The Basketball League That I Would Create 

So what kind of the league would YOU create?? Genuinely want to hear your takes. ALSO DROP YOUR QUESTIONS in this video, that way I’ll have plenty of stuff to tackle for the 200k video!

as a filipino, hearing “PBA” makes me think of Philippine Basketball Association

Klay's Shanghai Sharks vs Wiggins' GuangDong Tigers 💀

What if Jerry Krause never broke up the 98 bulls

can you do a top 10 or 5 best retirement classes if they were actually teams? Like 2016 retirement class would have Kg, Kobe and tim duncan and the 2019 class would have dirk, dwade and tony parker

Do you think there will be a greater icon than Michael Jordan?

If you were the commissioner of the NBA, how would you make all-star weekend entertaining again? Something I would love to add is a one-on-one tournament

PBA reminds me of the pro bowling association LOL

For a question: Any views on the hypocrisy of the NBA officially recognizing BAA accomplishments but not NBL or ABA? As a bit of an extension, any thoughts on the ABL or NBPL of the 60s and 50s respectively.

I have an idea for my own basketball league Teams can have a Teen Basketball Training team. Basically your parents can sign you up and if your good enough you can make the roster and it like a young league but that team own you and can train you to be better for the draft. It like the G-League except for 12-18 year old players

Love PBA idea! Champs & All-Stars vs NBA exhibitions would hold us over between Olympics. Candian Football has roster limits on Americans, keeps it from being another NFL Spring League.

I would make the rules back to those of the 1990-91 season of the NBA. Start callling travels and moving screens, and force players to actually play *BASKETBALL* instead of HORSE. For my question: What do you think of the idea that the NBA should use relegation instead of the lottery, as a means to discourage tanking?

Why nobody talks about the Lakers and Knicks rivalry of the early 70s?

Would the NBA do better if they went back to 20-22 teams instead of 30?

What could NBA learn from other sports, being football, soccer, baseball...?

How good would rudy golbert be in the 70' and how good would bird be today.

Are there any current players on the rise that you think, besides possible injuries, could enter the top 10?

If you made an NBA team where would they play and what would their name be ?

Who are the best rebounders at each position all time

Id like to learn about basketball in the 40s, or how basketball was internationally popular early in the century, getting into the Olympics even though football and baseball haven't

Who would win: A team of Manute Bol clones or a team of Muggsy Bogues clones?

What is that movie or short you love that gets no attention in the greater picture? For me, that is World of Tomorrow by Don Hertzfeldt.

You have to build a starting 5, it has to be 1 player that retired before 1990, 1 modern All-NBA level player, 2 quality role players from any era, and 1 draft bust, who would be on your team?

What's your first NBA memory as a child? Mine is 1987 finals

Why do you think John Havlicek is so overlooked?

My earliest basketball memories only go back to 2005 so my knowledge of the history of the game isn’t super strong, am I crazy to think that Wemby has an argument for best defensive season by a rookie of all time?

Thank you Jonny! Appreciate your mention of creating a basketball league 😊

If you weren’t allowed to be a Lakers fan, which team would you root for instead?

If you were the Lakers GM during the 2013 offseason, how would you have built the team? Would you still do the Howard and Nash trades? And how would you plan to preserve Kobe's abilities in his final few years?

Out of all of the All-Time Teams you constructed could you list a top 3 that you would want to coach.

If you were to try and built the goat using qualities from already existing players, what players would you use for each skill (shooting, longevity, handles, etc.)?

Hi Jonny, I’m glad you’re nearly reaching 200k milestone! You’re always my favorite channel. Keep it up!!! This is a repost of my question to the previous video. But let me post it again since I really want to hear your opinion. So here it is. Due the wide spread use of smartphones and the internet, people now have unlimited access to nearly endless content. It’s great for sure that we can enjoy whatever content we like online, just as I watch your channel. But it seems to me that nowadays we’re missing truly iconic cultural figures transcending eras like Magic, Bird, Jordan, Kobe and LeBron. I don’t mean there are not superstars in today’s NBA (there are), but I think it’s getting excruciatingly difficult for modern players to make an impact that’s as strong and as long-lasting as athletes of the past. For example, one of the greatest legacies of Michael Jordan would be that he was (more often than not) the first person to do something unprecedented, like producing Air Jordan shoes, showing us incredible moves, starring in the first Space Jam movie, which helped him succeed in transcending the game and become a universal star. All of those firsts happened because Jordan was every bit as incredible as people say. But, in my opinion, it might have been relatively a bit easier to stand out and get people’s attention as a star back then because there wasn’t as much media comparatively speaking. Social media has obviously made it easier to spread content, but on the other side of the coin, general trends tend to be so instantly changing nowadays because of content overload. Also, younger generations seem to be less likely to feel entertained or satisfied as they often have already seen similar performances before, which also makes it tough for today’s stars to make a big impact. Thus, I highly doubt that icons like the guys above will ever appear again and this worries me greatly. So, what do you think? Has the internet put an end to the era of true superstars? Or I’m just being too pessimistic and maybe players like Luka and Ant Man will prove my hunch wrong in the next few years? I want to hear your opinion from both sides as a basketball historian and a content creator.

