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In this clip, Rafer Alston talked about his experience with the Milwaukee Bucks and having more appreciation for his time there. Rafer discussed briefly being out of the league but learning the politics of the NBA during that time. He also revealed how pivotal two 10-day contracts were for his career taking off.
In this clip, Rafer Alston talked about his time playing for the Miami Heat and having the opportunity to be teammates with Dwyane Wade and Lamar Odom. Rafer then talked about landing his first and only major deal that was worth $30 million over 6 years (incentives included) with the Toronto Raptors.. He also discussed calling Jalen Rose a terrible teammate but admitted the tension was reciprocal.
Rafer needs a 30 for 30 episode ASAP! Street legend turned NBA pro.. man that joint will be tough! 😤
It's Rafer.
Street legend
College player
NBA Pro
Put some speck on his name
@@Lettersfromhome18 thanks
@@GoldenChild88888 You're welcome bro.
He made it without all the POLITICAL SHIT
People don’t understand, for us Skip/And1 fans we was checking those stats daily when he was signing those 10 day contracts, it meant everything to us
Facts💯
Me and the homies were talking about Skip like he was the MJ of street ball
hahaha right! I always kept up with skip.
@@ericyoshi2323 thats right i was in high school around this time i remember going to barnes and nobles book store and they had the basketball magazine section and i saw him on the front of slam magazine and it said the best point guard in the world you never heard of so i picked it up and read the article and stuff people was describing him doing and i was like i wish i could see a tape of this dude play i just read about him i never seen any video of dude so i was at school talking about it at lunch one day and i cant remember how long after that i think it was a couple days after that this dude name brad at my school who use to rap and stuff asked me something like what did you say the name of that dude was you was talking about killing people in street ball.. and i was like they said his name was skip 2 my lou or thats what they call him then dude brad was like i seen him play or something like that i got a tape of him destroying people and i thought he was lying...He was talking bout and 1 mixtape and he use to live across the street from the school so he let us come to his house after school to watch it he said they gave the tape to him when he went to buy some and 1 shoes or something like that so thats the very first time i seen that tape me and all the other dudes that seen it went to the basketball court behind the high school and was trying to do all those moves looking stupid but and 1 had the world of street ball in a frenzy especially after that first take came out...im glad he made it to the league i seen so many people that had the talent to make it that didnt..It was other circumstances of course in life it wasnt cause they werent good enough...
As a raptors fan in Canada it was surreal. We’d heard of skip to my Lou but it wasn’t clear if they league respected and1 or even him . But when he played the effects were instantaneous . Lenny was past his coaching prime at this point , but he did pull this off
Who didn't look up to Skip? Vol 1 was the truth the only streetball legend to play in the NBA finals salute big dog
hes a scrub
@@juanshaftpatel7488, go play him then
Well that "scrub" will beat u and take ya lunch money @juanshaftpatel7488
This cat is cool as hell!! Rafer bought me and my brother a drink in a club called The Office back in 2007 in Houston,TX. Dude was genuine and cool.
My city🤘🏼
@@doeplu4553 mine too!!!!
🧢
The Office was a nice spot!
@@andrewjordan5475why would he lie about skip buying him a drink lmao
I like that he said he wasn’t secure enough with a 1 year contract so he couldn’t spend time trying to hang out with people. He had to focus on his job
Rafer’s life stories would make for a fire series to watch. 💯
Agreed
he was working on that..50 too busy so he walked him in the door with someone else who can lead production
Deff Netflix
Word 💯
My life would to!
Always wished we could of voted Alston in a All Star Game once. Because he was made for the NBA All Star Game. Any year
I used to vote for him every year lol
Jamal crawford too
@@ejc6394 I was always saying that too especially when he was playing with the Knicks and even though they always sucked He was killing those years and he belong in the All-Star game cause his ridiculous moves he was crossing everybody up in the league at that time and he was doing moves people never seen like that behind the back dribble and then wrap it around his back move …that shit was cold as fuck
@@Flawless_VicTory13 I did too.
@ New Suge He wasn’t the first. Really ain’t street tho. Dr j, Kareem, Wilt, n Earl Monroe, n a whole bunch of other dudes, are considered street.
Lot of respect I've gained for Rafer from his interviews. Great, intelligent insight and a very interesting perspective.
Had no idea Escalade was Mark Jackson's brother. RIP....
Yes indeed,I remember when he was at Louisville
I didn't know that either until he passed.
Now that was said. He sure look like him a bit.
