Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf- Nuggets vs. Bulls, '95-'96 Season (Highlights / Nuggets End Bulls Win Streak) 

Even though the Bulls dominated that whole season, one of the blemishes on their record was the Denver Nuggets - one of the worst teams that year. When Golden State went 73-9, guess who gave the Warriors a blemish?? One guess.... The Denver Nuggets 😂

@@mcq413 if you remember correctly the bulls were down by 30 and came back in this game and took the lead but still lost

​@@SuperJasondenniswith the help of refs of course.

+Roland Tecson Because the NBA ostracized him from the league because of his political beliefs.

Because he set an example of what great basketball players can do if they disagree with their country's government. Can you imagine even 5 players in the NBA protesting the national anthem due to their governments policy? It might be a domino effect. They put a stop to that real fast. It was made clear to me when one owner said "we dont want him and it has nothing to do with his game either." Owners have "owners meetings" periodically where they discuss trends and issues pertaining to the NBA.

He was a player, who could not be bought and had a conscious.

And 30yrs later, the NBA is doing much much worse than what he was doing in the early 90s... imagine LeBron doing that in the early 90s.. 🙄🙄🙄

cause he speak the truth

yep lol

Lol

+Dave Bryant Yes very nice of Phil to make a nice Abdul-Rauf reference.

I hit 280 in a row when I was in middle school, but 270 definitely isn’t bad, though, even for a high school player. A lot of guys can hardly make 250 in a row at that age. Most people don’t understand what it’s like, because they’ve never experienced the pressure of having the ball in their hands when the game is on the line, and 10’s of thousands of screaming fans are on their feet, watching as you prepare to shoot 2 deciding free throws, against your team’s biggest rival, to either win or lose the state championship, for your team, and your school, as well as your city. They have no idea what it’s like to have all the hopes snd dreams, not only of your teammates and coaches, but of every man, woman, and child in your entire town depending on you, with no time left on the clock,with your team down by 1 point, and with all the hot cheerleaders watching nervously, with sweat pouring off their little wet bodies, dripping from their tight, skimpy cheerleading uniforms, and soaking into their warm, promiscuous teenage underwear. They don’t know what it’s like, knowing that your dad just took out all the money he had in his life savings, plus every last cent the bank would possibly loan him, based on the value of his house, and then bet every drop of it on your team to win. They don’t know how difficult it is to shoot free throws, knowing that the pride of your town, the future of your school, and the love of all your family, friends, slutty cheerleaders, and classmates, as well as your family’s home, depends on you making them, but, believe it or not, it’s not quite as easy as it looks, for real. Now, I’m not saying it’s hard or anything, so don’t get me wrong. It’s definitely nothing close to like how Shaq always made it look-I swear, that ninja looked like it was the first time he’d ever touched a basketball, in his life, every time he had to shoot one-No, they are very easy, obviously. All I’m saying is that they can, at times, be somewhat more difficult than they look. There’s still no excuse for ever missing one, though. Only a total spaz would do that.

Lol. And I love when the Denver P.A. announcer would say (sometimes) "MOUDDDDDDDDDD".

Now imagine the difficulty the Bulls would have had with Curry, Durant and Thompson.

@@philobeddoe8342 rauf is more shifty/quick than any player on that team lol

@@philobeddoe8342 Trust in a 7 game Series that wasn't happening against that Bull team.1 or 2 games yes 7 games no way.

@@billysanders6758 Uh, OK, definitely......🤣🤣 Bulls would not be able to play the kind of defense that they could in the 90's, sorry. They would be spread out all over the court, it's different guarding a full half court then it is the paint with only one 3 pt shooter to worry about. Those Bulls teams would have lost to the 80's Lakers and Celtics and possibly the 83 Sixers. The Bulls didn't start winning until those teams got old and went away. Hell, the Pistons didn't beat them until Magic was hurt and Kareem was 42 and pretty much done. Watching those 90's Bulls teams, I never thought I was watching the greatest team of all time.

@@philobeddoe8342 Nobody went 72-10 and Won the Championship.And look at all the Hall of famer Jordan Stop from getting a Ring.The 50 greatest player's look at how many Jordan Stopped from getting Ring's.Jordan had two 3 peats,and Retired in the middle of them 3,and no one never took Jordan to a game 7,and Jordan never lost a final.All them teams lost finals and went to 7 games.Once M.Jordan kicked the door down it was a wrap.

+CKL EVERYTHING Phil is right, Rauf was a lot like Curry. Super quick release. Due to his disease, he had perfected his shot in a way no one else of his era had. He was also a couple inches shorter than Curry.

+CKL EVERYTHING What are you talking about, crazy man? Steph - or any of the warriors players - have not said a word about anything; the era comparisons have come from bitter older players (oscar robertson, kareem, thomas, cedric ceballlos, etc.) who, for whatever reason, feel their personal and/or team legacies are threatened by Stephs greatness. Thats it.

Paul Busacca What did I say? Tell me what I said.

Paul Busacca The reason they keep getting hate from them is cause they come from old school where three point shooting wasn't cool and they are fundamental players.