If you were to make a starting 5 with the best 6th men ever who would they be. Alternative question If you were to make a starting 5 with the best ROLE players of all time who would they be and why? Showing some love to the underrated. Shoutout Naz Reid Also love your stuff gang ❤

I wonder what you called your teams and if you already planned out the leagues history if it was around during the 50's and whatnot

Do you feel as if there would be another revolution in basketball in the next 20 years in the playstyle? For example, the 3 point revolution, fast break basketball, big men centered basketball?

If you had to create a “Non OP” team of retired players to beat the teams of today who would it be? Meaning not just the 10 best players you could think of -HC (any non current coach) -Best player (can be any retired player in history) -2nd Best player (any player that was never all NBA 1st team) -3rd Best Player (any player in history not named to an all NBA Team) 4-10 Any non all stars/Non All NBA players in history

where did you get ur intro music from, why did you pick the clips you did?

Hi Jonny, love the channel! Couple of potential questions to consider for the Q&A: - Pick a starting 5 from each decade 60s/70s/80s/90s who would excel in today's game. - How important is the "eye test" when evaluating players and how do you quantify it? - What biases exist in mainstream NBA media and why? How have these biases changed over NBA history? - What if all NBA legends had long, healthy, 20 year "LeBron style" careers? How would this influence all time rankings? - Who are your favourite players throughout NBA history and why? No statistical evidence needed, just personal preference!

Do you think the Hornets will ever win a championship and if so how far in the future would that be?

Is there any nba issue that the league takes to seriously or to lightly? Like players gambling for example

If the Celtics and Lakers were both completely healthy from 08-10, how many championships does each team have?

Do you think the NBA will eventually get rid of traveling or even dribbling altogether somewhere in the future.

What if, the NBA would have a regelation, like Eurpean Leagues. What rules must be change in the NBA to make it possible - like salary cap changes.

Do you think MJs Bulls could have defeated Hakeems Rockets in the finals if they ever met up?

Jonny what do you think can be done to fix the league? The officiating is bad. Player contracts are out of control. Players play no defense and are just chucking three pointers.

You went throught a Ultimate Teams serie recently, would you make a list/video on which coach would run your teams ?

Would it be a hot take to say that Joel Embiid is already one of the biggest underperformers in playoff history?

What if a old Wilt Chamberlain played on the showtime Lakers with magic and Kareem

If you could create your own NBA team, what would their brand location and expansion team be?

How would you help the league foster longstanding team rivalries that just don't die when the involved players leave?

Do you remember the question of the "clone" team? (team with only one player). I remember that you picked Larry Bird, but, what are your top 5 players on this experiment?

I would love to hear you talking about this again but in a more expanded and though version bcs i though your concept is really good! I would just change the name!

I much rather see this same idea but only for old players between 45-55...and possibly another for 55-65

If you could add impactions of your own to the nba playoffs to make them more interesting such as the play in, what would you add/change?

Ate the modern day clippers just the new age 1996 rockets

Open Court did this a while back, but it's a cool question so I'd like to see you answer it. Taking aspects of different players throughout history, if you were to create the perfect player in a lab as a composite, how would you build them? As an example, Wilt's physical stature and athleticism + Curry's shooting + Bird's IQ, etc. Skills, physical abilities, intangibles, whatever you can think of!

Happy Saturday!!!😊😊

What do you think is more important when determining a players legacy all time individual stats or accomplishments for example the most dramatic comparison throughout history is Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell

what're your opinions on players like thon maker and bol bol? do you think either of them would've been a star in the right system due to them being hyped up floor spacing big man (similar to wemby and bigs in today's league)

You would like to see (at least as an experiment) a tournament where the team with the most Wins to Win the championship? What pros and cons do you see? I think that would solve the load management...

what a crazy idea

My question: What would you do to tackle the problem of perception VS reality in the NBA? Some players get pigeonholed into a perception and it sticks with them forever. Sometimes positive, other times negative. For example, Julius Randle can't go to his right hand. I'm sick and tired of hearing that out of announcers mouths every game like Julius Randle is the only guy in the NBA who uses his dominant hand to score. Or how Trae Young is a great player, even though he's the all time NBA leader in turnover's per game and is the worst defensive starting guard in the league. He's got flashy moves and with enough shots can put up all star type scoring numbers, but his deficiencies hold him back from actually being a great player. Or Hassan Whiteside leading the league in rebounds per game and blocks per game in Portland, to have no contract offers, signing a minimum to play for the worst defensive team in the league (Sacramento at the time) and can't even get in the game. Meanwhile Steven Adams is making all star teams and every time that Steven Adams does anything we have to hear: "The toughness of Steven Adams on full display!" The last time I checked, Steven Adams elbows didn't do anything meaningful for his teams, and he's one of the most highly praised centers in the league. 8 points, 11 rebounds, and barely 1 block per game have never been so highly valued from a single player.

