Open Court: Kevin McHale Remembers Magic's Sky Hook

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  • Open Court: Kevin McHale Moments
    Kevin McHale recalls winning a third title with the Celtics as a high point in his career and having Magic Johnson hit a sky hook over him in the 1987 Finals as a low point
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  • @jshooper7819
    @jshooper7819 Před 2 lety +72

    I love how Shaq is just sitting there like a lil boy listening to the old Men tell their stories. This stuff is great.

  • @TheOlmonroe1
    @TheOlmonroe1 Před 3 lety +113

    Can we all agree we miss the 80s NBA?

    • @mikepetitti
      @mikepetitti Před 3 lety +9

      Yes! And frankly, just missing the 80s in general.

    • @TheOlmonroe1
      @TheOlmonroe1 Před 3 lety +1

      @@mikepetitti FACTS!!!

    • @megatech1966
      @megatech1966 Před 2 lety +4

      Yes. That was when I was playing basketball. Loved watching all the legends. Especially Dr J.

    • @Christoff070
      @Christoff070 Před 2 lety +5

      Tha best era

    • @matthewmehegan3475
      @matthewmehegan3475 Před 2 lety +1

      @@megatech1966 100%

  • @kiddynamite2700
    @kiddynamite2700 Před 2 lety +213

    Kevin McHale should be on t.v. more. He's a great story teller. Barkley/McHale/Thomas podcast would be awesome! Love how legend Shaq respects these legends that came before him and just kicks back and listens. Respect

    • @martinmackye9865
      @martinmackye9865 Před 2 lety +14

      grown up in the '80s I was a die-hard Laker fan and out of everyone on the Boston Celtics I disliked Kevin McHale the most. cuz he just looked like Frankenstein and he never really talked I was absolutely gobsmacked shocked 15 years later when he's retired and on TV I find out this guy has a great personality. for 12 13 years I literally had no idea could have never guessed it.

    • @dennisjr77
      @dennisjr77 Před 2 lety +4

      Here’s an idea for a show….. how about Kevins Korner…… Garnett and Mchale ( don’t forget Mchale drafted Garnett to Minnesota..)

    • @JaKrish
      @JaKrish Před 2 lety +3

      He was fantastic on Cheers!

    • @almadeunrebel
      @almadeunrebel Před 2 lety

      his HOF speech was all stories 😆

    • @hankobrat
      @hankobrat Před 2 lety

      I was just thinking the same about Shaq. And he’s a big personality, but still sits quietly and listens.

  • @muskegontribune
    @muskegontribune Před 3 lety +131

    In the paint, McHale was virtually unstoppable. Long arms, good at tipping the ball in, jump hook. As a Pistons fan, he was always my biggest worry. An excellent basketball player!

    • @Mmacrossfirekenai
      @Mmacrossfirekenai Před 3 lety +4

      Good tall interior and half court defender too.

    • @mattcampbell334
      @mattcampbell334 Před 3 lety +6

      Also had that step through up and under which may have been his most unstoppable move. You knew he was going to do it and he was still able to do it

    • @Heaveaway23
      @Heaveaway23 Před 2 lety +4

      His creativity in the post was amazing , well said.

    • @danaskovici
      @danaskovici Před 2 lety

      Before People would worry, now, The players dont care, no one wprries, would Rihanna worry because Dontrell junior Prince missed a free throw, or would Justin Bieber worry because Archie Thumbsuckermoore didnt play D?

    • @muskegontribune
      @muskegontribune Před 2 lety

      @@danaskovici I said as a Pistons fan "I" worried about McHale, I said as a fan of the opposing team he was "MY" biggest worry

  • @ckaiborbor
    @ckaiborbor Před 2 lety +27

    Such a compliment from Isiah, “Y’all made the league better”. That’s what it’s all about.

    • @richardpare3538
      @richardpare3538 Před 15 dny

      The Celtics played the game the way it is supposed to be played - smarts counted more than athleticism, and boy, did we Celtics fans love those games!

  • @Saisei87
    @Saisei87 Před 2 lety +14

    I love how Shaq is sitting there quietly the whole time...not saying a word...then says call me, I'll give you some icey hot lmfaoo

  • @drdre4397
    @drdre4397 Před 2 lety +7

    McHale plays for months on a fracture and zeke goes off on a sprained ankle. 80s basketball was wild.

  • @guittadabe5214
    @guittadabe5214 Před 3 lety +92

    McHale has the best sense of humor, and it's never mean.