Never knew that they do look a like doe
Neither did I. I see it now
Rafer was shooting 3’s from deep on the Rockets and Magic. Go watch the Orlando vs Lakers series Rafer was killing it he was Skip on the floor that Kobe had to guard him. Then that goof of a coach benched him for Jameer Nelson who just came back from an injury. One of the dumbest moves as a coach I was so pissed.
I remember that bs, the Orlando Magic had the momentum all throughout the playoffs & that dumb coach made that stupid move & put jameer Nelson in the Lakers' series & the series took a turn.
💯
Van Gundy was a joke. It wasn't just move though he went back to running the offense through Howard. GM Otis Smith had assembled a group of snipers.
Rafer was on fire is the '09 finals!
RIGHT!! Skip held it down when Jameer was out, who was hella nice as well… but to fuck up da rhythm like dat man smh… durin da PLAYOFFS smhhhh
I remember Rafer played for my city Mobile Alabama....Salute Rafer on his underrated career
I don't remember 😮
This guy Needs to be a Broadcaster💯He reminds me of Kenny Smith the way he talks.
Never saw this, yes u are right
From orlando - this man helped in playoffs get to finals. Starter was hurt and Alston balled out. They should have let him start in the finals but jammer Nelson started and shit the bed first game back after injury.
Perfect analysis
Well said Crazy Mike
Yea that had me pissed off at fucking Stan smh
Jammer Nelson did nothing for Orlando when he came back to grab that starter from rafer I was pissed when they did that and they could of won at lest 1 but the bench skip to my Lou
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Rafer was the shit. The guy who got me into streetball as a kid. Always rooted for him in the league.
Skip just seems like such a good guy bro….good story….such a humble human….legend
Modest*
Agreed.
Rafer Alston was Skip to my Lou in my eyes during his whole NBA career.
He seems like a really COOL Brother.
TMAC once said the dude cracks joke way too much even when he got injured. Ron artest told him to calm down n leave Mac alone. He was tryna cheer him up. You can tell dude is amazing
RIP Escalade, legend.
A Great Interview. I can’t believe I’m on social media? It was Refreshing to hear a Person So Humble, So Sincere, and So Uplifting of others. Skip or Mr. Alston, Blessed Me with His Energy 🙏🏾
Met skip 1x in Minnesota one year when I was out there.... he is an extremely humble in person
Dudes humility is refreshing 💯
This man and Jamal Crawford are the guys I loved watching the most. Sometimes the best players aren't the favorites. Had the NBA brought more guys like this in the early 2000s, then their ratings wouldn't have dropped so badly.
White Chocolate, Stephan Marbury, there is a couple more but can't remember
“Sometimes the best players aren’t the favorites.”
My fav players are Lance Stephenson and Marcus Smart. People laugh when I say that, but the entertainment they add to the game is priceless
I hope he asked him about slapping Eddie houses headband around. Eddie was cookin that game. 😂😂
Man that was the funniest shit ever, the slow mo replay made it even crazier 😂😂🤯🤯
Lol I remember that shit that was wild
He was mad at Eddie...I ain't never seen a player get so mad at another player for having a good game...
@@JoshieGymGod man hearing Eddie's response to it was funny as shit to, they asked what happened and he summed it up to "I was bustin that ass"
he did and RIP Eddie and Escalade!
Alston would have done better in the finals as a starting point guard as opposed to Nelson in 09 when they faced the Lakers. Alston was consistent in the playoffs.
I was so caught up in the and1 scene back in the day, SkipToMyLou was my favorite player, when he went pro I was like holy shit he’s about to light it up. It’s crazy to see the difference between pro and semipro
I was a hot sauce guy myself lol
“Hard on for him” @10:48 PAUSSSSSSSSE SON!!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣
I just checked to see if anyone else caught that
@@lousbasementpodcast1821 haha def caught that
Y’all never heard that term before used with that meaning?
Yeah by my 85 year old Grandfather, even he said "Pause"though
came straight to comments when i heard that, i knew ya'll wouldn't let shit slide lol
Met him when I worked in Lake Charles, Louisiana. One of the nicest guys I have ever met!!! Super guy! Great basketball player
He really is
Not just one of the most humble athletes or celebrities I’ve ever met
One of the most humble people
Honest
Funny
Always got a smile
Dude just grinded. Much love
Rafer Alston and Shotty look the same
Lol don’t let conscious x see this
😂😂
😂😂😂
It wouldn't shock me if they're related lol
@@williefaulker if they are we will find out in part 16
This man crossover was deadly
You know what pisses me off? that he is here before Knuckleheads, All the Smoke, Road Trippin, No chill - you name it...Vlad dont know shit about basketball...
