Baron Davis From 89 Feet | Pretty Good, Episode 11

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2017
  • Baron Davis buried the longest bucket in NBA history - at the buzzer, while being guarded, and despite not being a particularly accomplished three-point shooter. This Pretty Good is about that historic 89-foot shot and the sad rabble of players who have failed to match it in the 16 years since.
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  • @wtftelex
    @wtftelex 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4013

    The ball was 3.5 times the height of that guy? Jon, dont you know you CAN'T workout 3.5 times a week??

    • @gageb28-95
      @gageb28-95 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Sanjay lmao

    • @AlfaEcho
      @AlfaEcho 6 ปีที่แล้ว +198

      Of course
      Tuesday
      Thursday
      Saturday
      And half workout on cat day

    • @majinmexican9833
      @majinmexican9833 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      4 days a week.

    • @mhakeyhaughton
      @mhakeyhaughton 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Oh here we go again

    • @theclimbto1
      @theclimbto1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      LMAO! I know EXACTLY where this came from! Well played, good sir!

  • @artstsym
    @artstsym 4 ปีที่แล้ว +924

    "This is the full-court shot, there are no half measures."
    Immediately after writing this line, Jon spun in his chair dabbing for the rest of the day.

    • @jadqn_
      @jadqn_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Meris bro he said as I saw this comment wtf

    • @mriidulbhatia
      @mriidulbhatia 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ngl i would do the same

    • @mayredwood
      @mayredwood 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can't believe Jon Bois did the first ever dab

    • @win9804
      @win9804 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@mayredwood The dab was a thing back in 2015... This came out in 2017

  • @brandonringo7459
    @brandonringo7459 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2689

    Netflix should stop making weird nostalgia-garbage shows and start throwing that money at Jon Bois to make episodes out of these stories!

    • @dizcos-factionsmore9922
      @dizcos-factionsmore9922 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Brandon Ringon u gay

    • @alec1115
      @alec1115 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      And EA Sports should hire him to spice up Madden

    • @whitepaws60
      @whitepaws60 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dizcos - Factions & More! Oof

    • @osas5211
      @osas5211 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Brandon Ringo This is nostalgia too tho

    • @osas5211
      @osas5211 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brandon Ringo I don’t think there’s such a thing as bad nostalgia, it won’t be nostalgic at all at that point 🤣

  • @mrmajikjr
    @mrmajikjr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1999

    "Never try anything that is difficult" ~ Jon Bois
    Truly the inspiration this generation needs.

    • @Bretkane
      @Bretkane 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      mrmajikjr
      Never
      Try
      Anything
      Difficult
      That is

    • @Josh-qe1hw
      @Josh-qe1hw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      mrmajikjr they took it to heart

    • @DavidFernandezBass
      @DavidFernandezBass 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Anything in life that's too hard is not worth doing.
      -Jon McGuirk

    • @FALL-LAFF-7477
      @FALL-LAFF-7477 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DavidFernandezBass that's homer mentality!

    • @tomhill3248
      @tomhill3248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Never back down from a back down. If he had studied under the Ziabatsu he wouldn't need to avoid trying anything difficult because he would have mastered the art of backing down.

  • @JamesAWebbIV
    @JamesAWebbIV 7 ปีที่แล้ว +771

    "At Terminal 23, the ceiling is the roof."

    • @SirTylerGolf
      @SirTylerGolf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ok

    • @mmsibi
      @mmsibi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Very good lol

    • @smoothSnake23
      @smoothSnake23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Greatest quote by the GOAT

  • @7h3hu7
    @7h3hu7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +841

    Another interesting story: while Steph Curry's shot at 6:00 didn't count, he was visibly frustrated. So 12 minutes later, he goes for the exact same shot to end the half. He makes it.
    That basket was his 200th 3pt shot of the season, and Curry would go on to annihilate the record for 3pt baskets in a single season with 402 in that season.

    • @seroskal9354
      @seroskal9354 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And goes 0 for 8 from 3 when it matters.

    • @rnnyeet
      @rnnyeet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@seroskal9354 did any of the threes he made in the games that got him the ability to go 0 for 8 matter? If you dont play well in the regular season or playoff games before the finals, you dont get to go 0 for 8 when it mattered. every player on every team other than gsw and cleveland went 0 for 0 when it mattered that year. Having a stroke in the finals is better than anything not in the finals.

