Can't help but notice the maturity in the players in comparison to today. In fairness...no social media,& the times were much slower.
@donshults7772
6 ай бұрын
The problem has been that NBA teams continue to draft and pay million dollar salaries to teenagers. I don't blame the players, it's the fault mostly of the NCAA and their plantation policies and the NBA in their ignorance of realizing that young players simply haven't played enough high level games with vigorous coaching with real critique to reflect the value of their contracts. All the players on this game played at least three seasons of college hoops, if not four. That game experience and maturity leads to smarter and more devoted team play.
@BAKER22-l4u
6 ай бұрын
Lol...Social Media has absolutely NOTHING to do with maturity
@phillipcotton833
6 ай бұрын
@@BAKER22-l4u we can disagree 👌
@djo-dji6018
5 ай бұрын
@@BAKER22-l4u Social media have certainly to do with (lack of) maturity, and the fact that you aren't aware of it (or refuse to admit it) shows it.
@DavidChen322
4 ай бұрын
Strange how adults back then look older than their age. Today, 30 is like 18, in both appearance and maturity.
@CalvinBealer-ul6xb7 ай бұрын
BRINGING BACK MEMORIES. WHEN THE NBA ALL STAR GAME WAS WORTH WATCHING. RIP MR WALTER the Greyhound DAVIS. MR PAUL WESTPHAL. BOB LAINER and MAURICE LUCAS. PETE MARAVICH. MOSES MALONE. THANK YOU ALL for YOUR TALENT. GOD BLESS YOU 😢😢😢😢
@elwin387 ай бұрын
Memories! I miss the NBA on CBS.🏀🏀
@mrmaxxx948 ай бұрын
this was truly an all star game. respect
@diablo28157 ай бұрын
Last All Star game without a 3 point line
@yell0wberry
7 ай бұрын
I truly think pistol Pete would have been in the top five of NBA scoring of all time, along with the iceman. Had there been a three point line in their day
@TheRedDevil_NC7 ай бұрын
The beginning of peak NBA that would last for another 10 years.
@bertmustin
7 ай бұрын
The beginning started in the fall of 1979 when Magic and Bird came into the league.
@oscarfairley6600
7 ай бұрын
Not yet , that would be in fall of the year. When Bird and Magic arrive
@61JZ
5 ай бұрын
It lasted another 20 years.
@oldmansportsog2514 Жыл бұрын
Great National Anthem by a Great Group. They didn't try to over do it or put their own twist on it. Just went out and nailed the song . Fantastic Four Tops!
@DjcHuCkNiCe1
7 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same. That all changed after the '84 All-Star Game when Marvin Gaye sung his rendition and the "twists" haven't stopped for the last almost 40 years.
@entertainmenttelevision9257
7 ай бұрын
It shouldnt be said at all.. Especially in sport. To hell with it.
@entertainmenttelevision9257
7 ай бұрын
@@DjcHuCkNiCe1 The song sucks anyway bland ass anthem made from souless demons.
@baldheadkid
7 ай бұрын
@@DjcHuCkNiCe1 The "twists" are just an indication of nature and change over time (if you've ever heard of entropy in physics you might see a connection there). A root grows.. and .. after time passes.. naturally twists.
@mongoslade277
7 ай бұрын
@@DjcHuCkNiCe1*83 all star game but a good point
@user-qb5nk7lx5r7 ай бұрын
There were 15 Hall of Famers in this game
@Jiltedin20074 жыл бұрын
1979, a time when Bird and Magic would meet in The Finals of College Basketball.
@radar0412
7 ай бұрын
Yep, these Boy's days are numbered as head Honchos. The following decade would be ruled primarily by Magic and Bird. Dr. J would Protest however.
@BAKER22-l4u
6 ай бұрын
Now tell us something we DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW
@brettrobinson2901
3 ай бұрын
@@BAKER22-l4uYou'd be Amazed at how many alive DON'T KNOW.... not even interested in anything beyond their decade of being alive...very little concept of historical reality...
@seanslawns7 ай бұрын
It’s amazing how much MJ, Bird, & Magic changed the NBA.
@kennyb50
5 ай бұрын
Bird , Magic and Jordan didn't affect the way ball was played , only the marketing of the league. Rule changes are what altered the way the game was played.
@djo-dji6018
5 ай бұрын
The game would have changed even without Jordan, Bird and Magic.
@JA_WILL9 ай бұрын
The years are going by -- RIP -- Lanier -- Mo Lucas - Hondo - Westphal - Pistol - DJ
@exdemocrat9038
7 ай бұрын
Pistol Pete
@Mrd9960
7 ай бұрын
@@exdemocrat9038I think almost anyone knows who Pistol is, without saying Pete, lol😂
@crawford371
7 ай бұрын
RIP Walter the greyhound Davis
@TheOlmonroe1
7 ай бұрын
RIP Moses Malone
@entertainmentsportsandmore57833 жыл бұрын
February 5, 1979... That was a night ago (February 4, 1979) when CBS televised the 1976 movie "Rocky" starring Sylvester Stallone..
