dmichael100 A number of years back I bought a huge collection of beta and vhs tapes. There were only a handful of Bucks games on beta but the quality was excellent on all of them. I wish the guy would have had more.
This is more indicative of what watching basketball on TV in the 80's looked like. More often than not when watching 80's footage, it's a copy of a copy. A "high definition" digitized rip from an old, badly degraded VHS tape that was likely of iffy quality to begin with, of a 480p analog broadcast. So of course, it's going to look like trash. I'm a Lakers fan, but I like the rest of the NBA as well and grew up during this era, so it's awesome to see a TH-cam video from this era that looks close to what it actually looked like when watching it. Oh, and I've always dug these green-and-red Bucks uniforms.
The Milwaukee Bucks nowadays are easily one of their best teams. With only the championship team of 1970 being equal to or better. However this team or the Bucks in the 80's had some exciting teams as well. Terry Cummings was a phenomenal player. Sidney Moncrief was another great player. Craig Hodges or Mister 3-pointer was at times a incredible sharpshooter. Alton Lister was a decent big man. But nothing spectacular. I remember watching this team on WVTV Channel-18, back in the day. I was born(1967), and raised in Milwaukee. I spent 30-35 years there. Going to see the Bucks at the Mecca Arena and the Brewers at Milwaukee County🏟Stadium🏟, were some of the best memories I had back then. The 41-Twin Drive-in was another great place to go for fun and excitement. Plus on the way there was a really 😎🆒️🆒️😎 cool place for kids. The Go-Kart track! They also had a massive slide, like you'd see at a State Fair, or an Amusement Park with all of the hills. It was rainbow colored, pretty tall, and it was okay I guess. They also had these unique "swings" that you yourself had to operate from the inside of the caged swing. They'd give you a starting push then they'd step aside and it was then up to you to work it. Milwaukee had some really unique and oddly entertaining places. It was a really fun place to grow up. I loved it! But the Bucks and especially the Brewers were my favorite part of my childhood during the 70's and early 80's. It was a much simpler time, a far safer time, and everything just seemed more comfortable, peaceful, and FUN!
I really believe that your city deserves a 🏀Basketball🏀🏀Team🏀! Kansas City had some great franchises. The Kansas City Royals, the Kansas City Kings, and the Kansas City Chiefs. All of the mascots were royalty!
grew up near st. louis, and they used to televise some kc king's games....don't remember the channel, but i remember phil ford being my favorite player.
Interesting. The Kansas City Kings are the team Bernard King blew his knee out, in the arena he got hurt, hosting the Milwaukee Bucks, the team Bernard began his comeback against.
It would be an important point to solve why a team with this amazing crew (especially in the backcourt), with deep bench and one of the best coaches ever, how they weren’t be able to achieve at least a final in this decade.
5 traveling calls, 2 charging calls, 2 actual jump balls, and shorts shorter than they ever should have been - they don't make games like they used to.
The game was so much better back then. Refs clearly trying to do their jobs. Today? It's all about letting players do whatever they want, especially the CHOSEN ONES, for hype/scoring/storyline... The game will keep changing for the worse because the money men will do whatever they feel is best for their bank accounts.
The story goes back to June, 1979. Kemper Arena was hit by lightning and the roof fell down. The King's had a 30 year lease and Minneapolis was trying to poach the team. The arena was repaired, but the lease was renegotiated to 5 years, expirng in 1985. That, plus the MISL team was selling out and getting a lot of buzz and the NBA was just about to have it's growth spurt. But it missed Kansas City. A group from Sacramento bought the team and moved them. The King's were always a stepchild on the KC sports scene. It was sad for fans like me. Someday, the NBA may return here.
Does anyone know why Eddie Doucette left the Bucks (seemingly at the last minute) for this unknown Bill Berg? Berg was here for 2 years ('84-'86), ironically our current TV guy (Jim Paschke's predessor). BTW, nice to hear former arena PA guy, Jack Gallo doing the voiceovers.
@@cjbcoleman Yes, when they had the good teams from 79-82 or so, with Phil Ford, Otis Birdsong, Scott Wedman, Sam Lacey etc. Kemper was hopping. Great home arena in those days.
The pending move killed interest and attendance. Plus they were losing attendance to the MISL Kansas City Comets. Add to that getting bought by a group from Sacramento and interest in the Kings plummeted in KC.
