These are some of the greatest big man handles in NBA history, but as the video goes on the handles get more impressive Business Inquiries: mcosh3@gmail.com
@@JayStaCruz It's like if you went to punch a statue and it ducked and counterpunched. It was slow as shit but I never would've even believed it knew how
It’s like a change up in baseball. Those 75mph pitches should get cranked deep every time but when you’re used to 90mph pitches that random slow ball sometimes screws with your head and you don’t react appropriately.
@@xDreMack it’s more so the Warriors and the increased focus on 3-pointers than CP3 that stunted his growth. He would have been a beast of a player in any era. Game has changed where those type of power forwards aren’t needed. Giannis is the only exception and even he’s getting his 3-point shot worked on.
@@CulEdz is it? I mean dominant power forwards will still get their own no matter the era. In fact, I'd say early clippers blake would be better right now due to better spacing and worse defense. Like for example, you have giannis, zions a beast when he plays, obviously lebron, I think he'd fit in that mold of players
@@jwdathefax377AD and GA were guards. It was a late growth spurt situation. Hakeem also had a late growth spurt. Before that he was a great soccer dribbler so the footwork stayed nice.
@@emmanuela7528 I already knew all that…..which is exactly why I disagreed with the original comment about Hakeem “looking more graceful than anyone else”🤷🏽♂️
I think a lot of it is how fluid his hips are and his ability to move and jump in one motion. He has to be up there at the very least. AD too, though I think you see it more with lobs and the way he used to run in transition. He got some of that back this season (finally playing without pain / soreness helped), but it's gone away after his return, which is sad. Hopefully he can stay healthy again for a season because that run from about 2018-2020 was insane. LA was so fun to watch that bubble year.
Plumlee and D12's cross and poster were so damn good. Pau literally brought an historic and impossible (for most guards, at that) Ginobili-esque and Rondo-esque EXQUISITE move and sauce there. I love that highlight.
This why I don’t understand how haters can hate on Giannis’s game😂😂, he’s 6’11 dribbling down court every single time and has a good handle at that height. It’s very hard for literally like 98% of bigs to do what he does at his height 😂😂😂he’s just built different. Handle, Speed, Mobility, Strength and Length all in one at his height 🔥👏
Nah bro it’s not hard for big man to dribble it’s easier for them they’re just so used to a mold that they’re put in that they don’t try to actually develop ball handling skills
@@justnahayo8490 no it’s not yes when we are talking about lateral movement it’ll be hard because all of that weight they have to move but when it comes to actually dribbling the ball it’s not harder for them it’s easier
@@Gngrmat nah he said best moves hes ever seen... not best hes seen from a big man. Since he didn't put a qualifier excluding short guys on it you don't get to either
Always nice to see Hakeem & Duncan here (MJ called the former a 7 foot guard cause of that handle) along with a couple skilled role players and Pau & Blake Griffin, two guys with very diverse skillsets and underrated passing / handling abilities. A little surprised there were no KG or David Robinson clips, but great compilation nonetheless & I love your vids.
Hakeem moves so fluid like a guard, just a smooth crossover, didn't look herky jerky, not looking like he might lose the ball just a fluid crossover like a point guard.
The “Lob City” Clippers with CP3, Blake, Jordan, Redick and Crawford were so much fun to watch! Prime Blake Griffin was doing highlight plays virtually every night.
@@randyholliday5626 it’s all about context. Hardly any bigs were in the league at the time who would face you up. Ewing, Mourning, Shaq, and Robinson were all more back to the basket kind of bigs. They weren’t going to do crossovers like Hakeem was doing. CHris Webber even said that Hakeem was a big factor in the way that he wanted to play as a big, being able to have good handles and footwork while still being really good in the post. Hakeem broke the mold
@@randyholliday5626 exactly…. If they were going to put that in the video they could’ve put endless clips of Kevin Mchale and Luis Scola too. Even Senguen
Those consecutive jukes by Blake Griffin turned the crowd into polite golfing fans because it was so masterfully done. Prime Blake Griffin was a monster. 💯 Also, thank you for including "The Dream Shake"!
