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@@ivanivanovski1 there are a lot of role players in the nba that because they are the 4,5,6,7th option they are doing most of the time just 1 thing like catch and shoot or something like that but that are good on 1 vs 1. Dinwide for example is surprising good in 1 vs 1, just playing nba he is not so good bouncing to generate his shoot and he is a 2nd option.
@@Mooljim remembering a whole plathora of your own teams "sets", figuring out the other teams "sets", using your team to gain position and in action advantages, making the right decisions during transitions and plays, knowing every players style and tendancies, keeping track of stats like your opponents foul count, or where they seem to me hot at, know when to help when your teamate gets beat, letting your oppoment pass you to set them up a trap... etc etc etc etc... in the NBA everyone is athletic and can guard... then you got 30% moments in a game where you have an "Iso" and you got at it 1x1.....
@marcosmontiel8331 think what the OP means is...most nba players are probably light years ahead of pretty much everyone on planet earth in terms of 1v1...but the team game aspect is an even further skill gap that puts people like kobe even light years ahead of those that are already lightyears ahead of the rest of us.
During a Spring college workout a tall European guy came to the gym and dominated everyone. He was so effortless. He was just visiting friends and needed a quick sweat. Found out later it was Peja Stojakovic when he got drafted that summer.
As someone who played varsity against D1 ranked players, the NBA level is none comparable man, those men are deadass like 6'9 and up, built like tanks, that can hoop like small guards in the Rec
Yeah I used to be an average hooper, but I got the chance to play in a collegiate level scrim one day and got destroyed. The defense is overwhelming but I got to score 1 bucket on a pull up and felt so proud XD
Shit, I played with a bench player from the Timberwolves back in 2000, named Andre Patterson. He was a guy who got garbage minutes only, and scored like 4 ppg. Even being a guy who basically never played, he was 50x better than anyone else in the gym, including the guys who were considered to be really good. It was so unfair, that he mostly just ran the court for exercise & took an occasional 25 foot 3 pointer. Even the guys who get garbage minutes only are insanely good.
When I was a kid in Korea, one of the pros had a small camp for kids. Occasionally some other pros and elite college players would come in and scrimmage. One time a 45 year old retired NBA bench player who played less than 5 mins a game for 2 seasons for the Hawks came in and absolutely smoked everyone. Some of the Korean pros were fairly tall like 6'5 - 6'7 and in their prime and got absolutely embarrassed. The nba guy looked like Shaq, MJ, and Curry merged together. I never looked at the camp coach (Korean pro) the same way again lmao
@@theguywhoasked2957 Nah, just the most skilled purely based on amount of time put into the shot and playmaking ability from years of playing. I have one friend who plays in the nearby university team and I saw him when he was a solid role player averaging 10 pts and 3 assists, and then seeing him go into being a starter and averaged 20, 5, and 5 for his Junior and Senior seasons, but he got astonishingly better between his Senior season and the end of his freshman redshirt season in the D3 college team he was on. All from hooping against high-level teammates in his college. He went from a solid athletic player in High school averaging around 20, 6, and 6, and then in college only averaging around 6, 2, 2 in his first real season. We went to the court and hung out that same summer of his Sophomore season and he was styling on everyone there. It was amazing to see how much he'd gotten better over the last two years. Now, 3 years later, he hoops for fun and is trying to become a gym teacher and a basketball coach, but every time he sends me a video of him embarrassing some random trash talkers he says "got 'em again." It makes me realize how much better he, a former D3 hooper (not even close to NBA or overseas pros level), tearing everyone on the court apart and how much worse it is guarding one of those guys.
The fact that RETIRED Glen Davis who damn near NEVER shot beyond the arc in game was droppin 3s like it’s nothin just shows how many levels above everyone else NBA players are lol
@@moxmann Exactly. I think it might have been Kobe or Wade who said they knew some big men that did some astonishing stuff in the gym and in practice, but in game their roles would revert back to what the coaches wanted from them.
@@ThatDudeTonyB its not even just their roles are reduced its more nba players defense and the pressure of a game makes players shoot worse. dwight howard i think is the best example in game he shoots like shit but in practice hes a knock down shooter
That’s not a 3 to them… that’s a midrange it’s nothing for them, they’ve been playing ball all their life all of them can shoot, it’s just not in some of there games. Especially from that range
During high school in south Texas in '82/'83, I played against Carleton McKinney maybe 4-6 times. He went to Nixon HS and I was from another rural town in the same district. He was 6'4", but with crazy handles and explosiveness. He was a demi-God to us. At that time we all worshipped Iceman, Dr. J, Magic, Bird, and then MJ. But we got to actually play against Carleton, not knowing at that time what level he was really on. He went on to play for Tulsa and SMU. He also played European pro, CBA, and a couple of brief stints in the NBA. We played football and baseball against him, his cousin (brother?) BK, and George Moore, another freak athlete from Nixon. I hit my only home run off Carleton, which still cracks me up. He had a fastball with no movement. Here's the deal...on the court his strength, explosiveness, twitchiness, speed, hops, and especially fluidity were so many levels above us, it was embarrassing. He did whatever he wanted, didnt get tired, and seemed to be cool as the other side of the pillow. He was taller and way stronger than our centers and could handled the ball better than any of us guards. I was just a spot-up shooter with no wind, but good enough to start. Carleton was a man among boys in our little south Texas fishbowl. Pro athletes are aliens.
I remember a few years ago, a guy who used to play LB with the university of Texas got a little crazy one night at a club. He was drunk and he swung on a girl. Knocked her out cold. He was a big guy who could handle himself...AND he was drunk. No one was stepping up to him. Suddenly, a skinny little 160 guy walked up to him and knocked him out cold! It turned out, that little guy was literally a former UFC fighter. The point is, I don't care how good you are or how good you think you are at that thing that you do as a hobby...you ain't NEVER gonna be better than a guy who does it at a pro level. That 12th man who can't get a single minute in a real NBA game would be the king of any rec league that you are in. Nothing but respect!
Back in 1986 when I was a cocky 22yr old with decent skills and hops, my boss(who had just retired from playing in Italy)knew I needed a huge slice of humble pie. He took me to the outdoor courts in La Jolla, Sunday morning, at the ungodly hour of 8am, telling me "it's time to play with the big boys". I was matched up against Terry Driscoll. I had no clue who he was. (Turns out he played on the Bucks with Kareem.) Well, he proceeded to absolutely smoke me: I couldn't stop his outside shot, he posted me up at will, and when I finally had a chance in the blocks, he had this absolutely devious trick that I still marvel about. He was on my right hip, I'm calling for the ball, and I'm already planning to outquick him, use the rim for protection and make a nifty move opposite side for the layup. Nope. The second the entry pass is headed to my left hand, he drops his left hand, grabs my right hip, and quickly and strongly pushed outward. I stumbled and ball sails past me out of bounds. It was clever, sneaky, and expertly applied so a ref couldn't see it, and absolutely effective. I got abused by a RETIRED Pro. Anyone who disparages ANY pro player is an IDIOT. The average person really has no clue. Jim Valvano perfectly summed up basketball: "It's an easy game to play, but incredibly difficult to play correctly."
