I was a kid living in LA area with Lakers. I used to joke when I missed my shots that they gave it to Rambis. Had no idea I to later life his talent. As a kid I just saw him as the random white guy.
PPL dogging Rambis but: He has 5 NBA rings. Magic Johnson loved him; Kareem Abdul Jabbar loved him; James Worthy loved him; the crowd loved him. And I remember in 2019, I went home to see me parents in the hood. I had on a Rambis Jersey and all the black dudes came over to see my Jersey like "Where in the hell did you get that bro? That Rambis jersey is fire!" They all loved it. The neighborhood went crazy just to see a Rambis jersey. I mean, they could have given two shits if I wore a Jordan or James jersey. But when they saw that Rambis jersey everyone faces lit up and we all start sharing beer, having good times, and all the old folks started talking about Magic Johnson, Jabbar, Worthy, and the team and fan favorite KURT RAMBIS! You know you are a beast when Magic Johnson and Kareem praise you!
Rambis didn't have stats, but he worked his ass off and did the dirty work that other players wouldn't do - play tough defense, dive for loose balls, fly into the crowd to save an errant pass, be an annoyance on defense, or rebound quickly to start the fast break with a long chest pass. The finesse Lakers needed a guy like him who wore a hard hat to the job. Sometimes, when something bad happens, like when 6'10 Mitch Kupchak's knee blew out, and the Lakers were desperate for a replacement, Providence steps in, and you find a diamond in the rough. Rambis was that uncut diamond for the Lakers. That's him in the hardhat down there at the end of the bench with the open lunch pail, devouring a bologna sandwich, waiting for the call to go to work. He won't get a statue, but he'll get my salute. He was the prototype role player. They're easy to overlook, but necessary for success.
I so agree with this comment. Rambis was lucky to have great players like Magic, Kareem, and Worthy as teammates but he did work his ass off and had a knack of being in the right place at the right time. It doesn't hurt having Magic who had eyes everywhere though.
as a 70 year old grandpa and former coach I would have loved to have all my 4 childrem and my 7 grand children play with the heart, determination, defense, and ability to rebound that my man Kurt exhibited. Best team player ever.
From watching Rambis play as a kid, one attribute that is overlooked about Rambis was his ability to start the fastbreak after a made basket. Rambis would practically pull the ball from the net, step out of bounds and pass the ball in to Magic so fast.
Yep. He did a lot of little things that wont make the highlight real, but gets noticed by other players and coaches. There was a reason he was in the league for so long. Longer than a lot of guys more skilled.
Correct, he would pull out like you said. I remember the Celtics caught on to that the first time they played them when we lost the series. They were grabbing the ball from the net and giving it to the referee to slow things down. We still came back and one more. I miss those days and am glad I got to watch them, and yes, the Celtics play those games. It's weird, when the Lakers were not in Finals, I wanted the Celtics to win. I know that is weird since they are arch rivals but I did respect the Celtics starting five. Not Kev Maxwell or that other fat fool, the loud one.
I would of loved Rambis to play for my Celtics in the 80s, I respected the hell out of this guy and Id imagine the Celtics did too. Great player and very underrated.
Growing up in San Francisco, and eventually attending University of San Francisco I went to USF games when I was a kid in the late 70s, Kurt was a beast for Santa Clara. He was the best player in the WCC when USF had some greate teams back then. Wore those same glasses then, as well....
Kurt rambis is one of my fav players all time! My biggest idol when come to basketball. I wear glasses like he did and even tho I'm not the best player on the court I'd do my best and play my heart out like rambis said. This is man is a big inspiration
I grew up in Chicago in the late 70s, 80s. Until 1988, the Bulls were hard to watch..so I was a Lakers fan, just in awe of Magic and Kareem. I loved Kurt Rambis. That guy worked his ass off. He just went in there and did everything he was asked to do and more. Give the Captain a rest...put up a few points, get some rebounds, block a shot.... maybe foul someone so Kareem didn't get into foul trouble. I'll take a Kurt Rambis on my team. I love that he had his own fan club.
Thanks for this. Sports really used to matter. Miss those times when it did.
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He's in my top 3 favorite of that era. Kareem, Magic and Kurt Rambis. He played his heart out, got mistreated by others but his teammates had his back!
