Earl Boykins: A BONAFIDE SCORER! The Career of the 2nd Shortest Player in NBA HISTORY | FPP
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Aside from the great Muggsy Bogues, Earl Boykins is the shortest player in NBA history. He wasn’t the muscular defensive hound that Bogues was, and he wasn’t the jumper that the 5’7” Spud Webb was, but the 5’5” 135 Pound Boykins was a scorer through and through. He was shifty and crafty with his footwork, and an expert at getting his defender off the balance or in the air; and possessed a respectable shot which forced defender to play up on him; only for him to blow by for a floater in the lane. Earl Boykins was barely recruited because of his height, but would still be a 4 year NCAA Division 1 starter with the Eastern Michigan Eagles; leading them to two NCAA Tournament berths, and a 1996 upset of Duke; while individually, he was the NCAA’s second highest scorer in 1998. He went undrafted and bounced around a few teams, before getting a real shot with the Golden State Warriors; but his next stop was his best, as he spent 3 and a half years with the Denver Nuggets as an offensive sparkplug and top sixth man behind guys like Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson. But once the Nuggets acquired Iverson, Boykins became expendable, and would never have the same type of role for the rest of his career. But even though his minutes decreased, he still was a player in demand for another half decade, and even made a stop in Italy to play for Virtus Bologna, before his career ended in 2012 after 13 pro seasons. Earl Boykins wasn’t the most incredible player, but what he was able to do at his size was incredible, and he is still the shortest player in NBA history to score at least 30 points; and at the very least, he’s one of the best pound for pound players in NBA history.
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I have immense respect for Earl Boykins. It's tough to be a little man in a game dominated by bigs, but Boykins proved he could score with the best of them. The fact that he carved out a role as a scorer and not a facilitator like other small guards at the time makes him a truly unique player.
@areray
2 ай бұрын
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@17thNO
2 ай бұрын
Yeah man, Earl Boykins remember how Earl Boykins put up some points. Especially with the Nuggets and Bucks.
If Earl Boykins was 6'4", he'd be the greatest player of all time. Muggsy Bogues, Earl Boykins, and Spud Webb were some of the most talented players to ever lace their sneakers up in the NBA, when you consider their size, and what they had to do to prove themselves worthy to play in a league full of giants. They don't get the recognition they deserve.
@17thNO
2 ай бұрын
Agreed! imagine if those small dudes were average size. Just a wild thought. I was 4 inches taller than him by the 8th Grade.
@cuttycut2324
2 ай бұрын
If he was 6'4.....he wouldn't be the same player....think about what makes him great...if he's taller he loses that edge and becomes just like anybody else 6'4....we tend to forget this in hypotheticals
@Ray-gd3zo
2 ай бұрын
Nate Robinson
@encouraginglyauthentic43
Ай бұрын
He's a great because he is shorter, and better than most taller players.
@dawoool
29 күн бұрын
Yep. If you're 7'4" you don't need to be a great athlete to make the NBA. You just need to not be a klutz. But anybody under 6 feet playing pro b-ball is an athletic freak of nature.
I love Earl Boykins, so I fully respect him as a man. It’s hard to be a short man in this wicked world. He was a bad man.🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
@17thNO
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, short men have it hard.
@blakebrown84
2 ай бұрын
They really do
I definitely never forgot Earl!!!!!! For someone 5'5.... He was a BEAST! He was not afraid of shit!!!
I still remember Boykins dropping record overtime points to win the game. Dude was legit as it gets.
The first time I heard of Boykins was when he was at eastern Michigan and beat Duke in the NCAA tournament Great player in college and a good role player in the nba
Fam used to bench press 315 pounds. He was nice on the court.
One of my favorites!!!🔥🔥
You should do one about Paul Millsap. even though he retired literally two seasons ago he already has been forgotten for most of casuals. A case could be made for Al Jefferson as well, one of the best players evers to not be an All-Star
I definitely remember him playing,,out of all the tiny guards I believe he was one of the most prolific scorers,, for certain. I'm about to play his highlights now,,,he was the shit !!!!!!!👍👍👍👍. He made AI look tall
Does anybody remember his Nike commercial? It was dope as they compared him to a poisonous blue frog.
We need one on Moochie Norris
Just discovered your channel...thank you so much for what you're doing
Bro this channel great
I watch a lot of NBA content on KZread, but the thumbnails on this channel always make me click! 👌 🖼️ 🏆
Felipe Lopez, o’bannon brothers, Zach Randolph, Charles Oakley, Robert parish
Thank you 😊
I once was told by Spencer Haywood's brother that the NBA had a "little man's quota", which is why you don't see any players of average height. Isiah Thomas, Earl Boykins and Spud Webb proved them all wrong.
At one point Boykins was one of my favorite players in the league.
@ConservativeN-Bomb
2 ай бұрын
Good job, I'm still waiting for the Robert Pack video bruh!
I always wondered what happened to Earl Boykins. Thanks for this video.
Earl Boykins was definitely that dude straight
And he can dunk too . Right on for giving that man his shine
@unappealingundesirable2826
2 ай бұрын
Is there an Earl Boykins dunk on this video?
There’s been a Dallas Mavericks Van Exel sighting.
Boykins was super strong for his size.
Earl use to get buckets even on 2k
He was also very strong. He was able to bench more than guys almost a foot taller than him
Please do Shane Battier next. One of the only players ever to win an nba and national championship
@cuttycut2324
2 ай бұрын
That list isn't short......he's not that special
@ArmyLT09
2 ай бұрын
@@cuttycut2324 says the guy that had to google it.
@cuttycut2324
2 ай бұрын
@@ArmyLT09 I'm 43... why would I have to Google some dumb shit like that.....I'm a sports fan since birth..... any fan could say exactly what I said from memory....you just wanted your guy high lighted.... that just wasn't the line to use tho.... 😂
You should do Ben Gordon
PLEASE do Nate Robinson!
Larry Nance , Horis Grant, B.J. Armstrong , Latrell Spreewell Spree for 3, Greg Ello (The Shot)
P4P he was super strong
Man, teams REALLY liked those satin jerseys in the 2000s.😳😂
Carmelo, K-Mart, Earl…..some great times in nuggets ball WITHOUT a championship.😊
Need a Dan Marley video bro
@zlatkok6362
2 ай бұрын
He already do it
Yo. When you gonna do my guy Michael Beasley? I even send you a message asking for you to do this.
@DiamondDust132
2 ай бұрын
I mean they're only one person. Have some patience. Making these videos is no doubt hard and timeconsuming.
@LajaHiggins
2 ай бұрын
@@DiamondDust132 man when someone ask him to make a video of a former player he has.
@EVERYTHINGSEVERYTHING
2 ай бұрын
Beasley Beasley Beasley lol we want Beasley !!! Nah fr this channel is great bro I love it and want bro to get the recognition he deserves
@Vandalio_Saez
2 ай бұрын
We want Beasley we want Beasley oh wait that's an eazy e song now i can't get Michelle' voice out of my head 😅😅😅😅😅
Day 439 asking for Scott skiles
he would be perfect for undercover Uncle Earl videos... coz he is so small you don't need to do too much and he's not that famous
Troy Murphy smh
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Regardless of the level of competition, Earl Boykins avgd 1 rebound at 5 6" or whatever. That says that he was a dog because he didn't play in this wide open era of loose rebounds, no box out and no defense, he played when little guys won't dare go in the paint unless it was a breakaway layup