In terms of all-around talent at the CENTER position, I would definitely put him in the top 5 of all time. Despite his youth, intelligence, and skill, and if he wasn't injury-prone, he still probably would have had his hands full against Olajuwon and O'Neal who just dominated the CENTER position in the 90s.
@marzilyas youtube dosent show anything . but it reminds us of what he was and what how he played back then .... easily the best european player . dirk nowitzki id say is second .
@ichirakudreamer well, you said that the Admiral was a pussy compared to Sabo, which is ridiculous. And cmon man, you know Dirk is the best European player of all time. He won an NBA 'ship for chrissakes. No other European can claim to have led a team to the top.
@ichirakudreamer David Robinson. Hmmm, you really don't know a whole lot about this subject, do you? I guess that doesn't stop you from sharing your opinion, though.
@marzilyas i do know a lot about this subject . just in terms of 3 pointers , amazing passes and blocks he did in his prime isnt comparable to any other centre . shaq for example blocks with 60 % a foul .and he cant pass at all
I know that he is a center.... What I am saying is that he PLAYED like that of a power forward BEFORE there ever was such a position. You know how many people used to say he was like a PG trapped in a big mans body? THAT IS A POWER FORWARD!!!! Normally a 7'3" dude cant shoot 3s (or even a free throw if you are Shaq) Most big men cant drive to the hoop like he did and there were very few players, at any position, that could pass like he did.
Guy was as talented as they come. Great to see old footage of him. Funny though that I think Darko (blasphemy i know, to mention him in the same sentence as Sabas) but if he had coaches that knew what they were doing , he would be almost as good as Sabas. Look up clips of each guy and they move alot alike same speed and style.
he is the best player ever idc what anybody else thinks sorry mj bird and magic, but this guy was 7'3!!!!!!!!passed like magic had the fundamentals like bird and by seeing some of his dunks could score as many points as mj o n lets not even mention he fly swats anything thats around the basket
@45arther lol internet hype? people like detlef and many others said he was arguably the best in the world so jus the fact that he was arguably the best makes him a top player ever and in my book he is
@45arther well if sean elliot kenny smith and david robinson are amateurs then i guess the nba is made up of amateurs because sabonis was almost the exact same age as david robinson also when sabonis got to the nba one season he averaged 16/10/3 despite having the fact that he had a partially ruptured achilles tendon and a sverely arthritic foot that got infected when it got operated on id like to see any nba star put up those numbers with those injuries .
@45arther hey for all u know earl the goat could have been the best ever u just dont know sabonis came over to the nba posted a 16/10/3 season with a partially ruptured achilles tendon and a severe arthritic foot so my point is if a guy could do that and wreck david robinson,m sean elliot, and kenny smiths team in 1986 where he was about the same age as robinson u can make an argument for him as the best ever cuz his unique skillset that nobody could stop
@45arther okay i jus dont see what yur watching kareem would not have been able to stop the guy thatys been compared to a 7'4 larry bird im sorry but to call this man internet hype is wrong he won a euroleague mvp at the age of 40, plaeyd well against shaq even tho both achillies tendons were messed up along wuth all the other injuries, my opinion is hes the best ever and yur not going to change that, he played well against the dream team even tho he was hurt,and destroyed david robinson
@splashty09 you are one of those people that will look for someone to say what you want to believe and quote it without even giving it thought. 7'4 Larry Bird, give me a break. Walton said that, in case you havent noticed Walton says all kind of silly think. If you can believe he is the best, but your opion is a sllly one.
@45arther well enough people have said enough things about things bout the guy to support my opinion hes arguably the best player ever, does that mean he is for sure NO but u can argue it, hes been compared to dirk nowitzki BEFORE dirk so to say my opinion is silly is kinda dumb cuz i at least have evidence to support what i say and i havent yet stated one thing that was said or done that wasnt true, thus my argument and opinion can be looked at as valid n whos to say in his prime he wasnt
I am old enough to have seen this live. I swear that the Mike Powell jump and the first time that I saw Sabonis playing basketball are the more atonishing moments, talking about sports, I´ve lived. But I was younger when I see Sabas, and it impress me more. No doubt that, without injuries, he would be THE BEST EVER . Sure.
anyone that says this man isn't in the top 10 greatest centers of all time knows nothing about basketball. if he were to have immediately come over when the blazers drafted him, jordan would be short a ring. this video is great but it still does him no justice, wheres the no look passes? theres no skill he didnt master. insane passer, great defender, heads up and hustling. whats an opposing defense supposed to do when a 7'4 center is raining 3s all over the place, no matter how you guard him?
The guy was like, probly, the smartest big man of all time. He was REALLY REALLY smart, he was so smart he didn't need to outmuscle you, although he could given he had almost like Shaq-like size.