    • @cascade9584
      @cascade9584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I can't believe we're still doing this and sports sucks so much when it gets to the binary point of winning/losing. But the warriors were one (1) win away from a championship, after going 73-9 that regular season. Their season was not a failure. You could argue they could have been truly legendary had they won it. But man, that is still an absolutely insane season of team basketball.

    • @TornaitSuperBird
      @TornaitSuperBird 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@cascade9584 Their season wasn't a failure. The Cavs just failed less when it counted.

    • @cybercrasherstv
      @cybercrasherstv ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@TornaitSuperBirdsame thing with the 16-0 pats, and the 0-4 bills. None of those seasons were failures, any other team would be blessed to have them. The NFC just failed less when it mattered
      God, that's a good quote

  • @seanfitzpatrick5678
    @seanfitzpatrick5678 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2575

    I disagree on the arc of the ball. It was higher than 22.5 feet.

    • @jonbois
      @jonbois 7 ปีที่แล้ว +834

      yeah, i wouldn't be surprised if i'm a little off on that estimate. could have been higher than 22.5 feet, probably wasn't lower.

    • @jeremykanter
      @jeremykanter 7 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      Sean Fitzpatrick I agree. As it's coming down it looks like it's at least twice the height of the basket, so at it's peak I think it had to be significantly higher than 22.5 feet. Still, amazing video as always. Thanks Jon.

    • @jonnytownmouse6017
      @jonnytownmouse6017 7 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      Correct. Closer to 26 feet if you don't put a black line above the players head who is used for measuring 6ft6 and start his feet at the bottom of the green line.

    • @billny33
      @billny33 7 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      yeah I thought the Davis shot was a rainbow when compared to most 3/4 court shots, with a higher arc than usual, not a line drive. I think Jordan's court was a terrible place to try it and Davis' shot would not have gone in with that low of a ceiling either. The first look I saw of it made me actually think "how did that ball not hit the scoreboard above every half court logo?"
      Also the last replay of it, to me was clear the ball was not swished, it clipped the back rim on the way in, which is why it was coming back towards midcourt and not staying in that same arc towards the endline as it went through the net.

    • @Alderak1
      @Alderak1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +362

      You can find out exactly how high it is by how long it took to fall. From Davis's release to the time it hit the rim it is approximately 2.22-2.24 seconds by my crude measurements. We know that at half that time, 1.12 seconds, the ball is at its maximum height because: A.The rim is 10 ft off the ground...and B. Baron Davis is 6'3, he's jumped about a foot or so off the ground, so 7'3, but his head is probably about a foot tall, so back to 6'3, however his wingspan, I'll approximate is also about 6'3 (the average person's wingspan is about the same as their height, I feel this is a safe assumption for a NBA player) so then that makes the shot a little less 9.5 ft off the ground, close enough. To find the height of the shot arc above Davis's hand you multiply the time it took to fall by its initial velocity in the y direction at the top of the arc, which is zero, and add take 1/2(a)(t)^2 (a is the acceleration of gravity in the downward direction, -9.8 m/s^2 and t is 1.12 s) and then take the opposite sign of that number because you take the "final position" (0 feet off the ground, or in this case, 0 feet above the rim) minus the initial position, which is the height we are trying to find. When I did this calculation, I got 6.14 meters, or 20.1 feet, THEN you add the 10 feet that the rim is above the court...so around 30 feet, give or take about 1.5 feet.
      tl;dr its 30 feet

  • @pbfloyd13
    @pbfloyd13 6 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    _"YEET!!!"_
    -Baron Davis

    • @mrdelirious8706
      @mrdelirious8706 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "Baron Davis From 89 Yeet"

    • @samaustin8690
      @samaustin8690 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The most 5y ago comment ever

  • @churdle92
    @churdle92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    “I belong in Jordans like Michael Dukakis belongs in a tank” is an underrated line

    • @veterannavy304
      @veterannavy304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel the same way that's why I wear Allen iversons

    • @owengette8089
      @owengette8089 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Michael Dukakis tank reference in 2017 is a glorious thing

  • @brentolamas
    @brentolamas 7 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    Jon Bois is #1 unrated dude on youtube.

