Are The 82-83 76ers The GREATEST Team Ever? (GOAT Team Series #2)

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The case for the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers for the title of Greatest Team in NBA History.
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@jonnyarnett 4 года назад

How would the 83 76ers do against teams today?

@robertthabassheadjacobson4968 4 года назад

It depends on what rules they play. The rules back then or today's rules.

@yudonnom3 4 года назад

@Robert Jacobson i'd say either way they'd be dominant.

@kevin2kfan323 4 года назад

Dominate nobody can stop Dr J or Moses Malone the league would be LIT if the legends played today today's game is just ok but not like it was back then

@markbeebe125 4 года назад

Deeeeestroy them!

@kameronsmith5854 4 года назад

Can you make a video on how good was Vince Carter 🙏

@mcleananderson4948 4 года назад

No one talks about Moses Malone, it's absurd how overlooked he is.

@go-goakins1489 4 года назад

McLean Anderson true Moses was phenomenal!!!🏀🏀🏀🏀

@go-goakins1489 4 года назад

Right on McLean! Your comment rocks & I just subbed!!👏

@marcusxavier7083 4 года назад

@Funk O'Matic don't forget barkley, who "learn to be a man" with malone, according to what he said

@gold6813 4 года назад

@@marcusxavier7083 people talk about Hakeem have a great post game because of his soccer training as a youngster Glossing over the fact Moses personally taught Hakeem his big man moves and fundamentals of the game. Remember folks. Hakeem cam to basketball - late.

@vernonleewarren280 3 года назад

Agreed. He was such a monster of a player. Definitely underrated

@SuperJimmielee 4 года назад

i cry everytime i watch that championship feeling. me and my dad watchedthe sixers win the nba championship that night beating the lakers. i will never forget that night. 1983 was the best yr of my life. rest in peace dad i will never forget you.

@alexaadap 4 года назад

I lost money on that series. $20, which was a lot of money to a 7th grader back. Cool memories bro. :)

@ksmoothe 4 года назад

That must have been special for you.

@jbellflower83 4 года назад

I was born in 1983

@jacobbrandt8239 4 года назад

I hope ben and jojo bring that to me. Must’ve been cool

@mrich70 4 года назад

I too watched my 76ers destroy the Lakers in that series. I was 13 at the time and I've been a 76ers fan since 1979. Moses was a beast and Bobby Jones was totally underrated.

@Maximillian200HP 4 года назад

Such a shame Charles Barkley got to that team when they were on their way out.

@jpmnky 4 года назад

But that also brings up that Barkley had the chance to step up and be a leader, possibly helping transition a new era.

@chrisballard5743 4 года назад

@gothatway09 You do realize they still won 54-56 games that yr. And declining Moses...he still went to 4 All Star games after that yr,and avg over 20 ppg. The Sixers downfall was that ridiculous trade after the 86 season. Sending Moses to Washington,and trading away the no.1 pick,who turned out to be perennial all star Brad Daugherty. Imagine a frontcourt of Barkley,Moses,and Daugherty. The owner Katz destroyed that team, because they still had a few good years left.

@vonholland64 4 года назад

Barkley just didn’t fit on that team at the time

@markdc31 4 года назад

Yep, he had one year with Doc & Moses... The former Sixers owner, Katz, he’d already gotten all of his season ticket holders and whatever, then he traded Moses. Jeff Ruland, Terry Catelege?? For an MVP! It ruined Doc’s last few years. Criminal.

@WestSide1207 4 года назад

@Curly Que Barkley wasn't a center, my dude.

@johnmassoud930 4 года назад

Not sure the 83 Sixers were the best ever, but they sure were among the best ever.

@keifer39 4 года назад

I agree. And this is from a lifelong Philadelphian and Sixers fan.

@stephcurrytheg.o.a.t 4 года назад

They better than the Kobe and Shaq Lakers

@cleophuswebster4177 4 года назад

My high school graduation year.one of the best teams just can't say the best.A TRUE DR.J FAN

@moeball740 3 года назад

Not the best ever but...they were pretty darned good!

@keres9580 3 года назад

@@stephcurrytheg.o.a.t you sure about that?

@Tolstoy111 4 года назад

Mo Cheeks is the most efficient scorer of all time among guards with at least 6000 points. He never took a bad shot.

@jamesdjl4359 4 года назад

@Leland Joseph Sadly, mostly true.

