Well I all ways though he was a phoney by him licking his lips over an over an over again but now I no he is a phoney because he did not lick his lips one time in the whole video so it is not a habit he was just faking trying to impress somebody.by showing his teeth an licking his lips over an over an over again I have waited 30 years to catch you in this lie an now I got you on tape It is not a habit you are just trying to make us say look how he speaks so soft an yes look how he smiles An yes look how he licks his lips An yes look how pretty his smile is An yes look how pretty his teeth is Well it seems like to me you just want us to rank every thing about you as nice but that is not who you are what you are trying to personify yourself to us is not the real you. I say that because the real you is one ruff. An tuff contender who train yourself to beat the best an you will not bag down for nothing an that is the real isiah Thomas that I love to me that is the real you am that smiling an being nice to me that is not you Because I no you are all about winning But I can say you have very pretty teeth An I wish my teeth look something like yours. Peace to our world An yes please pray hard for the Floyd family an all of us who try to love oneanother
That was a great show I am very impress with IT basketball skills He do not think us fans no how great he was but he is wrong. He is a great great great basketball player an. The only weakness he had. Was the general the other isiah Thomas. He is the one that held the great isiah Thomas back from everyone that loved him. Yes the general almost destroyed everything good that the other isiah Thomas had done So just remember isiah Thomas we love an respect you skills as a great basketball player one of the best of all times But we hate that dam general that took you away from us fans So would you please stop bragging about the general who we the fans hate an start bragging about isiah Thomas the basketball player we love
This is art. Never forget, the Bad Boys have a winning record against Jordan, Magic, and Bird -- regular season and playoffs. That is a bad man. No... Bad Boy.
@@ryanflynn6819 Pistons in the 80s and early 90s had sometimes 3 allstars on their team at a time. Including a prime Rodman who won back to back DPOY, and Dumars who was a perennial first team all defense. Compared to like, Jordan for example who only had 1 single allstar teammate his entire career.
No one forgot. Only people who don’t like him cause Jordan said don’t like him. Same people probably not liking Pippen now because he has an opinion. Probably not liking Barkley because he gave an opinion. If MJ said he never got swept in the playoffs they’d probably believe it. If MJ said he beat Bird in a playoff series they’d probably believe it. More or less people who most likely can’t think for themselves. Love MJ game, but those people are worse than him conspiring to keep Isiah off the Olympic team (something MJ now says he regrets just as Thomas says he regrets not shaking hands). MJ stans have become some of the worse interjecting in any discussion from Bill Russell to Lebron James while ignoring a lot of facts.
I dont play basketball, or sports in general, but I am an animator. This video is so helpful in getting the minute details of the action down. Keeping the body tight, knees bent, keep the energy that you need to spring in whatever direction is necessary. I never realized just how much athletic advice could be used in animation. Thanks for the video :)
When I was a kid I found an old video of Isiah Thomas teaching the fundamentals of basketball just like this one and practicing those moves every day after school, made me a better baller thank you Isiah
How do you have issues with others in the league when you are the voted in leader of the NBA Player’s Union? That’s cap, stop watching those trash documentaries 😅
@Wilt Chamberlain GOD of NBA its all fun and games until that 1 troll who cant type proper english shows up 😂😂😂 reading what u wrote sounds like sum1s lagging in game chat. Get ur trolling ass tf outta here
Coming up in Chicago Street and Organized basketball, "Touch" was one of "Our Own" in the Chicago Basketball Family. We are the Class of 79! No Brother handle the Rock better than Westside Zeke! A True Chicago Legend!!
When you talk about perfect handles this is the man is the foundation right here. He dribbled the way a jazz pianist plays a solo!! Pure art and beauty!!
1. One necessary rule to know is to never use two hands or both hands when trying to dribble as it is known as a double dribble. 2. Have a solid and balanced stance with your knees bent and to not stand straight up as it risks your opponent to force you backwards. 3. Keep your eyes up to see the entire court but also slightly seeing the ball. If your eyes are straight ahead you will still be able to see beneath you and looking down will only limit vision of the court. 4. Bounce the basketball repeatedly with one hand on one side and to actively observe what is happening around you. Remain in a triple-threat position where you can take off and move with the basketball. 5. Make sure to have your hand above the basketball and bounce the ball by using your finger tips. Having your hands beneath the ball will result in a carry that is not allowed. Try to switch hands and use dribbling drills to improve dribbling effectiveness overall.