@manuginobilisbaldspot4248 ай бұрын
Back when the Rockets and Spurs were in the East and the Pacers, Bucks, and Bulls were in the West. Always a bit of a mind freak for me.
@BAKER22-l4u
5 ай бұрын
WTF is WRONG with you
@mobrown1198
4 ай бұрын
~ childhood memories for me. I was born and raised in Baltimore. My pops was a Bullets fan. They used to come back and play a few regular season games every year in Baltimore. The first game I saw live was a “Divisional” game between the Spurs and Washington Bullets. I was confused as a child. In fact for a few years before the NBA realigned.
@TheOlmonroe17 ай бұрын
Those uniforms are lit
@tagreen568 ай бұрын
So many amazing legends in this!!
@trencehumphries96117 ай бұрын
This was the real NBA I was 13 and I know everybody on the floor and they all were great
@Fantline7 ай бұрын
Jayne Kennedy was definitely a bonus 😊
@risboturbide93967 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this great game.
@scottl.15687 ай бұрын
No bullshit three-point line, just pure basketball.
@areguapiri
7 ай бұрын
Completely agree.
@billyfaison2399
5 ай бұрын
That was actually the last year without the 3 point line. Now you have 7 footers shooting three's. Crazy.
@user-bl6gx9hr2n4 ай бұрын
This is awesome!!!! Pistol Pete playing next to the Ice Man!!
@mohammedkhaleel75422 жыл бұрын
RIP Pontiac silverdome
@nymike067 ай бұрын
This is awesome!!!
@johnnythekid46014 жыл бұрын
And how close the fans got to the players.. asking for autographs as they are being introduced...
@areguapiri7 ай бұрын
Notice how much more beautiful basketball is WITHOUT the 3-point line.
@damienkirksey7026
4 ай бұрын
Not really
@brettrobinson2901
3 ай бұрын
@@damienkirksey7026 Really...
@davidca964 жыл бұрын
I was at home 40 miles north of this rolling around on the floor being a normal 1yr old :)
@claudioescalera79037 ай бұрын
I like how they are not in a rush to get up, they respectively wait for the pa announcer to finish the introduction.
@valleyridgesimmentals89697 ай бұрын
A very well done national anthem, very nice.
@Skylarking005 ай бұрын
Nobody stands around. Constant movement. They need to bring that back.
@roshangeorge21277 ай бұрын
The east starting 5 is legendary
@rudyamezquita24407 ай бұрын
rip walter davis
@vinceyoung5912
4 ай бұрын
Jordan patterned his jumper after Walter
@johnloh32929 ай бұрын
Commercials are cool
@Fernando-tr7ki6 ай бұрын
Keep in mind this is just a year before Magic and Bird came along!! Then David Stern took over and the NBA would never be the same
@wanderer3423 күн бұрын
As an 80's baby, I've always found it odd to see San Antonio and Houston in the Eastern Conference!
@philippesauvie6397 ай бұрын
They actually played basketball in this All-Star game era
@lolochadebec7 ай бұрын
legendary.
@calliopivogiatzis22356 ай бұрын
RIP George McGinnis!❤
@djrom667 ай бұрын
There was no 3-point field goals yet. This was real basketball.
@jaykay638726 күн бұрын
Calvin's only ASG. He was jobbed out of about 4 others(Musberger obliquely refers to this in his intro), this selection was almost a "makeup" because the NBA finally realized how he had been screwed over. He was having a very good year, but he had several others that were incredible and he was overlooked. It's really a shame, because there are people now who like to point out that he was only a "one time" all star and because of that doesn't deserve to be in the HOF. Fact is, he should have been a 5 time AS and was one of the greatest college players of all time. Yeah, it's the "Basketball HOF", not the NBA HOF. Those people can't read, either.
@joseyeastwood8 ай бұрын
Danny Glover in a Miller beer commercial 😂
@uncletony6210
8 ай бұрын
I met him.
@owenpeterson4 ай бұрын
As of 2024, this is the last time Detroit has hosted an NBA All-Star Game. I think Little Caesar's Arena is due to host it at some point in the near future. Unless they want to host it at Ford Field.
@crgray19798 ай бұрын
Brent musburger, snapper jones, and john havlcheck for cbs
@gato79082 ай бұрын
Look how serious everyone looks during the introductions, some smiling, but looking like they're about to go to work, which they are. Today they would just be goofing around like little kids
@user-sl4zc8kr6w7 ай бұрын
As great as it was for the league, the 80s and more so the 90s took away from what had been a great game in my old man opinion. The 70s was far more exciting than what happened when Michael Jordan came of age and took over the league. The early 80s with Lakers/ Celtics renewed rivalry was admittedly , a magnificent thing to watch. Btw.. what a line up this game had!!!
