He Was The ORIGINAL Steph Curry...What Happened?
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- čas přidán 18. 08. 2017
- This guy played in the NBA during the 1990s and his playstyle was very familiar to what we see from Steph Curry today. His name is Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, formerly known as Chris Jackson.
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You didn't print the full truth. Abdul Rauf wasn't on decline when he left the NBA, he was excluded.....blackballed because of his politics.
Cortez Fernandez thank you
Uber facts and they kept fuckin with him after he left
AJ7 cool
I know that nowadays it's in vogue to disrespect the Anthem ..back then people still had moral values
@@droxtail the morals of idiots. The morals of Iran Contra crack trafficking USA government. The values of lies and brain washing.
Damn he was the Colin kaperinick before Colin kaperinick too
Stop. Collin is a bum
The team he was on was mediocre and yet he seemed to create matchup problems for some great teams, I remember that Bulls game... and no one really prepared for him correctly. Interesting career arch.
Fuck Kapernick.
@@blingabiaino197 what did he do
@@Cavsfan02 you wear a fedora...your opinion is invalid anklegrabber
What is truly remarkable about Abdul-Rauf is that he balled at such high level while suffering from turret syndrome! If you are not familiar with turret syndrome it is a disorder that causes involuntary movements and sounds. I recall seeing sports segments detailing how he would arrive hours early to the arena to give him enough time to do simple tasks like tying his sneakers, which could take an hour or more because of the involuntary hand movements, like the need to rapidly clap his hands over and over while he was trying to lace up. I believe medication helped but the disorder is ever present. So when you watch the NBA highlights and his recent play in the Big3 league, remember he is balling while suppressing the disorder! He is an inspiration to all! Steph is great but he doesn't have to deal with turret syndrome!
Very interesting comment. Thanks for sharing.
Tourette syndrome or Tourette's syndrome is actually what is called. Turrets syndrome would make him a small tower on top of a larger tower or a type of mollusk.
So you need disease to be great?
@@11stem-1pantaleonpaololuiz8 no one said that
but isn't it true that he has to overcome more hurdles, and if you become great WHILE having that kind of disease is more impressive than if a fully healthy person does it?
The syndrome helped him though . It made him very particular on training. The man would have to make a swish or it didn't count lol.
I never forgot about him when Steph curry came in the league and rose to stardom for his shooting. He didn’t shock me because I seen the best at his craft in Mahmoud-Abdul-Rauf. His shooting was off the charts with unlimited range and he was a force to be reckoned with at the 1. Steph is a rerun to me, one of the best who ever did it in this era... BUT NOT THE 1st....
I understand that the game was a lot more physical than it is now. So appoint going averaging 19 points is a pretty amazing feat. If Mahmoud would've played in the game of today, he would put up Steph Curry type of numbers!
He'd be more of a Ray Allen type of player today.
@@younglove3362 Keep in mind that Mahmoud played in an era with the Defense was way more physical net today. So, he would definitely be putting up Steph Curry numbers or more.
@@younglove3362 no he wouldn't. He played like steph . Only thing is he would dunk on you.
@@younglove3362ray Allen was still like that
Mahmoud is the most underrated player in the 90s.
he was gradually blackballed out of the league. that's what happened.
yep
PunchQuote - formerly hhh1200 but was he inducted in the HOF?
He has an interview on utube where he explains exactly what happened n I believe if he would have been playing in todays NBA he would be just as good as curry or better. I m n LSU fan n remember him in college n he was unstopable. Watch his interview i think it is called the best years were taken from me. God Bless n yes that is the one n only God of Abraham.
Exactly!
True
Just came here to say Mahmoud still holdin it down in the 3 on 3 games, that man is a legend
For me the great difference with assassin shooters is his selection of shots principally, Rauf had a great technique and choose well when to shooto or what to do to create the perfect moment to attack. This are proffessionals and practice all the time but most of the times they force the play instead of looking for the advantage to attack. Result: High IQ for shooting choice is what Rauf had
You sound like Rauf or his shooting coach that looks like Rauf.
I had a feeling this was about Mahmoud... One of my favorite late 90's PGs
Abdul-Rauf's career, or more like the end of his NBA career, is a tragedy. Changing religion and living by it should not be a reason to ban one from his work like that.
