Vinnie Johnson : The Microwave Is Heating Up

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  • This is a look back on Vinnie Johnson's career. Vinnie Johnson nicknamed the microwave for his ability to come into the game and provided instant offense. With his ability to creat his own shot from good handles and running of screens for jumpshots. Where he'd utilize his skills for the Detroit Pistons. Helping the bad boys pick up two championship rings. With him playing a key role in both with big playoff games.
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  • @ericg3065
    @ericg3065 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Thanks for showing the Microwave some love. Vinnie paved the way for players like Lou Williams and Jamal Crawford.

  • @rayrichard4665
    @rayrichard4665 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Anytime one of my coaches decided to bring me off the bench I instantly thought Vinny Johnson. Dope video!

  • @Wondertroy1TV
    @Wondertroy1TV 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    The Microwave was no joke….Unstoppable

    • @anagram8
      @anagram8 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I literally thought those exact words. Whenever this man came off the pine...look out! He was the next level of one of my all time favorite players coming off the pine in "Downtown" Freddy Brown. He came off the pine sizzling hot and he could do it all, understood the assignment with humility and toughness. He didn't talk trash and you didn't want to talk trash to him either. You could tell Jordan had the utmost respect for him. Hands down my favorite Piston player.

  • @lurking0death
    @lurking0death 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Vinnie was put together like a football fullback but he could move laterally and had very long arms. It was amazing to see him at 6'3" get off jumpers in the paint against centers and power forwards and SCORE them. Vinnie is also very intelligent and articulate and fun to listen to in interviews. Vinnie was a joy to watch. "In your face" was his motto. One of the best 6th men ever.

  • @eugenekhabure9876
    @eugenekhabure9876 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    one of my all time favorites .The microwave

  • @josephparhamjosephp2460
    @josephparhamjosephp2460 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Great story an athlete AND a even better buisness man.

  • @averyce2
    @averyce2 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    VJ should be in the HOF as the Ultimate 6th Man. As a Bulls fan, I hated DET! But I had mad respect for The Microwave and "Quiet" Joe Dumars. THANKS for shining light on Vinnie Johnson.

  • @terrenceliburd8655
    @terrenceliburd8655 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Built like a tank mixed with a rock!

    • @flintfleming3935
      @flintfleming3935 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yeah bruh,he develop on NYC playgrounds. I wanted him to be that guy, but was coachable and he did a very solid job of toning his game to fit in with the scheme of Pistons basketball. Underrated... He would be a 25-30 5/5 GUY in today game. Without question..

    • @flintfleming3935
      @flintfleming3935 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      1 n 2 guard. No worries..

  • @informer3evans797
    @informer3evans797 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    On that Pistons team Thomas, Dumars, and Johnson could all play point guard and shooting guard equally well. They never missed a beat when either was on the bench. Youngsters don't realize how important Johnson was. Just imagine over the past 10 years when Steph Curry sat down, his team didn't miss a beat on offense. Or if the starting offense is struggling, just bring in the Microwave.

  • @elwin38
    @elwin38 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Fun fact: the game winning shot Vinnie made against Portland in game 5 of the 1990 NBA finals was the last game for the NBA on CBS. Starting in the 90-91 season, the NBA went to NBC. NBC made the deal to take over during the 89-90 season(they outbid CBS for the TV rights).

  • @dennisgodman9732
    @dennisgodman9732 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    GOAT sixth man

  • @Balraj.G.
    @Balraj.G. 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    VJ was a solid player.. Big part of the Badboy Pistons! 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @chrisbrooks6756
    @chrisbrooks6756 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One of my favorite players, ever! I'm amazed at how little he and Dumars are mentioned, when people talk about, greatest 2 guards. Thanks for giving him the attention, he deserves!!

  • @skerbiebirdlife
    @skerbiebirdlife 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The Sixth Man Award should be named after Vinnie Johnson!

    • @HWolfeIII
      @HWolfeIII 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Outstanding idea!

  • @isiahbraun8704
    @isiahbraun8704 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Instant offensive.just add the ball

    • @SkidDenver
      @SkidDenver  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Couldn't put it better myself.

