The true predecessor to Steve Nash. It's just a damn shame Price wasn't nearly as durable as him and Stockton or else he'd be looking at a 1st ballot HOF entry already. Seeing him lead the fast break for the Cavs back then was an absolute thing of beauty. Miss watching him play, too...
+Reginald Pippin Very in-between. Passing of Stockton, range of Nash but in his late 80's prime - FASTER than both of them.. Mark Price was a dart with the ball in his prime.
+MrAitraining Not the passing of Stockton. Mark Price was a very good passing point guard, but not one of the greatest passers of all-time, or even top-5. Stockton is highly arguably #1 in this department of all-time. Mark Price was just as efficient running the pick-&-rolls w/ Larry Nance & Brad Daugherty as Stockton was w/ Karl Malone. But Stockton had eyes in all parts of his head, instead of just in the back of the head besides the front of course as did Price. If anybody broke free to the basket for even a second, Stockton was zipping that pass right to where that cutter or runner was going to end up for a wide open layup or dunk, w/ flawless timing every single time. Stockton also passed up about five of his own wide open layups per game cause someone else had at least a somewhat open 17-footer. Mark Price was much more of a pure shooter than Stockton, for Stockton was only a little bit better than a descent shooter, but despite Mark Price's major quickness advantage over Stockton, I still felt Stockton got into the lane more disrupting defenses, throwing the defensive rotations out-of-balance, out-of-alignment, creating cheap fouls against big guys, all while getting all his bad players like Eaton, Benoit, Ostertag, Russell & so on, uncontested hoops from in close. Stockton's super high field goal %age for his height & position is so much more of a reflection of the ridiculously high %age of layups that he shot relative to his total scoring night-in & night-out on unimpeded lay-ups off the backboard by way of penetration & making countless backdoor Princeton cuts rather than being a great shooter. Mark Price would school John Stockton at a game of 1-on-1, and destroy him in any shooting contest. Mark Price was a fabulous person, who was also ultra humble & graceful like Stockton. I actually feel that they could both have been fabulous figure skaters if that was their grand passion. I love Mark Price, and always called him "The John Stockton of The East", but as far as a pure point guard, he still was quiet shy of being as great as the actual Stockton. Steve Nash to me so benefited from going to Phoenix where all the pieces & system were just beyond perfect (if that's possible) for his strengths. But Mark Price & John Stockton ending their careers w/o at least one ring was real sad.Being the most pure potent passer to ever play the game is just more rare and in my opinion more beneficial to a team than being one of the several greatest pure shooters to ever play the game. I'd still rather take Stockton as my point guard to start a team w/, but I would have no reservations against taking Mark Price. Still, they're both ultra classy unselfish point guards that are easy to coach, don't force bad shots and a lot of fun to play with.
Rap Lawyer What's the matter? You can't use a little imagination? No creativity or outside-the-box thinking capacity there for ya? Everything's gotta be be boring w/ you? You have to just resort to insults and rude behavior to mask your prejudism against deep thinking & metaphors, because you just can't have anything be laid back good ole fun & humor once in a while, can ya?
Curry is the second coming of Price. Both are such dead eye shooters, but not just jump shooters. They score just as well off the dribble. And they both were legendary for their deep range. If Price played in today’s no contact NBA he would be awesome.
@@a-ddaigrepont3375 hush child. go listen to yer elder, MUGGSY on the BTM. he actually PLAYED against this man. shh. shut up. go listen to Muggsy. you talk ignorant sht muggsy knows. Do you have eyes to see? Look again. He's slicing them up out there. fool
Price was one of my favorite players to watch during the iconic Michael Jordan era. Man i just loved watching the Cavs and Bulls battle in the nba playoffs each year. The eastern conference during that time was so intense. So many good teams. This dude needs to be in the NBA Hall of Fame. Can't believe he hasn't been inducted yet.
Wowwww i remember Mark Price playing but not seeing much of his games .. Didn't know he was such a great ball handler .. Knew he was great pg and quick .. But that handle is Elite !!
i never saw him play because the cavs were never on national tv. i'd get knick games here in new york city and the bulls when they came to town. that was about it in the 90s
Mark Price was the truth on the basketball court. I seen a top ten pg list labeled "the NBA's top ball handlers" and I couldn't believe MP was not on it smh.
I remember Mark Price well. He went to my church, and was a great singer with a gospel group. I also remember him as a great Cavs player. Seeing these highlights takes me back to my childhood in Akron, Ohio. Let's Go CAVS!!!
Mark price was OUTSTANDING! great shooter, quick and was elite at creating his own shot, finishing at the rim, whether it was pick and roll and is still the master at splitting the pick & roll. was one of the 5 best pg's in the game in the late 80's & early 90's before he tore his knee up. playing style wise he was a quicker, stronger, superior defensive greater verison of steve nash.
