Laetner was actually a pretty solid pro player. Tougher than he appears too.

@galactichaze9186

5 жыл бұрын

My dad ran into him today at tim Hortons

@boogieloo1831

5 жыл бұрын

Renegade Musik - yes. Definitely.

@dutchmastah07

5 жыл бұрын

Right, I’m a UNC fan and i can even admit he was a better pro than people remember him for. Made an All Star team with the Hawks one year I believe.

@wornoutshoes11

4 жыл бұрын

@Fev Ola shaq was a nobody in college while CHRISTIAN LAETTNER WAS A LEGIT WINNER. get your mind fix kid. The fook you saying? 😂🤫🤭

@estherlee5527

4 жыл бұрын

@@wornoutshoes11 nobody???? With the numbers he was putting up, I wouldnt go that far. Not to mention he put up numbers against Duke as well

Watching Laettner interviews is great. He doesn’t exactly look back fondly on his Dream Team experience (watch the Rich Eisen interview) but he knows how much that mythology means to people so he continues to “act like a rookie” and give people the stories they want to hear.

@blackcat4859

2 ай бұрын

I watched the Rich Eisen interview and have heard Laetner talk about the dream team on other situations and he always sounded very positive on the experience imo.

Laettner looking like Brent Barry's classier older brother.

@marcus.6487

4 жыл бұрын

😆

Arguably greatest college resume ever. 4 straight Final Fours, ACC Freshman of the Year, 3x ACC POY, 2x NCAA POY, 2x National Champion, 2x NCAA Tournament MVP, and 2 of the top 5 most clutch shots in March Madness history.

@theoakman80

11 ай бұрын

Kareem

@blackcat4859

2 ай бұрын

​@@theoakman80does Kareems college resume actually beats that of Laetner? Wasn't he not allowed to play in his freshman year?

@captainmo3064

2 ай бұрын

I would say Kareem. Three straight titles. 26pts / 16 rebounds and a team that went 88-2 in three seasons.

@markbantz9699

2 ай бұрын

@@captainmo3064not even close! Kareem!!

@nathanlawson313

2 ай бұрын

Greatest in "modern history" for sure. 1-Kareem 2-Pistol Pete

One of the most fortunate guys and has the story to back it.

Laettner was arguably one of the greatest college players of all time. Dude was clutch. He went to the Timberwolves which, at the time, was the NBA's equivalent to career abortion. It was over before it started.

@averyce2

4 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest after: Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Walton, Jason Williams, Jerry West and Pete Maravich.

@marissaawesome2422

4 жыл бұрын

The Browns of the NBA then 😜

@terryjones662

4 жыл бұрын

It's still a horrible place...🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

@ateam137

4 жыл бұрын

Also, taking into account that he went up against UNLV and The Fab Five.

@ganja8150

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh we changing to around

I couldn't stand Laettner while he was at Duke. I actually saw a documentary about his life on ESPN. Very interesting story. He was raised well with solid work ethic and earned everything he accomplished. I developed a great respect for him. He definitely was mentally tough and was a solid NBA player.

@MrKijana23

20 күн бұрын

This documentary is what changed my perception of him too actually

@sirjohnahayfalcon

5 күн бұрын

all black people hate christian

Laettner played with Michael on the Wizards when he made his final return to the NBA.

@uncletony6210

4 жыл бұрын

there was a time when WAS was on a losing streak and Laettner called for a players only team meeting. When Jordan found out, however, he got really pissed off and cancelled it.

@MistaTofMaine

Жыл бұрын

​@@uncletony6210 I never heard that before, but sounds believable to me.

@uncletony6210

Жыл бұрын

@@MistaTofMaine yeah, there's NO way MJ is going to allow a players only meeting called by a teammate, let alone attend it.

Guy made a living in nba without much athleticism. Just skillful fundamentals and toughness

@MrCHITOWN247

5 жыл бұрын

Throw away the fundamentals and you just described Bill Laimbeer

@tacotom3492

4 жыл бұрын

@Paul 100% .. this dude dominated college basketball. Anyone who said he wasnt athletic is a moron

@davanmani556

4 жыл бұрын

He could have done a Nowitzki and did a stretch four, shoot the 3’s.