@vinceyoung5912
4 ай бұрын
The NBA had an image problem in the 70s. Too many drug addicts hurt it to the point games were taped delayed after the late news.
@brettrobinson2901
3 ай бұрын
@@vinceyoung5912 Yeah it WAS an IMAGE problem... you'll NEVER convince me the NFL and Pro Baseball didn't have just as much of a drug problem... Sure didn't seem to affect those leagues much in terms of lost prestige.... But perception is reality I guess...
@vinceyoung5912
3 ай бұрын
@@brettrobinson2901 oh I agree. A good movie is North Dallas Forty. The Hollywood Cowboys were known for debauchery. Septien had a 16 year old girlfriend
@brettrobinson2901
3 ай бұрын
@@vinceyoung5912 Maaaan..that along with the ORIGINAL " The Longest Yard " is one of my favorite sports movies of all time...great flick...
@dionysise50086 ай бұрын
Basketball, not a concert like today
@briangarza75328 ай бұрын
Iceman & David Thompson every year gunning for the scoring title. Iceman didn't shoot as much as David did, he was mostly looking to find the open man, but when he decided to shoot the ball it went in. David played better defense but Iceman had better shots, especially shooting from the hip.
@crgray19798 ай бұрын
The players wearing necklaces
@jamesqualls8125 Жыл бұрын
Never forget this place, before it was destroyed, blown up, sad! Now the Detroit Pistons play at Little Caesar's Arena.
@jaydogtitan-ok3vw
8 ай бұрын
Wrestlemania 3, Super Bowl XVI (49ers first championship), Barry Sanders running over everyone, The Pontiac Silverdome was a great venue.
@yell0wberry
7 ай бұрын
And in between that, the palace at Auburn Hills
@williamdunphy3522 ай бұрын
Commentators: Brent Musburger, Steve Jones & John Havcliek.
@thebigfreakingcat4292 Жыл бұрын
Wow, defense was actually being played like it was a regular-season game.
@mikerodgers7620
7 ай бұрын
Something not done today. I don't watch NBA anymore.
@thebigfreakingcat4292
7 ай бұрын
@@mikerodgers7620I really like the NBA, but I understand if people don't. Whining prima donnas, flopping and no defense is not for everyone!
@mikerodgers7620
7 ай бұрын
NBA TODAY is TRASH.@@thebigfreakingcat4292
@tombrad9950
7 ай бұрын
Yeap real defense and now today its nothing but a layup derby going to the basket and three point shooting gus williams and Michael ray Richardson were outstanding defenders back then as well
@mikerodgers7620
7 ай бұрын
I remember when teams in the Eastern conference played defense, especially Detroit. They should also bring back hand checking , illegal defense rule and get rid of the three seconds without guarding trash rule.@@tombrad9950
@googoo-gjoob7 ай бұрын
oh how i miss Steve _Snapper_ Jones
@brettrobinson2901
3 ай бұрын
A great and knowledgeable commentator...
@Fantline7 ай бұрын
Wow a lot of these players have passed away Davis Lucas Johnson Lanier Malone Maravich
@gilllewellyn9678
7 ай бұрын
Westphal
@Fantline
7 ай бұрын
@@gilllewellyn9678 Thank you I forgot he passed away as well
@Milordvega
6 ай бұрын
McGinnis
@Kakorot774 жыл бұрын
George Gervin and Larry Kenon look like sandmen (from Logan's Run) in the beginning.
@michaelglazewski48847 ай бұрын
Nobody cracked a smile during intros
@crgray19798 ай бұрын
Unique uniform in 79
@mrgritz47617 ай бұрын
KC kings !
@liparitpoladyan43833 ай бұрын
I was 1 year old not knowing about this nba basketball
@Bigeazy878 ай бұрын
1 year BMB. (Before Magic and Bird)
@wrsawy2 ай бұрын
Many put down the 70's in regard to the NBA. It was such a different time, everything was more laid back and fun. The league had issues during that time, including a bad drug problem. Playoff games were on tape delay - including the championship outside of DC and Seattle. Still, most of the players had passion and cared, today, the league is a joke.
@maxcarey6414
Ай бұрын
There is a great book about the NBA during this era, called Black Ball. Excellent read. We love the NBA from this era. Thanks for watching our channel
@reginald290615 ай бұрын
You definitely got your money worth. They cared more about entertaining the fan vs load management of today
@LCSDA3 ай бұрын
How do you transfer the analog VHS signal to digital videos?