I was a big fan of Mark Price. One of the best point guards I've seen play in the NBA. Fast, very skilful and with an excellent throw. If he played today would own the All Star Game!
I always compare Steph Curry and Mark Price to each other. We all talk about what Curry is doing today as amazing and never seen before, but this guy did it first.
+photobigguy Funny thing is Price was an assistant in 2010-2011 for the Warriors, which was Steph's 2nd season in the league. Im not sure what Mark taught Steph but its amazing
Steph is a bit more creative, not surprising, since he's had the benefit of time to study more past greats. Each (Price as well) turned out better than most thought.
Mark Price of the late 80's-early 90's ran THE best fast break in the east and was by far the best outside shooting PG in the NBA IMO. Hard to find a clip of his shot even hitting rim. Impossible Pick n Roll to defend also. Bordeline "dream-teamer" 92' for sure
One of the best PG's of all time. Being a Bulls fan my whole life, I grew up wanting to play PG because of Mark Price. If he was on a better team back then, he would be more well known for sure. Players like Price, T. Hardaway and D. Stoudamire created the new wave for the PG's we see today.
Prime Price was a great ball handler and passer but it was his shooting ability that made Mark stand out. he was the second player ever to shoot 90% from the line, 50% from 2, and 40% from 3. Mark was a great guard and the Cavs were always in the hunt in the Eastern Conference with price leading the way.
I would love to see a shooting contest between Mark Price, Larry Bird, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, and Steph Curry in their primes. Might well be more entertaining than any weakass dunk contest we've witnessed lately! #50-40-90
If it hadn't been for the injury, and the little injuries that resulted over the years because of the one in '90-'91. Price would be a Hall of Famer. He was a Dream Team Caliber player in the Dream Team era. Jordan, Isiah, Barkley, Ewing, Stockton, Malone, Pippen, Bird, Miller, ALL give Price his props.
His game is so nice. I love how quick and sharp he can turn and change direction while dribbling and he accelerates away from players so fast. Then he’s a walking bucket from anywhere on the court. Niiiiicccceeee af.
I knew I'd see some "white" comments.He's a gawd damn basketball player.Who cares what color he was? I did see a lot of John Bagley highlights...wanted to see some All-Star footage and more top notch point guards.Nonetheless this dude was a flat out assassin and was the catalyst in Cavs' playoff runs.One of my favorites.
Nobody says he's not a basketball player. Of course he's a basketball player. But just cause I care what color he is does not make me a racist like you're insinuating. To me to not see color, makes things boring. As a petite white point guard, it's nice to be able to have someone to look up to of similar genetics who made it so far, in a black-dominated sport at the highest level. He also played a very white style, so yes, it is about much more than just skin color. Growing up in an upper middle class white neighborhood, Price had the kind of wholesome look (not just cause he's white), that wasn't physically imposing, not in your face street hip like Jason White Chocolate Williams, and just the overall look & personality that mothers on the street felt like they could trust. There are blacks who look like genuinely beautiful individuals too, like a David Robinson or Kevin Johnson, and I embraced them for what they were, but they just proportionally appeal differently to different demographics. I've got black heroes I really admire in both the NBA & WNBA, like Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie, Dwight Howard & more, for being opposite of me + for other reasons, but that doesn't mean that I don't also feel a certain type of communal bond from afar w/ certain type of white athletes that resemble something similar to what I grew up around as my coaches, neighbors, friends of the family, teachers, to make me feel a little bit represented, and that success isn't so far away. You do give Price a ton of credit for his basketball, and it seems like you've chosen the colored-blind route. But that doesn't mean that I have to be colored-blind in order to be open-minded, for I can embrace uniqueness in everything.
@@arsonhakobyan I don't insinuate, I'm very clear when I speak. I don't speak in code. Bottom line is he's a basketball player first, and all the extra is uncalled for. It's like saying white and black music...which is also utterly ridiculous.
@@dolphinated Not necessarily. In some tones yes, and to some altogether sure. You don't have to agree w/ me, but we can just be wired differently in the mind, have different sets of reasons for why we like basketball, w/o having to dismissively accuse the other of having some outside political motive. If you & I show up to a court or gym to play as random strangers, along w/ 8 other ballers, we don't need to know all of the other 9s backstory. But we shouldn't assume we do based off how somebody dresses or the 1st thing we find out about them. Cause just cause someone else's motivation for x is y, doesn't mean that my motivation for x may not be z.
Oh man the league was great !!!! I feel sorry for all those old school guys who got denied a trip to the finals because the road was just so tough. Imagine these Cavs going against let's say the 13/14 Pacers...
