Laimbeer. Loved by Pistons fans and by exactly no one else.
@johnr7279 Жыл бұрын
As a Celts fan and looking back now, I sort of appreciate Laimbeer in a "every good story needs a villain" kind of way.
@dr.juerdotitsgo5119 Жыл бұрын
When winning mattered more than being loved. REAL sports.
@Toledopride11 Жыл бұрын
Damn right!
@scottcampbell978 Жыл бұрын
Shit I'm from Louisiana. He was one of my favorite players. You had to respect the pistons. Every starter would throw hands. I miss that era
@maxwellhowell Жыл бұрын
@@maxwellhowell it was a very different style of play than now. People often ask of the players of yesterday would do well today. I think they would as they'd have more protection. Now a simple shove gets both the shover and shovee technical fouls. Still, I think Laimbeer was a dirty dog as a player.
@johnr7279 Жыл бұрын
To this day, Hubie Brown's still never seen a dirty play Laimbeer ever committed.
@MerkinMuffly Жыл бұрын
Yep. And he still hates Patrick Ewing too
@donarthiazi244311 ай бұрын
@@donarthiazi2443Does he? He coached Ewing for 2 yrs
@TTFMjock9 ай бұрын
Both announcers defending Laimbeer on that first play is hilarious.
@coinraker64977 ай бұрын
Hubie is a biased POS as a commentator. Any semi-objective person can see exactly what Laimbeer did to Ewing in the first play.
@manuelper7 ай бұрын
Agree! Laimbeer obviously moved under Ewing after he went to the floor. Dirty play.@@coinraker6497
@guitar19506 ай бұрын
It wasn’t just the physicality, having players genuinely disliking each other made the games so much more intense.
@jrad410 Жыл бұрын
That part! You didn't see all of these bro-mances in the league like today.
@dopeasme9962 Жыл бұрын
@@dopeasme9962Whenever you watch a documentary or interview... these guys still genuinely despise each other / talk shit about each other. No love lost to this day between guys like Bird or Pippen and Laimbeer. I loved seeing the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about the Bad Boys; Laimbeer just trash talking all the people he played against. Only sad part is that he'll never make the HOF or get an NBA coaching job, even though he should, because of how everybody hates him.
@lamelama22 Жыл бұрын
Nah is jus when u get paid more u smile more doesn’t stop u from competing
@festusaniemeka335011 ай бұрын
One of the dirtiest Sleastacks ever.
@johnhanover222911 ай бұрын
@@festusaniemeka3350I'm guessing you didn't watch in the 80s and early 90s.
@ericbutler7399 ай бұрын
I don’t have the words to describe how beautiful it was to watch the NBA back then, even on any given Tuesday was always can’t miss action!!! Thank God I was alive to see it for myself 🙌👏🔥💯
@polishmasterjay3 ай бұрын
80-90's basketball was so physical... loved it!
@johnalterio372 Жыл бұрын
60s 70s are more physical
@coloredplanetantinazifreak5521 Жыл бұрын
@@coloredplanetantinazifreak5521 40-50's were
@paulomirandaarias9544 Жыл бұрын
Other than Chris child’s no one in the NBA has ever thrown and landed a direct hard punch ..all girl swings that never land!
@richardlacey4923 Жыл бұрын
@@richardlacey4923 has NOTHING to do with how physical the game was back then.. and also, Rudy Tomjonavich had his nose broken by Kermit Washington, and that was the most brutal punch ever.. you are like what? 20 years old? lol you need more exp before you can level up..
@soramirez5473 Жыл бұрын
That's beyond physical. That's just dirty.
@casual35 Жыл бұрын
When basketball was worth watching
@BF6ct Жыл бұрын
Totally agree the NBA sucks now and is woke out the ass!!
@buckeyevinnie8456 Жыл бұрын
@BUCKEYE VINNIE It sucks now due to nothing but jacking up 3's and flopping. I swear yall clowns say everything is woke.
@tylongkicks882111 ай бұрын
@@buckeyevinnie8456stupid comment
@graemestarkey75246 ай бұрын
real basketball?? it sucked. more than half of these guys wouldnt even be on todays nba team.
@davidpham91945 ай бұрын
That part❤💪
@Bmath5014 күн бұрын
Man, I miss 80s/90s basketball so much
@joncabotxox9389 Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Imagine him playing defense on Lebron james.
@19907587 ай бұрын
That's one of Laimbeer's go-to dirty moves: when the guy he was covering was up in the air, he'd gauge where they'd land and use some part of his body to make sure they didn't come down on a flat surface as expected. Larry Bird didn't hate Laimbeer because he was tough; he wasn't. Bird hated him because he was a cheap shot artist who literally tried to injure opponents. You'd go up for a rebound and Laimbeer would put his foot where your feet were expecting land, causing ankle injuries.
@Anthonyprinciotti Жыл бұрын
Robert Parrish put Lamebeer in his place.
@MikeJones-rk1un7 ай бұрын
@@MikeJones-rk1un That was great!
@whodidit997 ай бұрын
Bird says Laimbeer did that to him once… and then Bird pulled the same move on him… and Laimbeer never did it again.
@Primus546 ай бұрын
Perfectly said in every way. The true tough guys were the guys who absorbed the cheap shots. Anyone can hit someone, especially when they're not looking as was so often the case here.
@steves99646 ай бұрын
Chief rocked him.
@humanbeing40216 ай бұрын
The Football off season wasn’t so bad for sports fans back when the NBA was like this. It was awesome!
@kevinfinnerty8414 Жыл бұрын
Bro watch wrestling
@festusaniemeka335011 ай бұрын
Laimbeer and Rodman were Geniuses to the Flopping back then..they were masters!..Those 2 were fun to watch for me!..We'll never see or enjoy this NBA again.
@Dmaccabees Жыл бұрын
laimbeer did that intentional as hell. its obvious. the announcers are blind
@Youtuube304s2 жыл бұрын
Yooo. Laimbeer CLEARLY did that on purpose. He faked a fall to dive into Ewing's knees. I knew he was dirty but this is disrespectful as a competitor. He went after the guys legs on purpose.
@CDiesel720 Жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!
@markhoward122 Жыл бұрын
Biased is more like it
@davemartino5997 Жыл бұрын
Dirty
@mr.edwards6971 Жыл бұрын
The announcers talked like Laimbeer never did anything wrong, it was always the other guys fault. 😡
@strezz23 Жыл бұрын
Mid 80s and 90s basketball called no bloods no fouls..
@yeshuatimothy3 жыл бұрын
Laimbeer was such a classic villain, as a Celtics fan the game that Robert Parish cleaned his clock was priceless to watch 😂
@garymckee6200 Жыл бұрын
Parrish was dirty for that and the corrupt refs didn’t even call a foul or eject him. Celts cheated.
@mobetta2092 Жыл бұрын
Thisteam.remind.me.oakland.raiders
@carletonwatson2492 Жыл бұрын
Yeah from behind catching Laimbeer off-guard. Face to face Parish probably would've got a beating from Laimbeer like Brad Daugherty did when they fought. Anybody can hit someone from behind when they're not expecting it.
@MrCancer1965 Жыл бұрын
Lambeer was an all star and a champion deal with it
@KenWesaw-up5wf Жыл бұрын
This was about laimbeer vs Ewing not laimbeer vs Boston - Boston scumbag
@KenWesaw-up5wf Жыл бұрын
Bill lambeer has a point here?!?!? Clear dirty play
@WeezieHOC2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@jemeeladams1197 Жыл бұрын
pretty obvious how Lambeer crawled backwards conveniently tripping Ewing he prolly thought he was smart and would get away with it but the refs werent having any of it.
@BlaneNostalgia Жыл бұрын
Yes, ewing pushing from behind like a coward is a dirty play and his flop like he was hurt was embarrassing.
@dnx112 Жыл бұрын
@@BlaneNostalgia ewing pushing Lam from behind was a coward move. Clear dirty play by ewing like always.
@dnx112 Жыл бұрын
6:52 Laimbeer and Rodman were 2 of the best at throwing an elbow that goes unnoticed
@a.r.t93 Жыл бұрын
Ewing is 60 years old Aug 5th. Man time flies
@unknownanonymous123 Жыл бұрын
wow
@oldermusiclover Жыл бұрын
And who cares?
@bobdavis3357 Жыл бұрын
@@bobdavis3357 Who hurt you as a child
@ReverseFlash234 ай бұрын
Guess that's why "Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball" was a thing for the Super Nintendo game system back in the day.
@cliftonortat513 Жыл бұрын
LOL how in tf did they take laimbeers side on that? He clearly ducked to take out Ewing’s legs wtf
@redt74522 жыл бұрын
So you didn't see the CLEAR PUSH in the back of Laimbeer, that tossed him to the floor? Now honestly, LAIMBEER did get pushed, but HELPED IT OUT A BIT! It was just bad luck, that Ewing fell and tripped over him! BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, Laimbeer, Mahorn, and the BAD BOYS, are STILL IN THEIR HEADS, 30 plus years later!
@GOBLUEADAM2 жыл бұрын
@@GOBLUEADAM He just "used" the push to pretend that he slipped/tripped (interrestingly enough to the direction that he was pushed) so he could fell under Ewings legs. Laimbeer was tough I give you that but unfortunatelly he was fucking dirty and he intentionally wanted to "take out" star player from other teams by deliberately hurting them. He got what he deserved, he is hated by most fans still today, he is hated by retired players, he does not get any media jobs and most importantly he will never get to hall of fame. It was his choice.
