I never would’ve thought Michael Finley would’ve talked for more than an hour. He always seemed so quiet and serious on the court. One of the most underrated and under appreciated players ever
@@Trent_Moorman yes that’s true however I wasn’t questioning his ability to verbalize and communicate in a an eloquent manner. I was just saying I was surprised he talked for such a long length of time because he was always one of the quietest guys out there. Always rooted for him because of how serious he was about his craft.
When I got the notification that Mike Finley was on Knuckle head I immediately watched the show, one of the classiest guys to ever come out of Chicago and to play in the NBA, Q & D now I need for you guys to go get Janeiro Pargo on the show Big ups to knuckleheads!
This man could have walked from a really awful Mavs team, and chose to stay. I will forever love him for that. Loved him before that, but that one move made me want to build a statue in his honor. The Mavs were really, really bad. And he stayed. I was crushed when he had to win it in SA. Michael Finley, you are a true hero of mine. For a lot more reasons than basketball. Thanks guys for having him on. This made me really happy.
And it was real shady how the Mavs fans booed him when he returned. He was waived because of his salary! He didn't walk (I think the media turned them against him)! Cuban was embarrassed about the fans reaction and publicly apologized. Fin was a true class act and they've treated him great ever since then.
@@mikeevans9392 Not sure if I'm living in an alternate reality but I vividly remember going to that game. The whole crowd gave him a standing ovation when he came in mid 1st quarter. My sister who watches zero basketball was confused why the whole crowd was cheering during free throws. Not sure where the booing story comes from but I think it was because Dirk, if I'm not mistaken was asked about Finley coming back to play as a spur and Dirk jokingly said the fans should boo him instead.
I went to High School with Michael Finley. My family grew up with his family. I met his mom (Very Kind woman who forever changed our life for the better with the help of her son) and I met his sister 4 years ago (RIH). Nice people. I strive to be as classy, wise and professional as Michael Finley. One of these days I'll get it right. A coworker once told me that his Leyden team got into a fight with our team and Finley was the only one to shake their hands. Always a class act. When I first discovered Mike, July 1990 (I met our older legend Doc Rivers the same month), he was already 6'6" (I never knew he had just had a growth spurt). He was a summer Referee for the School District 89. During downtime he enjoyed practicing half court shots. My coach would later tell me Mike was the smartest player he ever coached. He had a 3.8/4.0 GPA. Already a smart leader. I read a newspaper article about how he was always number 2 or 3 when Donnie and Sherrell was around. But they went away to camps so Mike got a chance to shine. I remember thinking who is Michael Finley?????? And later I figured it out, he is the tall referee who everybody calls Mike who likes to shoot half court shots in his spare time. So the other two Amigos came back from camp and I'm thinking to myself is this a high school or is this the NBA????? All these great basketball players around here, what am I seeing??? What I did not realize was that I wasn't looking at no ordinary HS basketball team in no ordinary little basketball town. I would later realize that I was looking at the best HS basketball team in the country!!!!!! What a ride. It was a team that sent 3 of it's seniors to the 1995 NBA Draft (Michael Finley, Sherrell Ford and Donnie Boyce), won 2 consecutive state championships and only lost 1 game in 2 years. Also we hold the record, we sent more guys to the NBA than any other school in Illinois. And we have one of the longest winning streaks in Illinios State history. But yea, Mike that's one of our brightest legends 🏀💪. Keep on keeping on Big Mike from the P.E. Hallways.
Garfield Griants, Proviso East Pirates, Maywood. I was a couple years ahead of Mike. I was in Ray Buchanan's graduating class. Mr. McCall was a huge influence and father figure to Micheael. Do remember McCall's Bumblebees?
@@lanceparker4796 The first time I heard of the Bumble Bees was about 4 years ago. Before my basketball watching time. I remember the Buchanan Brothers since I was 4 years old. Maybe because they look alike. I had Geometry with Shorty Buchanan (When he was a senior & I was a Sophomore) in Mr. Masske's super hard class lol. Math was my best subject so I took all my Math classes with the Upperclassmen.
