This man was cold blooded and vastly underrated. The fact that he was ostracized for his beliefs is exactly what was/is wrong with the “land of the free”.
Y'all don't understand how good this man actually was at the game of basketball. He was a legend. We were all robbed to not see his greatness. Come to a try on think conclusion. Like this is a guy who could stand up to the greatest player of all time and I'm telling you man we were all robbed. To this day I'm still pissed off that I didn't get to watch this man flourish in a nation where you're supposed to be able to flourish . We all know this country is about to fall now. Anyway. There was a time it could have been healed but it's beyond saving now. I hope someday it can rise from its ashes but if not so long USA I will miss you.
First saw him when he played at LSU. He was chill in college and then turned to ice 🧊 in the NBA! They NBA needs to honor this man for blackballing him
The true most pure shooter in nba history. His issue is he never played on a playoff/championship winning team. His shots and degree of difficulty is mind blowing. I remember watching him when he was still Chris Jackson before the name change.
This wonderful man was one of the few who could torch Jordan during his prime. I watched him play against the mighty bulls during the 90s and he was an absolute assassin.
After Muhammad Ali, Abdul Rauf (Chris Jackson) followed suit and was shunned because of his religious belief. Before Colin Kaepernick's kneeling down, Rauf prays to his Allah during National Anthem and paid dearly for what he stood for and continued to do so. But the man can truly ball.
MAR used to cook. I hated when my Rox played the Nuggets. He's one of the few players I've ever seen constantly snap the net with his J...cold blooded.
This guy was amazing, Awesome shooter, perfect form, and lightning fast. I believe the only reason he didn’t have the career success as Wardell Stephen Curry (other than playing in an era where “big men” dominated the ball, versus today which is more perimeter-oriented) is that it must have been physically difficult for him to shoot the NBA distance 3-pointer. He was only 6’ and 160 lbs. Do you know how hard it is to shoot a 23’9” shot? It’s a hell of a long distance to shoot a basketball, especially at his size. Wardell is 3” taller and 30 lbs heavier, makes a huge difference shooting 3’s. You’ll notice that when the NBA went to a 22’ 3-pointer in 1994, Rauf’s 3-point percentage went up to almost 40%, versus below 35% at the longer distance. But either way, Rauf was a tremendous player in college and still did very well in the NBA
A very solid player, What a shame the way the NBA did this man over his beliefs in a country where a person is supposed to be free to think as he wishes
Literally his game was symmetrical to Steph to the smallest tendencies it’s crazy when you look at what the league could’ve been if he was fully unleashed , sucks that religious reasons kept us from a full career of him
And ESPN keep fooling genz they were all plumbers. Tell you this, Raouf is a top5 in today's NBA with his style but was not even top10 during his tenor. This should tell you all you need to know how much better 90s and 2000 ball was
why do i feel he's better than curry. he doesn't need the offense to get him open he can get the shot off on his own and a double team can't hold him. he was only 5'10" too.
My only issue with him was he wasn’t a good defender. I still thought the Vancouver Grizzlies should have picked him up since the national anthem thing wouldn’t have mattered in the least to the Vancouver fans.
Its crazy seeing old PGs cooking back then, yet old heads swear PGs of today wouldn't have got off back then even though they have better handles and a bigger bag.
They don't have better handles. They're just allowed to get away with carrying. NBA is just like the NFL is now. High scoring attracts the casual fan. Rules of the game are being overlooked for the sake of viewers. Refs look the other way to rules violations. A travel, here, a carry there, as long as scores and viewership is high.
@@coreyeatmon5101 Literally nobody is touching him in this video. All these crossovers and behind the back dribbles are being done in space. Not to mention, you can't hand check a guy if you're too slow and not quick enough to guard him in the first place, which is often the case.
Bro stop. They'd be crying from the pressure back then. Today's guys have the sea literally parting for them. They also get away with carrying every play.
Averaged 14.6 points a game, 3.5 assists a game and shot about a .340 average beyond the arc. Yet everyone here just hyping him up. In papers. He isn’t phenomenal. Y’all just on a wagon. Fr.
Read his autobiography, "In The Blink Of An Eye". It will explain his stats and everything else. In fact, the audio version of his book is here on RU-vid for free.
@@angelae5748these kids are so obsessed with stats and based everything from them. Little did they know that stats today are inflated bec. of the soft rules, leniency on violations, and how the game is being played.
I’m not even a Curry fan but these casuals say he couldn’t play in the 90’s. Rauf was doing back then what Curry does to defenders now in the NBA. He was a special talent but had a short career.
@@jarvasedundy1 right? Only disliked the warriors when KD arrived but before and after they are great in my book. Nothing but respect the built that team from nothing
Curry does not play like Rauf. Not saying he couldn't play back then, but Rauf isn't the proof. Rauf was far more quick and athletic and was way more midrange dominant
