28 years ago on a warm night in Orlando, Magic point guard Scott Skiles set the single game NBA assist record with 30 during a 155-116 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
It's beautiful because he was really just making the right pass every time. Young PGs can watch this video forever and learn how to approach different passing angles. I hope coaches are teaching this specific performance to young guards.
30 assists and not one of them juiced/stat fixing. I counted a total of 6 passes where the scorer used one short, quick gather dribble. Now take a look at the kind of crap they give assists for nowadays. Players entering the ball in the post where the offensive player takes 8 seconds of pounding the ball, shot faking, drop stepping before scoring on a back tip and they still credit whoever fed them the ball with the assist. Jason Tatum's home assists in this years finals being a perfect example.
I remember him when he played for PAOK in Greece. Despite we already seen ex-NBA players in Greece, like Dominic Wilkins, Clif Livingston and Roy Tarpley, Scott was something else, his mind was like a computer, always he tried to find the weakest point to the opposite defence...fan fact, in Greece he started his coaching career, and for 4 games was a coach-player. Still now we remember his pass from our championship, players like him pushed up the level of European basketball.
It's beautiful because he was really just making the right pass every time. Young PGs can watch this video forever and learn how to approach different passing angles. I hope coaches are teaching this specific performance to young guards.
I'm so old that this is the day I truly became a fan of the Magic.
Scott Skiles was a good player in his own right and this is really why.
They kept trying to replace him and he kept producing
Its crazy that it is easier to have a triple double than beating this record, and we have a lot of good passers this season too.
That's hardly crazy at all.
30 assists in one game is just insane!! Wow!! Just surreal is all I can say!
30 assists and not one of them juiced/stat fixing. I counted a total of 6 passes where the scorer used one short, quick gather dribble. Now take a look at the kind of crap they give assists for nowadays. Players entering the ball in the post where the offensive player takes 8 seconds of pounding the ball, shot faking, drop stepping before scoring on a back tip and they still credit whoever fed them the ball with the assist. Jason Tatum's home assists in this years finals being a perfect example.
Was hoping to see a comment like this after the MJ news
They used to stat fix for John stockton tho
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I remember him when he played for PAOK in Greece. Despite we already seen ex-NBA players in Greece, like Dominic Wilkins, Clif Livingston and Roy Tarpley, Scott was something else, his mind was like a computer, always he tried to find the weakest point to the opposite defence...fan fact, in Greece he started his coaching career, and for 4 games was a coach-player. Still now we remember his pass from our championship, players like him pushed up the level of European basketball.
Had to look this guy up after beating his record on 2k 😂🤷🏼♂️
lol he also has a ton of baby mommas, may have set record for that as well: i80sportsblog.com/scott-skiles-done-in-milwaukee-baby-mamas-on-high-alert/
Awesome passer and great point guard, was so underrated, wish we had him in Chicago during our Championship years
What I love is there wasn't a whole lot of fancy plays or passes - UNTIL late in the game when he showed a bit of flavor on a few.
He could do everything - fundamentals were on point. Then he was feeling himself and started reaching into his bag
What a masterpiece!!!
The Westhead Nuggets played ZERO defense, and Orlando couldn't miss in this game. It was the perfect storm.
This was the no defence nuggets era lmao
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This is pre-Shaq Magic, Dennis Scott still had hair.😂
You'd be bald too with 8 kids lol.
Crazy this was against the team that holds the record for fastest pace. They played no D that game lol
I saw chris paul in the video another assist master
Scott Skiles = Steve Nash talent level
Great comment - 20 years too early
If they count assists the way they do today he probably would have had at least 35.
TRUTH, Russell Westbrick style