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- In this edition of I Love 90s Basketball, Paul Pierce, Jay Williams, Jalen Rose, Kendrick Perkins, David Jacoby and Michael Wilbon relive the memorable moments from Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway when they were teammates on the Orlando Magic. Some of the moments include the 1993 draft-day trade that sent top pick Chris Webber to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Hardaway, (14:24) when a powerful Shaq dunk brought down the entire basket in Phoenix and (25:01) when the duo combined for 48 points to eliminate Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals.
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Glad to see they giving Penny his Flowers while hes alive.
He was Special
Wow! Why would he die man!? He isn't even 50 if I reckon rightly
@@laroja5221 Kobe was 40.
@@BlackedOutDreams Kobe died in a freak accident that is very uncommon for a normal person but for a select group of maybe five thousand people ever to happen twice would be almost impossible.
@@appendexhouse7735 Could be anything really. Car accidents happen every day. You just never know when someone will go
Absolutely
The Orlando version of Shaq was the best version of Shaq. Yeah he won the titles in LA, but i think the thinner more agile Shaq was the best version. Penny is one of the most talented guys to ever play. Too bad injuries robbed his career.
Imagine Orlando Shaq with Penny, Grant, D Scott, Nick Anderson coached by Phil Jackson, Pat Riley or Greg Popovich after stepping down as the Spurs GM
@@melvynsngltn27 I dont think Brian Hill was a good coach in Orlando.
I remember up by 3 in game 1 Penny was pleading just to foul Houston and play the FT game. Instead they allowed houston to attempt to tie it up. Which they did
@@melvynsngltn27 I've always said, if I'm doing an overall draft with every player available, Shaq will always be my number 1 pick with the caveat that Pat Riley is my head coach. Pat would have had Shaq in Zo type shape and turned him into a stronger Giannis.
Agreed. Shaq was an absolute monster his first day in the league. Opposition couldnt do nothing with him. He def learned the game n his hoop iq increased during his time as a laker but Orlando shaq was truly an unstoppable force. He was crazy strong AND athletic, quick, explosive, etc.
Blue Chips
It doesn't really matter what team you root for but everyone loves Penny Hardaway back then
Yup, I was a sonics fan and Penny and Zo were probably my two fav opposition players of the 90s. Penny was absolutely amazing for those two or three years.
Facts! I was a diehard Bulls fan but I loved Penny!!!
And still do love him
Facts
Same here Knicks fan 😪
Penny was legit. he was becoming the GOAT until injuries robbed us all.
Same with grant hill
T-Mac
Brandon Roy
Dwayne Howard grant was good but he wasn’t putting Jordan back to the wall.
...but Shaq literally changed the game...
That Orlando team with Penny, Shaq, Grant, 3D was something special man. I always be using them on 2k.
dont forget nick ander!!!!!!!
The 94-95 team is my second team on the Magic all time team. I start Howard, Hedo, Rashard, Jameer, and TMac.
Nick Anderson *
@@changkwangoh the 94-95 team would've smoked the Dwight Howard team , who's guarding Penny hardaway on that team
Penny Hardaway was my idol in the 90s
Penny was ahead of his time
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Favorite player after jordan
penny was the athletic magic...he really was
@@razkable I'd say ben simmons that has a shot
@@razkable a lower quality Magic you mean
Penny still is my Fav player! I still remember when my Dad took us to the Game In milwaukee Bucks vs orlando Magic waiting on the bleachers by the tunnel and shaq just walks by but Penny gave me the biggest High Five and it was the greatest moment as a kid! :)
My favorite NBA team ever (alongside the '96 Bulls). Amazing young team. Young Shaq, Penny, Horace Grant, 3D Dennis Scott, Anderson, Shaw, ... I was so pissed when Shaq left to go to the Lakers
I was pissed too but more shocked that Shaq had left for the Lakers. That Magic squad was fun to watch!
Penny was injury prone.
Tom8280 they disrespected Shaq tho. I don't bLame The Diesel for leaving my ninjah
@@copyrightstrikez_bandit143 nah. Never believe Shaquille version of a story
That magic team was a few bench guys and a better coach away from being an all time great team. Their starting lineup fit together perfectly. May be one of the best starting 5s top to bottom of all time.
Penny Hardaway icon in the 90’s !!!!!!
Kendrick Perkins:
on Penny Hardaway spin move
it looks so wrong but feels so right!!!