This also highlights how amazing the hs players were…..the ones who went straight to the nba and made an impact right away. Kobe, Garnett, mcgrady and esp lebron.
Imagine being a 19 year old or 20 in the NBA, playing dudes who got grown man size, strength, speed, and skill. Like you said, all those players you mentioned are special for a reason. That one dude got injured playing big baby in a pick up game, imagine playing him in a championship game, lmao that's a force.
I’ll never forget when terry rozier came to my la fitness to train. Everybody was stopped what there were doing and was just in awe watching him shoot around lol. I’m sure he’s not on anybody’s top list and he was still amazing to watch.
I’ve played pick up many times with Cody and Caleb Martin, tj warren, pj tucker, John wall, cj Leslie and a few good d1 players who have now fizzled out. Nba players tend to think and move faster (with and without the ball), they’re also much more fluid and decisive with what they’re doing. Mix all of that with their shot making abilities, size and athleticism and the gap between regular people an nba talent is ridiculous. Side note - john wall out of Kentucky was the fastest person with the ball that I’ve ever seen in person. Pj tucker is insanely strong, he was playing with us before making the raptors squad, normal people could not move him lol. Tj warren is a walking bucket, crazy offensive bag and it’s a shame he could never hit full stride in the league but in pick up he’s un guard-able. Caleb and Cody were around a lot during college and they weren’t mind blowing by any means but seemed to develop a lot, I really never thought they’d even come close to making the league
A very good league in my city has some ex NBA players. A lot of players in that league could play easily play college ball or they play just under the professional league here....The Ex NBA players are pushing in their late 40s to 50 years old. Yes they still dominate. They were NBA players that were basic role players in the league.
Imagine trying your hardest, and an unathletic mvp caliber player laughs at you, starts (basically) walking forward whilst barely noticing you, and proceeds to dunk on you 😂
What people gotta realize is that the bench players who average 2 minutes a game in the NBA, those guys were the best player in their high schools, likely one of the best players in college, and good enough to make the league. If you could beat those guys you’d be in the NBA.
I would say one caveat is that you could be great playing 1 on 1, but pretty mid playing 5v5. There probably are some mediocre 1 on 1 guys in the NBA, but they play great 5v5 basketball. I can see someone who is like a dollar general Kyrie Irving beating one of those NBA players in 1 on 1, but totally being a scrub in a 5v5 NBA game. I've seen those guys who are great at 1 on 1 at the park and then totally play losing basketball when it's 5v5. They can get past their man, but have no idea what to do when competent help defense rotates over (I'm 6'5" so I was often the help defense lol). These guys often have tunnel vision when they drive and it's the biggest reason why they're only good at 1v1
@@Jkev24 height, is the great equalizer. I love when a 6'6 guy beats up on a 5'9 guy. It's a joke. You can be total trash and still do fairly well, even in organized leagues against small guys. The hoop is up high, so height and long arms is king. You have to be so quick, and such a good shooter under 6ft to even make a g league squad in comparison to an average nba height player. Is what it is.
And Those bench players are for the less than 1% Allstars of the NBA to practice/scrimmage against every day...now put that into perspective 🤯. But also this is how new stars are born right? Train against the best, get beat, and learn.
Those bench players are better than then best high school, try best in their colleges leagues state championship starting lineup ( across the entire state) if not in their region of states as a starter or bench. The odds of making the NBA is extremely slim around 3%. So if there was 1,000 people trialing out that were from top division of college basketball only 3 would be selected for NBA out of those 1,000 players that how tough it is the other 997 players are also well above average hopper defender blocker etc.. they even probably played since childhood still didn't make it.
Cash Nasty and that last guy sucked though. Plus those matchups were out of position. Same thing would have happened if you put a guard (T Jass for example) against a tall power forward that knows how to play.
When i played in highschool i was always put on showboat point guard type players because i was quick on my feet and always stopped them from trying anything flashy. I can't remember exactly who it was, but an NBA player, a guy who was sixth or seventh man off the bench for the Bucks at the time was once touring the school for his daughter and me and a friend decided it was a once in a lifetime chance and challenged him to score on us 2 on 1, with a crowd already following him around he went for it. He crossed me at the top of the key in the blink of an eye, and despite me making my best effort to spin opposite and follow to keep pace like i'd done many times before with quick players, by the time i turned around and took one step, he was already slamming it down, posterizing my teammate. I didn't give a damn that we just got royally schooled, it was awesome to experience the skill level first hand.
It was interesting to see the difference in footwork between Alex Antetokoumpo and Harden. I know the NBA doesn't call travels much, but Alex was shuffling like crazy after he'd pick up the dribble. Meanwhile, Harden was completely balanced and smooth.
Playing 5v5 for an NBA player is actually kind of a nerf to them, and if they're still that good in 5v5 (basically a normal game to them), you just can't imagine how good they'll be in 1v1s.
LeBron haters also think they could beat him, I know a lot of people from my city who think they can best him and they can't even dribble shit nor beat me 1v1 and I'm like 1 million times weaker than Bron
Just going off the first clip alone, some advice to all those who may play a pro one day: If you're on the perimeter being guarded by someone taller than you are, and they seem far back and not moving, they're not. They're on the farthest edge of where they can guard you to where it seems to you like you're free to shoot but they can still reject you at any time. Inch back, they inch forward. That's the game you play. Essentially the perfect time to shoot the ball is when HE is on the move.
🤦♂️🤡 Except for the fact that Glen Big Baby Davis was the guy that said," I should have dunked on him" lmao@u watch the video again and stop it @ the 14 second mark stupid.
@@kofiashiboe-mensah686 No he didn't show any Glen Davis highlights. He simply showed clips of him on the floor with other people shooting/rebounding etc.
"NBA hoopers are on another level" Bruh, they brought out prime James Harden and Luka. Those guys are on another level from the rest of the NBA. They should have rolled out a 10 year vet who averaged 9 points a game. Then see that guy smash the youtube stars.
my cousin live at LA, he introduce to his friend who at that time still a rookie, drafted by lakers, travis knight, at that time travis was ultimate beast, strong, 7 footer center, fast, great footwork, pulled jump hook and many jump shot, i'm assumed nobody could stop travis... and travis just a benchwarmer at his entire nba game
One spring day in the University of North Texas (North Texas State U at that time) Men’s Gym, I was working as a student equipment room assistant. There’s this greying old guy, still fit as a fiddle, shooting by himself. It was mesmerizing, he was nonchalantly shooting 25 footers like it was nothing….everything is a swish. Long sideline bank shots….swish. He also has this peculiar routine where immediately when the ball left his hands, he started clapping while watching the ball went in. Who’s this guy? It’s only later in the day my professor told me, “Did you see that guy shooting in the gym? That’s Sam Jones!” Bill Russell wrote in his memoir that Sam was the hidden superstar on those Celtics team, who can take over any game on any given nights if he’s wanted to. But there wasn’t any need for that most of the time, and Sam just settled into his role in the team. Russell said it gave him great comfort and confidence to know that Sam was there, and the hidden superstar can take over when needed.
