Am I the only one flat out smiling when Magic made the Skyhook?

What I still can't believe is that some fans like to say Magic Johnson wasn't a "pure point guard," as if his versatility and ability to score when his team needed him to are somehow knocks against his point guard play. If a "pure point guard" is a guy who won't pick up the scoring load when his teammates are struggling, or won't frequently grab double-digit rebounds, or can't play 4 or 5 different positions throughout the season or a playoff series, then you can keep your "pure point guard." Give me Magic Johnson.

@jesseurena5153

10 жыл бұрын

most assist per game all time.... fuck haters magic is the man

@ThePoorFluffy

3 жыл бұрын

Then Lebron is the greatest PG all-time

@lloydkline1518

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePoorFluffy magic original 6 fooot 8 inches point guard , lebron james just to another level!;; being 6 foot 8 inches plus

Still the most impressive single game performence ever: a rookie point guard dominating the most crucial game of the year as a center. It's unbelievable even by Hollywood standarts

Did anybody else notice that at 1:18, Coach says that Jamaal Wilkes has a sikly smooth jumper, while Wilkes is pulling the ball behind his head, then in the very next clip he shows Dr. J pulling the ball just as far back and says that that's why Dr. J's jump shot was never that good?

@phomjachana

8 жыл бұрын

the rythym of Dr J isn't there. You can see the bending of the knees is a little jerky as well as the arm motions. Wilkes isn't perfectly smooth. And I think J's shot was pulled back just a little more than Wilkes.

@cflo1386

7 жыл бұрын

EGarrett01 I noticed that too.

Magic's smile is and was worth millions. How can you not like the guy. Even my Bostonian Father likes him...

I have been a basketball fan since the 79-80 season. I routed for my NY Knicks all of the time. Since the NY Knicks were not in the finals in 1980 against the Lakers. I was routing for the 76's. Magic Jojnson is the best all around ball player of all time. 9 trips to the finals in 12 years.

Magic had incredible court vision, unparalleled intuition, and a basketball IQ rivaled only by Larry Bird. He combined that with incredible ball handling packaged in a 6' 9" frame which made him the best PG in NBA history.

A video about how Magic Johnson is the best PG ever but he's showing a game where he played mostly center..... TF

@seancarney1934

9 жыл бұрын

It shows how versatile he is as a player. It shows how even though he was a point guard, he could also play the center position and be absolutely amazing at it.

@34cvc

9 жыл бұрын

Sean Carney well, he was 6'9'' so not a lot of guards as tall as him but yeah its still impressive

@lwmson

3 жыл бұрын

@@seancarney1934 The it's a testament to his flexibility as a player, not specifically the PG position.

Wow this video is especially good and interesting ! Thx for sharing your basketball knowledge and these legendary nba games !

u r a good coach. great breakdowns. great vid. good job

Another very enjoyable retro-breakdown, sir.

Great breakdown Nick. Keep up the good work and this channel will blow up.

So how does this possibly explain why magic is the best pg? Didn't see much.

@hunterhenryk

8 жыл бұрын

+linkxp notfromhyrule Title is clickbait, and, unfortunately, it worked.

@theloverswineverytime1625

6 жыл бұрын

im a Sixers fan. so u kno im pissed. like, wtf...?

@theloverswineverytime1625

6 жыл бұрын

Hunter Henryk ....Word, i personally think those that use clickbait should really be subject to death...REALLY

@jesuswesleyramirez4165

6 жыл бұрын

Hunter Henryk he was a rookie in this video

@jesuswesleyramirez4165

6 жыл бұрын

Omar najeeb lol

I see this video is quite old, but I just wanted to thank you for doing what you do. As someone who is admittedly, quite ignorant to basketball before the Jordan era, this was great to watch.

I have Magic as the #4 of all time (1. Jabbar, 2. Russell, 3. Jordan). First of all, the man was just a winner, plain and simple. Like Russell, everything he touched emerged as a gold medal winner. He was an NCAA champ, five time NBA champ (if his peak was 90s he could have doubled that, as the 1988 expansion severely diluted the league), and Olympic champion. Second, he played whatever role was necessary to win, for example game six of the 1980 NBA Finals or the many years he subdued his scoring role to ensure "Cap", was the main option, then picked up his scoring (starting in 87) when Cap was slowing down and Riley urged Magic to take over. Finally, Magic was the consummate floor general, unlike the players if today (see New Orleans and Davis), he knew how to utilize all the tools in his tool bag, and always fed the Big dog (jabbar) until he was full.