Yeah! That's the right way ti describe that move of Penny H
Greatest what if story of all time - Penny would’ve been a top 3 PG ever had he had health
I think he may have been the guy who could have overtaken Magic.
Yes he would have !!! I cent 💪
Too many Coaches wanted him to be a SG or SF because of his height.
Penny was just different.. best thing perk ever said
Penny was so good. Had they stayed together a ring or two was the lowest of achievementsz
Most entertaining to watch. Enjoyed watching him more than jordan. He had so much fun playing it was pure joy . He and magic johnson most beautiful passes ever.
And he dosnt hurt his knee... they would of ran the league prolly take away one of jordans rings and then kobes
2 of my favorite players! Penny and Shaq! Wish Shaq never left Orlando.
I think if Shaq would have stayed in Orlando and Penny stayed healthy they would have won the title in 99 and 2000
I’m a Magic’s fan and I was dumb hurt when this happen
@@user-sb3eo6mc6j The thing is had Shaq stayed in Orlando Penny would have still been injured. Because Penny got injured in the 1996 playoffs against the Detroit Pistons (1st round). What people don't know is that Penny was playing injured the entire 1996 playoffs and that led to him tearing his cartilage in the beginning of the 1996-1997 season. Maybe had Shaq stayed, the front office would have given more time for Penny to rest his knee instead of rushing him back on the court again.
@@owainkanaway8345 i agree and that's what they should've done
@Orwain Canaway when Shaq left all the pressure was put on Penny to be the franchise player. The team definitely would’ve taken his knee injuries more seriously had Shaq stayed and the title window stayed open for the magic.
if they kept developing they would have taken the 98 title from jordan.
the luck of the draw.
Injuries didn't rob only Peeny, they robbed us all. He was like the one everyone likes. The only time Mike wore different shoes than his, he wore Penny's.
p.s. Not to mention the Litlle Penny ad we all miss so much.
My fav magic team of all time. That's why I'm a magic fan for life
Can we all give it up for lil penny? The ultimate 90s icon
lil penny with a chris rock voice
that move penny did. allen iverson caught Shaq and company with that same move
He def did in Game 1!
I've been working on that move at the YMCA my whole life.
Literally had me crying reading this 💀💀
FACTS
This was well done and it's proof why a 90's kid like me doesn't even bother with today's NBA.
I feel you, Too many friendships and crybabies nowadays...
Corey Lee whether old heads like ir or not it’s a new era if NBA Basketball defined by new rules, it’s not the players fault that the games has gotten “weak”, that was the leagues decision to change the rules so it don’t even make sense when y’all complain about the new players. They’re athletic freaks now just like in the 90’s or even more
Jordan said Penny was next up! Penny was something Different! They lucky he got injured...
Homie Penny needed a professional trainer, cause He fell off quickly. Almost a distant memory today, but definitely was top with Jordan, Hakeem, Shaq, Pippen.
@@copyrightstrikez_bandit143 he just got a serious injury and wasn't mobile anymore and kept getting hurt, he was good for like 6/7 years though and elite for 4 of them seasons, he was the best PG in the nba tbh
ok but what happened in the 95 finals?...we will never know
@@razkable Penny and Shaq played well in the 95 finals, unfortunately the rest of the cast didn't. They were a young inexperienced team who got beaten by a team that was highly experienced (Rockets). On top of that Orlando also had a really bad head coach. A team with a 100% healthy Penny and Shaq should not be getting swept in the playoffs, it was a combination of inexperience and bad coaching. In 96 in the ECF against the Bulls it was injuries and bad coaching. At the end of the day it was growing pains. Orlando was eventually going to beat MJ and the Bulls but Penny suffered a serious knee injury in 97 and he was never able to recover from it.
Spanna Banna I 1000% agree with you my G!
Everything everyone said here is 100% facts. Penny was it! It was MJ and then there was Penny. After MJ retired the first time, everyone, the league included was anointing Penny the Heir Apparent. He had the game, he had the popularity, well spoken and he had "it" as well. He was gonna take over the league. Of all the MJ comparisons, Vince, Grant, Minor, Spree, JR, ect., Penny had the most realistic chance of actually carrying the torch. What if man, what if.
man if penny didn't get injured
Caranguejo don’t 4get Kobe
Penny was seen as more like Magic initially. Grant Hill was more being compared to Mike.
Idc, what anyone says penny deserves the hall of fame.
Penny would have been in GOAT discussion. He had no weaknesses and wasn't even close to being in his prime when the injuries started.