@PhilBurr100 4 года назад

@Leland Joseph You hit it right on the nail, i say this all the time. At least ya'll still exist 👏👏

@bobblaszczak7972 4 года назад

You really said it. Mo was so efficient. I don't what stats were, but he was a great distributor, rarely turned the ball over, great defensive player and when he got the open shot off of a double team it seemed like he was money. I swear he always drilled the open shot. And he was not looking to shoot. Such a great player that really ran that offense. Overlooked imo I believe he was right there with Isaiah Thomas.

@shawnfarquhar2434 4 года назад

My memory isn't good but he hit every single open jumper his entire career. If you gave him space he buried you.

@vernonleewarren280 3 года назад

I loved Mo Cheeks. Great guard. I'm sure glad he got into the HOF. Obviously Westbrook didn't learn anything from this great man during the years he tried to teach him the game

@adamforman606 4 года назад

Having watched them LIVE in the 1980's , that 83' 76ers Team was unstoppable from start to finish. They BLEW through the regular season, Post Season & NBA Finals like nobody was there ! The aquisition of Moses Malone and 4 of their starting 5 players being named STARTERS for the All-Star Team says it all ! They were probably the single most Dominant Team for 1 entire season in the 1980's just on statistics alone ! Nobody could compete with them in 1983.

@PalmdalesAdonis 2 года назад

2017 warriors

@adamforman606 2 года назад

@@PalmdalesAdonis READ.....I said rhe 1980's. You people with your knee jerk responses. You are OBVIOUSLY a Warriors FAN. Spare us.

@1987retroman Год назад

Andrew Tony was an allstar reserve, not a starter.

@adamforman606 Год назад

@@1987retroman What difference does it make ? Honestly. 4 Starting players from that 1983 Championship 76ers made the All-Star Team Moses, Dr. J , & Mo Cheeks Started. Andrew Toney came off the bench. You only START 5 players for God's Sake. The FACT that ALL 4 of them made the All-Star Team is Incredible !!! Feel Better ?

@1987retroman Год назад

@@adamforman606 You made a false statement, and I corrected you. Calm down.

@bigdogpete43 4 года назад

They had muscle, speed, and grace. This one year when they were firing on all cylinders, they were a beautiful team to watch.

@descendantoffools9767 4 года назад

My favorite team back then, don't get mentioned enough as one of the great teams. And Andrew Toney was fantastic. Even Larry Bird said he was one of the toughest players he ever played against.

@Amick44 3 года назад

Bird and Barkley Rave about Toney. He was killing Boston until they got Dennis Johnson

@luvtahandload7692 7 месяцев назад

The Boston Strangler. 😊

@DiamondyardSportscards 2 года назад

The '83 Sixers could compete with any team in any era, they had confidence, flash, could score, rebound, and, most importantly, were elite defenders.

@kingkocher 4 года назад

This one is probably the most underrat GOAT team in NBA history

@vernonleewarren280 3 года назад

I'll second that

@zsmoove3108 4 года назад

Sounds like a great solution to have. Your best bench player is the backup to your worst starter.

@mikealaniz7236 4 года назад

Starters get tired tho. That means everyone else is worse version of your starters.

@zsmoove3108 4 года назад

@@mikealaniz7236 I mean it's not like your 4 best starters will be on the bench all at the same time.

@aftastosk6016 4 года назад

It was just a trick to have him fresh at the 4th quarter, when his hustle and hard defense was mostly needed. It worked.

@alvinpearis 4 года назад

@@aftastosk6016 that's right. Bobby Jones always played with the starters in the 4th. It's not always who starts that's most important, it's who finishes.

@bobblaszczak7972 4 года назад

@@alvinpearis Bobby Jones was a great player with Denver in the 70s. I would say he was an All star in West before going to Philly.

@RonKent-not-Clark 4 года назад

People look over Julius all the time and they forget Elgin as well without those 2 none of this would be the way it is. Jordan's famous slam from the free-throw line was an homage to Dr J

@jefftravis3808 Месяц назад

Wtf is this whiny prat going on about? Are you troubled cuz millennials don't know Dr. J.? Cuz grown ass NBA fans know him. The man was praised and raved about all the time I was watching the NBA from 1980 on.

@jingqi9106 4 года назад

I remember that Andrew Toney could get freaking HOT and just put teams away, especially the Celtics in '83. That '83 Bucks team was pretty damn good too, very underrated.

