Elijah was been on a strict NBA regement since 12 n gets up at 4 30 am every morning to hoop Gils preparing him to be that guy coming into the league like he was.
Shouldve added a swipe counter for Moody..lol Moody is the only one actually working on his defense here, and is why he views defending KD as an opportunity to get better by guarding the best offensive player in the league.
Correct. The bigs in the 80's and 90's did not have the sophistication in their face up game they way they do today. However, the level of skill in the back to basket post up game was far superior to what we see on display today.
Naz reid is literally the same size as most of the great bigs from back in the day not named kareem or wilt. George Mikan, was 6’9-6’10 had a bag and was beating all time greats. Wes unseld, bob mcadoo etc. there are a lot. Their post, back to the basket and midrange game I’d argue is better than naz reid.
They did but what gets confused today is the hand checking before you were allowed to touch a person and stop their progress. Also in today's game they rely heavily on analytics which tell everyone to shoot threes because of the averages which also gives more possessions because of misses.
Yessss u are so right the only person who did that move was Penny on a 3 in that playoff game . Reverse fake spin step back is crazy move and footwork . D. Lillard is the only person that has done something like that
The game hasn't evolved. The difference is. You can't use the old defense. They wouldn't be doing half of that fancy stuff because the old defense would prevent it. The lack of defense has allowed more mobility. Which gives the illusion of evolved.
This is the clutch sports era, this is where they brainwash the youth to think Jordan was not as good as we think he was and the competition was weak. Because they can't live up to the standards so they change the qualifications on what actually makes a player good.
Example is the Olympics they let the players play a physical style of old school defense and some of the players struggled no 1 got off for real but curry in the last game before that he was just looking MEDIOCRE!!
The game definitely has evolved. I will admit there is a lack of defense but they are bigger faster.And stronger, it's only right that the game Evolved defense has something to do with it.But that's a very little percentage. Everything To do with Basketball has evolved
Call me crazy but I think Arena's son is better than Bronny when it comes to shooting, scoring, defence, handle, etc and Bronny just signed a 4 year guaranteed deal in the NBA.
Not that it even matters because Alijah has great height but Go look at a picture of Gloria Govan next to Derrick Fisher who is 6'2.....she has on heels and is considerably shorter
What cracks me up is how people can think any sort of competition can regress. In any competition, the best of the newer generation will ALWAYS be better than the previous generation. Anyone who says otherwise is coping. Only exception is competition where performance is limited by the human body. But that will, at the very least, be a plateau, not a regression in performance...
The problem with All Star weekend is that there is no real prize. What they need to do is offer players who do well in All Star weekend some marketing rights so players have a reason to show up and show out. Right now, everyone is too worried about getting hurt to do anything memorable anymore.
Beasley should still be in league. Bro is like an alternative version of KD. His game is so smooth and so KD like. He's slightly shorter but has the same type length and shot. And he's has alil more muscle than kd. Walking bucket
A bucket is a bucket regardless how much you dribble . 2 is 2 and 3 is 3..I honestly think this is why dudes are always injured even though health regime and everything has evolved they're always doing too much and always injured..evolution huh
I'm tired of people calling step-back shots travels. It's a gather shot. The step back is a gathering motion and still is only 2 steps without dribbling.
Alijah Arenas is going to be a great player, like his father. People tend to forget that Gilbert was one of the best players in the nba. He scored 60 on Kobe Bryant.