@Kurkokurko Жыл бұрын
@@GOBLUEADAM It's fascinating how he was 'pushed' and then fell in a totally different direction.
@nemanjajovanov Жыл бұрын
Ya, that was a dirty play by Laimbeer.
@JohnQSpartan Жыл бұрын
@@GOBLUEADAM Yeah they were in the Knicks head so bad the Knicks only beat them by 20 something points in the deciding game of that series. Would’ve been by more, but the Bad Boys were in their heads too much lol
@starfox5467 Жыл бұрын
Every team in the late 80s/early 90s had at least one enforcer-type player whose role was primarily to go out there and hit guys. Most of them rode the bench, like Kurt Rambis. Some of them started, like Charles Oakley and Bill Laimbeer. The "Bad Boy" Pistons had a bunch of those guys, thus the nickname.
@robertbloom4424 Жыл бұрын
Not only to hit guys but the main role of the enforcer was to protect the superstar.
@phillipgillespie6098 Жыл бұрын
that other Big Mo, Maurice Lucas was an enforcer
@JomoDaMusicMan Жыл бұрын
Kurt rambis didn't "ride the bench." He started for championship Lakers teams
@stevenjm12 Жыл бұрын
@@stevenjm12 Wrong, the Lakers starters were Kareem, Magic, Worthy, Bryan Scott, & AC Green, Ramis started in 77 games & 74 games when Lakers lost of Boston & Philly. otherwise, he started 20, 10, 10, 46, 31 & 43 games on those Laker Dynasties
@JomoDaMusicMan Жыл бұрын
Knicks also had Mason and even McDaniels in 1992.. plus starks and greg anthony, that 1992 Knicks Pistons series was brutal.
@soramirez5473 Жыл бұрын
When pushed you normally go forward not backwards .He intentionally dove under him on purpose. Them commentators must be watching another game.
@mikewhite6288 Жыл бұрын
Nope…..that’s home cooking commenting….if he had knocked his teeth out he would still be acting like he did nothing
@raymondclouston6255 Жыл бұрын
Lame bear should have had a snidley whiplash mustache ! One of the dirtiest players in the history of the league.
@howardcampbell6796 Жыл бұрын
You could see the pistons were beyond their golden days and the new bullies on the block were not scared of them
@tonyvelasquez4098 Жыл бұрын
Ny didn't win dik fool. Comparing a Hall of fame team like the great Pistons to these loser Knicks is pathetic.
@dnx112 Жыл бұрын
Everyone hated Bill Laimbeer except his teammates! Lol
@larryjohnson23712 жыл бұрын
AND THE ENTIRE STATE OF MICHIGAN! We still love LAIMBEER, the baddiest of the BAD BOYS!
@GOBLUEADAM2 жыл бұрын
@@GOBLUEADAM nahhh, he's face don't deserved BadBoy, he looks like beautiful like a big bad gay 😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
@exormason6671 Жыл бұрын
@@GOBLUEADAM LOL Laimbeer? The incredibly average player who folded when confronted with his own "bad boy" tactics? Ok...
@MikeSchmidt969 Жыл бұрын
@@MikeSchmidt969 he was more than average especially in his era because he was one of the few big men that shot the 3 at that time.
@imsljr420 Жыл бұрын
Like Rodman. People didn't like Rodman except us Bulls fans and pistons when he played there.
@imsljr420 Жыл бұрын
That was a very dangerous play by laimbeer. He really could have injured Ewing’s legs. Ewing got position to get the offensive rebound, Laimbeer knew Ewing was going to get the rebound. To prevent him from scoring on the put back, laimbeer fell into Ewing’s legs when Ewing jumped to get the rebound.
@tm75177 ай бұрын
Bill talking shit with a black eye! What a character
@hubertsumlin9697 Жыл бұрын
Patrick Ewing. My favorite NBA player ever! Great memories growing up in New York City when he played for the New York Knicks.
@jayhollingsworth48652 жыл бұрын
The Knicks won't have another team as good as those Patrick Ewing / Pat Riley teams of the early 90s while Dolan owns the team.
@robertbloom4424 Жыл бұрын
The Knicks were pathetic
@mikeaustin1323 Жыл бұрын
Jordan Loved beating Ewing 💓
@ja2415 Жыл бұрын
@@mikeaustin1323 I agree, any damn WNBA team would have beaten their lame asses lol! 😂
@FreddieBlaze Жыл бұрын
Like him missing that layup or him getting dunked on
@joshclark2109 Жыл бұрын
"Bill Laimbeer has a point here." What? No he doesn't. No one pushed him. He intentionally went down under Ewing on that first play.
@kvernon1 Жыл бұрын
the commentators are dumb
@BlaneNostalgia Жыл бұрын
They loved their white boys
@SIGMAMAN69 Жыл бұрын
He was pushed but he also went under him intentionally.
@speakingmoistly9912 Жыл бұрын
lol he clearly flopped.
@jonwhite549 Жыл бұрын
Flopper
@whitenoise61 Жыл бұрын
Laimbeer was pushed but he undercut Ewing. He is a dirty player, no doubt.
@shinrips Жыл бұрын
Aww poor patty eww-wing never got a wing. Lambeer back to back world champ
@Embur12 Жыл бұрын
@clot shots Laimbeer, the only person I’ve ever seen fall in the opposite direction he was “pushed”.
@royhoequist8846 Жыл бұрын
@@Embur12 I agree with Gilbert Arenas.. Unskilled hackers like Laimbeer wouldn’t being playing today… lolol😂
@nmr20067 Жыл бұрын
@@nmr20067The Gilbert Arenas! The guy with an 11-20 playoff record. Lambeer could shoot the 3, was a better rebounder, and had a better fg and ft %. His record was 71-42 in the playoffs against the best in the league Jordan, Bird, and Magic all while collecting back to back Championship rings. Gilbert who????
@Embur12 Жыл бұрын
Look carefully lambeer flopped
@robertjaramillo Жыл бұрын
Bill Laimbeer: Dirty ass player, but so good for the league ratings
@bigrig43852 жыл бұрын
Like a pro wrestler...
@johnboehmer6683 Жыл бұрын
the bad boys from Detroit, what a team, and Laimbeer was a key part of their success .
@elwoodpalmer720 Жыл бұрын
Bunch of hacks who try to take players out
@davemartino5997 Жыл бұрын
The bad boy Detroit Pistons were a bunch of low life cheating criminals who played the game of basketball. Good thing Michael Jordan took care of them and ended their pathetic two year reign of dirty play and trying to injure people. They all belong in prison and not walking the streets. I will never forget how your two ex bad boy Pistons Rick Mahorn and Bill Laimbeer teamed up to start beating up on women in the WNBA. Rick Mahorn assaulted Lisa Leslie. What do you expect from ex bad boy Pistons. They are a disgrace to the game of basketball and the black ex bad boy Pistons make black people look bad by playing into the criminal stereotype of black people. They should all be ashamed of themselves. They will always be looked at as a bunch of low life thugs who won back to back because the league allowed them to cheat and hurt people and play dirty. No respect in that Elwood Palmer!
@habib8961 Жыл бұрын
I miss this kind of NBA play.
@americanpaisareturns90518 ай бұрын
Damn!! I didn't realize how much pushing and shoving was allowed during the late 1980's and early 1990's by these two teams. And technical fouls were only called half of the times. I didn't realize how much chirping was allowed too!? Awesome memories.
@toddsands60002 жыл бұрын
amazing how it all got pussified and shit now isn't it?
@tuslokbaki9579 Жыл бұрын
Yeah. It’s called basketball.
@jefftaylor1186 Жыл бұрын
Also, hear the fans! A lot more heart back in the day. Today's NBA players are incredibly athletic but the NBA has really sold out 😕
@89kylestyle Жыл бұрын
@@jefftaylor1186 no it's not. It's called standing around arguing.
@imsljr420 Жыл бұрын
@@imsljr420 Right. Basketball.
@jefftaylor1186 Жыл бұрын
Laimbeer was a very good player who gladly played the role of enforcer and goon. Every great team needs players willing to do the dirty work and he certainly did plenty of dirty work in the paint.
@VocalChainsStudio Жыл бұрын
Dirty work is one thing .Rebounding setting screens diving for loose balls. Bill Laimbeer tried to injure players on a regular basis.
@5star6411 ай бұрын
@@5star64 heard the same crap about bruce bowen just coz he played good D and didnt roll over for the 'stars' of the era. its not a game for little girls. maybe try curling.
@Cristian-vm1bg8 ай бұрын
@@Cristian-vm1bg Bruce Bowen was one of the dirtiest despicable players in NBA history. Your out of your mind.
@5star648 ай бұрын
@@Cristian-vm1bg You poor deluded creature. Bruce Bowen would purposely trip players and then to play nice and pretend to want to help them up. He consistently stuck his feet under jump shooters not giving them a place to land. So they would sprain their ankles when the came down on his shoes. One of the dirtiest plays in league history. And you defend that shit.
@5star648 ай бұрын
Thank God I got to live through that era of Basketball 🏀 before it was ruined!!
@Stevesautopartsify Жыл бұрын
diversity, sjw, blm, etc etc .. has ruined most of what is left of my people's culture
@basedincali8707 Жыл бұрын
Amen to that brother 😒
@antoinemckethan6840 Жыл бұрын
truth
@fanzareli88 Жыл бұрын
What a little hard foul and then the drama of delay games of guys acting they will fight and they don't????stop it man i live that era and i hate to see people acting like every team was physical and dirty it was only Detroit and all stars were complaining about it so is not like everyone was playing physical...