@delvindelvintumbling84525 жыл бұрын
You saw it on CBS sports
@TheMrzero357 ай бұрын
Ice , Pistol , Dr J , A Train , Skywalker, bring back nicknames !
@NetworksCoach2 жыл бұрын
How many all star games did not have a Celtic in it
@oscarfairley66007 ай бұрын
The last All Star game before Bird and Magic.
@kincamell2 Жыл бұрын
Heavy
@user-ur8vt5et4h4 ай бұрын
When the game was a game to be played not some high-scoring no defense farce. West 134 East 129.
@chrispomaylivewithcdpsport55172 ай бұрын
last time the ASG was in Detroit!
@chrispomaylivewithcdpsport55172 ай бұрын
2 years before Isiah was drafted by Detroit
@freeforever69715 ай бұрын
Awesome no 3 pointers haha
@jeffreyreyes6800Ай бұрын
Detroit hasn't hosted an nba all star game since how surprising
@laiztreintaidos64855 ай бұрын
👍
@popdetective10005 ай бұрын
Todays All Star Game….and, really, the NBA, is more Broadway than basketball.
@yell0wberry7 ай бұрын
Wow, is really really sad that I enjoy the hell out of this footage , today’s NBA, especially the All-Star game has become extremely unwatchable. These guys are actually playing defense in an All-Star game.
@fabioldschoolgamer79117 ай бұрын
The year of my birth.
@Wixom22006 ай бұрын
I went to that game. When I drove up to the Silverdome, it was crazy. People and cars EVERYWHERE! GREAT game. Still have the ticket stub. Sold the ptogram as it US ugly. A silver program. Some moron designed it. Like the 1971 Detroit MLB allstar program. Almost all white ? including a kid and player. UGH!
@andre1987eph3 ай бұрын
magnetic video tape doesn't hold up at all!
@creydadj4 жыл бұрын
26:06 before you get injured on all star games. Not anymore
@liparitpoladyan43833 ай бұрын
But 70s 80s 90s it was just different era
@rpoutlaw867 ай бұрын
San Antonio, Houston and The Jazz all in the East??
@jonnuanez71837 ай бұрын
How were Kareem and Artis Gilmore teammates here?
@paulmeade48627 ай бұрын
Weird seeing San Antonio and Houston representing the East
@kennyb505 ай бұрын
Notice how the game is totally devoid of James Hardin/Kyrie Irving style ball dominant bs. Sound fundamental ball didn't allow for a lot of the crap fans are watching today.
@FREDDIEHUBBARDMUSIC7 ай бұрын
the last game Magic didn’t start in the all star game Im sure
@robertroberts97825 ай бұрын
Hondo great player but what a stiff on the mic
@Truthforjesus974 ай бұрын
Wait there’s actual defense
@dabneyoffermein5958 ай бұрын
Where's Magic Johnson and Larry Bird?
@sdmurphy20
8 ай бұрын
This was months before their nba debut
@mongoslade277
7 ай бұрын
In college. Indiana State was undefeated to a record breaking season & ranked #1. Michigan State the preseason #1 was struggling to get a share of the Big 10 championship just to make the tournament
@dabneyoffermein595
7 ай бұрын
@@mongoslade277 oh wow, so an upset indeed. so then Larry Bird choked in the NCAA National Championship game?
@mongoslade277
7 ай бұрын
@@dabneyoffermein595 No. No 😂. That shows the greatness of Bird. Since 1979 Indiana State made 1 NCAA Tournament. Before Larry Bird they never made the tournament. Michigan State had 3 All Americans and Bird was a 1 man team
@dabneyoffermein595
7 ай бұрын
@@mongoslade277 wow, that's amazing. what an era of basketball that was.
@radar04127 ай бұрын
Don't let anyone fool you. This was one of the weaker NBA Era's. However Magic and Larry Legend are about to change things.
@yell0wberry
7 ай бұрын
I seriously doubt players, like the icemaker, pistol, Dr. J, and Thompson were weaker players
@KydenBufect
7 ай бұрын
BullSHIT. These guys were as good as anyone! Kareem and Dr J at their peak, The Iceman Cometh, Michael Jordan's idol David Thompson etc etc...
@ActuallynotTrey
6 ай бұрын
@@KydenBufectYou saying most of these people could compete with today’s NBA?
@1AllenBlack
6 ай бұрын
@@ActuallynotTrey Without a doubt!
@ActuallynotTrey
6 ай бұрын
@@1AllenBlack No. Most of these players would not fit into today’s fast pace. If they somehow made it to today’s league most would be handing out water.
@untexan4 жыл бұрын
The lack of star power in those lineups is incredible. This really underlines how much trouble the NBA was in before Magic and Bird and later Jordan came along.