  • @chiefryback7906
    @chiefryback7906 Před 5 lety +72

    When Mchale got you in the "Torture Chamber" there was NO ESCAPE!

  • @johnnybgoode511
    @johnnybgoode511 Před 2 lety +60

    They didn't called him "the man of a thousand moves" for nothing
    Respect Kevin McHale

  • @Lucky-sh1dm
    @Lucky-sh1dm Před 2 lety +16

    Love how nonchalant Mchale is when IT mentions he dropped 60 on him and Detroit😭😭😭😭

    • @mjp96
      @mjp96 Před rokem

      I thought it was 56, then Larry dropped 60 against New Orleans a few days later. ?

  • @muskegontribune
    @muskegontribune Před 3 lety +106

    Not sure professional basketball can get too much better than the Lakers vs. Celtics in the 80s.

  • @joshuapaladini1507
    @joshuapaladini1507 Před 2 lety +70

    The way McHale used to kill my Knicks, I was just CERTAIN he was an asshole, but he’s turned out to be one of the most classy players/coaches/execs of all time. The amount of time he gives to the game and educating young players is a great example of how legends can keep the traditions going

    • @propre6033
      @propre6033 Před 2 lety

      Yeah. I am a 76ers fan back the and I though he was an asshole too. He seems totally cool and by all accounts from the former players he is too.

    • @joeseddit
      @joeseddit Před 2 lety +6

      The McHale era Celtics had a few teams that would give them fits in the playoffs (the East was brutal compared to the West in those days), the Knicks was one of those teams. Mostly 'cuz they just simply could not stop Bernard King from scoring. Dude would light 'em up for about 40 points a game.

    • @cemnyy
      @cemnyy Před 2 lety +1

      You should've signed him to a free agent contract on the Knicks :).

    • @Lucky-sh1dm
      @Lucky-sh1dm Před 2 lety +2

      @@joeseddit Bernard king was different gravy , absolute assassin

  • @ebrp1989
    @ebrp1989 Před 5 lety +85

    MchaLe playing In the
    Finals with a broken leg.. BADASs!

    • @greysbuenaventura3712
      @greysbuenaventura3712 Před 3 lety +11

      @Jimmy Doran Man, Zeke played with fractured ankle and scored 25 pts while at it. He was limping the whole time.

    • @JoseHernandez-oy8ml
      @JoseHernandez-oy8ml Před 3 lety +7

      Does determination. Something we definitely won't see in today's NBA.bunch of baby's 😍

    • @JoseHernandez-oy8ml
      @JoseHernandez-oy8ml Před 3 lety +10

      Today's NBA player's won't play with a broken finger nail...Today's NBA players are a bunch of baby's.

    • @joespitler3929
      @joespitler3929 Před 3 lety +7

      McHale is criminally underrated IMO. Had more post moves than anybody.

    • @mikepetitti
      @mikepetitti Před 3 lety +1

      Broken foot, but yeah, McHale was a beasteven when he was less than 100%

  • @davidroseman4917
    @davidroseman4917 Před 3 lety +52

    The best show ever. Especially the episodes with McHale

  • @karlissara
    @karlissara Před 2 lety +6

    man... This is one of the greatest NBA shows of ALL TIME, they really need to bring it back for real..

  • @fezzik7619
    @fezzik7619 Před 3 lety +88

    Correction. McHale only scored 56 on Detroit that night in 85 to break the Celtic record. About 10 days later Larry dropped 60 on Atlanta to break the record

    • @joecap2919
      @joecap2919 Před 3 lety +3

      Only 56......

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 Před 3 lety +9

      @@joecap2919 I know. What a weak performance 😂 Now Tatum tied Bird’s 60, but did it in OT. Bird only hit one three pointer in his game which is crazy.

    • @daveconleyportfolio5192
      @daveconleyportfolio5192 Před 3 lety +7

      McHale killed us a million times. It always felt like 60.

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 Před 3 lety +4

      @@daveconleyportfolio5192 yeah. “Special K” as The Chief called him would put guys in the grinder on the post with all of those fakes and those long arms. The only one better at faking out a post defender was Olajuwon

    • @_teezyDaVIs
      @_teezyDaVIs Před 2 lety +1

      He didn’t play the whole game he could’ve easy scored 60

  • @Stgfre
    @Stgfre Před 3 lety +40

    Kevin Mchale my second favorite player. He was a great player, and a great person.

    • @Thedearster
      @Thedearster Před 3 lety +1

      Who's your favorite?