@@WildL23 I remember Mr. Maaske. Coach Hitt and Coach Morgan was my social studies teachers. Coach Williams was my Spanish teacher. Mr. Farenelli(sp) was the coolest gym teacher. Could not stand Mr. Rizer(sp)
@@lanceparker4796 Yea good times but I don't know any coach Morgan and no coach Williams. I didn't show up until 1990. I'm the good luck charm of Proviso East. As soon as I showed up we started winning, basketball and wrestling. It took Rasheed Wallace and Simon Gratz to end our winning streak. I don't know what possessed us go out to Philadelia and get tangled up with Rasheed Wallace but that's what we did. And our 60 something game winning streak was snapped. It's all good though. East won more games/State Championships while I was there than any other time in school history. My luck did it.
Salute to Mike Finley! A complete basketball player. Left hand, right hand, mid range, three ball, baseline monster, lockdown defender, all out hustle and good guy.
One thing that would push these interviews over the top would be if yall showed the "bust ya ass" plays and cut them at some point in the "bust ya ass" story...like after Finley said the move and said "that boy fa'real" cut to highlight/lowlight lol. Hell you could even show a short highlight clip at the beginning or ending of each interview. This would help the youngn's to understand who your guests were frfr. Good shit tho fellaz
That would be dope but you know the NBA and their copyright rules. Then again I don't see why the NBA wouldn't partner up and give the people what they want. Highlights would take this shit to the next level.
The best part of the interview was the genuine appreciation Finley showed Q and D Miles with his closing statement. That wasn't for the cameras but I'm glad they filmed it. That was strictly for Q and D Miles because he wanted to acknowledge their success and hard work. It's definitely well deserved.
That's why Isiah is so great he is so real and honest, Michael Finley was such a phenomenal player. Such a very talented player. Charles is also so honest as well.
Dope interview fella's.. One of the most underrated ballers EVER.. was watching one of his highlight videos the other day just to remember how cold Fin was.. good stuff.
Michael Finleys definitely deserved all the flowers. Class all the way through. Also he was an absolute problem on the court. Y'all outdid yourselves with this one!
I'll never forget seeing Michael Finley in a hood club in Indianapolis during the 2002 World Games. He was by himself, no security, no homies and he was cool as hell. Nobody gave him any problems.
All The Smoke has gone too Hollywood....it started off so good too. Knuckleheadz thankfully is staying true to it. Big difference from Black Effects to Players Tribune.
I love this show because D miles and Q ask real real good questions. A lot of these so called podcasts just ask boring and stupid questions and just wanna smoke all day…salute the knuckle heads
Another Dope interview Chicago's lands Very own Michael Finley, He was a problem in the Big Ten at Wisconsin & a solid pro player. First class of Jordan brand!!! That says it all. Those WGN Chicago bulls games was a must Growing up in Chicago #Dantana773
Q and D Miles ….y’all have to get Eddie Jones on here, tell him his HS classmate said, “come off the golf course for a day and sit down with ya’ll” aka Pompano Beach finest c/o 90 EHS ….aka ICE !! Love the show ….”real Ballers” 100
This was a real treat being from Chicago, I remember grabbing a Sun-Times in 91 and see Sherrell Ford Mr.Illinois . I grew up out east and was not familiar with Maywood High school basketball until 91. Finely and Juwaun Howard make the city look so good cause they just classy in so many ways and show that Chi got some real life playas, and me being born in 72 I can't do nothing but admire and respect it. Q&D keep being great.
