And look at who Bob’s opponents are on this. Scoring against Wes Unseld. Blocking the shots of Dave Cowens and Charlie Scott. He going up against unbeatable players and beating them! Bob was the greatest.
Back in '78 as little dudes in Brooklyn we would shout out which NBA player we were. Mind you, we were using a crate with the bottom cut out as the basket. Bob Mcadoo was always one of those players that one of us shouted out we were gonna be.
Bob McAdoo was probably the best outside shooter in the game in the mid 1970's, and he was a big man. Brent Musberger was such a great NBA broadcaster for CBS. I was a kid in the late 1970's and I knew the NBA wasn't supposed to be too popular. MLB and NFL were no doubt the big leagues, and I think the NBA was just barely above the NHL in attention. It didn’t help that there was the rival ABA with some of the best players in the game. But Musberger made every NBA game exciting with his way of broadcasting the game. And there WERE great teams and players who were fun to watch. And that included Bob McAdoo.
Great upload, thanks! McAdoo is easily one of the most underrated players ever... This man was ROY, won 3 straight scoring titles, was league MVP once, and then even after injuries(plenty due to being “forced” to play center, when he was more of a PF, and bang in the paint with bigger players) and whatnot slowed his career, he was still able to win 2 championships with the Lakers, as a key reserve! He was tall, long, a great athlete, a great rebounder, could pass the ball, could play D, and - of course - his biggest strength was his scoring capability... either posting-up, finishing inside, winning FT’s and converting them, or (mostly) with his terrific shooting prowess; had just a fantastic jump-shot, with range, could create of the dribble, and he’s also one of the all-time best at making contested jumpers.
@@Amick44 Point taken but I like BASKETBALL JONES would have put him in a 4 Spot for Power Forward to take obvious advantage of his athleticism and perimeter scoring ability.Its no fun dealing with the likes of CHAMBERLAINS,UNSELDS,REEDS, BELLAMYS,LANIERS,THURMONDS.Those guys had a obvious size advantage over McAdoo and he obviously knew that.
True,not many people know that Big Mac played for Celtics in brief period for example. Very exciting player to watch, one of the best scorers ever who proves that players were versatile even 50 years ago.
My mother had to light our gas stove when I was a kid and when I got home from school my Bob McAdoo card was on top of the stove half burnt, she couldn’t realize why I was so upset as a kid
Some nba fans especially Clipper fans considered Blake Griffin is the greatest Clipper of all-time but, Bob McAdoo is actually the greatest Brave/Clipper of all-time
He improved his passing noticeably at NY. Then with Frazier, Monroe and Haywood there, I guess he had to! He wasn't going to get the same volume of shots he got at Buffalo
bob macadoo would be a problem in todays game. he had a complete offensive game. he just didn’t play in a era where a 3pt line was invented. he was basically demar derozan of his era 😭
at 6:32 Bob finally misses one -- but of course he gets the rebound, immediately scores and is fouled. That's his whole career in one image. He seemed never to miss. He was also a fine rebounder and defender. His name isn't as celebrated as others from that era because he never got the Braves to the the NBA finals, and because he was a quiet person who did not the media limelight.
@@JohnkothPettit certainly had the shooting/scoring and rebounding ability years before McAdoo. However, I think the big difference is McAdoo was the first guy of that size to consistently shoot jumpers off the dribble. But certainly Pettit and Reed could shoot with anybody at that size.
@@Amick44 Bob Pettit is PF originator of pull up jumpers. Both great players but Bob Pettit played 100% every game. Was better rebounder and passer than McAdoo. I like both of them but I'd pick Bob Pettit over McAdoo. I'd pick Karl Malone over both also.
McAdoo was a helluva player and scorer. However, the Warriors won the chip in '74 and Rick Barry had a great year with a 30 ppg avg, 3 steals, 6 assists per game, and shot 90% from the line. The players were doing the voting and Barry was not well liked so they gave the MVP to McAdoo. I'm a McAdoo fan but Barry should have won the MVP that year.
I’d say that at his best, McAdoo was like a mix between Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Garnett (or the other way around, of course, because Bob played before them)... He was a terrific scorer like Dirk, and while not quite the pure shooter that Nowitzki was, McAdoo was still a great shooter and one of the GOAT’s at hitting contested jumpers; he also didn’t post-up as much as Dirk at one point started doing (with them turnaround fadeaways and such), Big Mac was facing-up more like KG used to, yet created plenty off the dribble and did shoot in people’s faces like Nowitzki did. Bob shot more from mid-range like Kevin, but then again, Dirk came up and played in “3pt era” while Mac didn’t. McAdoo was also a better rebounder than Dirk, so more similar to Garnett in that sense. Bob could pass easily as well as Dirk but not like a prime KG. Then on the defensive end of things, McAdoo was definitely better than Nowitzki, but - of course - not as good as a Kevin Garnett. As an athlete, Bob was a great one as a bigmen, more similar to KG (even body types to some degree), and better than Dirk. Plus, you can see a lot of McAdoo’s game and frame, in a player like Kevin Durant... I was just comparing PF’s more (because that was Bob’s main position on the basketball court, call it).