Another thing is, NBA players are constantly practicing and playing with and against other NBA players. Just this kind of practice gives them a huge edge over anyone who isn't in the NBA.
I’m pretty sure some of these TH-camrs play nba players for the experience and to entertain the fans if I was in the same position I would play a nba player too knowing imma get my ass bussed😂💯
I'm 6'6" and only played D3 in college (signed D1 but switched, long story) way back in the early 90s (I'm 51 now). I don't think the average recreational player has any idea how much of a mismatch it is to play against someone with legit technical skills. I love it when young bloods try to step to me like they're going stick me. I can still school them -- still dunk too. If you didn't seriously train and play disciplined organized basketball in your life, then you probably aren't very good.
I played against Kyrie at his camp he did here in Australia and it was insane how talented he is! in person.. its a complete different look.. they are so strong! His handle at like 50 percent was unguardable.. even Trainer Phil Handy ex pro was next level.
Dude literally hurt his back trying to guard him... 1v1 no shot clock I would make him run around trying to guard me past 15 feet until he fell over and had a heart attack... Other than that I would have zero chance even in my prime.
We had a D2 player who use to work at our Boys and Girls Club. We were all great hoopers (we thought). Whenever this dude played- he seemed super human. I can only imagine how crazy it would be to face an actual NBA player.
a D1 Hooper in his prime challenged an nba player who people always trolled for being the worst player ever with a 40 overall in 2k That guy, retired and in his 40's completely destroyed the D1 player 11-3 while not even trying
I played hockey against Darren McCarty and Jiri Fischer. These retired guys could skate circles against D1 players without going full steam. Professional players are freaks of athletes, so this doesn't surprise me it's also true for basketball.
I played with Bruno Caboclo once. The dude from the meme of being "2 Years Away from Being 2 Years Away. He absolutely destroyed me, it was awesome. He got the MVP for the Brazilian League that year
100%. Many people don't realize how bad women are. The WNBA is a JOKE. I played with D1 women at 16 and only 5'7" 130lbs and torched them and I had barely even started playing ball. Later in life in my early 20's with JC level skills I played with some WNBA players, torched them too. Guess what happened the first time I faced some D1 men? I got torched. If I ever got a chance to play NBA players, yea, I would have gotten run off the court in a few minutes.
I believe Brian Scalabrine said & did it the best. Regular hoopers need to step down a couple of notches because everytime they step on a court they are not plying with the best but NBA hoopers are (there are exceptions charity, etc.)
I regularly played with Dick Barnett who was in his 40's at the time. Totally impossible to stop him and I was only an inch shorter than he was. He knew every trick in the book and he hand checked me constantly moving me off my dribble. It was a real learning experience.
Let's put this in context. Over the 75 years of the NBA, only 4300 people have played a single game in the NBA. Only 3000 have played for a season. Think about that. Players like Scalabrini have played for more than a decade. The level of excellence to do that is inconceivable for any other profession. That's how good they are.
I remember playing ball in lower manhattan one summer when I guy asked us if his boy could have next. I watched the way he dribbled and I told my team this guy is a sleeper and he got game. Nobody believed me and this kid rained 3’s from everywhere! Very little dribble and every shot dam near went in. He hit so many 3’s every time the ball went up I could see my whole team praying he missed lol. He was a starting point guard from the Florida gators and he didn’t even make it pro. All the kids realized realized that very day the NBA really is another level this guy was like 5”6 giving us hell.
@@johntobin3235 It’s on Houston btw Christie and Forsyth st. We were playing like 3 or 4 full court games a day the whole summer for years. These kids don’t even play ball like that anymore smh.
When i was younger i got to play ball with two hoopers before they went pro. The late Eddie Griffin was one. He hooped regularly with us as he was highschool friends with some of my good friends, and let me tell you he was other worldy against us. He really couldve been something special had he not had his mental issues that led to his untimely death. Was a sad day for all of us that hooped with him as we had high expectations for him the in NBA and were very exicted to be able to watch him. The other was Scoop Jardine. He didnt make the NBA but went overseas after college. Played with him also around the highschool level, and tbh some of our guys were better players than him but just didnt go to college or pursue anything with their talents. Scoop was an elite ballhandler with bad shooting mechanics and lackluster defense.
In defense of these guys, size discrepancy in basketball is a big deal. NBA offenses are constantly setting screens so the defense will switch a little onto a big for a mismatch. They also have help defense to try to contain these elite scorers from dropping 50 on them every night. Not even NBA players can stop other NBA players without help defense, and that’s even with being the same size or bigger than the guy they’re guarding.
In one on one, size discrepancy is even more pronounced, because you'll get every rebound and your opponent won't be able to stop you from scoring. You'll also easily be able to block his shots. A 6'9" NBA guy easily beating a 6'0" 'regular' guy doesn't impress me at all. Let's see a 6'0" pro guy beat a 6'9" street baller.
I played against pro’s foreign & US. The level of these players is different. I could score easier than I initially thought I would but on defense you could see the ease they scored.
I just want to see the professor vs an nba player. Obviously he wouldn't be much of a defensive threat, but he is in the conversation for the best ball handler ever, and I believe he has the most formidable offense on TH-cam.
@A L so here's the interesting thing: he's said in one of his responding to comments videos that he's played with nba guys before 5 on 5, and (according to him) none of them wanted to guard him. Maybe I'm mis-remembering, but if that's what he said, it's probably true because he never strikes me as much of an exaggerator.
@A L fair enough. I want to see the video too, if only because it would fulfill one of my dreams. I think he showed a clip, but again, I might be dreaming it up.
Kris London was as far from an elite D1 Hooper as possible. Couldn’t cut it on a bottom tier D1 team in Oral Robert’s & transferred to D2 where he was absolutely trash as well. At least get your facts straight
I played against steve nash in hs, our coach tried to gameplan against him but it was useless..there was no scenario where he wasn't filling up the scoresheet. He could hit jumpers at will or just drive by you and finish every way possible.
