Damn I never realized AI played against Russ/OKC Thunder
@jakejackson11893 ай бұрын
time to study young man.. alot of matchups people talk about they wish they could see actually already happened.. depends on your age and nothing is wrong with that, always look for the old games, dont let these fools make u think their what if scenarios never happened
@mentalprograming53653 ай бұрын
Not prime vs prime@@mentalprograming5365
@atomskreborn57403 ай бұрын
you guys need to really start doing your homework, many importat parts in the [ast get swept under the rug, glad I witness them, I remember old shaq and younger lebron dominating 2010 thunder with kd, russ, harden, part of the reason why people think if kobe and shaq was put in our era, they would obliterate everyone, where do you think they got that idea from? do your homework guys
@theonlygoodonehere22593 ай бұрын
you and Theonlygodonehere need to like stop thinking your cool for being 30 and not doing much like ok ok@@mentalprograming5365
@dexter60523 ай бұрын
Me either AI was finna take Westbrook to the whole tho lol😅 he can't guard him😅
@LLTyke3 ай бұрын
The game was so different back then.
@Dash-cm4ol3 ай бұрын
yes, they played basketball and not arcade
@leonardofabbri79303 ай бұрын
@@leonardofabbri7930ok then 2 shots for Harden
@allen623 ай бұрын
idk man all i see is a lot of walking around and a slow game with much less skill . @@leonardofabbri7930
@Kratos69zzzz3 ай бұрын
"arcade" players would destroy old school players ez
@Kratos69zzzz3 ай бұрын
i mean even rui hachimura is considered a superstar in this shit @@leonardofabbri7930
@Kratos69zzzz3 ай бұрын
The last play OKC drew up was fantastic for only having .03 seconds left.
@bournedevinesupreme3 ай бұрын
Tbh !
@angelitorivas88042 ай бұрын
RIGHT! It was a great play, just not a lot of time for execution.
@elhajjmalikel62662 ай бұрын
Exactly ✅✅✅
@x-senradam90092 ай бұрын
fr
@avthecool1294 күн бұрын
Not a single 3 point shot. Complete 180 from current NBA 😂
@cesarflores14323 ай бұрын
No 3s! Real basketball being played...I miss the good ole days
@m6bimmer303 ай бұрын
Steph curry changed that now you have big men trying too shoot 3's 🤦🏾♂️
@ronaldedwards10223 ай бұрын
@@ronaldedwards1022it wasnt curry lmao, ray allen was already been doing all that stuff before curry, the fg went up in the perimeter in 95 , it wasnt curry.
@silentlyanonymous3063 ай бұрын
Golden state warriors** @@ronaldedwards1022
@theoo1493 ай бұрын
@@silentlyanonymous306L take
@2pacladen7763 ай бұрын
2009 was one of those years between those amazing 90s/2000s stars and legends of today playing as rookies vs each other...Durant and Antonio McDyess in the same game. Westbrook and Iverson? Amazing
@musicalmelodies35952 ай бұрын
I don't remember Westbrook ever being this small
@dunkvondoom23923 ай бұрын
He was 6'2" 190 rookie season. Now he's 6'4" and 205
@justinwilhite6173 ай бұрын
He’s always been small
@southsideofhawthorne65073 ай бұрын
@@justinwilhite617how westbrook still grew if hes already in 20s at tht time
@daymmmmmmm3 ай бұрын
@@daymmmmmmmbecause he is gifted and has talent and you don’t
@gjohn69103 ай бұрын
A few players grew after making it to the NBA and 20 isnt when you stop growing exactly.@@daymmmmmmm
@feterunner3 ай бұрын
Let’s all remember Durant and Westbrook are 20 here and Iverson is heavier and going on 34 years old still quicker than Russ
@moheganson3 ай бұрын
Iverson heavier? Dude looks 160-170 at most.
@805fillmore3 ай бұрын
@@805fillmore no, he got up to 180 in Denver so NBA listing said. and this is after… he was way more sinewy in Philly
@moheganson3 ай бұрын
@@805fillmore I didn’t mean heavier than Russ. Heavier than he himself used to be in his prime
@moheganson3 ай бұрын
@@mohegansonNo way Iverson was ever 180. Russ here was 180 and is 3" taller and wider.
@tonywong81343 ай бұрын
Quicker? Are you fuckin blind LMAO
@dylanstafford84653 ай бұрын
Stockey should have gave AI his number
@keezy2swag3 ай бұрын
No because he was too Cocky
@jamj18553 ай бұрын
Too cocky?? How? @@jamj1855
@yazib55633 ай бұрын
@@jamj1855 hes a hall a famer no body wears the no. 3 like Iverson in nba history
@yazib55633 ай бұрын
He couldn't because you can't change numbers during a season.
@bigshod50373 ай бұрын
@@bigshod5037 he refused
@LeonYuL3 ай бұрын
Yo My Legendary Childhood GOAT Allen Iverson AkA The Answer
@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant2.03 ай бұрын
I miss Iverson...
@ZacArriaga20 күн бұрын
@@ZacArriaga Same Here Dawg
@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant2.020 күн бұрын
@@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant2.0 Stop it! you gonna make me cry!! LOL, Long Live Old-School BBall. LOL
@ZacArriaga20 күн бұрын
Nostalgic asf
@IWISHIWASJAYLEN3 ай бұрын
Rasheed and AI on the same team is CRAZY🔥
@CappenKrunch3 ай бұрын
Ya, we all remember Chauncey Billups being on the nuggets … but it’s so easy to forget the opposite end of that trade with AI on the Pistons 😂 AI, rip Hamilton, sheed, tayshaun, etc. … pretty crazy to think back on.
