That LA backcourt with Eddie Jones was a joy to watch

@Davivd2

3 жыл бұрын

I love those years with Nick the quick, Eddie Jones, and Cedric Ceballos. Elden Campbell was finally developing. Then they got Shaq, Kobe, and Derek Fisher all in the same year. They were so much fun to watch back in those days. I know Phil's triangle won championships, but it was still more exciting to watch that team before Phil got there.

@chrisbo3493

3 жыл бұрын

@@Davivd2 I agree, more fun in the formation and developing of the Champion.

@jacobgordon7998

3 жыл бұрын

They really were. At the time I thought they should have been part of the championship run.

@carlwallace1129

3 жыл бұрын

Yea Eddie Jones and VANEXCEL mid90s was fun to watch,I ALWAYS wish that Eddie Jones would have added more aggressive ball handling moves to his midrangegame because he was a solid 3and D swingman but he was unselfish and probably too passive in pivotal moments as when KOBE came in with the killer confidence and extraordinary moves to break the Defense down in the clutch, it kinda drowned Eddie Jones value to the Lakers which was sad to see it end .VANEXCEL still had the OG sauce .

@carlwallace1129

3 жыл бұрын

@Miller Time yea agreed,, some where after Eddie Jones 2nd Allstar game break and appearance he seemed to just capped off where he didnt get any better 2nd part of the season towards the playoffs and after his Charlotte, Miami stint he just was maintaining. But lacked that sheer drive or determination to win big or out will the best.where as kobe was extra determined and despite VANEXCEL injuries both were clutch .

Van Exel was probably the most exciting and explosive "little man" of the mid-90s; he was fearless in clutch moments....As a Lakers fan, I preferred Nick over Coach Del Harris

@villedocvalle

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow look he never sits down! Harris that is.

@jamesleewilliamsjr.2865

2 жыл бұрын

Del Harris was a bum

Jerry West truly has an eye for talent .

That mid 90s Lakers team... absolutely loved watching him and Eddie run together. They also had Elden Campbell and Vlade and it was fun watching then play "small ball". Later when they got rid of those guys it kind of broke my heart because that was a special chemistry they had together.

Van Exel...one of the few natural unrecognized greatest players of all time,

Van Exel once scored 50 off the bench for the mavs it was breathtaking to watch

1:37 that 3 pointer needs way more recognition!

@Trandview

3 жыл бұрын

360° 3 pointer....lol

@theman2k7

3 жыл бұрын

That three pointer needs some sort of award

@crazykayz3

3 жыл бұрын

You ain't lying!! This is the first time I seen that, I mean...WOW!! Never seen that highlight in any NBA video..err, dvd. Lol!!

@Capicua718

3 жыл бұрын

Wait he has a game winner shot from half court

@firstnamelastname9646

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like some kind of Shaolin super move once the bar is at maxed out level!

NICK VAN EXEL WAS VERY VERY UNDERRATED PLAYER IN NBA.

@marquisclay6985

3 жыл бұрын

Super underrated

@frozentspark2105

3 жыл бұрын

He may have been talented but he was also an idiot

About Time. Love Nick. Eddie Jones and he had a great chemistry on the floor. That's a duo that really went under the radar.

@jeffholley8003

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir 👏 🙌 🙏 👌 💯 ☺ 👏 🙌 🙏 👌

@garyaugustus1009

3 жыл бұрын

That team had the talent to win a chip: Shaq, Kobe, Nick, Eddie Jones, Eldon Campbell... Dell Harris wasn't able to coach that type of talent..

@carlwallace1129

3 жыл бұрын

Elden Campbell was so underrated in the late 90s

@marquisclay6985

3 жыл бұрын

No doubt

Nick was a great player which made him special. Not too many PG Will avg 20+ ppg in that era. But to do what he did even while coming off the bench with the game on the line let's you know he was great and special and clutch in key situations. Thanks for finally recognizing him! Big ups to you Sean! Wish he had stayed in LA and got a ring!

Those pre Shaq-Kobe team were fun to watch. Ever game seemed like a nail bitter, and anyone of the starters could go for 25-30. A different hero every night.

I don't know who ever hit the most full court shots, but Nick Van Exel HAS to be in the top 3

@kabiebebe2332

3 жыл бұрын

Played it on nbalive 97 does that all the time 😁

Magic coming back messed up the team that year. Imagined if they would've been able to keep Nick and Eddie and add them to the triangle.

@GatCat

3 жыл бұрын

Nick would not work in a triangle with Kobe and Shaq. Ron Harper, Glen Rice, Horace Grant...had the skill sets that the Lakers needed.

@LaidBack--

3 жыл бұрын

@@GatCat agreed.