Just goes to show how good NBA players are. Drummond dribbling like that would probably cross up anyone at your local Y. Sometimes I think it’s not fair, but other times that’s just hard work paying off.
Unfortunately this is the bullshit that players are constantly getting away with these days. It's a legal travel. They're calling it a "gather step" now. It's total BS, it's a 3rd step and would've been a travel in any other era.
@@albinortiz876 Oh, so they've actually de facto changed the rules then? When I saw this I was surprised no one on the opposing team was calling for it, it's so obvious when you see it, it doesn't need a slo-mo replay, he's clearly just running with the ball.
Hakeem the Dream was on a different level in the early 90s. Got overshadowed by MJ but he owned Shaq and The Admiral. Would’ve been awesome to watch Hakeem in his prime play vs Tim Duncan in his prime. Two smart and skilled players going to war
Mason Plumlee always has a random ass goated play every year lol
Nah it’s not Mason Plumlee it’s The Plum Bucket
@@jdntms 🤣🤣
And he always gets posterized at least 3 times a season
@@jereldeycijntje535 so the ratio is 1 sick ass move every 3 posterization
@@jereldeycijntje535 stop it.
6:34 “if he shoots from there and makes it I’m leavin” 😭😭😭😭
Tim Duncan crossovers are now my favorite NBA highlights. Nothing that slow should be that deadly!🤣🤣🤣
That crossover has no business shifting someone lmaooo
Lmao Fuck Lebron Up 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@JayStaCruz It's like if you went to punch a statue and it ducked and counterpunched. It was slow as shit but I never would've even believed it knew how
It’s like a change up in baseball. Those 75mph pitches should get cranked deep every time but when you’re used to 90mph pitches that random slow ball sometimes screws with your head and you don’t react appropriately.
Bro doesn't watch Luka
Point Blake was a real rollercoaster of basketball
That playoff series where CP3 got injured and he averaged like 7 assists handling and dishing.
His first 3 years he was the most exciting player in the league. People tend to forget Clippers Blake.
@@CulEdz this is why I'll always believe CP3 stunted Blake's growth. Dude legit looked like the next Lebron when he was in college.
@@xDreMack it’s more so the Warriors and the increased focus on 3-pointers than CP3 that stunted his growth. He would have been a beast of a player in any era. Game has changed where those type of power forwards aren’t needed. Giannis is the only exception and even he’s getting his 3-point shot worked on.
@@CulEdz is it? I mean dominant power forwards will still get their own no matter the era. In fact, I'd say early clippers blake would be better right now due to better spacing and worse defense. Like for example, you have giannis, zions a beast when he plays, obviously lebron, I think he'd fit in that mold of players
Hakeem just looks so much more graceful than anyone else
Except AD
Nah, AD and GA play like guards
@@jwdathefax377AD and GA were guards. It was a late growth spurt situation. Hakeem also had a late growth spurt. Before that he was a great soccer dribbler so the footwork stayed nice.
@@emmanuela7528 I already knew all that…..which is exactly why I disagreed with the original comment about Hakeem “looking more graceful than anyone else”🤷🏽♂️
I think a lot of it is how fluid his hips are and his ability to move and jump in one motion. He has to be up there at the very least. AD too, though I think you see it more with lobs and the way he used to run in transition. He got some of that back this season (finally playing without pain / soreness helped), but it's gone away after his return, which is sad. Hopefully he can stay healthy again for a season because that run from about 2018-2020 was insane. LA was so fun to watch that bubble year.
5:40 Mason Plumlee with the NBA Street dribble moves had that man on stumbling
Plumlee and the classic TD's handles and bringing it up. My favorite clips of this.
Dude that shit should've been number 1
NBA streets was so fucking good, feel bad for those who haven’t played it.
Got him so bad there lol
"It almost looked like TLC had lost his balance" yeah, no shit. He damn-near got faked out his shoes!
Never did I think Tim Duncan would end up in a handles video
Tim Duncan did the most basic crossover in transition and the crowd went crazy 😂😂😂
Says the guy who probably bounce the ball off their knee or foot when dribbling in a straight line at a double time pace
@@PhantomEchoes9027 you really comparing an all time greatest nba player to a random dude commenting? Get a life
haha It wasn't the move itself, it's who he did it to.
