Patrick Ewing SCHOOLS Young Shaq - GIANT Duel Highlights (1994.02.06) - Ewing with 32 Pts!
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Patrick Ewing 32 Pts 9 reb, Shaquille O'Neal 22 Pts 13 reb 5 Blocks Full Highlights | Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks | February 6, 1994 | 1993-94 NBA Season | HOH Throwback
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Shaq got emotional describing how much respect Ewing doesn't get and he's one of the top centers in the league so at least Shaq paid his respects after he retired
Ewing was better than shaq.
krlm2280 I just seen it when he got emotional after he retired I’ve never seen Shaq cried but I got Patrick Ewing in my top 5 all time favorite centers.
Ewing was 2nd to Hakeem. David Robinson and Shaq have rings thanks to their supporting cast.
Ewing's post moves were not as smooth as Hakeem's. It seems he travels most of the time
@@supervegito8513 He had this one move when he took 2 gigantic steps across the lane, it sometime looks like 3, but it was very effective & the shot did go in often. But it did look like a travel.
Is it just me or did basketball back then look so much more competitive, physical and fun.
You really had to earn your money that's why. Dudes like eric Fournier getting paid like 80 mill. They fucken finsessing us really but nah. Talent is too great at the moment and only because guys like kd want to Join 73-9 team a team who went back to back finals and just added #1 center before injury.
The 80s and 90s were far better basketball than today. Bigger , stronger guys and no flopping.
@@joecap2919 bugger faster stronger ha fucken idiot 💀 Giys are stronger faster now I kniw middle schoolers on my cousins team doing windmills lmao ballers sjiot better inside am doutside and bug man are crossing over guys like kyrie lmao you're an idiot.
It was a hell of a lot more competitive that's for sure. The Bad Boys ushered in the defensive era and throughout the 90's defense is what won games. In the mid-90's games were low scoring and some were boring, especially the '94 finals when the average scores were Houston 86.1 and New York 86.9. That finals was painful to watch. Thank goodness for OJ Simpson in the Ford Bronco to distract me from the game 5 snooze fest. The Cleveland Cavs made it to the playoffs one season holding the ball for 20 seconds per possession averaging 87 points per game. The NBA was losing fans and money, so to produce more offense, for two seasons the NBA moved the three point line up, eliminated hand checking from the end line to the opposite foul line, and stopped players from using their forearms to stop an offensive player that is facing the basket. There were also a number of rules that made hard fouls easy to get away with. Not all of the games were boring but if one is honest they would tell you that the 90's was good, it was tougher and much more competitive, but some of those games were difficult to watch. If it weren't true the NBA wouldn't have lost revenue and they wouldn't have tinkered with the rules.
@@miguelsolis1169 when you finish Middle School perhaps you will learn how to react to discussion sweetie..until then apologize to your parents for being a Simpleton .
people forget how good Ewing's mid-range game was. He could easily adapt to today's game. I'm sure he could make 3's to adapt to this era's style.
even drummond started to hitting 3's, so...
Yup. Ewing would kill it and be the MAN version of Jokic and Embiid, and a lot more tough than Giannis
Ewing was 8-23 from 3 in his playoff carreer.
I can see him as a Karl Anthony-Towns
@@Primus_Phallus dont you ever disrespect a great like that again. KAT??? lmao
People really forget how good Patrick Ewing was, it’s a shame he never won anything in New York
He was so close!!! I wish they got that one against the Spurs in 99' that would've been amazing
Jesse wish he would have won that Championship series vs Houston later that season ☹️. Houston would have won in ‘95.
The team around him was always sub-par, they never made a move for a second all-star level player.
Shane Wisniewski I believe they tried, but signed who they could find. Often that meant past their prime players with injuries and large contracts. Keep in mind the Houston Rockets didn’t have an additional superstar besides Hakeem Olajuwon the year they won the Championship in ‘94.
TheRealist 811 it’s the competition he played against that made him a great big man of the game. It’s unfortunate he never had another opportunity when at his peak to play for another Championship (he was injured early during the ‘99 play off run).
Patrick Ewing was a great player. Imagine if he had a Scotty Pippen or a Gary Payton. Really miss the 90's Knicks.
Is there anything Ewing couldn't do? Dude had no flaws to his game. He is so criminally underrated.
Only flaw was his knees.
His only flaw was Hakeem Olajuwon... but I am biased. Patrick owned 'Akeem' in college. They are both all time greats.