Same thing is in College wrestling. My sons wrestle in College. My oldest looks so average. Not big, not muscular and for men and there egos he would almost destroy anyone in a fight. It blows my mind. I am a big dude and you see some jacked up dude with no hair and tattoos looking all hard and my 20 year old baby faced son would toy with them. I watched my other son, when he was 15 and not near the wrestler he is now just pick up and drop a 34 year old Blue Belt in Jujitsu. I know not a black belt, but he is 126 lbs and a 15 year old kid picking up a 30 something and 180 lb man and just doing what he wanted. Just a reference I am 230 lb man who benched 405 lbs a few years ago, still can do 315 lbs and 500 lb deadlift and I can not take either of them. Hits your ego. It is like a movie these most unlikely baby faced 18 and 20 year olds one on one would mess you up. Top level athletes are scary good in their profession. Football I could walk on the field with confidence at any level and now my kids can handle me. Humbling, lol. If you get a chance to get on a mat with a college wrestler and they will not hurt you. It is very humbling. They will do whatever they want with you. They use different muscles then weight lifters and crazy strong! Like messing with a Chimpanzee.
Most people have no appreciation for the amount of work that goes into being a pro. Its 1000s of hours of conditioning and practicing fundementals, along with the experience of playing other pros. Nobody who plays casually can match even mediocre/backup NBA players.
The thing about basketball and training for basketball there are so many little things that go into being able to play basketball at a high-level, and at high speed that people just don’t have. Blessed to be able to be able to know that. Create and punish mistakes. Mixed With stamina and balance.
I always kinda chuckle when I see dudes that are good at a rec-league level of a sport start acting like they're something special. Serious big-fish-small-pond energy.
Idk the exact goal of this video. And while I appreciated it greatly for everything that was included and the narrative behind it all. The scallenge at least deserved some semblance of a shout out. Most of the comments are about it anyways. Loved this video. I coached some high school varsity basketball Small Texas school In my 30’s and wildly out of shape… But I barely got many minutes in top tier big school and got just barely good enough to be surrounded by a bunch of really good basketball players that played college ball. Some played euro. A couple in my aau circuit played in the nba. And the kids just couldn’t believe the amount of nuance I personally had when scrimmaging with them. If they even made a note ego wise… But the levels of basketball are absolutely insane and certainly worth noting. Especially for all the weekend hoopers that think they had a shot to make it d1.
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I kinda thought they would post that here
KG said that Scal is a really good in 1:1.
@@ivanivanovski1 there are a lot of role players in the nba that because they are the 4,5,6,7th option they are doing most of the time just 1 thing like catch and shoot or something like that but that are good on 1 vs 1.
Dinwide for example is surprising good in 1 vs 1, just playing nba he is not so good bouncing to generate his shoot and he is a 2nd option.
Whats even crazier... the 1v1 aspect of a real NBA game is like 30% useful. The actual game of basketball is a whole other level.
nba has the biggest 1v1 aspect out of all the other leagues college ball has less 1v1 and so does overseas but I get your point
Can you please expand that?
@@Mooljim remembering a whole plathora of your own teams "sets", figuring out the other teams "sets", using your team to gain position and in action advantages, making the right decisions during transitions and plays, knowing every players style and tendancies, keeping track of stats like your opponents foul count, or where they seem to me hot at, know when to help when your teamate gets beat, letting your oppoment pass you to set them up a trap... etc etc etc etc... in the NBA everyone is athletic and can guard... then you got 30% moments in a game where you have an "Iso" and you got at it 1x1.....
@marcosmontiel8331 think what the OP means is...most nba players are probably light years ahead of pretty much everyone on planet earth in terms of 1v1...but the team game aspect is an even further skill gap that puts people like kobe even light years ahead of those that are already lightyears ahead of the rest of us.
During a Spring college workout a tall European guy came to the gym and dominated everyone. He was so effortless. He was just visiting friends and needed a quick sweat. Found out later it was Peja Stojakovic when he got drafted that summer.
Back then it was amazing to see someone that tall with handles and could shoot.
As someone who played varsity against D1 ranked players, the NBA level is none comparable man, those men are deadass like 6'9 and up, built like tanks, that can hoop like small guards in the Rec
Then why aren’t they in the NBA?
@@tiller1276You read that wrong
Because they train everyday?
Yeah I used to be an average hooper, but I got the chance to play in a collegiate level scrim one day and got destroyed. The defense is overwhelming but I got to score 1 bucket on a pull up and felt so proud XD
@@mcmerry2846 is sure that
You didnt make it to the nba because you didnt train every day
0:58 he bit on a fake pass 1v1 😂
Loool
I was looking like" where he going? Harden got the boy so confused, he forgot it was 1 v 1."
So dumb...😂... why would he trusts Harden would throw the ball to someone😅
Shit, I played with a bench player from the Timberwolves back in 2000, named Andre Patterson. He was a guy who got garbage minutes only, and scored like 4 ppg.
Even being a guy who basically never played, he was 50x better than anyone else in the gym, including the guys who were considered to be really good.
It was so unfair, that he mostly just ran the court for exercise & took an occasional 25 foot 3 pointer.
Even the guys who get garbage minutes only are insanely good.
NBA is roughly the 400ish best hoopers in the world. Even the bench, with some exceptions overseas being better than some.
just like Brian Scalabrine said "I'm closer to LeBron than you are to me"
Jeremy Lin would smoke everyone lol
@@prawnstar502 He is smoking now in Taiwan league , even after the injury and already 34
@@prawnstar502 jeremy lin averaged 12 ppg 4 apg and 3 rpg in his nba career. He was a great player
When I was a kid in Korea, one of the pros had a small camp for kids. Occasionally some other pros and elite college players would come in and scrimmage. One time a 45 year old retired NBA bench player who played less than 5 mins a game for 2 seasons for the Hawks came in and absolutely smoked everyone. Some of the Korean pros were fairly tall like 6'5 - 6'7 and in their prime and got absolutely embarrassed. The nba guy looked like Shaq, MJ, and Curry merged together. I never looked at the camp coach (Korean pro) the same way again lmao
Different breed
In Basketball the Americans are by far the most dominant
@@theguywhoasked2957 Not anymore
@@theguywhoasked2957 Nah, just the most skilled purely based on amount of time put into the shot and playmaking ability from years of playing.
I have one friend who plays in the nearby university team and I saw him when he was a solid role player averaging 10 pts and 3 assists, and then seeing him go into being a starter and averaged 20, 5, and 5 for his Junior and Senior seasons, but he got astonishingly better between his Senior season and the end of his freshman redshirt season in the D3 college team he was on.
All from hooping against high-level teammates in his college.
He went from a solid athletic player in High school averaging around 20, 6, and 6, and then in college only averaging around 6, 2, 2 in his first real season. We went to the court and hung out that same summer of his Sophomore season and he was styling on everyone there. It was amazing to see how much he'd gotten better over the last two years.
Now, 3 years later, he hoops for fun and is trying to become a gym teacher and a basketball coach, but every time he sends me a video of him embarrassing some random trash talkers he says "got 'em again."
It makes me realize how much better he, a former D3 hooper (not even close to NBA or overseas pros level), tearing everyone on the court apart and how much worse it is guarding one of those guys.