If you had an expansion team would you tank or try to sign free agents and make aggressive trades to try and win over the fans even if you probably don't have a good enough roster to win a chip

Who do you have in the suns vs mavs series? (I got mavs in 6)

If you could combine two players to make the ultimate player who would they be? My answer: Olajuwon and Jokic. Jokic is pretty much the ultimate offensive weapon. He basically has no weaknesses offensively. Imagine giving him Hakeems speed, agility, athleticism, shot blocking ability, and overall defensive prowess. Oh and Hakeem was pretty good in the post himself.

200K video question: if you could religiously watch any five year period of the nba that you weren’t able to watch as an adult (or weren’t alive for), which period would you choose? For me, it would be the 60-65 range, as I’d love to see Oscar, Wilt, Elgin, Russell, and West in their athletic prime. And it would probably give me more context to that era I can’t get by just being a basketball history lover.

What coach would you have coach each franchise's best teams? Like for your Ultimate Cavs team video who would be the coach? Lenny Wilkins? Ty Lue?

who is in your mount rushmore of NBA RU-vidrs? --I don't no if youve done this already nor if youre into other content creators, but i think it could be a neat idea.

What is your opinion on the euroleague?And also do you like the way they play basketball there ?

what is the best team ever if all their players were in their prime. For example the 2013 Lakers, with prime uninjured Kobe, Nash, Pau and Dwight fair against the 2010 prime big 3 plus prime Shaq

What would be your all time offensive starting 5. I dont mean best individual offensive players but what team of 5 would be the most unstoppable combination offensively. For example, mine would be: PG: Curry SG: Bird SF: Magic PF: Lebron C: Jokic Would also choose acoach to be Steve Kerr running the Warriors Championship movement system (therefore Magic is kind of playing the point forward Draymond Green roll in this offense. That is mine. Do you agree and if not what would yours be?

I already asked this once, but could you do a video with a top 10 players with the most swag. Also the top 10 players without a ring.

Crazy PBA suggestion: remove 3s, and instead any basket made by the 45-55 year old counts as 3. Incentive!

How would you change the format of NBA? for exemple: would you want to 1st seed have byes like in NFL? scrap playoffs? And so on

Me and my friend just for the sake of it were playing NBA coaches who could hire any player in his prime (imagine clones). Since there were two of us the rules were you can't choose a player already chosen and we were switching after every choice. My friends team was: MH, Bill Russell. LeBron, Kobe and Shaq. Mi: Wilt, Kareem, Steph Curry, Larry Bird and David Robinson. While his team is incredible on paper (championships, mvps, all-stars and all-nba teams) I think my team is more well-rounded by having two unstoppable players in the front, two 50-40-90 in the back and the Admiral being one of the best all arouns players. Who'd you think would won the clash of the titans?

If the Lakers suddenly folded, what team would you be a fan of?

What are the most unlucky teams in the nba other than the late 2000s blazers with Greg Oden and B Roy injuries?

Will Wemby’s career someday be close to Tim Duncan’s?

If you had to build a team around superstars from the past with players from their time period, from second options all the way to role players to play in today’s league. What stars would you choose and how would you build the team?

With the pace and play of the current game and not just superstars but also rising stars like Paolo scoring insane numbers that haven’t been seen yet beating out previous records (e.g on nba on tnt Paolo scoring 76 in first 3 playoff games in ORL history compared to shaq’s 62) are we able to use stats as a reliable measure when looking into someone’s greatness or with the stats being pumped up compared to previous players what can we look at to measure a players greatness

Do you think someone like ant could become the next mj

Do you think that regular season accolates matter is the player/team doenst deliver in the playoffs?

Will you talk about euroleague icons ?

What is the wisest move each free agent aging star could make going into next season? (Paul George, Klay, Westbrook, CP, LeBron, Demar, Harden & so on)

What does the team have to do when these oldies injured and breaking down? Does half the roster need to be old, and on a rotation scheme?

Which NBA Players do you think are the best actors, or have the best filmography?

at this very point, who is a greater buck between giannis and kareem?

What past team and/or player throughout basketball history would you like to drop into today's game?

Is it possible for a player to fall in an all time ranking? With falling i mean theur value gets lower and not someone surpassing them

Which players would you have in your team? Which includes you as starter in the same time

Best team from each decade play in a home and away series. Hone means using the rules and playing style from the year that team is from. Who would win that series?

Can you do your starting 5 pre-2010s players to compete today’s era, and maybe a starting 5 of current players that would best fit in any pre-2010s era?

What are your favourite stories of careers of any NBA players ever?

If the NBA logo was ever changed, who do you think should be featured and doing what pose?

what could have happened if lebron never left miami?

Lately I feel like I’ve seen some contradicting opinions on what the criteria for the MIP Award should be. But what do you think should merit the award?

Top 5 favorite players from each postion?

Which coach you think fits better in the teams that failed to meet expectations? Lakers, Phoenix, Milwaukee & so on

Do you think a professional outdoor basketball league would work. Wind and elements make three pointers harder, which in turn brings back the inside game that's missing from the modern NBA.

What cities would you want to see have expansion teams and what would you name those teams?