I was born in 1073 in Seattle, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American (showing HOW I grew up). I did NOT know, that Tom Rambis could do a two-handed alley-oop! He seemed to dunk a lot against the SPURS! Even Black teammates and Lakers fans loved him! That's so awesome, because it reminds me of how even Caucasian and Black fans liked Ichiro and Apollo Ohno.
not to many kurt rambis's in the nba today what people don't know that he was a great offensive player out of santa clara and great rebounder his records just recently broken
You can make a lot of arguments about Kurt Rambis. But one thing no one can argue is this: Kurt Rambis was one of the three best white players on the 85 Lakers... Want to argue?
So it's a trick question? Kinda like the Covid Vaccine isn't really a vaccine by the definition of what the word represents ? If they didn't make it a thing it wouldn't be a thing and why do we need a vaccine for something that's treatable? Because your brainwashed .. They Lie... That's what they do .. that's all they do...
That was a classy move by the lakers doing the ring ceremony when they played the hornets. The did it so Kurt could be apart of it. He was the veteran leader of that expansion team and lead them to a solid record. He started 75 games that year averaging 9.4 rebounds and 11.1 points per game. His veteran leadership and toughness helped them to a 20-62 record that year. Pretty damn good for a new franchise in its first year. A classy tough man who was the ultimate overachiever and team first guy.
As a teen in those days I always cheered for Superman. For the first time in 37 years I'm not a Laker fan . Thanks Lebron, should've stayed wherever you were. Leave the Lakers please. Nothing but a glorified ring chaser.
nobody worked harder than Superman Rambis. He was only 6'8 but he got more reboun dsn per minutes than any forward in] the league one year behind just Barkley, Rodman, and McHale. He worked his ass off
James Worthy gave him the ultimate compliment. James said after winning the NCAA championship in 82’ he thought he was bad ass & no one could stop him. First day @ Lakers training camp Kurt made a “believer” out of James.
The '' White Dennis Rodman ''. Kyriakos Rambidis the ..... GREEK Basketball Legend (He played for AEK GREECE Im jokking for the Greek player). One of the best defensive players ever in my opinion !!!! His game was 100% full of heart and passion!!!
Every team has a Rambis. The guy who got there from hustle alone doing things the statistics don't count. Either way if you made it to the NBA your a bad ass.
Don't forget Rudy LaRusso. He was "Rambis" to Elgin Baylor and Jerry West - and when he got out of their shadow and was traded to San Francisco, he became an offensive threat, too. The Laker always had plenty of shooters, so they didn't need much offense from LaRusso. They needed guys like LaRusso and Rambis to provide muscle and rebounding. Kurt did more in the trenches, though. He scrambled for everything. And remember, they knew when Kupchak went down with a bad leg that they would be lucky if they could fill that big hole in the line-up. They were lucky to get a fired up guy like Kurt. They've had a lot of Power Forwards who provided very little. What Rambis brought most was heart and fire. When the Lakers started going through the motions and losing ground to an opponent, they'd usually bring in Kurt, or the harassing Cooper to snap them out of it - bring energy.
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What a badass. The man played with regular prescription glasses!!! That's unbelievable.
just in case he got bored and wanted to read a book he brought from home at the gamez
With yellow Chums.
Randy Johnson 🤘🏻
he was shy, quiet, played his heart out and people loved him for it
I was a kid living in LA area with Lakers. I used to joke when I missed my shots that they gave it to Rambis.
Had no idea I to later life his talent. As a kid I just saw him as the random white guy.
He definitely played with heart and did the dirty work that people today doesn't care about
Hired gun
Being 6 foot 10 and 250 doesn't hurt either
PPL dogging Rambis but: He has 5 NBA rings. Magic Johnson loved him; Kareem Abdul Jabbar loved him; James Worthy loved him; the crowd loved him. And I remember in 2019, I went home to see me parents in the hood. I had on a Rambis Jersey and all the black dudes came over to see my Jersey like "Where in the hell did you get that bro? That Rambis jersey is fire!" They all loved it. The neighborhood went crazy just to see a Rambis jersey. I mean, they could have given two shits if I wore a Jordan or James jersey. But when they saw that Rambis jersey everyone faces lit up and we all start sharing beer, having good times, and all the old folks started talking about Magic Johnson, Jabbar, Worthy, and the team and fan favorite KURT RAMBIS! You know you are a beast when Magic Johnson and Kareem praise you!
