I always consider him one of the most underrated players of all time
@andyparent3133
4 жыл бұрын
Along with Adrian Dantley
@deylack
2 жыл бұрын
And Dominique Wilkins
@deylack
2 жыл бұрын
And George Gervin
@Ha-zh1sp
2 жыл бұрын
Same nobody gives him enough credit very surprised he did not win a championship
@RICHBLACKCOCK
Жыл бұрын
@@andyparent3133 BERNARD KING!! the real KING!!!
@badjokesgenerator9018
6 жыл бұрын
He used to avg like 28 ppg every year. He used to battle Adrian Dantley every year for the scoring title
@isaactargett8373
2 жыл бұрын
How is he not on the 75 year anniversary list. Mind boggling.
@nbaswin2925
2 жыл бұрын
yet dame makes it
@REBEL1-16
2 жыл бұрын
@@nbaswin2925 because Dame would dominate the 80s by himself. Wtf are you fuckin smoking?
@REBEL1-16
2 жыл бұрын
It's not mind boggling because there are at least 100 players better than Alex English and he could never do shit in this Era.
@derekerickson592
2 жыл бұрын
@@REBEL1-16 with that logic then Jordan, Kareem, bird, magic, Thomas, and more wouldn’t do anything in this era. Alex English was up there, man averaged more than 25 every season in the 80s. Even averaged almost 40 one season.
@derekerickson592
2 жыл бұрын
@@REBEL1-16 it’s hard to say what dame would do in the 80s it’s a 40 year difference. The game has changed drastically
@russellpo7758
6 жыл бұрын
Alex English should get more respect as one of the greatest players of the 1980s
@wade3906
6 жыл бұрын
That op shot tho, my boy stretches his whole body and shoot with his fingers.
@svlemm9794
3 жыл бұрын
ikr lmao
@skiprenegade111
6 жыл бұрын
Loved this guy! Soooo under-rated!!!! Imagine a player WANTING to play for a team his whole career and WANTING to not join a super team, but just WANTING to bring a championship to that city....respect Mr. English...respect!
@artax7438
6 жыл бұрын
Wow totally agree Ert Nitram
@skiprenegade111
6 жыл бұрын
Kevin Green copy all Kevin! English was a lone gunslinger knowing he was outgunned by the Lakers and other power houses back in the 80s...but stayed in Denver and made the Nuggs respectable!!!
@RICHBLACKCOCK
Жыл бұрын
@@skiprenegade111 Alex was great. The Nuggs lost to the LAKERS in 1985 for the west conf. championship. The west was LOADED!: UTAH, Dallas, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, Houston, Nuggets. The Lakers of course with Kareem & Magic were on uh bigger stratosphere. The NBA west conf. even now is still competitive. Do this: From 1980 to 2019, the NBA west conf. hav the most chips. Laker hav 11. Spurs hav 5. Warriors have 3. Rockets hav2. Dallas hav 1. East conf. hav the Bulls with 6. Celtics hav 4. Heat hav 3. Pistons 3. Cavaliers 1. Raptors 1. 22 for the west & 18 for the east. That said, the deck was like the COLORAD ROCKY MOUNTAINS for Alex to win a chip for Denver back then. Great player. HOFers.
@muckmire3716
Жыл бұрын
No need to imagine. It wasn't really possible back then. Free agency was very restricted back then
@robertrepass4562
6 жыл бұрын
Favorite player of all time, finally someone does a video on him
@eydondozier864
3 жыл бұрын
alex is my cousin
@coleenglish373
3 жыл бұрын
@@eydondozier864 he’s my grandpas cousin
@RICHBLACKCOCK
Жыл бұрын
@@eydondozier864 Alex is uh righteous 🐈 cat man. Incredible player. HOFers. Smoooooth!
@HiNRGboy
Жыл бұрын
Definitely one of my favorites as well. I prefer the underrated players best that you don't hear about as much.