They legit could hit contested shots better than they could dribble lmao. Jaylen Browns handle is 100x better than anybody on the floor for any of these games. And he loses the ball all the time
It's not about abilities, but rules. Players had to dribble the ball the way they did back then and they were still more effective than Brown despite that.
McAdoo is a very underated player. I'm still amazed you can come across this footage. Another great job 👍
I hope that it won't change in future!
😆 underrated? on the 75th 💎 team
@@almadeunrebel he wasn't on the 50th team. He should have been there too.
@@FoobasSports homie he made the 75th team 💐 finally
❤️ Bob mcadoo original big Mac
One of the Greatest Shooting Big Men of All Time! Respect!
hed be a PF/SF/C in todays NBA
@@TyBrezzy11he would. He would be a complete front Court swingman.
And look at who Bob’s opponents are on this. Scoring against Wes Unseld. Blocking the shots of Dave Cowens and Charlie Scott. He going up against unbeatable players and beating them! Bob was the greatest.
In my opinion McAdoo is one of the 15 best power forwards - centers ever.
Back in '78 as little dudes in Brooklyn we would shout out which NBA player we were. Mind you, we were using a crate with the bottom cut out as the basket. Bob Mcadoo was always one of those players that one of us shouted out we were gonna be.
I was Walt Frazier
@@Eddie-uf6bs Earl the pearl Monroe
Great player, that swish high-arc shot is fantastic.
Bob McAdoo was probably the best outside shooter in the game in the mid 1970's, and he was a big man.
Brent Musberger was such a great NBA broadcaster for CBS. I was a kid in the late 1970's and I knew the NBA wasn't supposed to be too popular. MLB and NFL were no doubt the big leagues, and I think the NBA was just barely above the NHL in attention. It didn’t help that there was the rival ABA with some of the best players in the game.
But Musberger made every NBA game exciting with his way of broadcasting the game.
And there WERE great teams and players who were fun to watch. And that included Bob McAdoo.
❤️ Brent musberger was a super great broadcaster NFL& nba basketball 🏀 1970s & 1980s etc etc
@@user-iv9er3nr6zBrent and Bob Costas were the best. Dick Stockton not far behind.
Loved watching this man play. In his prime that J was unstoppable!
Great upload, thanks! McAdoo is easily one of the most underrated players ever... This man was ROY, won 3 straight scoring titles, was league MVP once, and then even after injuries(plenty due to being “forced” to play center, when he was more of a PF, and bang in the paint with bigger players) and whatnot slowed his career, he was still able to win 2 championships with the Lakers, as a key reserve! He was tall, long, a great athlete, a great rebounder, could pass the ball, could play D, and - of course - his biggest strength was his scoring capability... either posting-up, finishing inside, winning FT’s and converting them, or (mostly) with his terrific shooting prowess; had just a fantastic jump-shot, with range, could create of the dribble, and he’s also one of the all-time best at making contested jumpers.
What genius decided to put him at the 5 sport when he didn't have the obvious size!!!!
@@dwightlove3704 I would tend to agree. However, I've heard that he preferred to play center. I heard he enjoyed having the quickness advantage.
@@Amick44 Point taken but I like BASKETBALL JONES would have put him in a 4 Spot for Power Forward to take obvious advantage of his athleticism and perimeter scoring ability.Its no fun dealing with the likes of CHAMBERLAINS,UNSELDS,REEDS, BELLAMYS,LANIERS,THURMONDS.Those guys had a obvious size advantage over McAdoo and he obviously knew that.
@@dwightlove3704 hey, I always thought of him as more of a natural 4 anyhow.
@@Amick44 We are in agreement
An obscure content creator that appreciate a lot on YT said that his game is similar to KD and from what I'm seeing it's very true
I was a kid, when i use to hear, the 17 year olds, an up, at the gym saying the phrase "I can do McAdoo"! Dude was unstoppable!!!
He'd be Kd today
Top 10 favorite player for me! Loved him in Buffalo, NY, and LA, the other years were forgettable.
True,not many people know that Big Mac played for Celtics in brief period for example.
Very exciting player to watch, one of the best scorers ever who proves that players were versatile even 50 years ago.
McAdoo is one of my favorites. Thanks for putting this together, you're the man!
I'm glad you enjoy it!
I second that. He was a huge star that should be more remembered today. Great memories of Musberger calling his games - thank you for posting this!
Thanks Bob for what you did in Milan❤
I'm trying to purchase a MC ADOO jersey from his days in Buffalo.
Macadoo never got his due
My mother had to light our gas stove when I was a kid and when I got home from school my Bob McAdoo card was on top of the stove half burnt, she couldn’t realize why I was so upset as a kid
Some nba fans especially Clipper fans considered Blake Griffin is the greatest Clipper of all-time but, Bob McAdoo is actually the greatest Brave/Clipper of all-time
How Could the NBA forget about Bob Makado
Makado?
Will they certainly shouldn't. Perhaps, at least partially, because he had his greatest team success with the Lakers as a backup.