EARLY Careers:
Lebron: Couldn't shoot well mid-range or deep. Strongest
MJ: Shooting wasn't his strength. Decent mid-range, but didn't shoot the 3 due to era. Average court vision. Most athletic, best defender, and best finisher.
Kobe: Inefficient, not much a playmaker. Might be the hardest worker.
Penny: Best passer out of the 4. Best shooter out of the 4. Had the post game, mid-range, and deep. Just as athletic besides MJ. Could finish at the rim with the best of them.
There's no doubt he would have continued to develop and just gotten better. Sky was the ceiling. My guy Penny Hardaway.
Couldn't had said it better kid!!
Alan Park Kobe... in the GOAT discussion ???
Lebron was way faster, stronger smarter than Penny at that age, Mike was a better scorer and defender at that age. Also both didn't have SHAQ, imagine young Lebron or MJ with being drafted on a team with a young Shaq. lol, it's unfair.
Basicly no dissrespect on Penny, but he ain't in the same convo as those 2 goats
@@tchellovalente2373 I agree Penny is not in the same convo with MJ and LeBron, as he did not have a healthy enough career. I was just comparing where they were in their careers in their 3-4th seasons.
Lebron was not WAY faster, if he was it would be marginal at best. Let's not get it twisted he didn't have AI speed. He was not smarter. I don't know how you could measure that, but they had similar assist/TO ratios. Penny's court vision was elite, why do you think everyone compared him to Magic.
MJ I can't argue against black jesus. He's the GOAT end of discussion. I was just stating that Penny would have been in the discussion, not necessarily have been the GOAT.
@@alanpark5328 LeBron's bball IQ is all time. His paddings Is all time, his physical gift is all time, please don't even.. LeBron was like the second best player in the league by year 3.. penny was never the best player on his team and without Shaq s presence he wouldn't have been as good.. they don't double team u like they did mj and LeBron when u have the most dominant player ever to defend on the same team lol.. penny would have been a solid hof player at best
It was a great time to be in Orlando and a Magic fan!! Good Times and Memories!
I was at a draft party when this went down in Oakland....THE ROOM WENT DEAD SILENT!!! We couldn't believe what was happening.
Ahem, attention everyone...is everyone paying attention? Did I miss anyone?
Hey - over by the door, Attention! I have an announcement to make!
Ok, now that you're all looking at me I just wanted to say that I don't care about this topic.
Thank you. No questions please. I will say that I will not be answering questions but in reality I will be hitting F5 like a madman and respond to any comments within 20 seconds but it's only because I'm not doing anything, and it's definitely not because I care.
I mean y’all were happy right? You were getting the number 1 pick Webber lol
CeeWorld lol it’s all about fit ! Kobe was a risk but he still turned out to be Kobe!
Penny was lebrons second fav player Kobe’s second fav player, tmac Gilbert arenas and Lou Williams fav player
Cool story bro
Daniel Stellwag cool clown bro
The only shoes M.J ever wore other than his own was Penny’s. Nike promo marketing behind Penny with lil Penny 1/2 cent was a machine.
That Team was so fun to watch.
Why they only show the same highlight from Penny again and again, he has so many.
I was at this draft in Detroit. One of the best events of my life
Penny was ahead of his time!! Definitely one of my favorites from that era🔥🔥🔥
If Penny stayed healthy his whole career he would go down as the best PG that ever stepped foot on the basketball court. No disrespect to Earvin, Isiah, John, Gary or any other PG, but Penny was from an other planet.
possibly
I think if Penny was 100% healthy for 1997-1998 season (which he should have been) he would have beaten Jordan and the Bulls in the playoffs. If Indiana can push Chicago to 7 games, Orlando would have finish them off.
Penny hardway was that dude he gave Jordan tha business plus he was taller penny hardway is special cloth alert
@@owainkanaway8345 Shaq was gone by then
Orlando Shaq was the best center ever. Even better than the Shaq in LA
The Penny’s, The Barkley’s, Kemp’s Kamakazes, The Ewing’s, LJ’s Converses, The Grant Hills, and A.I.s were all great shoes imo. I still don’t understand why Orlando didn’t want to pay Shaq what he was worth. That was probably their biggest franchise mistake ever.