Stg!!! Dirk, Finley, Nash … One year they had Antawn Jamison, Nick Van Exel Raef LaFrentz stretching the floor 😂. Them and Sacramento used to be the squads to run w/ 💯🔥 … miss this era of the NBA
@@JayNowitzki Facts ^^ forgot about him! I can’t believe they had all that talent and lost 4-1 in the first round 😂 the West was CRAZY back then smfh (edit: and they had Josh Howard too wtf)
You guys went and got one of the, " Three Amigos." 😂😂💪 I remember just as much about Mike in Highschool as I do at Wisconsin,when Reshard Griffin joined him. But a little unknown secret is Mike played MJ a one on one when he was in highschool and MJ said he was going to be in the league. Much love and respect
Very nice tribute Q-Rich! I remember you did the same with Juwan Howard! I realize you and D. Miles have a ton of admiration and respect for your guests, but those two stand out and it shows in your platform. I don't think you go overboard in your praise, you're letting them know exactly the impact they have on you and how you feel about them. There's nothing wrong with that! Mad respect to you and D. Miles for this interview and all your other ones!
Absolutely loved it and looked forward to this. Michael Finley had no fear of Jordan, no back down, and played a lot like MJ. Proud to say I got to see him play live at Reunion Arena against a young KG and Marbury. 2OT’s that night. I would love to see Finley’s Jordan room!
He one of my favorite players! Specially when he was playing for Dallas! This is the best basketball podcast in the planet. Again showing love and appreciation from the Philippines!
Proviso East legend‼️ My high school team played his team. Dude got break away & took off from just inside free throw line for dunk & missed it. The echo in the gymnasium was crazy no doubt 🎯‼️
You could tell Mike is a healthy guy full of confidence and self-esteem. He is able to be transparent about things even the embarrasing moments like cartwheel. Legend.
Broke my heart when the Suns traded him for Jason Kidd.Even tho it was Jason Kidd, Fins was my guy.Him & Amare are my two all time favorite Suns rookies.They came in yamming on dudes from the jump.
Being from Dallas living in Florida boy that Mavs team was represented well in Florida by me and my cosuins, loved seen that team balled out they were a problem and those battles with the spurs were something else nice hearing from fin and he's a Mav for life and now working for them 🦾💯
YUP!!! y’all done it again..Dirk is forever one of my favorite players and his earliest teams with JKidd and then Steve Nash with Finley the whole time!! loved the whole squad!! so happy he was able to get to the Spurs at the end of his career and win that chip as a steady player!!! truly redefined his whole game after being one of the main guys in Dallas! keep it up Knuckleheads!! love the podcast and interviews man!!!
I always loved Michael Finley's game and the way that he conducted himself, he was a true professional in every sense of the word, and on the court he was a killer . I appreciate him and the game he brought to the court .....SALUTE
Always been a fan of Mike Finley. He was a great player but I always felt like he could have been more in terms of being a superstar in the league. Just think his personality was different because he was unstoppable in his prime.
Man watching you guys makes me realize how much my cousin and I are like you and D-Miles…. I’m sure I’m speaking for a lot of kids in America. Being from northern Indiana I can relate to the Bulls playing. When they played, the whole city was still. We watched every game and our lives were based around ‘Da Bulls’ tv schedule. We had a gang of kids around the city that met up, hooped, ate, hooped again. That was the life. Great great show!
I went to PROVISO EAST high school in MAYWOOD ILLINOIS. I was on the wrestling team and we won state in wrestling when Mike, Donnie & Sherrell took state in Basketball...GOLDEN YEARS of Proviso East. I remember Joe Moore and Michael Finley were friends as well.. Michael Finley is a MAYWOOD ILLINOIS Legend! He also brought Stars & Celebrities to MAYWOOD ILLINOIS and Proviso East and had a Concert on the Football Field! God Bless!!
2K with Fin, Nash, and Dirk a cheatcode 🔥🔥🔥
2001 nba live went crazy with them
Bro you stating fax. Nba live man. I miss that game.
Facts
NBA Street Vol:1
NBA Live 03 was insanity w that 3
I never would’ve thought Michael Finley would’ve talked for more than an hour. He always seemed so quiet and serious on the court. One of the most underrated and under appreciated players ever
Hes the VP of ops for the mavs. He's obviously well spoken and educated.