@BleedBoston3 ай бұрын
Did they have Ben Wallace when a.i played with them ?
@atmdot382152 ай бұрын
@@atmdot38215 no, he was on the bulls by then and then he got traded to cleveland or something like that
@BleedBoston2 ай бұрын
Dumars did a bad job with that 04 group. he broke them up too soon. They had another run in them. Should handled like the spurs did tnt big three. Got everything out of them while raising up Kawai and others
@myash32Күн бұрын
Man I loved this Thunder team. Fall in love with how they played the game. Before all the complaining and regular NBA stuff, they were just kids loving ball and trying hard. I miss that. Can't really watch the NBA anymore.
@cwdoby2 ай бұрын
iverson's attack to the basket is fearless ! daym,,, pistons teamates hated him here, its good he shown them who is the franchise player when the going gets tough on this game, the rest of the team is fearful, hesitant and has no killer instinct and had given up, Iverson has none of that even in the dying seconds, he will attack !
@leusmaximusx3 ай бұрын
Fax!
@grizzlymac-tight3 ай бұрын
I wish he had a ring so bad
@theonlygoodonehere22593 ай бұрын
@@theonlygoodonehere2259 but then post Malone couldn't have made his best song
@grizzlymac-tight3 ай бұрын
@@theonlygoodonehere2259 I need that money like that ring I never woooonn
@grizzlymac-tight3 ай бұрын
@@grizzlymac-tight why?
@theonlygoodonehere22593 ай бұрын
Not even one 3 attempt in 4mins of play. That's crazy
@mamourwane42643 ай бұрын
Stockey didn’t want AI to take his shine…you can tell by how ball dominate he is
@youknowhowIPlay3 ай бұрын
Pistons ruined iverson’s career
@sup77383 ай бұрын
@@sup7738lmao, he ruined his own career
@chitownkidd333 ай бұрын
@@sup7738 but he still shined lol
@MiLLz8303 ай бұрын
@@MiLLz830 he did still got some fuel in his tank, but they benched him for the rest of the season, ever since then AI was never the same
@sup77383 ай бұрын
Even wearing #3 lol
@xorret13 ай бұрын
Damn I forgot kd and Russ been in the league this long
@Wisestomatoe3 ай бұрын
Now think about Melo and lebron 😅
@JohnJohnson-zu9gi3 ай бұрын
@@JohnJohnson-zu9gi no thanks, dont need to sit there and think about how long they've been/were in the league
@LovelyHeartDiamond3 ай бұрын
@@JohnJohnson-zu9gi bron been in since 03 😭 shit ridiculous
@Wisestomatoe3 ай бұрын
@Wisestomatoe absolutely insane
@JohnJohnson-zu9gi3 ай бұрын
How old are you lol
@millz44643 ай бұрын
Dis show how much da game changed pace ain't da same at all
@AceWvttz4123 ай бұрын
If you ever played 2k career mode back in those days you know Stuckey was cold af to have on yo squad
@jbugz1343 ай бұрын
Hell mf yeah
@wayoblizt39263 ай бұрын
Yeah. Rodney Stuckey was a real problem back then.
@elhajjmalikel62662 ай бұрын
damn, russel westbrook looking mad young back then. like a whole new person compared to now
@yonibidego3 ай бұрын
duh...
@mentalprograming53653 ай бұрын
Durant looks so damn different too
@JonahsWail3 ай бұрын
Ikr russ was so damn skinny his rookie year he was skinny like wemby 😆 🤣
@JuwanTaylor-jz5zr3 ай бұрын
Still can't grow a solid beard tho😅
@TheLaird1233 ай бұрын
@@TheLaird123 facial hair is inversely proportional to the amount of testosterone. hes got too much
@RaymondEstrada-nl7fz3 ай бұрын
This game showed so much, 1st Stuckey made bad decisions & A.I wasn't comfortable with him on the floor until the game was on the line. Which means give A.I the ball and create a passing lane or pick and roll off Sheed and Dyes all day. Shout out Joe Smith for balling he really had game, I'm sick he going through what he going through.
@goodmoney78613 ай бұрын
What is Joe Smith going through?
@blastedent3133 ай бұрын
@@blastedent313 the stuff with his wife
@goodmoney78613 ай бұрын
@@goodmoney7861 Lmao, bro definitely is playin that up for attention and a bag. Shoutout to Joe tho
@hammersbaseball113 ай бұрын
@@goodmoney7861 oh yeah damn I forgot all about that
@blastedent3133 ай бұрын
@@hammersbaseball11 Idk bro he look embarrassed, no matter if he playing or serious that's still some low vibrations lol💯👑
@goodmoney78613 ай бұрын
It looks like Durant grew a inch or two since this game.
