Your favorite assist of all time?

[Alamо]

Who doesn't love a good assist? Flashy passes are one of the most enjoyable parts of the game. My favorite pass is this one my manu back in 09. Saw it live which makes it that much better.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QVI8TOjGSs

[SouBeachTalents]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu0uvydwUTA

[Akrazotile]

The kobe assist

[gts]

My favorite was a fisher to odom in preseason

Fish fought for a loose ball on the defensive end. ended up sitting on the floor around the free throw line facing the other teams basket and threw a roughly 75 foot two handed pass over his head to a streaking Odom for the lay in

[SugarHill]

http://i40.tinypic.com/14nlbmo.gif

or Peja

[Marchesk]

http://i40.tinypic.com/14nlbmo.gif

How is that not a travel?

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Not sure if my favorite. Love Gallo's behind the back tho.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM2UW7ofGLM

And I'm a sucker for Magic's fake and Nash's handoffs.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fsuzb3QP1qcmnsoo1_r1_500.gif

Can't find a gif of a Nash handoff and too lazy to do it myself right now. But you all know it and I found this instead.

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/1452445/steve-nash-amazing-assist-o.gif

And then like 50 Ginobili passes.

[SugarHill]

How is that not a travel?
happened too fast
who calls travels during all-star weekend? :biggums:

[Hittin_Shots]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TKEOrHeN1IY

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3g7qgbIdmSU

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K7BspB6R--A

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-cHe_kA4Q4A

[fsvr54]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5BhLV7SGtQ

My boy Joe D

[no pun intended]

https://youtu.be/q8Qbo0WqvOI?t=4m45s

@4:45

So simple, yet smooth as fvck

[Asukal]

Bosh to RayRay in 2013, literally saved Bran from going 1/5. :oldlol:

[tgan3]

Iverson through the legs...just nasty..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haPzE0cKoqo

Nash has alot of great passes though..

[Joyner82reload]

Bosh to RayRay in 2013, literally saved Bran from going 1/5. :oldlol:

this...

second would be the officials in 2012. Without those 2 you're looking at 0/6 after this year.

[bballnoob1192]

Kobe to Shaq against portland to cap their comeback. One of the greatest assists in NBA history. Constantly shown on Alltime greatest Highlights.
http://i39.tinypic.com/vg78di.gif
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/2740003/shaq-kobe-alley-oop-o.gif

[Legends66NBA7]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu0uvydwUTA

Wanted to post that.

Shut er down.

[tgan3]

nash to gortat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfmDmSBXw7U

[kamil]

1998 Finals, Bulls vs. Jazz, Game 3, 4th Quarter with 9:14 seconds remaining on the clock

Rodman full court touchdown pass to Pippen, Pippen catches falling backwards and immediately passes it midair to Burrell for a nice layup.

https://youtu.be/x5dnF3ReO0Q?t=7m19s

[ILLsmak]

Kobe to Shaq against portland to cap their comeback. One of the greatest assists in NBA history. Constantly shown on Alltime greatest Highlights.
http://i39.tinypic.com/vg78di.gif
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/2740003/shaq-kobe-alley-oop-o.gif

yea that came to my mind, too. There's gotta be something better tho.

-Smak

[Lebron23]

1998 Final, Bulls vs. Jazz, Game 3, 4th Quarter:

Rodman full court touchdown pass to Pippen, Pippen catches falling backwards and immediately passes it midair to Burrell for a nice layup.

https://youtu.be/x5dnF3ReO0Q?t=7m19s


Fists time that you posted a non Jordan Dicking and Lebron Hating posts.

[Akrazotile]

Kobe to Shaq against portland to cap their comeback. One of the greatest assists in NBA history. Constantly shown on Alltime greatest Highlights.
http://i39.tinypic.com/vg78di.gif


Fukkin nuts the way Shaq can jump at his size.

[kamil]

Fists time that you posted a non Jordan Dicking and Lebron Hating posts.

Who are you?