    • @Stgfre
      @Stgfre Před 3 lety +6

      @@Thedearster My favorite player is Larry Bird.

    • @Thedearster
      @Thedearster Před 3 lety +4

      @@Stgfre Nice. Bird is my favorite too!

    • @hanskarsseboom3265
      @hanskarsseboom3265 Před 2 lety +1

      In the paint!

    • @lloydkline1518
      @lloydkline1518 Před 2 lety +3

      Kevin mchale (black hole) thousand low post moves (in the paint) to score in the basket

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining Před rokem +4

    I really miss Mchale and Isiah on these TNT sit downs and open court. They are the best story tellers

  • @ThunderPants13
    @ThunderPants13 Před 4 lety +23

    Kevin was great on Cheers.

  • @MrBusy327
    @MrBusy327 Před 2 lety +3

    I like how Zeke always give the Celtics props. I hated the Celtics but they were a great team.

    • @cemnyy
      @cemnyy Před 2 lety

      He's a big phony!

  • @andybilakshow260
    @andybilakshow260 Před rokem +1

    "Great stories guys, Always a pleasure hangin with ya."

  • @JoseHernandez-oy8ml
    @JoseHernandez-oy8ml Před 3 lety +21

    Tha shot from magic still hurts me. What a beautiful shot that was. ouch it hurts still 💔

    • @sweetrobertos
      @sweetrobertos Před 3 lety +2

      Well, in game 2 of the '84 series, the bad pass Worthy threw and Gerald Henderson stole, still kills me. I can honestly say that in a way I am glad Celtics won, otherwise we would have beaten you 3 out of 3 in the Finals and that's not a rivalry. It really was an unbelievable time to be a Celtic and Laker fan. I have so much respect for Celtics. I still believe that your 1986 team is the best team of all time. With a healthy Walton, nobody was going to beat you guys.

    • @zt1053
      @zt1053 Před 3 lety +2

      The lakers should never of had the ball

    • @Mrd9960
      @Mrd9960 Před 3 lety +2

      @@zt1053 Yeah that was a very questionable call, the missed free throw by Kareem, off of McHale, I wish the refs would have gotten together and talked about it, it was a crucial call that decided the outcome of this game, if that happened today, they would have reviewed that, with instant replay.

    • @rushrush1209
      @rushrush1209 Před 3 lety +1

      Lakers winning in 1987 would eventually mark the end of the Celtics titles during Bird's career. It seemed the Celtics were aging shortly afterwards.

    • @joeseddit
      @joeseddit Před 2 lety

      @@sweetrobertos Yeah, well ok. Complimentary but a bit backhanded, although probably not intentional. Sure, Lakers like to point out winning two out of three, but as you mention, 1986 was the Celtics peak and the Lakers didn't show up. Could have very well been two and two.

  • @rebeleazy9221
    @rebeleazy9221 Před 2 lety +2

    I prefer to hear the old school guys talk about the guy more than anyone else. Classic stories.

  • @edwardsmith681
    @edwardsmith681 Před 3 lety +51

    I remember Michael Jordan saying
    one time in a interview that everytime
    he played Boston and Detroit he feels
    like he's been in a street fight😂😂

    • @Warden033
      @Warden033 Před 2 lety

      He liked to go to the rim, they didn't want him to lol

    • @drdre4397
      @drdre4397 Před 2 lety

      Boston did to Jordan what the pistons did to bird, laimbeer almost had a personal mission to hurt bird it seemed.

    • @richardpare3538
      @richardpare3538 Před 15 dny

      @@drdre4397 Yup - until The Chief decked him once - Laimbeer never tried that shit with the Celtics ever again.
      The best part of that was that the refs didn't bother calling a foul on Parish!

  • @johnmoser9731
    @johnmoser9731 Před 2 lety +8

    Great story ending with a great Shaq line.

  • @Tonyconner74
    @Tonyconner74 Před 2 lety +5

    The thing about the baby hook from Magic is that he could have easily dumped a pass off to Kareem who was left wide open for a easy dunk either way it was going to be a basket...

  • @muskegontribune
    @muskegontribune Před 3 lety +23

    I was watching that game Magic dropped the hook. It was a thing of beauty!

    • @blackhawkswincup2010
      @blackhawkswincup2010 Před 3 lety +3

      Even better was watching Bird miss his shot a couple of seconds later.