@thairob 4 года назад

Andrew Toney was the second best on that team behind Moses. He was insane offensively before injuries. If my life counted on someone scoring a bucket, Toney would be right at the top of the list with MJ.

@TommieL284 4 года назад

Boston strangler

@anthonybrown5522 4 года назад

Andrew Toney had the weirdest shooting technique but not as weird as Jamaal Wilkes

@bobblaszczak7972 4 года назад

@@anthonybrown5522 ha. Keith Wilkes with that twisting arm motion. Great shooter though. Silky smooth.

@matthewowen4508 2 года назад

Milwaukee was the one team that got a win against the Sixers in the playoffs that year, & that Bucks squad ended Dr. J's career on a sour note in '86 & '87. People forget how good they were. Celtics had something to do with that.

@iess2006 4 года назад

Big Mo is by far the most underrated center in NBA history. Tragic about Andrew Toney and his injuries....a true HoF talent and as unstoppable as Bernard King but in the 2 Guard position. A poetic win for Doc :)

@grahamjoseph00 3 года назад

Perhaps the most underrated nba champions ever,period And Moses Malone Is so criminally underrated

@TimothyWilliams-zg1vd Год назад

This particular Sixer team of 82/83 year & season happens to be my favorite..as middle school students living in Newport News Virginia, I saw them play & I admired their athleticism..They were obviously very great players in my opinion

@martyemmons1859 4 года назад

Number One, for sure! Dr. J is still my favorite basketball player. In 1983, even the Laker fans were happy for The Doctor.

@richsleyster2656 3 года назад

Andrew Toney had the quickest first step in the league. He could light it up!!! The fact that they SWEPT a healthy Lakers team in its prime still blows my mind. I was 11 yrs old during this season. To this day they were one of the most dominant single season teams I’ve ever seen.

@mangadolo9028 4 года назад

Glad you are recognizing this team. They are very under appreciated!!!

@scottsummers684 4 года назад

Man, I love this Sixers Team during this early 80's team with Dr. J and Wholly Moses Malone...and oh yeah, I almost forgot Bobby Jones and also Cheeks...awesome combination...!!!

@Jonatansimon 4 года назад

We gotta credit DrJ for not being selfish and play a more team oriented role, everybody understood their role in that team and with Moses (a beast) the dominated, one of my Fav team of all time.

@troysoares7167 4 года назад

The 83 Sixers were the best regular season and playoff basketball team I ever seen play the game !!!!

@dudeman1389 2 года назад

what a great video. I was an avid fan of the Sixers in the early to mid 80's. The only thing I would add is what a solid coach Billy Cunningham was. and yes, Moses was/is terribly underrated, this is a man who won 3 MVP's and carried an otherwise average/poor Rockets team to the Finals in 1981.

@kevin2kfan323 4 года назад

Yes G.O.A.T legends Julius Irving and Moses Malone duo was the greatest team up in 76ers history

@CowboyUp1371 4 года назад

Yes but not the greatest team in NBA history. ‘96 bulls

@TheRealNBAYoungboy 4 года назад

Embiid and Simmons???

@miquelcanosasanteularia1678 4 года назад

@@CowboyUp1371 warriors unfortunetly better

@piediepew299 4 года назад

@@miquelcanosasanteularia1678 yea no i would take the only team to repeat threepeat with the goat on the team

@user-ml3ct5rt2f 4 года назад

What about the 1967 76ers with Wilt, Hal Greer, Chet Walker, and Billy Cunningham, all Hall of Famers?

@pallen49 4 года назад

DAMN, I was sooooo freaking happy that Dr J, my ALL TIME favorite player since the NBA and ABA merge, won one!!...He and the team finally broke thru during the season that I graduated from high school..Perfect timing for my childhood memories...I was then off to college...

@significantnobody823 4 года назад

Finally some respect for one of the greatest championship teams ever. Thank you J.A. If I had to give them a rating...top 5. That 12-1 run and looking at what they did to the defending champion Lakers....top 5

@donniedixon679 4 года назад

They were good but the only knock is they got ☝

@philb6234 4 года назад

@@donniedixon679 levels of competition was much higher. There is much more efficient shooting back then. They just told you Andy Tony shot 50% for the season as a off guard or shooting guard. Sixers would have probably swept the best Chicago Bulls team. We would put Bobby Jones on Michael Jordan. And they would have no answer for Moses Malone. No answer for Andrew Tony. Let's not forget Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls could not get past Detroit Pistons or Boston. Mike had to wait for those guys to get old

@mrich70 4 года назад

Top 3 in my book!

