo, Mugsy is standing next to one of the tallest players ever in the NBA--- Manute Bol.

[@austinfull8941]

The thing about him is he's really an anomaly. No other 5'3" person could make it. Specially playing for 10+ seasons. He's really just THAT GOOD

[@hatleyhoward7193]

Muggsy had great footwork, and it was super fast. It evened the playing field regarding any height differences.

[@stephensharp3543]

He had a solid career also. Started a lot of his career and played like 10 or 12 seasons or something. Not only the shortest to play but also played all the time.

[@ronaldtreasure9175]

A little video tidbit: Dell Curry, one of the players talking about being teammates with Mugsy is Steph Curry's dad in case you didn't know.

[@thorkagemob1297]

As a 5'3 23 year old man that loves basketball, Muggsy is an inspiration for short kings everywhere lmao

[@korl8524]

The best part is he played 1 season with Manute Bol, the tallest NBA player ever at 7'7". There is an insane photo of the 2 online

[@baronvg]

12:11 someone hugging their dad 😂

[@gregorywilliams1308]

Check out Spud Webb. Spud was about 5 ft 5. He won a Slam Dunk Contest. Played during same time as Muggsy

[@areguapiri]

He was 5"7.

[@MrThankman360]

A hummingbird. 😂😂 That’s the best analogy to Bogues I’ve heard.

[@johncarolina4950]

You have to have some incredible skills to stick in the league at that size. Averaging close to a double double for like 5 years like Muggsy did is crazy at 5'3.

[@stevedietrich8936]

Other undersized players in the NBA include Spud Webb (5'6") who won the dunk contest at the All Star game one year, Calvin Murphy was 5'9" and was one of the best players in the league in his era, multiple time All-Star. Nate Robinson and Isiah Thomas (no, not that Isiah Thomas, a different one) were solid players in the 5'9" range.

[@phunkjnky]

What helped Muggsy, is that until he reached the NBA, Muggsy was always the best, or one of the best players on his team. I saw Muggsy when he was on the Rhode Island Gulls of the USBL, the summer before his rookie season. He was part of the tallest (Manute Bol, 7'7")and shortest men in basketball.

[@phunkjnky]

Muggsy Bogues was the leader of the greatest high school team ever, the 1982-83 Dunbar Poets. They sent 4/5 starters to the NBA, and none of them were role-players in the NBA.

[@GreenJeepAdventures]

In an alternate universe, Kobe might have played along side with Muggsy. The Hornets originally drafted Kobe before trading him for Vlade Divac ( my favorite center).

[@jimbojones7163]

When I was in high school I played with a guy that was around 5'3" and could dunk with an alley oop. He was quicker, more athletic, and had handles better than everyone, but still wasn't the best player. Height makes a huge difference in basketball. Talent wise, you have to be unbelievable to make it to college playing bball at anything under 5'9". To make it to the NBA you have to be 1 in a billion. I don't think we will ever see a player like Mugsy Bogues again. Even Spud Webb at 5'6" or 5'7" was an anomaly.

[@that2kdad13]

There has been 2 other people that where under 5’8 which is Earl Boykins and spudd Webb 👈 he won dunk contest

[@nolanrussell6326]

Top 25 all time in career assists (top 20 in assists per game) and top 75 all time in career steals. He was remarkably a pretty solid NBA player, which is insane for a guy his size

[@cygnusx-3217]

The game was run-and-gun when Muggsy played. Because he was so fast, it was an advantage. Now with everybody standing around the 3 point line, there's no advantage to having a player that short.

[@LotusVette84]

I was a kid in the 90s in Canada when I started playing basketball. It was a year before the Raptors formed, and basketball in Canada was not popular. I was also on the short side when I began. Muggsy was my greatest inspiration during an era with Micheal Jordan. He played during the era of the most dominant big men, and he did it with grace and style, and a self-confidence that you could feel in your heart. Thanks Muggsy for teaching a young, short, Canadian kid that he could play too.

[@billy9497able]

Spud Webb is another smaller player you could check out. He was good too. He was about 5”6 and could dunk.