The beauty of this is that it shows not humiliation of the non-nba hoopers, but it allows us to see just how much precision and focus go into it
The fact that RETIRED Glen Davis who damn near NEVER shot beyond the arc in game was droppin 3s like it’s nothin just shows how many levels above everyone else NBA players are lol
Just because an NBA player doesn't shoot 3's doesn't mean he can't.
@@moxmann Exactly. I think it might have been Kobe or Wade who said they knew some big men that did some astonishing stuff in the gym and in practice, but in game their roles would revert back to what the coaches wanted from them.
@@moxmann that was the point of my comment lol
@@ThatDudeTonyB its not even just their roles are reduced its more nba players defense and the pressure of a game makes players shoot worse. dwight howard i think is the best example in game he shoots like shit but in practice hes a knock down shooter
That’s not a 3 to them… that’s a midrange it’s nothing for them, they’ve been playing ball all their life all of them can shoot, it’s just not in some of there games. Especially from that range
Luka must be so scary to play against, like he’ll just be fully laughing while he drives by you
I hope he does something in the NBA so I can finally understand the hype
@@geronimopratt7976bro wth are u talking about
@@geronimopratt7976he’s been killing the league since he got drafted what league are you watching?
@@geronimopratt7976 have you been in a coma for the last few years?
nice one troll@@geronimopratt7976
During high school in south Texas in '82/'83, I played against Carleton McKinney maybe 4-6 times. He went to Nixon HS and I was from another rural town in the same district. He was 6'4", but with crazy handles and explosiveness. He was a demi-God to us. At that time we all worshipped Iceman, Dr. J, Magic, Bird, and then MJ. But we got to actually play against Carleton, not knowing at that time what level he was really on.
He went on to play for Tulsa and SMU. He also played European pro, CBA, and a couple of brief stints in the NBA. We played football and baseball against him, his cousin (brother?) BK, and George Moore, another freak athlete from Nixon. I hit my only home run off Carleton, which still cracks me up. He had a fastball with no movement.
Here's the deal...on the court his strength, explosiveness, twitchiness, speed, hops, and especially fluidity were so many levels above us, it was embarrassing. He did whatever he wanted, didnt get tired, and seemed to be cool as the other side of the pillow. He was taller and way stronger than our centers and could handled the ball better than any of us guards. I was just a spot-up shooter with no wind, but good enough to start. Carleton was a man among boys in our little south Texas fishbowl.
Pro athletes are aliens.
Awesome story! :)
"Pro athletes are aliens." Probably the best summary I've ever seen.
I remember a few years ago, a guy who used to play LB with the university of Texas got a little crazy one night at a club. He was drunk and he swung on a girl. Knocked her out cold. He was a big guy who could handle himself...AND he was drunk. No one was stepping up to him. Suddenly, a skinny little 160 guy walked up to him and knocked him out cold! It turned out, that little guy was literally a former UFC fighter.
The point is, I don't care how good you are or how good you think you are at that thing that you do as a hobby...you ain't NEVER gonna be better than a guy who does it at a pro level. That 12th man who can't get a single minute in a real NBA game would be the king of any rec league that you are in. Nothing but respect!
That's exactly why they are pros. They literally do this sport for a living!
Lol Luka literally laughing the entire time and going 50%.
More like 5%😭
0.5% 😆
0.1%
Bro thinking about overwatch. Aint even tryin to hoop in there.
@@quietsyndicate797 he even move his feet most of the time
Just shot 3s xd
Or walk to do a lay up.
People also dont realize how big those dudes are
Back in 1986 when I was a cocky 22yr old with decent skills and hops, my boss(who had just retired from playing in Italy)knew I needed a huge slice of humble pie. He took me to the outdoor courts in La Jolla, Sunday morning, at the ungodly hour of 8am, telling me "it's time to play with the big boys".
I was matched up against Terry Driscoll. I had no clue who he was. (Turns out he played on the Bucks with Kareem.) Well, he proceeded to absolutely smoke me: I couldn't stop his outside shot, he posted me up at will, and when I finally had a chance in the blocks, he had this absolutely devious trick that I still marvel about. He was on my right hip, I'm calling for the ball, and I'm already planning to outquick him, use the rim for protection and make a nifty move opposite side for the layup.
Nope.
The second the entry pass is headed to my left hand, he drops his left hand, grabs my right hip, and quickly and strongly pushed outward. I stumbled and ball sails past me out of bounds. It was clever, sneaky, and expertly applied so a ref couldn't see it, and absolutely effective.
I got abused by a RETIRED Pro.
Anyone who disparages ANY pro player is an IDIOT. The average person really has no clue.
Jim Valvano perfectly summed up basketball: "It's an easy game to play, but incredibly difficult to play correctly."
I know how a button looks like, I know how to push a button. The cockpit of an airplane has many buttons. I bet i could be a pilot!
Lmao even if you’re faster they have all the tricks huh
This also highlights how amazing the hs players were…..the ones who went straight to the nba and made an impact right away. Kobe, Garnett, mcgrady and esp lebron.
Imagine being a 19 year old or 20 in the NBA, playing dudes who got grown man size, strength, speed, and skill. Like you said, all those players you mentioned are special for a reason. That one dude got injured playing big baby in a pick up game, imagine playing him in a championship game, lmao that's a force.
Harden was not trying at all lmao. Pro ballers are on another planet compared to us mortals.
Not to mention nba players
Harden could destroy any regular NBA player 1on 1 tho
“He’s soft” “they don’t play defense” yeah stfu
Compare to you mortals 😂 I'm giving them boys buckets
@@acmeoneconnect you, a dude leaving comments on a niche youtube video, are giving James Harden buckets?
Sure bro lmao
1:15 bro did a behind the forward crossover to a step back
Underrated comment
I’ll never forget when terry rozier came to my la fitness to train. Everybody was stopped what there were doing and was just in awe watching him shoot around lol. I’m sure he’s not on anybody’s top list and he was still amazing to watch.
I mean he averaged 20ppg in the NBA….
Bro he's a beast why are you acting like he's a nobody
I’ve played pick up many times with Cody and Caleb Martin, tj warren, pj tucker, John wall, cj Leslie and a few good d1 players who have now fizzled out. Nba players tend to think and move faster (with and without the ball), they’re also much more fluid and decisive with what they’re doing. Mix all of that with their shot making abilities, size and athleticism and the gap between regular people an nba talent is ridiculous. Side note - john wall out of Kentucky was the fastest person with the ball that I’ve ever seen in person. Pj tucker is insanely strong, he was playing with us before making the raptors squad, normal people could not move him lol. Tj warren is a walking bucket, crazy offensive bag and it’s a shame he could never hit full stride in the league but in pick up he’s un guard-able. Caleb and Cody were around a lot during college and they weren’t mind blowing by any means but seemed to develop a lot, I really never thought they’d even come close to making the league
Let’s go Wolfpack!
This a good Raleigh squad right here
@@lilrobbie2k Yup lol, could add in bishop Daniels, Garrius Adams, earnest ross, Hayward fain, Ryan Kelly and tons others. Miss the hoop culture there
Blah blah blah blah blah. No one cares
@@SneakerDrawingsman can you drop some more names for us?