Best power forward in nerd glasses ever. No really, the man was amazing to say the least, fantastic player.
He achieved as close to his potential as any player I've ever seen. He had more heart than any I've ever seen.
Rambis didn't have stats, but he worked his ass off and did the dirty work that other players wouldn't do - play tough defense, dive for loose balls, fly into the crowd to save an errant pass, be an annoyance on defense, or rebound quickly to start the fast break with a long chest pass. The finesse Lakers needed a guy like him who wore a hard hat to the job. Sometimes, when something bad happens, like when 6'10 Mitch Kupchak's knee blew out, and the Lakers were desperate for a replacement, Providence steps in, and you find a diamond in the rough. Rambis was that uncut diamond for the Lakers. That's him in the hardhat down there at the end of the bench with the open lunch pail, devouring a bologna sandwich, waiting for the call to go to work. He won't get a statue, but he'll get my salute. He was the prototype role player. They're easy to overlook, but necessary for success.
Never once saw him with a hard-on hat and the man played for the lakers.. doubt he was devouring belogna
I so agree with this comment. Rambis was lucky to have great players like Magic, Kareem, and Worthy as teammates but he did work his ass off and had a knack of being in the right place at the right time. It doesn't hurt having Magic who had eyes everywhere though.
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I guess his comment went over your head.
as a 70 year old grandpa and former coach I would have loved to have all my 4 childrem and my 7 grand children play with the heart, determination, defense, and ability to rebound that my man Kurt exhibited. Best team player ever.
Just did his job without fuss and went home.
Are you still with us? How is your family?
He looks like the generic sitcom dad, not a 5x NBA champion lol.
4x*
Tecnically 7 he won 3 more as an assistant coach for the Lakers
4x as a player but was a assistant coach and executive 2000/2002 and 2009
I got to meet him at a airport years ago, one of the most polite and humble guy I have got to meet
From watching Rambis play as a kid, one attribute that is overlooked about Rambis was his ability to start the fastbreak after a made basket. Rambis would practically pull the ball from the net, step out of bounds and pass the ball in to Magic so fast.
Yep. He did a lot of little things that wont make the highlight real, but gets noticed by other players and coaches.
There was a reason he was in the league for so long. Longer than a lot of guys more skilled.
Correct, he would pull out like you said. I remember the Celtics caught on to that the first time they played them when we lost the series. They were grabbing the ball from the net and giving it to the referee to slow things down. We still came back and one more. I miss those days and am glad I got to watch them, and yes, the Celtics play those games. It's weird, when the Lakers were not in Finals, I wanted the Celtics to win. I know that is weird since they are arch rivals but I did respect the Celtics starting five. Not Kev Maxwell or that other fat fool, the loud one.
The added bonus of a Kurt Rambis highlight reel.......hearing Chick 'n Stu give the play-by-play of course!
I would of loved Rambis to play for my Celtics in the 80s, I respected the hell out of this guy and Id imagine the Celtics did too.
Great player and very underrated.
I remember a game Chick said Rambis like 7 times in a row. So much energy and hustle. A guy that I always try to play like.
just a guy that everybody rooted for....and damn, he looks younger now than he did 30 ago
My 1st nickname. I still love it! Go rambis go ! Cheers 🍻 from Cleveland brother
Ned Flanders NBA player of the year!!
His nick was Clark Kent
Growing up in San Francisco, and eventually attending University of San Francisco I went to USF games when I was a kid in the late 70s, Kurt was a beast for Santa Clara. He was the best player in the WCC when USF had some greate teams back then. Wore those same glasses then, as well....
Kurt rambis is one of my fav players all time! My biggest idol when come to basketball. I wear glasses like he did and even tho I'm not the best player on the court I'd do my best and play my heart out like rambis said. This is man is a big inspiration
I had the privilege to watch this great player of the Lakers
Back when I watched the NBA. Today's games lack the 'team' thing that the '80s Lakers had, especially the
unselfish passing.
Old ah nigga
Nailed it!
"aand take that, large person" had me weak
When basketball was actually fun to watch
Reminds me of the type of personality of Alex Caruso, and man, those Magic passes were on point!