  • @mikeonthemccomedy2465
    @mikeonthemccomedy2465 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    OH YEAH!!! YOU DEFINITELY KILLED IT WITH THE MICROWAVE BRO!! GREAT VIDEO!!

    • @SkidDenver
      @SkidDenver  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Appreciate it!

  • @laim_8501
    @laim_8501 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Got money like that

  • @wisdomreigns8704
    @wisdomreigns8704 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great Vid Vinnie was Amazing I always loved his shot

  • @beezy22
    @beezy22 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Vinnie Johnson aka the microwave:whenever the game was on the line, microwave turned it up during the regular season and the playoffs…..someday hope Vinnie Johnson gets elected into the Naismith pro basketball hall of fame…..

  • @HWolfeIII
    @HWolfeIII 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great documentary. The Microwave is one of my all time favorite players. I actually had his poster back in day, which ŵas him standing over scorched basketballs. His 34 point explosion on the Celtics in the playoffs was one of the greatest Pistons performances ever.

  • @crownroyal2248
    @crownroyal2248 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Salute to "The Microwave". If You were there. You know. The heartache, The Celtics, Two Rings, Then Jordan. 😠

  • @Kane-ez
    @Kane-ez 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this guy was a beast , i watched him dominate

  • @montimiller2743
    @montimiller2743 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Downtown Freddie Brown" or "Three for Free!" Who remembers those days being called by the announcers during the early 80's NBA games?

  • @stevenmccaster7173
    @stevenmccaster7173 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    VINNY LOOKS LIKE HE'S ABOUT TO ASK YOU FOR A CIGARETTE...

  • @benjaminpadilla4857
    @benjaminpadilla4857 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    MK guarded him but never did stopped him from heating up .

  • @mangrove
    @mangrove 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love that old-school Palace court with the painted lanes and circle, and the logo at center court was beautiful, after years of having a red donut with "Pontiac Silverdome" on it. The courts today, they look like something a drunken middle-aged Korean businessman puked up after too much BBQ and soju.

  • @user-dv3do1od2r
    @user-dv3do1od2r 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I liked watching the Pistons back in the day & listening to George Blaha call the game.

  • @mangrove
    @mangrove 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Brooklyn Bridge, the Hoo, V.J., The Microwave. When he really got to cooking at home, PA man Ken Calvert (RIP) would bellow "EEE-HOOOOOO!"

  • @kennethlawrence3020
    @kennethlawrence3020 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brooklyn own Vinnie my cousin lived down the block from him ,played against his Brother Eric which could light it up also

  • @unappealingundesirable2826
    @unappealingundesirable2826 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I did NOT know, that Vinnie Johnson could dunk two-handed!!

  • @robertjones8771
    @robertjones8771 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mr.Microwave📺💥💥🔥

  • @PhilPeeVa
    @PhilPeeVa หลายเดือนก่อน

    He was doing the euro step back then

  • @flintfleming3935
    @flintfleming3935 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He kill in today game! Destroy. Anniliate. Punish. Stop. Him and Mammoud Abdul Rauf. U just dont get it folks...

  • @will6996
    @will6996 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    But his red eyes would look like he just woke up from a rough night.

    • @andresdelportillo9917
      @andresdelportillo9917 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bro was smoking that laker pack

    • @will6996
      @will6996 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@andresdelportillo9917 well then that explains it

  • @kennethlawrence3020
    @kennethlawrence3020 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The narrator is wrong on the parks he played in places like soul in the hole ,St.Johns park ,Breevot park which always has crowds & BRC in Brownsville.

  • @jackiefargo
    @jackiefargo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do Ralph Sampson

  • @kaizokubro7398
    @kaizokubro7398 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He's better than kj

  • @andresdelportillo9917
    @andresdelportillo9917 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Better than Tim hardaway

  • @mattveteska8559
    @mattveteska8559 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He was the nicest guy on team, definitely no bad boy

  • @KiLLeRisMe100
    @KiLLeRisMe100 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the most underated and overlooked shooting guards and sixthmans of all time, and one of my favorite playets of all time, and the definition of a great streak shooter. Also my favorite nickname of any player. Awesome to see a career retrospective of him on youtube he deserves it.