@brianfergus839

4 жыл бұрын

MrCHITOWN247 yeah, but multiply the toughness by a factor of 10

@elvis316

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, tell him he has no athleticism. He made the NBA. He has plenty.

MJ team didn't lose...Magic said his team was winning but he provoked MJ and MJ took over and won

@vracula

4 жыл бұрын

That was one game, there were multiple games apparently. Back and forth.

@jasonhearn5818

4 жыл бұрын

there was "one" game not multiple...magic and Michael both stated in the documentary the game was 4 quarters and went on the entire practice...magics team was winning he provoked MJ and his team came back and won

@jasontimas5119

4 жыл бұрын

Magic said he told MJ to take Laettner aka the college kid and quote "we don't want him"

@jasonhearn5818

4 жыл бұрын

@@jasontimas5119 they pushed him off like he was the little brother playing with the older kids

@huntermo2485

4 жыл бұрын

jason hearn did you watch the documentary? I can’t tell

a tough hearted man.. "The Shot" for Duke was special...

I totally respect Christian for handling the Dream Team thing as well as he has. Unbelievable college player and solid pro. He done good.

People that say they “hate” him don’t know a thing about him.

@CoolHandLuke7

4 жыл бұрын

It's sports, no need for it to be personal. People hated those Duke teams and he was their top guy.

@johnnyboy6942

4 жыл бұрын

@nowand beyond He was better than Shaq in college, Shaq is the first to say it. They played each other and at that time Shaq couldn't stop Laettner. I'm not a Duke fan either I was a fan of the Fab 5.

@50pence59

4 жыл бұрын

Not ashamed to say it...his ESPN 30:30 put a lot us in our place. Good dude.

@johnnyboy6942

4 жыл бұрын

@nowand beyond Cry? Shaq wasn't built or had half his skills he developed after college!!! Your an idiot, you see Shaq after but not in college, Christian was the most dominant player in his time, he beat the running Rebels(your probably to young to know how badass that team was)!!!! He beat the Fab 5, he was unbelievable. Now, I'm 45 so I seen it all, you probably young buck not knowing shyt. Bobby Hurley without a car accident would have been the next John Stockton but better. Ask Gary Payton hardest person he ever guarded(John Stockton), lots of great players who'd be hall of famers get injured and done.

@JamesKramer1684

3 жыл бұрын

We love our Buffalo kid. #letsgoduke

It was refreshing to see the deference Laetner had/has for the Dream Team. Anyone other than Isiah Thomas at the time would’ve been intimidated by the depth of that roster. It’s impossible to put into words how dominant that team was. The planets were aligned.

Solid pf on a #1 seeded Hawks team

His skillset is what nba teams look for today. He'd have a better nba career in now then in the 90s and he still did have a good career

He was on my Semi Pro Team in Jacksonville Florida. Jacksonville Giants

Laettner was before his time tbh. He'd be great in today's NBA as a 6-11 stretch 4.

It’s cool to hear CL’s side of things - I could listen to him talk about it for hours

I never thought my opinion of a player would change so much - he's easily one of the chillest guys to ever play the game. just seems like an awesome dude. I seriously thought he was a prick when I was a kid watching the NBA.

100% on the soothing voice

I met him in 1992. We had the entire team in the Hotel where I worked. I got to meet all of them, including my "man crush" Laettner :)

Based on some of the snippets that we saw, Laettner and Bird sat out that epic practice game.

Laettner was a dogg in college real talk💯

Laetner was so hated, and so loved at the same time. He was ultra inspiring

He had a sneaky good game in the Dream Team Olympics final in 1992. watch it.

@ Dave Wakins Phil Ford is from my home town Rocky Mount so is Buck William's, Charlie Pitman both went to Maylard. I miss CD Chesney network

Laettner was a good player, expectations were just too on him coming out of college.

Laetner was there to sub for Bird when back was bad.

@Jondsmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Still a poor substitute

@JoeSmith-iv3sf

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jondsmusic not gonna argue that. Between Coach K being there and thinking tall white guy that can shoot from 20 ft not many options. At least allowed them to practice like Larry was there all the time. Laetner was also glorified bag boy, coffee donuts guy. Yes a lot of ppl were better player options. Even Shaq out of college was clearly gonna have more success in NBA. They didn't need a guy for game minutes, just practice minutes which Shaq was not gonna get over Robinson or Ewing. They also needed a guy who had the best chance to know the game inside out. Does anyone think they were actually running offensive plays? The answer is no, everyone just new what to do. If this guy sets screen next guy makes a cut other guy goes back door. It was all ran on instinct and John Stockton talked about that. It's been a 30 yr discussion over nothing!

@Jondsmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Smith being white has absolutely nothing to do with it! My simple point if you don’t replace a legend like the goat, there’s no getting around that. I would have preferred Stockton quite frankly would have been a much superior option. He could have flown the plane and it still wouldn’t have made any difference, so that argument doesn’t wash!

@JoeSmith-iv3sf

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jondsmusic preferred Stockton for what? And Yes Larry was was white and Laetner was white there parents were white, white, white, white. Lol after everything I said there first thing you take is oh he didn't have to be white lol. They tried to find a human being w a similar game as Larry, pretty much failed was no real sub. But they guy they got filled the other rolls they needed for the team. You can dismiss them but it's the actual players words. This is what they said in interviews . From Christian Himself on what he did, and players like Stockton talking about practice and the offense in other interviews. So I would say it holds pretty good weight.

@Jondsmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Smith wow dude can you read?? I’d prefer Stockton over Laetner obviously. We’re not getting anywhere so let’s just agree to disagree.

Didn't think any footage of that legendary footage existed.

Mullin was the best shooter on the planet at that time.

@jeremyc9593

4 жыл бұрын

On that team maybe

@jeremyc9593

4 жыл бұрын

@A Duh B.J. Armstrong led the league in 3pt % that year. So, no.

@keithb1978

4 жыл бұрын

He was. People dont know

@lemmym7393

4 жыл бұрын

R Miller?

@keithb1978

4 жыл бұрын

@@lemmym7393 straight killa

Laettner" category because I'm not a Duke fan but good interview, classy guy

Very humble

I remember him with the Hawks. I think those were his best years.

@paulnettles9109

2 жыл бұрын

Without question, he fit so well into that lineup with Mutombo, Smith, and Blaylock. They instantly became one of the better teams in the league when he got there. His stats don't do justice to the impact he had. He'd set picks, screens, played solid defense, and made plays. It was fun being a Hawks fan during those years.

@eduardsondeguzman9421

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulnettles9109 Indeed! 🍻

Class act

Daaaaaang! He looks like Chad Muska’s older, more successful brother.

Nice Trooper shirt! Up the Irons!

He was so efficient. He shot 58% from 2 and 56% from 3 as a senior. I’m a big unc fan but I love some efficient basketball

How do you not remember which team you were on when playing with those guys!? Oh I think I was on Michael Jordan’s team... idk need to watch the footage.

Some of these comments are so stupid he loved the dream team knew his place accepted it best college player ever and more than solid pro career multimillionaire worked his ass off what a teammate winner

Laettner was actually pretty good. He was a 2 time all star after all. In the 90s when there were a lot of great big men.

I can relate to him when you’re not even allowed to start a game in practice

Dope shades, bro.

Wouldve been badass if he and Grant Hill played on same team in NBA. Of course in today's non-competitive super team era, stuff like that happens everyday.

@jayzee7538

5 жыл бұрын

They did play on same team in 1999-00.

Did he play 1-1 against John Stockton? The height differential would have made that a very interesting game to watch.

who is the jeff spicoli dude on the right? he looks like he just hit the bong.

Laetner is actually a very likable guy. He should do his own show. He's very funny.

I felt like the whole interview was leading up to that answer at the end which everyone already knew what the answer was and the way he says it No of course not.

He was not on either team for that practice game. They played East vs. West, all pros.

@jumpnam

5 жыл бұрын

Not according to Jack McCallum, who has a tape of the scrimmage and wrote a book about his time covering the Dream Team (a fucking awesome read). Chuck Daly went with Magic, Mullin, Barkley, Robinson and Laettner against Jordan, Pippen, Malone, Ewing, and Bird. Jordan's team won 40-36.

Magic, Barkley, Mullin, Laettner, Robinson vs Jordan, Bird, Malone, Pippen, Ewing

@brillopad6911

4 жыл бұрын

They've said Bird's back was hurting him a lot so he sat out quite a bit so it would've been Drexler who was playing instead.