@@reidkg12 and his other flaw was Michael Jordan. Knicks couldn’t get to the Finals when Jordan was playing.
He couldnt win rings
he was too much of a finesse center. He did not have power like Shaq or Olajuwon.
man i swear ewings jumpshot is soo beautiful
hook as well
David Williams, your mom is ugly as fuck
Best jump shooting big man all time to me
Does not matter how it looks. Just matters that it goes in.
I doubt that. Kobe Bryant's 2 point jumpers all the way to his 3 pointers is a thing of beauty.
Ewing was just about the perfect center. Long, lengthy a great rebounder, shot blocker and could score from anywhere inside the arc. Not to mention could pass the ball very effectively too. Can't believe how underrated he is
Man that turnaround jumper of Ewings is a thing of beauty.
Ewing is soo underrated
Shamon Shaw he’s far from underrated he’s one of the greatest Centers ever he makes most Centers today look like softies that’s probably because the only player you know from the 90s or 80s is Michael Jordan 😂
Deano Montano 😂Nah like everybody talk about dominate centers Ewing names is barely brought up
Shamon Shaw Facts
Shamon Shaw because he wasn't dominant! Olajuwon wasn't dominant either they just knew how to play ball!!!
He is, but he's one of my favorite centers from this era
Had to respect Patrick's mid range jumper. That was all day.
2 things: 1.) I never realized how high-arcing Ewing's shot was 2.) Good to hear Marv Albert's voice announcing, brings back great memories of watching 90s NBA basketball
Kind of a shame what the ABC/ESPN era did to him once he was back on the scene post-NBC.
Man those early to mid 90s Knicks teams were killers. John Starks and Patrick Ewing were amazing. Just played in the wrong era...the Jordan era.
Nah too bad Ewing didnt get any real help to battle against MJ and Pippen
@@robertramirez5230 he had help. it just that the knicks like to choke alway games. all of the bulls and knicks games always go to game 7 and was decided by only a couple of points. so dont say that ewing does not have any help. he does. it just that mj wanted it more then ewing and the boys. that all.
@@robertramirez5230 if you talk about help... Ewing had help. They were the reincarnation of the pistons badboys. Rough and rugged players... He had Oakley, Starks, Mason, G Wilkins, Xavier mcdaniel among others...they had a team that could go all the way to the finals...like this one where they defeated shaq and penny to move on to the finals vs Olajuwons Rockets. Unfortunately, there was MJ and the Bulls. That simple kid. 🤘
@@wornoutshoes11lmao Ewing had a bunch of solid role players, MJ had hall of fame help in Pippen and Rodman ..... besides Ewing was there anyone else from those Knick squads that were even close to being a hofer???? I didnt think so.
They made the era just as much as MJ, Barkley, Bird, Johnson, and many others. SO lucky to grow up watching real basketball.
Old school postup big men basketball. The 90s were awesome
I can feel this crowd. Miss when the Knicks were great.
That’s what these young free agents are overlooking when they don’t want to come plays here....MSG is a fucking madhouse when the Knicks are good....and after all these years of being terrible, when we are finally good again, shot is gonna be NUTS
The NY Knicks should truly be ashamed of themselves and their treatment of the great Patrick Ewing! He should currently be a staple and part of the organization!
Lol Ewing got caught up in the Jordan era Hakeem was a way better cause he got a couple of rings in the Jordan era so lets not go down this road wit ole Patrick Ewing just won't the man everyone thought hehehehehehe big loser in the NBA
@@kenriccorbett5369 What in the hell are you talking about?? 😂 Shut up. Ewing put in work. They were one game away from beating Hakeem and those Rockets......so ya argument makes no sense. Secondly, those Rockets won in the Jordan era WHILE JORDAN WAS PLAYING BASEBALL!!!!! Smh
@@daddyfamlittle6262 putting in work and being a champion is to different things lol you a DAMN scrub yourself but anyway you need to pray if be inducted into the hall fame I don't think he will cause he's not a champion no rings no hall of fame lol the dude won't as good as people expected point blank so you shut the hell up scrub
@@kenriccorbett5369 After that astoundingly stupid rhetoric and complete nonsense you just spewed.......I will digress 😒
@@kenriccorbett5369 ewing is good he is the greatest knicks ever.. But what about Miller he has no rings but inducted at Hall of fame
Let’s face it. Almost every time Shaq went to the basket was an offensive foul. The refs just stopped calling it. Shaq was a great center but Ewing was greater with a better all around game.
