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@IroquoisNative8 ай бұрын
Just a FYI! Muggsy Bogues was the smallest NBA player to win the dunk contest! Love the content!
@danielvezina55218 ай бұрын
Guys that size don't get Scholarship anymore.
@reisanderson90698 ай бұрын
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?
@MlTCH8 ай бұрын
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-xe9fc8 ай бұрын
Absolutely seconding Spud Webb. Dude had rocket boosters for legs.
@rasyay15 күн бұрын
Spudd Webb was actually 5'5 they added 2 inches
@iTzDeyo8 ай бұрын
As a 5'7" point guard throughout high school, muggs gave me hope, false hope, but hope nonetheless 😂
@Jetz3168 ай бұрын
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.
@woundedcrow46068 ай бұрын
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
@nh30288 ай бұрын
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.
@psymar8 ай бұрын
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.
@havok62808 ай бұрын
Might not have made the connection but Dell Curry is Steph's dad.
@Out-Of-Service8 ай бұрын
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.
@doomtho427 ай бұрын
That picture of them standing next to each other will never not make me smile.
@philb20858 ай бұрын
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" 😂
@zacharyliles86578 ай бұрын
and he was in Space Jam!
@2cawwa28 ай бұрын
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!
@nathanlawson3138 ай бұрын
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."
@TeeZee228 ай бұрын
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.
@jimbojones71638 ай бұрын
I live no where near Charlotte and was also a Hornets fan when I was young, mainly because of Muggsy.
@Wearywastrel8 ай бұрын
Mugsy was THE reason to be a hornets fan. You couldn't hate on him.
@a001417998 ай бұрын
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. ♠
@peterandjunko8 ай бұрын
Charlie Murphy learned this lesson as well 😂.
@DNReacts8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! We really enjoyed this one 🙏🏼
@psymar8 ай бұрын
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
@areguapiri8 ай бұрын
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.
@austinfull89418 ай бұрын
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
@hatleyhoward71938 ай бұрын
Muggsy had great footwork, and it was super fast. It evened the playing field regarding any height differences.
@stephensharp35438 ай бұрын
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.
@ronaldtreasure91758 ай бұрын
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.
@thorkagemob12978 ай бұрын
As a 5'3 23 year old man that loves basketball, Muggsy is an inspiration for short kings everywhere lmao
@korl85247 ай бұрын
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
@baronvg8 ай бұрын
12:11 someone hugging their dad 😂
@gregorywilliams13088 ай бұрын
Check out Spud Webb. Spud was about 5 ft 5. He won a Slam Dunk Contest. Played during same time as Muggsy
@areguapiri8 ай бұрын
He was 5"7.
@MrThankman3606 ай бұрын
A hummingbird. 😂😂 That’s the best analogy to Bogues I’ve heard.
@johncarolina49508 ай бұрын
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.
@stevedietrich89368 ай бұрын
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.
@phunkjnky8 ай бұрын
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.
@phunkjnky8 ай бұрын
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.
@GreenJeepAdventures8 ай бұрын
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).
@jimbojones71638 ай бұрын
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.
@that2kdad138 ай бұрын
There has been 2 other people that where under 5’8 which is Earl Boykins and spudd Webb 👈 he won dunk contest
@nolanrussell63266 ай бұрын
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-32178 ай бұрын
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.
@LotusVette848 ай бұрын
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.
@billy9497able8 ай бұрын
Spud Webb is another smaller player you could check out. He was good too. He was about 5”6 and could dunk.
@KevinQuinn818 ай бұрын
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. 😅
@giftcatesby83928 ай бұрын
now that you checked out the smallest player in the NBA, next you should check out the tallest, being Manute Bol at 7'7
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"
@hanknichols68658 ай бұрын
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.
@gregcable32508 ай бұрын
Basketball if first and foremost a game of skill.
@glenkrisch48448 ай бұрын
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.
@christophermckinney39248 ай бұрын
Check out Spud Webb who was 5’6” and won the NBA slam dunk competition.
@cygnusx-32178 ай бұрын
There's one thing Muggsy couldn't do. High five.
@psymar8 ай бұрын
Nah, he could. He just had to jump.
@Washanuga8 ай бұрын
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.
@imweakfordeaky7 ай бұрын
Yep, I’m an average American woman at just shy of 5’5” (close enough)… Muggsy makes me look tall in comparison
@itsslou4l8058 ай бұрын
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
@invisible73558 ай бұрын
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
@DNReacts8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Really appreciate the support 🙏🏼
@brians28698 ай бұрын
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..
@thereallyst8 ай бұрын
-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...
@kylerwilson86658 ай бұрын
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.
@areguapiri8 ай бұрын
The hall of famer, Isaiah Thomas, from the Detroit Pistons in the 1980s was much better.
@rasyay15 күн бұрын
Check out spudd Webb next
@tekojordan43068 ай бұрын
Spud Webb 5.5 and competed against Michael Jordan in the dunk contest don’t forget to check him out
@hanknichols68658 ай бұрын
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.
@CheekandBluster8 ай бұрын
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?
@ewolffman8 ай бұрын
check out spud webb, isaeah thomas, and tiny archibald
@stephensharp35438 ай бұрын
Also only had one scholarship offer coming into college
@UnbiasedRemarks8 ай бұрын
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.
@tylertuma11268 ай бұрын
Check out Spud Webb, shortest slam dunk champion
@christopherdeguilio63758 ай бұрын
Mugsy was great. Gotta check out Spud Webb...5'7 dunk champion.
@xra73378 ай бұрын
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.
@henrimarjoan78768 ай бұрын
Cant see 160cm in the modern NBA. But Isaiah Thomas is 175cm and was star player "couple" of years ago. So maybe im wrong.
@psymar8 ай бұрын
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.
@henrimarjoan78768 ай бұрын
@@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.
@videogamevalley75238 ай бұрын
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.
@darklingnight59478 ай бұрын
In my opinion, Jayson Williams best of the biggest little players of all time
@nikhilramphul27668 ай бұрын
Am 5/6 and I play basketball
@Mkproduction28 ай бұрын
Give Up Basketball.. Work on your Knuckleball... Pitchers and Catchers report February 13th, 2024 Happy New Year y'all, Rick Charleston SC
@areguapiri8 ай бұрын
They report to Spring Training.
@user-wc2rc3xn4j8 ай бұрын
Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues.
@user-wc2rc3xn4j8 ай бұрын
MJ, motherfucker.❤ ruined his career.
@Oldsnowballs8 ай бұрын
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.108 ай бұрын
You didn't ask, but yes, he could dunk. But he never did in an NBA game.
@psymar8 ай бұрын
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.
@TheCrusadesWereAVibeLowkey8 ай бұрын
Can’t believe they didn’t show that man dunking, I think he won a dunk contest at 5’3 very fun to watch
@areguapiri8 ай бұрын
That was not Mugsy Bogues. That was Spud Webb. He was 5 ft 7in and he won the slam dunk contest in 1987.
@vorlon18 ай бұрын
@@areguapiriSpud actually won in 1986.
@TheCrusadesWereAVibeLowkey8 ай бұрын
@@areguapiri damn lol thanks for the correction…Could Mugsy Bogues dunk at all?
@psymar8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@rtaylor8028 ай бұрын
Manute Bol
@corywilson20078 ай бұрын
I appreciate you guys mentioning the creators of the videos.