NBA Legends Explain Why The Iceman was Unguardable 

Saw Gervin go for over 50 against the Lakers and he never took the same shot or made the same move twice!

One of the most underrated players ever!

There was Never anyone like the Great Ice Man, George Gervin. No One.

That finger roll tho!

When MJ speaks you know Gervin was underrated

The elegance, the ability to float and hang. The sharp shooter . He was Poetry. Thanks for this one, BTM

Gervin was a badass for sure

Man, he was smooth, and deadly from deep

George Gervin definitely a top 10 player

ONE of a kind, Ice🏀

At times, "Ice" was UNSTOPPABLE!!

Very underrated! Along with Alex English!

George Iceman Gervin greatest Spurs ever my favorite player

He was so much fun to watch…. One of the GOATS…. Ice Man!!!! He was deadly cold!!!

The finger rolls of Gervin and Drexler were insane

I am 58 yrs old. I grew up watching the best era in the history of the NBA. This man was a huge part of it, MR. GEORGE"THE ICEMAN"GERVIN!!!❤

I had the opportunity to watch him in person when he was in High School. They’re all from the neighborhood and we know them all. We support them.

Best nickname ever!

Very elegant and lethal scorer.

One of the greatest scoring days in basketball history was David Thompson versus George Gervin for the NBA scoring title

I had that bada*s ICEMAN poster on my wall back in '82. The one with him palming the two ice basketballs. Before MJ, Gervin was the Man!

A different breed of man .

Growing up in San Antonio in the 80s, the Iceman was IT! My hero, watching him play is like art, jazz, a thing of beauty. Coolest, smoothest man in basketball.

As we used to say them finger rolls were just absolutely nasty.

Lucky to be a San Antonio native and graced with the Ice Man’s presence.

the original ICE man

One of the players I truly miss. We would do try to do the finger roll like him in the school yard all the time..

Greatness flowed from him

Thanks for this clip. One of the greats that’s often overlooked under appreciated and not spoken of enough

People talk about how the league was hanging on by a thread before Magic and Larry; well....The Iceman (along with Dr J) was that thread. Absolute LEGEND! 🙌🏻

High praise from Jerry West

Kids have no concept of how unique and effortlessly smooth the Iceman was. One of a kind, never to be duplicated.

Kudos to you for finding our Spurs ABA guy. So much fun to watch here in the 70s. Ask him and Robert Parrish what they think of Michael Jordan.

The Iceman had a feel for the game and touch that was truly special. Great video!

One of the many names we called out growing up playing basketball .

I got to see George Gervin in Atlanta vs the Hawks! Probably one of the smoothest players I’ve seen on the courts! The finger roll is & was legendary! No one has done it better!

Im 57 and from Detroit where Gervin is from as well. My jr high math teacher was an old coach of Ice. 1 summer he took the whole class to see Ice play in a closed gym game against some pros and streetball legends of Detroit. Mannnn Ice put on a show! Usually in games like this the small guards show out. But Ice is 6'7 and put on a million moves. Dunks, sweet ass reverse layups, pump fake shots, finger rolls from anywhere, turn around jumpers etc...

I remember when Ice and David Thompson had a race for the scoring title Thompson scored like 70 points and later that night Ice scored like 65 to win the title /

He was incredible. He even is even a member of the X Men and flew with Maverick in Top Gun. Legend. Thanks SD.

I SAW HIM LIVE..MY US ARMY DAYS…EARLY 70 S…SAN ANTONIO TEXAS…AWESOME SMOOTH SILKY SMOOTH PLAYING….I WAS 19…NOW 68 STILL REMEMBER THIS TIME…

Dr. J keeps it smooth no matter what age. That guy is amazing!

I vividly recall George Gervin when he played for the Virginia Squires. But he was unstoppable when he was in his prime with San Antonio. My two favorite teams at that time were the Lakers and Washington Bullets. He destroyed them! I thought, is this guy ever gonna miss? Even when he missed, he barely missed! Love me some Ice Man Gervin! What a tremendous player!

"Ice" Nike poster was on my wall as a youth. He was an amazing scorer and so smooth. I remember George girvin and David Thompson going to the last game for the scoring title and they both lit it up. That is a long gone day for the league, unfortunately.

Ice, Dr. J, and Larry Kenon was all that back then with the Virgina Squires. Many people didn't know that these 3 ABA Greats played on the same team.

I saw Gervin play against the Mavs in the 1980s. There is only one Iceman!

My dad and uncle took their younger brother my younger brother and me to see the Virginia Squires regularly. The Iceman was special!

Wow! I never saw his highlights. Looked him up 👀👀 Led league in scoring 4 years with nice shooting % 🎉🎉

Magic said Iceman was the best pickup basketball player who ever lived

Love the iceman.

Saw him play 1978 or 79. He was huge and had an incredible wing span. One of the greatest

Yes Indeed . Was Bless to see him play.

School is in session. Time to learn more about another Legend from the past.

Growing up watching late night basketball I have to favorite players, Dr. J. and the Iceman. I spent so many nights watching the late games. Great memories.

He 🥶

4 time scoring champ

Show Bob Love!! Mic'2024 😊!!

George Gervin was DEFINITELY a once-in-a-lifetime, one-of-a-kind player!!! I’m a diehard Boston Celtics fan and the first poster I’d get if they still made it wouldn’t be of Bob Cousy or Bill Russell or John Havlicek or Dave Cowens or Larry Bird or Kevin McHale or Robert Parish. It would be of the “Iceman” sitting all in white on that block of ice dribbling those two white basketball. You wanna talk cool? You don’t ge no cooler than “Ice!"