@@Trent_Moorman yes that’s true however I wasn’t questioning his ability to verbalize and communicate in a an eloquent manner. I was just saying I was surprised he talked for such a long length of time because he was always one of the quietest guys out there. Always rooted for him because of how serious he was about his craft.
@@Trent_Moorman u!y
Dumb boy quote
The Penny that Finley faced in 1995-96 was just getting into his prime. That pre-injury Penny was a phenomenon......
It’s sad because with the marketing, you saw he was going to be the next face of the league
We didn't get to see Penny in his prime, it's only called his prime in hindsight because of how his career panned out
Great point.
We never got to see penny in his prime
Pre-injury Penny was a BEAST! Will always be a Penny fan 🙌
When I got the notification that Mike Finley was on Knuckle head I immediately watched the show, one of the classiest guys to ever come out of Chicago and to play in the NBA, Q & D now I need for you guys to go get Janeiro Pargo on the show Big ups to knuckleheads!
Yo! I saw his face and I clicked IMMEDIATELY!!!!
yezsuh' ✌🏿™️
@@freekyreek404 right
Lol, I literally click it just now but not sure if I will watch the whole thing.
Q & D I played with Pargo Saturday. Hit me on the side if you want to me to holler at him (if you all can't get ahold of him).
Skate
This man could have walked from a really awful Mavs team, and chose to stay. I will forever love him for that. Loved him before that, but that one move made me want to build a statue in his honor. The Mavs were really, really bad. And he stayed. I was crushed when he had to win it in SA. Michael Finley, you are a true hero of mine. For a lot more reasons than basketball. Thanks guys for having him on. This made me really happy.
And it was real shady how the Mavs fans booed him when he returned. He was waived because of his salary! He didn't walk (I think the media turned them against him)! Cuban was embarrassed about the fans reaction and publicly apologized. Fin was a true class act and they've treated him great ever since then.
@@mikeevans9392 Not sure if I'm living in an alternate reality but I vividly remember going to that game. The whole crowd gave him a standing ovation when he came in mid 1st quarter. My sister who watches zero basketball was confused why the whole crowd was cheering during free throws. Not sure where the booing story comes from but I think it was because Dirk, if I'm not mistaken was asked about Finley coming back to play as a spur and Dirk jokingly said the fans should boo him instead.
The research depth of D Miles’ questions is high level.
Truly underrated interviewer and his form of questioning is nicer than his jump shot 🤣🤣
He’s literally just looking at Finley’s Wikipedia page on his phone before he ask him questions. 😂
I went to High School with Michael Finley. My family grew up with his family. I met his mom (Very Kind woman who forever changed our life for the better with the help of her son) and I met his sister 4 years ago (RIH). Nice people. I strive to be as classy, wise and professional as Michael Finley. One of these days I'll get it right. A coworker once told me that his Leyden team got into a fight with our team and Finley was the only one to shake their hands. Always a class act.
When I first discovered Mike, July 1990 (I met our older legend Doc Rivers the same month), he was already 6'6" (I never knew he had just had a growth spurt). He was a summer Referee for the School District 89. During downtime he enjoyed practicing half court shots. My coach would later tell me Mike was the smartest player he ever coached. He had a 3.8/4.0 GPA. Already a smart leader.
I read a newspaper article about how he was always number 2 or 3 when Donnie and Sherrell was around. But they went away to camps so Mike got a chance to shine. I remember thinking who is Michael Finley?????? And later I figured it out, he is the tall referee who everybody calls Mike who likes to shoot half court shots in his spare time. So the other two Amigos came back from camp and I'm thinking to myself is this a high school or is this the NBA????? All these great basketball players around here, what am I seeing???