Arenas soon is supper cold. All those players are cold in this vid. But to the 80s and 90s we played postions. 4-5 were not really asked or expected to do that . Its not that they couldn't. You can say the complete opposite about low post play. Who is stopping low post players now of the 80s and 90s Game has evolved
4:33 Straight Facts Bro! No big is doing moves like that in the 80s and 90s like Naz Reid. Game has definitely evolved with Elite Athletes with supreme skill.... Bron Bron is 39 bout to be 40yrs old and still top 10 player in 2024 against all this talent..... G.O.A.T JAMES 🤴🏿 🐐 ✅️
In your dreams of course you can last this long play 60% of your games for five years not to mention the rules being changed so you can't impede a person's movement. Can't beat them so you change the rules, very weak
@@hottrakz Played only 60% of his games played last five years. And still broke Kareems All-Time scoring record, a record nobody else could even come remotely close too hmmmm🤔. Yeaa... That just adds his G.O.A.T case ... (A pass first player) with the MOST points ever scored in regular season and playoffs..WOW lol 🤴🏿 🐐 James
@@facereality0007 you talking about a record that was made over 40 years ago the Kareem set from bullying dudes in the paint no threes play through all of the contact LeBron couldn't lace kareem's shoes, Kareem has six rings LeBron has it caught up yet but delusional fans have him behind LeBron.
I just don't trust nba player kids until they get in the league and do it cause everything could be staged cause what reason is kd hoping with him on camera like this
Seeing this compared to the joke that is videos titled “the best 1v1ers competition” by ballislife.. is like night and day. The people they post rarely make a single shot. Missing 4, and 5 in a row. While these people make more than that many straight
HD was know to be a great defender. So scoring on KD as a NBA baller shouldn't be as big a deal as we make it out to be. Gil's son is different. I am looking forward to basketball season just to watch him. When does he go to college?
Bigs even pre 80s we’re doing off the dribble Jab steps fades pull ups drives take offs from near ft etc like Bellamy, Bobby Mac, Elmore smith, thurmond, Connie Hawkins, petit, Beaty, Daniels, etc… even Wes Unseld had a smooth take you off the dribble opposite hand lay you. Ralph Sampson was everything Wemby was in the 80s and George Mikan was eveything jokic was but more agressive style and superior rebounding and defense in the 50s Only things they didn’t do was side steps and step backs certain hesitation crossovers that are considered turnovers travels in their era The game has evolved in its leniency of allowing players to do things that were illegal to score a bucket but not in overall skill across defense rebounding shot iq and facilitating This is why Tim Duncan is a far greater player than guys far fancier than him with the handle and pull up to score and slithery finishing at the rim and why jokic is better than all the bigs that have a better layup dribble and pull up package than himself So while it’s great and fun to watch these guys, we should stay away from forcing the goat titles on things and trying to paint as if there’s just one up direction of evolution from players especially bigs since back in the day when the opposite is actually true. Still a great entertainment and show to watch Other than that awesome video and still enjoyed the 1 on 1s every aspect of it and the future Elijah has likely dueling with Carmelo son in the league
its not even the same game, last night i was up til 3am and i watched 65 lakers vs celtics, 96 bulls vs pistons reg season, 2024 thunder vs mavs, 01 lakers vs kings game 1 and 2006 cavs vs heat young wade and bron taking notes, took me almost 7 hours... i literally was reading at the same time about how the game has changed and its not even the same game, its still has the same name but its literally an entire different game, they just use a court and a ball but the ball isnt the same weight, the 3pt line keeps changing, certain dribble moves were illegal at certain times, the rules keep changing and what is illegal in one era is legal in another, theirs no way their can be a Goat, whole defenses and offenses werent allowed at certain times ... we dont know who does well in what era and with what rules... in 96 the bulls were the #1 3pt shooting team in the nba, they were chucking up hella 3's like a modern team, i had no clue they played like that alot, in 65 the speed was rediculous but the ball handle was ultra trash, imagine they had ball handle trainers, bill russle was a center and he was bringing the ball up EVERY play.. i hear so much lies about older nba and all people gotta do is watch full games and it opens up a whole new perspective..
@@steventipton7369Dirk was unguardable for years he had to go against the spurs, lakers and suns for years. The man had 50 plus winning seasons from 2000-2011 not everyone has done that.
@@SpecialOps23 people dont know about dirk lol let them focus on 1v1 king of the court lol just because they see kd destroying everyone in 1v1 they think dirk is no where near him in my opinion prime dirk is unstoppable
Elijah was been on a strict NBA regement since 12 n gets up at 4 30 am every morning to hoop Gils preparing him to be that guy coming into the league like he was.