@mrich70 4 года назад

The 96 Bulls may have got a game or two, but they would have had no answer for Moses. If you weren't around back then, you can't understand just how good he was.

@bofletcher3212 4 года назад

Match em up player to player. Jordan & Malone- edge Jordan but not by a ton like people will pretend. Moses was dominant at that time. Doc vs. Pippen is close, but Doc was getting older so a slight edge to Pippen. Hall of Famers and defensive stoppers Bobby Jones & Rodman cancel each other out. Hall of Famer Mo Cheeks is far better than who ever comes next for the Bulls Kerr, Armstrong, Harper, Paxson take your pick. Andrew Toney, who Bird called the most unguardable player he played against is miles above the Bulls center of choice, Cartwright, Longley, Wennington. Then you look at the benches and the 76ers are way ahead. The 76ers dominated one of the best teams ever in the Finals, and dominated a Bucks team that got by one of the other greatest teams ever. The Bulls beat a bunch of patsies during their run.

@marcosmartinez8088 4 года назад

This team was extremely deep and versatile in both ends of the court. They are definitely top 5 teams of all time and definitely top 4 among greatest two way teams, alongside the 86 Celtics, the 87 Lakers and 17 Warriors.

@robbcampbell7441 4 года назад

Marcos Martínez They would have swept any of those teams you listed Bubba.

@susanbloodgood3572 4 года назад

One of the best , but I was more impressed with the 85 Lakers than the 87 Lakers, Celtics were all injured, Mc Hales broken foot, Walton was done , Bird still made it competitive

@donniedixon679 4 года назад

They are not better than shaq and Kobe the 🐂 are spurs they only got ☝🏆to be top 5 you have to have mutiple 💍💍💍

@txa1265 4 года назад

I was in high school in the early 80s in the Boston area and was fortunate to get to see the Celtics and Sixers play a few times (thanks Dad!) ... at the time I had no idea what I was seeing, so it is awesome going back to watching videos from that era. It is by far my favorite era of basketball.

@ronanschuster1954 4 года назад

this team was honestly amazing

@vernonleewarren280 3 года назад

Yes it was

@frankpalancio8471 4 года назад

Marc iavaroni used to always get the first foul called against him every game. It was hilarious because who else are you going to call a foul against on that team?

@GThreads 4 года назад

Glad someone is recognizing my team 💪🏾

@askbigpoppa 4 года назад

I totally agree Arnett you got me as a subscriber now, I’ve been saying this all along. No one played harder than this team. Moses, Cheeks, and Toney, not to mention the Doc, Jones as a sixth man unstoppable.

@darrell9616 4 года назад

A very good analysis. I watched this team play and knew that they were good, but I didn't realize that they were that good. Thanks for putting this together.

@gmanova 4 года назад

Thanks for the memories. This team was what started my love for basketball and the NBA.

@burrdaddy 4 года назад

Thanks for this video! Huge Doc fan and love seeing him get the attention he deserves. This team was remarkable.

@elijahschreiber9454 4 года назад

the malone signing is the equivalent of the warriors signing kd

@splashncrash7658 4 года назад

Exactly

@leemcb7297 4 года назад

They are the precursor to the Bulls having a swingman (MJ) and defensive stopper (Horace Grant / Dennis Rodman) 76ers swingman was Erving and the defensive player/stopper was Moses Malone

@markbeebe125 4 года назад

It's not a bad analogy, but the Malone signing was even bigger. He was the existing reigning MVP, that never ever happens. And KD went to a team that had already won a title whereas Moses went to a team that was constantly getting clipped by Boston. If I recall correctly they did make the finals in 1980 but that was Birds' rookie season, after that for the next couple years I don't believe they made it. Moses put them over top of the Celtics and the Lakers to win their first title or at least their first title since the 60s. Actually no, it was their first title because that team in the sixties was the Warriors.

@Tolstoy111 4 года назад

The difference is that the 76ers hadn't won before and needed to get over the top. The Warriors had won a title, after choking against the Cavs, their best player willingly took a back seat going forward.

@dionysise5008 4 года назад

Exactly

@nickmartin8495 4 года назад

Not many teams could run 5 All Stars at you like these Sixers... just an incredible team, and yes I think the best ever.

@fraz72 4 года назад

Loved this team so much.