@@cjbcoleman That's right in the mid to late 70s, they were well supported- particuarly in 78-81 when they had Phil Ford and Otis Birdsong in the backcourt- Scott Wedman at forward; Lacey at center- good team that Cotton Fitzimmons built up to be competitive. 1979 was probably the best of those- 1981 was a very good team. It started falling off for the Kings after that 81 season- they lost most of the players I mentioned above to free agency and the crowds began to fall off. Kemper was hot in the 70s through 81.
Shoot, I remember courses in Economics, where it was mentioned that national rates of interest were so high back then. I might be off on the numbers, but I could have heard that rates were close to, or in the twenties, for mortgages.
Defense is weak. Kings actually had a pretty decent lineup of offensive talent here but the defensive effort is not there. No chance beating a team as good Milwaukee was through most of the 80s without some good defense.
Man this makes me so annoyed. I’ve been a nba fan for years and the Midwest is underrepresented fr. All we got is the thunder and they aren’t very exciting
If you are talking about the Midwest as far as the United States is concerned you are way off. Teams in the Midwest of the country would be the Bucks, Bulls, Pistons, Cavs, Timberwolves, Pacers. Not sure what else you want 🥴
@@ericfriendzoned1303 I wonder if they'll contact the New Jersey Devils and buy the old KC Scouts logo and resurrect the mid-70's KC Scouts? that'd be interesting for sure! Phoenix never deserved a hockey team, why put an ice hockey team in a desert?!? All because Wayne Gretzky was part of the ownership group? Just one decision out of many that Gary Bettman has made. Dude needs to go and retire already.
They supported them just fine until they announced that they were moving. The Kings wanted a brand new arena when Kemper was only 12 years old. That shit was ridiculous and a pretty good indicator that the ownership was gonna move the team no matter what. They knew there was no way in hell they were gonna get a new arena so that provided a perfect excuse for them to leave.
@@pulsatingsausageboy2076 No they didn't support the team Lol. They were playing to half filled houses years before they announced the move. They only got good crowds when the Lakers, Celtics and 76ers were in town. The town preferred the Comets, who played to packed crowds every game.
@@pulsatingsausageboy2076 LOL! The comets were formed in 1979 and their 1st year in KC was 1981, 4 years before they drove the Kings out of KC. Comets outdrew the Kings bad. Tell me again how many years the Comets were in KC before the Kings left LOL
The quality of this game is incredible for 1985. Great upload!
dmichael100 A number of years back I bought a huge collection of beta and vhs tapes. There were only a handful of Bucks games on beta but the quality was excellent on all of them. I wish the guy would have had more.
This is more indicative of what watching basketball on TV in the 80's looked like. More often than not when watching 80's footage, it's a copy of a copy. A "high definition" digitized rip from an old, badly degraded VHS tape that was likely of iffy quality to begin with, of a 480p analog broadcast. So of course, it's going to look like trash. I'm a Lakers fan, but I like the rest of the NBA as well and grew up during this era, so it's awesome to see a TH-cam video from this era that looks close to what it actually looked like when watching it. Oh, and I've always dug these green-and-red Bucks uniforms.
The Milwaukee Bucks nowadays are easily one of their best teams. With only the championship team of 1970 being equal to or better. However this team or the Bucks in the 80's had some exciting teams as well. Terry Cummings was a phenomenal player. Sidney Moncrief was another great player. Craig Hodges or Mister 3-pointer was at times a incredible sharpshooter. Alton Lister was a decent big man. But nothing spectacular. I remember watching this team on WVTV Channel-18, back in the day. I was born(1967), and raised in Milwaukee. I spent 30-35 years there. Going to see the Bucks at the Mecca Arena and the Brewers at Milwaukee County🏟Stadium🏟, were some of the best memories I had back then. The 41-Twin Drive-in was another great place to go for fun and excitement. Plus on the way there was a really 😎🆒️🆒️😎 cool place for kids. The Go-Kart track! They also had a massive slide, like you'd see at a State Fair, or an Amusement Park with all of the hills. It was rainbow colored, pretty tall, and it was okay I guess. They also had these unique "swings" that you yourself had to operate from the inside of the caged swing. They'd give you a starting push then they'd step aside and it was then up to you to work it. Milwaukee had some really unique and oddly entertaining places. It was a really fun place to grow up. I loved it! But the Bucks and especially the Brewers were my favorite part of my childhood during the 70's and early 80's. It was a much simpler time, a far safer time, and everything just seemed more comfortable, peaceful, and FUN!
