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ArbitraryWater
10-24-2015, 10:36 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yibXY3nRj2A

Pretty cool... Ewing and Griffin probably had the 2 most imposing ones, although MJ wasn't shabby either. Oh, and Kobe's triple :applause:

I would say:

1. Blake Griffin
2. Patrick Ewing
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Michael Jordan
catch24
10-24-2015, 10:44 PM
Cool video bro. Griffin and MJ's couldn't be more appropriate. :applause:

True showmen of the game.
WayOfWade
10-24-2015, 10:48 PM
My favorite was Stockton's. The dude had a steal before he even scored a basket; just thought that was cool because he is the all-time leader in steals.

Cool video btw
SouBeachTalents
10-24-2015, 10:51 PM
Sick video, can't believe Bird & Dr. J were omitted though
catch24
10-24-2015, 10:52 PM
Also gotta love Kobe chucking from WELL beyond the arc. Can't say I'm surprised. :lol
SHAQisGOAT
10-24-2015, 11:01 PM
That's pretty cool :applause:

Plenty of them "say" a little bit something about the player, or things to come...

Ones I liked the most were Grant Hill's, Griffin's, Wade's Ray-Ray's, Jordan's, Barkley's, Kobe's, Kyrie's, Carter's and Stockton's.




Sick video, can't believe Bird & Dr. J were omitted though

Probably didn't have it :confusedshrug:
ArbitraryWater
10-24-2015, 11:03 PM
Also gotta love Kobe chucking from WELL beyond the arc. Can't say I'm surprised. :lol

Yup.. but purely shooting wise, his may have actually been the best of the bunch, or looked the best :applause:
Nuff Said
10-24-2015, 11:07 PM
Ray shaking iverson for his first. Grant hill also had a superb one. Duncan making it look too easy.
sportjames23
10-24-2015, 11:08 PM
Noted:

Shaq's, Barkley's, Robinson's and Ewing's first points were off dunks
Pippen's first basket was from an assist by MJ (MJ made Pip's career from Day One)
Miller's first bucket was a layup
Dream missed his first three shots, including a dunk attempt
JimmyMcAdocious
10-24-2015, 11:15 PM
What's Parker doing in there? Misleading title.
sportjames23
10-24-2015, 11:18 PM
What's Parker doing in there? Misleading title.


:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:
Rocketswin2013
10-24-2015, 11:37 PM
Chris Paul transition steals. So much awareness. :bowdown:
feyki
10-25-2015, 08:18 AM
Wow , amazing video .

Ahaha Hakeem was soo rookie at those days :D .
VengefulAngel
10-25-2015, 08:24 AM
Hakeem :oldlol: :oldlol:

MJ and Wade :bowdown: :bowdown:
jlip
10-25-2015, 08:34 AM
Blake! :applause:
KG215
10-25-2015, 08:52 AM
Dream missed his first three shots, including a dunk attempt
Yeah, poor Hakeem got stuffed by the rim on one of his putback attempts. Out of all of them, Dream's was probably he most awkward and least smooth. Of course the guy goes on to be probably the smoothest post player in NBA history, but his first basket was awkward as hell.
ArbitraryWater
10-25-2015, 09:06 AM
And the film quality of those games the NBA has from the 80's... wow smh.
MP.Trey
10-25-2015, 09:20 AM
Hakeem's dunk attempt tho. :roll:
Psileas
10-25-2015, 09:45 AM
Wow, they had Willis Reed's and Frazier's first baskets? And then people don't want to hear about the New York Effect...
Psileas
10-25-2015, 09:50 AM
Grant Hill's and Ray Allen's whole efforts were pretty cool.
sundizz
10-25-2015, 09:55 AM
Wade getting his first bucket on a charge lol. Griffin's was nice. Kobe's was smooth. Hakeem, well lol. Jordan's was Jordan-esque. Vince ran back on D faster after that made shot than I've seen him move in 10 years. Parker making a trey with the ultimate troll job to start his career.
Draz
10-25-2015, 08:57 PM
Wow mj
L.Kizzle
10-25-2015, 09:00 PM
It's no secret Hakeem (or Akeem back when he was a rook) learned his game from Moses Malone. SO the three missed lay-ups and dunk attempt was so appropriate for Akeem at that point.
KembaWalker
10-26-2015, 01:28 AM
Might be the Bulls fan in me, but Rose's was pretty nice

Now the memories of pre-ACL Rose are coming :cry:
ralph_i_el
10-26-2015, 01:36 AM
Might be the Bulls fan in me, but Rose's was pretty nice

Now the memories of pre-ACL Rose are coming :cry:
Yup, turns out going full speed into a jump-stop is kinda tough on the knees
To4
10-26-2015, 02:47 AM
Fuq the NBA holding back some Super HD quality footage of NBA games and plays from all time greats.

