Anthony Mason: MOST VERSATILE Enforcer in NBA History? | FPP
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The New York Knicks of the 1990s are a who's who of elite defensive players with guys like Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley, John Starks and Xavier McDaniel, but there was one more who was perhaps the best of the bunch, or at least the most versatile; and that was Anthony Mason. A small forward built like a linebacker who could guard all 5 positions, Mason took an unlikely route to the NBA that saw him have multiple short stints in the NBA, overseas and in other leagues like the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and United States Basketball League (USBL) but when he finally got his chance with New York going into 1992, he made it count. Mason was one of the best bench players in the league and was a major part in the Knicks reaching back to back conference finals in '93 and '94 as well as their first NBA FInals appearance in over 20 years in 1994 vs. the Houston Rockets. And it was in this series when he put his defensive on full display as he made life very difficult for Hakeem Olajuwon, he would win the sixth man of the year in 1995 and after one more season in New York who be traded to the Charlotte Hornets where he would have a few great years alongside guys like Glen Rice and Eddie Jones. It was in Charlotte that he was able to show his complete game as he became a legitimate offensive threat and was voted to an All-NBA team as well as an All-Defensive Team. He would be traded to the Miami Heat in 2001 where he would be reunited with Pat Riley, his coach in New York who he had feuded with. He was brought in to come off the bench and play alongside Miami staples like Tim Hardaway and Alonzo Mourning, but a serious kidney issue suffered by Mourning would push Mason into the starting role, where he would even be voted to his first and only NBA All Star Game. He spent his last two years in a very dysfunctional situation with Milwaukee Bucks as they were breaking up their trio of Glenn Robinson, Ray Allen and Sam Cassell, before retiring after the 2003 season, then sadly passing away in 2015 at the age of 48. Anthony Mason was the complete package who had a skillset that you wouldn't expect a player that looks like him to have, but he could score efficiently, push the ball up court and pass quite well. But he was always elite at the things you'd expect him to be elite at like locking up the opposing team's best player, inhaling rebounds and being an enforcer. But nowadays his names barely comes up when talking about the great defenders in NBA history even though he was the blueprint for a Draymond Green type player.
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Man was beyond tough. Had handles. Can pass rebound and defend. Can even score if asked upon. RIP Mase.
@user-be7tc2bd6e
8 ай бұрын
Mase scored more with the Hornets than he ever did with the Knicks,I'm guessing that was his new role for them. RIP: MASON
@ThePilot313
8 ай бұрын
In other words he had GAME💯🔥
It was great watching Mase bring the ball up the court lefty, with his legs kicking up and bouncing the ball so hard off the floor.
@Manny-nm8dh
8 ай бұрын
He dribbled the ball like it was talking shit to him lol.
Dude was highly underrated.. Rest in peace Ant man
@youtuber3328
5 ай бұрын
national geographic said god and reincarnation are REAL so they PROBABLY are
Big Mase🗽🗽NY Knicks warrior..R.I.P He was a versatile player who could rebound, dribble & play solid defense. 🏀
R.I.P. Anthony Mason 🙏 he was Draymond Green that could score & was legit tough.
@FlowboyVegas1
8 ай бұрын
He was Anthony Mason…
@user-be7tc2bd6e
8 ай бұрын
Mason was a-BEAST. He could do-EVERYTHING. 6 ft-7-250 lbs,I know he drew people's attention out in the public. LOL. I bet green wouldn't have punched Mason if he was on the Warriors team.
@Trellizm
8 ай бұрын
His handles was wayyy better than Draymond
@user-be7tc2bd6e
8 ай бұрын
@@Trellizm And Mason's man-to man defense is far superior to Draymond's also.Draymond is a better long range shooter than Mason,but,Mason had a better post up game.And Anthony was so quick and fleet of foot to weigh 250 lbs of solid muscle.
@terrellwashington3050
8 ай бұрын
@@user-be7tc2bd6eAnthony Mason would beat the living shit out of Draymond Green....hands down! The same thing that Dray did to Poole wouldn't make it with Big Mase. Draymond is lucky to not have to deal with him. Rest in peace, Anthony Mason.
It wasn’t until he was on Charlotte for those solid late 90’s Hornets teams, that I began to realize how good Mason was. His game was perfect for that 90’s enforcer, physical, big man back to the basket era.
@nierlluc4705
7 ай бұрын
Imagine if the Knicks traded Oakley for an all-star or a fringe all-star guard and just let Mason be the point forward, they could've won at least one championship in the early-mid 90's. Better spacing would've made Starks a better cutter and Ewing less prone to double teams.