Alan Sawyer Shaq was more athletic and possibly the most athletic and strong center ever in that era but I agree as a Laker fan whistles have ruined the game for a long time
Just like they stopped calling traveling on Jordan after around 1990
@@madnessatgath-anactingproj784 lol..
I agree. a handful of the fouls on shaqs defenders i would've called on shaq
In Shaq's first game against the Knicks he just threw his back into Ewing again and again, sometimes knocking Ewing down... I couldn't believe it.
Ewing was my fave growing up. Loved watching Ewing vs. Mourning in the old NBA
Theo Hicks same I always search for the big man duels.
Georgetown centers.. nowadays centers have no skills besides being tall and running the court
I can watch 90s highlights all day!
Me too
Me too. I always act like it´s live 😅
Ewing had such wonderful soft touch at shooting. His dribbling skill looked great too.
This was epic. I miss these NBA days especially for the Knicks. Patrick was a force on the court yet his jumper was so smooth. Nostalgia....
And Basketball WAS beautiful back then...Ewing was a monster, thank God I had the opportunity to see the game when it was played by real men. I miss real Basketball and the 90's!
the exact same thing for me, they replaced our league with the actual circus.
It sucks that the NBA has moved on from dominating big men in the paint and inside the arc to everyone chucking up Threes, I understand having 5 men on the court that can all stretch out the floor is very useful but you won’t get any better entertainment then seeing two centers going at it such as Ewing and Shaq here
Michael Chavez there was a good mix then. at this pace, there will be 10 small forwards on the court at all times.
you got that right @Michael Chavez
Its cause there are no such a dominate centers these days, Ewing, Shaq etc would destroy those small ball lineups.
I like the 90s and 2000s where teams would be able to mix their game up instead of trying to focus too much on the big men or the small ball lineups.
@Red Smurf without points in the paint and rebounds there is no team that could win on regular basis. Dominant center will score anytime, any game from the game or from free throw line, but 3s cannot be scored always.
Just watching these highlights got me an adrenaline rush.. can’t imagine being on the court
I'm from Stockton California I became a Knicks fan because of Patrick Ewing was my favorite player he brought it every night the Knicks literally surrounded him with a bunch of good but not great players he couldn't do it alone but man those Knicks team were fun to watch
6:26 Ewing literally just Screaming In front of Penny Hardaway Face.... Love it XD
Ewing had the Sweetest jump shot
Ewing needs a statue in NY
As a Knicks fan, I disagree. Had he won a title, I’d agree. He simply didn’t get it done in the playoffs.
Leonard Wilson fuck you. Pat left his fucking soul on the court day in and day out. Ring or no ring he is a New York icon for life. Today’s players don’t even have half the heart he did.
Been a Knicks fan for 40 years and I agree with this
Hell yea
@@neoneherefrom5836 I was just about to say that. He played his heart out.
Gosh!!! I really miss the epic Center battles...Ewing/Shaq...Ewing/Olajawon...Smits/Ewing...Shaq/Olajawon...the list could go on.
David Robinson, Mourning, Sabonis... The last era of real centers
Oldschool man, Best NBA, ever !!
I know he's 1 tier below but he held his own against tier 1 centers and is a decent big center for the BULLS offense and defense, Luc Longley.
@@jpogigtxcr1778 that's too far
Ishmael Darjean Back even before then, in the late 60’s into the 70’s there were some incredible wars at center. I remember the Knicks series with the Bullets, when Willis Reed would score 32 and have 32 rebounds. Then the next night Wes Unseld would have like the same exact stats against Reed. I believe Reed was 6’ 10” and Unseld was shorter than Reed. But even then they took shots from outside as well. I’m somewhat surprised no one really mentions Willis Reed. He was a very good center and played against guys like, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russel, Lew Alcindor, who became Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and was holding his own against them.
I miss the 80's & 90's nba...😞
And 1970s NBA basketball
Me too..
me too 2
you simply miss the real backet ball, how cannot be bored of the actual circus nba bullshit, they stole our league my friend..
@@IRAKAZ what's the problem with current nba?