@drdiscostu

4 жыл бұрын

@@brillopad6911 I believe Drexler and Stockton were injured. Laettner scored the second most (after Barkley) for team Magic so I've always theorised injured Bird was on the college kid.

That Patrick Ewing elbow mustve hurt.... Lol

Laettner's 1000X closer to MJ, than any poster is to Laettner.

His Pro career would been much better in today’s NBA where big men aren’t tied to the basket and gets to take 3 pointers.

Well, lest we forget - Coach K was on the staff. Pretty sure the rest of the team appreciated the Duke connection.

Laettner was the best college player that year but he wasn’t the most dominant one at that time. The most dominant player, who I personally feel should’ve gotten picked over Laettner, was Shaq. Imagine Shaq being on the 92 Dream Team?

@monkeyb1820

28 күн бұрын

a point that was mentioned on another podcast is that Laettner played his role really well, he wasn't expecting or expected to get a lot of playing time. With Shaq, that might have been different. And based purely on the college resume, Laettner fully deserved to be there. Laettner may not have been quite as athletic as someone like Tom Chambers, but had he been drafted into the right situation with the right coach/teammates, he probably would have had a better NBA career (although it was still pretty good, he was no bust).

He was good in his own right. Peoples always asking how did he feel etc. he was just as skilled as some of the guys on that dream team he just didn’t reek the rewards over his career and was overshadowed by the whole mystically named dream team

Laettner may have been the only dream teamer who won two NCAA championships, not to mention they were back to back.

This is the MJ story we came for.

Clickbait. You wait the whole video for a 2 second clip when he says yeah I played Michael Jordan?

The rest of the world has finally caught up and in fact,the rest of the world has well and truly caught up.

Seems like he could've beaten Bird 1 on 1 at that time w/ Bird's back issues. Of course, if he was on the verge of winning Larry might've "accidentally" elbowed him in the face. lol

@tomulator

4 жыл бұрын

No. Not even with Bird’s back issues would CL beat him one-on-one....NO.

@jackkern5125

2 жыл бұрын

Larry could jog/shoot at the same time against pros and make baskets. A college kid is an appetizer for Larry

Hated Laettner at Duke, but he was a great player , and even in the NBA.

“No, Of course not!” 😂😂😂

Did he even play in that practice game?

@drdiscostu

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah two players were injured, Stockton was one, think Drexler was other

Laettner in today's NBA would be a Jokic. As I've said many times, Petino did it wrong. Once he didn't get top 2 pick in 97, to get Duncan or Van Horn, he should've traded for Laettner, Mashburn, & Anderson. Imagine having those 3 on a team back then??

If you are aUNC fan that's way it spelled

Lattener wpuld be a star today

How do you not remember?

Who would you prefer if it was possible to run it back take Laettner along or take Shaquille O'Neal along 🤔 it would've just been the best EVER lol it STILL IS but it would've been better BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS 🙊

Greatest College Player of All Time.

@GBU61

2 ай бұрын

I would put Alcindor and Walton, possibly Wilt ahead of him. But he was among the best without question.

I've always liked Laettner. I never understood the hate.

@dude that's funny. Live in NC about 40 mins east of the Triangle been on unc fan for 47 yrs I was born in into it runs deep. I just say things to miss piss off duke fans haha. He was a good a player. NC great place for college basketball 3 schools in 23 radius , WFU only about hour@ half from those 3 schools great place grow up. ACC!

@Texas_Cruiser

4 жыл бұрын

@Dave Watkins crazy y'all got NC State too with Jordan's idol David Thompson.

He was a better college player than Shaq

@jaymule7342

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahhahahahahahahaha Shaq shits on Chris and he agrees which really ends the argument.

@jymesblanden2040

5 жыл бұрын

Really 🤔

@Wyndamn

5 жыл бұрын

Skills wise he actually was, Shaq was better athletically .

@broaddusmarines

5 жыл бұрын

Laugh all you want, but Christian went into Baton Rouge and OWNED Shaq. Even Shaq was on record saying that Christian was the better player in college. He also took Alonzo Mourning to the woodshed in the Elite Eight when they were both freshman. Christian Laettner was a beast in college.