Who?
Vlad pays
From what I’ve observed he don’t know much about sports period. He’s said before that he doesn’t follow sports closely which makes me think he didn’t really bring Rafer on to talk basketball. Vlad wanted to talk about the issue at Fresno St.
Go find a streetball channel wtf
Vlod only wants to interview ANYONE is to get the drama. He really doesn't have any knowledge about sports or entertainment in general.
It’s a clear consensus…. The street baller who made it!! The streets need that 30 for 30
The Streets Need a Body also
Sometimes you just need an opportunity. Salute 2 Skip for not giving up.
💯
I'm still mad at Stan van Gundy for pulling Rafer from the team and putting Jameer back on as lead point guard just to get out asses kicked in NBA finals smh.
Orlando was going to lose either way, maybe would have stretched it to 6 but that's it. Kobe was on a mission bruh.
@@JQUE94 lol right some of these dudes in these comments don’t understand that it didn’t matter whether it was eager or jameer the magic weren’t beating the lakers that year period.
@@johndavis9321 In no way, shape or form could they have done it. Folks dont realize how good that team was, Kobe, Trev, LO, Pau, Bynum, Derek, Shanon Brown emergence and etc. Plus Phil Jackson will 10 out of 10 times out coach and strategize way better than Van Gundy
@@JQUE94 all facts
They would of lost either way lol but skip help get them to the finals as the starter he should of definitely ben starting in the finals…
CLASSICK STORY!!!!!
I remember those MILWAUKEE teams. I know SKIP learned to shoot better with SAM, RAY RAY AND BIG DOG!!!!
RIP TO THE LEGENDARY ESCALADE TROY JACKSON!!!
That 03-04 Miami Heat team was SPECIAL man. I think Skip had the record for most consecutive 3pt shots to start the season
As a heat fan 14 yr old me was hype... My fav team my favorite player d Wade n skip!
The NBA needs more Rafer Alston's. Dude is humble and genuine, and boy could he ball!
0:48 it’s ironic because now young players run the NBA
False
@@mr.perfect1749 true jimmy butler even said that on JJ reddick’s podcast that the league was full of old players back when he first got in the league
@@brendenwright9576 You noticed none of the young players have any say so in the league it's older players that run the league like Cp3 Lebron Durant. Lebron is almost 40 years old and is still the face of the league
Lol that’s not true
@@mr.perfect1749 you obviously don’t watch basketball
Shout out to the AND 1 CREW!...RIP ESCALADE!
Damn if Rafer felt like sitting on the bench was a big deal imagine for a player like Melo.
Skip2mylou gotta be one of the flyest nickname in sports history till this day...KD could've take that crown if he claimed The Slim Reaper...but he never did
Durantula is pretty good too
@@jasonmellone8902 ehhh…
Slim Reaper fits his game a lot better. If he was more defensive oriented I’d say “durantula” would be good.
You can tell he’s a smart dude that’s wassup
The interview I didn’t know I needed! Much respect!
Big Escalade ✊🏾
Rest in Power
Escalade's are automatically big
Wouldn’t be a Vlad interview without mentioning two men having old issues ...Vlad everybody not you and hold onto shit forever
Facts
Great Interview!!!!!
The legend mr chi city mane!
ITS THE LEGENDARY CHI CITY MAYNEEE!!!
I agree
Bout to visit the Chi next month. Much love from Philly 💯
Yoooooo Mr. everything on the dolla menu Mr. keep your fridge stocked
Loved Skip game. Streetball to Fresno State to the league. True legend!
Skip is that dude who started the whole shit....Not saying he's the first person to play streetball like he did. But he's the first to bring it to the masses with and 1 and have a long NBA career
i hope vlad ask him do he hold any resentment toward van gundy for that obvious bias line up call in the finals against L.A that one year. I was rooting for kobe, but it really rubbed me the wrong way how van gundy really made the last minute call of starting a injured jameer nelson in the finals even tho skip was the main pg/player outside of dwight that was making everything happen for em for them to even make the finals smh
Nelson was van gundy’s guy.. he said Kobe even told em they couldn’t guard him that finals he talked about this situation on baron davis point god podcast check it out 💯
@@zipacino92 link?
@@zipacino92 cuz it sounds to me like kobe orchestrated that bs jameer was not unguardable at any point of his career not even that season lolll
@@chrissavage5564 naw he said skip was unguardable that finals & he thanked skip for going back to his bench role 😂
It’s on Spotify an other platforms
Lol it's so funny and sad at the same time how Vlad tries to act like he's interested in your life story jus to pen point the drama and focus on that
Y’all every realize how sneaky Vlad is… Vlad knew he wanted to bring up Jalen, but he never asks up front. He usually asks two to three questions that eventually leads into some talking point or drama that he is looking for. Just watch closely u will see how he ran through certain topics just to get to the tea that he wants, overlooking so many other genuine stories.