Damn right oi course, still almost periodically watching it, always nice when the video comes up again. What a show, and not just for the dribble and sound, but for the variety and progress of the moves. Sheesh Zeke.
You can tell a legend from simple stuff like this. A simple dribble will tell you that When I was on freshmen basketball team, my coach never taught me to look straight, I don't even think varsity coach did that. Just simple things like that, that they should have taught. Legends know that well, difference between being pro, and not being one.
@@nofurtherwest3474 I wanna say it had to be during college because he said somewhere that he saw the globetrotters play and he started dribbling with a rhythm (Sweet Georgia Brown) and that helped him get better
@@ILOV3BUTT3R Truth 💯 but it was most likely before college because Marques Haynes was still with the Globetrotters when they came to the Boys Club in Chicago, and his brother Larry was very instrumental in teaching Zeke how to make music with the basketball as well
Man dese 2024 cross over is good but Isaiah Thomas dribbling da ball like a pianoist off his finger tips might have me reconsider which era was da best.. damn dat was dope
He became an nba villain when he started being a villain. It was his choice. He won 2 rings because of that choice. NOW... IF PEOPLE HATED HIM FOR THAT REMEMBER... IT WAS HIS CHOICE. Isiah and the bad boys pistons were hated because they were dirty players. Think about that for a second. 😎
@@wornoutshoes11 Don't hate the players, hate the game. If they can get away with dirty plays, then blame the league. That's why I don't hate Manu or Lebron back then when they were flopping. It's not their fault the rules didn't prohibit flopping.
@@nguyenthanhhai6725 MJ sheep nuthugger, that's when Scottie and the Pistons's old age (remember too that in the old NBA the players's careers were naturally quicker and cut short) came to save the day for him.
Colin Charles 👨🏾🏫Fun Fact: That same Coach told him to purposely do that, so he could take out his frustrations of the ref’s. #enlightenment🙇🏽♂️💡🤔 #themoreyouknow🌈💁🏾♂️
I actually think Kyrie Irving is the best ball handler of all time, he's insane. PS: I'm 19 so if there's anybody better from the past just say the name and I will look for it haahhahaa
Paulo Cesar Alves lol guys like kyrie directly got the blueprint from Zeke. Rod Strickland is kyries mentor. Guarantee he would mention Zeke as the guy his game was modeled after. Or tiny archibald lol
Paulo Cesar Alves The rules are way different. A lot of the moves today would be considered a carry back then because of the rules. So it is impossible to compare
Had the honor to see Zeke put on a basketball clinic at the Magic Johnson Basketball Camp back in the early 80's. The countless dribbling drills he performed were at least 3X faster than this video. To date, I have not seen an NBA point guard exhibit his type of handle without carrying the ball. He was truly amazing. Words truly cannot describe how great his handle was. No disrespect to Chris Paul, Kyrie, or Curry but Zeke was on another level.
@John Hightower Wow! My camp was in Santa Barbara at UC Santa Barbara. Dr Tucker, Magic, and Isiah used to run laps around the track with us. And Magic would beat everyone in ping pong. Good memories.
@@rustymixer2886 yep, Magic had a nasty push-over-cross. But he got away with carrying because he was “Magic.” After AI, in my opinion, cross overs & hezi morphed into what we see now. To “hang” the ball without sliding your entire hand under the ball is a perishable skill and difficult to execute unless you put in the time and reps. To me (I am biased), Isiah had a pure (within the frame) basketball handle to date.