    • @dennischen5367
      @dennischen5367 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      now even more unrated because his quality content is put here instead of his own channel

    • @DiegoRuiz1991
      @DiegoRuiz1991 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Have you ever heard of a guy called Ahoy?

    • @porterhunt1450
      @porterhunt1450 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he barely makes any videos though

    • @ryanlin586
      @ryanlin586 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ali Bailey the guys who is narrating and who wrote the video is called Jon Bois, he makes other videos like this

    • @KuraiMuin
      @KuraiMuin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he and breadsword my man

  • @snoopyshultz
    @snoopyshultz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +537

    he threw that ball much higher than 22 feet

    • @shaneyoung3549
      @shaneyoung3549 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed

    • @PirateoftheTouYube
      @PirateoftheTouYube 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Yeah, I feel like they were covering for that practice facility. They probably didn't want to upset the people at the facility who were nice enough to let them use it.

    • @evanstowers8529
      @evanstowers8529 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea 22 feet ain't nothing

    • @TheUnnamedAssailant
      @TheUnnamedAssailant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      22.5 ft

    • @joeywtf7040
      @joeywtf7040 ปีที่แล้ว

      im glad im not the only one that thought that

  • @Temporary_Doctor
    @Temporary_Doctor 7 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    It's a shame this came out before Michael Jordan profoundly stated that the ceiling is the roof.

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    12:27 the look on everybody’s faces when he made it, I know they’re just looking to make sure he was out but it’s still hilarious how they all turned around with that confounded expression.

    • @cybercrasherstv
      @cybercrasherstv ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They just witnessed something never to be done before or since, or likely ever, certainly never again on purpose, doubtful to ever be done on accident. They are in history, and like everyone else who's ever been in history, they are just doing their jobs, and are questioning why a guy is doing something confusing when he could just be doing his job

  • @livlee6582
    @livlee6582 7 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    everything I know about basketball came from my high school physics class. my teacher was super into college basketball and framed every physics lesson around something he'd seen in a basketball game. everything I know about physics is related to basketball and ONLY basketball. I later failed a college physics class and what I'm saying is I hate basketball but I liked this video.

    • @melodywawichi802
      @melodywawichi802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Liv Lee how are you going to relate electromagnetism to basketball..?

    • @kingofgrim4761
      @kingofgrim4761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@melodywawichi802 the 5G rays make us electro magnetic, allowing us to have better control while dribbling

    • @troliskimosko
      @troliskimosko 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@melodywawichi802The magnets in the rim, duh

  • @iMoFLDEZZY
    @iMoFLDEZZY 6 ปีที่แล้ว +675

    The arc was deffinately higher than 22 feet. The camera isnt verticle with the floor and is pointing downwards towards the court you not getting the right perspective on the players height or the arc. Otherwise another great video man!

    • @barrybicepsakafreddyflapja1399
      @barrybicepsakafreddyflapja1399 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I was thinking that the entire time during their attempts

    • @robmckennie4203
      @robmckennie4203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Not to mention the inexplicable black bars in the picture showing that the ball is 3.5x the height of that player. I think it's just handwaving to justify trying the shot on the court they had access to

    • @Klepto627
      @Klepto627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I 100% agree. Good observation. Also. It’s 92 ft according to the NBA records. Not 89 ft

    • @matherproductions9146
      @matherproductions9146 ปีที่แล้ว

      The bois god does not make mistakes.

  • @pasta8793
    @pasta8793 7 ปีที่แล้ว +532

    baron davis was an electric player. i loved watching him play. especially when he was on the warriors with jason richardson and monta ellis. i guess the moral of the story is, either call your full court heaves, or try and pass it to a teammate so you can accidentally make it.

    • @ratedpending
      @ratedpending 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      PettyCrocker #bleedgreen
      That teammate that crowder tried to pass it to left the next year...

    • @AJtehbest
      @AJtehbest 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Says the guy with a patrick profile pic
      hmmmm

    • @datrandompanda
      @datrandompanda 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't call out people for having a picture of Patrick Star, when you have minecraft videos on your channel XD

    • @seven7862
      @seven7862 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tingis Pingis o

    • @Carterm-vw4md
      @Carterm-vw4md 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tingis Pingis i

  • @albertdiago3526
    @albertdiago3526 7 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    This show might be my favorite thing on the internet

  • @thomash.4541
    @thomash.4541 7 ปีที่แล้ว +674

    Hey man. Don't think that I don't appreciate the effort you are putting into these bad boys. Having had a job that worked with stats, I can't imagine how much more effort goes into these videos given that you're not only pulling the stats, but finding the videos, articles and putting it all into context. You give years of history to an event that occurs in the space between seconds.
    You the real MVP.