This what I was waiting for..Mason was one of the original Power point forwards
Another PF I loved a lot growing up. He truly was a force. Keep hitting bangers my man 🔥
@youtuber3328
5 ай бұрын
would you say the natural position was small or power forward for anthony mason
He could jump off either foot and finish with either hand... smooth af.
You've mentioned John starks in almost all your videos! Give the man his due
Mase had some of the least aesthetically pleasing moves on offense. If you only watch him dribble for 10 seconds you’ll think this guy had no business being in the NBA. Then you watch him play for 10 minutes and you realise he’s actually really good! Mason was so physical on defense that even Hakeem had a tough time against him in the Finals. One of the most unusual physical specimens and personalities. RIP Mase
@youtuber3328
5 ай бұрын
if you ask me the best playoff years were #1 86 #2 87 #3 95 and #4 94 for legend hakeem olajuwon
@flintfleming3935
2 ай бұрын
Dude. GREAT ANALOGY. U GOT MY VOTE!
@flintfleming3935
2 ай бұрын
U GOT MY VOTE.
@flintfleming3935
2 ай бұрын
I'm WITH THAT 1000 %
@flintfleming3935
2 ай бұрын
Yeah , he was Just as good as Barkley. Undersized fundamentally sound. Miss that and GOD BLESS HIS FAMILY
Xavier McDaniel. There’s a name you don’t hear much anymore.
@chrisricks6363
8 ай бұрын
X-man
@2ndservace
8 ай бұрын
Whitcha baby
@brownlady3133
4 ай бұрын
Vernon Maxwell either...Mad Max
This beat in background is such hypnotizing
RIP Anthony Mason!He was a good all around NBA Player!I loved his Work Ethnic!
I grew up in Indiana and remember those Pacers/Knicks games. I hated the Knicks, but I ALWAYS respected Mase and his toughness . And how awkward but sweet was that lefty jumper? Speaking of that I would like to see Dale or Antonio Davis done which was our tough players , especially Dale!!!
I couldn't wait for the Knicks to play so I could see what design Mason had cut in his hair this time 😂
Thanks for making this video. I love anthony mason!
rip Mase...very unique player. a point forward with ill handles. really liked his game, esp when he was with Charlotte
@tokenblack7983
8 ай бұрын
Think he was giving the hornets 16 and 12 a night…made the all star team if I remember
@Classicbasketballdvds
8 ай бұрын
he was balling with the Hornets...he made the all star team in 01 with Miami...solid year, but in the playoffs he disappeared. The whole Heat team actually...that was embarrassing how they lost that series@@tokenblack7983
One of my all time favs... R.I.P. Big Mase.. On a side note.. imagine how terrifying Anthony Mason probably was in high school.. hahaha. I can't even imagine
content like this is why i subbed....Anthony Mason...excellent upload
Mason the enforcer those 94’ Knicks
Great Presentation On AM!!!
Do Jack Sikma next, he was such an underrated big man, and a Seattle Sonics legend!
Firstly; anybody from NYC in the 90’s could find Anthony Mason playing Point Guard at The Cage in Harlem. All Summer. That’s when I knew this Man was Special; I was like?!? Damn… how come he don’t do that in the NBA and my brother explained how in the league you get stuck playing Position Ball, that was then, now it’s Positionless Basketball. Anthony Mason was Ahead of his Time. Salute to Bro and May God Bless his Soul.
@FlyingImmortal
8 ай бұрын
Funny....I always thought Mase was better in the NBA than in NYC summer league.....West 4th, Lost Battalion, Tillary, Rucker......he was getting cooked by lesser players.
@OnlyBuilt4FinancialContracts
8 ай бұрын
@@FlyingImmortal : Funny; I’m guessing he was supposed to go 100% against lesser players while he was under contract with the Knicks huh? 😂😂😂 NBA players are Not allowed to go 100% during summer leagues they play to stay in shape. Everyone sees the same Game Differently. Salute To You for Being There Old Dude. 🫡
@FlyingImmortal
8 ай бұрын
@@OnlyBuilt4FinancialContracts Well , most of the dudes who played in those leagues were playing professionally overseas and also had contracts. Plus NOT playing hard is a good way to get injured.
@OnlyBuilt4FinancialContracts
8 ай бұрын
@@FlyingImmortal : 🫡🫡🫡
R.I.P Anthony Mason, great defensive player and had a great career despite the issues he had in his career.