    • @gradybrown3362
      @gradybrown3362 Před 2 lety +2

      Nothing like Old School 🏫 NBA

    • @buzzard6410
      @buzzard6410 Před 2 lety

      If Magic would have flicked it to his left, Kareem was wide open for the dunk. Everyone left him when Magic made his move.

    • @cemnyy
      @cemnyy Před 2 lety

      As a Cs fan, that play still bothers me...

    • @grog3514
      @grog3514 Před 2 lety

      @@blackhawkswincup2010 Bird made that shot. Go watch the replay and look at Magic while its in the air. Magic and every Laker in existence was defeated because that ball was in. Then reality warped and it bounced out and everything changed. When I saw it, it was the most amazing shot. To this day, I can't believe it didn't go in.

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining Před 5 lety +10

    Great group here. Classic stuff

  • @ktbeatty
    @ktbeatty Před 2 lety +2

    I remember McHale always going for the towel when shooting free throws, but this, despite all the "Bad Boys" history, is the first time I heard about Mahorn grabbing the towel to blow his nose before McHale could use it. That is so perfect!

  • @prayingmantis6777
    @prayingmantis6777 Před 3 lety +9

    Kevin plays with a broken foot and Kemba sits with a bruise.

  • @DJ-uc8mk
    @DJ-uc8mk Před 3 lety +8

    86 Celtics were one of the best teams of all time.

    • @franciscocortes779
      @franciscocortes779 Před 2 lety

      The 86 lakers were better!!

    • @DJ-uc8mk
      @DJ-uc8mk Před 2 lety +1

      @@franciscocortes779 that was the best NBA team of all team

    • @josephlinney5925
      @josephlinney5925 Před 2 lety +1

      The 86 Lakers lost 4-1 to the Houston Rockets....I guess you're right...they are the greatest of all time. Get your facts straight.

    • @dwgwnr1969
      @dwgwnr1969 Před 2 lety

      For real!

  • @donmorton4597
    @donmorton4597 Před 3 lety +5

    I love this clip, the respect is awesome and Shaqs comment at the end made me fall off the couch.

  • @susanbloodgood3572
    @susanbloodgood3572 Před 3 lety +7

    With all those injuries it’s amazing that the Celtics were even in the finals, I was more impressed with the ‘85 Lakers and of course the ‘86 Celtics

  • @dennismagee9555
    @dennismagee9555 Před 2 lety +2

    I never would ever thought Kevin McHale was funny. He is funny

  • @alvincook8970
    @alvincook8970 Před 3 lety +7

    I miss Open Cour. These conditions were unreal. 💯

  • @vegasmitch8209
    @vegasmitch8209 Před 2 lety +1

    Kareems Smile after Magics But Kareems Signature Hook Shot went in. Just Noticing that in 2022.

  • @erichodge567
    @erichodge567 Před 2 lety

    This was absolute gold. Pure beauty.

  • @mahlonthomas1775
    @mahlonthomas1775 Před rokem

    I love this❤❤❤❤❤❤the truth hurts 💔

  • @sluglow6357
    @sluglow6357 Před 2 lety +2

    That moment Isiah said Mahorn used to blow his nose in the towel you can see Mchale never heard that before & got mad awkward🤣🤣

  • @davidpeters3857
    @davidpeters3857 Před 3 měsíci

    Legends everywhere

  • @omaramer846
    @omaramer846 Před 3 lety +18

    Possibly the greatest shot in Lakers history! Most emotional for me...

    • @stevebanks1640
      @stevebanks1640 Před 3 lety +3

      The Junior, Junior Sky Hook! I remember screaming like I won the lottery when Magic hit that lol!

    • @joespitler3929
      @joespitler3929 Před 3 lety +2

      McHale was hurting in that series, he wanted to push Magic baseline but his foot was so bad he couldn't. NOT MAKING ANY EXCUSES just a point, (Magic is my starting PG on my all time team) that bucket pretty much won that series.

    • @omaramer846
      @omaramer846 Před 3 lety

      @@joespitler3929
      Yeah I saw him on Open Court saying he had been playing with a fractured foot I believe the last half of the season & when it was finally diagnosed he told the Celtics that because they had the best regular season record he’d continue playing on a bad foot. And yes his plan was to make Magic go baseline but....

    • @joespitler3929
      @joespitler3929 Před 3 lety +2

      @@omaramer846 the GREAT ones will find a way regardless.

    • @omaramer846
      @omaramer846 Před 3 lety +3

      @@joespitler3929
      I’m a diehard Lakers fan for almost 40 years but I consider Bird,McHale,& Parrish as the 🐐 front court + I have McHale & Olajuwon as the most unstoppable players in the post.

