Damn I can see why he was mj's favorite player growing up.
@_alison_playz_8885
4 жыл бұрын
sure he really was, and I think maybe MJ got some of his moves from this guy. It's just that MJ is too flashy!
@09lowkey
3 жыл бұрын
The head fakes and ball maneuvers in the triple threat are something else.
@jrzurmanful
12 күн бұрын
Worthy, Julius, and Thompson were who Jordan idolized his game off of Mix them together it creates Jordan
@kjonezey43
4 жыл бұрын
David Thompson was the most explosive player for his size ever .. when he took off no one dared jump.. Add that with a deadly jumper and you have an all time Great !!
@lainiwakura4678
5 жыл бұрын
Those ups are insane
@Maxx61
3 жыл бұрын
I wore #33 and if memory served me, was the only kid in my entire high school division wearing Pony high tops back in '78, just like DT. Back then if you weren't wearing Converse, you were rocking rubber cap Adidas or early Nike Blazers. Huge influence on my game but sad to see how the end ultimately began...tearing ligs tumbling down a flight of f'ng disco stairs.
@panama8009
2 жыл бұрын
I had a pair of DT's shoes when it came out.
@demonative9945
5 жыл бұрын
1:56 wait a minute...😯
@PeekaPeep
4 жыл бұрын
Best player in Nuggets franchise history and their first true superstar to boot! Yeah, I still place Thompson ahead of Dan Issel and Alex English despite his abbreviated NBA career because he was the complete package at the off-guard position back when he was running at full power. Athletically explosive and fundamentally sound as they come, only thing that really stopped him from having a longer pro career was injuries that were mainly linked to off-court drug use. Otherwise, he was truly an exciting player to watch in those days. Easy to see why Jordan looked up to him as one of his "templates" to pattern his game after. Glad Thompson still managed to make the Hall of Fame, heck what he did at the college level alone might've been more than enough (lol)... ;-)
@veoshock3792
4 жыл бұрын
Well said, He was an very explosive player. Could score with the best of them for sure!
@davidlogan3452
3 жыл бұрын
Saw David play for Nuggets ...amazing explosive 1st step anticipation..and a smooth jumper if you played off..
@JadeW27
3 жыл бұрын
Too bad he got into drugs
@waltchamberlain5165
5 жыл бұрын
He was the real deal, no doubt about that
@joeyd6272
5 жыл бұрын
Nice vid and dope Beat!
@levihaskie2824
4 жыл бұрын
Song name way too gone by jeezy
@09lowkey
3 жыл бұрын
2:22: Super David Thompson Euro Step.
@philliprhinehardt6268
6 ай бұрын
David Thompson was a monster
@smoothoperator7023
2 жыл бұрын
Where is the ESPN 30 for 30?? His NBA career & personal life would def make for good television....
@Owen004
4 жыл бұрын
Can’t believe he went to my high school
@marcmason165
9 ай бұрын
2nd best SG of all time. His addiction kinda messed up his career. Really explosive. Do y'all research.
@CarolLoris
4 жыл бұрын
Gem wasted, he would've been talked as much as Dr. J.!
@johnparks9986
5 жыл бұрын
Sad part is that dunking wasn't allowed(thanks Lew Alcindor, SMH) in college when he played.
@masterchief5833
3 жыл бұрын
Why do people call kareem alcindor.
@drdre4397
3 жыл бұрын
@@masterchief5833 One of three reasons I assume. 1-Racism and wilful ignorance 2- They refer to him as kareem depending on time period. I have seen videos when talking about his college years they call him lew and then switch to kareem when he converts. 3-they don't know
@x-man9473
3 жыл бұрын
@@masterchief5833 Because Lew Alcindor was his birth name. He changed to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar when he converted to Islam.
@pierrecausemybladdersempty1678
2 жыл бұрын
@@masterchief5833 because his name during that time period was Lew Alcindor. Idk what this guy below is talking about with the race shit. Islam is a religion not a race
@jarreauforney8107
5 жыл бұрын
Fucking beast
@HampETX903
2 жыл бұрын
Instrumental?
@Youknowmeozone
11 ай бұрын
Respect the architects …not the building
@imdxrrn2621
4 жыл бұрын
what’s this beat called ?‼️
@famousxji1852
4 жыл бұрын
Way to Gone by Jeezy
@maxjones592
3 жыл бұрын
David Thompson and Lew Alcindor were the two most dominant college basketball players ever! Thompson was Jordan's equal! He just wasn't as offensive minded as Jordan.
@pierrecausemybladdersempty1678
2 жыл бұрын
You have to throw Bill Walton in there. Walton's numbers and success are equally as incredible as Lew Alcindor
@kcsnow9447
3 жыл бұрын
Forty Four inch vertical jump, IIRC.
@pierrecausemybladdersempty1678
2 жыл бұрын
I guarantee it was higher in game because there are shots of him with his hand only a few inches away from the top of the backboard
@gregorycarter3419
2 жыл бұрын
Air before there was Air Jordan!!! No disrespect mike!!!
@blackjesus6433
2 жыл бұрын
He's Mike's idol. 🤷🏾♂️
@sambeezy007
2 жыл бұрын
There were 3 Airs before Jordan. DT, Baylor and Dr. J
@ellenmyra7857
3 жыл бұрын
Yey i got in nba live 112
@821kjlive9
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@layneaic2076
3 жыл бұрын
Harvest? SG position
@ellenmyra7857
3 жыл бұрын
@@layneaic2076 yea
@821kjlive9
3 жыл бұрын
@@layneaic2076 yup 112🔥
@layneaic2076
3 жыл бұрын
@@821kjlive9 drunmond 112 can't shoot bruuhh
@jacobhqsr1406
5 жыл бұрын
yo I was thinking of Victor Oladipo as the first player to ever do a 360 reverse dunk... I WAS WRONG EDIT: wait is that a 360 reverse or a normal 360? The quality is so bad that i couldnt tell
@michaelhaydenbell
4 жыл бұрын
Bro, are you serious?
@kjonezey43
4 жыл бұрын
David Thompson did the first 360 in the 1976 ABA Dunk Contest.
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