[@KevinQuinn81]

7:16 - That's Wardell Stephen Curry, Senior (aka Dell Curry). You may have heard of his son, Wardell Stephen Curry, Junior (aka Steph Curry). Dell was a solid player in his own right playing 16 seasons, 10 for the Hornets, all of those with Muggsy in some capacity, and winning the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year in 93-94. Both he and Muggsy were selected by the Hornets in the 1988 expansion draft held with the Hornets and the Heat. He and Larry Johnson were 2 of the 5 NBA players featured along with Michael in the original Space Jam. The others were Shawn Bradley (7-foot, 6-inches for someone at the other end of the spectrum), Patrick Ewing, and Charles Barkley. Frankly, it was a terrible starting 5. You had a point guard, 2 bruising post power forwards, and 2 lumbering centers. Michael shouldn't have had to work so hard to take care of a team of monsters who stole that groups abilities. 😅

[@giftcatesby8392]

now that you checked out the smallest player in the NBA, next you should check out the tallest, being Manute Bol at 7'7

[@Bodiene]

earl boykins 5'5 , spud webb 5'7, nate robinson 5'9, isaiah thomas 5'9

[@worldwidewells7452]

I remember watching the Airtricity League while I was living in Limerick and jokingly thinking, "I legit think I could come off the bench in this league"

[@hanknichols6865]

My mom was a school teacher in Charlotte. All of the kids would go crazy when he visited the elementary schools because he was a bout the same size as the kids.

[@gregcable3250]

Basketball if first and foremost a game of skill.

[@glenkrisch4844]

Those Hornets team were fun to watch. Dell Curry was the guy talking about Muggsy not wanting him to dribble after getting his pass. Dell was an amazing shooter and is the father of Seth and Steph Curry.

[@christophermckinney3924]

Check out Spud Webb who was 5’6” and won the NBA slam dunk competition.

[@cygnusx-3217]

There's one thing Muggsy couldn't do. High five.

[@psymar]

Nah, he could. He just had to jump.

[@Washanuga]

He's shorter than the average American woman. He was still a genetic freak though. Built like a brick shithouse for his size, had legs like tree trunks and incredibly fast. There'll never be a player like that again. That he started in 556 games during the era of big, bruising, physical 7' footers is an exceptional feat. Moving forward I think it'll become rare to even see players under 6'1" get heavy minutes as a starter.

[@imweakfordeaky]

Yep, I’m an average American woman at just shy of 5’5” (close enough)… Muggsy makes me look tall in comparison

[@itsslou4l805]

Defense is a huge issue for small players, coaches don’t want to have to hide players on defense, Isaiah Thomas had a mvp season in 2016-17 but wasn’t respected as a real best player in the league in large part due to the fact that he was a cone on defense

[@invisible7355]

Hey guys! Love the videos, i watch every single basketball one and being in my 20s i had no idea how short Muggsy was thay is an amazing sports story! Also i know you said its on the list but i cant wait for yall to react to the nba 75 greatest all time team- ultimate highlights whenever you get to it, take your time though obviously

[@DNReacts]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate the support 🙏🏼

[@brians2869]

Muggs played on the best hs team in the country, at that time... Dunbar Bmore.. Absolutely still among the great public teams of all time. Biased, as a Marylander, but they were great..

[@thereallyst]

-4:34 I've sent you guys videos to react to for this guy. Top point guard and ULTIMATE trash talker who could back it up... -7:22 Stephen Curry's dad, Dale...

[@kylerwilson8665]

If you want to watch a more modern Small guy dominate in the NBA watch some 2016 Isaiah Thomas (not to be confused with Isiah Thomas [spelled differently and different player]). He led the Celtics to the 1 seed as a 5'9 point guard and finished top 5 in MVP voting that year. Injuries later cut his career short, but during his peak he was incredible.

[@areguapiri]

The hall of famer, Isaiah Thomas, from the Detroit Pistons in the 1980s was much better.

[@rasyay]

Check out spudd Webb next

[@tekojordan4306]

Spud Webb 5.5 and competed against Michael Jordan in the dunk contest don’t forget to check him out

[@hanknichols6865]

Have you watched any videos of Spud Webb? I think he is about 5’6.” He could dunk the ball when he played in the NBA. I recently saw a video of him in his 40s or 50s and he dunked a ball while wearing street clothes and shoes.

[@CheekandBluster]

Why aren't there more guys that small in the NBA? Think of it this way: there are very, very few guys AT ANY SIZE who are as good a natural point guard as Muggsy Bogues was. The quickness, the court vision, the pinpoint passing, the ballhandling. So take the very small number of guys who can play point guard like that at the NBA level, and THEN think, how many of those guys are gonna be that small?