@NonsoHendrix 4 года назад

Great vid! I’ve always wanted this team on 2k, easily the most underrated GOAT team ever

@cooliehimarley7 3 года назад

They were in 2k12 after that idk why they took them off

@Kjking22346 4 года назад

Arguably one of the greatest teams in the 80s outside the ‘85-‘86 Celtics

@keenannorris3309 2 года назад

It's not "arguable" that they were one of the greatest teams of the 80s. They were obviously one of the best of the 80s as evidenced by what they did to the Lakers and Celtics. What's arguable is that they were the greatest team ever.

@kjo2130 4 года назад

It’s a shame how underrated this team is. Easily top 5 team in history

@davidd7042 4 года назад

Thanks for putting this out. Such an underappreciated team. They definitely belong in the discussion of greatest squads in history.

@Michaelkaydee 4 года назад

Finally a video on this amazing team and showcasing why Malone is so underrated...

@cdprince768 4 года назад

People forget that in Bird & Magic's first four years in the league, they never met in the Finals, and the NBA's greatest rivalry was not Celtics-Lakers. It was 76ers-Lakers, who met 3 times in the first four years Bird & Magic were in the league.

@ralphabetsoup 3 года назад

Sixers-Lakers and Sixers-Celtics.

@JanetAMills 4 года назад

YES, the BEST TEAM ever! Starting line-up- no weaknesses and the BENCH all-stars in offense and defense!

@samuelbethea523 4 года назад

I was in the 11th grade at one of my best friend house watching this game! It was absolutely crazy!! I liked the Lakers a lot because of Kareem and Cornbread Jamaal ! Great series! Gratitude thanks for the memories

@Lawomenshoops 4 года назад

Cornbread Jamaal??? His nickname was Silk Wilkes, because he was so smooth!

@augustgreig9420 3 года назад

I just watched that Finals and in game 4 with Cheeks having the hot hand, Dr. J focused on more than scoring with 21 pts, 6 Rbs, 5 Assts, 2 blocks and 1 Stl in 36 minutes. That's pretty incredible considering he's not the main ball handle or the main scorer. And Moses out scored and out rebounded Kareem in every game except one where Kareem out scores him.

@alulatadesse1646 4 года назад

Thanks that was a a good lesson in nba history. I never hear about this team but what they did is absolutely amazing.

@kevinjohnson3119 4 года назад

Fo, Fi, Fo! My Bucks took a game off them. I'd say they're comparable to the 2001 Lakers who went Fo, fo, fi. Losing one to the 76ers (irony) in the finals.

@lemongavine 4 года назад

Kevin Johnson ...and the Sixers won game one on the road in that series. Made me think we had a chance. That Sixers team had a lot of injuries and I think it would have gone six or seven games if they were healthy.

@Melcavic42 4 года назад

@@lemongavine I know I was at that game as a kid/teen I would have been 17 pretty sure. Oh shoot we got this? Yeah we got this swept basically lol. Damn shame but thinking back that team was really just meh, Iverson, Snow, Matumbo who was just bullied, Aaron Maccey who was ok. Lynch, Geiger meh. Thinking back might have been pretty lucky to have just gotten 1 off them.

@samuelperezgarcia 4 года назад

@@lemongavine they had no chance. They needed overtime to beat the Lakers, and that only woke them up and made them play even better afterwards. That Lakers team was a freight train in the postseason.

@kalani49 4 года назад

Great video bro!!! Great series so far, looking forward to the next video!!!!!

@andrewjackson6412 4 года назад

I was always curious about their championship season, and I’m glad and grateful for this insightful video

@madcapper6 4 года назад

Very very well done Jonny Arnett. I was a little disappointed when I saw that you only had one other vid from your GOAT Team Series but then after seeing the upload dates on them I was happy to discover that it probably wasn't because you discontinued them but that it's something you're just starting. Please keep them coming. I'd love to see your take on the other Team GOAT candidates, particularly the '87 Lakers. I'm always contemplating that team and the '86 Celtic team as both (imho) are Team GOAT candidates who missed each other by only one season. We very nearly had a true to life Ali/Marciano fight there. Thanks for the up. Liked and subbed.

@thype8256 4 года назад

They’re my favorite, but, I’m a Philly girl and SIXER @ heart.

@danieldobrosky8378 4 года назад

When Billy hugs Clint and says I love as the horn sounds it was the greatest night of my life

@TruthOnly142 4 года назад

I wish his "Fo Fo Fo" was on Tape.