What I did not realize was that I wasn't looking at no ordinary HS basketball team in no ordinary little basketball town. I would later realize that I was looking at the best HS basketball team in the country!!!!!! What a ride. It was a team that sent 3 of it's seniors to the 1995 NBA Draft (Michael Finley, Sherrell Ford and Donnie Boyce), won 2 consecutive state championships and only lost 1 game in 2 years. Also we hold the record, we sent more guys to the NBA than any other school in Illinois. And we have one of the longest winning streaks in Illinios State history. But yea, Mike that's one of our brightest legends 🏀💪. Keep on keeping on Big Mike from the P.E. Hallways.
Garfield Griants, Proviso East Pirates, Maywood. I was a couple years ahead of Mike. I was in Ray Buchanan's graduating class. Mr. McCall was a huge influence and father figure to Micheael. Do remember McCall's Bumblebees?
@@lanceparker4796 The first time I heard of the Bumble Bees was about 4 years ago. Before my basketball watching time. I remember the Buchanan Brothers since I was 4 years old. Maybe because they look alike. I had Geometry with Shorty Buchanan (When he was a senior & I was a Sophomore) in Mr. Masske's super hard class lol. Math was my best subject so I took all my Math classes with the Upperclassmen.
@@WildL23 I remember Mr. Maaske. Coach Hitt and Coach Morgan was my social studies teachers. Coach Williams was my Spanish teacher. Mr. Farenelli(sp) was the coolest gym teacher. Could not stand Mr. Rizer(sp)
@@lanceparker4796 Yea good times but I don't know any coach Morgan and no coach Williams. I didn't show up until 1990. I'm the good luck charm of Proviso East. As soon as I showed up we started winning, basketball and wrestling. It took Rasheed Wallace and Simon Gratz to end our winning streak. I don't know what possessed us go out to Philadelia and get tangled up with Rasheed Wallace but that's what we did. And our 60 something game winning streak was snapped. It's all good though. East won more games/State Championships while I was there than any other time in school history. My luck did it.
The late 90s-early 00s my fav hoopers to hear from💯
Q & D do a GREAT job researching their guests’ stats and stories before the interviews. Much appreciated!
They played against a lot of these guys they peers
@@ilovejesuschrist9793 I was lucky enough to watch it all.
@@bradj229 They don’t need to do much research lol
Salute to Mike Finley! A complete basketball player. Left hand, right hand, mid range, three ball, baseline monster, lockdown defender, all out hustle and good guy.
He would be a top 3 small forward in the league today easily.
One thing that would push these interviews over the top would be if yall showed the "bust ya ass" plays and cut them at some point in the "bust ya ass" story...like after Finley said the move and said "that boy fa'real" cut to highlight/lowlight lol. Hell you could even show a short highlight clip at the beginning or ending of each interview. This would help the youngn's to understand who your guests were frfr. Good shit tho fellaz
That's actually a great idea
Great idea but might be tough with the copy rights and all that ish
Facts even like 30 seconds of them getting buckets
They would have to get permission from the NBA...they probably don't wanna do all that
That would be dope but you know the NBA and their copyright rules. Then again I don't see why the NBA wouldn't partner up and give the people what they want. Highlights would take this shit to the next level.
The best part of the interview was the genuine appreciation Finley showed Q and D Miles with his closing statement. That wasn't for the cameras but I'm glad they filmed it. That was strictly for Q and D Miles because he wanted to acknowledge their success and hard work. It's definitely well deserved.
Finley had that shooting range from the logo. I hated to see him leave for San Antonio but the championship was inevitable with the Spurs.
As a spurs fan he really helped us in that Phoenix series
This was my guy whatever team he was on couldn't hate on this dude he a real dude glad to see this OG
Ooooo look oooooo Ooooo ok
That's why Isiah is so great he is so real and honest, Michael Finley was such a phenomenal player. Such a very talented player. Charles is also so honest as well.
Dope interview fella's.. One of the most underrated ballers EVER.. was watching one of his highlight videos the other day just to remember how cold Fin was.. good stuff.
Finely’s gotta be one of the most coolest cats out there.