@karlgrant2121

3 жыл бұрын

@@GatCat cap

@zeroturn7091

3 жыл бұрын

I still remember when Kobe air balled back to back threes against Utah in the WCF. I was so mad that they got rid of Nick and Eddie. I knew Kobe was going to be good, but I only expected Ray Allen good.

@jrus690

3 жыл бұрын

Yah, Magic only came back because Michael Jordan came back, but unlike Michael you knew Magic could not come back for real. I was always wondering why they got rid of Eddie Jones when they brought in Kobe Bryant, I thought Eddie was really good, maybe not Michael good but still good. Why would Nick have problems with the triangle, just curious, I never saw enough games in the Lakers pre triangle days and this was the days when I did not pay attention to the Bulls using the triangle.

Loved watching that team, Van Exel was sick wit it on the court and being lefty made him that much funner to watch

Really appreciate his time in denver... made the nuggets fun to watch

I remember him getting a lot of criticism saying he played “ too street” when he 1st entered the nba.

@konstantinkoverchenko9587

3 жыл бұрын

Van and Strickland caught a ton of unnecessary shit for their play styles. Fast forward to not long ago, and players like irving and kemba had the green light to dribble out the clock play after play, whilst missing the playoffs.

I'm from Chicago and grew up watching my favorite team the Chicago Bulls. But when Nick "the Quick" Van Exel was drafted in 93 I saw him play on TV and I saw how good he was with the ball n shooting the 3pt. Collected all his cards and had his jerseys. Sad how his career ended without a championship.

Back in 2000 Nick was hooping at Fonde down town Houston. I saw him get a rebound take one dribble and the ball appeared into a teammates hands at the basket on the other end of the court, it was pure Magic.

Van Exel for sure was a special player, one of my favorites from the 90's.

Big fan of Van Exel. I'm Lakers' fan and I do not forget them by sending him away. Same for Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell. Does any one remember Doug Christie also playing with Van Exel with the Lakers?

@dinanikolaidou1177

3 жыл бұрын

Nick to Kobe, wow...that has been a while.

One of the best names in sports as well 💯

@carlwallace1129

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed,,,VanExcel also was like the original FREAKSHOW in L.A. before Kobe

Imagine if this guy played in the early to mid 2000s multiple MVPs and all star appearances and possibly a few ships under his belt.

@blizzard2099

3 жыл бұрын

But he did play in the early to mid 2000s ........

@aaronhensley5359

3 жыл бұрын

@@blizzard2099 he played from 1993 to 2006 what I was trying to say is imagine if he got drafted later down the road and if he played during the later parts of the 2000s like 2005 to 2015.

@blizzard2099

3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronhensley5359 I don't really think it would have significantly changed something. You think he would have thrived more ?

@aaronhensley5359

3 жыл бұрын

@@blizzard2099 the game of basketball was played at a slower pace back in the 90s then today’s basketball I have no doubt he would thrive more in transitional play of basketball like scoring and passing and be solid on the defensive end of the ball getting a few steals and the occasional block and being a decent spot up shooter and being able to create his own shot.

@blizzard2099

3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronhensley5359 Probably. No doubt in my mind that Nick would still shine today. My thought is that the game being what it was back than, benefited him a lot because of his speed. Also, I was not so sure about your "occasional block" comment, since he's like 6' or 6'2"... but then I remembered Mugsy Bogues blocking a real tall guy, lol (I don't remember who, I just have the images imprinted in my head from watching NBA Action at the time with Amad Rashad and Willow Bay).

Nick was special. I remember his rookie year with him knocking down game winners and attacking with no fear. He lived in the pressure and embraced it.

@steed3902

3 жыл бұрын

he had the type of range that Curry has!

They had Shaq, Van Exel, Eddie Jones, AND Kobe. Damn you Del Harris, there was a dynasty right there.

Nick to Kobe, wow...that has been a while.

Dallas my go to squad on nba live back in the day with van exel, dirk, Nash and Finley. Van exel super underrated in hindsight

@lawrencemoore3863

2 жыл бұрын

Nick&Nash

Finally, a Van Exel video with dunk footage.

Big fan of Nick the Quick’s one of my All Time Favorite Players. He showed up in the Biggest situations. In the NCAA Tournament in his Final game. He hit 8 3pters Vs The eventual Champion North Carolina. He was Ball’n!!!!!!

Man, Nick was my favorite playing growing up. Well deserved recognition and a player who would have done extremely well in today's NBA. Deeeppp 3'ss!!!

Nick the quick was my favorite player growing up!

LOVED Nick Van Exel's game! Pure swagger....

It was a great joy to hear Chick Hearn called those games.

