This is amazing - from the sound of the crowd, the crispness of the video - theres so much life in this clip - really allows you to see and appreciate the game and skill (btw west did have a bit of a left it seemed)
lol - now that I know guys like Stockton had even less of a left hand it makes me question how important it was. West's ace in the hole isn't seen in this video, but he would REALLY drive left hard with 2 dribbles and pull up for his jump shot to keep the defense honest. It was a shot and drive that looks like he practiced 100x a day. It can be seen in his 69 Finals 4th quarter footage. Maybe I'll 60fps that next. Thanks for watching and commenting, and keep up the great vids yourself!
In the original book or Wilt.... Wilt stated as the coach was calling yelling out plays over and over....,Jerry West went up to the coach dribbling the ball crossing half court and Jerry said would you just shut tha f×#^ up! Then Jerry continued .......Jerry West !!!!!!!
It's obvious these guys are not plumbers, and they are not devoted to exerting much energy on defense. NBA historians will know this was during a period where offense was king. Getting up and down the floor and launching as many shots as possible was the primary focus of the league. League average was 115.3 ppg (no threes!) and shooting 44.1%. The worst shooting team? The Celtics at 42.7%. The best rebounding and assists average per game? The Celtics at 72.7 and 24.5. 73 rebounds per game?! That's 73 missed shots and teams are still averaging 115 ppg. I started watching the NBA in 1964 and had no idea how different the league would become over my lifetime. This video is a great means for showing how the game is both different and the same over time.
Unbelievable footage! The Logo was way ahead of his time. Crazy handles, unguardable jump shots and strong defence. Also LaRusso would be a solid stretch-4 today.
Ás the human being is adaptable to the rules of the time, imagine today's players having violations for ball driving, they would have to play differently, but to give a practical example see Lew Alcindor who faced old Wilt (who had faced Bill Russell) , this same Lew faced Walton and even old, destroyed old Akeem (which was the best center of the 90's), that Akeem faced Lew, Ewing, Shaq and D-Rob, and Shaq faced Duncan, etc. etc., any human adapts the rules, talent is born with them and only needs to be developed
Rodrigo Correa But you’re talking between the span of a few years. This man played 55 years ago. And there was no rule saying they couldn’t use their left hand or that they couldn’t dribble between their legs. I just don’t see how dominant people say he was.
All this teams were losing against the Celtics, it was not that Wilt was a loser, but this Celtics team, were unbeatable. Jerry West first Championship when Wilt was MVP of the Finals.
Heavy Gratitude Ps Peace to Elgin Baylor (best player to not win a ring) and Bill Russell (greatest champion, ever). Pps Peace to Bill's older brother Charlie Russell (amazing writer)
If you're interested in Zeke from Cabin Creek, West Virginia University has a collection of photos (great) and audio (haven't listened) of West, including plenty of photos of him as a high school and college player at WVU, where he played forward. You can check it here: jerrywest.lib.wvu.edu/
The answer is they all use their left hand and "go left" about equally often - save for Stockton, who did so least of all these guys. Everyone rips West for being 1 hand dominant but I always think - do the people ripping West for this know how other legends played the game?
Wilt Chamberlain Archive there is a reason he is the logo. Ofc he had much skill. But would you take rather jerry west or allen iverson to cross someone over?
It's an interesting discussion if people don't get too emotionally invested. Of those, I don't remember Stockton having a weak hand, but if you brought him up in this context, he might have. Magic and Iverson both strongly favored the right, everyone knew it, and no defender co'uld do anything about it. Same for West. I'm old enough that as a little kid in the early 70s West was who I tried to model my game after (in my dreams), and I had an instructional book he had authored (actually, the local library had it, and I kept it constantly checked out). West's book said you should be equally comfortable with both hands, and I noticed even then as a kid in real time that he hadn't actually achieved that. Ball-handling did change through the 70s and 80s and that's a fact. Earl Monroe and guys like that were the forerunners. West was definitely an old school ball handler. He got his shot off without great one-on-one moves, with a defender right on him, all the time, using a quick elevation and release, and an understanding of positioning. You could cover him, but you couldn't stop him.