@platano3000x Жыл бұрын
@@platano3000x having lived and watched that era …yea every team went hard played the game with balls and actually played team basketball! The league now is selfish and soft
@fanzareli88 Жыл бұрын
Love these Detroit announcers, insisting Laimbeer was pushed when he clearly dove, as every replay showed. And their sheer brilliance: “Laimbeer will never be loved by fans except for those in Detroit.” Hehehe
@fifthbusiness1678 Жыл бұрын
Laim-beer dove, and then backed under Ewing. Dirty and dangerous player.
@brettmaster4695 Жыл бұрын
Tommy Heinsohn and Dick Stockton are not Detroit announcers. They were CBS Sports top crew for 80’s/90’s playoff games.
@knollwoodtav Жыл бұрын
@@knollwoodtav that’s Hubie Brown know-it-all.
@VETERANMASTER Жыл бұрын
@@brettmaster4695 Laimbeer was a dirty SOB. He had no game, and when someone dunked over him, or showed him up, this is how he retaliated. He saw where the ball was going to land, he knew Ewing's location, so he quickly knelt down knowing that Ewing would fall over him. Why is is that he got into so many altercations with so many other players?, he's dirty that's why.
@ShadowHawk4219 Жыл бұрын
@@ShadowHawk4219, totally agree. Laimbeer was a talentless thug whose only role was to be an enforcer.
@nonsense1558 Жыл бұрын
This was my favorite time period of NBA basketball...so intense and played by players who did everything to win.
@ChadAdkins-hx5zz7 ай бұрын
what, you dont like watching 2 hours of bricks from the 3line, fouls for looking at your opponent, players taking 4 steps with the ball constantly never called, political and social matters injected on the court, extremely overpaid and under performing "athletes" who are all premadonnas? c'mon mannnnnn
@an0therdimensi0n996 ай бұрын
Laimbeer was the perfect villain. I was around 10 years old during the 89-90 Pistons dynasty. They were invincible.
@adamo18278 ай бұрын
Seriously, can anyone remember a time in Ewing’s career where he didnt look like he was 55? I feel like he entered league with bad knees
@taylorhamann71716 ай бұрын
That Bill Laimbeer was something else!
@JellyBean2144 Жыл бұрын
When the Madison Square Garden crowd chanted “Laimbeer sucks!”, he knew he was doing something right. 😂
@mauricioochoa41793 ай бұрын
I remember the 90's Knicks. They were the most exciting team in the league. I went to a few playoff games at the Garden.
@damonreeves97302 жыл бұрын
THEY WERE PURE THUGS, along with the Pat Riley led Miami Heat. They tried to be BAD BOYS, but they had no game, and just beat people up!
@GOBLUEADAM2 жыл бұрын
@@GOBLUEADAM A Detroit fan saying other teams were thugs. That's rich.
@MikeSchmidt969 Жыл бұрын
@@MikeSchmidt969 LMAO
@rodprops Жыл бұрын
@@GOBLUEADAM piston fan calling knicks thugs jeez how willfully ignorant can you.get?
@davemartino5997 Жыл бұрын
@@GOBLUEADAM Agreed. People talk about the Bad Boys. The Knicks under pat riley was more physical than the Pistons. The Pistons had 4 big time scorers who could explode for 30 at anytime Thomas, Dumars, The Microwave & Aguirre. Not to mention Laimbeer was a stretch 5. You're right
@mongoslade277 Жыл бұрын
Big boys basketball 💪🏻
@francisaranguren86723 жыл бұрын
Rumour is that they are still mopping up Patrick Ewing's sweat at the Garden from his playing days
@scabootie Жыл бұрын
😆.....got me...I laughed
@docamosroxie868611 ай бұрын
HOW did Bill Laimbeer, named to FOUR All-Star games, co-exist with Pat Ewing and Robert Parish, during All-Star weekend practices and games?
@unappealingundesirable2826 Жыл бұрын
Two of the physically toughest teams of that era. Loved to watch, glad I didn't have to play against them. Ouch!!!! Lol
@soulbrutha67 Жыл бұрын
*Real Basketball, When Basketball & The Refs Were Legit.* *I No Longer Watch Modern Day NBA games, and rarely watch the highlights...rarely!*
@siliconvalleymobileevcharging2 жыл бұрын
1:05 that might be the most dangerous fouls I've seen. "let me crouch down.. then fall back into him to take out his legs". at least the ref caught it.. of course Daly defends it. and the announcers saying "Lambeer was right about that one" is insane.. Even if Ewing pushed off.. he tried to injure Ewing 100%.
@PC-iv5so11 ай бұрын
Loved them both. Great era in NBA history.
@LordDisneyland2 жыл бұрын
Bill Laimbeer was trash
@heelturnsface Жыл бұрын
Old skol basketball is still the best game ever!
@coloredplanetantinazifreak5521 Жыл бұрын
stay in school*
@rodprops Жыл бұрын
A true pirate calls it skol
@user-nf8js8gr5zАй бұрын
When you have Mcdaniel and oakley in your team, you can fight anyone.
@boristheb1ad3x67 Жыл бұрын
They also had Anthony Mason on that team..
@soramirez5473 Жыл бұрын
Everyone except the Pistons!!
@CJusps Жыл бұрын
And mason
@ericcheatem6261 Жыл бұрын
@@CJuspsbefore they lost Mahorn I might agree but after he was gone...no, the Knicks were the tougher team at that point. Hence why they got beat by them in 92
@jbellflower839 ай бұрын
@@jbellflower83 at the height of both teams "tough guy play" ...who you taking the Pistons on the Knicks????
@CJusps9 ай бұрын
Ewing, McDaniels, and Oakley were a scary secondary 😳
@rperrone2012 Жыл бұрын
And Mason
@arizjones Жыл бұрын
No argument here.
@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 Жыл бұрын
You can't forget Mason my b
@rperrone2012 Жыл бұрын
Great rivalry......loved basketball back then
@Monty-dw7op9 ай бұрын
😂love him or hate him, Laimbeer makes pretty good material to illustrate how tough it was to play during their time😂
@ID_No_113xxxxx Жыл бұрын
He was a good player also… really good jump shot…keep out the paint and he’d leave you alone 😂😂🤣🤣👌🏾
@54dbruno5 ай бұрын
Bill Laimbeer was no punk !! People don't understand what its like to live with Detroit in your blood ! Color doesn't dictate real when you have Detroit behind you. TRUST !
@tennaj1367 Жыл бұрын
Miss the old days when NBA players actually hated each other. Lol
@donpietruk1517 Жыл бұрын
Patrick Ewing is underrated hands down
@laila1q Жыл бұрын
He is the most underrated player of all time at this point!
@yuriykhasidov162611 ай бұрын
@@yuriykhasidov1626 Agreed more or so in his prime.People don’t remember the beast he was in his prime.He was at like 30PTS 12 Boards and the craziest part 4 blocks
@laila1q11 ай бұрын
Grande Bill, un saluto da Brescia. 💪😊
@silvanogerri81497 ай бұрын
Bull Laimbeer and Patrick Ewing were radiating Black Air Force energy back then, holy
@Stunna2Tactical2 жыл бұрын
I miss this so much
@ronnniebuchanan1814 Жыл бұрын
Ewing is a giant among men.
@RubbinRobbin2 жыл бұрын
...yet once had his shot blocked by Spud Webb.
@johnboehmer6683 Жыл бұрын
Back when men played basketball.
@unnaturalselection8330 Жыл бұрын
Men play basketball now. They just don’t need the approval of wife bearers and others with fucked up notions of “manhood”
@SIGMAMAN69 Жыл бұрын
Imagine all the Divas like Harden,Lebum and Westbrick in that era
@ogeightytwo3 жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂
@francisaranguren86723 жыл бұрын
😅😆
@emilioluisprats68703 жыл бұрын
I think Westbrook would have been good in this era, I don't really like his game but he does play hard
@zaycation85843 жыл бұрын
I think you mean Hard-on.
@ash27slick743 жыл бұрын
Wym? Westbrook is a decently tough dude. Harden is soft no question, and Lebron is debatable.
@KentuckyWaterfall132 жыл бұрын
Those games were really battles!!
@kikeolvera26148 ай бұрын
Miss this era of the NBA.
@dec9164 Жыл бұрын
I miss the grit of it sometimes, but I do think they aren’t as skilled as today. It’s a balance to me.
@benjamin2947111 ай бұрын
@@benjamin29471 Not as much finesse as today's game, IMHO
@dec916411 ай бұрын
Golden era!!! Real basketball,real men
@christoskonstantopoulos99236 ай бұрын
Sad to see the league today.
@angeliyo782 жыл бұрын
Here's what used to get me about Ewing, he didn't have a problem fighting Laimbeer, who was physical with him, but you never saw him go after Mahorn, Edwards, Salley or Rodman, ALL who were physical with him. I wonder why that was the case?
@123slasher.167 ай бұрын
Same could be said for Robert Parrish. Only ever saw him go after one guy. Laimbeer. Point?
@andycarey5106 ай бұрын
@@andycarey510 most black guys were scared to mess with Mahorn or Edwards, so it was easier to go after the white guy who didn't fight . MJ was the same way. He claimed DETROIT was dirty yet the only one he ever tried to get physical with was Laimbeer, in Game 3 in 1988. FAKE RAGE!