Michael Finleys definitely deserved all the flowers. Class all the way through. Also he was an absolute problem on the court. Y'all outdid yourselves with this one!
I'll never forget seeing Michael Finley in a hood club in Indianapolis during the 2002 World Games. He was by himself, no security, no homies and he was cool as hell. Nobody gave him any problems.
I prefer their interviews of players over all the smoke interviews you can tell they are reading the ppls accolades from a monitor
All The Smoke has gone too Hollywood....it started off so good too. Knuckleheadz thankfully is staying true to it. Big difference from Black Effects to Players Tribune.
Nash, Nowitzki and OG Finley will always be my Big Three 😤
Great Interview! Y’all gots to get Eddie Jones on this joint 💯
Get EJ on the show!
Q & D are like my me and my bros talkin ball. As soon as Fin said Elliott Perry, the socks popped into my head, and DMiles was right on point!
What a humble guy Finley is! Thank you for the interview @knuckleheads
I love this show because D miles and Q ask real real good questions. A lot of these so called podcasts just ask boring and stupid questions and just wanna smoke all day…salute the knuckle heads
you can tell they are genuine students of the game.
Is that a shot@All The Smoke?
Another Dope interview Chicago's lands Very own Michael Finley, He was a problem in the Big Ten at Wisconsin & a solid pro player. First class of Jordan brand!!! That says it all. Those WGN Chicago bulls games was a must Growing up in Chicago #Dantana773
No doubt, plus you see how other people from the Chi feel about Scottie Pippen, top 5 in my book two bruh. Much And Respect.
@@damienfrazier47von-068 scottie pippen was a key pieace to those 6 rings and he was a dope basketball player
WGN was a staple in the Bay Area California as well no cable but WGN was the only way I could watch NBA games for a period.
Q and D Miles ….y’all have to get Eddie Jones on here, tell him his HS classmate said, “come off the golf course for a day and sit down with ya’ll” aka Pompano Beach finest c/o 90 EHS ….aka ICE !! Love the show ….”real Ballers” 100
Knuckleheads pod forever the best in the game
These fellas are Legendary.
This was a real treat being from Chicago, I remember grabbing a Sun-Times in 91 and see Sherrell Ford Mr.Illinois . I grew up out east and was not familiar with Maywood High school basketball until 91. Finely and Juwaun Howard make the city look so good cause they just classy in so many ways and show that Chi got some real life playas, and me being born in 72 I can't do nothing but admire and respect it. Q&D keep being great.
Man I don't be wanting these episodes to end. Great Job Fellas
I used to love playing with Dallas when Finley was on Live & 2K back in the early 2000's💪🏾💯
Stg!!! Dirk, Finley, Nash … One year they had Antawn Jamison, Nick Van Exel Raef LaFrentz stretching the floor 😂. Them and Sacramento used to be the squads to run w/ 💯🔥 … miss this era of the NBA
@@meloferg don’t forget they had twan Walker too
Dam That bring back memories
@@JayNowitzki Facts ^^ forgot about him! I can’t believe they had all that talent and lost 4-1 in the first round 😂 the West was CRAZY back then smfh (edit: and they had Josh Howard too wtf)
@@meloferg on my soul they were the Lakers & Spurs players nightmare 😂😂😂
That footage of Finley with the Jerry curl vs MJ is classic
Y’all going in now… back to back to back great interviews
facts
That Big 3 in Dallas is why I love them til this day! Mike was the forgotten piece, but he was definitely one of my guys 💪🏾
Uh oh!
Mike Fin returned the compliment to the Knuckleheads!
Tributes all around!
Class!
You guys may have outdone yourselves on this one!
You guys went and got one of the, " Three Amigos." 😂😂💪 I remember just as much about Mike in Highschool as I do at Wisconsin,when Reshard Griffin joined him. But a little unknown secret is Mike played MJ a one on one when he was in highschool and MJ said he was going to be in the league. Much love and respect
Loved watching him in college!! Quietly got buckets ✊🏾
Very nice tribute Q-Rich!