I grew up in Chicago in the late 70s, 80s. Until 1988, the Bulls were hard to watch..so I was a Lakers fan, just in awe of Magic and Kareem. I loved Kurt Rambis. That guy worked his ass off. He just went in there and did everything he was asked to do and more. Give the Captain a rest...put up a few points, get some rebounds, block a shot.... maybe foul someone so Kareem didn't get into foul trouble. I'll take a Kurt Rambis on my team. I love that he had his own fan club.
Thanks for this. Sports really used to matter. Miss those times when it did.
He's in my top 3 favorite of that era. Kareem, Magic and Kurt Rambis. He played his heart out, got mistreated by others but his teammates had his back!
This is great! He was a very unique part of the "Showtime Lakers". He didn't really fit in with the team...but yet he did.(if that makes sense)
One of my childhood favorites.
I was born in 1073 in Seattle, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American (showing HOW I grew up). I did NOT know, that Tom Rambis could do a two-handed alley-oop! He seemed to dunk a lot against the SPURS! Even Black teammates and Lakers fans loved him! That's so awesome, because it reminds me of how even Caucasian and Black fans liked Ichiro and Apollo Ohno.
not to many kurt rambis's in the nba today
what people don't know that he was a great offensive player
out of santa clara and great rebounder his records just recently broken
God bless Kurt
AEK!!!!! Cap too Greece 🇬🇷 1981 with Kerk!!!!
Kurt was necessary! He knew his role amongst the stars on his team and he held his own. #Respect!
You can make a lot of arguments about Kurt Rambis. But one thing no one can argue is this: Kurt Rambis was one of the three best white players on the 85 Lakers... Want to argue?
nevitt was better. oh wait never mind
So it's a trick question? Kinda like the Covid Vaccine isn't really a vaccine by the definition of what the word represents ? If they didn't make it a thing it wouldn't be a thing and why do we need a vaccine for something that's treatable? Because your brainwashed .. They Lie... That's what they do .. that's all they do...
That was a classy move by the lakers doing the ring ceremony when they played the hornets. The did it so Kurt could be apart of it. He was the veteran leader of that expansion team and lead them to a solid record. He started 75 games that year averaging 9.4 rebounds and 11.1 points per game. His veteran leadership and toughness helped them to a 20-62 record that year. Pretty damn good for a new franchise in its first year. A classy tough man who was the ultimate overachiever and team first guy.
As a celtics fan of that era, he was a dangerous opponent.
As a teen in those days I always cheered for Superman. For the first time in 37 years I'm not a Laker fan . Thanks Lebron, should've stayed wherever you were. Leave the Lakers please. Nothing but a glorified ring chaser.
he posterized darryl dawkins?!?
Yes he did & ferociously 🔥
"He's not a stats guy" - Pat Riley tells Jerry West in Winning Time 😂
As a lifelong Celtics fan, I hate the Lakers, but Magic Johnson was a beautiful passer and Kurt Rambis was a warrior!
nobody worked harder than Superman Rambis. He was only 6'8 but he got more reboun dsn per minutes than any forward in] the
league one year behind just Barkley, Rodman, and McHale. He worked his ass off
...loved him..
Always liked him
I love you Kurt 😍🥰😘
Tough guy, quiet but dangerous. Tough tough tough guy.
Think about this: Kurt Rambis has more championship rings than Larry Bird.
before Caruso, there was Rambis.
lmaooo
La classe operaia va in paradiso....grande Kurt..
When your high school science teacher tells you he can hoop
When he was in the game you heard His Name he was extremely active on both ends of the floor he's a winner
he definitely caught darryl dawkins offguard w/that jam
@1:27 where the announcer says "take that large person"?
@@iowapanner2223 yep.
James Worthy gave him the ultimate compliment. James said after winning the NCAA championship in 82’ he thought he was bad ass & no one could stop him. First day @ Lakers training camp Kurt made a “believer” out of James.
"He beat me so bad." - Rookie Worthy on Rambis
Rambis mítico.
I pass by the forum in 2017, it was cool to see the forum where the Lakers used to play.
Now the LAC will use it as their new arena.
@@mymagicisntgivingup5908 oh yeah, right...