Man seeing a fit Harden in a rockets jersey brings out so much nostalgia lol he was so damn good just a few years ago smh
Shoulda never left 😢
A very good league in my city has some ex NBA players. A lot of players in that league could play easily play college ball or they play just under the professional league here....The Ex NBA players are pushing in their late 40s to 50 years old. Yes they still dominate. They were NBA players that were basic role players in the league.
Imagine trying your hardest, and an unathletic mvp caliber player laughs at you, starts (basically) walking forward whilst barely noticing you, and proceeds to dunk on you 😂
Now imagine trying to check Jokic. Just you.
thats the luka magic
Calling Luka unathletic just show your ignorance
@@kareja316 Do you really need me to explain that I said he’s unathletic compared to the rest of the NBA! You really need to hear it to know it?
@@ddosmind clearly you have no idea what athleticism really is.
What people gotta realize is that the bench players who average 2 minutes a game in the NBA, those guys were the best player in their high schools, likely one of the best players in college, and good enough to make the league. If you could beat those guys you’d be in the NBA.
Amen to all that.
I would say one caveat is that you could be great playing 1 on 1, but pretty mid playing 5v5.
There probably are some mediocre 1 on 1 guys in the NBA, but they play great 5v5 basketball.
I can see someone who is like a dollar general Kyrie Irving beating one of those NBA players in 1 on 1, but totally being a scrub in a 5v5 NBA game.
I've seen those guys who are great at 1 on 1 at the park and then totally play losing basketball when it's 5v5. They can get past their man, but have no idea what to do when competent help defense rotates over (I'm 6'5" so I was often the help defense lol). These guys often have tunnel vision when they drive and it's the biggest reason why they're only good at 1v1
@@Jkev24 height, is the great equalizer. I love when a 6'6 guy beats up on a 5'9 guy. It's a joke. You can be total trash and still do fairly well, even in organized leagues against small guys. The hoop is up high, so height and long arms is king. You have to be so quick, and such a good shooter under 6ft to even make a g league squad in comparison to an average nba height player. Is what it is.
And Those bench players are for the less than 1% Allstars of the NBA to practice/scrimmage against every day...now put that into perspective 🤯. But also this is how new stars are born right? Train against the best, get beat, and learn.
Those bench players are better than then best high school, try best in their colleges leagues state championship starting lineup ( across the entire state) if not in their region of states as a starter or bench.
The odds of making the NBA is extremely slim around 3%. So if there was 1,000 people trialing out that were from top division of college basketball only 3 would be selected for NBA out of those 1,000 players that how tough it is the other 997 players are also well above average hopper defender blocker etc.. they even probably played since childhood still didn't make it.
More YT hoopers need to be humbled by NBA players. CWhyt, Cam, etc. No silly dribbling rules.
Cam is repeatedly getting dropped off lol if he's not humble now then he's not going to change
I think cam always knew his place ... he's just confident and be talking
White people need to be humbled by NbA players so they’ll be quiet comparing and criticizing every player of today
Including Grayson - aka the Professor
Cash Nasty and that last guy sucked though. Plus those matchups were out of position. Same thing would have happened if you put a guard (T Jass for example) against a tall power forward that knows how to play.
When i played in highschool i was always put on showboat point guard type players because i was quick on my feet and always stopped them from trying anything flashy. I can't remember exactly who it was, but an NBA player, a guy who was sixth or seventh man off the bench for the Bucks at the time was once touring the school for his daughter and me and a friend decided it was a once in a lifetime chance and challenged him to score on us 2 on 1, with a crowd already following him around he went for it. He crossed me at the top of the key in the blink of an eye, and despite me making my best effort to spin opposite and follow to keep pace like i'd done many times before with quick players, by the time i turned around and took one step, he was already slamming it down, posterizing my teammate. I didn't give a damn that we just got royally schooled, it was awesome to experience the skill level first hand.
“I’m probably gonna go with Luka” Flight is hilarious 😂
People often forget the nba has around 400 players and even the worst player put of those 400 is 10 times better than a regular hooper
Sadly even Dillion Brooks 😂
10 times better than a regular hooper? More like 10 times better than a minor league pro hooper. So 100x better than a regular hooper
@@splash_basketballfr 😂
@@thefirsttrillionaire2925yeah Grayson Allen
you mean 100?
21-14 loss to Giannis brother considering he was giving up 7+ inches is actually EXTREMELY impressive
Alex can't shoot, he literally all layups. TJass wasn't matching up from the beginning.
@@geronimopratt7976he literally hit several jumpers in the clip😂
@geronimopratt7976 also, you think staying in the post is gonna stop him from scoring on you?😂😂😂
he was going 10%
It was interesting to see the difference in footwork between Alex Antetokoumpo and Harden. I know the NBA doesn't call travels much, but Alex was shuffling like crazy after he'd pick up the dribble. Meanwhile, Harden was completely balanced and smooth.
The last man on a NBA team would easily score 50 in any local gym.
The first clip was hilarious that block was insane
that Luka lay up was so calculated he knows there's no way the defender could catch up even at that speed
That's why hoopers remained as hoopers and not NBA players. Very different level. 🤷♂️
The best players or not in the league
Playing 5v5 for an NBA player is actually kind of a nerf to them, and if they're still that good in 5v5 (basically a normal game to them), you just can't imagine how good they'll be in 1v1s.
Remember the Scallenge when actually decent hoopers did try to compete against Brian Scalabrine aka the White Mamba
These guys are the best of the best out of Billions of people. Yet casuals are still wondering why they get paid so much money.
LeBron haters also think they could beat him, I know a lot of people from my city who think they can best him and they can't even dribble shit nor beat me 1v1 and I'm like 1 million times weaker than Bron
Just going off the first clip alone, some advice to all those who may play a pro one day: If you're on the perimeter being guarded by someone taller than you are, and they seem far back and not moving, they're not. They're on the farthest edge of where they can guard you to where it seems to you like you're free to shoot but they can still reject you at any time. Inch back, they inch forward. That's the game you play. Essentially the perfect time to shoot the ball is when HE is on the move.
These youtubers are lucky af they don't have to challenge Kobe.. like that dude would go 100% on anyone anyday of the week.
A highschool poayer challenge MJ and he schooled him
"You might be the best highschool player of the country. I am the best player of the world."
Kobe and MJ always go 100%.
For real. Mamba played with my country's national basketball selected players and mamba mercylessly toyed w/them, both offense and defense.
Kobe would take their soul.
Remember when bow wow challenge Kobe. He was shut out
*Talks about glen davis
*Shows absolutely no glen davis NBA footage.
Lmao
🤦♂️🤡 Except for the fact that Glen Big Baby Davis was the guy that said," I should have dunked on him" lmao@u watch the video again and stop it @ the 14 second mark stupid.