  • @DrillupVRoy
    @DrillupVRoy Před rokem

    Magic your a legend gang. 💯💯🤝

  • @cesarr5006
    @cesarr5006 Před 2 lety +2

    McHale and the Dream the very best of the best in th Post game! Real basketball in my eyes: the game starts in the post ,(#23 understood that)

  • @RingoStarr_
    @RingoStarr_ Před 3 lety +10

    The Celtics busting up the pistons is so alpha it’s ridiculous.

    • @UberKrispy
      @UberKrispy Před 3 lety +3

      That's how the Pistons learned the hard lessons that made them champions.

  • @joelluongo7419
    @joelluongo7419 Před 8 měsíci

    Everyone allows each other so much respect.. it is a lot of fun.. that way!

  • @naterewing
    @naterewing Před 2 lety

    Great vid, the basketball IQ is amazing

  • @0miden
    @0miden Před 2 lety +1

    BEST Bill Walton ever at 1:00

  • @charnz1
    @charnz1 Před 9 měsíci

    We need this show back!

  • @yannblavec2712
    @yannblavec2712 Před rokem

    watching it as a french i love how they all have different accents, isiah being from chicgo and mc hale from minnesota, aftrer all these years living in boston he never lost his accent

  • @scared08ph
    @scared08ph Před 4 lety +5

    I was in grade school and watching that heartbreaking shot of tragic johnson..It was hot here in Manila when it happens.I was devastated and until now still cant move on.

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 Před 3 lety +1

      Same. I’m 44. When he dropped that shot I was downright depressed. My parents told me they couldn’t win every year, but at 11 years old I didn’t want to hear it. Especially after that 86 season. We should have played LA then too, but Sampson hit that BS buzzer beater on them.

    • @RaiderGannon12
      @RaiderGannon12 Před 3 lety

      @@fezzik7619 Rumer had it the Lakers lost to the Rockets on purpose to avoid playing the Celtics in the 86 Finals.

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 Před 3 lety +1

      @@RaiderGannon12 I wouldn’t believe that rumor for a second. They were just as competitive as Boston was. The fact that they lost on one on the luckiest buzzer beaters in playoff history kind of backs that up. Magic, Kareem, Cooper, Worthy; they all wanted a chance every year to take Boston down just like Boston did with them. They all said to be the best you had to beat the best. 86 would have been so much better if it had been LA in the finals. Both teams were healthy unlike 85 and 87

  • @GLMusic12
    @GLMusic12 Před 2 lety

    Bring Open Court BACK

  • @sixstringsensei6673
    @sixstringsensei6673 Před 4 lety +30

    That is funny about Mahorn. Kevin never took a free throw without the towel.

  • @erichodge567
    @erichodge567 Před 2 lety +3

    As a fan of the 80's Showtime Lakers, I hated, and I mean hated Kevin McHale. Nevertheless, it's great to see what a great guy he is. I guess back in the day it was just "business is business".

  • @justincadle7070
    @justincadle7070 Před 5 měsíci

    Impressive to drop 60 when they played brutal defense back in 85’

  • @MP-tf7cc
    @MP-tf7cc Před 2 lety +2

    Kareem was wide open underneath on Magic's hook. Len Bias might have made the Celtics better.

    • @MrBeyondbelief
      @MrBeyondbelief Před rokem

      He would have definitely, His tragic death started a "curse" from which the CELTICS took 22 years to break out of. Him and the death of Reggie Lewis. I don;t know if the Cektics would have still beat out Detroit and or later on, the Bulls, but it;s a shame we'll never know!

  • @marksheppard6498
    @marksheppard6498 Před 2 lety +2

    I absolutely loved this show. The mistake the producers made was not going back to the days of Bob Lanier,Willis Reed,Nate Thurmond..and my goodness,while he’s still alive..BILL RUSSELL on that panel.
    The stories these guys could tell would be astonishing.
    That’s the problem with the younger generation,they don’t reach any deeper than what’s right in front of them.
    The show misses the golden opportunities to educate the young.

  • @kdm71291
    @kdm71291 Před rokem

    Look at Shaq....just loving listening to those guys tell stories!