@brianbailey6230
Жыл бұрын
I always liked watching the Nuggets play back then. Those 80’s teams were fun to watch with English and the rest of the team, they way they played with that high octane offense. English was great, should be in the top 75.
@chrisculley3756
Жыл бұрын
He was awesome. Look at his shot. From way up there next to impossible to defend. Oh yeah and he was in the movie "amazing grace and chuck." RLTW 3/75
@ej11481
2 жыл бұрын
A very underrated player, mostly because he didn't have a flashy game and didn't play for a contender. But he was a monster for much of the '80s.
@naturalfinish
4 жыл бұрын
I found English to be a similar player to Jamaal Wilkes, lanky 6'7" forwards. The 1980s was a golden era for the small forward, Bird. Erving, Worthy, Wilkins, Dantley, English
@urbangorilla33
Жыл бұрын
And Bernard King, Mark Aguirre, Marques Johnson, Kiki Vendeweghe, Purvis Short, Kelly Tripucka, Mike Mitchell, all were prolific scorers. In 1983-84, 8 of the top 10 scorers were SF; In 84-85 it was 7/10.
@je9212
5 жыл бұрын
Alex English and Sidney moncrief, and Rolando Blackman my favorite players growing up
@Amick44
5 жыл бұрын
Some great players. I loved Blackman, too especially
@jayson22s
6 жыл бұрын
Finally someone talks about him
@HoustonIsImmortal
6 жыл бұрын
Alex English was a silent killer who was on one of the most prolific offenses ever. Still didn't average more on a per-game basis than MJ tho. But make no mistake, the man was instant offense.
@churchservice2700
6 жыл бұрын
Jordan was greater scorer than English...but this is proven through their amount of TOTAL points they dropped during their prime years and not PPG...PPG is very inaccurate in terms of depicting who are the greatest scorers
@bracelanddegenhart1084
6 жыл бұрын
I’ve gone to his basketball camp a few times at South Carolina, his work ethic to improve was amazing when he made his shot better for the higher levels. Such a great player and a great person giving so much back to the community
@ThatOneNBAHistoryGuy
6 жыл бұрын
It's sad how few people remember/know who he is
@badjokesgenerator9018
6 жыл бұрын
He ruled the 80's.. He used to battle Adrain Dantley for the scoring title
@Amick44
5 жыл бұрын
And all you hear is how overlooked Dominique is. Alex is right there, too. Easily so.
@eydondozier864
3 жыл бұрын
i know him personally he is my cousin
@RICHBLACKCOCK
Жыл бұрын
@@eydondozier864 South Carolinas' BEST!
@rice_goat80
3 жыл бұрын
He definitely was underrated he should have been on the NBA Top 50 in 97 he flourished in Doug Moe system which benefited his style of play
@carboy101
6 жыл бұрын
Wow... Denver really did him dirty. I'm glad they made up but it's still fucked up.
@user-bp7fm6li8k
6 жыл бұрын
Kiki Vandeweghe averaged 28 ppg in 1984, he's underrated af too
@comicthecon
6 жыл бұрын
Tupac's Ghostwriter the whole Nuggets team from the mid 70’s to mid 80’s with Kiki, Skywalker, that white boy Issel & my son bobby Jones is underrated
@Rakeemgrant
4 жыл бұрын
He was good af
@RICHBLACKCOCK
Жыл бұрын
@@comicthecon No u didn't just call Dan, 'the HORSE' that. Man. U left out T. R. DUNN & my buddy Ron Valentine.
@Jburneyjr
6 жыл бұрын
I knew a little about English but I'm glad you made this video.
@tommyjackson9695
3 жыл бұрын
The best nugget off all time an humble Man as kid it was blessing to watch him play never talk trash his game spoke for him , im from Denver so i got a brids eye view. Nuggets Fan for life an also English fan for life. that run an gun Nuggets team of the 80s was fun to watch and with the Doug Moe i sure do miss them Days.