@jamaal9911

5 жыл бұрын

@@jaymule7342 in college CL was better as Shaq hadn't yet came into his own

Laettner gave Shaq the business in college

What the hell is Mullin doing on that team?

Shaq would have never been humble enough to get snacks LOL

@ofwpinoymovieclassics8715

Жыл бұрын

Shaq carried a log across a lake to another island just to get Phil Jackson as a coach. I think that is humbling enough.

He is one of the greatest , but 'unknown'

1:32 Shaq wasn’t willing to do this.

Am i the only one that still doesn’t look at Magic as someone who is tall.... obviously until you meet him or see him stand next to Lebron or Phil Jackson or someone known to be tall.

But for real he made the dream team off his college championshios

@MP-tf7cc

4 жыл бұрын

Of course he did, he hadn't played a pro game yet.

@johnmayes761

4 жыл бұрын

@@MP-tf7cc he made because how good he was in college that's why he made it it what i was saying

Bobby Hurley was another guy that. Was supposed to be great but car accident changed

@stevengrounds3131

4 жыл бұрын

I remember that. Bobby Hurley was my favorite player to watch on that team.

and for a rookie, Laettner made his very limited minutes count with The Dream Team. I thought he was good NBA team player.

he dont rember hahaha...ya right

*Emulate

Old Christan Laetner reminds me of Terry Sliver from Cobra Kai . You can tell he's just iching to get back on the court so he can commit more techinal fouls .

Laettner could've been a great NBA player if he actually got the opportunity.

Top 5 to 7 ncaa players all time

if ur hear to hear about mj fast foward to last 2 secinds

If shaq was on that dream team instead of laetner that would.be epic

@000lowkey

5 жыл бұрын

com4535 come on son! Lol Shaq had more than that. His free throws was horrible at that time. Lol Everything else I agree with u though.

@000lowkey

5 жыл бұрын

com4535 no, no, no, I totally agree with u fam. I’m just saying Shaq still was a problem then. He wasn’t no dud.

@000lowkey

5 жыл бұрын

com4535 him & penny did get busy! They held their own.

@isonnonong9094

5 жыл бұрын

Shaq needs no freethrow all.he.need to do.is stuff that rim..lol did they have hack a shaq back then?

People love to *HATE* Christian Laettner and I love to *LOVE* him

LATNER IS A GREAT BASKETBALL PLAYER, HE WAS JUST BORN IN THE WRONG TIME HED BE JUST AS GREAT AS HE WAS IN COLLEGE IN TODAYS NBA.

Latnenar made it because of his college career i think they thought he was going to be an all time great

@markblecha1243

4 жыл бұрын

They gave the last spot to a college kid as a nod to history of the teams being college guys... that spot was always only going to a college player... it was announced as part of the deal from day 1... no pro was ever under consideration for the 12th slot... he had just finished what was among the very best college careers ever... was POY and had outplayed Shaq and Mourning in head to heads... the criteria for it was based solely on most outstanding college player... which he was... and not best future prospect... which Shaq clearly was.

I bet he was on Jordan's team. Mike would insist on the handicap versus Magic's team, so when he won, he could rub it in his face.

2:44 one on one

I can respect Christian after watching the documentary...

Might as well have just titled the video "cough cough excuse me" if it's not going to be ABOUT the actual title

Laetner was supposed to be the next BIRD.

@robertryan627

4 жыл бұрын

No he wasn’t. I never heard that comparison once. Total bullshit.

@uncletony6210

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertryan627 possibly the 'next McHale.'

In the greatest practice ever Jordan‘s team won. wow if you can’t even remember that obviously you didn’t even get to play in the practice

@nittydalion

4 жыл бұрын

He didnt. Lol. MJ even said that a college kid couldnt help either team in that scrimmage. I mean you had 10 HOF'ers playing.

Nobody wanted him during the greatest practice of all time. This is well documented and he should know.

@jrw0707

5 жыл бұрын

Niccolò Machiavelli that’s why he couldn’t remember which team he was on. He didn’t play.

@AlexanderMoen

5 жыл бұрын

or fans and media blew it up way more than it was to any of the players. I'm sure the Dream Team ran a crap ton of scrimmages during practices, so it probably wasn't too out of the ordinary for someone actually in on the action.

How the F*CK could you not remember which practice team you were on? That means they didn’t let you play.