@republikadugave420 4 года назад

You have it on youtube

@grosskopf2779 4 года назад

You know there was a song name 4-5-4 after the sixers

@clementgeorge2449 4 года назад

Moses says Fo-Fi-Fo is in an interview with the Doctor, after winning the championship.

@mrbig4532 4 года назад

So do I and if I ever find it anywhere I will promise you two things, one I will find out who you are and get you a copy of him saying it , secondly without a shadow of a doubt i would somehow make it my ringtone on my iPhone...

@denniss.kendall7938 3 года назад

Hands down, best team I ever saw in myv50 years as a fan. They had zero weaknesses!

@handlebucket6285 2 года назад

Marc Ivaroni was the starting PF for that 1983 Sixers team. Bobby Jones was getting stater minutes off the bench though. Ivaroni wasn't irrelevant though. NBA legends like Kevin McHale and James Worthy both are on record saying that Marc was one of the players they hated playing against the most. He was so good at getting under players skins and drawing fouls. He also was pretty athletic and had a decent outside shot. One of the best defensive PFs to never make an All-Defensive team in the 80s.

@scottywalsh9826 4 года назад

Great video thank you. Brilliant quality as well.

@danconway5505 Год назад

I'm sad Andrew Toney is soooo overlooked; he was amazing and barring injuries would be up there with many in the HOF! Smooth shooter, solid defender, and good rebounder from the 2. He made the icing on the cake because they couldn't double the dr or moses or he would light them up!

@734ethan 4 года назад

love this series

@marcosmartinez8088 4 года назад

I feel like the Sixers should have kept Moses (he was very consistent until the 1989-1990) and Billy Cunningham as a coach. Even without Dr. J and Bobby Jones due to retirement and Andrew Toney due to injuries, veteran Moses and Cheeks playing with a 87-90 Barkley in Cunningham system could have been a pretty good team and even a dark horse contender in the east.

@grosskopf2779 4 года назад

Harold Katz screwed that up

@djdavejordan6498 4 года назад

I was a Dr. J and 76ers fan back then, but they weren't going to do anything by trying to build around Barkley and Moses. The league was in transition. Philly would've probably got into the playoffs, but wouldn't have been a championship contender. They needed to start looking towards the future.

@carlmucker190 4 года назад

I always thought the same thing.

@Amick44 3 года назад

Totally agree. Owner Harold Katz did not want to pay Moses the money. Not unless they really had a shot to win the title

@BatstarVideos 4 года назад

When I see Dr J rock the cradle I go to my happy place. The Sixers dominance that year showed they were no fluke in the Celtic/Laker era.

@darhyllacy3671 4 года назад

They should have won at least more title

@dennisc8117 2 года назад

The 1982-83 Sixers started off the season 50-7; in comparison, the 72-10 1995-96 NBA Champion Bulls started 50-6; the Sixers ended their season 15-10 as some injuries and coach Cunningham’s decision to rest some key players before the playoffs kicked in but ultimately they went through the playoffs 12-1 on their way to the championship.

@dannybecker8639 4 года назад

Wow i did not know that 76ers swept the lakers to win the chip pretty amazing!

@ksmoothe 4 года назад

They swept Showtime Lakers. The best Lakers team of all time.

@clementgeorge2449 4 года назад

It was amazing to watch.

@garygoodin40 4 года назад

@@ksmoothe Keep in mind that Norm Nixon and James Worthy were both injured that series. True though, Malone was an absolute monster.

@moeball740 3 года назад

I think Worthy was a rookie that year. His time to shine would come a few years later. Come to think of it, the Lakers won 5 titles that decade with the Finals MVPs being split between 3 players - Magic, Kareem and Worthy. Probably the deepest team I've ever seen considering 3 different players were all good enough that they could take over a series if needed. When the Bulls won 6 titles, wasn't MJ the Finals MVP every time? I can't imagine 3 different players on that squad being able to take over games as needed. Pippen maybe could carry them for a game, but that's it.

@garygoodin40 3 года назад

@@ksmoothe Funny though, the Lakers led every game to start the 4th quarter. They just couldnt hold on. Worthy and Nixon I believe would have been a huge difference. Take nothing away from the Sixers, it was their time but in those seesaw 4th quarters, Worthy healthy, and/or Nixon would've prevented a sweep.