Oh but he did. Unless u don’t know who Big baby is
@@kofiashiboe-mensah686 no he didn’t
@@kofiashiboe-mensah686 No he didn't show any Glen Davis highlights. He simply showed clips of him on the floor with other people shooting/rebounding etc.
3pt line is also shorter on those non NBA courts so it's huge advantage!
If I played against one of those NBA players, they wouldn't stand a chance..... To stop laughing at me.
"NBA hoopers are on another level"
Bruh, they brought out prime James Harden and Luka. Those guys are on another level from the rest of the NBA. They should have rolled out a 10 year vet who averaged 9 points a game. Then see that guy smash the youtube stars.
The vet you're describing is literally Glen Davis. Brian Scalabrine also had an entire competition series doing it.
@@jdankerdake I wasn't familiar with The Scallenge when I made that post. I am now lol
Im kinda mad Shaq really kushed that 3 like it was nothing but barely made foul shots 😂😂😂
my cousin live at LA, he introduce to his friend who at that time still a rookie, drafted by lakers, travis knight, at that time travis was ultimate beast, strong, 7 footer center, fast, great footwork, pulled jump hook and many jump shot, i'm assumed nobody could stop travis... and travis just a benchwarmer at his entire nba game
Should've put John Wall vs Highschool trash talker, that one was awesome too. 🤣
He died sadly
One spring day in the University of North Texas (North Texas State U at that time) Men’s Gym, I was working as a student equipment room assistant. There’s this greying old guy, still fit as a fiddle, shooting by himself. It was mesmerizing, he was nonchalantly shooting 25 footers like it was nothing….everything is a swish. Long sideline bank shots….swish. He also has this peculiar routine where immediately when the ball left his hands, he started clapping while watching the ball went in. Who’s this guy? It’s only later in the day my professor told me, “Did you see that guy shooting in the gym? That’s Sam Jones!” Bill Russell wrote in his memoir that Sam was the hidden superstar on those Celtics team, who can take over any game on any given nights if he’s wanted to. But there wasn’t any need for that most of the time, and Sam just settled into his role in the team. Russell said it gave him great comfort and confidence to know that Sam was there, and the hidden superstar can take over when needed.
Another thing is, NBA players are constantly practicing and playing with and against other NBA players. Just this kind of practice gives them a huge edge over anyone who isn't in the NBA.
I’m practicing as much as I can, and I’m trying to get to that nba level but I know they are best of the best for a reason
Best wishes buddy sth tells me you'll make it :)
Keep going
I’m pretty sure some of these TH-camrs play nba players for the experience and to entertain the fans if I was in the same position I would play a nba player too knowing imma get my ass bussed😂💯
i would gladly play an nba player myself even if i look bad and never score a bucket on them
Exactly. Dude in the video calls it a mistake but for them it's probably a fun experience they'll remember forever
“What Lebron is to us is what we are to yall”😭
Absolutely diabolical
I'm 6'6" and only played D3 in college (signed D1 but switched, long story) way back in the early 90s (I'm 51 now). I don't think the average recreational player has any idea how much of a mismatch it is to play against someone with legit technical skills. I love it when young bloods try to step to me like they're going stick me. I can still school them -- still dunk too. If you didn't seriously train and play disciplined organized basketball in your life, then you probably aren't very good.
I played against Kyrie at his camp he did here in Australia and it was insane how talented he is! in person.. its a complete different look.. they are so strong! His handle at like 50 percent was unguardable.. even Trainer Phil Handy ex pro was next level.
I don't ever want to compete against someone who literally does something for a living at the highest level. You will not win 😂
Often times we forget that these "bad NBA players", they're the best of their teams back in college and high school.
Big Baby physicallity is damn scary even retired that back is like a wall
Dude literally hurt his back trying to guard him... 1v1 no shot clock I would make him run around trying to guard me past 15 feet until he fell over and had a heart attack... Other than that I would have zero chance even in my prime.
We had a D2 player who use to work at our Boys and Girls Club. We were all great hoopers (we thought). Whenever this dude played- he seemed super human. I can only imagine how crazy it would be to face an actual NBA player.
a D1 Hooper in his prime challenged an nba player who people always trolled for being the worst player ever with a 40 overall in 2k
That guy, retired and in his 40's completely destroyed the D1 player 11-3 while not even trying
I played hockey against Darren McCarty and Jiri Fischer. These retired guys could skate circles against D1 players without going full steam. Professional players are freaks of athletes, so this doesn't surprise me it's also true for basketball.
The best TH-cam hooper is like saying exactly nothing
I played with Bruno Caboclo once. The dude from the meme of being "2 Years Away from Being 2 Years Away. He absolutely destroyed me, it was awesome. He got the MVP for the Brazilian League that year
It looks really scary going up against Glen Davis, as if you were wresteling a bear
Man only people that hoop know the difference scale between hoopers
100%. Many people don't realize how bad women are. The WNBA is a JOKE. I played with D1 women at 16 and only 5'7" 130lbs and torched them and I had barely even started playing ball. Later in life in my early 20's with JC level skills I played with some WNBA players, torched them too. Guess what happened the first time I faced some D1 men? I got torched. If I ever got a chance to play NBA players, yea, I would have gotten run off the court in a few minutes.
I believe Brian Scalabrine said & did it the best. Regular hoopers need to step down a couple of notches because everytime they step on a court they are not plying with the best but NBA hoopers are (there are exceptions charity, etc.)
I regularly played with Dick Barnett who was in his 40's at the time. Totally impossible to stop him and I was only an inch shorter than he was. He knew every trick in the book and he hand checked me constantly moving me off my dribble. It was a real learning experience.
And to think I’m his 40’s he’s not as quick as he once was.
Ayyooo pause
Let's put this in context. Over the 75 years of the NBA, only 4300 people have played a single game in the NBA. Only 3000 have played for a season. Think about that. Players like Scalabrini have played for more than a decade. The level of excellence to do that is inconceivable for any other profession. That's how good they are.
I remember playing ball in lower manhattan one summer when I guy asked us if his boy could have next. I watched the way he dribbled and I told my team this guy is a sleeper and he got game. Nobody believed me and this kid rained 3’s from everywhere! Very little dribble and every shot dam near went in. He hit so many 3’s every time the ball went up I could see my whole team praying he missed lol. He was a starting point guard from the Florida gators and he didn’t even make it pro. All the kids realized realized that very day the NBA really is another level this guy was like 5”6 giving us hell.
Where did you play downtown?
West 4th St or Stuyvesant Town.?
I’m from Jersey and drove over to play on the weekends. For years
@@johntobin3235 It’s on Houston btw Christie and Forsyth st. We were playing like 3 or 4 full court games a day the whole summer for years. These kids don’t even play ball like that anymore smh.
If a regular hooper was good enough to be the 12th man on the worst NBA team he wouldn't be a regular hooper, he'd be the 12th man.