@standupG1
4 жыл бұрын
I can`t lie: Before this, I didn't know who he was. I might have heard the name but I wouldn't have been able to place it. Well, I learn something every day.
@Nathantodd2012
Жыл бұрын
They need to Honor him with this years championship!
@aj427a
6 жыл бұрын
1980s probably had the overall highest density of great SF Larry bird Dominic Wilkins Alex English Adrian Dantley bernard king James worthy just to name a few
@fortou7329
4 жыл бұрын
Mark Aguirre also
@TheSstretch68
3 жыл бұрын
ONE OF THE BEST SCORERS THIS LEAGUE HAS SEEN!!!
@SIGMAMAN69
7 ай бұрын
The most underrated player of all time. If he were more flashy or outspoken, or played for a big market team he would be co soldered a legend. As far as I’m concerned, he is
@DREWTHEEMPATH
Жыл бұрын
Definitely top 5 most underrated nba player ever
@fourtwenty1813
5 жыл бұрын
I just got his jersey. Easily a top 3 purchase of my life
@orthotech9758
6 жыл бұрын
I like the historical vids, man. Keep them up.
@Player_Review
6 жыл бұрын
Adrian Dantley and Darrell Griffith were also putting up big numbers, but they played for Utah. Small market teams always see players forgotten.
@youtuber3328
Жыл бұрын
alex english was a superstar and in the 80's the best individual statistic was the scoring from the legendary kareem abdul-jabbar
@therealflamelit
4 жыл бұрын
my fav underappreciated player - him and TOM CHAMBERS
@bkriser
6 жыл бұрын
damn. nothing has changed with Nuggets defense I see
@HowieKrakk
10 ай бұрын
My first throwback jersey was Alex English 😂 I never heard of him until somebody gave me his jersey
@Matty-Jets
6 жыл бұрын
Great video man! Thanks, I got to show my daughter who the guy on my jersey is. :)
@eyemisstheoldme4807
Жыл бұрын
That high release point is unstoppable in any era of basketball...u don't have to have a deep bag if u shot is water and can't nobody block it. Get to yo spot and light they ass up every trip
@ReynaldoIvanPena
6 жыл бұрын
I’m so thankful you made this vid. NBA 2k 18 shows him no love on the All Time nuggets team. He has zero HOF badges. With not much capabilities to score with all the animation issues the game has. It all but credits the All Time Lakers, Warriors & Rockets. Big west teams.
@ReynaldoIvanPena
6 жыл бұрын
It’d be nice if you make a edit for Kiki Vandeweghe & Dan Issel
@kristwerberg5742
6 жыл бұрын
The most underrated scorer of all time is David thompson. He scored 25+ his rookie year and so on and if he wouldn't have gotten in to drugs he would have been one of the greatest scorers of all time
@comicthecon
6 жыл бұрын
Kristoffer Twerberg my fav player all time besides Gervin
@davanmani556
5 жыл бұрын
Letting David Thompson go because of the drugs was a benefit to Alex.
@Amick44
5 жыл бұрын
@@davanmani556 David (before drugs) was great. But gotta say you're right. And Alex was sooooo dependable.
@markjones2518
Жыл бұрын
Alex English was the best scorer of the 80s so smooth
@montimcnulty4422
5 жыл бұрын
He was very good. The narrator sums up his career.
@PhilJHaast7695
3 жыл бұрын
Alex English had an offensive play style that would be so out of date nowadays. He lived on the mid range shot and did not get to the line often. Yet he was a pretty accurate shooter. He also was a decent passer and he tried on defense.
@christophertifre2018
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Without a 3 point shot either.
@urbangorilla33
Жыл бұрын
It may be out of vogue now but there is DeMar DeRozan.
@SpencerJ289
Жыл бұрын
Dudes shot was so clean
@gravitykat714
4 жыл бұрын
Alex English is so damn underrated it’s criminal
@unappealingundesirable2826
3 жыл бұрын
0:55 Is that Mike Dunleavy Sr? I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-Amerecium too. I remember Alex English, Kiki Vandeweghe and Dan Issel as that high scoring trio!