He’s definitely on that path
Gil was "that guy" on the bench coming in the league..
@@HalmB-qu5vk some people just talk basketball and don’t truly know the game 🤣
@@Unda_scoBobo Swear
@@HalmB-qu5vklol was bout to say this Gil was just a gym rat and worked his way up 😂😂
yea they need this in all star weekend king of the court would be nasty
Would be beautiful
No one will be able to guard KD. Ever
The NBA doesn't want to entertain you. They want to politicize you.
That's actually a really good idea!
Goes for everyone else also. You not see KD being guarded here??
That Ninja Gil is Super Dad as much as he Clowns on Camera lol . MFker is a Genius
He most definitely knows what he’s talking about
All I’m seeing is KD being amazing while operating at 1/3 his power
Yeah I’m an old head but some old heads are totally blind how good nba players are today. It’s not lack of defense, just better offense.
It's literally allowed to travel now. What are you 25?
@@Atlas365247cab you point out the travels etc in the video?
@@Atlas365247bc calling that stops the entertainment it’s not that serious they call it if it’s,obvious
@@Atlas365247 Bruh they couldn't shoot outside the paint back in the day. Stop lying to yourself
That's your big claim? Lmao tRaVeLliNg @Atlas365247
Alijah hesi is absolutely NUTS!!! The way how he keeps his hand on top of the ball. He was catching me and I'm watching from a screen. LMAOOO
Straight nasty
Shouldve added a swipe counter for Moody..lol
Moody is the only one actually working on his defense here, and is why he views defending KD as an opportunity to get better by guarding the best offensive player in the league.
Correct. The bigs in the 80's and 90's did not have the sophistication in their face up game they way they do today. However, the level of skill in the back to basket post up game was far superior to what we see on display today.
Naz reid is literally the same size as most of the great bigs from back in the day not named kareem or wilt. George Mikan, was 6’9-6’10 had a bag and was beating all time greats. Wes unseld, bob mcadoo etc. there are a lot. Their post, back to the basket and midrange game I’d argue is better than naz reid.
@@tylerdejesus6333facts
They did but what gets confused today is the hand checking before you were allowed to touch a person and stop their progress. Also in today's game they rely heavily on analytics which tell everyone to shoot threes because of the averages which also gives more possessions because of misses.
@@tylerdejesus6333you’re delusional
3 > 2
He definitely got that foot work like his pops
That pivot spin opposite side by Elijah @15 already. Also Naz Reid hit that Penny spin, step back.
Beautiful basketball
Yessss u are so right the only person who did that move was Penny on a 3 in that playoff game . Reverse fake spin step back is crazy move and footwork .
D. Lillard is the only person that has done something like that
Kd got a trillion aura on the court
Bro said a trillion aura 😂
are you 5?
@@bigredracecar27 yo girl a 5
Litterly have like 10feet wingspan, wish I had it
That spin move was just like Kobe 🫣
Alijah 6 7 /6 8 Brodie
Right he keep saying 6’4 6’5 like he not staring naz Reid in his face
The Beasley reference earned you a sub ... You know ball gang 💯
That boy beas is RAW
Just subbed. Great vid, great react, and even greater hoopin'. Big shoutout from Brazil.
Also, comment section mad about Naz top 5. I'd say top 3, no cap. 😌
just stumbled on your video and love your love for the game - keep it up! subscribed
You are Fn Hilarious and insightful keep doing your thing young. Excellent content and commentary.
There’s video of Gil teaching Alija these moves he’s using.
My brother you are a insane commentator! Love it this is high quality basketball very rare
Gil wasn’t kidding when he said his son would cook Rashad McCants😂😂😂
Alijah boutta be like his daddy mixed wit Kobe lol
you said, I love basketball the way you did and I def liked the video! Ball is the best!
Moses really underrated
Just subscribed, feel the same way you do about ball. Can watch these greats play all day long.