@@user-hb9ig4fx9p I would say CROSSOVER 1.0 WAS MAGIC AND THOMAS, CROSSOVER 2.0 WAS T HARDAWAY, CROSSIVER 3.0 WAS IVERSON AND EVERYTHING ELSE AFTER WAS A TRUE CARRY
I'm just geeking out because it's Isiah Thomas. So cool. I'm too young to have watched him play but I've seen film he's my all time favorite Point Guard. Best in the position imo fills the role to a T
@@vb2388 He said 'ball handling'. Pistol Pete and Rod Strickland could *dribble*. But Isaiah and Steve Nash can *handle*. Dribble = flair Handle = control
Raw dog...I will never forget when you played the Hawks dribbled behind the back cross over threw the ball almost to top of the arena on a fade away and it dropped down swish...right into the basket this was after a Wilkins dunk....that was the greatest play I've ever seen not talked about by many..but I saw it.....it was incredible 👍
People tend to forget how outstanding Zeke was during his run in the NBA. I’m still scratching my head thinking how Stockton got on the Dream team ahead of IT.
For all you cocksuckers, Isiah had beef with over HALF the team. Attributing his lack of making the Dream Team soley to Jordan is nothing short of disingenuous. Only reason yall think that is because their beef was out in the open. Bird/Isiah Magic/Isiah Scottie/Isiah Malone/Isiah Barkley/Isiah were legitimate beefs
There’s no other basketball like a SPALDING basketball 😭 that orange reddish tone the crazy grip they have just make you wanna dribble for hours this was neat thanks Mr Thomas 🐐
He went from teaching us to flexing on us real quick lol
😂😂😂😂😂
Fr😂😂
Bahahahahaha damn so true
I’m your 1000th like
😂😂
After he mentioned the "play music" part he got so carried away he forgot the point of the video and just put on a show hahah
Still a good show though
Smh those are drills not a show.
Well I all ways though he was a phoney by him licking his lips over an over an over again but now I no he is a phoney because he did not lick his lips one time in the whole video so it is not a habit he was just faking trying to impress somebody.by showing his teeth an licking his lips over an over an over again I have waited 30 years to catch you in this lie an now I got you on tape
It is not a habit you are just trying to make us say look how he speaks so soft an yes look how he smiles
An yes look how he licks his lips
An yes look how pretty his smile is
An yes look how pretty his teeth is
Well it seems like to me you just want us to rank every thing about you as nice but that is not who you are what you are trying to personify yourself to us is not the real you. I say that because the real you is one ruff. An tuff contender who train yourself to beat the best an you will not bag down for nothing an that is the real isiah Thomas that I love to me that is the real you am that smiling an being nice to me that is not you
Because I no you are all about winning
But I can say you have very pretty teeth
An I wish my teeth look something like yours. Peace to our world
An yes please pray hard for the Floyd family an all of us who try to love oneanother
Lmaooo
That was a great show I am very impress with IT basketball skills
He do not think us fans no how great he was but he is wrong. He is a great great great basketball player an. The only weakness he had. Was the general the other isiah Thomas. He is the one that held the great isiah Thomas back from everyone that loved him. Yes the general almost destroyed everything good that the other isiah Thomas had done
So just remember isiah Thomas we love an respect you skills as a great basketball player one of the best of all times
But we hate that dam general that took you away from us fans
So would you please stop bragging about the general who we the fans hate an start bragging about isiah Thomas the basketball player we love
This is art. Never forget, the Bad Boys have a winning record against Jordan, Magic, and Bird -- regular season and playoffs. That is a bad man. No... Bad Boy.
He should get mentioned in the Goat talk.
@Ni Ko Lol there are many players with better resume's than Isiahs.. 2 championships is good but not great.
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@@libfit9068 he didn’t have much help compared to literally every other great had who won multiple chips
@@ryanflynn6819 Pistons in the 80s and early 90s had sometimes 3 allstars on their team at a time. Including a prime Rodman who won back to back DPOY, and Dumars who was a perennial first team all defense.
Compared to like, Jordan for example who only had 1 single allstar teammate his entire career.
Impressive to see Isiah's skill still there after all these years. Sometimes you forget that this guy is a savant of basketball.
No one forgot. Only people who don’t like him cause Jordan said don’t like him. Same people probably not liking Pippen now because he has an opinion. Probably not liking Barkley because he gave an opinion. If MJ said he never got swept in the playoffs they’d probably believe it. If MJ said he beat Bird in a playoff series they’d probably believe it. More or less people who most likely can’t think for themselves. Love MJ game, but those people are worse than him conspiring to keep Isiah off the Olympic team (something MJ now says he regrets just as Thomas says he regrets not shaking hands). MJ stans have become some of the worse interjecting in any discussion from Bill Russell to Lebron James while ignoring a lot of facts.