[ImKobe]

Kobe's alley-oop pass to Shaq (after crossing over Pippen) that clinched the Portland series in 2000

Kobe's pass to Ron Artest in Game 7 of the 2010 Finals, that 3 was huuuge


if I'm looking for just a flashy assist, I might go with this Gallo pass (fking beautiful)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM2UW7ofGLM

[kamil]

Andre Igoudala swings the ball around and behind the back in midair to David Lee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck7PxVfGoDM

[Alamо]

http://i.imgur.com/7eh5bZO.gif

http://i.imgur.com/c10Z108.gif

http://i.imgur.com/17D6W2c.gif

http://i.imgur.com/oD3qgW0.gif

[Giaodollo]

Manu is one of the flashiest passers all time, I think he is the only one you can expect to do this on a nightly basis


I love this one, I have seen him do this several time where he puts it between a opponents legs and to a running teammate and still get the ball to the perfect spot.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GROljsDqa0

[L.A. Jazz]

Stockton full court to Malone over MJ in 1997 NBA Finals. QUATERBACK

Kobe to Shaq versus Blazers in the 2000 WCF. BOOM

Bird to DJ versus Pistons in 19988 ECF. BIRD STEALS THE BALL

[Derka]

Awesome thread :bowdown:

[PistonsFan#21]

http://i40.tinypic.com/14nlbmo.gif

or Peja

that gif wasn't an assist. it was a sick pass though

[24-Inch_Chrome]

http://i.giphy.com/JIRwKDrQuvEYM.gif

Couldn't find a gif of the Duncan wraparound, this one had to suffice.

http://i.giphy.com/byCVPDtowFv4k.gif

Bounce pass. :bowdown:

http://i.giphy.com/S6QuTq7IQRkAw.gif

[Alamо]

Manu is one of the flashiest passers all time, I think he is the only one you can expect to do this on a nightly basis


I love this one, I have seen him do this several time where he puts it between a opponents legs and to a running teammate and still get the ball to the perfect spot.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GROljsDqa0



Yeah that one was insane. He loves nutmegging people :oldlol:


http://i.imgur.com/wtHPnUJ.gif

[Alamо]

[IMG]http://i.giphy.com/JIRwKDrQuvEYM.gif[IMG]

Couldn't find a gif of the Duncan wraparound, this one had to suffice.

[IMG]http://i.giphy.com/byCVPDtowFv4k.gif[IMG]

Bounce pass. :bowdown:

[IMG]http://i.giphy.com/S6QuTq7IQRkAw.gif[IMG]



My favorite Nash pass was either the hand off or the one where he somehow got it to Grant Hill in the corner



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cADEfsmC6gs :biggums:

[24-Inch_Chrome]

My favorite Nash pass was either the hand off or the one where he somehow got it to Grant Hill in the corner

I was disappointed that I couldn't find many gifs. I wish we could embed YouTube videos into posts, it'd be so much nicer than just posting a link.

Steve Nash to Grant Hill compilation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZzXZwR3ybo).

[Giaodollo]

I was disappointed that I couldn't find many gifs. I wish we could embed YouTube videos into posts, it'd be so much nicer than just posting a link.

Steve Nash to Grant Hill compilation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZzXZwR3ybo).
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/1452445/steve-nash-amazing-assist-o.gif

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/steve-nash-crossover.gif

[24-Inch_Chrome]

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/1452445/steve-nash-amazing-assist-o.gif

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/steve-nash-crossover.gif

:applause: :cheers:

[ninephive]

Manu is one of the flashiest passers all time, I think he is the only one you can expect to do this on a nightly basis


I love this one, I have seen him do this several time where he puts it between a opponents legs and to a running teammate and still get the ball to the perfect spot.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GROljsDqa0
He does that so often it's ridiculous. He did it last night again. This is my favorite of Manu's:

http://youtu.be/qSN1yRY_cXM

[Alamо]

He does that so often it's ridiculous. He did it last night again. This is my favorite of Manu's:

http://youtu.be/qSN1yRY_cXM



http://i.imgur.com/oD3qgW0.gif

[ninephive]

http://i.imgur.com/oD3qgW0.gif
So awesome...I had never seen that gif before. Here's one of Manu's between the legs compilations:

http://youtu.be/MvPA0yDZycQ

The last pass in the Finals a few years ago to Parker through Cole's legs was ridiculous...probably a lot of luck too.