KD has the best touch ever close to the rim
The game hasn't evolved. The difference is. You can't use the old defense. They wouldn't be doing half of that fancy stuff because the old defense would prevent it. The lack of defense has allowed more mobility. Which gives the illusion of evolved.
This is the clutch sports era, this is where they brainwash the youth to think Jordan was not as good as we think he was and the competition was weak. Because they can't live up to the standards so they change the qualifications on what actually makes a player good.
And free arms on offense is wild
Example is the Olympics they let the players play a physical style of old school defense and some of the players struggled no 1 got off for real but curry in the last game before that he was just looking MEDIOCRE!!
The game definitely has evolved. I will admit there is a lack of defense but they are bigger faster.And stronger, it's only right that the game Evolved defense has something to do with it.But that's a very little percentage. Everything To do with Basketball has evolved
If by evolution they mean steps and shuffling feet to create more space
Moody getting them defensive reps in. He goin hard this year
Naz Reid top 5 ever? Super reach my guy!
There’s no way you thought I was being serious 😂
We really don’t know though dude don’t even start
10:50 from the sound, to the look to the laugh, I'm dead 😭😭😭💀💀💀
Bro I just figured out who the other young guy is in the Black cut sleeve top. It's Kenyan Martin's son. A.Arenas is Nice too. They both Nice!
Call me crazy but I think Arena's son is better than Bronny when it comes to shooting, scoring, defence, handle, etc and Bronny just signed a 4 year guaranteed deal in the NBA.
I feel like ive seen more footage of Arenas
naz reid so tuff the goat fr
The goat
He pulled out the Penny Hardaway spin step back
The game has evolved. R. Wallace 95 draft would do Naz dirty.
No it hasn't lol players now are not as good as before
Talent is crazy but we gotta stop getting excited when players travel during a stepbacj like this is a peak skill. 5:37
Welcome to the new era. These are no longer considered travels
Lol that guy is Ryan Dunn the suns 1st round pick.
Yooooo. That is Ryan Dunn! I used to watch him at Virginia, he tuff
@@AB_Sees no lie at first I thought it was the guy from RDC tho for a sec 😂
Wow, I thought it was someone else. But I didn't know his offensive game was like this tho.
His mother is Gloria Govan son she’s 6’1 played volleyball in college.
Yeah he was bred😂
Not that it even matters because Alijah has great height but Go look at a picture of Gloria Govan next to Derrick Fisher who is 6'2.....she has on heels and is considerably shorter
@@zitmo1 My fault his mother is Lauren Govan
What cracks me up is how people can think any sort of competition can regress. In any competition, the best of the newer generation will ALWAYS be better than the previous generation. Anyone who says otherwise is coping.
Only exception is competition where performance is limited by the human body. But that will, at the very least, be a plateau, not a regression in performance...
Add this to All Star Weekend! Been saying for years with you bro! 1v1 on the timer LFG
Yea, King of the Court would be hot at ALL STAR weekend!! True True.
He's at that age all the hoop juices are flowing locked in... I remember cooking older guys at the gym 2 😅
15:00 I was just thinking the same thing. Add this to all-star weekend. But they won't. Stars don't like to get cooked on camera.
The problem with All Star weekend is that there is no real prize. What they need to do is offer players who do well in All Star weekend some marketing rights so players have a reason to show up and show out. Right now, everyone is too worried about getting hurt to do anything memorable anymore.
Beasley should still be in league. Bro is like an alternative version of KD. His game is so smooth and so KD like. He's slightly shorter but has the same type length and shot. And he's has alil more muscle than kd. Walking bucket
Crazy part is those guys grew up together and played with/against each their entire childhood. I wish KD could get him in with him Phoenix.
Reed is getting better he was cooking shit in the playoffs😭🤦🏾♂️🔥🔥🔥
King of the court over the dunk contest make it happen nba
Besides the glazing the child is a star
These dudes are the end-result of being 1 in 10,000 in GENETICS AND WORK ETHIC.