  • @ShawnMcClurg
    @ShawnMcClurg 7 ปีที่แล้ว +329

    PUT THIS ON JON BOIS' ACCOUNT!!!

    • @JamesAnthonyLong
      @JamesAnthonyLong 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I think they're putting them on the SBNation account so these beautiful videos can get more exposure

    • @anthonytrotta2673
      @anthonytrotta2673 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dunk Like Mike if

    • @diggsfather
      @diggsfather 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      more like the secret base account

  • @Britton_Thompson
    @Britton_Thompson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I'm fairly confident I was the only guy who got that "Michael Dukakis in a tank" joke

    • @tjejojyj
      @tjejojyj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Britton Thompson 😂 We few, we merry few.

  • @1cjtate
    @1cjtate 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Beautiful writing. “Anything with any intent in between the two has failed. This is the full court shot, there are no half-measures”. Amazing job!

  • @humantrashball9521
    @humantrashball9521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    4:50 on the left of the picture. Jon Bois is foreshadowing his future videos.

    • @hunterward5534
      @hunterward5534 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Been scrolling 5 minutes to see if anyone else noticed

  • @silenius19
    @silenius19 7 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Jon, the music is what makes me show these to everyone. Great choices, as always.

    • @captainkeck4664
      @captainkeck4664 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hilarious choices. Great job.

    • @luiscontreras2177
      @luiscontreras2177 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      silenius19 yes I play water polo and this is true

  • @theunwelcome
    @theunwelcome 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "I belong in Jordans like Michael Dukakis belongs in a tank" ok, that's a spit-take right there

  • @antoine911
    @antoine911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Devonte' Graham just hit one from about 60-65feet. this video first thing i thought of.

  • @kukkonen1021
    @kukkonen1021 7 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    I know Jae Crowders did not count but thats a 94 footer

    • @TianoAnnunziata
      @TianoAnnunziata 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Watch the video

    • @theunwelcome
      @theunwelcome 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I love the way the opposing players all turn to look at him like "wow, really dude?"

    • @nmarbletoe8210
      @nmarbletoe8210 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      lol Paul George's expression 12:25 you could read it at 2 dpi.

    • @collingallagher1182
      @collingallagher1182 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      AFTERTHEBLOCK no it isnt

    • @KongBeats_
      @KongBeats_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its an "inbound play" so it doesnt count.

  • @df5826
    @df5826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The way he describes how he invented a shooting style in 7 tenths of a second made me laugh. Very cleverly written dialog on this channel and its very enjoyable. :)

  • @CorpCoCEO
    @CorpCoCEO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    After all this time I think the “Never try anything that is difficult” joke is my favorite joke Jon has ever made

  • @staidenofanarchy
    @staidenofanarchy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Honestly that ball looks like it was closer to 35 or 40 feet at the vertical apex. Doesn't change much but still I think Jon undershot it.
    Pun intended.

  • @itrilachgar3742
    @itrilachgar3742 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    4:54 “N.L. Retires From Quest For Seattle”
    The Jon Bois Cinematic Universe strikes again.

  • @AwoL205
    @AwoL205 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    that was definitely higher than 22 feet

  • @grantdowling8550
    @grantdowling8550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Anybody here after Embiid’s heave off the rim that went in and out?

  • @MrSafer
    @MrSafer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    man this guy is a great writer, dunno why he hasn't gotten more exposure yet. if you ever read this you should try your hand at a book, i would read it.

  • @JasonLeBel
    @JasonLeBel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    A) How many players call their shot ... and MISS? Calling your shot just before or as your about to take it, isn't that special, even if it's the most impossible shot ever.
    B) I can't see how the top of the arc of the shot is only 22 feet. Looks a lot higher than that (I'm sure that someone can mathematically prove that it would be impossible to get a swish with the ball being that low).