@kennyblackbird56743 ай бұрын
Westbrook too
@GamingCentralTV13 ай бұрын
Just gained more weight and the jerseys less baggy
@DiorInEveryStore3 ай бұрын
Back when eveybody actually played defense 😭😭
@matthewglover88042 ай бұрын
Goddamn Jeff Green was on that young OKC thunder team too 😮
@Cheyemos3 ай бұрын
Yeah bro you'll be suprised by the amount of players that were hoooping together at one point
@Positive_CashCow3 ай бұрын
Serge Ibaka too. That young Thunder team was filled with talent, which is part of the reason why fans got so mad about KD leaving and joining the Warriors. Thunder were a good franchise and KD abandoned them right when the going got tough.
@roscoedash66732 ай бұрын
Jeff Green old ass still in the league
@hotman718Ай бұрын
@@roscoedash6673exactly bru, they definitely could’ve went back and won the next year but nah this dude wanna join the team he choked a 3-1 lead to. We ain’t forget
@jay9301Ай бұрын
Iverson blew the layup. You know this outside of his prime
@Warmwinterz3 ай бұрын
Something about the old nba , it seemed like every basketball was valuable
@anthonyarellano86292 ай бұрын
possession?
@Coregame319 күн бұрын
@@Coregame3 yeah he probably means possession
@PrivacyKingdoms15 күн бұрын
Detroit lied to him.
@berkhanogulcanakcay73363 ай бұрын
This is literally a clash of generations. Joe smith, Allen Iverson, Russ, KD. Very cool.
@ArthurKiyanovskiАй бұрын
back when the stretch big was a big guy who could hit mid-ranges. PEAK HOOPS
@The_favorite_Uncle3 ай бұрын
You know your time is coming when you blow 2 easy layup. AI still clutch. Did Hamilton foul out? That was a YOUNG Thunder squad!!!
@SexPot993 ай бұрын
2:54 the net didnt even move
@_meangreenjersey9733 ай бұрын
Oh man this brought back memories. Iverson at the end of his career, Baby KD and Russ. Definitely feels very 2009.
@tofutoph3 ай бұрын
Old school basketball at its best. None of that soft ass current NBA floppers and cheating refs are always part of the game.
@chrisdragoonkevin3843 ай бұрын
Weird to see AI in a Pistons uniform
@hualien04033 ай бұрын
yeah! he's been dealt by nuggets to Billups on that year
@van80163 ай бұрын
I totally forgot he played for the Pistons.
@handsomeXАй бұрын
@@handsomeX So did TMac and CWebb
@hualien0403Ай бұрын
Hands down one of the greatest to play the game💯! He killed it when he played with the 6ers.
@robertwhite98993 ай бұрын
And the nuggets
@pocketpetlaughs3 ай бұрын
Man i wish i could have been around more to watch Al play. I love his style of play and grit
@kevinguimond77112 ай бұрын
damn im gettin old
@evanderholyfeels3 ай бұрын
I really enjoy watching this game. At least, no one scored over 70.
@NanzhouTalk3 ай бұрын
I like watching the players of today because of how talented they are in comparison to the median skill level in games like these
@JQUOIS3 ай бұрын
@@JQUOIS "today because of how talented they are in comparison to the median skill level in games like these" - How to say you're a casual without saying you're a casual. NBA Season games today is a washed down version of an NBA All-Star game. NBA Playoffs is where the excitement starts as POINTS are HARD TO EARN because teams are then actually starting to play SERIOUS DEFENSE.
@kamotetops15723 ай бұрын
We enjoy watching the starplayers play in the 2000's.. Today's game has a lot of traveling. Not good for the fundamentals of basketball
@mac1art3 ай бұрын
@@kamotetops1572look at the players on the Pistons Lineup in this game and compare their talent Level and athleticism to the players on the Lakers, Suns, or Warriors today. Or even teams like the Celtics or 76ers. The 2nd scoring option on all of those teams except 1 is an elite scorer. There is literally nothing casual about it. Players like Smush Parker, Kwame, and Eric Snow were known for being scrubs but they were starters for prominent teams. No NBA player today on a top 8 team has that reputation.
@tiktokformenofculture97533 ай бұрын
@@JQUOIS today's players are talented. But they are soft and no fundamentals or basic basketball. All I see are traveling violations
@mac1art3 ай бұрын
This man AI blew a wide open lay and we are glazing
@CalsVlogs22 күн бұрын
It hurts a bit watching some of this "old" game. Sheed barely got the ball on the other end, AI and Stuckey were just doing their own thing with McDyess getting a layup. I know they were older players but still, Joe Smith getting more touches and J's than Sheed is a choice. Those bigs who could shoot would be thriving so much in this era. The lack of player movement is weird too, lack of ball movement I kinda get because of the point guards for both teams. Just wild this was barely 14 years ago, cool time warp though.
@folkdude013 ай бұрын
They're gonna hate me for this and I'm old enough to have watched this in real time but I come away from revisiting this with the conclusion that the league is more talented than ever and players are BETTER today.
@NickDeWayne3 ай бұрын
And then oldheads will say they like this era more lol
@ketsays88654 сағат бұрын
its so weird to see KD and Westbrook play against Iverson, connecting the past and the present
@josephkeller2350Ай бұрын
Can we get more hd Allen iverson highlights or like can you make his old highlights in hd or 4k pls🙏🏾
@z_da_zealot19433 ай бұрын
This was the first year I watched basketball! I used to love KD. He was my favorite player. I used to think OKC was gonna be the dynasty the Warriors ended up being. I also loved Jeff Green. Shaun Livingston was also on that team. OKC was such an exciting team
@tahirrazzaq94942 ай бұрын
I don’t realize how much the game has changed since then. Offenses were slower but that’s because they were setting up and running plays to find easy shots. Now everyone just wants to shoot 3s. I don’t think the game grew or evolved, it got worse imo. Seeing 60 3pt attempts in a game is not fun to watch.