I'd say, when health lols, you're talkin about a top 5-6 Center of all time. EASILY......
He's like Dirk, but with some tenacity. Sabonis was 100x better than most people give him credit for. He was an above average NBA center, in a league with different rules, after his prime. That's saying something right there.
And we haven't even discussed his ability to pass. He evolved as a player with skills - when your athleticism is gone. Most pros can't do that.
A true force of nature, he would have outshine many of the best players in the NBA at his best. I'm not gonna enter the Hakeem debate, just saying he would have (you know, in the NBA, you face the same players many times, sometimes you get owned, sometimes you own, you gotta learn how to handle that), he was a beast, but injuries are injuries.
i wish the Lakers woulda got him in the 1989 draft instead of Vlade...we may of given Chicago a better run in 91 Finals....thinkin of that loss still irks me......Jordan got his first ring at our expense..ill be damned if LeBron gets his first against us....FUCK NO
I believe you're the one who's talking through his ass!!!! accept things how they are, US is no longer "untouchable", and that´s a fact that can´t be refuted, it is documented in the annals of history!!!
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Cant stop watching the part at :47. Yells at ref, whoa your about to T me up?! I wasnt yelling at you, i was yelling at Aaron Rogers for stealing my signature move!
Ok so he dunks all over David Robinson. He packs the hell out of a few guys shots. But my jaw dropped when he starts stepping out and acting like Kevin Durant knocking down crazy 3's. Insane video. I'm just happy somebody preserved the footage. This is like watching a dude I created on a video game.
@severXyourXties: I would say he is the most talented center ever, but to say he was the best I (with all due respect to your opinion) am going to have to disagree. He did not do enough in the nba to be called the best center ever.
@thabrandon yes you may be right but I was referring to him being the best pure center to ever play basketball period. Not NBA but world basketball. He never got to play in the NBA at his prime so that is an uncertain area.
@kilox10001 Yeah but Sabonis was bigger, passed better and had a much better post game than Nowitzki. Not sure about his shooting skills compared to Nowitzki's but it looks like every aspect of his game was better than Nowitzki's. Dirk is the next best thing. I know you never said Dirk was better though, just talking lol.
that block on Robinson at 36 m was called a foul. It wasn't the only bad call on him and he spent a lot of time on the bench. When he was on the court he totally dominated everyone. This shows his mostly his power game but he was also a finess player who had incredible deceptive moves around the basket. Thats what he mostly used in the NBA after he lost his mobility. I don't know of any other center who could have or would even attempt to play with his knee's. He was much better than Yao.
So this video was uploaded in 09. Is everybody searching Sabonis, Mullin, Rodman, Pippen highlights after the hall of fame inductions? Sabonis was a freak when he was at his peak huh.
Also Sabonis was great in Lithuania not in the NBA. If Sabonis is in the Hall of Fame for playing 7 NBA seasons, how the hell Yao Ming isn't a first ballot. Yao's statistics in almost all categories were higher than SAbonis's
@MrDroberts24 The Basketball Hall of Fame is exactly that. The Basketball Hall of Fame.. NCAA players and coaches are inducted, WNBA players and coaches are inducted, Harlem Globetrotter Members are inducted, and Olympic players and teams are inducted. It's not just for the NBA. Sabonis is being inducted not for what he did in the NBA at age 31, but for what he represented and accomplished his entire career in International play as well as the NBA.
@MrDroberts24 Possibly second-ballot. Yao's skill set and full potential was sky high, but his legacy leaves something to be desired. I hope after a couple years of rest he'll make a comback? Sabonis leaves something to be desired in the NBA, but he accomplished far more overall. 8 Euro Player of the Year Awards, 6 combined regular season and finals MVP's for various Euro Leagues, 1 olympic gold, 2 bronze, 3 Soviet Titles, 2 Spanish League Titles, A Euro League Title, the list seriously goes on.
@4browsing MAYBE SO, BUT 9/10 A PLAYER OR COACH GETS INTO THE HALL FOR WHAT THEY DID WHILE IN THE NBA OR WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THE NBA, NOT FOR WHAT THEY DID OVERSEAS. DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LIKE SABONIS BUT HE'S A RARE CASE. I THINK PEOPLE JUST LIKE HIS NAME MORE THAN ANYTHING, IT SOUNDS COOL.
he was a taller and more athletic dirk nowitzki. had he been able to play in the nba his whole career he would have been one of the top 5 centers of all time and his teams, which were very good without him and would've been great with him, would have won multiple titles. instead he went through the nba with "concrete nikes" yet still remains one of the most revered players ever. that's a hell of a legacy
@MrDroberts24 Dirk is a smooth and fluid rythmic player. Athleticism is much more than fluidity. David Robinson was a finesse power player, yet very athletic. One of the most athletic centers in NBA history. A young Sabonis was dominating a very young Robinson in these Olympics. I don't know how you perceive the above video, but I see Sabonis coming out of nowhere in a flash and swatting balls.. He's 7'3, not even Dirk or Pao match his speed on the defensive end.