  • @Tony-fq5bn
    @Tony-fq5bn Před 2 lety +2

    That 86 Celtics team sound like the 2014 Spurs that won the championship, great chemistry

    • @MrBeyondbelief
      @MrBeyondbelief Před rokem

      Actually, it's the other way around, but still not even that close. LOL

  • @johnhinkle1138
    @johnhinkle1138 Před rokem

    McHale was a PROBLEM for all the big defensive players. Terrific post moves. Brutal inside scorer

  • @delorean785
    @delorean785 Před 3 lety +4

    I miss the 80's-90's NBA

  • @shanenolan085
    @shanenolan085 Před 10 měsíci

    2:58 McHale ACTUALLY dropped 56 on March 3, 1985

  • @treyb1919
    @treyb1919 Před 2 lety +1

    Kevin McHale is the best power forward that I have ever seen. He played defense like a center and was Tim Duncan's equal on offense. He was more clutch than Karl Malone. He was more dedicated than Barkley.

  • @jeffrey3498
    @jeffrey3498 Před 3 měsíci

    What killed me was Bird’s missed shot with 2 seconds left. Damn thing hit the back of the rim and flew out.

  • @renemubuntu6707
    @renemubuntu6707 Před rokem

    5:50 you can the smile dissapearing😂

  • @derekmaldonado3300
    @derekmaldonado3300 Před rokem

    Magic was gonna stuck that hook on anyone's face in that play that night He like no one else was bread for those moments

  • @drmikebluez
    @drmikebluez Před 9 měsíci +2

    That was one of the best LAKER plays ever, by the best LAKER ever: MAGIC🪄💜💛✨

  • @almadeunrebel
    @almadeunrebel Před 2 lety

    Shaq is like “what is this harmony you speak of?”

  • @vincez4956
    @vincez4956 Před 3 lety

    When Shaq talks need captions!!

  • @Tehui1974
    @Tehui1974 Před 2 lety +1

    Thomas receives a lot of criticism, but you have to give him his dues, he pays a lot of respect to the Celtics team of the 80s.

  • @jackbombay1423
    @jackbombay1423 Před 2 lety

    Shaq sitting there looks like a fucking huge monster... holy shit.

  • @vonzuchter
    @vonzuchter Před 6 lety +28

    I still cant get over that lost rebound by mchale and parish

    • @JoseHernandez-oy8ml
      @JoseHernandez-oy8ml Před 3 lety

      Celtics could of got a 3peat that year. I'm still broken 💔 😪. Lol

    • @zerimar26
      @zerimar26 Před 3 lety +1

      @@JoseHernandez-oy8ml Actually Celtics don't even get to the Finals if Bird doesn't steal that pass from Thomas in gm 5 of Celtics-Pistons game and passes it to DJ for the winning layup.

    • @MrBronx61
      @MrBronx61 Před 3 lety +1

      @@JoseHernandez-oy8mlImagine what they could have done if Len Bias had lived....one, maybe two more titles.

    • @gedgecomb
      @gedgecomb Před 3 lety +2

      If there was instant replay back then the Celtics would probably have won game 4. That was an extremely questionable call against McHale on Kareem's missed free throw. The fact that the Celtics were absolutely debilitated with injuries and not much of a bench, yet could have easily gone back to L.A. up 3 - 2 is scary. People forget this was the same team inly one year removed from the legendary 86 championship team that was one of the greatest in NBA history. It was all the injuries that crippled them as well as the death of Len Bias in the 87 season. A Celtic team at full strength would have been able to get at least one game in L.A. just like they did in '84 and '85. We would be talking about a totally different story today.

  • @johnd.1211
    @johnd.1211 Před 2 lety

    amazing how big shaq looks sitting next to Kevin

  • @jingqi9106
    @jingqi9106 Před 3 lety +10

    I like to ask the question, what if McHale had had a early x-ray, found out about the fractured foot, shut it down for a couple months, and come back for the playoffs in good or at least better shape? If that had happened the Celtics might have had a 2-1 record against the Lakers in the finals and not the other way around.

    • @mikepetitti
      @mikepetitti Před 3 lety +3

      Back then, the "code" was "if you can walk, you play." The team came first. In retrospect, Boston could have rested McHale, but stress fractures in feet take a very long time to heal so it may not have helped.
      Second, while I don't think Boston needed the home court towin the East in 1986/87, it is unlikely that KC Jones would have rested his players such as Parish, Bird, Ainge and DJ because back then, you played every game to win. Load management and being fresh for the playoffs was a foreign concept.