[@ewolffman]

check out spud webb, isaeah thomas, and tiny archibald

[@stephensharp3543]

Also only had one scholarship offer coming into college

[@UnbiasedRemarks]

Would be such a liability today 😭 would be zero defense it would be like playing with 5 on offense, 4 on defense, and 4 in transition.

[@tylertuma1126]

Check out Spud Webb, shortest slam dunk champion

[@christopherdeguilio6375]

Mugsy was great. Gotta check out Spud Webb...5'7 dunk champion.

[@xra7337]

Unfortunately, players who lack size are overlooked (no pun intended). The NBA in it's current state is moving closer and closer to positionless basketball, where every player from point guard to center can do everything. Handle, Shoot, create space or their own shot. Because of this, scouts are looking for bigger bodies like the Giannis', the Chet Holmgrens, and the Wembanyamas. Guys who can at the very least put the ball on the floor and run an offense through them. Smaller players are getting less and less attention because their lack of physical talent concerns scouts and coaches about their ability to play with the bigger bodies of the NBA, especially on defense. It takes an effort like what Markquis Nowell did in March Madness for people to look past the physical limitations and look at their potential and full body of work.

[@henrimarjoan7876]

Cant see 160cm in the modern NBA. But Isaiah Thomas is 175cm and was star player "couple" of years ago. So maybe im wrong.

[@psymar]

If you can shoot 3s like peak Steph Curry your height isn't that relevant on offense. And vintage Muggsy's defense would be even better today with refs calling the game a lot tighter, people couldn't just run him over or shove him like in the 90s.

[@henrimarjoan7876]

@@psymar I think players are so skilled today that 160cm guy would be a liablity in defense no matter how good he is at defending. But it would be easier to try to hide him like Trae Young in this era with no illegal defense so yeah if hes cheat code at 3s with good passing I can see that happen. I hope we will see something like that.

[@videogamevalley7523]

Great video guys and also check out more from that channel Basketball Time Machine he has alot of great videos about the legends of game from 80’s 90’s and 2000’s.

[@darklingnight5947]

In my opinion, Jayson Williams best of the biggest little players of all time

[@nikhilramphul2766]

Am 5/6 and I play basketball

[@Mkproduction2]

Give Up Basketball.. Work on your Knuckleball... Pitchers and Catchers report February 13th, 2024 Happy New Year y'all, Rick Charleston SC

[@areguapiri]

They report to Spring Training.

[@user-wc2rc3xn4j]

Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues.

[@user-wc2rc3xn4j]

MJ, motherfucker.❤ ruined his career.

[@Oldsnowballs]

Long comment on switching on picks that lead to not having as many short folks in the NBA anymore. One of the reasons that you don't see too many guys this size in the NBA anymore is due to most of the teams switching on pick-and-rolls/pick-and-pop. Instead of going under, going over, or hedging, most of the teams are now just switching and it creates mismatches that the offense can exploit. I left two links of the same video (not sure if the UK blocks accounts) of Dirk Nowitzki at 37 years old dropping 40 points, exploiting the Blazers for switching the pick and rolls. You just post up 7 foot Dirk on a 6'5 guard and it's 2 points for Dallas. Derrick Harper the Mav's commentator states it within the first minute of the video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqXFcmysmdJ0Y8U kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpTclKWYgbykn5I

[@Cubs-Fan.10]

You didn't ask, but yes, he could dunk. But he never did in an NBA game.

[@psymar]

No, he couldn't. The problem wasn't getting high enough but that he couldn't hold the ball in one hand. He did demonstrate for a reporter that with a kid's basketball he could dunk. But not an NBA size ball.

[@TheCrusadesWereAVibeLowkey]

Can’t believe they didn’t show that man dunking, I think he won a dunk contest at 5’3 very fun to watch

[@areguapiri]

That was not Mugsy Bogues. That was Spud Webb. He was 5 ft 7in and he won the slam dunk contest in 1987.

[@vorlon1]

​@@areguapiriSpud actually won in 1986.

[@TheCrusadesWereAVibeLowkey]

@@areguapiri damn lol thanks for the correction…Could Mugsy Bogues dunk at all?

[@psymar]

​@@TheCrusadesWereAVibeLowkeyNot with a full size basketball -- he couldn't hold on to it with just one hand and couldn't quite jump high enough for a 2-handed dunk. He did show a reporter he could dunk a toy basketball.

[@rtaylor802]

Manute Bol

[@corywilson2007]

I appreciate you guys mentioning the creators of the videos.

[@taegenbrown2894]

First one 🥇

[@philmccracken179]

He stunk