@Ill_trigger_you_lol3 ай бұрын
And they travel a lot nowadays which makes defending nearly impossible.
@JDwJC1117 күн бұрын
Love this era
@Siptoseina3 ай бұрын
AI gave his Answer 🐐
@007Babush3 ай бұрын
Durant was much faster than today.
@harryliu5273 ай бұрын
he's younger here
@theonlygoodonehere22593 ай бұрын
That was raw durant right there he’d destroy with angles to the basket, and blow by like LBJ off one dribble used to love watching that from him especially his Sonics time. His game is more refined now still love watching it tho.
@hankhill21543 ай бұрын
Is it me imagining things or has Westbrook grown a couple of inches since his rookie season?
@jbissainthe3 ай бұрын
Definitely has
@GamingCentralTV13 ай бұрын
He grew 2 inches. 6’2 as a rookie and now 6’4
@mjohnson5103 ай бұрын
He grew some muscle also
@cdgates13 ай бұрын
I loved it when Centers were down in the paint bullying mofos back then vs Centers that takes more threes than the point guard of a team nowadays
@tburt65512 ай бұрын
Dudeee I did not know Joe Smith was on OKC! Lol
@boogie2243 ай бұрын
Same here. I was shocked to see him there. This is before the Thunder made their first playoff appearance, so nobody was watching them like that.
@elhajjmalikel62662 ай бұрын
AI one of my favorites of all-time and yet I still always forget he even played for Detroit
@ChristopherPeck-go2sl2 ай бұрын
Damn kd, Westbrook & jeff green 😂
@famousx99043 ай бұрын
That trio was nasty!
@elhajjmalikel62662 ай бұрын
This was in 2008 (Dec 26) from the 08-09 season
@danielchen6042 ай бұрын
Crazy how in 09 they were using pencils to sketch their plays , INSANE
@angelitorivas88042 ай бұрын
Iverson baby.
@Phills693 ай бұрын
Allen Iverson was so quick for russell westbrook. 😬
@leandrowestbrook89113 ай бұрын
And this out of shape Allen heavier and 34 years old
@moheganson3 ай бұрын
This is a rookie Westbrook .. watch the very next season he hits his prime athleticism
@mosaab55972 ай бұрын
Little known fact, Allen Iverson was very close of being traded from Denver to Miami instead of Detroit in 2008. Had this happened you would've seen Iverson team up with peak D Wade and rookie Michael Beasley and veteran Jermaine O'Neal. Iverson was still good for 18 ppg that season so you know that team could've done damage
@IamSSAINVINCIBLEx2 ай бұрын
Daammm! He would have had a chip most likely then. Sucks, feel bad he never got to win it all
@porfiriato842 ай бұрын
Man I really be forgetting that some of these players played against each other before the OG players retire
@poundtrader14143 ай бұрын
New and old AI < Prime AI
@DudeStone3 ай бұрын
This is the thunder team that made me fall in love with basketball
@flonkas3 ай бұрын
wow they're actually running play not just one person with the ball chucking up 3's
@marktruong793712 күн бұрын
This 2009 young thunder team is like a collegiate team. Very young lads.
@flash_channel21613 күн бұрын
Crazy tht James Harden, KD, Westbrook AND Jeff Green (who was actually the most athletic of all before Heart Surgery) were on the same damn team. Now OKC is #1 West seed with the best SG & a ROTY 7’1 ROTY Unicorn 🦄 Super ⭐️
@allensmith987913 күн бұрын
Back then players dun pull up from the 3 so often, unlike in today’s nba. Crazy how much that has changed. Even bigs making 3s look easy.
@junyupeterng1511 күн бұрын
I remember this game like it was yesterday
@UR_AL_SHOOK_UP3 ай бұрын
I’m in the first row behind the thunder bench. I’ll never forget this play. 2 of my favorite players went head to head on the last play
@GETmeHOPS2 ай бұрын
look at those men working hard in the post to get those 2 points. those were the real days and they were the real men. In late 2000s, I was around 10 living overseas but I had the motivation to wake up in the middle of the night to watch Kobe, Garnett, AI, T-Mac and Shaq. Now I know for sure I don't wake up to see Jokic's slow-mo 3s. pretty sad what NBA has come to.
@mu812 күн бұрын
AI against Westbrook is a sight to behold… Two Greats..
@terracejohnson92512 ай бұрын
Joe Smith and desmon mason💪🔥💪😎
@crisganalon23543 ай бұрын
Allwn iverson still a legend
@garciamarkanthony3 ай бұрын
2009 KD was already a monster and so athletic. And sad such ball hogs Stuckey and the rest of the piston squad was. Ai was still beater player then Rodney
@eneac93 ай бұрын
Watching this, I’m glad they changed the offensive rebound rule to 14 seconds instead of a whole 24 seconds. Speeds the game up.
@lavon25153 ай бұрын
nothing against NBA today- Lebron, KD, Curry, just some of excellent talent, BUT there is something about old-school NBA or 80-90"s basketball that was special. maybe its just me old-head but I miss it......