@@PhantomEchoes9027 Wow you are sensitive lmao
He crosses LeBron 😂
6:33 “20 feet to the left of the goal. If he shoots from there and makes it I’m leaving” bro this call wtf
That shit is actually hilarious
😂
That's the legend Chick Hearn
hahaha
I mean he ain’t wrong 😂
Plumlee and D12's cross and poster were so damn good.
Pau literally brought an historic and impossible (for most guards, at that) Ginobili-esque and Rondo-esque EXQUISITE move and sauce there. I love that highlight.
I was watching that game with a friend and we both lost our shit when that happend
And Kobe was loving it too!!
4:56 Love Kobe's reaction
This why I don’t understand how haters can hate on Giannis’s game😂😂, he’s 6’11 dribbling down court every single time and has a good handle at that height. It’s very hard for literally like 98% of bigs to do what he does at his height 😂😂😂he’s just built different. Handle, Speed, Mobility, Strength and Length all in one at his height 🔥👏
Nah bro it’s not hard for big man to dribble it’s easier for them they’re just so used to a mold that they’re put in that they don’t try to actually develop ball handling skills
@@amari1368 they are way slower tho
@@amari1368yes it is hard for big man to dribble the ball during games. What are you on about lol
@@amari1368bro think he on to something
@@justnahayo8490 no it’s not yes when we are talking about lateral movement it’ll be hard because all of that weight they have to move but when it comes to actually dribbling the ball it’s not harder for them it’s easier
2:18 that’s literally the flashiest move Tim ever did lmao
Tim Duncan really put “Fundamental” in The Big Fundamental
5:40 This is one of the craziest move I've seen and it's even crazier it was done by Mason Plumlee. Dude is low key explosive and crafty.
its not that crazy its an old street ball move. The professors got wilder shit
@@SoulKingBK the professor is playing vs some bums while this is the nba
@@davidjr4903 and he’s forgetting man’s is 7ft
@@SoulKingBK No big deal, Professor is only like 5’7, so it’s comparable to a 7ft NBA player.
@@Gngrmat nah he said best moves hes ever seen... not best hes seen from a big man. Since he didn't put a qualifier excluding short guys on it you don't get to either
The “increasingly get more” series is legendary!
Yup, he's getting ripped off by everyone now but these are the best
That Yao behind the back was smooth as hell 😮
6:33 I'm just laughing at this commentary about Shaq. 😂
Dude was like I’m leaving 😂😂😂
Tim Duncan’s handles are very simple but effective. They called him The Big Fundamental for a reason 🔥
That chicken leg travel at 6:19 got me 😂
I kept rewatching and dude really took an extra 4 lil steps right at the end 😂
he was running for the end zone
Ikr. That wasn't a slam-dunk that was touchdown.
Man that ACL injury really robbed us of prime boogie and brow. They'd have been so fun to watch especially if they also had mirotic
Tim Duncan could have a 7 minute highlight reel of insane handles of a big man. He would juke and jive early in his career against anyone
Lmao Tim Duncan crossed LeBron James 🤣
5:41 Plumlee hit em with the goofy ahh nba street snatch
That shit was smooth tho.
Pau turned into prime Magic for that one play 😂
This video made me realize, AD might’ve really wasted his prime in New Orleans 💀
So did Chris Paul
That Shaq jab step was CRAZY!
Always nice to see Hakeem & Duncan here (MJ called the former a 7 foot guard cause of that handle) along with a couple skilled role players and Pau & Blake Griffin, two guys with very diverse skillsets and underrated passing / handling abilities. A little surprised there were no KG or David Robinson clips, but great compilation nonetheless & I love your vids.
imo both those guys should have more
Hakeem was just unreal.
@@D71219ONE fr
Hakeem was fucking magical
@@MT-si3bu best center of all time imo kareem greatest
This video really could have just been 8 minutes of Hakeem Olajuwon lmao
Wasn't he a guard when he was young and he just had an insane growth spurt? I can't remember where I read or heard it. I might be wrong.