Everyone talking about Dwight, Davis, Embiid, etc., but Ewing was the BEAST FROM THE EAST
Embiid would have straight body bagged him. Embiid is bigger and has Ewing,KG,Hakeem,Dirk moves with elite Defense. AD is more skilled but he don't have enough bricks in his pockets and he's wishy washy. Prime Dwight with the huge shoulders would be fun to watch on defense. Ewing couldn't stop him cuz he can't jump that high to get the lobs but Dwight isn't getting 30 a night so whatever
@@camerondrain8166 nah Ewing would bulldoze through’em all
@@camerondrain8166 .. shaq is bigger than embid right there. ewing held his own. problem is he was starting to get old then.
Patrick *KILLED IT* During this game.
Will always love Patrick Ewing .. He was all Hustle an Heart ...
My older brothers had a poster of Ewing in our home when i was 5 or 6. I would watch NBA with them, and i can say those were the best years
This man shot 71% on 21 shots and dunked twice in this game... The jump hook, runner in the lane, spot up on the wing, corner or top of key, turnaround off the high or low post, drew fouls... The man had everything you'd ever want in a center offensively and he was one of the great defensive centers of all time as well. A real shame the Knicks never got him any help.
Ewing, a real team player and very graceful!
Ewing stepped up to the challenge like a man. Much respect.
You mean SHAQ DUMBASS it was not much of a challenge for Ewing
@@fuckdonaldtrumphissupporte6288 Shut up
If Ewing has Kobe or Wade on his teams he would have just as many rings as Shaq.....hell if Ewing had Pippen he would have had at least 2-3 rings....never had that second superstar....Knicks did him a great disservice
I miss this kind of basketball. Patrick Ewing was so skillful. That jump shoot was money in the bank. And Shaq was absolutely beast back then.
That Patrick Ewing dunk at 6:24 was just friggin’ nasty!!!
that's a real sledgehammer right there
So much power in that
Hard to imagine, but his whole career began after the knee injuries in college. If he didn't have that happen, God only knows how ridiculously good he could have been. Definitely still my favorite player of all time.
MAN! This was my squad! Mad they didn't get that ring, followed Pat from G-Town to the Knicks been a fan ever since.
Ewing is One of the greats centers
Patrick Ewing is one of my favorite players!
same!
BFire I remember when I was a kid in the 90s, there was a sports illustrated for kids magazine and Patrick Ewing wrote an article about bullying. He said when he first came to the country people bullied and made fun of him and called him coconut and he told how he turned it around to success and how to avoid negative comments. I’ll never forget that article and I liked him ever since.
@@TheFoodieCutie Thanks for the info bro! Pat was such a beast and never walk away or backdown in my mind...Even against top dunkers in the game he will do his best to contest them and never run away like today's players... When you hear the name Ewing like Charles Oakley, you know what you will get out of them right away...
Give it up for the the warrior. Patrick is my favorite player. Such a sweet shot.
wow... just reminisced how smooth and easy on the eye Ewing was... for a big guy, he made it look so effortless
Ewing made the Knicks a respected team every year, he has two east conference titles. Look at the Knicks now.
Absolute facts! But that 1999 ECF championship was more of Allan Houston,Sprewell and Larry Johnson's doings. But Ewing was still the leader of the team even tho he was plagued with injuries
@@tspawn35 actually olajuwon blocked his 3 point attempt in game 6.. stark had a good game.. he just bombed in game 7.. that hurt..
Talk about carrying a team and franchise on his back....
@@tspawn35 The shot was blocked by Olajuwon.
Ewing doesn't get enough respect!
Factz!!!
Yes, like the year when they were a middling team, he went down with an injury before the post season and his team actually advanced to the finals... without him.
@@omnivorous65 Ewing got hurt in either Game 3 or Game 4 in 1999 against the Heat in the playoffs. Had he been out during the regular season there is no way they make the playoffs that season.
omnivorous65 some one listens to Bill Simmons lol
@@omnivorous65 You mean the past his prime Ewing in 1999? Great argument.
Wow a center that could make a mid range jumper look at that.
For real. Actually make FTs, mid range...etc Dudes worked at there craft way more in these days. Now just mostly punks who have no where near all around games many di d in Ewings day
eh, they can mostly hit 3s now, all of em
Voice of REASON no they can’t
@Greg A Nikola Jockic
@@incidentalist But they're uncomfortable in the post. Which is where they should be dominating
Patrick had a beautiful jump shot for a 7 footer! He was very talented Center. They don't have guys like that anymore. No Ewing's, no Shaq's, no Olajuwon's, no David Robinson's. No awesome centers. A bunch of soft 3 point shooters nowadays.....
ewing is so underrated and underappreciated
90’s NBA was different, the whole vibe of it was just better then todays Game,
Ewing was and still is the man there haven't been any other player that has been as good as Ewing in a knick jersey.miss those good ol knick days
SMH😔
Chubbz Reyes stat and melo
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@@soramirez5473 u know what it is, stat n melo stat n melo stat n melo...