    • @Tipzyyy
      @Tipzyyy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He called it before the inbounds, that's why the defender was all over him. But with B, yes, I definitely definitely agree that it's highers than 22 feet. It went through a 10 foot hoop, it's way higher than just double its height.
      Regardless this was a cool moment and a very cool video. I love baron davis

  • @hehateme71
    @hehateme71 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m a Bucks lifer, and was obsessed with Eddie Robinson as a young lad. Sent dude cards when I was young, he signed every single one of them. I’ll never forget this shot either. Until now, this is the first time I’ve seen it since live.

  • @supercres
    @supercres 7 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Aw crabapples.

    • @bshime9056
      @bshime9056 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Patrick Crutchley how are you verified

    • @ryankohler481
      @ryankohler481 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Patrick Crutchley how are you verified

    • @littlebilly6946
      @littlebilly6946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      how are you verified

    • @mach5482
      @mach5482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, I've seen people use that emoji, but he s verified all right, I you click on his channel it has the circle and checkmark together, not just the check. He just turned off public sub count.

    • @hwhaht
      @hwhaht 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @m0ist he's actually verified dummy

  • @Pidnpod
    @Pidnpod ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Crazy that this vid is outdated now. The NBA truly is amazing

  • @jacobhyde214
    @jacobhyde214 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "The ceiling is the roof!" - Michael Jordan

  • @Imhimnatep
    @Imhimnatep 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm here after the Embid shot! First thing I though was "Baron actually made it!" But I knew it wasn't the end of the game.

  • @TABBYFINSTAH
    @TABBYFINSTAH 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The split second you flashed Kyle O'Quinn's name up there, all I remembered was his Norfolk State miracle. Had no idea he still existed in the sports world.

  • @dasamont8274
    @dasamont8274 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Oh no, I watched this video because Secret Base posted a short from it, and now I'm probably gonna watch all of Pretty Good again, and might start reading Jon's stories again, and watching the long documentaries. I don't have time for this

  • @aarongibson6499
    @aarongibson6499 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jon, the ball was ~ 27.75 feet above the ground at max height. With a hang time of ~ 2.2 seconds and a release point ~ 6.5 feet above the ground. That ball was 27.75 feet above ground at max height. Everyone is saying it was higher than your estimation. This is much closer.

  • @AlexSmith-tz2lf
    @AlexSmith-tz2lf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Baron Davis Warriors were AMAZING. Sportscenter was so lit then and the top plays were actually great, unique plays.

  • @SjXCYT
    @SjXCYT 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Look at the backboard compared to the ball coming down, the arc was way more the 22 feet

  • @TheFootballstar5588
    @TheFootballstar5588 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is basically the vaporwave of sports

  • @ReuelCardoso
    @ReuelCardoso 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "This is the full-court shot, there are no half measures"
    And this is why you're my favorite sports writer Jon. I love you.

  • @SQUIRTGANG
    @SQUIRTGANG 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Seen this video in full 4 times, but sometimes I come back to watch just the first 35 seconds, gives me chills every time

  • @sunnohh
    @sunnohh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have been binge watching your videos the last few days. Not even a major sports fan; more stats nerd and occasional basketball watcher and football fan. Your videos have really deepened my appreciation of sports. Especially baseball.

  • @claytheenemy
    @claytheenemy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Jon Bois/Will the Sound Guy 2020.
    Calling it now.

    • @jonbois
      @jonbois 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      i sit near him at work! i'll ask him

  • @TsieLeMoswang
    @TsieLeMoswang 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    22 feet arc high point calculation is very rough indeed. very very rough

  • @lon1k113
    @lon1k113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There’s a reason Jon is my favourite sports writer.

  • @uffordlt
    @uffordlt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    pretty good

  • @jorymil
    @jorymil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jon Bois is a lefty... I want to hug him now.

  • @coveredbridgeappraisals5536
    @coveredbridgeappraisals5536 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Baron Davis my Favorite Player to watch! Never forget when he came to Cleveland and single hand-idly beat the Clippers after LBJ left and the ‘07 playoffs amazing!!

