Kenny, Pierre, Mike, and Darrick talk about past and current players that are the most unique in NBA history on this week’s Numbers On The Board RU-vid Exclusive!
The funny part about Luka and Jokic is that they have amazing body control, hand eye coordination and spacial awareness, you pair those abilities with great basketball skills and the results speak for themselves
Watching him, he does literally nothing incredible but was so consistent and effective. Whenever I watch an old game and he’s there I’m always enjoying how old school it is
We may never see another player like Prime IT on the Celtics. That man was scoring the basketball with the best of them at under 6 feet tall. It was insane.
shouldve stayed power forward and lock in. Biggest mistake i see people do is trying to change peoples game. Josh smith, Blake Griffin, people want them to shoot now they end up settling too much for shooting. I love giannis because he kept on run and dunking, knowing damn well he also can attack with his spins, drop step, and other moves. Id love to see him get his free throw right though .
Matt Bonner might be the first legitimate 3 point specialist big man ever. There are bigs who shot 3s before him but I can’t think of any actual “3 point specialist” who was at least 6’10
@@flamingbow3 he’s a stretch big for sure, but I hesitate to call him a 3 point specialist because he actually did a lot of other things on the court and was a solid defender. Matt Bonners purpose for being on the floor is to literally only shot 3s and nothing else lmao
Y'all can call it glaze but we've truly never seen anyone else like Lebron ever, one of the most unique players ever. We've never seen someone this good at everything, a well rounded jack of all trades that has one of the highest peaks in NBA history, while also having been able to sustain themselves for longer than anyone thought it would go on for.
Most unique during his time: Charles Barkley, a 6'5 Power Forward who was UNSTOPPABLE IN HIS PRIME! No Forward or Center could stop Chuck from getting 30 & 14 in his heyday!
Tim Duncan was unique for being the most normal basketball player of all time. He just wasn't all for the flash, just pure basketball efficiency and skills.
I also appreciate the discussion of skills vs. athleticism. Derrick Jones Jr. is a plus athlete, but was on his way out of the league. Skills development was his only path forward, and his rise suggests a strong work ethic.
there will never be another point guard like russ. a 6’3 monster of energy who could rebound like a big and score and play make with the best of them and on top of the the fastest player in the league at their peak
I agree with Luka because he’s tall, stong, and fat as a perimeter player who can also shoot well and play in the post, but we’ve seen Jokic before. His name was Arvydas Sabonis.
In the NHL, there's a guy named Brad Marchand, who I would love to see an equivalent in the NBA. He's like a Draymond/Marcus Smart type pest agitator player who gives you great defence but will also be at the top of the league in scoring. In recent memory, I feel only Kevin Garnett gave you that and the one great Pacers season of Artest. That type of player doesn't exist these days, so whoever takes that type of player model will be unique.
What win 20 games with his teammates averaging actively trying to win? 🤣 Luka’s rookie year the mavs were actively tanking all season and he got them 29 wins and that squad was worse. Dude was so good he changed their timeline and win to win now mode instantly Spurs are gonna be rebuilding for a few years 🤣
3:58 I understand what Kenny is saying but Dennis Rodman gotta be top 15 most overated players of all time . Considering the fact he’s had 20,30 rebound games and 0 point makes no sense . I don’t care if that was ever his role you’re telling me you can’t put back any of those boards .