Unbelievable quality... wow
KCMO Wish we still had a basketball team
Same bro
I really believe that your city deserves a 🏀Basketball🏀🏀Team🏀! Kansas City had some great franchises. The Kansas City Royals, the Kansas City Kings, and the Kansas City Chiefs. All of the mascots were royalty!
Love the commercials also. I wasn't born yet so it's nice seeing those as well
Really fun.
This is so cool. seeing what watching a Bucks game was like tv in the 80’s. Approximately 10 years before I was born
grew up near st. louis, and they used to televise some kc king's games....don't remember the channel, but i remember phil ford being my favorite player.
KC Kings games are few and far between on YT. Would love to see some more appear.
Both the Brewers and Bucks were WVTV Channel 18 and WGCV Channel 24 and on radio on 620AM And now 103.3 WMTJ
Good game and the best Bucks uniforms ever!
Cummings had that high release shot almost behind his head, that was nearly impossible to block
Excellent telecast. Thanks for the add.
Joe Axelson, wow this bring me back. KC Kings on the way out.
Excellent footage. Historic record.
I just turned 11 3 weeks before this game came on. I watched all this. Paul Pressey original point forward. Damn I wish I could be 11 again.
Great action and love the commercials!
Mookytc Glad you enjoyed it
I’m falling in love with the Bucks logo.
This is Gold!
Bucky Boy Glad you are enjoying it
45:45 Kevin Harlan voice of the Kansas City Kings
Later in the year, the Kings move to Sacramento and Harlan becomes voice of the Kansas City Chiefs
"I'M CALLING BOTH GAMES!"
Heavy
Ps A lot of stellar teams played for Don Nelson
It was a classic after Kings played their final year in Kansas City and migrated to Sacramento now as Sacramento Kings.
Kings playing 13 seasons in Kansas City before moving to Sacramento, haven't been in the finals since Rochester days.
@Nash55ppp 1951
One excellent change to see the last matchs before to move to Sacramento.
Interesting. The Kansas City Kings are the team Bernard King blew his knee out, in the arena he got hurt, hosting the Milwaukee Bucks, the team Bernard began his comeback against.
What a shame, Bernard King.
It would be an important point to solve why a team with this amazing crew (especially in the backcourt), with deep bench and one of the best coaches ever, how they weren’t be able to achieve at least a final in this decade.
Because they couldn't get past both 76ers and celtics in the same year
NBA needs to expand to 32. I nominate the Sonics and a team from Missouri
This is a great upload. Hope you put up some more from that collection of tapes you bought.
This is outstanding! Thank you for sharing. Would love to see many more. Do you have a list of your collection? Again, thanks. Wow.
5 traveling calls, 2 charging calls, 2 actual jump balls, and shorts shorter than they ever should have been - they don't make games like they used to.
The game was so much better back then. Refs clearly trying to do their jobs. Today? It's all about letting players do whatever they want, especially the CHOSEN ONES, for hype/scoring/storyline... The game will keep changing for the worse because the money men will do whatever they feel is best for their bank accounts.
Very rare. Last few months in KC. What really happened?? As a kid growing up in Memphis in the late 70's-early 80's, the Kings were very competitive.
elwin38 California greed.
The Indoor soccer team drew more fans than the Kings. That's one of the reasons for the relocation to Sacramento.
The story goes back to June, 1979. Kemper Arena was hit by lightning and the roof fell down. The King's had a 30 year lease and Minneapolis was trying to poach the team. The arena was repaired, but the lease was renegotiated to 5 years, expirng in 1985.
That, plus the MISL team was selling out and getting a lot of buzz and the NBA was just about to have it's growth spurt. But it missed Kansas City. A group from Sacramento bought the team and moved them. The King's were always a stepchild on the KC sports scene. It was sad for fans like me. Someday, the NBA may return here.
@@johnpazell8424 who's the best player to ever play for the Kansas City Chiefs
@@johnpazell8424 Move the Timberwolves or Pelicans to KC 😂😂😂
Who played the organ for the Kings at Kemper Arena?
Jon Mcglocklin been commentating Bucks basketball for years
Does anyone know why Eddie Doucette left the Bucks (seemingly at the last minute) for this unknown Bill Berg? Berg was here for 2 years ('84-'86), ironically our current TV guy (Jim Paschke's predessor). BTW, nice to hear former arena PA guy, Jack Gallo doing the voiceovers.