@123slasher.166 ай бұрын
Man that was a dirty play by laimbeer
@jeanblue90383 жыл бұрын
You blind?
@Realdealrob3 жыл бұрын
@@Realdealrob you blind???
@jeanblue90383 жыл бұрын
@@jeanblue9038 gotta do better than that
@Realdealrob3 жыл бұрын
Yo this convo was 3 weeks ago...move on bro
@jeanblue90383 жыл бұрын
Which one? Lol
@christianbalty3463 Жыл бұрын
No one likes Laimbeer, including me (and rightly so, he was a dirty player), but someone must have taught him how to fight for real. The time he and Barkley got into it, Laimbeer got the best of it, which no one expected. Maybe his butler was a pugilist when he was growing up.
@DrMjenno Жыл бұрын
Bill is great. He just didn't take the elbows and pushing, and stood up to it and gave it back. If you hate him for that, that is your problem. Ewing is pushing in the back and throwing elbows, Oakley is playing just as dirty as anyone in this video. The Knicks were not the victims, they were doing the same stuff. That is just the way the NBA was back then. If you backed down you were roadkill, so Bill did what he had to do to survive.
@arizjones Жыл бұрын
I wish basketball would go back to this way. So physical, that it would separate the real men from boys. Today's era of players would struggle in the 1990s. No easy buckets, everything is earned!
@aaronharris5069 Жыл бұрын
Many of us agree with you, unfortunately we will never see this type of basketball again. Thank God for KZhead.
@bambam8527 Жыл бұрын
@@bambam8527 Be careful Bambam 85, LeBron and Stephen Curry might try and have you arrested for saying that if they can figure out who you are.
@habib8961 Жыл бұрын
My name is Sharad Bamberg. I live in Staten Island, New York. Ain't hard to find and got nothin to hide lol
@bambam8527 Жыл бұрын
@@bambam8527 lol, I hope Lebron and Steph dont' show up and tell the police to arrest you for disrespecting them.
@habib8961 Жыл бұрын
@@habib8961 Lmbbfao Curry is tough LJ is a 6'8" sissy
@johnthonig169211 ай бұрын
Laimbeer would kill me with the "What did I do?" look
@earllewis12297 ай бұрын
If only the reff and the League allowed this kind of basketball again in this millennium.
@Yoga31032 жыл бұрын
Sorry its all about complaining about fouls and shooting threes
@derrickburdine5369 Жыл бұрын
Malice in the Palace changed everything....
@docamosroxie868611 ай бұрын
i love basketball in the 80s and 90s. Now i cant watch it. They just sit back and shoot 3s all day.
@JIM87ification Жыл бұрын
Xavier brought a extra toughness to that team
@michaelbruno7077 Жыл бұрын
Great video
@nickc7494 Жыл бұрын
These 2 teams would get prison sentences in 2022
@thawkereynolds Жыл бұрын
Yep. As soon as the games are over, they'd be handcuffed and booked in the local police department jail
@Just1Bum Жыл бұрын
Patrick and Bill were great. Bill was nasty and when he was upset it didnt destabilize his game. As a big man he could have played today because he could hit outside shots as well as any big and could pick and skip. In the playoffs the pistons knew other teams would arrive with headphones and try to open up a can of hip hop spaghettios. But the Pistons wouldnt have any of that and it would wind up all over the front of your shirt.
@rayr4320 Жыл бұрын
Laimbeer is too slow for today's game.
@puppethound Жыл бұрын
Laimbeer aimed to hurt other players and possibly end their careers. He wasn't a good sport either.
@logon235 Жыл бұрын
@@puppethound no he isn’t.
@vgr112261 Жыл бұрын
@@puppethound he would be Jokic....if he could just play
@docamosroxie868611 ай бұрын
LAIMBEER SHOULD BE IN THE HOF. HE IS AN ALL TIME GREAT.
@camzpras3435 Жыл бұрын
He was great, but not elite. No HOF.
@johnboehmer6683 Жыл бұрын
@@johnboehmer6683 who's better Laimbeer or Ben Wallace?
@camzpras3435 Жыл бұрын
@@camzpras3435 Hey, I think I know where you're going with this, let me start off by saying I really don't think Ben Wallace should be in the Hall of Fame. The fact that he is though does help your case for sure, because a very strong case can be made that Bill was better. Wallace was an excellent defender, yet Laimbeer averaged only 0.7 less steals per game, and one shot block less per game. Bill should be given some extra defense credit though when considering the mind games he so effectively played on opponents that took them out of their games. Wallace was an excellent rebounder, yet Laimbeer actually had a slightly better rebounds per game average. Offensively, there's no comparison. Bill scored about 8 points more per game, had a higher field goal percentage, higher free throw percentage by a mile, and we won't even talk about three pointers since Wallace didn't take any. Throw in that Laimbeer co-captained two championship teams, Ben played on one, and I would conclude Laimbeer to be the better player. Having said all that, I just don't think Laimbeer's overall game or accomplishments can be considered elite, which should really be the requirement to get in the Hall of fame. I really don't know how Wallace got in. His defense was elite, but his offense was actually bad. When half of your game is bad, how does that happen?
@johnboehmer6683 Жыл бұрын
Man the crowds was so much better back then. Really into every play of the game without social media lml no cellphones.
@princeprince922711 ай бұрын
It’s like watching two gangs play basketball.
@sandyacombs8 ай бұрын
The greatest team that never was, the Ewing era Knicks.
@JClaus1221 Жыл бұрын
Ewing was a little past his prime by the time Pat Riley got there, but he had a supporting cast of Rivers, Starks, McDaniel (in 1992), Oakley, Harper (later on), Charles Smith, Hubert Davis.
@ILoveOldTWC Жыл бұрын
@@ILoveOldTWC And they still couldn't win anything because of the brilliance of Michael Jordan (GOAT) and the Chicago Bulls. That Knicks team can still feel Jordan's foot up their rear-ends to this day!
@habib8961 Жыл бұрын
@@habib8961 Hakeem aswell
@reggiejacksonfan6823 Жыл бұрын
@@reggiejacksonfan6823 Your right Reggie, I forgot about how Hakeem and Vernon Maxwell and the rest of the Rockets gave those same Knicks a good ass whipping in the 1994 finals. Actually Hakeem and the rockets use to beat up on Michael and the bulls a lot to. Hakeem had a winning record against Jordan and the Bulls. It would have been nice to see Hakeem and the rockets play Jordan and the bulls in the finals. Not sure the Bulls would have won against Hakeem.
@habib8961 Жыл бұрын
Mj .... hold my beer
@killaseason82 Жыл бұрын
The greatest era of the NBA. People say they didn’t like all the grabbing and the elbows and the cheap shots - but I loved it. It made an otherwise boring game fun.
@igit_7296 Жыл бұрын
You have no idea what what good basketball is
@heelturnsface Жыл бұрын
@@heelturnsface in all the comments section people say that this was the greatest era of basketball because it had elements of football in it… And I am inclined to agree!
@igit_7296 Жыл бұрын
@@igit_7296 who exactly is "all"?
@timw8646 Жыл бұрын
@@timw8646 the people responding! If I had to guess, the ratio is more than 10 to 1, at worst. The BEST era of the basketball sport was when they allowed elements of hockey in it. It made the sport more exciting. That tall skinny white persons who clotheslined the guy from the lakers who wore glasses. All the stuff that Laimbeer did. When Karl Malone hit the guy in the face from the Detroit team and there was all that blood. Now the game is too sensitive for these things and it makes it less exciting. It’s like car racing but no crashes anymore. Booooring. And everyone feel the same ways.
@igit_7296 Жыл бұрын
The modern NBA is a 3 point contest and absolutely suks
@jamie.777 Жыл бұрын
The NBA needed a bad guy and Bill was the guy and Detroit. It was good entertainment plus he won 2 rings you can’t be soft and win championships.
@df44807 ай бұрын
Old school at its best baby.... Let's go Knicks greetings from Queens, N.Y
@barcelonaguayaquil9213 Жыл бұрын
Even the commentators were paid-off on this one. It is as clear as day that Laimbeer purposely bridged Ewing.
@dorian07109 Жыл бұрын
Laimbeer had a smooth jump shot
@voiceofreason2674 Жыл бұрын
Honestly Nobody cares really cause nobody liked him at all.
@rogerdominguez3691 Жыл бұрын
HAHAHA Roger is a soy boy. 🤣
@unclefido6484 Жыл бұрын
Laimbeer should have joined the WWE, he would have been the greatest heel of all time
@erics81927 ай бұрын
Laimbeer is demon-level at gaslighting
@themblan8 ай бұрын
No ejections. Basketball has changed a lot now.
@wakemeupnow4496 Жыл бұрын
Yes. For the better.
@cmack17 Жыл бұрын
@@cmack17 not really
@davemartino5997 Жыл бұрын
@@davemartino5997 Yes. Really.