@@VETERANMASTERwhat opinions
Nobody forgot
Those are skills you never forget
@@VETERANMASTERdouble dribble
“Isiah started making music with the basketball.. and I took it personal”- Michael Jordan
Lmao!!
*intense violin noises*
« From that point on, I knew I had to dominate this guy «
And then I give em 60
😂😂😂😂😂
He dribbled the ball like it was a drum then went into piano mode.
Servant of Israel Basketball is music
Servant of yahweh *
At the end he went in fingering mode 😂
Kan
YR that's what he's talking about tho......
I dont play basketball, or sports in general, but I am an animator. This video is so helpful in getting the minute details of the action down. Keeping the body tight, knees bent, keep the energy that you need to spring in whatever direction is necessary. I never realized just how much athletic advice could be used in animation. Thanks for the video :)
Let’s work I need some animation
The best way to show your appreciation for the value that you have received it to contribute to it. Actions speak louder than words.
Sickass foo
When I was a kid I found an old video of Isiah Thomas teaching the fundamentals of basketball just like this one and practicing those moves every day after school, made me a better baller thank you Isiah
Show me
Those dribbles were smooth af .
It’s Isaiah Thomas of course it’s going to be smoothe.
Yeah arguably the greatest ball handler. Even in his 50s he's still got it.
Ethan H isiah
Trideep Nag : Sorry I spelt it wrong grammar teacher headass
He forgot to keep his head up and the shot clock ran out.
Step one: you can’t dribble with two hands. ... step two: here’s how I dribble like the Globetrotters
Jajajaja ja ja
🤣🤣🤣facts
GLOBETROTTERS!!!! NOW THAT'S HILARIOUS
Smoltz should’ve played a couple more years
Bonanza
One of the greatest PG’s of all time. My personal favorite
Got a case for 2nd GOAT PG
Greatest Piston of all time
The best ever!!
1. Magic
2. Isiah Thomas
3. Steph Curry
@@FrokuBabayyI would put Robertson or Jerry West over Curry tbh
He may had issues with others in league but irregardless he was one of the greats. 25 point fourth quarter with jacked up ankle. Man is a legend
Just hopping in to say there's no real need to say irregardless there. That's it. Take care!
How do you have issues with others in the league when you are the voted in leader of the NBA Player’s Union? That’s cap, stop watching those trash documentaries 😅
They can sod off.
In the 80's he was my favourite player
No, with only 1 ankle.
Like him or hate him, this dude had handles.
Still has!
No.one hates him
Peter Gianakopoulos Yeah def not the entire 80’s nba
@@BruH-cy8vt nor the entire dream team
@@BruH-cy8vt or any Knicks fan
It's all fun and games until he starts demonstrating Jordan rules
Bill Laimbeer comes out of nowhere and they both tackle the cameraman to the ground
That be awesome
🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
@Wilt Chamberlain GOD of NBA its all fun and games until that 1 troll who cant type proper english shows up 😂😂😂 reading what u wrote sounds like sum1s lagging in game chat. Get ur trolling ass tf outta here
Coming up in Chicago Street and Organized basketball, "Touch" was one of "Our Own" in the Chicago Basketball Family. We are the Class of 79! No Brother handle the Rock better than Westside Zeke! A True Chicago Legend!!
Zeke always had impeccable handles. This man start playing the bongos with the ball then played it like a piano 🎹 🤣
1:45 "Now that we've done Dribbling 101, let's move on to the next step, a PhD in Dribbling"
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Isiah doing those dribbling drills is ASMR to my ears.
That's true stuff that I noticed too
yoo same
SAME!!
Wats asmr
Same here
He was in tears at the end. That was art
When you talk about perfect handles this is the man is the foundation right here. He dribbled the way a jazz pianist plays a solo!! Pure art and beauty!!
After the tutorial isiah thomas left the court without shaking hands of camera crew. True story.
Stop
Well before they started recording they did say he was a punk and all his accomplishments were meaningless so I understand. True story.