[Wally450]

I've seen Ginobili make some passes that make me say "how did he even see that?"

But the first one I thought of was Rondo's behind the back pass to Ray Allen against GS a couple years back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKEOrHeN1IY

[Achilleas]

http://share.gifyoutube.com/m6o4Pj.gif

[Jailblazers7]

Manu is one of the flashiest passers all time, I think he is the only one you can expect to do this on a nightly basis


I love this one, I have seen him do this several time where he puts it between a opponents legs and to a running teammate and still get the ball to the perfect spot.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GROljsDqa0

Yeah, that was one of the best "did that really happen?" I can remember from a live sporting event.

[SHAQisGOAT]

I got some...


Pistol Pete:

http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/5-23-2014/L3C2kE.gif

(the wrist pass)
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/4-02-2015/LhoVvE.gif
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/4-02-2015/lpe-NK.gif

Bird and Magic:

(still can't understand what the **** happened)
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/4-02-2015/lkuPh1.gif

http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/4-02-2015/FrAw3m.gif

(crazy exchange)
http://i40.tinypic.com/3094vf5.gif

Peja:
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/4-02-2015/idDKuv.gif

Manu:
http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/social_assets/nba/NBA_Finals/Game1/ManuLeGs.gif

Zeke:
https://38.media.tumblr.com/b0048fcc720d920de257cd1e7f3dd472/tumblr_n0z7go4j9m1s3gys4o2_r1_400.gif

Joey D:
http://media.giphy.com/media/lrIHFd86GDXVu/giphy.gif

[Alamо]

Love the Pistole Pete ones :applause:




Anybody got gif of when nash picked it up off the ground? I can't even find the video on youtube :(

[24-Inch_Chrome]

Love the Pistole Pete ones :applause:




Anybody got gif of when nash picked it up off the ground? I can't even find the video on youtube :(

Check this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y52sQoSAr6g) around the 1:50 mark, I think it might be the one you're talking about.

[pauk]

@ 8:41 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT-zhe-5ORA&feature=player_detailpage#t=521

Watch the replay, thats just stupid.... i like those crazy needle threading passes... lots of those in that video.... but if i dig deep generally its some of Magic Johnson's assists who will win this battle....

[Achilleas]

wow pistol pete,i have never seen that passes :eek:

[penny4president]

one of my favorite


http://giant.gfycat.com/AdorableAcademicIbis.gif

[imdaman99]

There's an Isiah Thomas pass that he makes, it's like a 50 ft 1-handed bounce pass that made me go :eek:

I can't youtube right now so I can't find it but that was amazing.

[livingby3's]

Nash had them shook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TachJwEvKSI

[SHAQisGOAT]

Love the Pistole Pete ones :applause:

wow pistol pete,i have never seen that passes :eek:

http://38.media.tumblr.com/2453f865b42c58bc0c4cb8d35553eb56/tumblr_nbppc2IYLp1s3gys4o2_400.gif

http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/4-02-2015/E4L-0W.gif

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/nbacardDOTnet/zz%20NBA%20Photo%20Gallery/VS/z%20g%20Trick/0%20Players/Pete%20Maravich/-behindtheattacktoalongpass.gif~original

https://38.media.tumblr.com/665b83ace646544b58d0951a7ae90426/tumblr_nbppzizmI81s3gys4o1_400.gif

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/nbacardDOTnet/zz%20NBA%20Photo%20Gallery/VS/z%20g%20Trick/0%20Players/Pete%20Maravich/217daaa5.gif~original

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/nbacardDOTnet/zz%20NBA%20Photo%20Gallery/VS/z%20g%20Trick/0%20Players/Pete%20Maravich/-lowhandalongpass2.gif~original

http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/4-02-2015/fNtVPH.gif

http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/4-02-2015/iRex-j.gif

[SHAQisGOAT]

There's an Isiah Thomas pass that he makes, it's like a 50 ft 1-handed bounce pass that made me go :eek:

I can't youtube right now so I can't find it but that was amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du0IjcuU9GE&t=2m20s

?