@akumawani
4 жыл бұрын
come on now- pistol dt doc kareem big e moses and the ice man all had star power... but the nba kinda frowned on the street style above the rim athleticism at that the time- they wanted you to be able to play structured fundamental ball- thats what the 77 blazers/sixers series was all about- in a few more years the nba would learn to market wide open up and down offense. magic and bird both had to sort of coerce their respective teams to take the handcuffs off...
@markash5666
3 жыл бұрын
There was PLENTY of "Star Power." I personally think some of the problem was the stale nba refusing to adopt the ABA 3 point line for years after the 1976 (Massacre) Merger.
@2822MJ
2 жыл бұрын
You compare the lineup of this NBA All Star Game to that of the 1988 NBA All Star Game lineup and you can see how much the NBA grew in just those 9 years.
@oldmansportsog2514
Жыл бұрын
@@akumawani pistol Pete overrated
@oldmansportsog2514
Жыл бұрын
And anyone that knows history knows NBA of this era was on same level as NHL and maybe even below NHL. The games were on tape delays, mostly gamblers watched and this era the players were all coked out of their mind. It's no mystery that Magic and Bird saved the NBA .everyone knows it
@erickthefantabulous17 ай бұрын
Well, I was gonna watch this game but it's an awful shape. They need do remaster this and re upload
@marcosjuarez78094 ай бұрын
It’s funny that the NBA has placed the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs in the Eastern Conference since they are geographically west of the Mississippi River at the time.
@LooseBooty-ik5cs7 ай бұрын
The Skywalker!
@gavinschuette98267 ай бұрын
1500 kareem hacking shit outa doctor no call where is darryl? best ever!! dawkins!
@gavinschuette98267 ай бұрын
pistol!!! thats who should be nba stencil
@hotice8885
7 ай бұрын
There is such a fight tonmakensure the NBA stencil remains an androgynous body. Watch the next time they show it (if you haven't already noticed), and you will see a *SPLIT SECOND* of girl's hair on the icon before it quickly morphs to a man's head.
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Can't help but notice the maturity in the players in comparison to today. In fairness...no social media,& the times were much slower.
@donshults7772
6 ай бұрын
The problem has been that NBA teams continue to draft and pay million dollar salaries to teenagers. I don't blame the players, it's the fault mostly of the NCAA and their plantation policies and the NBA in their ignorance of realizing that young players simply haven't played enough high level games with vigorous coaching with real critique to reflect the value of their contracts. All the players on this game played at least three seasons of college hoops, if not four. That game experience and maturity leads to smarter and more devoted team play.
@BAKER22-l4u
6 ай бұрын
Lol...Social Media has absolutely NOTHING to do with maturity
@phillipcotton833
6 ай бұрын
@@BAKER22-l4u we can disagree 👌
@djo-dji6018
5 ай бұрын
@@BAKER22-l4u Social media have certainly to do with (lack of) maturity, and the fact that you aren't aware of it (or refuse to admit it) shows it.
@DavidChen322
4 ай бұрын
Strange how adults back then look older than their age. Today, 30 is like 18, in both appearance and maturity.
BRINGING BACK MEMORIES. WHEN THE NBA ALL STAR GAME WAS WORTH WATCHING. RIP MR WALTER the Greyhound DAVIS. MR PAUL WESTPHAL. BOB LAINER and MAURICE LUCAS. PETE MARAVICH. MOSES MALONE. THANK YOU ALL for YOUR TALENT. GOD BLESS YOU 😢😢😢😢
Memories! I miss the NBA on CBS.🏀🏀
this was truly an all star game. respect
Last All Star game without a 3 point line
@yell0wberry
7 ай бұрын
I truly think pistol Pete would have been in the top five of NBA scoring of all time, along with the iceman. Had there been a three point line in their day
The beginning of peak NBA that would last for another 10 years.
@bertmustin
7 ай бұрын
The beginning started in the fall of 1979 when Magic and Bird came into the league.
@oscarfairley6600
7 ай бұрын
Not yet , that would be in fall of the year. When Bird and Magic arrive
@61JZ
5 ай бұрын
It lasted another 20 years.
Great National Anthem by a Great Group. They didn't try to over do it or put their own twist on it. Just went out and nailed the song . Fantastic Four Tops!
@DjcHuCkNiCe1
7 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same. That all changed after the '84 All-Star Game when Marvin Gaye sung his rendition and the "twists" haven't stopped for the last almost 40 years.
@entertainmenttelevision9257
7 ай бұрын
It shouldnt be said at all.. Especially in sport. To hell with it.
@entertainmenttelevision9257
7 ай бұрын
@@DjcHuCkNiCe1 The song sucks anyway bland ass anthem made from souless demons.