@cmack17 Жыл бұрын
@@cmack17 For the better?? Basketball is my favorite sport and I played it in college. I cannot and will not watch the NBA. It's 🗑. Millions of people agree with me. Check the dwindling ratings
@mongoslade277 Жыл бұрын
@mongoslade277 1. Yes, for the better 2. Basketball is my favorite sport and I also played in college. 3. If you do not "watch the NBA", how would you know what the NBA is like? In fact, why did you even watch this video? 4. It does not matter if millions ageee with you. The NBA is making money hand over fist. This would indicate that millions disagree with you also. 5. Ratings are "dwindling" because people consume the NBA from other sources than TV. Setting all of that aside... I am 100% confident that people were complaining about "NBA basketball" during the exact era that you think was the golden era of basketball. Let us explore this together. When was NBA Basketball great? What changed?
@cmack17 Жыл бұрын
Say what you will about Laimbeer, the guy never backed down from ANYBODY! He was a modern day American warrior!
@oldhickory4686 Жыл бұрын
Right..a great cheap shot thrower too
@boomermeerang7614 Жыл бұрын
@@boomermeerang7614 Doesn't renege what I said.
@oldhickory4686 Жыл бұрын
He’s a spoiled rich little daddy’s boy and he tried to end players careers. Maybe YOUR version of a “warrior”. Not mine. My version of a guy who needs his ass beat so severely that he repents of his scumbag ways.
@ezsmith37659 ай бұрын
As a Pistons fan I am soooo glad Laimbeer never left the Pistons or I would have permanently suffered from LDS (Laimbeer Derangement Syndrome)
@wheel631 Жыл бұрын
Great stuff ..
@rosrebel9 ай бұрын
Show this to Morant and ask him again if he still wants to play in this era
@halfshot253 Жыл бұрын
Ja Morant would be paralyzed!!!!
@Triple10101 Жыл бұрын
@@Triple10101 This is another history that Isiah does not want to talked about. How the Knicks sent them home in the playoffs. There's a new bad boys in town
@halfshot253 Жыл бұрын
Bill Laimbeer is the Grayson Allen of the 1990s
@raymondclouston6255 Жыл бұрын
The only difference is that Grayson has some basketball skills.
@romanch28 ай бұрын
Excellent vid
@davidpeters38572 ай бұрын
Thanks
@bballvault2 ай бұрын
The only guy I ever saw Laimbeer not stand up to after a tussle was Parish when he knocked the shit out of him.
@MerkinMuffly Жыл бұрын
Maaaan...I MISS these days...True NBA basketball.......
@Ifaleke16 Жыл бұрын
This just shows me that Laimbeer was just as good at mind games than Rodman was, but never got credit for it. It also showed that the Knicks had just as many "dirty" players as the Pistons. Ewing was giving it to Laimbeer too; so was Oakley. If you go and watch all the footage of those teams back then, the Celtics, the Lakers and even the Bulls (yes) played "dirty" a good bit. For some reason the Pistons are the only ones that got that moniker that still lives on to this day. Also, the announcers tried to blow it out of proportion. Those Pistons went to the Conference Finals 5 years in a row and to the Finals 3 years in a row. They took the Lakers (who were great) to seven games in the first one, swept them the next year, and beat the Trail Blazers 4-1 the next. You don't do that by just being dirty or having a guy on your team who's just dirty. BTW, I was never a Pistons fan and I actually rooted for the Knicks for quite a few years. Just being honest about what I see.
@SuperGuitarDude7 Жыл бұрын
I have been rewatching a lot of games I had watched during the 1980's and I am realizing how physical the Boston Celtics were. Because of the offensive greatness of Larry Bird and Kevin McHale, their defensive intensity was often overshadowed. Of course, the Boston Celtics physicality would show itself during skirmishes and huge brawls. The prime Boston Celtics from 1984-thru-1986 were the most physical team in the NBA. But I'm not totally sure if I would label the Boston Celtics dirty. Boston was more of an in-your-face trash talking team from reports, and they would let a lot of teams know that. Players like Larry Bird and Danny Ainge were tough on the defensive end of the floor. I saw games in which Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale would make opposing players lose their confidence in the paint with their defensive skills, but I wouldn't exactly call the Boston Celtics dirty. The Philadelphia 76ers were an extremely physical defensive unit too. Julius Erving and Bobby Jones played very physical defense, but Dr. J was universally loved in the league back then and not too much would be discussed about that. The LA Lakers had some enforcers on their teams like Maurice Lucas and a few very physical players like Mitch Kupchak, Kurt Rambis and Michael Cooper, but as a team, I never considered the Lakers a dirty team. The Detroit Pistons, NY Knicks, and Chicago Bulls? No question, no doubt about it! I ranked those teams as the most physical and downright dirty teams during the 1980's and 90's. I have no hate for any of those teams. In fact, I respected how those teams played and intimidated opponents. But I must call what I saw as an NBA fan.
@toddsands6000 Жыл бұрын
Bill is great. He just didn't take the elbows and pushing, and stood up to it and gave it back. If you hate him for that, that is your problem. Ewing is pushing in the back and throwing elbows, Oakley is playing just as dirty as anyone in this video. The Knicks were not the victims, they were doing the same stuff. That is just the way the NBA was back then.
@arizjones Жыл бұрын
@@arizjones bill is a hack . He’s always starting shit then acts like a victim afterwards. Especially when he gets beat under the basket .
@davemartino5997 Жыл бұрын
The Knicks were the 90’s Bad Boys, within the rules (except for Oakley). The Pistons were a great team, but the league hated them. If David Stern could’ve omitted their championships from the books he would have
@davidestick9936 Жыл бұрын
@@davidestick9936 No doubt he would have. He saw to it that during the Parade of their first championship in 1989, that Rick Mahorn would be taken aside to be told he wouldn't be with the Pistons anymore because Minnesota selected him in the expansion draft. He then implemented rules, that basically said they could no longer play defense, after MJ whined to him about their dirty playing, and they did play dirty, but that's no reason to take away from their back to back championships. They made the ECF 1987-1991, and the NBA Finals, 1988, 1989, and 1990.
@ILoveOldTWC Жыл бұрын
I was (still am) a West coast kid, but I had the black and grey Ewings that came out in like 1992? I use to skateboard in those giant things.
@mikenoface Жыл бұрын
Laimbeer knew every dirty trick in the book, then came up with a few more.
Laimbeer. Loved by Pistons fans and by exactly no one else.
As a Celts fan and looking back now, I sort of appreciate Laimbeer in a "every good story needs a villain" kind of way.
When winning mattered more than being loved. REAL sports.
Damn right!
Shit I'm from Louisiana. He was one of my favorite players. You had to respect the pistons. Every starter would throw hands. I miss that era
@@maxwellhowell it was a very different style of play than now. People often ask of the players of yesterday would do well today. I think they would as they'd have more protection. Now a simple shove gets both the shover and shovee technical fouls. Still, I think Laimbeer was a dirty dog as a player.
To this day, Hubie Brown's still never seen a dirty play Laimbeer ever committed.
Yep. And he still hates Patrick Ewing too
@@donarthiazi2443Does he? He coached Ewing for 2 yrs
Both announcers defending Laimbeer on that first play is hilarious.
Hubie is a biased POS as a commentator. Any semi-objective person can see exactly what Laimbeer did to Ewing in the first play.
Agree! Laimbeer obviously moved under Ewing after he went to the floor. Dirty play.@@coinraker6497
It wasn’t just the physicality, having players genuinely disliking each other made the games so much more intense.
That part! You didn't see all of these bro-mances in the league like today.
@@dopeasme9962Whenever you watch a documentary or interview... these guys still genuinely despise each other / talk shit about each other. No love lost to this day between guys like Bird or Pippen and Laimbeer. I loved seeing the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about the Bad Boys; Laimbeer just trash talking all the people he played against. Only sad part is that he'll never make the HOF or get an NBA coaching job, even though he should, because of how everybody hates him.
Nah is jus when u get paid more u smile more doesn’t stop u from competing
One of the dirtiest Sleastacks ever.
@@festusaniemeka3350I'm guessing you didn't watch in the 80s and early 90s.
I don’t have the words to describe how beautiful it was to watch the NBA back then, even on any given Tuesday was always can’t miss action!!! Thank God I was alive to see it for myself 🙌👏🔥💯
80-90's basketball was so physical... loved it!
60s 70s are more physical
@@coloredplanetantinazifreak5521 40-50's were
Other than Chris child’s no one in the NBA has ever thrown and landed a direct hard punch ..all girl swings that never land!
@@richardlacey4923 has NOTHING to do with how physical the game was back then.. and also, Rudy Tomjonavich had his nose broken by Kermit Washington, and that was the most brutal punch ever.. you are like what? 20 years old? lol you need more exp before you can level up..
That's beyond physical. That's just dirty.
When basketball was worth watching
Totally agree the NBA sucks now and is woke out the ass!!
@BUCKEYE VINNIE It sucks now due to nothing but jacking up 3's and flopping. I swear yall clowns say everything is woke.
@@buckeyevinnie8456stupid comment
real basketball?? it sucked. more than half of these guys wouldnt even be on todays nba team.
That part❤💪
Man, I miss 80s/90s basketball so much
Exactly. Imagine him playing defense on Lebron james.
That's one of Laimbeer's go-to dirty moves: when the guy he was covering was up in the air, he'd gauge where they'd land and use some part of his body to make sure they didn't come down on a flat surface as expected. Larry Bird didn't hate Laimbeer because he was tough; he wasn't. Bird hated him because he was a cheap shot artist who literally tried to injure opponents. You'd go up for a rebound and Laimbeer would put his foot where your feet were expecting land, causing ankle injuries.
Robert Parrish put Lamebeer in his place.
@@MikeJones-rk1un That was great!