They are professionals at creating space and thats all they need
If they just told Harden it’s game 7 he would’ve missed every shot
When i was younger i got to play ball with two hoopers before they went pro. The late Eddie Griffin was one. He hooped regularly with us as he was highschool friends with some of my good friends, and let me tell you he was other worldy against us. He really couldve been something special had he not had his mental issues that led to his untimely death. Was a sad day for all of us that hooped with him as we had high expectations for him the in NBA and were very exicted to be able to watch him.
The other was Scoop Jardine. He didnt make the NBA but went overseas after college. Played with him also around the highschool level, and tbh some of our guys were better players than him but just didnt go to college or pursue anything with their talents. Scoop was an elite ballhandler with bad shooting mechanics and lackluster defense.
Just like when watching MMA and we tell ourselves "come on just hit him, he's right in front of you".
Bro if I had the Chanse to get cooked by some of the greatest players, I would talk smack just to get the opportunity lol
Harden had the craziest change of pace and direction in those Houston days
Put The Professor in this! 😂
He’s like 6’0”. He’d get destroyed by these guys who are like 6’8” AND pro & former pros.
In defense of these guys, size discrepancy in basketball is a big deal. NBA offenses are constantly setting screens so the defense will switch a little onto a big for a mismatch. They also have help defense to try to contain these elite scorers from dropping 50 on them every night. Not even NBA players can stop other NBA players without help defense, and that’s even with being the same size or bigger than the guy they’re guarding.
In one on one, size discrepancy is even more pronounced, because you'll get every rebound and your opponent won't be able to stop you from scoring. You'll also easily be able to block his shots. A 6'9" NBA guy easily beating a 6'0" 'regular' guy doesn't impress me at all. Let's see a 6'0" pro guy beat a 6'9" street baller.
I played against pro’s foreign & US. The level of these players is different. I could score easier than I initially thought I would but on defense you could see the ease they scored.
It's not about you. No one cares
That scalabrini thing proved these guys are closer to being the goat than the random guy is to being them.
Jokic would 1v1 someone and still get a triple double
The Hockey version of this video would literally be deadly 😊
I just want to see the professor vs an nba player. Obviously he wouldn't be much of a defensive threat, but he is in the conversation for the best ball handler ever, and I believe he has the most formidable offense on TH-cam.
Don't get it twisted, relative to average dudes like me and street hoopers he's insane but an NBA player would demolish him.
@A L so here's the interesting thing: he's said in one of his responding to comments videos that he's played with nba guys before 5 on 5, and (according to him) none of them wanted to guard him. Maybe I'm mis-remembering, but if that's what he said, it's probably true because he never strikes me as much of an exaggerator.
@@desnatis all talk most likely. I'd never believe anything like that unless there is a video of it happening
@A L fair enough. I want to see the video too, if only because it would fulfill one of my dreams. I think he showed a clip, but again, I might be dreaming it up.
@@desnatis If nba players can't guard him, then nba teams will be lining up to get him.
"one of the best hoopers in the youtube basketball community" lmao 🤣🤣🤣
That boy Ryan had kyrie walker sweating though lol
NBA Players are all insane, different breeds to be exact, and the All Stars are inhuman if you really think about it
Kris London was as far from an elite D1 Hooper as possible. Couldn’t cut it on a bottom tier D1 team in Oral Robert’s & transferred to D2 where he was absolutely trash as well. At least get your facts straight
Facts
I was watching this guy thinking he's never played college ball seriously
Comparing an nba player to an average hooper is like comparing a wolf 🐺 to a house dog 🐕.
My guy said “luka dunkic”
Its still wild to me how Luka looks like hes moving in slow motion but still cooks NBA players
brooo the dude perfect and luka thing is so funny- luka out here cooking the entire nba and flight thinks luka "probably" will win 💀
Learn to understand humour
gang what did i not straight up say its funny 🤣
I played against steve nash in hs, our coach tried to gameplan against him but it was useless..there was no scenario where he wasn't filling up the scoresheet. He could hit jumpers at will or just drive by you and finish every way possible.
Same thing is in College wrestling.
My sons wrestle in College. My oldest looks so average. Not big, not muscular and for men and there egos he would almost destroy anyone in a fight.
It blows my mind. I am a big dude and you see some jacked up dude with no hair and tattoos looking all hard and my 20 year old baby faced son would toy with them.
I watched my other son, when he was 15 and not near the wrestler he is now just pick up and drop a 34 year old Blue Belt in Jujitsu. I know not a black belt, but he is 126 lbs and a 15 year old kid picking up a 30 something and 180 lb man and just doing what he wanted.
Just a reference I am 230 lb man who benched 405 lbs a few years ago, still can do 315 lbs and 500 lb deadlift and I can not take either of them. Hits your ego.
It is like a movie these most unlikely baby faced 18 and 20 year olds one on one would mess you up.
Top level athletes are scary good in their profession.
Football I could walk on the field with confidence at any level and now my kids can handle me. Humbling, lol.
If you get a chance to get on a mat with a college wrestler and they will not hurt you. It is very humbling. They will do whatever they want with you. They use different muscles then weight lifters and crazy strong! Like messing with a Chimpanzee.
Most people have no appreciation for the amount of work that goes into being a pro. Its 1000s of hours of conditioning and practicing fundementals, along with the experience of playing other pros. Nobody who plays casually can match even mediocre/backup NBA players.
Luka Donkic had me dyin' 😂
The thing about basketball and training for basketball there are so many little things that go into being able to play basketball at a high-level, and at high speed that people just don’t have. Blessed to be able to be able to know that. Create and punish mistakes. Mixed With stamina and balance.
Pro leagues pay millions to condition and train their players. Average joes will never come close
I always kinda chuckle when I see dudes that are good at a rec-league level of a sport start acting like they're something special. Serious big-fish-small-pond energy.
I would love to play against an NBA player, just to see what it's like. I have no illusions that I would do well.
Idk the exact goal of this video.
And while I appreciated it greatly for everything that was included and the narrative behind it all.
The scallenge at least deserved some semblance of a shout out. Most of the comments are about it anyways.
Loved this video.
I coached some high school varsity basketball
Small Texas school
In my 30’s and wildly out of shape…
But I barely got many minutes in top tier big school and got just barely good enough to be surrounded by a bunch of really good basketball players that played college ball. Some played euro. A couple in my aau circuit played in the nba.
And the kids just couldn’t believe the amount of nuance I personally had when scrimmaging with them. If they even made a note ego wise…
But
the levels of basketball are absolutely insane and certainly worth noting. Especially for all the weekend hoopers that think they had a shot to make it d1.
Imagine flight playing an NBA player 😂
Finally someone who pronounces Lukas name right, [Donkeych]. Im from Slovenia and everyone says it wrong
Jordan would’ve gone 100% and made them bet their car and wife.
The fact the Dude Perfect ref called a penalty on Luka is why that show's more funny and than most of it's kind.