West was a right handed player and right eye dominant. He was going to go right most of the time, because he could protect the ball better while setting up for his shot. It's faster to get off your shot that way too, giving the defender less time to react. Furthermore, most players are right handed and will instinctively reach with that hand to try to contest a shot. If you're a right handed player going left, you have to bring the ball to the defender's dominant hand in order to shoot. It's pretty easy to defend someone who can't dribble with their off hand. You set up defensively a step to his strong side and crowd that hand. If he can't use the other one he'll have to pass off or he'll turn the ball over. And yet amazingly enough nobody from that era seemed to want to play Jerry West strong on his right hand. Teams back then played each other six or eight times a season. Do you really think they wouldn't have figured out that he couldn't go left? It's pretty much impossible to be a good scorer if you can only dribble one way, let alone an all time great one like West. West played for fourteen seasons, in over a thousand games counting regular season and playoffs. He averaged over 20 ppg every season of his career except his rookie year and over thirty points four times. He averaged over thirty in the playoffs seven times (including forty once, the only guy other than Jordan ever to do it). He was the primary guy you had to stop in order to defeat the Lakers, particularly after Baylor hurt his knee, but people expect everyone to believe that nobody ever said "hey, this guy can't use his left hand" if he couldn't dribble that way? It's ridiculous.
Knee-Cola Yo-kitc wouldn’t be any of those players if it wasn’t for these. These people helped shape the game u ignorant dumbass. Also the rules would’ve stopped them from dribbling the way they do now
@@skinnyp773 When people say the overrated thing with the pioneers, they want to compare them to players of more recent modern eras and that's where they make their judgement. It's hard for many to truly step back and envision the time, the rules etc.
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This is amazing - from the sound of the crowd, the crispness of the video - theres so much life in this clip - really allows you to see and appreciate the game and skill (btw west did have a bit of a left it seemed)
lol - now that I know guys like Stockton had even less of a left hand it makes me question how important it was. West's ace in the hole isn't seen in this video, but he would REALLY drive left hard with 2 dribbles and pull up for his jump shot to keep the defense honest. It was a shot and drive that looks like he practiced 100x a day. It can be seen in his 69 Finals 4th quarter footage. Maybe I'll 60fps that next. Thanks for watching and commenting, and keep up the great vids yourself!
Wilt Chamberlain Archive please do!
West was a beast man always performed in the finals
High Definition black and white?
Love it!
I love these vintage full highlights
Keep 'em coming if you can please!
Jerry West had a little flavor to his game...nice highlights!
To me Jerry west, elgin baylor just as great as machiel jordan, kobe bryant lebran James,
In the original book or Wilt.... Wilt stated as the coach was calling yelling out plays over and over....,Jerry West went up to the coach dribbling the ball crossing half court and Jerry said would you just shut tha f×#^ up! Then Jerry continued .......Jerry West !!!!!!!
Really, rumors that Jerry west had woman on travel trips too
Best nba history channel,easy... where do u dig these stuff up
Well I spent time trying to restore this footage frame rate to it's broadcast 60fps so I found a good copy of the game than put a little work into it
It's obvious these guys are not plumbers, and they are not devoted to exerting much energy on defense. NBA historians will know this was during a period where offense was king. Getting up and down the floor and launching as many shots as possible was the primary focus of the league. League average was 115.3 ppg (no threes!) and shooting 44.1%. The worst shooting team? The Celtics at 42.7%. The best rebounding and assists average per game? The Celtics at 72.7 and 24.5. 73 rebounds per game?! That's 73 missed shots and teams are still averaging 115 ppg. I started watching the NBA in 1964 and had no idea how different the league would become over my lifetime. This video is a great means for showing how the game is both different and the same over time.