@baldheadkid
7 ай бұрын
@@DjcHuCkNiCe1 The "twists" are just an indication of nature and change over time (if you've ever heard of entropy in physics you might see a connection there). A root grows.. and .. after time passes.. naturally twists.
@mongoslade277
7 ай бұрын
@@DjcHuCkNiCe1*83 all star game but a good point
There were 15 Hall of Famers in this game
1979, a time when Bird and Magic would meet in The Finals of College Basketball.
@radar0412
7 ай бұрын
Yep, these Boy's days are numbered as head Honchos. The following decade would be ruled primarily by Magic and Bird. Dr. J would Protest however.
@BAKER22-l4u
6 ай бұрын
Now tell us something we DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW
@brettrobinson2901
3 ай бұрын
@@BAKER22-l4uYou'd be Amazed at how many alive DON'T KNOW.... not even interested in anything beyond their decade of being alive...very little concept of historical reality...
It’s amazing how much MJ, Bird, & Magic changed the NBA.
@kennyb50
5 ай бұрын
Bird , Magic and Jordan didn't affect the way ball was played , only the marketing of the league. Rule changes are what altered the way the game was played.
@djo-dji6018
5 ай бұрын
The game would have changed even without Jordan, Bird and Magic.
The years are going by -- RIP -- Lanier -- Mo Lucas - Hondo - Westphal - Pistol - DJ
@exdemocrat9038
7 ай бұрын
Pistol Pete
@Mrd9960
7 ай бұрын
@@exdemocrat9038I think almost anyone knows who Pistol is, without saying Pete, lol😂
@crawford371
7 ай бұрын
RIP Walter the greyhound Davis
@TheOlmonroe1
7 ай бұрын
RIP Moses Malone
February 5, 1979... That was a night ago (February 4, 1979) when CBS televised the 1976 movie "Rocky" starring Sylvester Stallone..
Back when the Rockets and Spurs were in the East and the Pacers, Bucks, and Bulls were in the West. Always a bit of a mind freak for me.
@BAKER22-l4u
5 ай бұрын
WTF is WRONG with you
@mobrown1198
4 ай бұрын
~ childhood memories for me. I was born and raised in Baltimore. My pops was a Bullets fan. They used to come back and play a few regular season games every year in Baltimore. The first game I saw live was a “Divisional” game between the Spurs and Washington Bullets. I was confused as a child. In fact for a few years before the NBA realigned.
Those uniforms are lit
So many amazing legends in this!!
This was the real NBA I was 13 and I know everybody on the floor and they all were great
Jayne Kennedy was definitely a bonus 😊
Thank you for sharing this great game.
No bullshit three-point line, just pure basketball.
@areguapiri
7 ай бұрын
Completely agree.
@billyfaison2399
5 ай бұрын
That was actually the last year without the 3 point line. Now you have 7 footers shooting three's. Crazy.
This is awesome!!!! Pistol Pete playing next to the Ice Man!!
RIP Pontiac silverdome
This is awesome!!!
And how close the fans got to the players.. asking for autographs as they are being introduced...
Notice how much more beautiful basketball is WITHOUT the 3-point line.
@damienkirksey7026
4 ай бұрын
Not really
@brettrobinson2901
3 ай бұрын
@@damienkirksey7026 Really...
I was at home 40 miles north of this rolling around on the floor being a normal 1yr old :)
I like how they are not in a rush to get up, they respectively wait for the pa announcer to finish the introduction.
A very well done national anthem, very nice.
Nobody stands around. Constant movement. They need to bring that back.
The east starting 5 is legendary
rip walter davis
@vinceyoung5912
4 ай бұрын
Jordan patterned his jumper after Walter
Commercials are cool
Keep in mind this is just a year before Magic and Bird came along!! Then David Stern took over and the NBA would never be the same
As an 80's baby, I've always found it odd to see San Antonio and Houston in the Eastern Conference!
They actually played basketball in this All-Star game era
legendary.
RIP George McGinnis!❤
There was no 3-point field goals yet. This was real basketball.
Calvin's only ASG. He was jobbed out of about 4 others(Musberger obliquely refers to this in his intro), this selection was almost a "makeup" because the NBA finally realized how he had been screwed over. He was having a very good year, but he had several others that were incredible and he was overlooked. It's really a shame, because there are people now who like to point out that he was only a "one time" all star and because of that doesn't deserve to be in the HOF. Fact is, he should have been a 5 time AS and was one of the greatest college players of all time. Yeah, it's the "Basketball HOF", not the NBA HOF. Those people can't read, either.
Danny Glover in a Miller beer commercial 😂
@uncletony6210
8 ай бұрын
I met him.
As of 2024, this is the last time Detroit has hosted an NBA All-Star Game. I think Little Caesar's Arena is due to host it at some point in the near future. Unless they want to host it at Ford Field.