@pseudonym8082 4 года назад

6:00 Magic caught Dr. J after he dunked on him wtf 😂

@antinazi1959 4 года назад

I remember that dunk. The Lakers threw in the towel at that point

@muckmire3716 4 года назад

Best team I saw for a one year period.

@searl1969 4 года назад

I was raised up in my house as a sixers fan I'm from Chicago, my stepdad use to take us to the Bulls game every time the sixers came to town , and we would always root for the sixers. I have always told people that the only team that I believed could beat the 72-10 Bulls is the 82-83 Dr.J and Moses Malone 76ers. I didn't become a Bulls fan until Mike hit the "shot" against Creig Elo, but at that time Doc was retired.

@Pm1710 4 года назад

Adding Malone to an already good team just wasn’t fair 😂

@BuMMasUmmA 4 года назад

Durants dad??

@dishingpaul9174 4 года назад

john paul kd did it cus if he didn’t lebron would done it first. Which he already has joining up with d wade Chris bosh and ray Allen. 76ers did it to stop the showtime lakers and Boston and bucks had a super team to in the 80s. Facts are you not winning a championship in the 80s if u not on a super team. Kareem the best center of all time with the best point guard of all time if I was Moses I would of done it to.

@jasonturner6459 4 года назад

@@dishingpaul9174 Pretty much true and it annoys me how much crap some people give Jordan for not winning more then. Look at how stacked some of those teams were. He had Woolridge.... Didn't even have Pippen until 4 years in and it took Pippen a little bit to develop.

@praklang264 4 года назад

Moises always been switching team

@melvynsngltn27 4 года назад

@@jasonturner6459 yet he dominated the weakest era in basketball were the NBA teams were mediocre

@mrmyers10 4 года назад

You should make a top 10 for every position

@adriancarrera7523 4 года назад

Give em a breather, he’s been on a roll

@CarolLoris 3 года назад

They sure is one of the greatest teams of all times...What a roster!

@snomelc920J 4 года назад

Much respect for shedding some Light on this team. 🔥commentary.

@waltwilliams7063 4 года назад

i can still see mo cheeks with his arm straight out, poking a steal, and laying it up alone. was he great.

@phoule76 4 года назад

you make a strong case, indeed

@ksmoothe 4 года назад

Thanks for doing this video. Brings back so many good memories. Andrew Toney was lethal from 3pt line. What about Caldwell Jones, wasn't he on that squad? I remember watching these taped delayed games in my room, on CBS at 3pm in the afternoon, on my little 12 inch black and white. Crazy how my memories are in color. THEY SWEPT SHOWTIME LAKERS. Good times.

@projectc.j.j3310 4 года назад

This my favorite series

@blacklight4075 4 года назад

1st team all-defense as a 6th MAN! let that sink in.

@kennysa3586 4 года назад

my personal favorite is 2011 mavs. Dirk steamrolled everyone including a Bunch of MVPS, westbrook,kobe,harden durant, etc all by himself. But yea, 83 76ers get the edge. andrew toney was special

@joev4739 4 года назад

Such a fun team to watch. Erving and Malone get most of the pub but Cheeks, Jones and especially Toney, don't get talked about enough.

@96bulls2k 4 года назад

Wish 2K had this team on their roster. Would have loved to play against them.

@Cotswolds1913 4 года назад

3 teams from the 80s have a claim for best team ever: 86 Celts, 83 Sixers, and 85 Lakers

@vernonleewarren280 3 года назад

Agreed

@the757general2 2 года назад

87 Lakers you mean

@Cotswolds1913 2 года назад

@@the757general2 85 team better, younger Kareem, still capable of dominating Kareem, deeper bench.

@yudonnom3 4 года назад

when you blow up remember me as an OG 🙏

@jonnyarnett 4 года назад

I could never forget the Big Fundamental!

@yudonnom3 4 года назад

@Jonny Arnett -NBA RU-vidr haha, my profile is a joke from a KOT4Q (im assuming you’ve heard of him) video. in nba 2k20, there are players that are auto-generated once you simulate far into the future. kot4q encountered one with the name tim duncan but this face i have as my profile picture

@reliablerants 4 года назад

he already started his blowup 🔥

@jonnyarnett 4 года назад

Bahahaha! Thats hilarious. I'm familiar with KOT4Q, but didn't know about the Tim Duncan thing.

@jonnyarnett 4 года назад

o k We go way back, bro! That’s the video that really started things for me. Thanks so much for sticking around!