Sure it was very unorthodox to refuse to stand for the national anthem and flag but it just shows how patriotic and limited the US people are when they just bluntly state "we just ban you from the league and refuse to pay you the money we agreed in your contract".
Zamppa86 You’re right, it is Patriotic BUT to the point of denying FREEDOM and the US is supposed to be FREE.
It was in his contract to stand up for a national anthem to begin with...it was his choice.So he should stop crying and complaining
@pink girl they say nothing is free
@@giedriustautvydas4458 ur dumb
Actually it's Unpatriotic to ban someone because they stand up for the Constitution. The constitution cosigns the human rights to freedom of speech and religion. It's UNPATRIOTIC to deny people their rights.
One thing you have wrong is that you said he was on the decline he was not the NBA forced him out the league with trades and slowly declining his minutes that's when he had enough all you have to do is look up his interviews about this and he even says he got forced out all of this because he wouldn't stand for the national anthem
Roger Hayes Yeah he was averaging near 20 points a game in the season before the trade. Didnt he also have the 50 point game in that season too.
Yes he talked about it, they cut his minutes and sometimes "shook up " the lineup / bench him, to win games ...
@@pokebrother2330 Facts
Great video Andy. But one tip I would give is that you should have mentioned how he is the best free throw shooter of all time.
Hawkins from the Seattle Sonics.
Him and Mark Price.
Steve Nash and andrea Bargnani
In the Big 3 League, his shot's money tbh
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he ballin out in the big3 leage now
He's definitely very underappreciated for his pro career. Not including the anthem protest, that ended his career prematurely, and showed his heroism.. But the expectations were so high, considering, he's arguably the greatest college basketball player to have ever existed. Outside of Pistol Pete (another great LSU Tiger), you can make a serious argument that this dude was the best college guard ever. So basically, he had to be one of the greatest NBA guards ever, for people to say he lived up to the hype. Now he came no where close to reaching that potential.. but he was far from a bust. A very solid pro, that had his best years taken away from him.
VW DT i remember one college player i can't remember what year it was he didn't place the US flag on his playing jersey saying he was a muslim and yet he was allowed to play .please check on that, thanks
Disrespecting the flag of the greatest country in history is not "heroism"
@@mikef6063greatest country? I don’t know about that. Deteriorating infrastructure and in some aspects of infrastructure lagging behind Europe, Asia, and Africa. Very corrupt leaders, racists police, our government still allows KKK group to exist in our country, can’t stay out of wars. Money don’t go where it needs to. Cost money to get education. It’s literally a dystopian wasteland.
@@RahimmacDonald I agree, the deep state corruption in our country has certainly gotten it on the path toward decay. Still, we are the envy of the world in many ways. That shows how great we once were and how great we can be. Of all the social ills in our country though, I can't help but notice you mention the KKK? Please tell me you're joking. That is so far down on the list of social impact you can't be serious. Organized gangs and crime however is very high on the list. And what do you mean "allows to exist." What about the bloods, crips, ms13, and different mafia groups? All of which have an infinitely more significant negative impact on our society. Are they "allowed" to exist? Strange way of putting it.
He was also Colin Kaepernick before Colin Kaepernick
If Kyle Singler can get paid millions of dollars in the NBA, anything is possible.
loader bot real mvp he's trash 😂
nah you don't say you fucking wet yute
That's a fact
Idiot
Action Jackson as he was called at LSU. Phenomenal player that I wish had come up in these millenial times, just think how famous he would be today if he had. Mahmoud was a tremendous athlete as well as a BBall player, he could jump out a gym and dunked on people and all despite being just 5'11. His shooting was second to none, and even though Tim Hardaway gets all the credit for starting the killer crossover dribbling Mahmoud was doing that too I could swear before him. He did all of this despite having a serious affliction in Tourette's syndrome, just a great guy and player.
K Law just like in the movie starring apollo creed hehehe
K Law what's a Tourettes syndrome
No he was Mahmoud Abdul-rauf with a burner before wardell curry. I truly hate when WE do this to players.
Similar to ancient Athens which is supposed to be the cradle of Democracy. They even poisoned a very good teacher and democrat to silence him. Until Pericles came along to establish a semi-King status. He originated the rule of Martial Law and confiscated the treasures of the Delian League to glorify the city..