@@eltongamboa12 i think what your referring to was AD. Hakeem was a soccer player when he was young that's why he has those insane footwork
Exactly, we could have what him do the dream shake and spin to everybody for 8 mins
Blake Griffin spamming the skill move button.
Hakeem moves so fluid like a guard, just a smooth crossover, didn't look herky jerky, not looking like he might lose the ball just a fluid crossover like a point guard.
I like how its increasingly more impressive and at 2:20 we got Tim doing a crossover like 5 meters away from someone
That was a young LeBron James that got his ankles taken by Tim tho. That's the craziest part of that play lmao
what?? that was tim duncan crossing young LeBron lmfao u cant be serious
@@albinortiz876 No way! 😭😭😭
6:24 Did he not take at least 4 steps holding the ball lmao???
I’ve been looking for this comment
huge travel!!
But its bol bol so it dont count
Prime Cousins was really fucking good, happy to see him get some love here. Plumgod showing off for his one good play a year was also a nice touch.
3:18 sounds like he’s saying fucking lmao
Im so glad to see plumlee up that High
That last one by Blake was smooth! People forget how dominant young BG was!
Something about to that play by Saric that was just crisp. not too flashy, but just a clean stepback
5:28 this Giannis clip still gets me to this day 😤😤😤
Travel
@@NeetoPp too bad
@@NeetoPpcry
@@NeetoPp cope
@@NeetoPp It quite literally isn't what?
I was wondering when Hakeem was going to come into the video. Quickest big man in NBA history, made mincemeat out of a generation of great bigs.
When you don't put enough VC to your handles in MyCareer but you can make it work
I was expecting an Olajuwon highlight reel, but this is fine.
The best part is how they all seem surprised once the handles work.
The “Lob City” Clippers with CP3, Blake, Jordan, Redick and Crawford were so much fun to watch!
Prime Blake Griffin was doing highlight plays virtually every night.
I'm so happy Andray Blatche made this list. He was often out of control, but he was definitely fun to watch
The goat Plum dog better be on here
He is on there multiple times
A big man's most dangerous move is behind the back. Love it.
The fact that Giannis only has one clip in here is a crime
Hakeem needs more respect as one of the greatest ball handlers ever!
Could’ve had an 8minute vid of him saucing the greatest defensive bigs of all time
There is a difference between great ball handling and foot work he has great foot work not great ball handling!
@@randyholliday5626 it’s all about context. Hardly any bigs were in the league at the time who would face you up. Ewing, Mourning, Shaq, and Robinson were all more back to the basket kind of bigs. They weren’t going to do crossovers like Hakeem was doing. CHris Webber even said that Hakeem was a big factor in the way that he wanted to play as a big, being able to have good handles and footwork while still being really good in the post. Hakeem broke the mold
@@randyholliday5626 exactly…. If they were going to put that in the video they could’ve put endless clips of Kevin Mchale and Luis Scola too. Even Senguen
6:32 "If Shaq makes it from there im leaving" LMAO
The AD double behind the back into the euro needs more love, shii was hella smooth
the dribbling skills of bigs just these last 10 years is scary, im scared for the future cuz all these bigs will be able to dribble
2:43 this move did not get NEARLY enough credit from the announcers 💀
Because it doesn’t make up for a decade of disasters
Bro had the same reaction as me fr.
Hakeem's fake shots are godly
That Dwight Howard dunk is nastyyyy
Thad cooking Embiid was hilarious.
Boogie Cousins and AD on the same team was scary for like 10 games
That Pau gasol one will always be at the top for me... i saw that shit live!!
It’s literally the most random thing I’ve ever seen a basketball player do
Pau, Sengun and Jokic's moves were so sick
Congrats on being able to watch that historic play
Woah KAT was sooooooo smooth on Horford. So simple yet so pretty!!
That behind the back from Yao was smooth af.
Those consecutive jukes by Blake Griffin turned the crowd into polite golfing fans because it was so masterfully done.
Prime Blake Griffin was a monster. 💯
Also, thank you for including "The Dream Shake"!