@@well.thy.one. lol true.. Melo, who played no defense and selfishly, who led the knicks to one good season, and Stat, who played no defense, and led the knicks to one decent season... are greater knicks than ewing, who played defense, scored more, and led the knicks to 10 consecutive playoff appearances in the 90s WITHOUT another superstaR on his team.. lol
They were some real men back then lol - Oakley, never forget that dude, played with some heart!
Man Ewing was that once in a lifetime big man, athletic and quick with offense but burly and strong enough to smother you in the paint. Wish he’d a got a ring.
P.E really revolutionized the bigman standards of the NBA
Ewing had such an awesome high arching mid range jumper.... incredible feel for a guy his size... just wow.
Beautiful thing watching Ewing with that jumper
Ewing with the "FEET work"😂😂. Shaq had that disrespectful lob jam on Anthony😂😂😂 pure shaq moment.
In a losing cause, tho
Ewing would DOMINATE this era the same as he did then. His J was "wet" and he was highly skilled in all facets of the game... on both ends. Shaq would pass Jordan on the scoring list in this era. He'd be a lot less beat up, adding a few more years to his career. Today's game is so damn soft it's ridiculous.
Testos Tyrone it really is soft. Jordan, Bird, Wilkins, Drexler and many other players would have much higher scoring totals had they played today. We seem to have WNBA 1 and WNBA 2 now but look at the commissioner.
All facts my dude. Ewing would be a 26 and 10 guy easy with better numbers than Joel Embiid. Shaq would be a 30 and 12 reb guy easy.
@@Iwillnotbepushed bruh...🤣🤣🤣 . It's funny but true.
It would be like if Hassan Whiteside had a jumper. Dude would be averaging like 13 rebounds and easily around 25 points a game on the right team. He had the shooting form and would probably stretch out his shooting ability. He would basically be Lamarcus Aldridge and Whiteside mixed together imo.
Wilt could drop more than.those guys if a team let him in this era. Nobody tough enough to guard him in this era. He jumps higher, runs faster, rebounds better, passes better, dribbles better, plays better defense, shot blocks more often, steals more offen has more skills and is stronger than Shaq. Shaq is in no area better than Wilt. Embiid admits he would stand no chance vs Wilt. Embiid is currently a top 3 big man in this current era. Put Wilt, Kareem and Shaq in current era and they be the top 3 big men.
Talk about efficiency. 15 of 21 FG
even tho ewing was 7ft tall and center he was sooooo smooth
Top 10 center of all time
Top 10??? How about top 3?
@@youneke top 3??? You really reaching for this one.
Antoine Wright i say top 5
@@MW_3 If you're talking about pure talent than you may be able to put him right behind Wilt, Kareem and Olajuwon but if you factor in accomplishments/stats he barely makes into the top 10. Probably right behind David Robinson just b/c Robinson was slightly more dominant in my opinion.
Top 5
My All Time Favorite Center👏🏾
Watching these clips of Pat makes me appreciate more how good the guy was. People in NY always ragged on him for not winning it all, but who did during the Jordan era. The guy had the Knicks in the playoffs every single year practically, could hold his own with the great big men of the era, and was the best shooting big man of the era.
You've never thought you'd hear that... "oooh scott skiles has taken over"
actually Scott Skiles was pretty decent on the Magic before Shaq was drafted. Skiles did break the record for most assist in a single game, before he had Shaq to dish to.
I'm not saying he sucked... he was a good solid player... I'm just referring to what the announcer said
@@mc365mc That record still holds too.
The vibes from this. This was the good days
You'll never see a nicer, more consistent turnaround fade away jumper from a 7'0" center
Happy birthday Patrick!!!
90s Basketball was the best!!!
Ewing Jumper was Wet 💯
Ewing had a sweet jump-shot. He is so VASTLY underrated.
When players were perfecting their post moves and mid-range jumpers, the game was more fun to watch. The precision of Ewing's jumpers and his post game was just a beauty to watch.