What Price represented in the point guard annuals of NBA history was the FIRST great blend of 3 point shooting, passing, and handles in the modern NBA. He was the first point guard to really put three point shooting on the map. By being a 50-40-90 shooter, multiple time All Star, three point shooting champ, 1st team All NBA, etc. From there Nash came down the pike and won multiple MVPs. And Steph has taken it to the ultimate level with 2 MVPS and scoring nearly 30 PPG. BUT Price was the original PG with that great package of long range shooting, passing, and handles in the modern NBA! He doesn't get credit for that in my opinion. WAY AHEAD of his time!!!
I heard about Jason Williams before I heard about Mark Price wth...... Why is he so underrated he plays and moves like Tony Parker but he has way more moves and sauce and his from the 90's..... Where have I been but I hear from old school players from other people but never Mark Price.
The talent pool was so deep at this time in the league. He had a wrist injury after his second 3pt title. Then the cavs traded him to golden state which was a nice to see him paired with mullen but things were not the same as this Cleveland team. He definitely deserved more long term respect. He was respected bacj then even was on dream team 2 if I remember right but after the trade he was kind of forgotten.
My favorite player ever. Followed his career from the beginning. I was lucky enough to live in orlando and watch him as he concluded his career with the Magic.
Larry Nance and Hot Rod Williams were other great players on those teams. They would've won championships but they ran into Jordan and the Bulls in their heyday.
Mick A I agree with that. I'll continue with the translation for the kids to explain how stacked the late 80's cavs were: C Brad Daughtery = Tim Duncan F Larry Nance = Pau Gasol F Hot Rod Williams = Joakim Noah G Harper = Dywayne Wade G Price = Steve Nash Not perfect but gives you an idea. Of course 4 of them were rookies, only Nance had experience. And none of them were Michael Jordan. Cavs had Joe Tait too.
Mark Price was my hero as well. I was between 10-15 years old the years he was having his day in a Cavs uniform. I would put him as one of the top 2 or 3 PGs of his era. Definately top 5., yet Steve Kerr gets all the praise because he played with MJ and he couldn't even get a sniff of playing time behind Price.
Price isn't underrated. He is simply a very talented player who was forgotten by history, because he wasn't a top 20 player all-time. A lot of talented players, that were very damn good, have been forgotten. This is the best of the best of the best. You could have been a beast, and not be remembered or talked about much a decade after your playing days.
The Cavs get forgotten when discussing who the Bulls asphyxiated for championship rings. Yes... The Knicks, Jazz, Suns, Heat, Pacers, Sonics, Blazers got denied. But those Cavs teams were elite. Boy, come to think of it, Michael seriously derailed some HOF careers.
Mark Price was a nice little player. He looked like an insurance salesman, but he was out there breakin off brothas every night. You don't have too many better examples of a guy who doesn't look like he can do what he did. John Q. Public.
PS: I wished the Lakers took Larry Nance over Mike McGee in 81. I dunno how Sharman and West passed on that guy. Showtime would've beaten the Celts in 84 with him against McHale, I have zero doubt. The only 2 things those Laker teams didn't have was a nice sub for Magic and a tall, athletic PF. Rambis and AC Green were tru warriers, but they had a tough time holding down guys like Sampson, McHale, Karl Malone, etc.
And had they taken Dominique Wilkins over James Worthy (although Worthy was very good-not as good as Nique) in 82', they would also have beaten the Celtics in 84', and probably would have won overall 2 more championships than the 5 they did in the 80s, making it 1 more than the 6 Jordan's Bulls won in the 90s.
"I've never seen anybody shoot the ball as well . . . He's got the same rhythm every time. I've never seen anybody with as much confidence in his shot . . . This guy thinks he can hit 40 foot shots sometimes, and he will!" Daugherty might as well have been talking about Steph Curry.
Marvel and DC Fan man HE did HANDLE that rock. He's not a rookie from summerleague. He was one of the TOP pg in the 90s. They, along with Payton, Stockton, Hardaway, were the Irving, Curry, Paul, Rose in the 90's.
Kenny Smith has had such amazing enhancing moments during these guys conversations about the game. He created the split and when he got Steve Smith to tell how mookie would study guys for their counters.
It amazes me when the old players say how they would have "locked down Curry", when there is evidence of guys with similar games to Curry like a Mark Price or a Chris Jackson who did extremely well back then
mark did good for a few years then he didnt do much. Mahmoud abdul rauf was a beadt in collage but apart from a few standout games in the nba, he wasnt on steph level in nba
+MrMike25896 Probably cuz his injuries slowed him down a bit. Didn't get to have a healthy prime. But for few years, he was one of the top pg in the league.
+Tony Boots I think running into a team which included a certain shooting guard from North Carolina in the playoffs on at least 5 occasions between 1988-1994 could also be a factor into his place in NBA history.