CKL EVERYTHING The three point shot wasn't used bc 1.) it didn't exist, and/or 2) they didn't know how to leverage it properly. The long-distance shot is a very fundamental part of todays game, not because it's "cool," but the influence it has in the way you can space players and score at a much more efficient rate. Thats just a fact. The players today - players, mind you, who are bigger, longer, faster, stronger, more athletic, and more efficient due to the advent of analytics - would have very little trouble with players in Oscars day assuming their level of play and style did not change. Its that simple. How we love to romanticize a past we don't understand...

right on

right on

Abdul Rauf correction

Listen to his story. www.14publications.com/blog/nba-legend-mahmoud-abdul-rauf-conversion-story/

Mike we know how the season ended. Point is... He torched him.

+down4guyana Curry gets torched every game.

+KingCetshwayo Every game? By who aside from Lillard?

Shemzinho Chris Paul, Isiah Thomas, Wall, Irving, etc..

+LilPrince Killa I agree completely but you need to watch his interview to understand why they hated on him.

Yeah! You are absolutely right. He was busting their asses.

Curry has a higher FT% now.

I gave you a month. L

Ppl think the bulls could beat the warriors with kd. I always refer them to this video. They say it wasn't the playoffs but either way they struggled with one curry. Imagine 3.

Christian Owens Hoops Jordan had problems on AI

Stupid logic.

#Handchecking

the portland trail blazers just blew out the warriors, does that mean they are gonna destroy them in the playoffs?

+Greg Lites The Warriors didn't have Mutombo either.

+colenbrak you don't get it. It's not about who won the game. The argument in recent months has been Curry would not be able to do in the 90s what he does today because of the physical D in the 90s. Horseshoes!! Abdul Rauf is physical proof that sick handles combined with a hair-trigger release, WITH accuracy, can withstand ANY defense in ANY era!!!

I remember

redpilllifesaver It's the ULTIMATE complement by Phil. Because Abdul-Rauf was UNGUARDABLE and people under estimate Steph Curry's passing ability but he's an excellent passer just like Abdul-Rauf. Next people will say Drazen Petrivic wasn't good.

Sheene Nuri Stephen A Smith tried to make it seem like Abdul -Rauf wasn't good.I know he wouldn't acknowledge the national anthem. He also had a condition that caused him too twitch. I wonder if he didn't have that condition how good he would of been.If I'm not mistaken he just quit playing in the nba,don't know why.

+Sheene Nuri loved his game

"Abdul Rauf's 'big game' vs. '96 Bulls" Chris Jackson's "big game" was against one of the GOAT teams, the 96 Bulls. Steph's "average" game against a weaker league, seems less a big deal.

+corron johnson Everybody came here because of Phil

+corron johnson just the casual fans

yup

Only reason why I'm here lol

yessir

Nah me and my dad were actually talking about who were the best shooter of all time and I said Reggie miller, my dad said this guy I didn't know him but now I believe that he is the best

Yes!!!

Same light skin, same beard style

+Ell Jay Not even fucking close.  Curry has a one motion shot...as far as I know no one else shoots like that.  The only thing they have in common is that they are light skinned lol

+Jalen Fowler very mature. The level of stupidity on the internet knows no limits. But thank you for that mental midget.

+Ell Jay I would make the argument there were several proto-curry's before the actual Steph Curry. One example, at least from my perspective, would be Mark Price. His style of play was similar to how Curry does it today.

+Rodney Fredericks idk. using dickrider at the right moment is pretty funny. These guys aren't super similar. I don't think Curry shoots as quickly as this guy, and the passing is most certainly quicker than Curry. That being said, Curry has a vastly superior handle.

only to casual basketball fans, real fns knew him before

+DK3CHAMP handcheck

if u say so

+DK3CHAMP he had 51 on john stockton that was his A game

I got into an all out war in a comment section and all these delusional Jordan fanboys keep preaching how the Bulls will beat the Warriors blah blah blah HaNdChEcKiNg blah blah blah. The Warriors and Steph Curry would run that Bulls team off the court.

ikr

+Armani LOL! i guess we all saw the same article. :)

I'm honestly floored at all the people laughing at Phil for the comparison. Rauf plays just like Curry, except Curry is a lot more consistent

Slip Amo exactly

butch davis crazy similar man I'm feeling the same way

Yeah sure this guy>curry

+jayshawnred84 and Oscar Rob, and Sir Gnarles etc etc etc. #Curry>Jordan, no question

+Graham Bean at shooting and dribbling, that is all.

+Adam Whitney When Curry leads the league in scoring while also being the defensive player of the year, we can discuss this again.

Look at the playoff games off Knicks, Pacers, Pistons (early 90's) for a better idea. This is a typical regular season game. I've been watching basketball since the late 80's. Having said that I still don't agree that our top players today would not do well back then. The games were brutal and low scoring, but I actually think that Curry would still have thrived in that era. Hard to stop a guy who launches contested threes from well beyond the arc at a high percentage. I just appreciate the amazing shooting clinic that Curry is putting on now. M.A.R. looks a little like Curry when he was on fire. Curry this season is doing it consistently every night.

Eddie Irene good for you not being caught up in nostalgia. yup, ive also watched vids by the bad boy pistons. only noticed the physicality inside the paint but not from perimeter. i agree that curry would do just fine even with the old school rules. i mean, handcheck wouldnt work on the likes of curry/thompson since they can kill you with catch and shoot

Curry just like him, not the other way around and mahmoud would baby curry

Just stfu , curry is better than him , curry will own him , just stfu hater .