Unbelievable footage! The Logo was way ahead of his time. Crazy handles, unguardable jump shots and strong defence. Also LaRusso would be a solid stretch-4 today.
Tanasen Crazy handles?? I didn’t see the man go left once
talent is timeless, it's all about the rules, good players in 1960 will also be good in 2000 ', it's just a matter of adaptation
Rodrigo Correa Everyone says that, but how do we truly know that?
Ás
the human being is adaptable to the rules of the time, imagine today's players having violations for ball driving, they would have to play differently, but to give a practical example see Lew Alcindor who faced old Wilt (who had faced Bill Russell) , this same Lew faced Walton and even old, destroyed old Akeem (which was the best center of the 90's), that Akeem faced Lew, Ewing, Shaq and D-Rob, and Shaq faced Duncan, etc. etc., any human adapts the rules, talent is born with them and only needs to be developed
Rodrigo Correa But you’re talking between the span of a few years. This man played 55 years ago. And there was no rule saying they couldn’t use their left hand or that they couldn’t dribble between their legs. I just don’t see how dominant people say he was.
This 60FPS footage is awesome! Keep up the great videos
Even the ref at 0:48 was gettin into the action lol. Dope video
🤣 rs tho. He was feelin that bucket
Lmaooo
Thanks for uploading the great footage! One of my favorite channels.
I just wish there was more film like this of Wilt's games from the early 60s :/
3rd greatest 2 guard ever imo. Shooting Touch was supreme.
2nd greatest
Viejotrueno No.
We’re not gonna skip over d Wade and pretend he wouldn’t average 50 here
Actually, West mostly played point guard, but excelled at both.
Dwade benefited from the era he played in. Dude travels 24/7 and gets away with it.
All this teams were losing against the Celtics, it was not that Wilt was a loser, but this Celtics team, were unbeatable. Jerry West first Championship when Wilt was MVP of the Finals.
As always, an awesome vid from you! P.S. Please do a young Johnny Havlicek one someday
He'll be highlighted from this game soon
Hondo and Baylor get overlooked badly today.
Heavy Gratitude
Ps Peace to Elgin Baylor (best player to not win a ring) and Bill Russell (greatest champion, ever).
Pps Peace to Bill's older brother Charlie Russell (amazing writer)
the father of Klay Thompson shooting mechanic "the logo"
Jerry west textbook jump shot
talent is timeless, it's all about the rules, good players in 1960 will also be good in 2000 ', it's just a matter of adaptation
Yess.
I have met Jerry several times. He is from my alma mater.
Lucky;, west virginia
Thanks for doing these man, ur the best.
His games looks so simple!
Awesome vids. Thanks!
Lakers for life
Beautiful basketball
THANKS!
Think about how much talent was on that 1 floor.
If you're interested in Zeke from Cabin Creek, West Virginia University has a collection of photos (great) and audio (haven't listened) of West, including plenty of photos of him as a high school and college player at WVU, where he played forward. You can check it here: jerrywest.lib.wvu.edu/
*s" jerry west *mr logoman icon* in nba history
I like your channell like im subscribed and watch your videos now and then. But jerry west doesnt dribble with his left arm for se reason
Boredasfuc yeah i know but it looks very silly when he spins and uses only 1 hand
Pop Quiz: Who's better with the left hand, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Allen Iverson, or John Stockton?
Wilt Chamberlain Archive easy it is allen iverson. He has the best handles ever. And he crossed over michael jordan as a rookie.
The answer is they all use their left hand and "go left" about equally often - save for Stockton, who did so least of all these guys. Everyone rips West for being 1 hand dominant but I always think - do the people ripping West for this know how other legends played the game?
Wilt Chamberlain Archive there is a reason he is the logo. Ofc he had much skill. But would you take rather jerry west or allen iverson to cross someone over?
That’s not a buzzer that’s a truck horn
3:28.
1st view like and comment!