Youngbull is sound on the fundamentals looking like a young Kobe Bryant
its like a hybrid of 2015 steph and kobe
Yo where’s the olive oil because Alijah is FRYING 🔥
You dragged it
@@jonmike8225 thanks for your valuable input. Duly noted
@@prometheusrising13 bro bringing recipes to TH-cam comments 😂
My favorite part in this video 10:47
A bucket is a bucket regardless how much you dribble . 2 is 2 and 3 is 3..I honestly think this is why dudes are always injured even though health regime and everything has evolved they're always doing too much and always injured..evolution huh
Arenas is 17, 6 7.
Yeah he’s league
Lebron and KD are literally titans.
I did not know Naz could schmove like that 🤯
Naz Reid rocking my kobe 8 venice beaches, love em
I'm tired of people calling step-back shots travels. It's a gather shot. The step back is a gathering motion and still is only 2 steps without dribbling.
15:15 that face though 😂
Imagine Kobe out here fading on all these dudes every time.
Moody is no slouch on D
Elijah Arenas is tough
Alijah Arenas is going to be a great player, like his father. People tend to forget that Gilbert was one of the best players in the nba. He scored 60 on Kobe Bryant.
Arenas soon is supper cold. All those players are cold in this vid. But to the 80s and 90s we played postions. 4-5 were not really asked or expected to do that . Its not that they couldn't. You can say the complete opposite about low post play. Who is stopping low post players now of the 80s and 90s Game has evolved
Alijah may be the best big thing
He definitely like that
I’ve seen enough…league him now
Scary good
Alijah Arenas is the next nba king
This title aint even clickbait
4:33 Straight Facts Bro! No big is doing moves like that in the 80s and 90s like Naz Reid. Game has definitely evolved with Elite Athletes with supreme skill....
Bron Bron is 39 bout to be 40yrs old and still top 10 player in 2024 against all this talent.....
G.O.A.T JAMES 🤴🏿 🐐 ✅️
In your dreams of course you can last this long play 60% of your games for five years not to mention the rules being changed so you can't impede a person's movement. Can't beat them so you change the rules, very weak
@@hottrakz Played only 60% of his games played last five years. And still broke Kareems All-Time scoring record, a record nobody else could even come remotely close too hmmmm🤔.
Yeaa... That just adds his G.O.A.T case ... (A pass first player) with the MOST points ever scored in regular season and playoffs..WOW lol
🤴🏿 🐐 James
@@facereality0007 you talking about a record that was made over 40 years ago the Kareem set from bullying dudes in the paint no threes play through all of the contact LeBron couldn't lace kareem's shoes, Kareem has six rings LeBron has it caught up yet but delusional fans have him behind LeBron.
Man said naz Reid top 5 in NBA history 😂😂
That's Kevin Martin looks like Kenyon son
Had to leave a like and comment soon as u said u love basketball 🏀
Is it safe to say KD makes shit look effortless 😂😂
5:35 that’s all Penny bro
ALIJAH GOT ME SPEECHLESS😯😯 . & DURANT DON'T MISS SMH.
alijah is a curry and kobe hybrid lol
Should see Shai 1v1
I just don't trust nba player kids until they get in the league and do it cause everything could be staged cause what reason is kd hoping with him on camera like this
Commentator glazing these guys like they haven’t been playing basketball their whole lives
Wish we could see Wemby workouts
11:00 i couldn't hear the noise?
Beasley used to cook KD.... Beasley cooked everybody 1v1 even the goat when he was in Cleveland... Beasley is a walking bucket..
Wait when he cook Kd
You putting on extras & shit 😂
Seeing this compared to the joke that is videos titled “the best 1v1ers competition” by ballislife.. is like night and day. The people they post rarely make a single shot. Missing 4, and 5 in a row. While these people make more than that many straight
The game hasn't evolved, the rules have changed...