@themako990mako9
6 жыл бұрын
Wayyyy underated. Because Denver nuggets
@master-kq3nw
Жыл бұрын
scoring machine fantastic shooter
@THTCyrus
6 жыл бұрын
Very underrated
@jasonlassiter9229
Жыл бұрын
My favorite Nugget of all-time is a man by the name of David "Skywalker" Thompson. I think Alex is the second best player in franchise history. Dikembe being #3. If David hadn't screwed up his career with drugs, I think he would've been the franchise's all-time leading scorer. Just my opinion...Have a blessed day ✌️
@adamimbrogno5404
2 жыл бұрын
Overlooked from the NBA 75th anniversary team.
@christophertifre2018
2 жыл бұрын
Terrible. Has more accolades than some of the new editions. The small Denver market,and success of Boston, LA really hurts him til this day.Personally he should've been in instead of Leonard
@previnlubom4498
10 күн бұрын
Great player 🏀🥇🎖️
@davidholcomb9393
6 жыл бұрын
He was one of those great scorers who didn't have a lot around him but I definitely remember him growing up in the 80s.
@Wowvod
3 жыл бұрын
No he did have Kiki and issel but if they had a good PG or SG and decided to play defense in the playoffs they would win,they would’ve won.at least 1 or 2
@EF-vm7wi
7 ай бұрын
Nuggets consistently doing their all time greats dirty.
@HiNRGboy
Жыл бұрын
He was flashy just not in the way you're thinking... like driving to the basket aka Jordan. He was a midrange master and the way he'd get open enough for those shots were silky smooth.
@JurassicParker13
Жыл бұрын
English VS Gervin seems like a great matchup
@gregodena.a3577
Жыл бұрын
My man threw his shoulder blade going for that block 2:09
@mikeillgaming4224
6 жыл бұрын
That shaun Livingston jumper
@Urosh0
6 жыл бұрын
great video, keep it up
@liamseekamp9627
6 жыл бұрын
you should do a video on Adrian Dantley next, hes another one of the most underrated players of all time, the dude was averaging Kobe numbers allot of years while shooting like 55% from the field
@liamseekamp9627
6 жыл бұрын
also averaged over 30ppg 4 times over 26 8 times and over 20 10 times, also averaged like 6.5 rebounds and 4 assists through most of his prime
@RICHBLACKCOCK
Жыл бұрын
@@liamseekamp9627 A. D. was great. Pistons did him wrong tho. AD did play in the 1988 finals with the Pistons.
@common_wolf
Жыл бұрын
His game was simple but effective.
@stewartberger7734
7 ай бұрын
total beast
@MB1z
6 жыл бұрын
Great vid.
@Denver10215
Жыл бұрын
The best . Alex
@Icecodes
5 жыл бұрын
In all my NBA fan years he personifies underrated
@sauliussimcikas7538
6 жыл бұрын
You have to look at points per possession to say that they were best offense or worst defense, not in how many points are scored/allowed per game. High scoring games only show that they played at a fast pace which somewhat diminishes his statistical achievements. Anyway, thanks for the vid :)
@churchservice2700
6 жыл бұрын
at the end...what really determines your dominance in scoring depends on the amount of total points that you dropped during the regular season...not points per game...the real scoring titles are the ones that lead the league in the total points during the regular season and not average
@RealDeeGotJuice
4 жыл бұрын
South Carolina Breed 💪🏾
@marqueswilliams345
6 жыл бұрын
Damn Alex English smooth scorer
@Rinaldiii
Жыл бұрын
I’m here after Rasheed Wallace, put him in his starting lineup
@jduke93
2 жыл бұрын
I’m here because of the coach asking his students who scored the most points in the 80s
@sixringsofsteel6440
5 жыл бұрын
His athleticism was always a mile high
@Yuh.baby.