    • @jingqi9106
      @jingqi9106 Před 3 lety +1

      @@mikepetitti Nowadays the philosophy is to load manage players before they're even hurt. Back then it was "no bones showin keep on goin." 🤣 Imagine playing for months in full game situations with bad healthcare advice and taking commercial flights and you have a fractured foot. And we assume players have the best in healthcare and recovery methods. smh

    • @sirjer73
      @sirjer73 Před 2 lety +2

      I disagree go pull up the first 2 games of the 87 series. That was the best fast break basketball exhibition I ever scene. It was an absolute show. Mike Cooper was on fire!!!

    • @MrAitraining
      @MrAitraining Před rokem

      Problem with that plan is do the celtics have the record and home court in playoffs like they did if McHale sits out for 2 months?

  • @CLewey44
    @CLewey44 Před 3 lety +4

    I love McHale, but that should have been Bird's moment. Kevin missed a routine rebound off KAJ's FT or he got fouled and the ref blew it. Just one of those moments.

    • @MrBeyondbelief
      @MrBeyondbelief Před rokem

      And I still can't tell who touched that ball last. They probably would STILL be looking at the replay if they had it back then!!! LOL

  • @danCK1990
    @danCK1990 Před 3 lety +7

    I want a new open court with post play special featuring, Kevin, timmy, shaq and Karl.. Trust me the knowledge would be insane

    • @troll-fx2zc
      @troll-fx2zc Před 2 lety

      How can I trust a guy who's last name is Cherian

    • @danCK1990
      @danCK1990 Před 2 lety

      @@troll-fx2zc as if fortino is a beacon of trust and being erudite... Muppet

  • @pius222
    @pius222 Před 2 lety

    people don't know how McHale was dominating down low post back in the days, dude had more moves than Hakeem, pivots, spins, fakes, up and unders.

  • @jayzee316
    @jayzee316 Před 3 lety +8

    everyone shitting on the way pistons played and isiah couldn't say shit cause he knew it was true

    • @daystar73
      @daystar73 Před 3 lety +1

      2X World Champions. Toughest route to the Chip. Prime Celtics, Prime Lakers, and a upcoming Bulls.
      Respect to the Pistons

    • @jayzee316
      @jayzee316 Před 3 lety +2

      @@daystar73 I would have more respect if they didn't play like footballers on the court and was out to really hurt people like jordan, he could have had a career ending injury against pistons and we would have never even seen the 90s bullls.

    • @UberKrispy
      @UberKrispy Před 3 lety

      @@jayzee316 are you someone's grandmother? Jesus

    • @UberKrispy
      @UberKrispy Před 3 lety

      @@daystar73 well the truth was the Celtics were in decline, and the Bulls were too green. The Pistons played defense, rebounded, and had a great bench. Came so close to winning three titles in a row if not for the phantom foul on Kareem.

    • @jayzee316
      @jayzee316 Před 3 lety

      @@UberKrispy Just stated facts, they all shitted on pistons play style and Isiah kept his mouth shut instead of trying to rebuttal.

  • @airbender4040
    @airbender4040 Před 3 lety +8

    You know Shaq sitting there listening thinking “I dunk on all y’all if I was playing back then”

    • @julianmarsh1378
      @julianmarsh1378 Před 3 lety +9

      Nobody gives a rat's behind what Shaq thinks....

    • @airbender4040
      @airbender4040 Před 3 lety +1

      @@julianmarsh1378 lol yeah your probably right 😂....thanks for commenting, shows you give a rats behind about my comment tho 🙌🏾

    • @blachloch1
      @blachloch1 Před 3 lety +3

      Nah back then they'd have called an offensive foul when he lowered that shoulder and shoved people out of the way.

    • @markythelarky6948
      @markythelarky6948 Před 2 lety +1

      ​@@blachloch1 Actually, the 80s were far rougher, refs were far less likely to call fouls. Shaq would've been physically dominant, but he also would have been beat up more and less effective. Shaq always praises Olajuwan for schooling him with all those moves. Well, in the 80s Olajuwan was there alongside Sampson, McHale was there with Parish, there were guys like Mahorn and Rodman who would have punched and elbowed Shaq all night long without accruing fouls. Don't forget guys like Moses Malone either. And then you had Kareem that would've been shooting midrange skyhooks all night long with Shaq unable to block them, forcing him out of the paint. The big men in the 80s were far superior than the ones he played against in the 90s. Who, by the way, were also there as rookies; Robinson, Ewing, Smits, Daugherty.