@ZacArriaga20 күн бұрын
I miss this okc 😢
@Adammorrison353 ай бұрын
24 second shot clock reset is notalgic asf 🔥🔥🔥
@user-uk4nh3yy8q3 ай бұрын
Young westbrook has way more consistent touch
@zither6882 ай бұрын
Crazy how Durant, Westbrook played against AI who played against MJ. Now those 2 are playing against Wemby in 2024. That's crazy!
@zalr30042 ай бұрын
well, lebron started playing the year after MJ retired for good
@alo141726 күн бұрын
This was a rare highlight from the AI era in Detroit, that Billups for Iverson trade ended up being quite a disaster that season.
@coreyrowe41193 күн бұрын
Didn’t even recognize Russ at first he’s bulked up a lot since those days.
@allensmith987913 күн бұрын
Weird to see 1995 top draft picks Joe Smith and Antonio McDyess still playing and producing in 2009.
@casperongchiong6391Ай бұрын
Stuckey was shaving points because nobody got mad or reacted to them bad shots.
@a2a9183 ай бұрын
AI, KD, RUSS, MCDYESS, SHEED,TAYSHAUN, JOE SMITH, JEFF GREEN,
@jlcarringtoniii3 ай бұрын
Crazy. You're seeing the transition of the league here from the older players to the new.
@elhajjmalikel62662 ай бұрын
Very slow pace. I remember this era. Poor execution from Jeff Green at the last play. Iverson missed some easy shots too. This is when people were thinkin he was done, which was kind of true. Still a legend but a shell of his former self at that time.
@sirwalksoftly3 ай бұрын
Goes to show if all ya got is gangsta style! You can be regarded as a Good NBA Player.
@catalyst45183 ай бұрын
that ws crayzy, MAN DURANT IS FKN INCREDIBLE, & OHHHHHHHHH how we loved us some AI DAWG, use to draw him & errything bruhh
@iamflashin2 ай бұрын
Westbrook put on some muscle over the years! I thought he was always big!
@PowerPlayersTV3 ай бұрын
durant & russ young 💙
@DaracVuchko9.813 ай бұрын
That last play by OKC was very well executed though, just couldn't convert
@underoath2573 ай бұрын
this dude Westbrook really went fro, shooting over 80% FT to 60% FT since he turned 30.
@khoado12311 күн бұрын
50 cent played on the Pistons ????😂😂😂😂
@goldenglovescoach94373 ай бұрын
heck of a final play drawn by the coach, the pass was a little wild /off target
@davidarakelyan442919 күн бұрын
i full on was expecting a foul to be called at 1:37 damn bruh thats how normal fouls are being drawn today 😂
@swaginik3 ай бұрын
I was todays years old when I found out Russ and Iverson played at the same time in the league and as an bigtime NBA fan I feel a lil bit embarrassed ngl
@KevinDurant583 ай бұрын
Like Jordan vs Shaq sound crazy,or Dominique Wilkins vs Vince Carter
@tonycruz56433 ай бұрын
@@tonycruz5643 those regular bro Wilkins vs Carter maybe a lil bit .
@KevinDurant583 ай бұрын
@@KevinDurant58 those regular? Lol ok
@tonycruz56433 ай бұрын
feels like how vince carter played against MJ, and then played against luka doncic
@LovelyHeartDiamond3 ай бұрын
@@LovelyHeartDiamond crazy
@KevinDurant583 ай бұрын
Look at the score and defense
@djmadmike233 ай бұрын
The Detroit coach doing a sudoku is so telling
@nathanjCatesАй бұрын
Yessir
@HandsomeBoyGarion3 ай бұрын
I’ve never seen a Iverson piston jersey for sell
@icepickslim0312 күн бұрын
1:33 if iverson got the calls he deserved he would have a championship and 30,000 points. Refs really were against ai.
@PhilBeckman-rn6sx3 ай бұрын
Just look at the gap between player and the guard.. Steph curry has totally changed how the game is played. Nowadays if you give even a center some gap he'll shoot 3's
@sheikhadnan40742 ай бұрын
7:06 is where the video actually starts 7:31 that was actually an amazing nice play attempt to win with 0.3 seconds 8:03 should have just dunked it
@kyodizzy2 ай бұрын
Iverson the goat, imagine if he was 6'7, can we please stop the goat talk
Damn I never realized AI played against Russ/OKC Thunder
time to study young man.. alot of matchups people talk about they wish they could see actually already happened.. depends on your age and nothing is wrong with that, always look for the old games, dont let these fools make u think their what if scenarios never happened
Not prime vs prime@@mentalprograming5365
you guys need to really start doing your homework, many importat parts in the [ast get swept under the rug, glad I witness them, I remember old shaq and younger lebron dominating 2010 thunder with kd, russ, harden, part of the reason why people think if kobe and shaq was put in our era, they would obliterate everyone, where do you think they got that idea from? do your homework guys
you and Theonlygodonehere need to like stop thinking your cool for being 30 and not doing much like ok ok@@mentalprograming5365
Me either AI was finna take Westbrook to the whole tho lol😅 he can't guard him😅
The game was so different back then.
yes, they played basketball and not arcade
@@leonardofabbri7930ok then 2 shots for Harden
idk man all i see is a lot of walking around and a slow game with much less skill . @@leonardofabbri7930
"arcade" players would destroy old school players ez
i mean even rui hachimura is considered a superstar in this shit @@leonardofabbri7930
The last play OKC drew up was fantastic for only having .03 seconds left.