Can do McAdoo ! McAdoo was on of the greatest clutch shooter you ever want to see ! Very Underrated !!!
How is he underrated???
He was under rated because Unfortunately no one taught BOB to pass.
He improved his passing noticeably at NY. Then with Frazier, Monroe and Haywood there, I guess he had to! He wasn't going to get the same volume of shots he got at Buffalo
bob macadoo would be a problem in todays game. he had a complete offensive game. he just didn’t play in a era where a 3pt line was invented. he was basically demar derozan of his era 😭
it's sorta weird seeing the nba without the 3pt line
nevertheless, McAdoo excelled like anyone else
I noticed the braves had a very fast point guard black skin passed well to macdoo
Randy Smith @@eriksukiennik8343
Mac can do was awesome in his day.
Imagine if there was a 3 point line in the NBA when this guy played.
at 6:32 Bob finally misses one -- but of course he gets the rebound, immediately scores and is fouled. That's his whole career in one image. He seemed never to miss. He was also a fine rebounder and defender. His name isn't as celebrated as others from that era because he never got the Braves to the the NBA finals, and because he was a quiet person who did not the media limelight.
High arcing shot!
Dude could play today
How can the NBA not put him in the 75 years ………. Bob McAdoo
straight pull up jumpers, bro was automatic
Way ahead of his time
He was the father of the current stretch 4 in the NBA.Garnett,Durant,Chambers,Nowitzki owe their careers to this forgotten trailblazer!!!!!!
No he was not. Bob Pettit is Bob Mcadoo before McAdoo.
He was the original stretch Powerforward.
@@JohnkothPettit certainly had the shooting/scoring and rebounding ability years before McAdoo. However, I think the big difference is McAdoo was the first guy of that size to consistently shoot jumpers off the dribble.
But certainly Pettit and Reed could shoot with anybody at that size.
@@Amick44 Bob Pettit is PF originator of pull up jumpers. Both great players but Bob Pettit played 100% every game. Was better rebounder and passer than McAdoo.
I like both of them but I'd pick Bob Pettit over McAdoo.
I'd pick Karl Malone over both also.
@@Johnkoth that's a lot you said there. However, I do believe you are correct. All were great players but Malone was probably the most diversified.
McAdoo was a helluva player and scorer. However, the Warriors won the chip in '74 and Rick Barry had a great year with a 30 ppg avg, 3 steals, 6 assists per game, and shot 90% from the line. The players were doing the voting and Barry was not well liked so they gave the MVP to McAdoo. I'm a McAdoo fan but Barry should have won the MVP that year.
Bob aveg.34.7 and shot 54 % fg and 14.9 reb. Better any guard that year. He earned mvp.
@@hermanpollard1795 Not only that the Braves actually had the better regular season record.
@@mkadozaby 1 win.
There is no Kevin Durant without Bob McAdoo.
Mid-range king
Every shot is a swish. , Wow
I'm a 70s fan to
I was at the playoff game that he scored 41 and the Braves won on the last shot of the game in Buffalo
Jon Bois sent us here.
I’m freinds with his son Mac mcadoo
I grew up with one of his cousins in New York.
Wow, lucky, ❤️ Bob mcadoo the 3 time nba scoring machine 🏆 champion
Looking like Carmelo
today he would score 60 points every night great shooter
Kevin darant bob mcadoo lost basketball son, laugh, laugh
Yep
The NBA isn’t like it used to be
REMINDS ME OF KD
Should’ve on the 75 years All Stars ,,
He is on 75 anniversary list
Who plays like him modern day ?
Kd moves similarly, especially with those quick pull ups mid ranges. But no one really plays like Mac today
NO ONE!
I’d say that at his best, McAdoo was like a mix between Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Garnett (or the other way around, of course, because Bob played before them)... He was a terrific scorer like Dirk, and while not quite the pure shooter that Nowitzki was, McAdoo was still a great shooter and one of the GOAT’s at hitting contested jumpers; he also didn’t post-up as much as Dirk at one point started doing (with them turnaround fadeaways and such), Big Mac was facing-up more like KG used to, yet created plenty off the dribble and did shoot in people’s faces like Nowitzki did. Bob shot more from mid-range like Kevin, but then again, Dirk came up and played in “3pt era” while Mac didn’t. McAdoo was also a better rebounder than Dirk, so more similar to Garnett in that sense. Bob could pass easily as well as Dirk but not like a prime KG. Then on the defensive end of things, McAdoo was definitely better than Nowitzki, but - of course - not as good as a Kevin Garnett. As an athlete, Bob was a great one as a bigmen, more similar to KG (even body types to some degree), and better than Dirk.
Plus, you can see a lot of McAdoo’s game and frame, in a player like Kevin Durant... I was just comparing PF’s more (because that was Bob’s main position on the basketball court, call it).
@@BasketballJones48021 Great scouting report that's awesome
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Who else came from nba twitter
They legit could hit contested shots better than they could dribble lmao. Jaylen Browns handle is 100x better than anybody on the floor for any of these games. And he loses the ball all the time
It's not about abilities, but rules. Players had to dribble the ball the way they did back then and they were still more effective than Brown despite that.