The best big guards with great handles Magic, Penny, and Tmac. I'm gonna get alota arguments about Tmac but rmember how he avgd 32 in ORL while his TOs are down to only 2.5 considering how much as he handles the ball and how all defense is focused on him

Excellent breakdown! and I like the beard!

sick goatee man

I think the title is misleading.

@petermorton301

3 жыл бұрын

That's why he said he the greatest point guard of all time if he can do this he must be a hell of a point guard he just played guard forward and center in one game as a rookie what do that tell you and in a championship game he got skills

whatya talkin bout coach ?? jamaal wilkes also pulled the ball way back when attempting a jump shot...just like drj - how can one be 'silky smooth' and the other not?

@tktheking93

10 жыл бұрын

the thing that bothers me is that he said one thing right after another

@m3gusta17

10 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too, lol -- but the fact is, Jamaal "Smooth as Silk" Wilkes had the 20-foot layup, and the Dr. didn't :P

@bballbreakdown at 1:25 you suggested a kind of bad release by drj what do you think about Redds release(not used very often by players)

thanks!

holy crap you're back.

If you have the privilege to meet him, he's the nicest guy ever.

I can't say that when I look at his 3 pt percentages and at his mid range shots... he's a lot better now, though I'm a celtics fan, so I really hope he comes better than ever

The skyhook needs to be brought back to the league. It'd still be unguardable.

vids pleasee! ty

@ bballbreakdown hey coach who are you talking about at 6:47 ?

Can someone tell me who that guy coach nick was talking about at the right side at 6:51?1

I agree with you there!!!

This makes me want to play 2k online like the computer.

Hey Coach Nick, I liked your retro jab at Trump's hair long before he was president. That was also a great video in general!

Magic Johnson is probably one of the top 3 players of all time, let alone THE best PG to ever play the game. The guy dominated EVERY position and he was almost averaging a triple double in the PLAYOFFS! This guy was a beast, no comparison whatsoever.

@EGarrett01

10 жыл бұрын

Magic actually averaged a triple double over his first 4 playoff runs combined. Check it out. 17 points, 10.3 rebounds, 10.3 assists per game.

it is Chuck Daly former coach of Penn college and future head coach of the Cavaliers and the "Bad boy" Pistons

Chuck Daly

Stockton has the record for most assists in a season. The man deserves to be discuss with Magic

I feel smarter just watching these breakdowns

I really wonder what playing under Coach Nick would be like. He sounds like he knows this game inside and out and has x-ray vision, the way he can recognize and breakdown the most complicated or botched of plays. I really regret that I never took up a sport in school after watching these breakdowns.

I love using magic johnson in nba 2k12

Magic was 6'9", no other point guard like him have ever come around. The point is for a point guard to do what he did by starting at center is what makes him the greatest of all time.

can anyone tell me who that was at 6:56 he was talking about? i dont wanna sound stupid but was it phil jackson?

Who is Coach Nick referring to at 6:45?

I dident see them attempt a single 3 pointer! they even had the 3 point line! all in the paint or mid ranges!

holy crap the last boom scared the living shits out of me

Cheeks pass his pull up jump shooting skill to Westbrook brilliantly

Look at the film. Who is number 9? Jim Chones. What position did he play? What position did Norm Nixon play? Who is covering Daryl Dawkins the 76ers center? Who is covering the Maurice Cheeks the 76ers point guard. Magic Johnson plays power forward when Michael Cooper is in the game and 2 guard the rest of the time. It sells saying he played all positions. Just like they try to say about Lebron these days. Magic always power forward on defense with the Lakers zone. He gets the rebound and Wilkes then later Worthy release to start the break

@cjjohnson8887

10 жыл бұрын

He always says power forward cause he's 6'9 stupid.

@gandydancer2748

10 жыл бұрын

People like CJJohnson, who write sentences using "says" when they mean, I guess, "plays" (though Johnson didn't always play power forward either) and who are completely missing the point, should be careful about calling anyone else stupid. The point is that "Coach Nick" is repeating a myth when he says Johnson played center in this game.

Kwame Brown is the best PG of all time.

@bobthabuilda1525

4 жыл бұрын

Word

@petermorton301

3 жыл бұрын

He not better then magic though

@vinuzo9548

3 жыл бұрын

@@petermorton301 r/whoosh

@KrithikRock

3 жыл бұрын

yeah did y'all see the screens he was setting!

Personally the reason John Stockton was good as he was was because he had Karl Malone and all they were doing in Utah were Pick and Rolls. Magic and Stockton switch teams and woo. Let's just say Utah would have won atleast one win in the finals against the Bulls maybe even both

Honestly, players back then were fast. Doug Collins made an interesting comment way back and said that players back then compared to today players were just as a fast, and that the difference was really the strength as players today are stronger. Not surprising since everyone today does weights.