One troll is just pathetic...PRO BALL experience is his excuse? Is this is an excuse? Its saying Sabonis was way better, just using other words... PRO ball expereince... they were the same age you know. Like Robinson never played basketball before he joined Spurs right...?
@madhazzer i agree. i love sabonis and his unique big man talents, but those world championships was his crowning achievement. david got infinitely better in the years to come and sabonis just got older.
You people need to stop acting as if Sabas turned DRob into some sort of woman in their matchups. It didn't really happen that way. This is a highlight video.
This was a time period when FIBA allowed European/South American pro basketball players to compete in the Olympics, but only college players in the US could play in the olympics - NO NBA players.
@madhazzer thannnk you and when NBA players did go to the Olympics what happened? We smashed everybody. Aye he was good people but he wasnt playin with the best of best.
@THEGREATMIAH777 wrong. 2004 olympics, usa went with all nba all-star players (marbury, iverson, duncan, etc) and still got fucked in the ass by puerto rico and then eliminated in the playoffs by argentina. learn your shit
@NoMercyDB ik my shit brother k. I didnt say we went undefeated Im sayn when we started using our NBA players we were moppin the floor with teams. Yeh eventually the rest of the world caught up but we fucked everyone in the ass buddy thats what we do in basketball
@Deadshot089 No NBA center except Robinson in '86 had to play against this 7'3, 285lb stud in his prime. I love Hakeem, but the prime Sabonis was as powerful and fit as the Orlando Shaq with a gifted IQ, and the ability to sink the tray or dish like Bird. Hakeem listed as 7' was 6'10" - a bit undersized. It might not have mattered against a 7'1 powerhouse Shaq, but Shaq had no range. Sabonis would be a mismatch for any center, even Hakeem. It's a shame he never played in the NBA in his prime :(
@dantheman9758 lol don't kid yourself about Hakeem. You making look like some bad center. I know Hakeem was 6'10, what? You think I don't know nothing about Hakeem? Don't kid yourself and easily say that Sabonis would dominate Hakeem in his prime. lol
@Deadshot089 Apologies Deadshot, I did not intend to sound bias, I lost sight of the point I was trying to make. I believe Sabonis was an elite center, I do not believe other elite centers would "own" him on a given night any more often than he could do the same to them. To me, hearing someone say "Hakeem" or just the same: Shaq, Chamberlain, Russell, Kareem and other great centers as if they were some sort of solution to Sabonis' game just sounds like it does not give the man his due credit.
@dantheman9758 I understand where you coming from, but you making it seem like Hakeem is an easy opponent that Sabonis will defeat easily, wich it won't.
@madhazzer David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965(1965-08-06)) is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career.
Arvydas Romas Sabonis (born December 19, 1964) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. and played in a variety of leagues, including seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States. NINE MONTHS....NOT YEARS!!!! MORONS
@madhazzer David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965(1965-08-06)) is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career.
Arvydas Romas Sabonis (born December 19, 1964) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. and played in a variety of leagues, including seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States. NINE MONTHS....NOT YEARS!!!! MORONS
@lylhawk david robinson was 20 sabonis was 9 months older so dont use his age as an excuse second without tim duncan David Ro inson never came close to a title
anyway valanciunas seems like a great player, i wouldn't compare him to pau gasol (he's similar to marc, a pure C but he still lacks marc's muscles) and i don't see why he should be less skilled than pau... he's showing he has amazing potential and is literally DOMINATING the u-19 world championship!
@CanadianStreetBaller dont agree with you :) Sabonis was different player than Jonas, he could shoot 3s,midrange,play defense and passing like a pointguard he is one of those players who comes in 100 years :) 7.25 feet, Valanciunas is Joahim Noah + better offense.
@CanadianStreetBaller he is no where near sabonis in terms of skillset not even close.... but jonas does have the most potential in the 2011 draft class so you guys should possibly get a good player.... if he works hard he cn possibly be a poor mans pau gasol....
@CanadianStreetBaller he is no where near sabonis in terms of skillset not even close.... but jonas does have the most potential in the 2011 draft class so you guys should possibly get a good player.... if he works hard he can possibly be a poor mans pau gasol....
@madhazzer I believe you´re the one who's foolish, they were practically the same age with Sabonis having been born just "nine" months before; check wikipedia!!!!