Saw the 1970s with Pete Maravich? Clearer than a Chinese TV!!
BoutPractice
10-26-2015, 07:11 AM
Of course Malone would get his first from a Stockton assist.
Dragonyeuw
10-26-2015, 07:24 AM
Wow, Hakeem's couldn't' be less fitting compared to the kind of player he became.
IllegalD
10-26-2015, 08:00 AM
Fuq the NBA holding back some Super HD quality footage of NBA games and plays from all time greats.

Saw the 1970s with Pete Maravich? Clearer than a Chinese TV!!

Its true.

But all that stuff might be available in some form soon enough...

http://www.techworld.com/news/storage/nba-digitises-40-years-of-video-footage-with-sgi-virtualised-storage-3401110/
pudman13
10-26-2015, 09:10 AM
Too bad it's not on video, but John Havlicek's first NBA basket was a dunk.
pudman13
10-26-2015, 09:24 AM
Rose's first basket should have been called a travel.
SugarHill
10-26-2015, 09:58 AM
A lot of player's first shots were vastly different from the style the're known for like Gasol's transition dunk, Reggie in the post and Tony Parker hitting a 3. Blake, Jordan and Ray had the best.
Derka
10-26-2015, 10:01 AM
That's a cool-ass video right there :applause:
Rake2204
10-26-2015, 01:10 PM
Very cool video. I found the awkward ones some of the most interesting, as it made me wonder about their mindset and and the first game jitters that were probably there on some level in a lot of those cases. Some of those shots just had a "Just let me slop something that will fall into the hoop so I can get this thing rolling" type of feel.
kennethgriffin
10-26-2015, 02:35 PM
kobes three pointer was 4 feet behind the arc


by far the most impressive. how any rookie has the balls to take a shot like that for his first nba basket is beyond me


one of a kind
ShawkFactory
10-26-2015, 02:48 PM
kobes three pointer was 4 feet behind the arc


by far the most impressive. how any rookie has the balls to take a shot like that for his first nba basket is beyond me


one of a kind
You want him in your mouth so badly.
Genaro
10-26-2015, 04:50 PM
Where's Bird?


Rose's first basket should have been called a travel.
This
JimmyMcAdocious
10-26-2015, 06:46 PM
Where's Bird?


https://youtu.be/f43gQbtVEsk?t=164

Not sure if that's his first shot, but the closest I can find (the first one against Houston). Nice ****ing move tho.

Rookie highlights just because.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XFkg9r5_mk

Bird would murder in today's NBA.
Dragonyeuw
10-26-2015, 08:03 PM
https://youtu.be/f43gQbtVEsk?t=164

Not sure if that's his first shot, but the closest I can find (the first one against Houston). Nice ****ing move tho.

Rookie highlights just because.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XFkg9r5_mk

Bird would murder in today's NBA.

Sick. Was playing like a multiyear vet from the getgo.
SHAQisGOAT
10-27-2015, 08:42 AM
https://youtu.be/f43gQbtVEsk?t=164

Not sure if that's his first shot, but the closest I can find (the first one against Houston). Nice ****ing move tho.

Rookie highlights just because.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XFkg9r5_mk

Bird would murder in today's NBA.

Maybe so... His 1st game was against the Rockets. Yea, that was a nice move.

:bowdown:
Rookie Bird's combination of off-ball game, passing, shooting and just overall feel for the game put most vets to shame... And the (tremendous) impact was already there, always with terrific grit and hustle.
Plus, those who only remember old, broken down by injuries Bird should watch stuff like that... Young(er) Larry was a pretty nice athlete, showing great coordination/fluidity for a 6'9, 220 lbs player, could run the floor, deceptively quick, great footwork, already pretty strong...