  • @TheoHuxtible
    @TheoHuxtible Před 3 lety +1

    D. Scott was the odd man out

  • @xzyle1000
    @xzyle1000 Před 2 lety

    McHale give it up 1 time for your mind no doubt but dayum you see how huge O'Neal is 7'1 got dam ain't no upper cuts or u gone be on the floor twitching

  • @samuelzelalem3079
    @samuelzelalem3079 Před 2 lety +1

    im a laker fan that loves kevin mchale does that make me weird

  • @sketch3744
    @sketch3744 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm glad Charles pointed out the absurd double standard people have when talking about the Pistons. Celtics are my team but they were just as physical. Does no one remember Mchale Clotheslining Kurt Rambis or Magic Elbowing Zeke in the face in game 1 of the finals? The Celtics walked off without shaking hands with Pistons after losing to them (except for Mchale who dapped up Zeke) 2 years before the Pistons did it to Chicago. I hate the revisionist bullshit that happens. Don't even get me started on the idiots who have never even seen the 1985 allstar game and swear blind that Zeke froze out Jordan when Jordan went 2-17 and was on the same court as Bird, Dr J, Zeke and Parish and Jordan was the rookie. Like you aren't getting frozen out, you're playing with established legends before you've properly made a name for yourself ofc Jordan's not gunna get 90% of the possesions like he did with the bulls, that doesn't mean you're getting frozen out. Chicago and Detroit weren't even Rivals at that point, the Bulls weren't even a minor threat. Dude's lucky he got 17 shots...

    • @jsofianos
      @jsofianos Před 2 lety

      Difference is Celtics wouldn’t go out of their way to hurt you
      Laimbeer would literally aim to hurt you

    • @sketch3744
      @sketch3744 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jsofianos I again refer you to Mchale clotheslining Rambis. That's genuinely worse than anything Laimbeer did.

  • @jimmyjam5146
    @jimmyjam5146 Před 2 lety

    McHale missed a great opportunity to tell Shaq the IcyHot would’ve been nice, but Shaq was only 15 years old!

  • @mjp96
    @mjp96 Před rokem

    Shaq makes one comment, but it was a funny one!!

  • @almadeunrebel
    @almadeunrebel Před 2 lety +1

    to this day i don’t know who Isiah is

  • @randybutler1697
    @randybutler1697 Před rokem

    It's like shaq and Dennis wasn't even there

  • @JStarStar00
    @JStarStar00 Před 3 lety +4

    McHale is the most comparable post-1980 player to George Mikan.
    Almost exactly the same size, almost the same style of play.

    • @daveconleyportfolio5192
      @daveconleyportfolio5192 Před 3 lety

      But he also had a good outside shot. Rarely needed it because his post moves were so good, but he could kill you from the top of the key -- and often did as he got older.

  • @fatrambo5486
    @fatrambo5486 Před rokem

    How good would it be to have 🍻s with Kevin McHale?

  • @morr8387
    @morr8387 Před 2 lety +1

    As a Celtics fan, the only negative about this video was Thomas speaking. Some old habits never die.

  • @peterosesbooky
    @peterosesbooky Před 3 lety +1

    “Male Gorilla... might be Laimbeer’s”

  • @xcruzrr6
    @xcruzrr6 Před rokem

    Always count on Shaq for the shameless plug! XD

  • @Wlovez
    @Wlovez Před rokem

    Shaq is sitting there and listening daddies' talk

  • @siraajuddin736
    @siraajuddin736 Před 4 měsíci

    4:54

  • @louel9272
    @louel9272 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow 2 months playing on a broken foot! unlike Simmons who didn't play because of "mental health" issues

  • @briandavidson1946
    @briandavidson1946 Před 3 lety

    We are getn old folks. Im the 32nd person to comment. That's age for ya.

  • @paulrodgers5559
    @paulrodgers5559 Před 3 lety +2

    Like the hook dint take 3 steps

  • @sheronshappelle
    @sheronshappelle Před rokem

    Hate to tell you this Michale but if you were the force magic the other way it would have for sure dished into Kareem for the dunks 💣😂😂

  • @jeffreisen6623
    @jeffreisen6623 Před 3 lety

    God i miss these guys on the basketball court i don't even watch the nba and miss it so bad ain't worth watching anymore waste of time

  • @couldbe8348
    @couldbe8348 Před 3 lety +2

    Should’ve forced him left.

    • @daveconleyportfolio5192
      @daveconleyportfolio5192 Před 3 lety

      Magic was so tough because he was also fundamental. It's quite possible that he could have gone baseline and made the hook left-handed.