Tbh !
RIGHT! It was a great play, just not a lot of time for execution.
Exactly ✅✅✅
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Not a single 3 point shot. Complete 180 from current NBA 😂
No 3s! Real basketball being played...I miss the good ole days
Steph curry changed that now you have big men trying too shoot 3's 🤦🏾♂️
@@ronaldedwards1022it wasnt curry lmao, ray allen was already been doing all that stuff before curry, the fg went up in the perimeter in 95 , it wasnt curry.
Golden state warriors** @@ronaldedwards1022
@@silentlyanonymous306L take
2009 was one of those years between those amazing 90s/2000s stars and legends of today playing as rookies vs each other...Durant and Antonio McDyess in the same game. Westbrook and Iverson? Amazing
I don't remember Westbrook ever being this small
He was 6'2" 190 rookie season. Now he's 6'4" and 205
He’s always been small
@@justinwilhite617how westbrook still grew if hes already in 20s at tht time
@@daymmmmmmmbecause he is gifted and has talent and you don’t
A few players grew after making it to the NBA and 20 isnt when you stop growing exactly.@@daymmmmmmm
Let’s all remember Durant and Westbrook are 20 here and Iverson is heavier and going on 34 years old still quicker than Russ
Iverson heavier? Dude looks 160-170 at most.
@@805fillmore no, he got up to 180 in Denver so NBA listing said. and this is after… he was way more sinewy in Philly
@@805fillmore I didn’t mean heavier than Russ. Heavier than he himself used to be in his prime
@@mohegansonNo way Iverson was ever 180. Russ here was 180 and is 3" taller and wider.
Quicker? Are you fuckin blind LMAO
Stockey should have gave AI his number
No because he was too Cocky
Too cocky?? How? @@jamj1855
@@jamj1855 hes a hall a famer no body wears the no. 3 like Iverson in nba history
He couldn't because you can't change numbers during a season.
@@bigshod5037 he refused
Yo My Legendary Childhood GOAT Allen Iverson AkA The Answer
I miss Iverson...
@@ZacArriaga Same Here Dawg
@@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant2.0 Stop it! you gonna make me cry!! LOL, Long Live Old-School BBall. LOL
Nostalgic asf
Rasheed and AI on the same team is CRAZY🔥
Ya, we all remember Chauncey Billups being on the nuggets … but it’s so easy to forget the opposite end of that trade with AI on the Pistons 😂 AI, rip Hamilton, sheed, tayshaun, etc. … pretty crazy to think back on.
Did they have Ben Wallace when a.i played with them ?
@@atmdot38215 no, he was on the bulls by then and then he got traded to cleveland or something like that
Dumars did a bad job with that 04 group. he broke them up too soon. They had another run in them. Should handled like the spurs did tnt big three. Got everything out of them while raising up Kawai and others
Man I loved this Thunder team. Fall in love with how they played the game. Before all the complaining and regular NBA stuff, they were just kids loving ball and trying hard. I miss that. Can't really watch the NBA anymore.
iverson's attack to the basket is fearless ! daym,,, pistons teamates hated him here, its good he shown them who is the franchise player when the going gets tough on this game, the rest of the team is fearful, hesitant and has no killer instinct and had given up, Iverson has none of that even in the dying seconds, he will attack !
Fax!
I wish he had a ring so bad
@@theonlygoodonehere2259 but then post Malone couldn't have made his best song
@@theonlygoodonehere2259 I need that money like that ring I never woooonn
@@grizzlymac-tight why?
Not even one 3 attempt in 4mins of play. That's crazy
Stockey didn’t want AI to take his shine…you can tell by how ball dominate he is
Pistons ruined iverson’s career
@@sup7738lmao, he ruined his own career
@@sup7738 but he still shined lol
@@MiLLz830 he did still got some fuel in his tank, but they benched him for the rest of the season, ever since then AI was never the same
Even wearing #3 lol
Damn I forgot kd and Russ been in the league this long
Now think about Melo and lebron 😅
@@JohnJohnson-zu9gi no thanks, dont need to sit there and think about how long they've been/were in the league
@@JohnJohnson-zu9gi bron been in since 03 😭 shit ridiculous
@Wisestomatoe absolutely insane
How old are you lol
Dis show how much da game changed pace ain't da same at all
If you ever played 2k career mode back in those days you know Stuckey was cold af to have on yo squad
Hell mf yeah
Yeah. Rodney Stuckey was a real problem back then.
damn, russel westbrook looking mad young back then. like a whole new person compared to now
duh...
Durant looks so damn different too
Ikr russ was so damn skinny his rookie year he was skinny like wemby 😆 🤣
Still can't grow a solid beard tho😅
@@TheLaird123 facial hair is inversely proportional to the amount of testosterone. hes got too much
This game showed so much, 1st Stuckey made bad decisions & A.I wasn't comfortable with him on the floor until the game was on the line. Which means give A.I the ball and create a passing lane or pick and roll off Sheed and Dyes all day. Shout out Joe Smith for balling he really had game, I'm sick he going through what he going through.
What is Joe Smith going through?