  • @pbfloyd13
    @pbfloyd13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    12:26
    The faces of the other team are just like:
    _"Bruh, WTF!?!"_

  • @ktat01
    @ktat01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Andre Drummond did it behind the opposite free throw line with both hands like a long ass chest pass back in feb 16’.... never forget

  • @atomknight8361
    @atomknight8361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Baron Davis in general was pretty good. He was one of my favorite players in 2K and was underrated

  • @stookinthemiddle
    @stookinthemiddle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    i've only just discovered pretty good, chart party and jon bois - I have never been more entertained before, seriously! where have these videos been my whole life!?
    Huge huge thanks to you for putting in so much time and effort into researching stories like this and condensing them into an easy to read format with clear narration.
    I also LOVE your sound design, some of your videos are verging on horror levels of epicly cool sound - if SB Nation ever falls through Jon, you should totally become a sound design! Anyway, thanks for making awesome vids, you've gained a loyal fan from Scotland, UK! :)

  • @mygaffer
    @mygaffer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved watching Baron Davis, he was a good and entertaining player.

  • @zacktrever1878
    @zacktrever1878 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This series speaks to my soul
    The aesthetics is sublime

  • @lukasnoecker9873
    @lukasnoecker9873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy moly I forgot how good this series is

  • @LionEagleOx
    @LionEagleOx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    "I will" are powerful words, often taken for granted.

  • @noizyvegan9734
    @noizyvegan9734 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    this fella is too cool... love the way the videos are made with all the graphics and info... always interesting/funny/ informative. Jon Bois deserves many awards for what he does.

  • @kylepacheco9184
    @kylepacheco9184 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are timeless , watching this years later

  • @thetruth1862
    @thetruth1862 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is nothing like basketball stories, a long ass shot, and sweet smooth love making jazz interludes!!

  • @Brubbly16
    @Brubbly16 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jon you're the man you make some of the best content on TH-cam I love all these crazy sports stories and chart stuff you do in the memories you bring back it's crazy keep doing it your stuff's better than ESPN's

  • @briansshare
    @briansshare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    so many sixers on that list of deep shots i love it

  • @GoSabresLive
    @GoSabresLive 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not a big basketball fan, and only found this channel because of “the worst” but god damn it this is some quality content. A well deserved well done to everyone involved. Now to watch every “pretty good” I can find

  • @4077Disc
    @4077Disc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Jon, I just wanted to put it out there that I have watched a ton of TH-cam videos and I can't think of any that match yours in terms of production value and research. Very entertaining.

  • @abaez008
    @abaez008 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Keep this guy... talented film maker
    Great work John

  • @jasonpawloski
    @jasonpawloski 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very interesting video!
    Also notable was Tim Hardaway's 3-quarter shot against the Knicks. I think it was 1995 or 1996, and was a regular season NBA on NBC Sunday game. He nailed one from the opposite free throw line. It used to be on TH-cam but I can't find it anymore. I remember Bill Walton commentating that game, and said "That's the way you do it. Throw one in from three quarters court." It must have been at the Garden because there was stunned silence instead of cheering - at least that's how I remember it. I also want to say that it was at the end of the 1st quarter though I'm less sure about that.
    Apparently in the same game the side line team asked about the shot, and it turns out Tim Hardaway practiced those opposite-free throw shots because Pat Riley would let the team leave practice early if he made it. So he had incentive to be good at those shots!
    I was obsessed with basketball in the mid and late 90s and loved this story. So I started practicing the shots myself throughout high school and early college. One time, at the student gym at University of Arizona in Tucson, I launched the ball up from the far free throw line and it went in. I was there by myself but there were people jogging around and shooting at the other hoops - but not many. I thought, "That shot felt pretty good." So I tried it again. I nailed it. Back-to-back, opposite free-throw shots. I started spinning around looking for someone - anyone! - that witnessed my accomplishment. Not a single person noticed. No one else witnessed what will likely be the most improbable thing I've ever done.

  • @WigsZone
    @WigsZone 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    whether Rudy Gay made that shot or not is known by time alone ((also the box score I guess) and also like everyone there)

    • @Junieper
      @Junieper 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      WigsZone The thing wasn't the box score; Jon knew he missed. The problem was where the ball landed. THAT is the unknown and why it wasn't mapped.

  • @JoeCnNd
    @JoeCnNd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Arc was more around 34 feet. It went over 2 times the top of the backboard by a few feet. That's 14 feet times 2 28 and then I'd say another 6 feet.