😂😂
I wanna laugh at your comment so bad aahahaha
Hahhahaha!!
Isiah: starts talking fundamental dribbling like using your fingertips
Me: *fast forwards 10 seconds*
Isiah: does a Globetrotter routine
Gurdeep Singh I’m seeing you everywhere
Dean The Cool Guy lmao does nobody get that it was a joke?
Please bring back Isiah for more lessons!
OMG - a solo recital from IT, that was magnificent
Something so satisfying about people who call the ball, “the basketball” every time they refer to the ball.
That's normally a football thing. But it definitely did catch my attention.
I noticed the same thing
Yeah I notice old heads tend to refer to the ball that way 🤔
I’m soccer we just call it the ball, and everyone outside of the US knows what we’re talking about 😅
shut up nerd 🍆
For God’s sake, the man is an artist.
Isaiah Thomas made me feel back in gym class. Such an Humble Teacher 🙂
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1. One necessary rule to know is to never use two hands or both hands when trying to dribble as it is known as a double dribble.
2. Have a solid and balanced stance with your knees bent and to not stand straight up as it risks your opponent to force you backwards.
3. Keep your eyes up to see the entire court but also slightly seeing the ball. If your eyes are straight ahead you will still be able to see beneath you and looking down will only limit vision of the court.
4. Bounce the basketball repeatedly with one hand on one side and to actively observe what is happening around you. Remain in a triple-threat position where you can take off and move with the basketball.
5. Make sure to have your hand above the basketball and bounce the ball by using your finger tips. Having your hands beneath the ball will result in a carry that is not allowed. Try to switch hands and use dribbling drills to improve dribbling effectiveness overall.
6. Show off
@@MandyGee000😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
and use finger pads not fingertips.
What instrument do you play?
Basketball
Hahaha real talk
Anyone else find the end dribbling satisfying
Kinda asmr stuff
Oh for sure. I watched it twice
Damn right oi course, still almost periodically watching it, always nice when the video comes up again.
What a show, and not just for the dribble and sound, but for the variety and progress of the moves.
Sheesh Zeke.
Yes very! Made me want to go to a court and practice
Wow, you never lose true skill! I know he put in that work 💪🏾
Great dribbling tutorial coach Isiah Thomas.
1:46 from this point on Isaiah just starts having fun and gives some visually and audibly satisfying dribbling 😂
it's pretty humbling to see one of the best nba players ever demonstrate the basics with such a patient and delightful attitude
One of the best. Truly a legend and a great humble guy.
Isiah thomas is not just another "great basketball player" - he's a BASKETBALL ARTIST!
A true basketball savant
Learning from one of the best ball handlers ever
beautiful to watch - isiah makes it so clear how important basics and fundamentals are
It's so awesome seeing Isiah giving a tutorial. He has a very calm and friendly demenour, more NBA legends should do it.
ONE OF THE BEST POINT GUARD IN NBA HISTORY.
*HE WAS THE DETROIT PISTONS !!!*
You can tell a legend from simple stuff like this.
A simple dribble will tell you that
When I was on freshmen basketball team, my coach never taught me to look straight, I don't even think varsity coach did that.
Just simple things like that, that they should have taught. Legends know that well, difference between being pro, and not being one.
The legend still got it.
Watched his highlights from pistons day. The guy was a demon.
The sound of music begins at 1:47
Damn after all these years Zeke still has handles!
You never forget how to drive
Shooting, dribbling and strength don't go away. Only athleticism.
One of my favorite players of all time. Thanks Zeke for the lesson👊🏾
My guy Isiah Thomas,pride of the Detroit Pistons.
Why did Isiah Thomas give me the tingles when he was dribbling the ball with only fingertips
Just me
Ok
Na I also got tingles
ASMR
@Inigo Bantok Facts, those greats were fine and original basketball artists
Got to watch his whole career, being from Michigan....ultimate competitor, extremely tough mentality....miss watching him play.
When do you think he started doing these types of dribbling warm ups and drills with his fingers and stuff - during college or after college?