Love Nick the Quick. Eddie Jones was Kobe like, before we got the real thing. And don't forget Cedric Cerballos. Thanks for the great videos, Sean! Love from Australia.

@jonathanrenner794

3 жыл бұрын

And don't forget Eddie "the lizard" Campbell

He would torch his previous team,1st game at PepsiCenter,sent the game into OT,fun to watch!!

Nick Van Exel was originally first round 9th pick overall 93' draft then George Karl caused Nick to fall to the second pick at 37th and became a steal for the Lakers on their last leg after Magic. Nick still proved why he was amazing throughout his career.

I remember the off-season when there was a lineup of the previous Lakers lineup and a question mark next to Van Exel’s name for the following season. The biggest question mark was whether he was the PG to lead them to a title. Two years later he was gone. Great job on your videos!! Keep em coming!! Very educational for the generations that don’t know about this era of bb.

He's even a Jay-Z lyric.

@kareemgenerousone4921

3 жыл бұрын

Handle the rock like van exel

@nekronbeast3981

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

Nick at Night was a damn good player on NBA Live 96

@martinmackye9865

3 жыл бұрын

Dell curry was almost tecmo Bo jackson level unstoppable on 96.....only thing I remember bout that game...lol

Love these 'what happened' videos. Such brilliant stories. Thanks for putting these together, brings back memories and nostalgia 🙏☺️

Ayyy, shout out to Nick. I respect him even more now that I know he was beefing with punk ass George Karl from the beginning.

@FuShengAlex

2 жыл бұрын

He got Karl back in the 95 playoffs lol

He's the reason why I became a Basketball fan! :-)

Your videos are a joy, sir, and you highlight some of the sweetest moments of a player's career! Kudos to you, and thanks for the amazing basketball content!

I loved his style of playing so much that I learned how to dribble and shoot with my left hand

I always loved the fact that he shot his free throws, 2 feet back from the free throw line.

Very good job on Nick da Quik. Keep up that good work! You make me realize after every video who I glossed over in the past.

I had a van ex jersey his rookie year i banged with hime strick and cassell (repping md)

The Lake Show! Love those mid 90s Lakers, and Nick Van Exel especially!

Phenomenal video, sir... I was such a Huge Nick Van Exel fan... even though I've been a Bulls fan since 1990. He was a truly special, and uniquely talented player.

Great video. Huge LA fan here. Loved NVE even when he wasn’t on the Lakers anymore. Crazy how time flies.

And I thought everybody had forgotten about Nick Van Exel. He deserved his own BTM dedicated video! Thanks.

I loved Nick, even met him at the 1st WNBA game, Sparks vs Liberty back in 2000. Shame what happened to his son...

@mikeillgaming4224

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I remember that game ... Lobo vs leslie

Another great video! Love your content!

My man finally gets some love in this new age. Thank you ! I wreak havoc with him with the classic teams on 2k

Man can you imagine Phil Jackson with that team. Nick, Eddie Jones, Kobe and Shaq

This dude was sooo fast, seen him play against the Bulls. Really great player!!

As a UC alum and lifetime Bearcat's fan, I appreciate the love for a player I watched quite a bit of during UC's heyday.

Haha Nick throwing them towels @ Jalen...classic. Loved that old Laker squad...Nick,,Eddie jones,,Shaq, Kobe,, was an awesome time to be a 11 year old kid from LA falling in love with basketball

I loved and watched van exel when I 1st found the 2002 Dallas maverick team. I my favorite year for Michael finally, Dirk. Nash, van exel and every Johnson. After finding the team, was an instant mavs fan from GA lol so glad they got a championship in 2011

So glad I subscribed to your channel ☺

I thought "Black Pistol Pete" when I saw that kid. You don't need to say "one of" the biggest steals of that draft. Jerry West is the smartest hillbilly you will ever see

Nick was so clutch. He was my favorite player when I was coming up.

Jordan=Greatness/Specialness Nick =Specialness Lebron=Greatness

🔥🔥🔥 he broke that man's whole leg! I collected cards when he was with Lakers!

@mikeillgaming4224

3 жыл бұрын

Upper deck

I wished they neva traded him the year b4 they dynasty started !!!

@j.p.2976

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! As much as I appreciate Derek Fisher, he was not nearly as talented as Van Exel. Wish he stayed along with Eddie Jones.

@villedocvalle

3 жыл бұрын

Nah he was used to losing. Became cocky and didn’t really push anymore.

@gtv3579

3 жыл бұрын

@@villedocvalle Hey it's not his fault because Del harris didn't know how 2 alternate his guards better on the floor Nicc would 've done better with Phil Jaccson in my opinion for a floor general better than Derricc Fisher CUH 1 !!!