Жыл бұрын
that was clever
@philippebeauvais9281
6 жыл бұрын
Dude has no flash I guess that’s why he’s so underrated
@craigdavis4265
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome player!!!
@nathanpryer715
6 жыл бұрын
Adrian Dantley was an underrated scorer too
@nathanpryer715
4 жыл бұрын
Doug Kirk ball hog or not he was still a good scorer
@riadanabtawi5880
4 жыл бұрын
He runs and shoots like the Iceman George Gervin of the S.A. Spurs. He was a soft shooter , no big effort and no noise made but he put a lot of baskets just like Gervin.
@netrade3898
Жыл бұрын
Had they brought him back for his final year, he would've played under THE System of Paul Westhead. I can only wonder how he would've fared.
@TheBdavis231
2 жыл бұрын
Alex English is at least top 45 all time. Also, those 80s Denver teams were great.
@Simeonpravoslav
3 жыл бұрын
It's easy to see how valuable he was to the Nuggets when Bernie Bickerstaff, as GM, decided they didn't need him. The Nuggets collapsed and went into what felt like perpetual rebuilding mode.
@sirhmxier6350
6 жыл бұрын
Noti gang
@anerudhan
5 жыл бұрын
21.5 ppg shooting 50.7% as a career avg? Holy shit talk about underrated. That’s better than Kobe lmao
@warnerw88
5 жыл бұрын
This man lives 15 mins away from me and I saw him at my gym kinda crazy lol
@Denver10215
9 ай бұрын
Alex was best ever
@xxsauceyjayyxx8749
5 жыл бұрын
Alex English is my uncle we call him Uncle Flick btw my name s Emani English so you have more proof I know he went to usc went to bucks pacers and nuggets in 1980s want more proof?
@simpletech9707
6 жыл бұрын
love ur vids bro
@CaineLovesCali
6 жыл бұрын
appreciate it man
@nickalibozek4823
6 жыл бұрын
Caroline made!
@pizzaboy1250
6 жыл бұрын
So he was the 80's version of Demar Derozen (situation not playstyle)
@jimmodzelewski5389
6 жыл бұрын
I think he is underrated. He should be thought about for the Hall of Fame. Like if you agree.
@SeSeReRfRf
6 жыл бұрын
Jim Modzelewski he is already in the hall of fame
@robertlowrie8446
2 жыл бұрын
Reggie Miller modeled his game after Alex English. You can see it in the high-release of his jumper.
@RICHBLACKCOCK
Жыл бұрын
Alex was TOO SMOOTH! Never complained. Just went about his job. Uh pros' pro!
@user-wn2km9zf2z
5 жыл бұрын
I know he is also poet.
@killamaine13
2 жыл бұрын
40 yrs later Nicola jokic showed up and took over
@MrSilus2000
10 ай бұрын
The highest release ever. Unblockable when he’s hot
@sparksup327
6 жыл бұрын
#NuggetsAllDay
@jimmiechambers425
7 күн бұрын
Alex English should get more respect for sure!
@OddFluidz
5 жыл бұрын
Brandon Ingram should watch his film
@Didyourmomtwice
2 жыл бұрын
Notice how MGay was too scared to guard him
@oneadvocate9517
5 жыл бұрын
Is Alex English or Carmelo Anthony the best player for the Nuggets all time
@peat381low8
4 жыл бұрын
55% FG is unheard of from a guard. Only Derrick White from the Spurs could do that a few times a season.
@thechosen5805
2 жыл бұрын
he wasn't a guard tho
@whitemexi55
2 жыл бұрын
The start of this video sounds like you're talking about Jokic lol
@eydondozier864
3 жыл бұрын
alex english is my cousin and my dads
@23abedabed23
6 жыл бұрын
First SHOUTOUT TO GERALD YOUNG HE BEAT ME BY LIKE 5 SECONDS WITH ANOTHER KOBE PIC LOL. SO IM ACTUALLY SECOND
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