@@nofurtherwest3474 I wanna say it had to be during college because he said somewhere that he saw the globetrotters play and he started dribbling with a rhythm (Sweet Georgia Brown) and that helped him get better
@@ILOV3BUTT3R Truth 💯 but it was most likely before college because Marques Haynes was still with the Globetrotters when they came to the Boys Club in Chicago, and his brother Larry was very instrumental in teaching Zeke how to make music with the basketball as well
Isiah, still putting a smile on my face after all these years.
Moving on the court is an art. Always cool to learn from the OG's
That solo at the end almost brought a tear to my eye.....it was beautiful lol
Isaiah dribbling skills are special, NBA Hall of Fame PG Baller🏀🏆🏆
this was the most humble non humble flex ive ever seen!!
Man dese 2024 cross over is good but Isaiah Thomas dribbling da ball like a pianoist off his finger tips might have me reconsider which era was da best.. damn dat was dope
What's between him and MJ is between him and MJ. But this guy was a cooooool basketball player.....
Some kinda petty stuff imo, but it’s probably different as actual NBA players
“So heres how to do a basic dribble”, gains the power of telekinesis for the rest of the video
The greatest to ever do it... thank you
When you hear about all time great NBA point guards, this guy doesn't get brought enough.
This is a therapy
Sad that everyone painted this guy as the bad guy and that taught us to hate him. Didn't work on me, though! Lots of respect for him!!! Cool tutorial.
@Persian Warrior Tell that to the lame MJ stans
He became an nba villain when he started being a villain. It was his choice. He won 2 rings because of that choice. NOW... IF PEOPLE HATED HIM FOR THAT REMEMBER... IT WAS HIS CHOICE. Isiah and the bad boys pistons were hated because they were dirty players. Think about that for a second. 😎
One of the dirtiest players the league has ever seen. He tried to injure players on a weekly basis, that's why people don't like him.
@@wornoutshoes11 Every team back then was dirty. The only difference is that the Pistons WON doing it other teams did not. As a result they are hated.
@@wornoutshoes11 Don't hate the players, hate the game. If they can get away with dirty plays, then blame the league. That's why I don't hate Manu or Lebron back then when they were flopping. It's not their fault the rules didn't prohibit flopping.
Isiah ain't lost his touch😏👌
I watched this video just so I can watch Isiah Thomas, what a great player, God bless him ❤
I searched how to make Michael Jordan cry and this came up
MJ later Swept them As the Champs for their 3 peat. Who was crying?
Nguyễn Hải he wouldn’t cry, but he would take it personally.
@@nguyenthanhhai6725 MJ sheep nuthugger, that's when Scottie and the Pistons's old age (remember too that in the old NBA the players's careers were naturally quicker and cut short) came to save the day for him.
Best comment ever.
Man I really like Isiah Thomas, he always looks so friendly
joseph musa He is
Not when he was on the Bad Boy Pistons
He was the meanest guard back in the bad boy piston days
this man choked his coach does that sound friendly to you
Colin Charles 👨🏾🏫Fun Fact: That same Coach told him to purposely do that, so he could take out his frustrations of the ref’s. #enlightenment🙇🏽♂️💡🤔 #themoreyouknow🌈💁🏾♂️
It's always a treat watching a professional share and showcase their skills.
Wow his handles are so relaxing to watch and his voice is so calm and soothing
Isaiah Thomas one of the greatest of all time made nba basketball fun to watch for me.
The best ball handler I ever saw in the pros. He is the only guy i saw dribble and cut a hole team with his fingertips
Plus hes only 6"1
I actually think Kyrie Irving is the best ball handler of all time, he's insane. PS: I'm 19 so if there's anybody better from the past just say the name and I will look for it haahhahaa
Paulo Cesar Alves lol guys like kyrie directly got the blueprint from Zeke. Rod Strickland is kyries mentor. Guarantee he would mention Zeke as the guy his game was modeled after. Or tiny archibald lol
Paulo Cesar Alves The rules are way different. A lot of the moves today would be considered a carry back then because of the rules. So it is impossible to compare
@@paulocesar1252 shaq o neal
When I was a child, he was the guy I looked up to on the court before MJ.