Yes that is called interviewing skills . A lot of journalists do this also. You have to remember the viewers he is entertaining, people love controversy more than peace
Sneaky? It’s a fucking interview numbnuts. A clip you clicked on btw
VALD has like a blueprint when he does interviews so it leads up to the big questions he wants to ask, but i hear what your saying bc all his interviews has some controversy in it
Y’all must think I was born yesterday… obviously I know he has a blueprint. The blueprint is the dig for the drama n negativity but don’t let it seem too obvious.
That's what he is supposed to do....its the controversy that gets the clicks...hell its the reason you watched and commented on the damn video in the first place 😂
I knew Jalen was a bad teammate when Kobe put that 81 on his azz!
Lol ...fax
@@Zo_1987 🤣😂
😂😂😂😂
Yeah...you're just a casual just goes along with a BS narrative. Yup...part of the go along get along gang.
The 81 was scored on the Raptors, and Mo Peterson was checking Kobe more than anybody else. I'm not surprised you didn't know that, being the casual fan that you are.
@@stevejackson1572 Casual fan my azz Steve Jackson! Been a Knickerbockers since I was a shorty and Bball was my life in my younger years. Enjoy the game to the fullest and only think casual about me is my style of dress. I stated about Jalen because whoever guarded Kobe that night all got that work but Jalen will go down in history as the one who really got that work. Listen Steven next time do your homework before you ever come at Carlos about BBall or anything. Now enjoy your day Jackson!
Skip to my Lou a Fresno State legend! Loved you back when you played for Tark the Shark
That documerary was great!
I used to go crazy when I saw Skip on those mixtapes!!!
That 2001 Bucks team needs be on 2K!
Hell yea with a young Ray and Micheal Redd💯
Yessur
@@haneefahson973 I dnt think MRedd was on the '01 team bro!
Bukcs vs 6ers '01 eastern conference finals....hoopin, hoopin!
@@haneefahson973 if he was, I dnt think he got much PT! Prolly was on the bench then!
Jalen Rose is the best thing working at ESPN. Everybody else is outta there, including Molly.
Facts, him and Jacoby need a full hour
This is a great interview.
Rafer Alston was the man back then in And 1. My cousin would buy all the mixtapes from the back of this magazine. I grew up watching those and got into basketball because of this. Now that I’m older I see i was inspired by it especially seeing him get to the nba. Being teammates with T-mac and being able to play as him in nba street 2.
Vlad you outta pocket for not cutting that out lmao
Yooooo I said the same shit smh he definitely left that in on purpose..pause 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fax 😂😂😂😂
💀💀💀 I was like ayyyooo, lol.
Yeah, but it was like the middle of the segment...that's Rafer's fault lol
@@youcantwinifyoudontplay 🤣🤣🤣
Back in college, the and 1 tourney was amazing. We used to have our own names. Mine was Reefer Alston lmao
Him, alimoe (RIP), and AO were NBA caliber players.
I remember AO played briefly in the NBA D League as well during the 2002-03 season.
And don’t forget the original Flash from Chicago. Shaq was way out of pocket for giving Dwade that nickname same with half man half amazing that was another and1 player before VC
Queens got a lot of legends across the board in Entertainment!
Rafer the only dude who ever said George Karl was a good coach
Fr. He said phenomenal.😂. Karl was a 🤡. Only reason he kept getting jobs because he had plantation mentality owners loved.
He had Everybody trying to cross over lol
Rafer was a immature child and emotional as a woman throughout his NBA career. He acted the fool time and time again everywhere he went. Smh.
Idc what he says playing with a bad teammate makes you not like them as a person
I met him out in Milwaukee a few times, he was pretty cool.
Wowwww
Legendary Lenny Wilkens gave Skip AShot
Salute
Great interview! But the hard on comment for Jalen 😂😂 pause
😂😂😂😂 @10:49 I thought I was the only one trippin'!!!! That's why Jalen don't f*** with him now 😂😂😂
@@garythomas3660 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This guy knows how to set up a story just to leave you hanging. Im still waiting for him to say why Jalen was a bad teammate
😂
Exactly
On the court basically...Jalen didn't play team ball
🤣🤣Crossing you up on the court and off!
😅😂😅😂 at the end of the video I’m like, did I miss something?