I remember you did the same with Juwan Howard!
I realize you and D. Miles have a ton of admiration and respect for your guests, but those two stand out and it shows in your platform.
I don't think you go overboard in your praise, you're letting them know exactly the impact they have on you and how you feel about them. There's nothing wrong with that!
Mad respect to you and D. Miles for this interview and all your other ones!
Dope interview as always! Need more of the Air Jordan alumni such as Steady Eddie Jones and Mike Bibby.
It's coming. I believe Bibby gon be next
Eddie nick and Cedric
The last episode they had Bibby and Bradley Beal at the same time.
@@blakerussell228 They hinted that Bibby gonna be on a future podcast
Melo and Michael redd too
Michael Finley was a beast. I like what the Knuckleheads are doing by getting Rashard Lewis, Larry Hughes, and now Michael Finley? Dope!
The best basketball podcast
Absolutely loved it and looked forward to this. Michael Finley had no fear of Jordan, no back down, and played a lot like MJ. Proud to say I got to see him play live at Reunion Arena against a young KG and Marbury. 2OT’s that night. I would love to see Finley’s Jordan room!
non of the new talent that came in during the 90s feared jordan, especially AI and Kobe
I'm from Maywood. Finley was always one of my favorite players. I remember jheri curl Fin.
Can you guys get Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf aka Chris Jackson on the show.
D Miles really stepped his interviewing game up. Keep it up bull💪🏾
He’s great
Love they brining back the OG Jordan Brand ball players
The OG.....Now you boyz need to link up with Eddie Jones and Michael Jordan!!🔥💯
I been waiting on Fin to get on here since yall started. Can't wait to watch
They keep bringing the heat. FIN BONE got one of the best 2 FT dunks gathers of all time. Straight bucket getter, smooth game...
@41:00 that was DOPE seeing Q give Fin his FLOWERS....and Fin giving his praises to Q & D at the end was just as DOPE
He one of my favorite players! Specially when he was playing for Dallas! This is the best basketball podcast in the planet. Again showing love and appreciation from the Philippines!
shout out to philippines
Mickey has always been a good dude. He was our quarterback at East also..lol...glad y'all had him on. True Maywood legend!!
I know you're not talking about me but thank you on behalf of the other Mickey who can't see this comment
The love that they showed for Fin was great.
I remember Finley had the long jeri curl at Dave Krider All-American camp in Cincinnati in the Summer of 1990.
Proviso East legend‼️ My high school team played his team. Dude got break away & took off from just inside free throw line for dunk & missed it. The echo in the gymnasium was crazy no doubt 🎯‼️
I remember a 15 year old Mike Fin going one on one with Jordan at a basketball camp in the early 90s, man do I feel old.
You could tell Mike is a healthy guy full of confidence and self-esteem. He is able to be transparent about things even the embarrasing moments like cartwheel. Legend.
Broke my heart when the Suns traded him for Jason Kidd.Even tho it was Jason Kidd, Fins was my guy.Him & Amare are my two all time favorite Suns rookies.They came in yamming on dudes from the jump.
yep. would have loved to hear more PHX talk, but it was a great pod nonetheless.
I love the OG interviews and Jordan brand convos! Been stamped with the logo over 15 years now! REAL JORDAN FAN! S/o to Fin Dawg!
Knuckleheads is the Best NBA Podcast 🤷🏾♂️ 💯
You two are the best in the game at the moment. Yall killing the game frfr 💯
Great interview, so proud to have Fin as part of the Mavs organization. 100% class act!
Finley an underrated G. NBA most slept on.
Y'all got Fin Ball Rolling
I’m from Hammond, Indiana so we got all the Chicago news. I remember when he played Jordan one on one when he was in high school.
Glad to see Michael Finley get his flowers in this comment section! Finley my first Dallas Mavericks goat!