  • @LauKungPow
    @LauKungPow 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just binged all these episodes. I NEED MORE.

  • @PlaySA
    @PlaySA 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The camera's perspective threw off your estimate of the height, just like you said it was an extremely rough estimate. It's bound to happen eventually but at the same time it's almost like you isolated that magical unknown factor that can take place in athletics. Really enjoyed this episode

  • @stephenbianchi7141
    @stephenbianchi7141 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    These are so amazing. I was so happy to discover these, and was hoping you'd have a huge library of like 100 for me to watch. I know you put alot of time into these and patiently await more baseball legends, folk tales, lore, etc type videos like the awesome Koo Dae Sung and Barry Bonds pieces.

  • @Buko99999
    @Buko99999 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This should be on Netflix. Beautiful

  • @MrZombieZealot
    @MrZombieZealot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yknow, I think my favorite thing is they had already won. There was no need for Baron Davis to do this. He just wanted to show off.

  • @about29cats
    @about29cats ปีที่แล้ว

    7:47 Marcus Smart's 1st missed shot was the best, camera man swoops over then realize it's not even past the half court line

  • @isaacadams6898
    @isaacadams6898 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    It didn't swish, it hit back rim, you can see by he way the ball bounces back, the net isn't that strong

    • @AndyZach
      @AndyZach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks. I was going to point this out, but you did it 3 years ago.

  • @mattbrigidi
    @mattbrigidi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had so much fun watching this

  • @BiIIyD
    @BiIIyD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pretty good is back!

  • @keithperkins9871
    @keithperkins9871 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    that joke about Michael Dukakis was funny

  • @ParkerCoaster
    @ParkerCoaster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So, it's been awhile since you've done one of these and I love them! I'm going to suggest one a little different. The 2011 Indy 500. The things that happened on that day should NOT be possible. The odds have got to be just astronomical and I'd love to see one of these Pretty Good shows done about that event. For those who don't know, look it up and do some research. I've had friends who know nothing about racing be absolutely stunned about the events of that race. One of the wildest single sporting events of all time.

  • @admtpasi
    @admtpasi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't watch sports but I love your videos. Thank you for all the wonderful content

  • @matthewjefferson9797
    @matthewjefferson9797 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here rewatching in 2022 can't believe I never realized Tyler was in this video crazy how far he's come since.

  • @inseki_j
    @inseki_j 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    well done! I was smiling throughout!

  • @greghmn
    @greghmn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s interesting that Jon mentions becoming interested in basketball *again.* I lost interest myself in the mid-to-late 00’s. Chalk it up to iso ball and the ensuing drop in points scored as well as the Malice at the Palace, which blew my nine-year-old mind.

  • @VincentSaelzler
    @VincentSaelzler 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the touch of the actual Charlotte sky line at the beginning!

  • @LameWaysArtistry
    @LameWaysArtistry 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Baron Davis and VC are my heroes

  • @charliesmillie9977
    @charliesmillie9977 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That face when Jon Bois content is the only kind of content you want, and you've already rewatched all his videos.

  • @joshscobey
    @joshscobey 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, right in my NBA sweet spot. 2001-03.

  • @isprobablyjobhunting
    @isprobablyjobhunting 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Happy damn day indeed! I was afraid Mr. Bois had stopped making these. Exceptionally Crafted storytelling.

  • @lukeletourneau
    @lukeletourneau 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this video is what made me a die hard basketball fan

  • @aethergaming7934
    @aethergaming7934 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, this is inspirational

  • @kembaskywalker3305
    @kembaskywalker3305 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Jae Crowder made the longest unofficial shot in NBA history

    • @kembaskywalker3305
      @kembaskywalker3305 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anthony Tsuhako I did, and?

    • @lithium191
      @lithium191 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Kemba SkyWalker and that shot is covered in the video

  • @tjejojyj
    @tjejojyj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m watching this again after about two years. Still amazing. Great production too. Nice strings in the montage of the failed attempts.
    One question: are there many/any failed “called shots”?

  • @aboutthatpart
    @aboutthatpart 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing stuff as usual

  • @ModeratelyTrumpet
    @ModeratelyTrumpet 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Prettyyy prettyy pretty good

  • @getatme1on1
    @getatme1on1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are dope! Great job!