Bird says Laimbeer did that to him once… and then Bird pulled the same move on him… and Laimbeer never did it again.
Perfectly said in every way. The true tough guys were the guys who absorbed the cheap shots. Anyone can hit someone, especially when they're not looking as was so often the case here.
Chief rocked him.
The Football off season wasn’t so bad for sports fans back when the NBA was like this. It was awesome!
Bro watch wrestling
Laimbeer and Rodman were Geniuses to the Flopping back then..they were masters!..Those 2 were fun to watch for me!..We'll never see or enjoy this NBA again.
laimbeer did that intentional as hell. its obvious. the announcers are blind
Yooo. Laimbeer CLEARLY did that on purpose. He faked a fall to dive into Ewing's knees. I knew he was dirty but this is disrespectful as a competitor. He went after the guys legs on purpose.
EXACTLY!
Biased is more like it
Dirty
The announcers talked like Laimbeer never did anything wrong, it was always the other guys fault. 😡
Mid 80s and 90s basketball called no bloods no fouls..
Laimbeer was such a classic villain, as a Celtics fan the game that Robert Parish cleaned his clock was priceless to watch 😂
Parrish was dirty for that and the corrupt refs didn’t even call a foul or eject him. Celts cheated.
Thisteam.remind.me.oakland.raiders
Yeah from behind catching Laimbeer off-guard. Face to face Parish probably would've got a beating from Laimbeer like Brad Daugherty did when they fought. Anybody can hit someone from behind when they're not expecting it.
Lambeer was an all star and a champion deal with it
This was about laimbeer vs Ewing not laimbeer vs Boston - Boston scumbag
Bill lambeer has a point here?!?!? Clear dirty play
Lol
pretty obvious how Lambeer crawled backwards conveniently tripping Ewing he prolly thought he was smart and would get away with it but the refs werent having any of it.
Yes, ewing pushing from behind like a coward is a dirty play and his flop like he was hurt was embarrassing.
@@BlaneNostalgia ewing pushing Lam from behind was a coward move. Clear dirty play by ewing like always.
6:52 Laimbeer and Rodman were 2 of the best at throwing an elbow that goes unnoticed
Ewing is 60 years old Aug 5th. Man time flies
wow
And who cares?
@@bobdavis3357 Who hurt you as a child
Guess that's why "Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball" was a thing for the Super Nintendo game system back in the day.
LOL how in tf did they take laimbeers side on that? He clearly ducked to take out Ewing’s legs wtf
So you didn't see the CLEAR PUSH in the back of Laimbeer, that tossed him to the floor? Now honestly, LAIMBEER did get pushed, but HELPED IT OUT A BIT! It was just bad luck, that Ewing fell and tripped over him! BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, Laimbeer, Mahorn, and the BAD BOYS, are STILL IN THEIR HEADS, 30 plus years later!
@@GOBLUEADAM He just "used" the push to pretend that he slipped/tripped (interrestingly enough to the direction that he was pushed) so he could fell under Ewings legs. Laimbeer was tough I give you that but unfortunatelly he was fucking dirty and he intentionally wanted to "take out" star player from other teams by deliberately hurting them. He got what he deserved, he is hated by most fans still today, he is hated by retired players, he does not get any media jobs and most importantly he will never get to hall of fame. It was his choice.
@@GOBLUEADAM It's fascinating how he was 'pushed' and then fell in a totally different direction.
Ya, that was a dirty play by Laimbeer.
@@GOBLUEADAM Yeah they were in the Knicks head so bad the Knicks only beat them by 20 something points in the deciding game of that series. Would’ve been by more, but the Bad Boys were in their heads too much lol
Every team in the late 80s/early 90s had at least one enforcer-type player whose role was primarily to go out there and hit guys. Most of them rode the bench, like Kurt Rambis. Some of them started, like Charles Oakley and Bill Laimbeer. The "Bad Boy" Pistons had a bunch of those guys, thus the nickname.
Not only to hit guys but the main role of the enforcer was to protect the superstar.
that other Big Mo, Maurice Lucas was an enforcer
Kurt rambis didn't "ride the bench." He started for championship Lakers teams
@@stevenjm12 Wrong, the Lakers starters were Kareem, Magic, Worthy, Bryan Scott, & AC Green, Ramis started in 77 games & 74 games when Lakers lost of Boston & Philly. otherwise, he started 20, 10, 10, 46, 31 & 43 games on those Laker Dynasties
Knicks also had Mason and even McDaniels in 1992.. plus starks and greg anthony, that 1992 Knicks Pistons series was brutal.
When pushed you normally go forward not backwards .He intentionally dove under him on purpose. Them commentators must be watching another game.
Nope…..that’s home cooking commenting….if he had knocked his teeth out he would still be acting like he did nothing
Lame bear should have had a snidley whiplash mustache ! One of the dirtiest players in the history of the league.
You could see the pistons were beyond their golden days and the new bullies on the block were not scared of them
Ny didn't win dik fool. Comparing a Hall of fame team like the great Pistons to these loser Knicks is pathetic.
Everyone hated Bill Laimbeer except his teammates! Lol
AND THE ENTIRE STATE OF MICHIGAN! We still love LAIMBEER, the baddiest of the BAD BOYS!
@@GOBLUEADAM nahhh, he's face don't deserved BadBoy, he looks like beautiful like a big bad gay 😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
@@GOBLUEADAM LOL Laimbeer? The incredibly average player who folded when confronted with his own "bad boy" tactics? Ok...
@@MikeSchmidt969 he was more than average especially in his era because he was one of the few big men that shot the 3 at that time.
Like Rodman. People didn't like Rodman except us Bulls fans and pistons when he played there.
That was a very dangerous play by laimbeer. He really could have injured Ewing’s legs. Ewing got position to get the offensive rebound, Laimbeer knew Ewing was going to get the rebound. To prevent him from scoring on the put back, laimbeer fell into Ewing’s legs when Ewing jumped to get the rebound.
Bill talking shit with a black eye! What a character
Patrick Ewing. My favorite NBA player ever! Great memories growing up in New York City when he played for the New York Knicks.
The Knicks won't have another team as good as those Patrick Ewing / Pat Riley teams of the early 90s while Dolan owns the team.
The Knicks were pathetic
Jordan Loved beating Ewing 💓
@@mikeaustin1323 I agree, any damn WNBA team would have beaten their lame asses lol! 😂
Like him missing that layup or him getting dunked on
"Bill Laimbeer has a point here." What? No he doesn't. No one pushed him. He intentionally went down under Ewing on that first play.
the commentators are dumb
They loved their white boys
He was pushed but he also went under him intentionally.
lol he clearly flopped.
Flopper
Laimbeer was pushed but he undercut Ewing. He is a dirty player, no doubt.
Aww poor patty eww-wing never got a wing. Lambeer back to back world champ
@clot shots Laimbeer, the only person I’ve ever seen fall in the opposite direction he was “pushed”.
@@Embur12 I agree with Gilbert Arenas.. Unskilled hackers like Laimbeer wouldn’t being playing today… lolol😂
@@nmr20067The Gilbert Arenas! The guy with an 11-20 playoff record. Lambeer could shoot the 3, was a better rebounder, and had a better fg and ft %. His record was 71-42 in the playoffs against the best in the league Jordan, Bird, and Magic all while collecting back to back Championship rings. Gilbert who????
Look carefully lambeer flopped
Bill Laimbeer: Dirty ass player, but so good for the league ratings
Like a pro wrestler...
the bad boys from Detroit, what a team, and Laimbeer was a key part of their success .
Bunch of hacks who try to take players out
The bad boy Detroit Pistons were a bunch of low life cheating criminals who played the game of basketball. Good thing Michael Jordan took care of them and ended their pathetic two year reign of dirty play and trying to injure people. They all belong in prison and not walking the streets. I will never forget how your two ex bad boy Pistons Rick Mahorn and Bill Laimbeer teamed up to start beating up on women in the WNBA. Rick Mahorn assaulted Lisa Leslie. What do you expect from ex bad boy Pistons. They are a disgrace to the game of basketball and the black ex bad boy Pistons make black people look bad by playing into the criminal stereotype of black people. They should all be ashamed of themselves. They will always be looked at as a bunch of low life thugs who won back to back because the league allowed them to cheat and hurt people and play dirty. No respect in that Elwood Palmer!
I miss this kind of NBA play.
Damn!! I didn't realize how much pushing and shoving was allowed during the late 1980's and early 1990's by these two teams. And technical fouls were only called half of the times. I didn't realize how much chirping was allowed too!? Awesome memories.
amazing how it all got pussified and shit now isn't it?
Yeah. It’s called basketball.
Also, hear the fans! A lot more heart back in the day. Today's NBA players are incredibly athletic but the NBA has really sold out 😕
@@jefftaylor1186 no it's not. It's called standing around arguing.
@@imsljr420 Right. Basketball.
Laimbeer was a very good player who gladly played the role of enforcer and goon. Every great team needs players willing to do the dirty work and he certainly did plenty of dirty work in the paint.
Dirty work is one thing .Rebounding setting screens diving for loose balls. Bill Laimbeer tried to injure players on a regular basis.
@@5star64 heard the same crap about bruce bowen just coz he played good D and didnt roll over for the 'stars' of the era. its not a game for little girls. maybe try curling.
@@Cristian-vm1bg Bruce Bowen was one of the dirtiest despicable players in NBA history. Your out of your mind.