He would destroy the nba now. He was that good.

Those highlights was fire!!!!

Great vid. One of the all time steals in the draft. Huge assist numbers and has one of the best assist to turn over ratios at the time. Really took care of the ball. Fisher took his place and was probably the right guy for the job but I often wondered what those championship teams would have looked like with Nick and Eddie Jones (who was traded for Glen Rice) would have looked like.

van exel's floaters after a spin were eye candy!!!

yes, i agree sean davis. one of my favorite basketball players in the 90s.

Nick Van Exel was my favorite UC BASKETBALL player in the 90's for sure

Smooth, cold blooded, and well rounded.

Best basketball video I seen lately. I was fed up with the same players in every basketball channel

My 2nd best point behind Strickland.Yo vids 🔥 keep em rolling

haha fantastic video! love Van Ex!

I remember they called him nick at night as well

Haha, that was my guy too. I have a bunch of his cards I collected, he was no Magic 2.0, but he was an exceptional scorer, I think D'aaron Fox is the closest theses days, with the speed and buttery lefty jump shot.

I saw Nick Van Exel play for Cincinnati, he was good, but my team was Memphis Tigers and in 92 we had Penny!!

@jdquadrider

3 жыл бұрын

How did the Bearcats do against Memphis that year? :-)

@whatbooks7908

3 жыл бұрын

@@jdquadrider They were both amazing players. This was the game I saw at the Pyramid, but I think we lost to them too;) kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWysy7mag6-qYrg.html

He would be perfect for this era

Purple Van Exel jersey...one of my favorites.

Been watching the lakers since 85.. the 95 lakers is my favorite laker team. With the sudden departure of magic and james worthy, ‘95 laker didnt bend over and went tank mode. It was a complete basketball team top to bottom and van exel was a good floor leader.

nick quick was mad buckets ever time he lace them up , Boy watching him play for the Nuggets was fun i know how ever guarding him getting clown are broking ankels nick was unstoppable at time when we was zone out good luck.

Forgotten Superstar!! But he’s easily my top 5 players IMO!!

Loved his ball handling and passing skills on those mid ninties LA Lakers teams. Still has his nr 9 jersey in my house somewhere. Too bad he had a bad streak about him.

Met him. Cool guy. Kenny Smith once said he is the greatest non famous clutch shooter in NBA history. His clutch shot resume is ridunkulous. It was him, Kenny Anderson, AI, Tim Hardaway, God Shammgod, Mark Jackson, and Rafer Alston as the best handles in the Old Skool.

Watched all the games on channel 9 back then Nick was my fav player as a kid

Nick was a fun player to watch, he was loved in Dallas during his stint with the Mavs

Shoulda been an all time great. Love his game, before Kyrie there was VanExel

VANEXCEL was the Original FREAKSHOW in L..A. with his shimmy shake n bake flamboyant stlye of play with clutch shots passes. His flair was ahead of his time with his Anklebreakers and antics .

Even though this was considered a low period in Laker Lore, they were fun to watch.

Tricky Nick!!! Hell of a PG. Neverrt a shot he didn't like tho!!

He and I had the same assistant coach in college,...., different universities after Nick was in the NBA. He's one of the players I heard good stories about.

I had Lakers van exel jersey. A legend

Nick the Quick ... 💥🔥🤙🏼

Nick Van Excelent.. love that guy

Real Beast Man!! Nick The Quick Van Exel!!!

I was a big Lakers fan in the 90s, and the "Gangsta Hoopa" was my guy! But let's pump the brakes a little bit here. "The Most Amazing Guard of the 90s"? Stockton? Payton? Kidd? Penny? Tim Hardaway? Several reasons why he got traded: 1) he was a shoot-first point guard (in his defense, Lakers didn't have much offense before Shaq), 2) didn't play much defense (Stockton schooled him 2 straight years in the playoffs), 3) his contract and big payday was a year away (1999), (4) they didn't need his offense (with Shaq established and Kobe on the rise). HOWEVER, Nick proved his value in Denver. Change of scenery did him well. Van Excel was a very streaky shooter who's wasn't very accurate (career is a poor 40.5%, but awesome 35.8% from 3), but when he was having fun, he was the toughest / quickest little guy on the floor (not named Hardaway), and when he was HOT, there was little to stop him, and was fun to watch! Will always remember his days with the Lakers.

Van Exel was my favourite hands down, until Kobe hit the scene! I had his yellow Champion jersey, the 90s were the best 🤙

Well said dude. Absolutely special. Just would pull up from anywhere and drain it

Great content Sir. This rivals 30 for 30.

His style is like Kenny Anderson