@biffalobull2335 4 года назад

It all came together that year. Should’ve won more 🏆

@wretchedpoet29 4 года назад

Been waiting for this series 💯

@mmagic3534 2 года назад

If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. The Sixers 4-0 series final win over the Lakers says it all.

@henryduren2049 4 года назад

The announcer yelling "Mark Ivaroni" always made me smile.

@bobblaszczak7972 4 года назад

Yep. Dave Zincoff. He's a legend.

@PaulieAFantoneJays19 4 года назад

Hey my man, I just recently found this channel & it's blown me away!...I have to say I love this channel!

@jonnyarnett 4 года назад

Thanks man! That means a lot to me, seriously. Glad to have you on board :)

@garybutler6955 4 года назад

That would team was incredible. One of the more overlooked aspects was oddly enough starting forward Marc Iavaroni. He would go out and bang the shit out of people, get two or three personals, piss off whoever he was guarding, and then Billy C would get up and yell “Bobby!” and off comes his warm-up gear and Bobby Jones would replace Iavaroni. Now that same forward would have the misfortune of being guarded by one the best defensive players ever, while trying to keep up with him on the Sixers relentless fast break.

@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. 4 года назад

Definitely a top 5 team ever

@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. 4 года назад

@Curly Que good point

@shamadam1 4 года назад

If u factor in that playoff record u have to believe this was an unstoppable force. Def top 5 of all time

@saebyeolbe_2835 4 года назад

Who else liked this video before they even watched it?

@pablotupone4190 4 года назад

Me! Cuz i m a Sixers Fan

@saebyeolbe_2835 4 года назад

@@pablotupone4190 Sixers for life!!!!!

@Amick44 3 года назад

If Moses is in it, I'm liking it.

@burtonaka... Год назад

No one talks about Moses, true, but you had to see #24 Bobby Jones play. He was a solid two-way player that was just as much a defining character for that team as Dr.J was...

@ToshiroMifuneSamurai 4 года назад

Great video as always. This is my favorite RU-vid channel. I hope you do a video for Nate Thurmond one day, more people need to know about him.

@method1871 4 года назад

I would put the 83 76ers the 5th greatest team causeI have in order : 1)95-96 Chicago Bulls 2) 85-86 Boston Celtics 3) 2016-17 Golden State Warriors 4) 84-85 Los Angeles Lakers 5) 82-83 Philadelphia 76ers

@pablotupone4190 4 года назад

Not Spurs in the Top 5?

@method1871 4 года назад

@@pablotupone4190 Well, in terms of a singular season I wouldn’t put any of the Spurs title teams in the top 5. I would put either the 1999 Spurs or 2014 Spurs in the top 10. I was even debating about the 1970-71 Bucks Team with Kareem and Oscar Robertson in the top 5.

@Kavothizzlafduxbfd 4 года назад

No Shaq Kobe Lakers in there?

@baklavaconsumer1080 4 года назад

I would put the warriors first due to the overwhelming amount of talent they had at the time. In terms of pure accomplishments though, it's obviously the Bulls

@anthonyyasona8237 4 года назад

1986-87 Lakers are better than 1984-85, They had a 65-17 regular season and 15-3 in the playoffs

@ChadCath 4 года назад

Big Mo, Lil Mo, The Doctor, Andrew Toney, and Iavaroni. No baloney. Sixers all the way.

@scottdavidson9963 4 года назад

I remember that

@JeepTJWheelin Год назад

This team was absolutely incredible and would argue they are the greatest team of all time. Of course, I'm bias as this is my team! If only this squad could've been assembled when they were younger, you are talking about a 76er dynasty! It was a very small window and thank God the 76ers got Moses for this '82 - '83 season. 🏀76ers

@Maximillian200HP 4 года назад

I'm liking this series a lot. Tons of videos about Great players, but not as many about the actual teams themselves and definitely not enough detail on the ENTIRE team.

@AdolfShitler69420 4 года назад

18 REBOUNDS?!!!???

@yoe91 4 года назад

Well, here's the question: can a team be one of the greatest of all-time if it was only great for a year ?

@TommieL284 4 года назад

That is all you need

@g.holland4862 4 года назад

Yes, as teams are normally formed year to year. So, you look at their best season to see how that season stacks up to other great seasons. The Sixers had a really good run of championship contending teams from Doc's arrival until the mid 80's. Multiple championships would have put them in the best dynasty conversation. Unfortunately, they could only get the one.