Most underrated player in the history of the game
Had the honor to see Zeke put on a basketball clinic at the Magic Johnson Basketball Camp back in the early 80's. The countless dribbling drills he performed were at least 3X faster than this video. To date, I have not seen an NBA point guard exhibit his type of handle without carrying the ball. He was truly amazing. Words truly cannot describe how great his handle was. No disrespect to Chris Paul, Kyrie, or Curry but Zeke was on another level.
@John Hightower Wow! My camp was in Santa Barbara at UC Santa Barbara.
Dr Tucker, Magic, and Isiah used to run laps around the track with us. And Magic would beat everyone in ping pong.
Good memories.
Carrying as in before Iverson era
@@rustymixer2886 yep, Magic had a nasty push-over-cross. But he got away with carrying because he was “Magic.” After AI, in my opinion, cross overs & hezi morphed into what we see now. To “hang” the ball without sliding your entire hand under the ball is a perishable skill and difficult to execute unless you put in the time and reps. To me (I am biased), Isiah had a pure (within the frame) basketball handle to date.
@@user-hb9ig4fx9p I would say CROSSOVER 1.0 WAS MAGIC AND THOMAS, CROSSOVER 2.0 WAS T HARDAWAY, CROSSIVER 3.0 WAS IVERSON AND EVERYTHING ELSE AFTER WAS A TRUE CARRY
@@rustymixer2886 yeah, I agree with your take.
Man started playing fur elise with those dribbles
This went from a dribbling tutorial to an advanced piano lesson real quick
I'm just geeking out because it's Isiah Thomas. So cool. I'm too young to have watched him play but I've seen film he's my all time favorite Point Guard. Best in the position imo fills the role to a T
No one told me this was a concert
arguably the best ball handler in basketball history
Iverson??
Guys, he said "arguably".
He is the greatest ball handler of all time and it's not even close!!
You should see Pistol Pete Dribbling..
@@vb2388 He said 'ball handling'. Pistol Pete and Rod Strickland could *dribble*. But Isaiah and Steve Nash can *handle*. Dribble = flair
Handle = control
Legendary advice from a Legendary Player
So amazing that all time greats take time out of their day to teach people like this for free
Concerto for"The Basketball" and the hardwood. By Maestro Isiah Thomas.
Raw dog...I will never forget when you played the Hawks dribbled behind the back cross over threw the ball almost to top of the arena on a fade away and it dropped down swish...right into the basket this was after a Wilkins dunk....that was the greatest play I've ever seen not talked about by many..but I saw it.....it was incredible 👍
I don't know jack about basketball but this video was so relaxing to watch
That dribbling at the end part was some ASMR type stuff!
That’s my dude Zeke. That dribble rhythm sounded sooooo good!
People tend to forget how outstanding Zeke was during his run in the NBA. I’m still scratching my head thinking how Stockton got on the Dream team ahead of IT.
Jordan
Jordan
Hating @$$ Jordan
No one wanted him there. It's not a secret man.
For all you cocksuckers, Isiah had beef with over HALF the team. Attributing his lack of making the Dream Team soley to Jordan is nothing short of disingenuous. Only reason yall think that is because their beef was out in the open. Bird/Isiah Magic/Isiah Scottie/Isiah Malone/Isiah Barkley/Isiah were legitimate beefs
You’re a legend Mr Thomas!
Thank you Isaiah Thomas !!...
Best handles in NBA history 💯
Isiah you will always be legend in my book.
There’s no other basketball like a SPALDING basketball 😭 that orange reddish tone the crazy grip they have just make you wanna dribble for hours this was neat thanks Mr Thomas 🐐
Beautiful song.
Outstanding from Best PG!!!
He did the exact same drill on footage more than twenty years ago. He is still as good as he was back then.
One of the all time greats!
The world stopped spinning for a second when he started showing off and I was mesmerized by his skill at dribbling.
You’re not lying…I was hypnotized by his dribbling
In the age of the step back 3 (traveling) and the euro-step (traveling) it's nice to see a legend offer a clinic on fundamentals.
"Your captain no. 11 Isiah Thomas"
Bad Boys forever long live the legacy.
This Dude is underrated AF.
A true legend. Grit, Skills, winning attitude.
This was so relaxing to watch. He put on asmr at the end
Uno de mis jugadores preferidos: la leyenda viviente Isiah Thomas 🫳🏀