HOH DROPPING BANGERS
How Did I Find you
I really miss those Sunday afternoon NBA on NBC games :(
Absolute facts amazing memories created there
5:12 The little kid: "Ewing...Ewing" and then the fade away. That was the masterpiece of the video Love to see it ❤
Patrick overall had more skills than Shaq like most of the good centers way back then
Ewing is my favorite all time.
Patrick had a wicked face up game for a center!!!
Man that old school Garden vibes from the 90s so many memories....my favorite when my boy Reggie lit the garden up 😁
Ewing is my all-time favorite player. I started watching him at Georgetown as a freshman. I remember my dad telling me, hey come in here and watch this kid...he's gonna be the next great center in the NBA". I watched every game I could through his 4 years at Georgetown...and even though I am a die hard Cavs fan...I secretly rooted for the Knicks and watched as many games of Pat's that I could. I remember watching this game when it happened. I knew how good Shaq was gonna be...and watching my hero give young Shaq a lesson on the court...it was a special moment. I still miss watching that jump shot...and his warrior like yell after a huge dunk. It's a shame the game has changed so much that centers have become irrelevant...they added such grit and toughness to the game. We have enough flavor...we need some dirt back in this league.
Ewing one of the original stretch 5s
Great retro footage!!! This is how every highlight video should be. Best plays with replay of most interesting/attractive!!! I want more of those!
When Patrick was in his mood and in his game ..He was a great player. Very underrated center.
He's commonly considered one of the greatest Centers of all time. On what planet could that be a sign of an underestimation?
Pat was my favorite player
Wow.. Ewing had a nice jump shot and Shaq was really quick back in the day :)
bluesanyu Films Yeah, personally I think Orlando Shaq was much more fun to watch compared to his heavier LA years.
It’s just interesting to see how much more physical the game was back then…. Them boys played hard defense - especially in the paint..
Yep and let guys like Gilbert Arenas tell it and it’s all out war and blood everywhere…at least not on that night lol but the game from a purist pov it was more complete in these days. And it was the 90’s as well so that’s another book in itself
@@HeathOverledger I stopped taking Gilbert Arenas seriously. It’s obvious at this point he’s trying to be controversial just to get clicks and hits to his podcast and on his KZhead channel. He has contradicted himself so much and says things that are just flat out not sure. He said no 90s point guards could compete with any guards after 2000 and they were all too small… Many 90s guards went into 2000 and became the best ever and HOFers. I guess he forgot about Jason Kidd and Penny Hardaway and more I can’t think of now. AI was from the 90s and gave everyone in the early to mid 2000s a fit, and he was a small dude….
Loving this one thanks for sharing very important information giving thanks blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪
And remember, coming out of college, offense was Ewing’s weakness. Hard work pays off.
I remember a game when he was a rookie and was seriously schooled by Moses Malone. But Patrick was the real deal!
Such GOOD BASKETBALL!
Patrick Ewing is my all time favorite player ever he was the New York Knicks we need that back
to be fair to Shaq, Ewing hit a lot of really tough contested shots. Great clip.
Ewing is probably the only center who could handle young shaq back when he was lightning fast but still powerful.
I'm biased but Olajuwon was the best center back then.
@@clarkg5946 revisionist history is weird. Many at the time didn't think Hakeem was the best 5 in the league. He's been romanticized kind of like the way pre-2008 Kobe has been. People just assume he was the best player in like 2002 but many at the time thought ai or tmac were better.
Patrick was one of my favorite players growing up. I loved to mimic his turn around jumper.
I was born in 98 but man this basketball is the best skill competition, heart man not the three point contest we have now I love the mid range post up when guys were really going at each others necks to win. Back then it’s just different this makes me miss the 2000s and trickles into the 90s I wish I was born eariler to see this live
I hear ya, a very real feeling. This was my era, awesome and all but how amazing it would have been to see it from say Jerry West’s pov and he’s still around from when he got drafted in 1961 and he’s seen *them all* played with Wilt and Elgin, got the logo, paired Shaq with Kobe, etc. Some of the things that make the game as great as it was/is is in the history books (this student writes this comment to you buried deep in Jerry West’s basketball reference page). Something tells me you’d love that era as well as many of us “youngins” do
I remember using skiles on NBA jam amdnd firing my homies up
For a center Ewing's midrange jumper was nice.
That season big2 of east conference. What a game. I really miss 90s basketball
Shaq was a beast in the paint. Ewing was a beast outside the paint. Amazing talent. Different styles. The NBA was great 80’s-2002.