Brent musburger, snapper jones, and john havlcheck for cbs
Look how serious everyone looks during the introductions, some smiling, but looking like they're about to go to work, which they are. Today they would just be goofing around like little kids
As great as it was for the league, the 80s and more so the 90s took away from what had been a great game in my old man opinion. The 70s was far more exciting than what happened when Michael Jordan came of age and took over the league. The early 80s with Lakers/ Celtics renewed rivalry was admittedly , a magnificent thing to watch. Btw.. what a line up this game had!!!
@vinceyoung5912
4 ай бұрын
The NBA had an image problem in the 70s. Too many drug addicts hurt it to the point games were taped delayed after the late news.
@brettrobinson2901
3 ай бұрын
@@vinceyoung5912 Yeah it WAS an IMAGE problem... you'll NEVER convince me the NFL and Pro Baseball didn't have just as much of a drug problem... Sure didn't seem to affect those leagues much in terms of lost prestige.... But perception is reality I guess...
@vinceyoung5912
3 ай бұрын
@@brettrobinson2901 oh I agree. A good movie is North Dallas Forty. The Hollywood Cowboys were known for debauchery. Septien had a 16 year old girlfriend
@brettrobinson2901
3 ай бұрын
@@vinceyoung5912 Maaaan..that along with the ORIGINAL " The Longest Yard " is one of my favorite sports movies of all time...great flick...
Basketball, not a concert like today
Iceman & David Thompson every year gunning for the scoring title. Iceman didn't shoot as much as David did, he was mostly looking to find the open man, but when he decided to shoot the ball it went in. David played better defense but Iceman had better shots, especially shooting from the hip.
The players wearing necklaces
Never forget this place, before it was destroyed, blown up, sad! Now the Detroit Pistons play at Little Caesar's Arena.
@jaydogtitan-ok3vw
8 ай бұрын
Wrestlemania 3, Super Bowl XVI (49ers first championship), Barry Sanders running over everyone, The Pontiac Silverdome was a great venue.
@yell0wberry
7 ай бұрын
And in between that, the palace at Auburn Hills
Commentators: Brent Musburger, Steve Jones & John Havcliek.
Wow, defense was actually being played like it was a regular-season game.
@mikerodgers7620
7 ай бұрын
Something not done today. I don't watch NBA anymore.
@thebigfreakingcat4292
7 ай бұрын
@@mikerodgers7620I really like the NBA, but I understand if people don't. Whining prima donnas, flopping and no defense is not for everyone!
@mikerodgers7620
7 ай бұрын
NBA TODAY is TRASH.@@thebigfreakingcat4292
@tombrad9950
7 ай бұрын
Yeap real defense and now today its nothing but a layup derby going to the basket and three point shooting gus williams and Michael ray Richardson were outstanding defenders back then as well
@mikerodgers7620
7 ай бұрын
I remember when teams in the Eastern conference played defense, especially Detroit. They should also bring back hand checking , illegal defense rule and get rid of the three seconds without guarding trash rule.@@tombrad9950
oh how i miss Steve _Snapper_ Jones
@brettrobinson2901
3 ай бұрын
A great and knowledgeable commentator...
Wow a lot of these players have passed away Davis Lucas Johnson Lanier Malone Maravich
@gilllewellyn9678
7 ай бұрын
Westphal
@Fantline
7 ай бұрын
@@gilllewellyn9678 Thank you I forgot he passed away as well
@Milordvega
6 ай бұрын
McGinnis
George Gervin and Larry Kenon look like sandmen (from Logan's Run) in the beginning.
Nobody cracked a smile during intros
Unique uniform in 79
KC kings !
I was 1 year old not knowing about this nba basketball
1 year BMB. (Before Magic and Bird)
Many put down the 70's in regard to the NBA. It was such a different time, everything was more laid back and fun. The league had issues during that time, including a bad drug problem. Playoff games were on tape delay - including the championship outside of DC and Seattle. Still, most of the players had passion and cared, today, the league is a joke.
@maxcarey6414
Ай бұрын
There is a great book about the NBA during this era, called Black Ball. Excellent read. We love the NBA from this era. Thanks for watching our channel
You definitely got your money worth. They cared more about entertaining the fan vs load management of today
How do you transfer the analog VHS signal to digital videos?
You saw it on CBS sports
Ice , Pistol , Dr J , A Train , Skywalker, bring back nicknames !
How many all star games did not have a Celtic in it
The last All Star game before Bird and Magic.
Heavy
When the game was a game to be played not some high-scoring no defense farce. West 134 East 129.
last time the ASG was in Detroit!
2 years before Isiah was drafted by Detroit
Awesome no 3 pointers haha
Detroit hasn't hosted an nba all star game since how surprising
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Todays All Star Game….and, really, the NBA, is more Broadway than basketball.