I would love to see a profile on Jason Eugene Terry
@Teddy42O
8 ай бұрын
Michael Adams
Sure everyone knows Mase had handles, but what i appreciated about his game being a lefty is that he could lay it up with the right hand
Good content! RIP Anthony Mason 🙏🏿🙏🏿
Man... much RESPECT to you💪🏾!!!!!!!
Watching this and still hoping that Smith’s and Ewing”s layups would’ve gone in. 😢😢😢 I did cry back then
Great one!
If you're a Anthony Mason fan watch best kept secret by diamond d RIP mase
i would like to see lebron james lower his shoulders and run through anthony mason. I still remember the game he held vince carter to 0 points. CRAZY
I met him at a Knicks ticketholder event during their "successful" 2012-2013 season, a couple of years before he passed. He was about 400 lbs by this time. He was literally the biggest human being I've ever seen, yet he carried that weight well and moved with good grace & light feet. RIP Big Mase.
Ty so much for this video!!! Need to hear from Knicks fans. As a die hard 90's NBA fan the Hornets absolutely won the Mase for LJ trade. Larry Johnson was shot and old by the time he stepped on the floor for Knicks in 96. Mason was nearing the end of his prime but was hype for Charlotte and a MUCH better player than Grandmama at the time
@andresdelportillo9917
8 ай бұрын
Bro hornets got smoked by LJ in the 97 playoffs 🤣 mase couldn’t guard LJ , what series were you watching ?
@andresdelportillo9917
8 ай бұрын
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@Digital_Dude2000
6 ай бұрын
Do you not remember LJ's legendary 4 point play in the '99 playoffs? that alone was worth it
The 1992 first-round series between the Knicks and the Pistons that put an end to whatever was left of the sad boys completely😂😂
@BSmokeyGaming
8 ай бұрын
What's funny about that series is that both the Knicks and Pistons had similar playstyle. The Knicks were the new Bad Boys going up against the old Bad Boys.
@BSmokeyGaming
8 ай бұрын
What's funny about that series is that both the Knicks and Pistons had similar playstyle. The Knicks were the new Bad Boys going up against the old Bad Boys.
@BSmokeyGaming
8 ай бұрын
What's funny about that series is that both the Knicks and Pistons had similar playstyle. The Knicks were the new Bad Boys going up against the old Bad Boys.
@user-cs6up8eq7s
8 ай бұрын
@@BSmokeyGaming the old sad boys I've always hated that team dude but I do respect Joe dumars and John salley I have never been able to stand Bill laimbeer Mark aguire Isaiah Thomas or any of the rest of those fools
@user-cs6up8eq7s
8 ай бұрын
@@BSmokeyGaming but you would be correct the Knicks had Xavier McDaniel on their team that year and Gerald Wilkins I'm pretty sure was still there yes he was because Cleveland made fools of theirselves the next year trying to call him the Jordan stopper when they brung him there and got their asses swept the funny part is that Cleveland done better the year before without Wilkins
Mase could ball for real and was tough. I had the Adidas with the response boots inside because of him. They were comfortable, too.
I can just hear Marv Albert saying Anthony Masons name during the game miss those days. 😊
best mason video！btw, where can watch the 2001 Miami Heat playoff game replay pls?
@ForgottenPlayerProfiles
8 ай бұрын
I wish I knew. those were the only two highlights I could find, and they were in one of the anthony mason career mix vids on youtube
I think Riles didn't use Mason enough in the mid-1990's. Mase was way better than Charles Smith but Riles was too arrogant to make the change.
@Quazey8
8 ай бұрын
It wasn't that, Mase would always pick up bad technical fouls arguing calls lol
@leeroygreene85
8 ай бұрын
There is some truth to that, being Riley was involved in that trade for Charles Smith. But for it to work, Mase was so vital off the bench. Yet, Mase would close a lot of the games as well.
@lilpenny1982
8 ай бұрын
@@leeroygreene85 Mase was also a very good ball handler and could beat the Bulls full court or half court press.
@lilpenny1982
8 ай бұрын
@@leeroygreene85 Also Riles should've played Hubert Davis more minutes when Starks was off during Game 7 of the 1994 NBA Finals.
@leeroygreene85
8 ай бұрын
@@lilpenny1982 lol heck even Rolando Blackman. Riley has since admitted he should’ve done something about that. But he was loyal to Starks clearly.
Loved this guy. Wish he played for the Heat longer RIP
*When I watch Draymond Green this is who I think of* a Point Forward, Mase had handles, would play anybody defensively and lead the fast break R.I.P. "Mase" Anthony Mason!
Queens county representative! RIP Anthony mason
R.I.P. Anthony Mason
YOUR CHANNEL IS LIFE BRO!!! YOU ARE DEFINITELY BRINGING SOME GREAT PLAYER PROFILES!! KEEP THEM COMING!!!