@@Cristian-vm1bg You poor deluded creature. Bruce Bowen would purposely trip players and then to play nice and pretend to want to help them up. He consistently stuck his feet under jump shooters not giving them a place to land. So they would sprain their ankles when the came down on his shoes. One of the dirtiest plays in league history. And you defend that shit.
Thank God I got to live through that era of Basketball 🏀 before it was ruined!!
diversity, sjw, blm, etc etc .. has ruined most of what is left of my people's culture
Amen to that brother 😒
truth
What a little hard foul and then the drama of delay games of guys acting they will fight and they don't????stop it man i live that era and i hate to see people acting like every team was physical and dirty it was only Detroit and all stars were complaining about it so is not like everyone was playing physical...
@@platano3000x having lived and watched that era …yea every team went hard played the game with balls and actually played team basketball! The league now is selfish and soft
Love these Detroit announcers, insisting Laimbeer was pushed when he clearly dove, as every replay showed. And their sheer brilliance: “Laimbeer will never be loved by fans except for those in Detroit.” Hehehe
Laim-beer dove, and then backed under Ewing. Dirty and dangerous player.
Tommy Heinsohn and Dick Stockton are not Detroit announcers. They were CBS Sports top crew for 80’s/90’s playoff games.
@@knollwoodtav that’s Hubie Brown know-it-all.
@@brettmaster4695 Laimbeer was a dirty SOB. He had no game, and when someone dunked over him, or showed him up, this is how he retaliated. He saw where the ball was going to land, he knew Ewing's location, so he quickly knelt down knowing that Ewing would fall over him. Why is is that he got into so many altercations with so many other players?, he's dirty that's why.
@@ShadowHawk4219, totally agree. Laimbeer was a talentless thug whose only role was to be an enforcer.
This was my favorite time period of NBA basketball...so intense and played by players who did everything to win.
what, you dont like watching 2 hours of bricks from the 3line, fouls for looking at your opponent, players taking 4 steps with the ball constantly never called, political and social matters injected on the court, extremely overpaid and under performing "athletes" who are all premadonnas? c'mon mannnnnn
Laimbeer was the perfect villain. I was around 10 years old during the 89-90 Pistons dynasty. They were invincible.
Seriously, can anyone remember a time in Ewing’s career where he didnt look like he was 55? I feel like he entered league with bad knees
That Bill Laimbeer was something else!
When the Madison Square Garden crowd chanted “Laimbeer sucks!”, he knew he was doing something right. 😂
I remember the 90's Knicks. They were the most exciting team in the league. I went to a few playoff games at the Garden.
THEY WERE PURE THUGS, along with the Pat Riley led Miami Heat. They tried to be BAD BOYS, but they had no game, and just beat people up!
@@GOBLUEADAM A Detroit fan saying other teams were thugs. That's rich.
@@MikeSchmidt969 LMAO
@@GOBLUEADAM piston fan calling knicks thugs jeez how willfully ignorant can you.get?
@@GOBLUEADAM Agreed. People talk about the Bad Boys. The Knicks under pat riley was more physical than the Pistons. The Pistons had 4 big time scorers who could explode for 30 at anytime Thomas, Dumars, The Microwave & Aguirre. Not to mention Laimbeer was a stretch 5. You're right
Big boys basketball 💪🏻
Rumour is that they are still mopping up Patrick Ewing's sweat at the Garden from his playing days
😆.....got me...I laughed
HOW did Bill Laimbeer, named to FOUR All-Star games, co-exist with Pat Ewing and Robert Parish, during All-Star weekend practices and games?
Two of the physically toughest teams of that era. Loved to watch, glad I didn't have to play against them. Ouch!!!! Lol
*Real Basketball, When Basketball & The Refs Were Legit.* *I No Longer Watch Modern Day NBA games, and rarely watch the highlights...rarely!*
1:05 that might be the most dangerous fouls I've seen. "let me crouch down.. then fall back into him to take out his legs". at least the ref caught it.. of course Daly defends it. and the announcers saying "Lambeer was right about that one" is insane.. Even if Ewing pushed off.. he tried to injure Ewing 100%.
Loved them both. Great era in NBA history.
Bill Laimbeer was trash
Old skol basketball is still the best game ever!
stay in school*
A true pirate calls it skol
When you have Mcdaniel and oakley in your team, you can fight anyone.
They also had Anthony Mason on that team..
Everyone except the Pistons!!
And mason
@@CJuspsbefore they lost Mahorn I might agree but after he was gone...no, the Knicks were the tougher team at that point. Hence why they got beat by them in 92
@@jbellflower83 at the height of both teams "tough guy play" ...who you taking the Pistons on the Knicks????
Ewing, McDaniels, and Oakley were a scary secondary 😳
And Mason
No argument here.
You can't forget Mason my b
Great rivalry......loved basketball back then
😂love him or hate him, Laimbeer makes pretty good material to illustrate how tough it was to play during their time😂
He was a good player also… really good jump shot…keep out the paint and he’d leave you alone 😂😂🤣🤣👌🏾
Bill Laimbeer was no punk !! People don't understand what its like to live with Detroit in your blood ! Color doesn't dictate real when you have Detroit behind you. TRUST !
Miss the old days when NBA players actually hated each other. Lol
Patrick Ewing is underrated hands down
He is the most underrated player of all time at this point!
@@yuriykhasidov1626 Agreed more or so in his prime.People don’t remember the beast he was in his prime.He was at like 30PTS 12 Boards and the craziest part 4 blocks
Grande Bill, un saluto da Brescia. 💪😊
Bull Laimbeer and Patrick Ewing were radiating Black Air Force energy back then, holy
I miss this so much
Ewing is a giant among men.
...yet once had his shot blocked by Spud Webb.
Back when men played basketball.
Men play basketball now. They just don’t need the approval of wife bearers and others with fucked up notions of “manhood”
Imagine all the Divas like Harden,Lebum and Westbrick in that era
😂🤣😂
😅😆
I think Westbrook would have been good in this era, I don't really like his game but he does play hard
I think you mean Hard-on.
Wym? Westbrook is a decently tough dude. Harden is soft no question, and Lebron is debatable.
Those games were really battles!!
Miss this era of the NBA.
I miss the grit of it sometimes, but I do think they aren’t as skilled as today. It’s a balance to me.
@@benjamin29471 Not as much finesse as today's game, IMHO
Golden era!!! Real basketball,real men
Sad to see the league today.
Here's what used to get me about Ewing, he didn't have a problem fighting Laimbeer, who was physical with him, but you never saw him go after Mahorn, Edwards, Salley or Rodman, ALL who were physical with him. I wonder why that was the case?
Same could be said for Robert Parrish. Only ever saw him go after one guy. Laimbeer. Point?
@@andycarey510 most black guys were scared to mess with Mahorn or Edwards, so it was easier to go after the white guy who didn't fight . MJ was the same way. He claimed DETROIT was dirty yet the only one he ever tried to get physical with was Laimbeer, in Game 3 in 1988. FAKE RAGE!
Man that was a dirty play by laimbeer
You blind?
@@Realdealrob you blind???
@@jeanblue9038 gotta do better than that
Yo this convo was 3 weeks ago...move on bro
Which one? Lol
No one likes Laimbeer, including me (and rightly so, he was a dirty player), but someone must have taught him how to fight for real. The time he and Barkley got into it, Laimbeer got the best of it, which no one expected. Maybe his butler was a pugilist when he was growing up.
Bill is great. He just didn't take the elbows and pushing, and stood up to it and gave it back. If you hate him for that, that is your problem. Ewing is pushing in the back and throwing elbows, Oakley is playing just as dirty as anyone in this video. The Knicks were not the victims, they were doing the same stuff. That is just the way the NBA was back then. If you backed down you were roadkill, so Bill did what he had to do to survive.
I wish basketball would go back to this way. So physical, that it would separate the real men from boys. Today's era of players would struggle in the 1990s. No easy buckets, everything is earned!
Many of us agree with you, unfortunately we will never see this type of basketball again. Thank God for KZhead.
@@bambam8527 Be careful Bambam 85, LeBron and Stephen Curry might try and have you arrested for saying that if they can figure out who you are.
My name is Sharad Bamberg. I live in Staten Island, New York. Ain't hard to find and got nothin to hide lol
@@bambam8527 lol, I hope Lebron and Steph dont' show up and tell the police to arrest you for disrespecting them.
@@habib8961 Lmbbfao Curry is tough LJ is a 6'8" sissy
Laimbeer would kill me with the "What did I do?" look
If only the reff and the League allowed this kind of basketball again in this millennium.
Sorry its all about complaining about fouls and shooting threes
Malice in the Palace changed everything....
i love basketball in the 80s and 90s. Now i cant watch it. They just sit back and shoot 3s all day.
Xavier brought a extra toughness to that team
Great video
These 2 teams would get prison sentences in 2022
Yep. As soon as the games are over, they'd be handcuffed and booked in the local police department jail
Patrick and Bill were great. Bill was nasty and when he was upset it didnt destabilize his game. As a big man he could have played today because he could hit outside shots as well as any big and could pick and skip. In the playoffs the pistons knew other teams would arrive with headphones and try to open up a can of hip hop spaghettios. But the Pistons wouldnt have any of that and it would wind up all over the front of your shirt.
Laimbeer is too slow for today's game.
Laimbeer aimed to hurt other players and possibly end their careers. He wasn't a good sport either.
@@puppethound no he isn’t.