Every time I see highlights of Penny it just makes me sad
On another note, I know Lakers Shaq won all those chips, but Orlando Shaq was the best version of Shaq
I loved Orlando Shaq the best
By time y’all talk about the Goat!! Been waiting for this even Jordan said penny was like him and Magic Johnson put together because of his explosive and passing
I love 90s basketball
Croatia mid 90s. Penny was literally most popular player in the NBA after MJ. And i think that goes for Europe as a whole. Champion stores and Footlocker in the Italian Trieste(closest to us back then) had to restock only two NBA jerseys every single month: MJ & Penny. And then the shoes...omg....International calls to Footlocker,Italy did they get them or not.....golden times of my childhood.
Grant Hill was a huge fan favorite too. In Germany, due to the Sonics being broadcasted a lot because of Schrempf, Shawn Kemp was huge as well.
people be sleeping on penny
The lil Boosie fade lmao 😂
Horace Grant got hurt in the middle of the 1996 eastern conference finals. With the addition of Rodman in Chicago in addition, the Magic sadly were overmatched. Still wish it would've worked out better between Shaq and Orlando. Dwight Howard too
they were already down in the series, they would have lost even with a 200% Penny
@@simple45679 Their losses in the playoffs from 1994-1996 were simply growing pains. Orlando had two franchise players in Penny and Shaq and that is why they were so good. But they had a bad coach, they were inexperienced. Penny was eventually going beat to MJ and the Bulls, but in the beginning of the 96-97 season Penny suffered a serious knee injury and was never able to recover from it.
@@owainkanaway8345 what does penny "going to the bulls" have to do with anything? Pretty sure he was playing for the Magic in 1996 lmao.
When they beat the bulls there are no problems, but when they get beat it's because of the coach cool.
Penny got his props here. Respect!!!
Another huge Penny fan here in Tennessee, he's loved and treasured around this state for sure. Glad to see him get his credit cause people forget just how special he was before injuries plagued his career
Patrick Ewing’s sneakers are up in that space too lowkey. They never disappeared in some eastern spots
True! I'm finna cop a pair
KingRichRoyal Puncho man bro I’m 29 from New Jersey, and a sneaker head anyway 🤷🏾♂️ I cant tell you how many pairs of Ewing’s I done had 😂😂 especially the “rouge” model ones
@@macmillysoanti4357 lol righteous! I'm 36 from Alabama so you rarely see ppl wear them which is perfect bc I hate wearing the same sneaks as others. Them Rouge joints go hard tho.
I have 6 pair
KingRichRoyal Puncho he’ll yeah I’m the same way, nothing worse then going somewhere and everybody got the same sneakers on 😂
One of the GREATEST duo's in NBA history. The Magic drafting Chris Webber would've made absolutely zero sense, but fans are way too short minded. The Magic made one of the greatest trades in NBA history.
Shaq Fu. Shaq Diesel. Shaqtacular. Shaqademus.
I love shaq Too. But i wouldnt have minded a few more Penny highlights. Dude was so talented. Underrated
Penny was a god
WOW!! Seems like yesterday!! What an iconic moment!! Penny Hardaway was the second coming of Jordan after he MJ retired.. Even Jordan was impressed and he even mentioned that in an interview.. Shaq and Penny were the original duo with Shaq!! Haven’t seen Penny Hardaway move ever done before or after!! ‘The Penny’ move! 👊🏽👊🏽
shaq made a 3 against the clippers when he played for the lakers. that was his career high 61pt game and on his birthday
I fell in love with the game because of Shaq.
Imagine if penny didn’t get hurt and shaq didn’t leave... we’d be talking about shaq and penny instead of shaq and Kobe
Shaq & Kobe b4 shaq & kobe
The Pennys were some fresh kicks back then.
I remember when Penny came in the league then everybody started watching Orlando basketball. He was on fire…never heard anyone not like him (in Orlando)
This is a great segment, loving these takes about the great players of the '90s.
These youngins need the lessons and Penny was deserving of the flowers
4:46 you can't do a move like that then shoot and try to call it a prayer.. Give Penny more credit than that. He knew what he was doing at half court..
Penny Hardaway only really had 4 good seasons (1993-1997). Two years he was All-NBA First Team in 95 & 96. Such a shame his career derailed because of his knees. He was top 5 talent in my eyes.
He had a great 99-2000 season his first with the suns and 2000 nba playoffs performance against Shaq and Young Kobe and beating the spurs when Jason Kidd got hurt in the first round beating David Robinson by himself !!!
This segment was legendary.