I REALLY wanted to see him get a ring. R.I.P. Mase
Mase is a Knick for life.
Thank you 😊
Just checking . U CANNOT FORGET. ABOUT MASE. VERY GOOD . BLESS HIS MEMORY.
Thank you ++
Great guy
Gratitude
The Notorious BIG story was legendary. RIP to both.
I loved his role in the original Predator movie. 😂
The Knicks had no idea what they had all along.
@markgonzalez4199
7 ай бұрын
The Knicks fans knew
We've got to see a Big Shot Rob player profile video.
I usually think of an enforcer as someone with no skills. Just there to rough people up. Mason was highly skilled. He was a good player, almost great for a couple of years.
He needs to be on 2k my personal favorite hornet
You pronounced Vlade correctly this time 😅 I remember reading all the comments last time
I cant keep this up ... People know,, A.M. was the goods,, And A GOOD PERSON..
He is the reason for the term point forward
Every team in every era would benefit from an Athony Mason
@ammarnapata2193
8 ай бұрын
A much better offensive version of Draymond Green
I wish they would have said why and how Mason passed away? Died way too young. Anthony was a joy to watch playing pro basketball. A power forward with remarkable ball handling skills. Mason dribbling skills were remarkable !!!!!!!!!!! The Knicks were so stupid to ever let Anthony Mason play for another team. Mason was born to be a KNICK. R.I.P. Anthony Mason
I always thought this guy was a football player that found basketball, dude , had mad shoulder game
A couple of suggestions for you: Harold Miner, Tony Campbell, Bernard King & Terry Porter.
@andresdelportillo9917
8 ай бұрын
Porter and Clyde were an amazing duo
@markgonzalez4199
7 ай бұрын
I second Bernard King 👑
Kirk Hinrich would be an awesome FPP.
I'm so upset because you only have three photos of Mason in college .jk. i love your videos, keep up the good work
His personal ice was just as legendary
can you make a video of Tom Chambers?
Anthony Mason jr was tough at st. John's
Mace was the first player I saw be called a "Point Forward"
First player to use his head as a message board
Can you do Chris Gatling?
Jamaal silk Wilkins next please
Mason was a menace off the court,fighting 10 cops !!! LOL. He's lucky they didn't shoot him.And who in their right mind would antagonize a guy -6 ft-7-weigning 250 lbs of solid muscle ????
Ewing couldn't accept that he was getting old.
Mason great player
If u stand next to Mase, t.v. make him look small,,, the man IS HUGE, I MEAN HULKISH.... BUT GIFTED AND FLUID.. A good dude and very humble.. He is missed...
Mase in your Face!!💯
Ma$e in your face. The Indiana pacers knew about that too well.😂
Damn I know that I came up in the best Era of the nba true Playas like Mason were legendary so much so that rapper's like biggie put him in a rhyme talking about he fucked mase chic lol
Rip Mason
Do Jason Terry the jet
cool
🗣Mase💪🏿💪🏿 this is the KNICKS I miss...childhood memories. NBA Inside Stuff n NBA on NBC! I wanna go back ❤ Fun Fact: Biggie Smalls Story To Tell Was about him!
I always felt Riley sabotaged the Knicks offense. Playing slow, actually stopping fast breaks to set up the half court offense. It was always frustrating to watch.
Major snub for that 1997 all star game though
Thats a crazy coincidence. He had two other teammates named Anthony. Anthony bacon though? Lol That's kinda similar to his name.i know they had jokes for ole boy😂
Such a sad end to his career, getting swept in the playoffs, let go by the heat only to destroy the chemistry of the up and coming Bucks. I think you could make a great drama series about that Bucks season
Anthony Mason or Draymond Green ?? Steph would have to be point instead of shooting guard
It’s downright insane that Riley didn’t incorporate him more in the offense only to have that predictable scheme that constantly got them bounced out the playoffs. 🤨
Proto dreymond ?
I love mase , but Charlotte was dumb for giving up LJ , Larry reminded mase and the hornets who was a top 5 pf in the league
Guy was more like 6’5” at most
I 4 got mason in mia
Try a different back ground music , the best with your monotone voice gets tiring . I had forgot I was watching a video just kinda zoned out and it was back ground noise
90s Knicks’ teams were so good. Too bad Michael Jordan existed. Mason and Starks were my favorite from that time.
draymon 90s
Here's one for you little kid John Stockton
mid range, post up, defend 2-5 , pt forward, handles ......