@@blastedent313 the stuff with his wife
@@goodmoney7861 Lmao, bro definitely is playin that up for attention and a bag. Shoutout to Joe tho
@@goodmoney7861 oh yeah damn I forgot all about that
@@hammersbaseball11 Idk bro he look embarrassed, no matter if he playing or serious that's still some low vibrations lol💯👑
It looks like Durant grew a inch or two since this game.
Westbrook too
Just gained more weight and the jerseys less baggy
Back when eveybody actually played defense 😭😭
Goddamn Jeff Green was on that young OKC thunder team too 😮
Yeah bro you'll be suprised by the amount of players that were hoooping together at one point
Serge Ibaka too. That young Thunder team was filled with talent, which is part of the reason why fans got so mad about KD leaving and joining the Warriors. Thunder were a good franchise and KD abandoned them right when the going got tough.
Jeff Green old ass still in the league
@@roscoedash6673exactly bru, they definitely could’ve went back and won the next year but nah this dude wanna join the team he choked a 3-1 lead to. We ain’t forget
Iverson blew the layup. You know this outside of his prime
Something about the old nba , it seemed like every basketball was valuable
possession?
@@Coregame3 yeah he probably means possession
Detroit lied to him.
This is literally a clash of generations. Joe smith, Allen Iverson, Russ, KD. Very cool.
back when the stretch big was a big guy who could hit mid-ranges. PEAK HOOPS
You know your time is coming when you blow 2 easy layup. AI still clutch. Did Hamilton foul out? That was a YOUNG Thunder squad!!!
2:54 the net didnt even move
Oh man this brought back memories. Iverson at the end of his career, Baby KD and Russ. Definitely feels very 2009.
Old school basketball at its best. None of that soft ass current NBA floppers and cheating refs are always part of the game.
Weird to see AI in a Pistons uniform
yeah! he's been dealt by nuggets to Billups on that year
I totally forgot he played for the Pistons.
@@handsomeX So did TMac and CWebb
Hands down one of the greatest to play the game💯! He killed it when he played with the 6ers.
And the nuggets
Man i wish i could have been around more to watch Al play. I love his style of play and grit
damn im gettin old
I really enjoy watching this game. At least, no one scored over 70.
I like watching the players of today because of how talented they are in comparison to the median skill level in games like these
@@JQUOIS "today because of how talented they are in comparison to the median skill level in games like these" - How to say you're a casual without saying you're a casual. NBA Season games today is a washed down version of an NBA All-Star game. NBA Playoffs is where the excitement starts as POINTS are HARD TO EARN because teams are then actually starting to play SERIOUS DEFENSE.
We enjoy watching the starplayers play in the 2000's.. Today's game has a lot of traveling. Not good for the fundamentals of basketball
@@kamotetops1572look at the players on the Pistons Lineup in this game and compare their talent Level and athleticism to the players on the Lakers, Suns, or Warriors today. Or even teams like the Celtics or 76ers. The 2nd scoring option on all of those teams except 1 is an elite scorer. There is literally nothing casual about it. Players like Smush Parker, Kwame, and Eric Snow were known for being scrubs but they were starters for prominent teams. No NBA player today on a top 8 team has that reputation.
@@JQUOIS today's players are talented. But they are soft and no fundamentals or basic basketball. All I see are traveling violations
This man AI blew a wide open lay and we are glazing
It hurts a bit watching some of this "old" game. Sheed barely got the ball on the other end, AI and Stuckey were just doing their own thing with McDyess getting a layup. I know they were older players but still, Joe Smith getting more touches and J's than Sheed is a choice. Those bigs who could shoot would be thriving so much in this era. The lack of player movement is weird too, lack of ball movement I kinda get because of the point guards for both teams. Just wild this was barely 14 years ago, cool time warp though.
They're gonna hate me for this and I'm old enough to have watched this in real time but I come away from revisiting this with the conclusion that the league is more talented than ever and players are BETTER today.
And then oldheads will say they like this era more lol
its so weird to see KD and Westbrook play against Iverson, connecting the past and the present
Can we get more hd Allen iverson highlights or like can you make his old highlights in hd or 4k pls🙏🏾
This was the first year I watched basketball! I used to love KD. He was my favorite player. I used to think OKC was gonna be the dynasty the Warriors ended up being. I also loved Jeff Green. Shaun Livingston was also on that team. OKC was such an exciting team
I don’t realize how much the game has changed since then. Offenses were slower but that’s because they were setting up and running plays to find easy shots. Now everyone just wants to shoot 3s. I don’t think the game grew or evolved, it got worse imo. Seeing 60 3pt attempts in a game is not fun to watch.
And they travel a lot nowadays which makes defending nearly impossible.
Love this era
AI gave his Answer 🐐
Durant was much faster than today.
he's younger here
That was raw durant right there he’d destroy with angles to the basket, and blow by like LBJ off one dribble used to love watching that from him especially his Sonics time. His game is more refined now still love watching it tho.
Is it me imagining things or has Westbrook grown a couple of inches since his rookie season?
Definitely has
He grew 2 inches. 6’2 as a rookie and now 6’4
He grew some muscle also
I loved it when Centers were down in the paint bullying mofos back then vs Centers that takes more threes than the point guard of a team nowadays
Dudeee I did not know Joe Smith was on OKC! Lol
Same here. I was shocked to see him there. This is before the Thunder made their first playoff appearance, so nobody was watching them like that.