Was that Chris Mullin
Lol 😂
Heh, he couldn't go left for more than one dribble.
Pop Quiz: Who's better with the left hand, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Allen Iverson, or John Stockton?
It's an interesting discussion if people don't get too emotionally invested. Of those, I don't remember Stockton having a weak hand, but if you brought him up in this context, he might have. Magic and Iverson both strongly favored the right, everyone knew it, and no defender co'uld do anything about it. Same for West. I'm old enough that as a little kid in the early 70s West was who I tried to model my game after (in my dreams), and I had an instructional book he had authored (actually, the local library had it, and I kept it constantly checked out). West's book said you should be equally comfortable with both hands, and I noticed even then as a kid in real time that he hadn't actually achieved that. Ball-handling did change through the 70s and 80s and that's a fact. Earl Monroe and guys like that were the forerunners. West was definitely an old school ball handler. He got his shot off without great one-on-one moves, with a defender right on him, all the time, using a quick elevation and release, and an understanding of positioning. You could cover him, but you couldn't stop him.
West was a right handed player and right eye dominant. He was going to go right most of the time, because he could protect the ball better while setting up for his shot. It's faster to get off your shot that way too, giving the defender less time to react. Furthermore, most players are right handed and will instinctively reach with that hand to try to contest a shot. If you're a right handed player going left, you have to bring the ball to the defender's dominant hand in order to shoot.
It's pretty easy to defend someone who can't dribble with their off hand. You set up defensively a step to his strong side and crowd that hand. If he can't use the other one he'll have to pass off or he'll turn the ball over. And yet amazingly enough nobody from that era seemed to want to play Jerry West strong on his right hand. Teams back then played each other six or eight times a season. Do you really think they wouldn't have figured out that he couldn't go left? It's pretty much impossible to be a good scorer if you can only dribble one way, let alone an all time great one like West.
West played for fourteen seasons, in over a thousand games counting regular season and playoffs. He averaged over 20 ppg every season of his career except his rookie year and over thirty points four times. He averaged over thirty in the playoffs seven times (including forty once, the only guy other than Jordan ever to do it). He was the primary guy you had to stop in order to defeat the Lakers, particularly after Baylor hurt his knee, but people expect everyone to believe that nobody ever said "hey, this guy can't use his left hand" if he couldn't dribble that way? It's ridiculous.
If you think West is equally strong with both hands, you can't see.
If that's what you got out of my reply, you can't read.
KemBa Walker would’ve averaged 44 for the series wtf is this
Naa bro
what if my grampa had tree balls
He would have to learn how to dribble all over again and he wouldn't have a 3-point line. He wouldn't average 5 points.
I agree
Knee-Cola Yo-kitc wouldn’t be any of those players if it wasn’t for these. These people helped shape the game u ignorant dumbass. Also the rules would’ve stopped them from dribbling the way they do now
Do fortnite
every color commentator is annoying why does that job still exist nobody listens to the radio for live game coverage
ricky Dan this is the most false thing I've ever heard
Luv the highlights. Jerry West a little overrated to me. Check out Why LeBron won't make the Finals @VersaceBoyEnt channel
Neighborhood Crackhead overrated?this is the finals game 6 against the greatest team of the time , perhaps ever..
@@skinnyp773 When people say the overrated thing with the pioneers, they want to compare them to players of more recent modern eras and that's where they make their judgement. It's hard for many to truly step back and envision the time, the rules etc.
Overrated ? his playoff avg was 2.7 points higher than his season average during his career. Yeah he was soooooverated . You have been drinking
You are crazy;; should be giant statue of jerry west ;; basketball pioneer college & nba
@@lloydkline1518 there is outside of staples.
Please change the channel name so it gets more subs
I believe if the content is good people will sub regardless of the name! Many of the top channels have names that don't even reflect what they do! Basketball history is kind of a niche topic, that's why I think my sub count may never be super high. No one into basketball history should bet be off-put by Wilt Chamberlain's name