He offered more money to take another broadcasting job at the time. I think it was for Baseball ⚾️ 🤔
No wonder why the Kings moved to Sacramento. No fans in the stands. No fan support in Kansas City whatsoever.
@Matt Pizzano The Scouts. Yeah, I forgot about them.
This was after they announced they were moving. They were actually supported pretty well.
@@cjbcoleman Yes, when they had the good teams from 79-82 or so, with Phil Ford, Otis Birdsong, Scott Wedman, Sam Lacey etc. Kemper was hopping. Great home arena in those days.
The pending move killed interest and attendance. Plus they were losing attendance to the MISL Kansas City Comets. Add to that getting bought by a group from Sacramento and interest in the Kings plummeted in KC.
@@cjbcoleman That's right in the mid to late 70s, they were well supported- particuarly in 78-81 when they had Phil Ford and Otis Birdsong in the backcourt- Scott Wedman at forward; Lacey at center- good team that Cotton Fitzimmons built up to be competitive. 1979 was probably the best of those- 1981 was a very good team. It started falling off for the Kings after that 81 season- they lost most of the players I mentioned above to free agency and the crowds began to fall off.
Kemper was hot in the 70s through 81.
Bring our Kings back @PatrickMahomes
KANSAS CITY KINGS FOR KEMPER ARENA
When they had the Kansas City Kings in the 1980s,was this before they eventually became the Sacramento Kings?
Sean Montgomery, yes we had the Kings then we moved them to Sacramento
Ok,thanks for the heads up,Noob Mast3r69.Very informative.
Take this bucks team into todays east, bucks going to finals
Who's here from Ryan Van Dusen
Wasn't the same without Eddie Doucette calling the games 😢 😕
Why did took that team from here like damn
8.8% interest on a Datsun? Jesus....
Shoot, I remember courses in Economics, where it was mentioned that national rates of interest were so high back then.
I might be off on the numbers, but I could have heard that rates were close to, or in the twenties, for mortgages.
Harden plays better defense than the king's starting 5
Defense is weak. Kings actually had a pretty decent lineup of offensive talent here but the defensive effort is not there. No chance beating a team as good Milwaukee was through most of the 80s without some good defense.
@@dmichael100 I am not sure, but I was around at the time no chance lol
John Goodman in McDonald's commercial
Man this makes me so annoyed. I’ve been a nba fan for years and the Midwest is underrepresented fr. All we got is the thunder and they aren’t very exciting
If you are talking about the Midwest as far as the United States is concerned you are way off. Teams in the Midwest of the country would be the Bucks, Bulls, Pistons, Cavs, Timberwolves, Pacers. Not sure what else you want 🥴
KC "sports media" market is nearly 6million it's intersting they don't put a team here but looks like the coyotes are coming!
@@ericfriendzoned1303 I wonder if they'll contact the New Jersey Devils and buy the old KC Scouts logo and resurrect the mid-70's KC Scouts? that'd be interesting for sure!
Phoenix never deserved a hockey team, why put an ice hockey team in a desert?!? All because Wayne Gretzky was part of the ownership group? Just one decision out of many that Gary Bettman has made. Dude needs to go and retire already.
And THAT team was stolen from Seattle.
Laselle Thompson was either gay or very feminine
Any problem?
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The Kings last year in KC. KC didn't support them. They supported soccer team, the Comets instead, who would play to packed arena most nights.
They supported them just fine until they announced that they were moving. The Kings wanted a brand new arena when Kemper was only 12 years old. That shit was ridiculous and a pretty good indicator that the ownership was gonna move the team no matter what. They knew there was no way in hell they were gonna get a new arena so that provided a perfect excuse for them to leave.
@@pulsatingsausageboy2076 No they didn't support the team Lol. They were playing to half filled houses years before they announced the move. They only got good crowds when the Lakers, Celtics and 76ers were in town. The town preferred the Comets, who played to packed crowds every game.
@@bobtnner You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. The Comets didn’t even exist in KC until a few years before the Kings moved. Lol.
@@pulsatingsausageboy2076 LOL! The comets were formed in 1979 and their 1st year in KC was 1981, 4 years before they drove the Kings out of KC. Comets outdrew the Kings bad. Tell me again how many years the Comets were in KC before the Kings left LOL
@@bobtnner You were validated alright. You were proven to be a full fledged liar. Lol.