Yes..great All Time Basketball stuff in a time we all need some distraction..Penny sure did live up to his promise in his early years!! such a shame they were not able to get a Title!!
F penny
What?
@@israeldiaz2134 what? did i say something crazy?
I’m laker nation but I was a penny fan so this hurt
Perk is hilarious talkin about that called bank shot LOL
That move they showed Penny doing at the beginning, James Harden was working on something similar to that. He was saying he was working on a new move, and it looked almost like the one Penny did against the Heat in the playoffs in 97.
Markelle Fultz had and still has that move they were to referring to at 4:30-5:15. Go watch his college film. He pulled it out a few times
It doesn't take away from the fact that he's a BUST
Lazy M91 give him time fam, he still got two years, or one more bad season before he can officially be a bust.
Rich Quatro naw, if you’re the #1 pick you don’t get 4 years to develop 😂😂, he’s a bust man sorry
Markelle Fultz doesn't even have 1/4 the talent Penny does.
@@owainkanaway8345 It's really easy to say that now considering how Fultz career has gone but when he was in college i bet your energy was nothing like that.
I had me a pair of Penny Hardaway shoes.
They looked like the space jam jordans
No they didn’t!
As a young nba fan growing up in Orlando watching this team a fall apart so soon after being so dominant so fast was one of the most traumatic things in my young mind
Bro who you telling smdh. Orlando was the first team and only nba team i've supported and i loved the fact we had 2 of the best players in the nba but when shaq left i literally cried as a kid lol. Seriously
Well we already have the fadeaway can't we just make it easy and call it the Hardaway!!! On another note, I had a pair of Royal Blue and Black Hardaways back in 95, the hardest pair of sneakers i owned as a kid!
I shoulda wore the suit I wore to his draft, to my draft 😂😂😂
You think Orlando Penny was dope, I remember his performances at Memphis State. Legendary. Back when college basketball was amazing.
Penny was an amazing and gifted player. How I wish he never got injured. He could have been one of the greatest players in the NBA with multiple championships. Just like Derick Rose. Sad.😔
They talked for MINUTES about that spin move by Penny. When they mentioned how bad it was, EVERY shot by Steph Curry comes to mind
They should’ve shown some of the more nifty passes that Penny had
amazing video
Memories ❤️
Fun Fact:Kendrick Perkins signed with University of Memphis before deciding to go pro. Memphis was the college of featured star Penny Hardaway
I welcome more segments like this espn; really enjoyed it
I’ve been saying this for years
Congratulations
No you haven't
Penny if he had of never got injured would of been in the G.o.a.t conversation with Mj, Penny was the perfect basketball player had no weaknesses.
Great video! ✌️
Best vid I seen in a while
I grew up going to the area watching that duo it was definitely a sight to see
Amazing honesty talking about various marketing campaigns
The most entertaining combo!!!
This best type video. The Draft Pick what if game.
Only guy who was smoother than Penny on the court was T-Mac.
He got it from penny. He was T-macs fav player
You a liar my guy Penny was the best #1
Marc_itreviewed never said anything about who is better. But Orlando Mac> prime Penny
Mash Work I just can’t see it his all around game was something to see and both of them my guys but Penny was special humble idk just different
Marc_itreviewed Penny better playmaker but Mac was a totally different beast.
Please please please more of this!
My Mann ,,love tha 90's,,and left Handed,,,trust #💯
C Webb gets underrated because he played in the same era as TD Garnett and Dirk. Then Amare came thru. And they were all in the same conference at that
Penny Hardaway was the man in Orlando!! 🔥🔥🔥
What a great duo !! Penny Hardaway and Shaq!! ✊🏽✊🏽
Bruh...imagine if Orlando had kept those picks. I don't remember how Washington & Toronto got them. Losing Shaq may not have been such a franchise killer if they had those picks as rebuild ammo
That my friends is why they call him shaq attack
If I was Orlando owner during the Shaq and Penny era, there is no way I would let one go.
I might be mistakin, but CWebb in sac town was pretty lethal, and basically got cheated out of a ring.
I'm a magic fan, but put some respect on this guy's name.
This was great. They should do more of these.
Kobe is my favorite player forever and always but when I first started watching basketball Penny was my guy.
If shaq broke two backboards just imagine wilt chamberlain played during the 90’s to
Best duo ever
this is a dope show
Still repping that #1 Orlando jersey in 2022. Penny will forever be my favourite player
Grant hills shoes where nice
Niceeeeee