Wow, is really really sad that I enjoy the hell out of this footage , today’s NBA, especially the All-Star game has become extremely unwatchable. These guys are actually playing defense in an All-Star game.
The year of my birth.
I went to that game. When I drove up to the Silverdome, it was crazy. People and cars EVERYWHERE! GREAT game. Still have the ticket stub. Sold the ptogram as it US ugly. A silver program. Some moron designed it. Like the 1971 Detroit MLB allstar program. Almost all white ? including a kid and player. UGH!
magnetic video tape doesn't hold up at all!
26:06 before you get injured on all star games. Not anymore
But 70s 80s 90s it was just different era
San Antonio, Houston and The Jazz all in the East??
How were Kareem and Artis Gilmore teammates here?
Weird seeing San Antonio and Houston representing the East
Notice how the game is totally devoid of James Hardin/Kyrie Irving style ball dominant bs. Sound fundamental ball didn't allow for a lot of the crap fans are watching today.
the last game Magic didn’t start in the all star game Im sure
Hondo great player but what a stiff on the mic
Wait there’s actual defense
Where's Magic Johnson and Larry Bird?
@sdmurphy20
8 ай бұрын
This was months before their nba debut
@mongoslade277
7 ай бұрын
In college. Indiana State was undefeated to a record breaking season & ranked #1. Michigan State the preseason #1 was struggling to get a share of the Big 10 championship just to make the tournament
@dabneyoffermein595
7 ай бұрын
@@mongoslade277 oh wow, so an upset indeed. so then Larry Bird choked in the NCAA National Championship game?
@mongoslade277
7 ай бұрын
@@dabneyoffermein595 No. No 😂. That shows the greatness of Bird. Since 1979 Indiana State made 1 NCAA Tournament. Before Larry Bird they never made the tournament. Michigan State had 3 All Americans and Bird was a 1 man team
@dabneyoffermein595
7 ай бұрын
@@mongoslade277 wow, that's amazing. what an era of basketball that was.
Don't let anyone fool you. This was one of the weaker NBA Era's. However Magic and Larry Legend are about to change things.
@yell0wberry
7 ай бұрын
I seriously doubt players, like the icemaker, pistol, Dr. J, and Thompson were weaker players
@KydenBufect
7 ай бұрын
BullSHIT. These guys were as good as anyone! Kareem and Dr J at their peak, The Iceman Cometh, Michael Jordan's idol David Thompson etc etc...
@ActuallynotTrey
6 ай бұрын
@@KydenBufectYou saying most of these people could compete with today’s NBA?
@1AllenBlack
6 ай бұрын
@@ActuallynotTrey Without a doubt!
@ActuallynotTrey
6 ай бұрын
@@1AllenBlack No. Most of these players would not fit into today’s fast pace. If they somehow made it to today’s league most would be handing out water.
The lack of star power in those lineups is incredible. This really underlines how much trouble the NBA was in before Magic and Bird and later Jordan came along.
@akumawani
4 жыл бұрын
come on now- pistol dt doc kareem big e moses and the ice man all had star power... but the nba kinda frowned on the street style above the rim athleticism at that the time- they wanted you to be able to play structured fundamental ball- thats what the 77 blazers/sixers series was all about- in a few more years the nba would learn to market wide open up and down offense. magic and bird both had to sort of coerce their respective teams to take the handcuffs off...
@markash5666
3 жыл бұрын
There was PLENTY of "Star Power." I personally think some of the problem was the stale nba refusing to adopt the ABA 3 point line for years after the 1976 (Massacre) Merger.
@2822MJ
2 жыл бұрын
You compare the lineup of this NBA All Star Game to that of the 1988 NBA All Star Game lineup and you can see how much the NBA grew in just those 9 years.
@oldmansportsog2514
Жыл бұрын
@@akumawani pistol Pete overrated
@oldmansportsog2514
Жыл бұрын
And anyone that knows history knows NBA of this era was on same level as NHL and maybe even below NHL. The games were on tape delays, mostly gamblers watched and this era the players were all coked out of their mind. It's no mystery that Magic and Bird saved the NBA .everyone knows it
Well, I was gonna watch this game but it's an awful shape. They need do remaster this and re upload
It’s funny that the NBA has placed the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs in the Eastern Conference since they are geographically west of the Mississippi River at the time.
The Skywalker!
1500 kareem hacking shit outa doctor no call where is darryl? best ever!! dawkins!
pistol!!! thats who should be nba stencil
@hotice8885
7 ай бұрын
There is such a fight tonmakensure the NBA stencil remains an androgynous body. Watch the next time they show it (if you haven't already noticed), and you will see a *SPLIT SECOND* of girl's hair on the icon before it quickly morphs to a man's head.