The '' White Dennis Rodman ''. Kyriakos Rambidis the ..... GREEK Basketball Legend (He played for AEK GREECE Im jokking for the Greek player). One of the best defensive players ever in my opinion !!!! His game was 100% full of heart and passion!!!
The real MVP 👌
Goooooood Mythical Morning
yep lol
Doing my homework!
Kurt Rambis "Superman"
He really had that hunger for winning
Dude looks a lot looks Phil Jackson to me respect
3 or 4 feet above the basket... Haha whatever you say Kurt.
💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕
"Take that, large person."
why was the only player back then playing with glasses? he can't be the only short sighted player
there were also Worthy and Abdul-Jabbar in his own team
There were not smartphones at that era. A relief for humans eyes
@@JM-fh1tv no, they used smartphones duhhhh lol
George Mikan, the first dominant player of the NBA, wore glasses too.
Flickspoo Kareem’s goggle was more of protecting his eyes from getting poked by players. Worthy might have been for sight.
De donde es la musica?
Esta buena!
Saludos desde Argentina!
Saludos che' desde Las Vegas
Just came here cuz he's back with the lakers
No era el mejor. No es del salón de la fama. Pero se la tapaba siempre....esos jugadores son valiosos
damn Ned Flanders looks alot taller in real life
As a Celtics fan I used to love to watch Rambis play. Yes I know he’s a Laker. 🤫
Wasn't aware Kurt was good!
hooveyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Every team has a Rambis. The guy who got there from hustle alone doing things the statistics don't count. Either way if you made it to the NBA your a bad ass.
Michael Cooper interviews Kurt Rambis: th-cam.com/video/TNU4NBTBEsk/w-d-xo.html
Kurt Rambis and Sedale Threatt!
HE PLAYED TO AEK ATHENS!!!!
No Rambis, no rings
Rambis was good with the "Lakers" 👍
Ned Flanders is that you??
Where is him being clotheslined by Kevin McHale lol
Yeah, that one was brutal.
dang 1:13 no foul? Varejao would be at half court by then.
AEK Athens
The most physical Laker ever in 100 years!!!!
Don't forget Rudy LaRusso. He was "Rambis" to Elgin Baylor and Jerry West - and when he got out of their shadow and was traded to San Francisco, he became an offensive threat, too. The Laker always had plenty of shooters, so they didn't need much offense from LaRusso. They needed guys like LaRusso and Rambis to provide muscle and rebounding. Kurt did more in the trenches, though. He scrambled for everything. And remember, they knew when Kupchak went down with a bad leg that they would be lucky if they could fill that big hole in the line-up. They were lucky to get a fired up guy like Kurt. They've had a lot of Power Forwards who provided very little. What Rambis brought most was heart and fire. When the Lakers started going through the motions and losing ground to an opponent, they'd usually bring in Kurt, or the harassing Cooper to snap them out of it - bring energy.
GMM Peeps
yep lol
think he was the last nba player to wear glasses. everyone since has done contacts or goggles
Who else wore glasses? I don't recall
@@stim178 Horace grant
@@Trouble_WICK Horace Grant wore goggles, not glasses. That was the question. Kurt Rambis straight up wore reading glasses to play in the NBA.
Did my homework
Current Pre Madonna Lakers could use a Rambis
I think we still would have won a championship without him but thank you anyway Kurt rambis for falling on the ground constantly for the Lakers
Very hard to say because Rambis played his ass off.
kurt is my name :O
He was Caruso before Caruso
Kurt was a very limited player, but somehow it worked..
An insanely high basketball IQ. It didn't hurt having great teammates like Magic, Kareem and Worthy
That music is awful for this vid
Rambis blocked Alex English, that's hard to do.
Chris Birdman Anderson's game was domewhat similar to Rambis...both handled the dirty work...Rambis is a much better passer tho
Clark Kent
I wish the Lakers had a Rambis now...smh
+rockjohnson80 smh?
+SLIP NORRIS The Lakers suck as you know. The bench doesn't have a player near the Caliber of Rambis right now.
+SLIP NORRIS Smh=shake my head
oh ok
Please.... Take him away from us
Heisenberg can ball
He was the poor version of Charles Barkley
he looks younger today without the mustachio.
Rambis..... good guy. What we need more of.
Ned Flanders.