AI one of my favorites of all-time and yet I still always forget he even played for Detroit
Damn kd, Westbrook & jeff green 😂
That trio was nasty!
This was in 2008 (Dec 26) from the 08-09 season
Crazy how in 09 they were using pencils to sketch their plays , INSANE
Iverson baby.
Allen Iverson was so quick for russell westbrook. 😬
And this out of shape Allen heavier and 34 years old
This is a rookie Westbrook .. watch the very next season he hits his prime athleticism
Little known fact, Allen Iverson was very close of being traded from Denver to Miami instead of Detroit in 2008. Had this happened you would've seen Iverson team up with peak D Wade and rookie Michael Beasley and veteran Jermaine O'Neal. Iverson was still good for 18 ppg that season so you know that team could've done damage
Daammm! He would have had a chip most likely then. Sucks, feel bad he never got to win it all
Man I really be forgetting that some of these players played against each other before the OG players retire
New and old AI < Prime AI
This is the thunder team that made me fall in love with basketball
wow they're actually running play not just one person with the ball chucking up 3's
This 2009 young thunder team is like a collegiate team. Very young lads.
Crazy tht James Harden, KD, Westbrook AND Jeff Green (who was actually the most athletic of all before Heart Surgery) were on the same damn team. Now OKC is #1 West seed with the best SG & a ROTY 7’1 ROTY Unicorn 🦄 Super ⭐️
Back then players dun pull up from the 3 so often, unlike in today’s nba. Crazy how much that has changed. Even bigs making 3s look easy.
I remember this game like it was yesterday
I’m in the first row behind the thunder bench. I’ll never forget this play. 2 of my favorite players went head to head on the last play
look at those men working hard in the post to get those 2 points. those were the real days and they were the real men. In late 2000s, I was around 10 living overseas but I had the motivation to wake up in the middle of the night to watch Kobe, Garnett, AI, T-Mac and Shaq. Now I know for sure I don't wake up to see Jokic's slow-mo 3s. pretty sad what NBA has come to.
AI against Westbrook is a sight to behold… Two Greats..
Joe Smith and desmon mason💪🔥💪😎
Allwn iverson still a legend
2009 KD was already a monster and so athletic. And sad such ball hogs Stuckey and the rest of the piston squad was. Ai was still beater player then Rodney
Watching this, I’m glad they changed the offensive rebound rule to 14 seconds instead of a whole 24 seconds. Speeds the game up.
nothing against NBA today- Lebron, KD, Curry, just some of excellent talent, BUT there is something about old-school NBA or 80-90"s basketball that was special. maybe its just me old-head but I miss it......
I miss this okc 😢
24 second shot clock reset is notalgic asf 🔥🔥🔥
Young westbrook has way more consistent touch
Crazy how Durant, Westbrook played against AI who played against MJ. Now those 2 are playing against Wemby in 2024. That's crazy!
well, lebron started playing the year after MJ retired for good
This was a rare highlight from the AI era in Detroit, that Billups for Iverson trade ended up being quite a disaster that season.
Didn’t even recognize Russ at first he’s bulked up a lot since those days.
Weird to see 1995 top draft picks Joe Smith and Antonio McDyess still playing and producing in 2009.
Stuckey was shaving points because nobody got mad or reacted to them bad shots.
AI, KD, RUSS, MCDYESS, SHEED,TAYSHAUN, JOE SMITH, JEFF GREEN,
Crazy. You're seeing the transition of the league here from the older players to the new.
Very slow pace. I remember this era. Poor execution from Jeff Green at the last play. Iverson missed some easy shots too. This is when people were thinkin he was done, which was kind of true. Still a legend but a shell of his former self at that time.
Goes to show if all ya got is gangsta style! You can be regarded as a Good NBA Player.
that ws crayzy, MAN DURANT IS FKN INCREDIBLE, & OHHHHHHHHH how we loved us some AI DAWG, use to draw him & errything bruhh
Westbrook put on some muscle over the years! I thought he was always big!
durant & russ young 💙
That last play by OKC was very well executed though, just couldn't convert
this dude Westbrook really went fro, shooting over 80% FT to 60% FT since he turned 30.
50 cent played on the Pistons ????😂😂😂😂
heck of a final play drawn by the coach, the pass was a little wild /off target
i full on was expecting a foul to be called at 1:37 damn bruh thats how normal fouls are being drawn today 😂
I was todays years old when I found out Russ and Iverson played at the same time in the league and as an bigtime NBA fan I feel a lil bit embarrassed ngl
Like Jordan vs Shaq sound crazy,or Dominique Wilkins vs Vince Carter
@@tonycruz5643 those regular bro Wilkins vs Carter maybe a lil bit .
@@KevinDurant58 those regular? Lol ok
feels like how vince carter played against MJ, and then played against luka doncic
@@LovelyHeartDiamond crazy
Look at the score and defense
The Detroit coach doing a sudoku is so telling
Yessir
I’ve never seen a Iverson piston jersey for sell
1:33 if iverson got the calls he deserved he would have a championship and 30,000 points. Refs really were against ai.
Just look at the gap between player and the guard.. Steph curry has totally changed how the game is played. Nowadays if you give even a center some gap he'll shoot 3's
7:06 is where the video actually starts 7:31 that was actually an amazing nice play attempt to win with 0.3 seconds 8:03 should have just dunked it
Iverson the goat, imagine if he was 6'7, can we please stop the goat talk