Abdul Rauf plays for the Big 3 now, he does really well and still blows by players much younger than him. One thing he has on Steph is quickness, if Steph could move like Rauf he would be unstoppable.
Great video again, Andy. Favorite youtuber
Watching him In the big 3 tournament now. He plays exactly like curry so good comparison.
And you don't think the real Steph Curry didn't watch this guy when he was a kid? I think he might have 😉
yes he probably have...
he did watched mahmoud's LSU hightlights
I think curry does
curry didnt even know who mahmoud was and i beleive him
Haha
well done. very structured and thorough
Great video, as usual.
Simple Math: Steph Curry + Colin Kaepernick = Mahmoud Abdul Rauf
Ashanti Nyongo wrong equation! lol! not good in math
Ashanti Nyongo gang gang. Great equation lol. The game of Curry + the heart of Colin Kaepernick definitely = Mahmoud.
John doe at least we wash hands and genitals after taking leaks lol
Quick maths
Faiz Rosli not after taking shits though you nasty fucks
What happened to Rauf? I'll tell you. He was denied a job in the league because of his views on religion.
Same with Iverson. Now they're harassing Kyrie in Dallas.
@@younglove3362lmao ,Iverson has nothing to do with this.
He’s still shooting lights out in the Big 3 tournament right now. In the Jordan era, there wasn’t nearly as many plays for 3s, majority of the offense were still played thru the bigs.
my coach only just told me about him yesterday, and today this video came out in my recommendations
@3:13 every cheeser in 2k park does that move lol
Josepino Rizal @3:10*
He was legit amazing happy he getting credit
greatest Mexican alive ????? Still a terrible person tho
Lunar how?
Mahmoud now plays for the Big3 and he is still AWESOME! I love his game.
Chris Jackson was a beast in those years! Hope to see more of him in the BIG 3.
Also, he was pushed out the league and he was just as good as Steph. The defense was much stiffer in those days with guys on the perimeter could hand check and defended you nice you pass half court on the regular. Also, had real big men camping in the paint.
He was not just as good as Curry you're on crack
Buddy he was. He was more athletic as well. What you fail to realize on the 25MB brain of yours is the defense was not only better but you can do much more to the offensive player while at the same time the whistle blew more in adherence to the rules. No carrying, double step backs, big man in the paint and not just hand checking but the slow down was in full effect. He did not have the freedom today’s players have but he would thrive today easily. I mean easy. Not on crack just smarter than you kiddo. Know more than you. Smartin up and learn.
@@Kalmar917 shut up dude I've been watching the NBA since the mid-seventies that dude was a good player but he would have a good game and then 20 or 30 games would go by with just average eight or ten points or something and I don't know if he ever even played in a playoff game I don't remember if he did he was more known as a great college player as a freshman than anything he done in the NBA he gets lucky and beats the bulls and the jazz one time and you morons put him in the Hall of Fame 🤪🤪
@@Kalmar917 since when is someone in their fifties a kid you're a moron
@@Kalmar917 I know the defense was better and I know there was hand-checking I know more about it than your moronic ass does
In his defense, on top of many other things, the american flag does stand for oppression. Being Apache, i can relate.
congrats on 50k!!!
Pretty good info. Thanks!
you should do a video on Bryce dejean jones.
ThaGiftTv yes please
I'll look into it! Was he the Pelicans player who got killed last year?
Yup
yes.
ThaGiftTv Bryce got to the wrong floor and everything got wrong. Damn. 😳
When isaw this title, I just new it was Chris Jackson
Ian Quenette yea same
Knew*
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf*
He was a jet on the court, I remember the finals games vs the Jazz and the Bulls game!
When I saw the picture of Jackson I knew it was Jackson
Good stuff man.
Sup Andy I've been sub to you since 2000 subs so keep it up and congrats I the 50k subs
Peace be on to brotha Mahmoud. A great basketball player, and even a greater person.
Your battery percent on your phone is what your nba2k18 overall is
lol I'm a 98 overall
Logan Roberts 84
Logan Roberts 98
100???
6 ovr
wow I really hadnt noticed this till now! time to go watch some his highlight reels 👀👀
I'm a Kings fan and remember Mahmoud Abdul Rauf with the Kings and after that whole incident about the Anthem he really loss his joy for the game. Although not as explosive with his time with the Kings he was still fun to watch... I was sad to see what the league did and it killed his carreer. He really had an awesome mid-range and long distance shot but he didn't just throw it up like players do now to pad stats. He played with in a system.. both Kings and Nuggets. The Nuggets played a faster paced game for the early 90s.. the Kings played slower.