@@puppethound he would be Jokic....if he could just play
LAIMBEER SHOULD BE IN THE HOF. HE IS AN ALL TIME GREAT.
He was great, but not elite. No HOF.
@@johnboehmer6683 who's better Laimbeer or Ben Wallace?
@@camzpras3435 Hey, I think I know where you're going with this, let me start off by saying I really don't think Ben Wallace should be in the Hall of Fame. The fact that he is though does help your case for sure, because a very strong case can be made that Bill was better. Wallace was an excellent defender, yet Laimbeer averaged only 0.7 less steals per game, and one shot block less per game. Bill should be given some extra defense credit though when considering the mind games he so effectively played on opponents that took them out of their games. Wallace was an excellent rebounder, yet Laimbeer actually had a slightly better rebounds per game average. Offensively, there's no comparison. Bill scored about 8 points more per game, had a higher field goal percentage, higher free throw percentage by a mile, and we won't even talk about three pointers since Wallace didn't take any. Throw in that Laimbeer co-captained two championship teams, Ben played on one, and I would conclude Laimbeer to be the better player. Having said all that, I just don't think Laimbeer's overall game or accomplishments can be considered elite, which should really be the requirement to get in the Hall of fame. I really don't know how Wallace got in. His defense was elite, but his offense was actually bad. When half of your game is bad, how does that happen?
Man the crowds was so much better back then. Really into every play of the game without social media lml no cellphones.
It’s like watching two gangs play basketball.
The greatest team that never was, the Ewing era Knicks.
Ewing was a little past his prime by the time Pat Riley got there, but he had a supporting cast of Rivers, Starks, McDaniel (in 1992), Oakley, Harper (later on), Charles Smith, Hubert Davis.
@@ILoveOldTWC And they still couldn't win anything because of the brilliance of Michael Jordan (GOAT) and the Chicago Bulls. That Knicks team can still feel Jordan's foot up their rear-ends to this day!
@@habib8961 Hakeem aswell
@@reggiejacksonfan6823 Your right Reggie, I forgot about how Hakeem and Vernon Maxwell and the rest of the Rockets gave those same Knicks a good ass whipping in the 1994 finals. Actually Hakeem and the rockets use to beat up on Michael and the bulls a lot to. Hakeem had a winning record against Jordan and the Bulls. It would have been nice to see Hakeem and the rockets play Jordan and the bulls in the finals. Not sure the Bulls would have won against Hakeem.
Mj .... hold my beer
The greatest era of the NBA. People say they didn’t like all the grabbing and the elbows and the cheap shots - but I loved it. It made an otherwise boring game fun.
You have no idea what what good basketball is
@@heelturnsface in all the comments section people say that this was the greatest era of basketball because it had elements of football in it… And I am inclined to agree!
@@igit_7296 who exactly is "all"?
@@timw8646 the people responding! If I had to guess, the ratio is more than 10 to 1, at worst. The BEST era of the basketball sport was when they allowed elements of hockey in it. It made the sport more exciting. That tall skinny white persons who clotheslined the guy from the lakers who wore glasses. All the stuff that Laimbeer did. When Karl Malone hit the guy in the face from the Detroit team and there was all that blood. Now the game is too sensitive for these things and it makes it less exciting. It’s like car racing but no crashes anymore. Booooring. And everyone feel the same ways.
The modern NBA is a 3 point contest and absolutely suks
The NBA needed a bad guy and Bill was the guy and Detroit. It was good entertainment plus he won 2 rings you can’t be soft and win championships.
Old school at its best baby.... Let's go Knicks greetings from Queens, N.Y
Even the commentators were paid-off on this one. It is as clear as day that Laimbeer purposely bridged Ewing.
Laimbeer had a smooth jump shot
Honestly Nobody cares really cause nobody liked him at all.
HAHAHA Roger is a soy boy. 🤣
Laimbeer should have joined the WWE, he would have been the greatest heel of all time
Laimbeer is demon-level at gaslighting
No ejections. Basketball has changed a lot now.
Yes. For the better.
@@cmack17 not really
@@davemartino5997 Yes. Really.
@@cmack17 For the better?? Basketball is my favorite sport and I played it in college. I cannot and will not watch the NBA. It's 🗑. Millions of people agree with me. Check the dwindling ratings
@mongoslade277 1. Yes, for the better 2. Basketball is my favorite sport and I also played in college. 3. If you do not "watch the NBA", how would you know what the NBA is like? In fact, why did you even watch this video? 4. It does not matter if millions ageee with you. The NBA is making money hand over fist. This would indicate that millions disagree with you also. 5. Ratings are "dwindling" because people consume the NBA from other sources than TV. Setting all of that aside... I am 100% confident that people were complaining about "NBA basketball" during the exact era that you think was the golden era of basketball. Let us explore this together. When was NBA Basketball great? What changed?
Say what you will about Laimbeer, the guy never backed down from ANYBODY! He was a modern day American warrior!
Right..a great cheap shot thrower too
@@boomermeerang7614 Doesn't renege what I said.
He’s a spoiled rich little daddy’s boy and he tried to end players careers. Maybe YOUR version of a “warrior”. Not mine. My version of a guy who needs his ass beat so severely that he repents of his scumbag ways.
As a Pistons fan I am soooo glad Laimbeer never left the Pistons or I would have permanently suffered from LDS (Laimbeer Derangement Syndrome)
Great stuff ..
Show this to Morant and ask him again if he still wants to play in this era
Ja Morant would be paralyzed!!!!
@@Triple10101 This is another history that Isiah does not want to talked about. How the Knicks sent them home in the playoffs. There's a new bad boys in town
Bill Laimbeer is the Grayson Allen of the 1990s
The only difference is that Grayson has some basketball skills.
Excellent vid
Thanks
The only guy I ever saw Laimbeer not stand up to after a tussle was Parish when he knocked the shit out of him.
Maaaan...I MISS these days...True NBA basketball.......
This just shows me that Laimbeer was just as good at mind games than Rodman was, but never got credit for it. It also showed that the Knicks had just as many "dirty" players as the Pistons. Ewing was giving it to Laimbeer too; so was Oakley. If you go and watch all the footage of those teams back then, the Celtics, the Lakers and even the Bulls (yes) played "dirty" a good bit. For some reason the Pistons are the only ones that got that moniker that still lives on to this day. Also, the announcers tried to blow it out of proportion. Those Pistons went to the Conference Finals 5 years in a row and to the Finals 3 years in a row. They took the Lakers (who were great) to seven games in the first one, swept them the next year, and beat the Trail Blazers 4-1 the next. You don't do that by just being dirty or having a guy on your team who's just dirty. BTW, I was never a Pistons fan and I actually rooted for the Knicks for quite a few years. Just being honest about what I see.
I have been rewatching a lot of games I had watched during the 1980's and I am realizing how physical the Boston Celtics were. Because of the offensive greatness of Larry Bird and Kevin McHale, their defensive intensity was often overshadowed. Of course, the Boston Celtics physicality would show itself during skirmishes and huge brawls. The prime Boston Celtics from 1984-thru-1986 were the most physical team in the NBA. But I'm not totally sure if I would label the Boston Celtics dirty. Boston was more of an in-your-face trash talking team from reports, and they would let a lot of teams know that. Players like Larry Bird and Danny Ainge were tough on the defensive end of the floor. I saw games in which Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale would make opposing players lose their confidence in the paint with their defensive skills, but I wouldn't exactly call the Boston Celtics dirty. The Philadelphia 76ers were an extremely physical defensive unit too. Julius Erving and Bobby Jones played very physical defense, but Dr. J was universally loved in the league back then and not too much would be discussed about that. The LA Lakers had some enforcers on their teams like Maurice Lucas and a few very physical players like Mitch Kupchak, Kurt Rambis and Michael Cooper, but as a team, I never considered the Lakers a dirty team. The Detroit Pistons, NY Knicks, and Chicago Bulls? No question, no doubt about it! I ranked those teams as the most physical and downright dirty teams during the 1980's and 90's. I have no hate for any of those teams. In fact, I respected how those teams played and intimidated opponents. But I must call what I saw as an NBA fan.
Bill is great. He just didn't take the elbows and pushing, and stood up to it and gave it back. If you hate him for that, that is your problem. Ewing is pushing in the back and throwing elbows, Oakley is playing just as dirty as anyone in this video. The Knicks were not the victims, they were doing the same stuff. That is just the way the NBA was back then.
@@arizjones bill is a hack . He’s always starting shit then acts like a victim afterwards. Especially when he gets beat under the basket .
The Knicks were the 90’s Bad Boys, within the rules (except for Oakley). The Pistons were a great team, but the league hated them. If David Stern could’ve omitted their championships from the books he would have
@@davidestick9936 No doubt he would have. He saw to it that during the Parade of their first championship in 1989, that Rick Mahorn would be taken aside to be told he wouldn't be with the Pistons anymore because Minnesota selected him in the expansion draft. He then implemented rules, that basically said they could no longer play defense, after MJ whined to him about their dirty playing, and they did play dirty, but that's no reason to take away from their back to back championships. They made the ECF 1987-1991, and the NBA Finals, 1988, 1989, and 1990.
I was (still am) a West coast kid, but I had the black and grey Ewings that came out in like 1992? I use to skateboard in those giant things.
Laimbeer knew every dirty trick in the book, then came up with a few more.
Bill Laimbeer. My fav player. Go Irish ☘️.