I love the positive vibes from this brother
When rafer was on the Raptors he enjoyed the nite life very very VERY much 🤣
I can corroborate. I recall seeing him and his crew indulging on many occasions to the point it became a running joke to see him. God bless dude
@Your Father99 wtf you on dude???
@Your Father99 lol
RIP Flash, RIP Black Widow
Big factz
If he went to a D 1 college in the middle of nowhere with a strict coach who really believed in him , no telling what his career would have become. I respect him a lot for staying with it
Like where? Fresno and Tark were a great fit for him.
Like where? Fresno and Tark were a great fit for him.
I just threw the whole blunt over the balcony... I guess I'm hearin' shyt @10:50 😂😂😂
Skip to my lou is a legend. Street ball/ And 1 LEGEND.
South side Jamican Queens 💪🏿
Tru hot sauce the goat tho
Basketball Legend
@@Rellbronjames9 no a Legend
@@Createyourluck23 hot sauce is trash
humble guy
I remember watching him on the Raptors and he started doing some And 1 moves on this guy and i just remember going crazy thinking about the old times watching him and hot sauce and spyder
And Professor
@@jonathanwinston8148 white guy has to bring up professor
@@showmestatefinest5412 nigga the professor won the and 1 tour. I’m a nigga by the way. He beat spyder for the position to play on the and 1 team
He and Jalen didn't have good chemistry, it happens. You never know until you play with a guy.
@K. Leo when you listen closely @10:49, you'll see why.... 🤷🏿♂️
Did anyone else notice when he said “I have a hard on for him” and corrected himself @ 10:48
Hell yeah I caught that s*** he tried to play it off but he see him in a hotel right after....
Jail house ball
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He seems like a humble guy vremeber watching him when he was part on and 1 and in the nba.
Good content and great honesty... Sometimes we forget how our mentality contributes to creating bad relationships.
Jalen Rose-5 fab five. The best collage basketball to ever watch. Him and C web where idols around Michigan. I wish they could have got college and NBA titles together.
Escalade used to ball ppl up at like 450 he was one of my favorite and 1 players
Good Interview, once Alston said Jalen was a terrible teammate Vlad had to get him on the show.
Spoken like a true gentleman. I only wish that more young men in my community who have difference of opinion sorted out like this congratulations
Rafer a real cool chill guy, he use to goto my church in houston from like 08-2010
10:48 pause 😂😂😂
He should have started in the finals for the magic. Nelson's contract was why he was benched
Duncan Robinson 5yr 90 million
Rafer Alston 6yr 30 million .
Let’s that sink in .
That's sports today...TV deals have raised pay in the NBA, but NBA players get paid more top to bottom because of revenue sharing...everybody is eating, and happy frfr....the league, and players are much better off than other sports..being in the right era is a blessing 🤔🤔
Different time period. Michael Jordan didn't make as much players today either
@@stldrop baseball and soccer pay their stars ridiculous money as well
I can never him serious with the name Duncan Robinson all I can think about is the San Antonio spurs David Robinson and Tim Duncan 🤔
@@beattheodds6219 Baseball does not have revenue sharing because the owners refuse to open their books...except the Braves who are publicly owned...because of that, older players, and minor league players are squeezed out ( older average or lower level major league ) or are starving ( minor league )...meanwhile payers in the NBA G are doing well enough to choose to stay in the states...and high school elite players are getting money to forgo college..every player in the NBA eats...old or young, elite or average...is that fair enough ???🤔🤔
Great interview. Skip is so articulate. He could be a great commentator.
Yall ever seen Rafer and Shotti (6’9 former manager) in the same room???
I remember i went over seas to play and I was not a starter for the first time in my life.. u talk about being pissed and humbled at the same time lol 😆
1 of my most favorite Orlando Magic players
Escalade always struck me as the most mature guy in the AND1 squad judging by the series on ESPN. good thing he was there to drop some advice on Skip
That 2000 Bucks team could have taken the 2000 Shaq & Kobe Lakers team to 7 games in the Finals, and possibly won. They swept them in the regualr season.
Got robbed by the refs in game 7 against the 6ers. I knew the NBA was rigged after that series and it still is.
Lmaooo
@@malonetravis5785 You wanna be starting something..got to be starting something
great history - Salute Rafer Alston - incredible saw him at music park in 2023, the park is known for star gazing .. salute
salute on the interview.. fuego
Just noticed this....but if 69 comes out with an actual movie Skip has to play shotti..... lmao spot on
I remember when he was with the Rockets, it is crazy how Kyle Lowry use to play with them too.