Mahmoud was a better athlete tho. Even competed in a dunk contest
He is a legend.
When you go back and watch some old highlights, a lot of great players play styles look outdated, but Mahmoud Abdul Rauf highlights look like 2023 highlights with an old school camera filter on
He was my favorite player growing up. I used to wear his nuggets jersey at the park
Easy answer, he was blackballed by the NBA.
this
Kendorriku I’ll get you banned from CZcams
Who else thought this video was about Dell Curry
And btw good video as always
I remember him! I really liked his game.
Great video
phil jackson is proud of you lol everyone laugh at him when he commented about rauf
Steve Nash is kinda like Stephen Curry.
Met this man like twice he’s a legend !!
Great video.
Fun fact: Did you know that brandon dawson only scored 5 points in his whole nba career?
Ethan Bass did he retire
Ethan Bass suprise he even got playing time, almost worse than Kyle Singler.
Nice catch, but you didn't mention his autism-like syndrome which Shaq, his former LSU teammate, even talks about in his autobiography. That mental situation determined much things in his career, especially his "shoot first, shoot always" kind of play style...
It wasn't autism dumb ass! It was tourettes syndrome!
SMH...
İmlâcı tourettes syndrome is not a mental illness.
tourette is what made him the grestest shooter that ever lived
I would love to sit down and hear his commentary on shooters during a live game, look him up on youtube, he knows the game, very very mental, and technical player.
Underrated channel like sdc and mdj
MashAllah brother Mahmood.
Who else saw this first from nba insider
I've been a Nuggets fan since the 1980s, and I really like this video. Some things not mentioned:
1. Chris Jackson / Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf suffered from Tourette's Syndrome, and although he took medication and apparently had it under control, I'm certain it kept him back.
2. During his time in the league, he fasted due to his religion, and the ongoing theory was that it affected his stamina. Of course, there were other Muslims like Hakeem Olajuwon who fasted, but CJ/MAR weighed only around 165 lbs. and didn't have a lot of strength to begin with.
3. While CJ/MAR had individual games of pure greatness, he was really inconsistent. The video mentioned the 51pt game on December 7, 1995, but what wasn't mentioned is that in the next game on December 8, he scored only 10 points. Many people attributed that to, again, his fasting and the fact that as a pure jump-shooter, he expended a lot of energy.
4. He was an exceptional free-throw shooter at 90.5% for his career, but he very rarely drove to the basket to got to the line. In fact, his career high in free throws per game was 2.9. Stephen Curry drives to the hoop more and in the last 4 years has averaged over 4.5 free throws per game.
5. The video also didn't mention that the 1990s style was much slower, and the Nuggets had a lot of low-post players like Dikembe Mutumbo and LaPhonso Ellis who got the ball.
You nor the video author mentioned that NBA COACHES failed to allow him the freedom to play his game as Jackson/Kerr does with Curry.
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No he was the original
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and
Stephen Curry is the original Stephen Curry
He was Colin kapernick before Colin kapernick
Shucayb Ali the most Somali name ever
Andys a legend
Man he still gets it going
Seen him on the 3 on 3
Actually Dell Curry was the original Steph
aadil saleh oh yeah if not for his old man he will not be steph of his generation
Absolutely right!!!
No way. That's crazy. Dell could shoot but his drive was no where near the same level. MARs drive and 2pt shot were just as good as his 3pt shot. Look at the LSU tapes. Watch how many times MAR drives to the basket. No one could stop any of his 3 moves. With Curry, only his 3pt shot is LETHAL. Case closed, I can prove it. If the truth of video matters ...WATCH the tapes again This time, watch closely...lol
How is 5.4 3 point attempts in 39% 3 point shooting not that great in today's NBA?
19 points back then is 34 today. Technology was way below where we're at right now. No strength enhancement then like today. It was raw then. Miss the 90's man.
He had those huge games when the 3 point line was moved in for increased scoring.
No views , 1 comment , and 2 likes. Someone tell me how this is possible!!!!!!
Curry fans only started existing in 2015
Really? Didn't know...