[Achilleas]

i heard that he was good but i have never seen them all his passes :bowdown: ,they always show magic/bird

[Alamо]

@ 8:41 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT-zhe-5ORA&feature=player_detailpage#t=521

Watch the replay, thats just stupid.... i like those crazy needle threading passes... lots of those in that video.... but if i dig deep generally its some of Magic Johnson's assists who will win this battle....




Reminds me of this manu one. A sane person wouldn't even see Oberto, let alone try to pass it to him.

http://i.imgur.com/17D6W2c.gif

[Champ]

Numbers 3 and 2 from this list - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-AW6hT8fnY

Incredible pass by Dumars and and arguably the best pass of Bird's career.

[SwayDizzle]

Pistol Pete takes the cake; his creativity is off the charts. Watching Bird/Magic pass was poetry.

[imdaman99]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du0IjcuU9GE&t=2m20s

?
It's something like that, although I don't think it's that one. It was like a bounce pass alley oop from far away and it was in a non all-star game environment. I hope it was Isiah because if it wasn't I will be embarrassed :oldlol:

[Height Freak]

http://33.media.tumblr.com/91c63e8909a7e17461343a8dc85ea083/tumblr_ni4p662MuE1sdydefo1_500.gif

http://33.media.tumblr.com/11cf1679f2a4f88e606eaa2934e69c66/tumblr_muhee5DlKT1sdydefo1_400.gif

http://38.media.tumblr.com/d8446da208e085ed00cf4db7936111df/tumblr_mwo91o7C081sdydefo1_400.gif

[24-Inch_Chrome]

It's something like that, although I don't think it's that one. It was like a bounce pass alley oop from far away and it was in a non all-star game environment. I hope it was Isiah because if it wasn't I will be embarrassed :oldlol:

Is it this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rgmmaZjkZ4)? Bounce pass alley-oop to Gerald Glass. Glass was never an all-star, so it's definitely not ASG.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Joey D behind the back pass against Jordan. Still blows my mind how he hit his man square in the chest in transition without looking and throwing a very curvy bounce pass.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Is it this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rgmmaZjkZ4)? Bounce pass alley-oop to Gerald Glass. Glass was never an all-star, so it's definitely not ASG.

One of my other favorite all time assists. Also the Isiah bounce pass bullet to MJ during an ASG.

Magic also has some insane passes to Kareem.

[imdaman99]

Is it this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rgmmaZjkZ4)? Bounce pass alley-oop to Gerald Glass. Glass was never an all-star, so it's definitely not ASG.
Yes! :bowdown: Would have been sweeter if it went down clean though.

[pauk]

Reminds me of this manu one. A sane person wouldn't even see Oberto, let alone try to pass it to him.

http://i.imgur.com/17D6W2c.gif

Now thats what im talking about, holy shit :applause:

[Sakkreth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv1qpF2AEgc

[SHAQisGOAT]

Yes! :bowdown: Would have been sweeter if it went down clean though.

Also has a similar one to Nique in one of Magic's Mid-summer Nights games, cleaner too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Fbz-ehxdA

[RedBlackAttack]

Pistol Pete and Manu are the two most consistently flashy passers of all-time, imo. It's pretty damn amazing that all these years later, there were things that the Pistol did which still haven't been duplicated.

This, right here... good lord.

(the wrist pass)
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/4-02-2015/LhoVvE.gif
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/4-02-2015/lpe-NK.gif

Thanks for the reminder, SHAQisGOAT.

[RedBlackAttack]

A little more from White Chocolate...