Being from Dallas living in Florida boy that Mavs team was represented well in Florida by me and my cosuins, loved seen that team balled out they were a problem and those battles with the spurs were something else nice hearing from fin and he's a Mav for life and now working for them 🦾💯
YUP!!! y’all done it again..Dirk is forever one of my favorite players and his earliest teams with JKidd and then Steve Nash with Finley the whole time!! loved the whole squad!! so happy he was able to get to the Spurs at the end of his career and win that chip as a steady player!!! truly redefined his whole game after being one of the main guys in Dallas! keep it up Knuckleheads!! love the podcast and interviews man!!!
Michael Finley! Thats someone who doesn't get talked about nearly enough! Dude could ball back in the day! Excited to watch this one!
I always loved Michael Finley's game and the way that he conducted himself, he was a true professional in every sense of the word, and on the court he was a killer .
I appreciate him and the game he brought to the court .....SALUTE
Great episode! Y’all should get William Gates and Arthur Agee from Hoop Dreams on here.
Why?
Most definitely I said the same thing awhile back.
My favorite player all time especially during the Jersey era Dallas had the best warm ups
Played with him after he retired. Fin is mad cool..class act
Great interview Proviso East legend !!!!
Yes sir... Maywood's finest!
Broke my heart when they handed the keys to dirk.. I seen this dude battle MJ and get the W in double OT..
Always been a fan of Mike Finley. He was a great player but I always felt like he could have been more in terms of being a superstar in the league. Just think his personality was different because he was unstoppable in his prime.
He was on his way but Dirk became the number 1 in Dallas.
Orlando Magic Penny was the truth. Not surprised he picked him.
Big Penny and little penny were the truth....!
KH's coming with the heat these past few weeks
Chi-Town O.G. ill never forget getting to play on the same court against him at Moody Bible.....Great guy
Watching these shows make me miss the 80’s-90’s basketball fr…. It’s just not the same
Its crazy how much Q and D are students of the game. Like, they know a lot of history.
Maywood finest mike finn camp growing up was it came back after winning the chip started the tradition of pro players having camp at east 💯
Wow the interviews are amazing this season
Man watching you guys makes me realize how much my cousin and I are like you and D-Miles…. I’m sure I’m speaking for a lot of kids in America. Being from northern Indiana I can relate to the Bulls playing. When they played, the whole city was still. We watched every game and our lives were based around ‘Da Bulls’ tv schedule. We had a gang of kids around the city that met up, hooped, ate, hooped again. That was the life. Great great show!
Underrated and unappreciated my guy
Im from Wisconsin and I remember Finley. A straight killer
His game reminds me of Jimmy Butler today, just more athletic. He was legit a bucket getter 🔥🔥🔥
Not disagreeing for the purpose of arguing just to argue.
But Mike's Long Range game was way Better than J.B's
From Madison to Chicago? We got love for you Finster...
Imagine if the bulls take finely and he’s part of that second three peat?!?!?
Insane
Mike Finley was one of the coldest basketball players to lace em up. My boy is definitely underrated.
Michael Finley my favorite player of all time!!!
One of my favorite ball players of all time! 💯
I went to PROVISO EAST high school in MAYWOOD ILLINOIS. I was on the wrestling team and we won state in wrestling when Mike, Donnie & Sherrell took state in Basketball...GOLDEN YEARS of Proviso East. I remember Joe Moore and Michael Finley were friends as well.. Michael Finley is a MAYWOOD ILLINOIS Legend! He also brought Stars & Celebrities to MAYWOOD ILLINOIS and Proviso East and had a Concert on the Football Field! God Bless!!
mike finley! loved watching you growing up
Finley a Beast, his dunks had some “Nique” in it
Vernon Maxwell would be a dope interview
lol hell nah
@@GladiatorWC lol I know y u said dat but he held Jordan down wit that defense during they battles
Michael Finley out here soundin like Guru
I love how every episode starts with the exact same question and people still act surprised when they hear it lol
Yes we still need more Arizona guys on here! Definitely need Mike Bibby ASAP