I usually clown jokic because he looks so awkward moving but that double behind the back was smooth as eggs😆😂
GAAAD DAAAMN Griffins handles at the end there 😮💨
Boogie, Embiid, and AD really looked like guards
Just goes to show how good NBA players are. Drummond dribbling like that would probably cross up anyone at your local Y. Sometimes I think it’s not fair, but other times that’s just hard work paying off.
Check out the video JxmyHighroller did on Scalabrine. Even the weakest end of bench guys would absolutely murder anyone at basketball. It's crazy.
@@ldn_rumrunner Yea people forget that it’s not easy to make it into the NBA. Even the last guy on the bench was a beast somewhere before the NBA.
1:54 Şengün
2:18 Duncan on LeBron
4:17 Duncan on Amir Johnson
"Shaq 20 feet from the basket, if he makes the shot I'm leaving"
AD actually started out in HS as a 6’1 point guard. He went unnoticed until his senior year where he hit a huge growth spurt and rose to 6’10-6’11”
TD runs like a true PG 😂🤣
Joakim Noah was an underrated ball handler
4:53 you had to have this one. This one made CP and Webber lose their minds 😂😂😂
Nah Griffin got busy in the end. HANDS DOWN 😂
The KAT stepback was sick
I will never get over how TLC just got folded by plumlee in 5:41 shit is hilarious
Not positive, but I think TLC might have stepped on his teammates foot. Sick fake by Plumlee either way tho.
Good old gather step… helping big men fly since 2022
I like how even the announcer is shocked every time Mason Plumlee does a nice ass move once every season lol
0:01 can we all appreciate this would have been the greatest thing of all time had he made the shot😂😂😂😂😂😂
Who was that?
@@King_Arthur_shaq
@@macuem4291 Thanks
That Tacko versus Bamba clip never gets old lol
"most of us wish they had never blown that whistle"
The big man off the backboard to himself for the finish
There's a lot of impressiveness in this video, but 5:28 Giannis's handle is so tight here, no way a 6'10" guy should have handles like that.
7ft *
7ft *
0:13 Travel. That pivot foot flipped all around.
I can’t say with 100% certainty that it ever actually left the ground cause the players from the other team was in the way.
a bunch of them are travels
@@OctoMatoeyeah like half of these are carries and travels 😂
That Sengun dunk falls and the building collapses
glad blatche made the reel. what a treat to watch
2:30 I’m sorry, this is the man Brittney Griner said she would beat 1v1? I’m taking 10k to 1 on that bet
6:20 It's a lot easier when they allow you to run it like a linebacker...travelling, anyone?
It's hard to tell because of the defenders but yeah he definitely takes three steps
Unfortunately this is the bullshit that players are constantly getting away with these days. It's a legal travel. They're calling it a "gather step" now. It's total BS, it's a 3rd step and would've been a travel in any other era.
@@albinortiz876 Oh, so they've actually de facto changed the rules then? When I saw this I was surprised no one on the opposing team was calling for it, it's so obvious when you see it, it doesn't need a slo-mo replay, he's clearly just running with the ball.
At least half of these clips had HEAVY travels involved lmaoo
This honestly could’ve just been an Olajuwon tape.
Hakeem's plays get soooo much crazier when you look the Defenders. Ewing and Robinson got TORCHED damn.
Pau Gasol got in his bag a bit with his. That was outright filthy
Hakeem the Dream was on a different level in the early 90s. Got overshadowed by MJ but he owned Shaq and The Admiral. Would’ve been awesome to watch Hakeem in his prime play vs Tim Duncan in his prime. Two smart and skilled players going to war
Actually really unique video, good stuff
The referee at the end must be fun at parties.
Hakeem had such a nasty handle, even for a big man today, but especially considering when he played. He would’ve been insane if he played today.
ngl that gasol behind his back pass is SIIIICK
The diesel with the worst cross over we love u Shaq
That 2nd Bol Bol play at 6:15 ish was a for sure travel lol. Glad they didn't call it though.
this is the best thing i have ever seen
That Gasol one was nasty 🔥
I'm glad the put the Pau fast break in there lol