One of the Greatest every he was really unreal 🏀🙏🏾

The best poster EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Minus the finger roll, Victor Wembanyama's game reminds you of George Gervin.

Glad to see he's still alive. They were talking about him in the past tense.

WOW! Most likely, he is one of Michael Jordan's inspiration! I just learned about him now. OMG, he is really good!

Am glad I had the pleasure to enjoy his career as a kid and teenager 🏀🏀

One of the few mythical magical players in NBA history. It's almost like it never really happened. His style was way too effortless to be real.

The Iceman is better than anybody playing now he was unbelievable

Thank you Mr. David. I saw George Gervin play in Rome Italy against Banco di Roma in the early 80's. It was the end of his career but it was still great to see him. He was still very imaginative. All the other players clearly revered him. The Roman crowds seemed pleased and excited. I grew up on the streets of New York and I remember starting to shoot the finger roll, like the big kids and young men who played in tournaments. I played in The Rucker Tournament three summers with three different teams.

My man, Travis Grant of Kentucky State University, hung 69 on Ice in college. He inducted Travis into the College Basketball HOF and told the story.

Finally, my Uncle used to say ( The Ice Man was the best player in the NBA.) He diffently one of the best shooters in NBA history.

Thanks for doing GG!!! The Bulls were my lifelong team (from the outer Chicago area) and the Spurs were my "West" team beginning in 1990 when The Admiral was drafted. GG is one of those 'forgotten' players. Shawn (sp), inlight of Brunson's new NYN playoff game scoring record, maybe we can get a Bernard King episode, or maybe Oscar Robertson (he was a BAAAD Man) or Dr. J, another 'forgotten' juggernaut. For those who never saw Dr. J, he was smooth, cool, and strong/showtime on the court, like 'Coffee Black' from 'Semi-Pro', but too cool to be goofy. Keep up the great work!

Super video! What a player! I just subscribed. Your channel is fun!

This man is like DEADSHOT bro. Sean....keep this heat coming. Beautiful peace on the Iceman bro...content stay 🔥 my gus🤌🏾👌🏾🤙🏾

Gervin played with MJ his rookie year with Chicago

My all time greatest player.. he's the goat for real

Will I was watching artists at their profession along with his great nickname yes the Iceman George Gervin, was a great man himself. On the basketball court the Iceman was in his element and it was a beautiful thing to watch right on to the Iceman,

The Ice Man...

Airmen basic at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas 1978 .we had the opportunity to see the spurs play the Knicks. My 2 favorites at the time .Earl the pearl Monroe & George the iceman Gervin . Also flying out got his autograph & Coach Doug Moe's. Good times .

Thank you The Ice Man one of the most overlooked players that played. A long with Jamal Wilkes both overlooked and the least talked about. Finally no whose the goat conversation. The acknowledgement of greatness and also Hall of Famers.

“This may go…it goes” classic

Dr. J and Ice Man should have never separated. What a combination.

I still say he's the best mid-range scorer in NBA history. The guy was like a boneless sea creature...imagine an octopus playing basketball. So smooth. I mean, the finger roll goes without saying, but he also had a way of splitting defenders at the free throw line, like an eel sliding between two rocks for the score. Unreal and unique.

I had that poster too as a kid!

Went to a bar in the San Antonio airport called Gervins. Many folks had no idea who he was even with his posters all over. The lady who runs it saw I ‘knew so she came over and told me she got him to sign 2 basketballs for auction. The first one sold for $25. She took the other off the auction.

Saw him torch Phoenix for 44 at San Antonio. Absolute spectacle.

EASTSIDE DETROIT LEGEND! (313) REPRESENT!👑

the way thomas say "anybody in the game.." is like saying "anybody in the game. not even mj..". hahahahah

Smooth

Stevie Smith is the only NBA player I ever met face to face when he played for the Hawks I was about 13. The Hawks use to train at this gym called SportsLife right outside Atlanta

Cold ass name fr

Amazing how many forget about this brilliant player. All they talk about is MJ..

Never got to see the Iceman play. Pretty touch with the finger roll.

🔥🔥🔥

Iceman cometh, and scoreth!!!

I got to be his ball boy in Tulsa when he was training to make his comeback. Unfortunately he got injured. He was training with Otis Birdsong, Henry Bibby, and Wes Matthews senior. Really cool experience as a kid.

I was fortunate enough to have seen him from the cheap seats to sitting front and center floor at hemisphere. So many times it would be him against the entire other team. Absolute master.

Im 58, from L.A and loved Basketball as a child! My favorite Player's were Ice Man & Dr. J!!! Yeah Jordan, Magic came later...But I still love Ice Man!

Gervin would bang with anybody. James worthy of the Lakers was always tryin' to get physical in the low post with him, so Iceman just put 3-pointers in his eyes, which drew worthy to the outside, Gervin would catch the ball, gather himself up acting like he was gonna take a 3, he'd head fake worthy into leaping out the building and calmly drive in for two. He hemmed worth up like that 4 times in a row. Worthy got so frustrated he was no good for the rest of the quarter.

Love the ICE Man! Have you done a piece of Clyde Frazier?

Great!!!!!

He would throw that finger roll so high up it seemed to come down in slow motion. Then it would swish in the net & you would feel the splatter of dew it collected when it entered back into the atmosphere.

Awesome