Gayle Gilmore its the first try of coach steve kerr in getting his first title as a coach
I remember him very well. Those days very physical games.
Andy the Goat
You know the screwdriver
But do you know the drill??
Wait, I messed up
You know the drill
But do you know how to be original????
That's an insane story and ridiculous that a pro American sportsman still can't stand (or kneel) for what they believe in
He should get the f*ck out of this country if he hates it so much. Imagine being in a country making millions because you're free and yet you're so mind-f*cked by your damn religion that it drove him to idiocy and screwed his whole career.
I'd like to see Steph Curry handling hand checking. This guy great as he is does get contained by the league's best wing defenders in clutch games. There is a reason the NBA enforced hand checking rules a few years after they implemented it. JORDAN retired a second time and probably on Kobe had the offensive skills to consistently combat that! And don't forget about Pistol Pete!
I already knew about this Mahmoud guy
You can never be Black with his sense of pride and remain on top!!!
That’s why!!!!!!!!!!!
England is my ci...
Wait wrong video sorry guys
One of the sickest pg/sg nobody's could stop him .facts.100%
Woaw old school player!
I miss Mahmoud play!
Curry is on the way😁
Steph can do a pump fake from half court and he'll still get defenders jumping
Aleks PlayZ. so could Mahmoud...that's not a slight on Curry, but I witnessed this guy (barely 6 ft) not only shoot the lights out from nearly anywhere on court, but play d and dunk on heads from high school (in Gulfport, MS) through his time at LSU. Look up what video is out there and listen to Shaq among others talk about what he could do-Definitely ahead of his time as a 'point-two'. The NBA schedule threw his medical routine off (he has tourette syndrome), but he was a truly dominant force teams game planned for even in the league.
Simple. He played in the Jordan era
Lake Show Bullshit he was denied a job because of his religion.
Cash2K Kareem? Hakeem?
or he just wasnt good enough how about that?
Its funny because when Phil Jackson compared Chris Jackson and Steph Curry he took heat for it. They are very similar players.
This Guy was on our local news every week. Like clock work
Steph has a better career than Mahmoud, but Mahmoud was a better player, Mahmoud’s competition was probably the best of any NBA era, while steph WAS the competition Mahmoud was in a dunk contest, he’s more athletic, and could also play better defense, ALSO Mahmoud told us in person that when he was at a college recruit camp he beat MJ 1v1 and he stopped the Bulls on their huge win streak in their 72-10 season
James Harden definetly a BETTER player!!!!
You make it sound like your the actual James Harden 😂
Ohhh its James Harden everybody.
Stop it bro. Right now is the best era for PGs who are guarding curry so please don't say that and Curry would fuck Rauf if he played today
V Woe it's the best era for PGs because they can do whatever they want without as much as resistance. During Mumouds era handchecking, hard fouls, pushing, shoving, elbowing etc etc was still common.
If Chris Jackson did that to the 90s Bulls at their peak...Imagine what KD and Steph Curry would do to the Bulls.
MJ and Scottie would be dumbfounded watching players shoot like that at such a high efficiency.
Not saying Goldens tate wins but it would be a great match up to watch at the very least...Using a combination of 90s rules and today's rules.
jumpstart55million that idea made me shiver with excitement. sometimes I jut wish legends cud like miraculously reenter their primes and rejoin the NBA to see how they would play
Uri Hamilton Yea it would be awesome to say the least...Imagine how cool it would be if Ea Sports or whoever created a phtorelastic video game simulation that mirrored the exact movements and player profile of old school players and pitted them up agiast new school players in a 3D high tech simulation...That would be some shit to see.
Chris Jackson was the best college player that I have ever seen. He actually played with Shaq for one season in college.
I thought the video was gonna be about pistol Pete. I know there wasn't a three point line before but the man still had range
Reminds of how Kyle Lowry shoots.
Nope!
I'm pretty sure thats fat lever. I guessed before the video
damn i was wrong
BestShotBoy4231 Same here
lol
I was right XD i know him from Ice Cube's League still ballin' at age 51
Fat lever was westbrook
This man is dope! I like the way he plays
I saw about 10 3s in these highlights that would be and 1s nowadays that didn’t get called, im pretty sure he could average 25+ today in a more offense friendly league plus he was elite at free throws despite his ailment