Bs
@@twizzy585ots *not bs, truth
Bronny James need to be out there getting that work
You forgetting Monster Mash , Nas Reid baby Mashburn
Got Tory Lanez playing in the background 🤞🏾💯 #Freetorylanez
Why are people surprised Kevin Durant don’t play defense 😂
Practice with a magnet ball is crazy.
there is no magnet ball bro they just edit out clips where they missed lol
That's yall so called monster ask Tank
HD was know to be a great defender. So scoring on KD as a NBA baller shouldn't be as big a deal as we make it out to be. Gil's son is different. I am looking forward to basketball season just to watch him. When does he go to college?
keep your eyes out for my "nephew" Xavier Young coming up outta Texas..14 yrs old and 6'7
Son vs bronny? Who u got
Wish we could just watch the video without commentary.
Bigs even pre 80s we’re doing off the dribble Jab steps fades pull ups drives take offs from near ft etc like Bellamy, Bobby Mac, Elmore smith, thurmond, Connie Hawkins, petit, Beaty, Daniels, etc… even Wes Unseld had a smooth take you off the dribble opposite hand lay you.
Ralph Sampson was everything Wemby was in the 80s and George Mikan was eveything jokic was but more agressive style and superior rebounding and defense in the 50s
Only things they didn’t do was side steps and step backs certain hesitation crossovers that are considered turnovers travels in their era
The game has evolved in its leniency of allowing players to do things that were illegal to score a bucket but not in overall skill across defense rebounding shot iq and facilitating
This is why Tim Duncan is a far greater player than guys far fancier than him with the handle and pull up to score and slithery finishing at the rim and why jokic is better than all the bigs that have a better layup dribble and pull up package than himself
So while it’s great and fun to watch these guys, we should stay away from forcing the goat titles on things and trying to paint as if there’s just one up direction of evolution from players especially bigs since back in the day when the opposite is actually true. Still a great entertainment and show to watch
Other than that awesome video and still enjoyed the 1 on 1s every aspect of it and the future Elijah has likely dueling with Carmelo son in the league
Kd not playing real defense
Good vid,could've done without the commentary
Yea they didn’t need to do all that to get a bucket. Give them the ball in the post 2 dribbles turn around bucket.
If kd had to lift weights.. that's another level
The games evolved so much they took away the hand check and allowed players to “ load manage”. It’s a 5 on 5 game so what are we doing?
its not even the same game, last night i was up til 3am and i watched 65 lakers vs celtics, 96 bulls vs pistons reg season, 2024 thunder vs mavs, 01 lakers vs kings game 1 and 2006 cavs vs heat young wade and bron taking notes, took me almost 7 hours... i literally was reading at the same time about how the game has changed and its not even the same game, its still has the same name but its literally an entire different game, they just use a court and a ball but the ball isnt the same weight, the 3pt line keeps changing, certain dribble moves were illegal at certain times, the rules keep changing and what is illegal in one era is legal in another, theirs no way their can be a Goat, whole defenses and offenses werent allowed at certain times ... we dont know who does well in what era and with what rules... in 96 the bulls were the #1 3pt shooting team in the nba, they were chucking up hella 3's like a modern team, i had no clue they played like that alot, in 65 the speed was rediculous but the ball handle was ultra trash, imagine they had ball handle trainers, bill russle was a center and he was bringing the ball up EVERY play.. i hear so much lies about older nba and all people gotta do is watch full games and it opens up a whole new perspective..
Dirk and KD rising up to fade is more unguardable than even Jordan and Kobe. Y'all come beat me. I said what I said.
KD yeah Dirk not so much
@@steventipton7369Dirk was unguardable for years he had to go against the spurs, lakers and suns for years. The man had 50 plus winning seasons from 2000-2011 not everyone has done that.
@@SpecialOps23 people dont know about dirk lol let them focus on 1v1 king of the court lol just because they see kd destroying everyone in 1v1 they think dirk is no where near him in my opinion prime dirk is unstoppable
KD 6'9 he says
if arenas a junior bro is probably 16 at the youngest if not 17
You Mean KD Cooks Everybody 😂😂 But Naw Gilbert’s Son The Truth No Cap