Different angle of the first one posted:

http://33.media.tumblr.com/415d38253c178b36e2ea6477e6617138/tumblr_mx9blpglcE1rgx7ico1_400.gif



Same pass, different game:

http://i.minus.com/i2r8t0E8frqEs.gif


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/nbacardDOTnet/zz%20NBA%20Photo%20Gallery/y%20Crazy%20Shot/from%20Crazy%20Pass/3df43f40.gif


http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2nsodCANI1qe0uldo1_500.gif


http://33.media.tumblr.com/7cae29e4a8506347648feda8e101f365/tumblr_nbeqzicCl21s3gys4o1_400.gif


http://giant.gfycat.com/TornCompleteGrizzlybear.gif



...JWill could have some horrendous turnovers, but when it was good, it was really good.

[SHAQisGOAT]

Pistol Pete and Manu are the two most consistently flashy passers of all-time, imo. It's pretty damn amazing that all these years later, there were things that the Pistol did which still haven't been duplicated.

This, right here... good lord.

(the wrist pass)
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/4-02-2015/LhoVvE.gif
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/4-02-2015/lpe-NK.gif

Thanks for the reminder, SHAQisGOAT.

True, many of his regular moves were later emulated - and even turned into "signature moves" - by players like Magic, Hakeem, Curry, Isiah, Rondo, J-Will, Kobe, Manu, so on... but still got shit that was never even duplicated since; the wrist-pass, for one, is just crazy. Remember that that's in slow-mo, dude pulled tht off while speeding on a 3to2 fastbreak :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfWkiO2Iz08

[USABall]

Wade to Kobe 2008 Olympics vs Greece.


Athleticism, context, two of the greatest SGs of all time. Great play!

[KungFuJoe]

It's absolutely utterly disgusting that Manu has a between the legs assist compilation. I mean, WTF.

[Alamо]

Is it this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rgmmaZjkZ4)? Bounce pass alley-oop to Gerald Glass. Glass was never an all-star, so it's definitely not ASG.



Ridiculous. I could see maybe Curry or Rondo trying something like that.

[Alamо]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu7tXL-LivE


Top 10 Assists of the 2014-2015 season

[Horde of Temujin]

https://vine.co/v/M0LOnOBzOn6

I always love this one. Nash to Tim Thomas in the lane. Simple and elegant.

[TimmyDuncan]

Reminds me of this manu one. A sane person wouldn't even see Oberto, let alone try to pass it to him.

http://i.imgur.com/17D6W2c.gif


It's really nice to watch Manu plays but it's so frustrating when that kind of pass ends up in a turnover and a easy 2 the other way

[ArbitraryWater]

Kobe to Shaq against portland to cap their comeback. One of the greatest assists in NBA history. Constantly shown on Alltime greatest Highlights.
http://i39.tinypic.com/vg78di.gif
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/2740003/shaq-kobe-alley-oop-o.gif

its not the assist but the moment.... and cross.. they threw that alley thousands of times

[T_L_P]

http://i.imgur.com/oD3qgW0.gif

Yep, it's this one for me.

[Leftimage]

http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/4157155/lepasss.gif

http://i.imgur.com/17D6W2c.gif

[Horde of Temujin]

Ginobili is the king of this thread

[24-Inch_Chrome]

http://i.imgur.com/tBCtHsk.gif

[pauk]

Peja steals the ball and then immediately heaves a no look behind the back pass flying like 70 feet and landing an inch from the fingertips of the defender right on the money... may be the most difficult pass/assist i ever seen somebody pull in a game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlkB6kpSi_k

Except for that just put on some Maravich, Magic, Bird, Lebron, Manu passing highlights and pick one.... those dudes have accumulated the most of the crazy assists/passes....

[SHAQisGOAT]

http://i.imgur.com/tBCtHsk.gif

:lol :applause: :bowdown:

[Horde of Temujin]

http://i.imgur.com/tBCtHsk.gif


Well done sir :cheers:

[JohnFreeman]

http://media.giphy.com/media/5w9YUwcMoo2xW/giphy.gif

[Mrofir]

nash had a 70+ft lob to marion a few years back and I just spent 20 min trying to find it but I could not..


It's not in the running for GAOAT but I'd like to see it again. Gerd perss