I like to learn about basketball by watching these videos, please give us more info similar to the title.

Bring back the goatee coach

F*ck I'm so confused I just watched one of your videos for the first time and you didn't have a beard

so coach, who is the guy who's sitting next to Cunningham @6:50?

can you make a video that gives some tips for point guards?

Who's the guy next to the sixers coach that he points out?

Coach Nick got a beard going on, looking good Coach

Greatest player of all-time.

Coach Nick, I don't see in this video why Magic was the best PG of all time.

@phomjachana

8 жыл бұрын

versatility that no other pg has had. tho you could make an argument for the big O, but even then you aren't getting the same post play out Oscar or any great pg as you would get out of magic.

who was the guy on the right side of the philly bench?

What's the guitar song in the background?

That was a fun game too watch. Was a Laker fan then. Not now!!!!

No one is blaming Stockton, they're saying that it's stupid to base who's a better player by overall totals when they're a testament of longevity rather than overall impact.

there's actually an interesting article on BR outlining how Nate Robinson is the most profitable/beneficial player relative to his nba minimum salary

Let's watch Lakers vs. Sixers 2016

can u make a vid talking about the okc thunder and there smart draft pick since 2007

This was indeed a phenomenal performance by Magic, but I don't think you can make the point guard GOAT argument based solely on this one game. I would this think that this game proved how flexible and versatile a player he is.

The guy on his right was Chuck Daily if I'm not mistaken.

I think it is chuck daly who coach the "Bad Boy" pistons in the 90'S HE also coached the dream team in 92

Stockton is the all time assists leader because Karl Malone was an inside force. He got it to Karl almost every time and Karl made many of those shots and is now one of the nba all time leaders in points

CP3 is magic with ball he may not have the best jump shot but he's a great passer and has great basketball IQ and court vision

Nice shot Lionell...

RIP darryl dawkins

Everyone saying the video is incorrectly titled is missing the point here: he's the best PG because he was capable of playing this far away from his natural position in the NBA Finals as a rookie, and elevating his game to the highest level. In the end, Magic was still a PG essentially playing out of position. What other PG could dominate from other positions like this? Oscar wouldn't have been able to handle the 5. Stock, West, Cousy, Isiah, Paul, Kidd, GP? No way could they handle bigs.

I had to work so hard to figure out who the 76ers assistant coach. Now I feel inadequate about my knowledge of NBA history.

Chuck Daly. Won a couple titles with the Pistons later in the 80s.

Wow Pat Riley looks way different back then O_o

@bballbreakdown i could never tell, was he as good a player as he was a coach, also can you do breakdowns of the kobe/shaq lakers in the finals and see why they were dominant, and also can you breakdown kobes 81 game to see how toronto let him have the 2nd greatest performance in history? keep up the good work :)

magic the best point guard ever and its not even close

Who's the guy on the right at 6:53???

True True

hey coach can you break down hakeems game favorite player ever?:)

could you breakdown a game of your basketball team

Why he *IS the best point guard of all time!

Sorry, but I'm still curious about that guy sitting next to the lakers' coach.. can someone tell me? thx

Thumbs up for the beard, and for the video too.

woahhhh

Stockton and Malone were both great players that of course benefited from playing along side each other. One didn't make the other a star per se.

Let's see how Rose's career goes after the injury, but anything that Rondo can do CP3 can also do it, plus he's a better shooter and steps bigger in clutch moments.

Someone telling us why Magic was the best PG of all time, is like someone trying to tell you why Waters wet!

now i know why video;s haven't been released in a few weeks...needed time to grow at mo

can u do comparisons between players like kobe and michael, kidd and nash, garnett and duncan etc in their primes

Magic, Kareem then Kobe

Holy shit, it's coach Nick's evil twin!

That is true. Shaq is said to have had Stan fired and replaced by Pat.

Good Breakdown Coach Nick...Though many people don't share your opinion including me somewhat...I understand your views on why you thought Magic was the best PG of all time.

yeah you were right on that one.

He is definitely at least a little bit over-rated compared to other point guards in the league, but there is no denying he can pass it with the best of them, it will be interesting to see how he does if he has mostly sub par players around him in a few years.

Magic Johnson is so versatile, PG playing center. Wow! I like D Rose better than CP3

We all know Magic Johnson was a natural point guard. He played that position his whole life. He was the best point guard ever because what other point guard could literally play every single position? The video is not showing Magic's point guard skills, but what set him apart from other points guards, i.e., his versatility.

Im talking about the game right now, I think that Rondo may be overrated because of the people he had around himself, but as a passer he will problebly be conciderd to be one of the greatest