No, he is not. But trust me, Valanciunas is also prospective and the most important - hard working - person. I don't think he can be a true star in the nba but who knows what happens.
true basketball legend.
nonsentirti 1 day ago
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nonsentirti 1 day ago
In terms of all-around talent at the CENTER position, I would definitely put him in the top 5 of all time. Despite his youth, intelligence, and skill, and if he wasn't injury-prone, he still probably would have had his hands full against Olajuwon and O'Neal who just dominated the CENTER position in the 90s.
UserFriendlyDopeShow 6 days ago
ray liotta
angela32530 3 weeks ago
His three pointers just kills. After some of those, opponents just lose ar the moral they have left :)
risks92 3 weeks ago
my opinion Sabonis = chamberlain
francesjay120 3 weeks ago
All CCCR team players were Lithuanians, and only becouse of occupation
briutas 4 weeks ago
goaltending @1:23
marzilyas 1 month ago
this just proves robinson is complete pussy compared to sabonis
ichirakudreamer 1 month ago
@ichirakudreamer yeah, forget their respective basketball careers, clearly 5 seconds of video shows what the real answer is. The magic of Youtube!
marzilyas 1 month ago
@marzilyas youtube dosent show anything . but it reminds us of what he was and what how he played back then .... easily the best european player . dirk nowitzki id say is second .
ichirakudreamer 1 month ago
@ichirakudreamer well, you said that the Admiral was a pussy compared to Sabo, which is ridiculous. And cmon man, you know Dirk is the best European player of all time. He won an NBA 'ship for chrissakes. No other European can claim to have led a team to the top.
marzilyas 1 month ago
@marzilyas admiral ? whos admiral lol
ichirakudreamer 1 month ago
@ichirakudreamer David Robinson. Hmmm, you really don't know a whole lot about this subject, do you? I guess that doesn't stop you from sharing your opinion, though.
marzilyas 1 month ago
@marzilyas i do know a lot about this subject . just in terms of 3 pointers , amazing passes and blocks he did in his prime isnt comparable to any other centre . shaq for example blocks with 60 % a foul .and he cant pass at all
ichirakudreamer 2 weeks ago
@ichirakudreamer "shaq for example blocks with 60 % a foul" huh.
marzilyas 2 weeks ago
The Reason Why the USA formed the 1992 Dream Team. Healthy Sabonis? = A Top 5 Center Ever: Wilt, Kareem, Shaq and Hakeem along him
Defender80s 1 month ago
damn he wasn't lying from what Steve Smith said on nba tv. he made David Robinson look like a lil bitch
tbone072892 1 month ago
Truly the original power forward, before guys like Dirk and Garnett. Sabbas was ahead of his time and an amazing talent
SukPhatKakGoogl 2 months ago
@SukPhatKakGoogl
He was a center. In his prime he can mow down Dirk and KG.
shadowgrinch 2 months ago
@shadowgrinch
I know that he is a center.... What I am saying is that he PLAYED like that of a power forward BEFORE there ever was such a position. You know how many people used to say he was like a PG trapped in a big mans body? THAT IS A POWER FORWARD!!!! Normally a 7'3" dude cant shoot 3s (or even a free throw if you are Shaq) Most big men cant drive to the hoop like he did and there were very few players, at any position, that could pass like he did.
SukPhatKakGoogl 2 months ago
Name of song?
MrFranc1z 3 months ago
Sabas recently suffered a heart attack, we wish him all good health! One of the greatest basketball players of our time!
AbdullaMinsky 3 months ago 13
does anybody whos the guy from usa team NR15? aftet sabonis putback over robinson, he look at sabonis like... wow this dude is unreal.
BigManFromDa3 3 months ago
USA never now what basketball is...
raliofanas 3 months ago
for those who compare shaq with sabonis gtfo...
check out how both of them played past their primes and tell me the difference..
one with eurolegue mvp another spending time on celtics bench
scream2207 3 months ago
@scream2207 i admit sabonis is good but, shaq is a better play by far, 4 rings 2 mvps, 3 finals mvps, thats harder than a EURO LEAGUES TITLE!
CRNiiXo 3 months ago
Guy was as talented as they come. Great to see old footage of him. Funny though that I think Darko (blasphemy i know, to mention him in the same sentence as Sabas) but if he had coaches that knew what they were doing , he would be almost as good as Sabas. Look up clips of each guy and they move alot alike same speed and style.
MrElvis221 3 months ago
majstor kosarke!
stevjah 3 months ago
he is the best player ever idc what anybody else thinks sorry mj bird and magic, but this guy was 7'3!!!!!!!!passed like magic had the fundamentals like bird and by seeing some of his dunks could score as many points as mj o n lets not even mention he fly swats anything thats around the basket
splashty09 3 months ago
@splashty09 lol..god i hate internet hype. now he is the best ever? what pure and utter bullcrap.
45arther 3 months ago
@45arther lol internet hype? people like detlef and many others said he was arguably the best in the world so jus the fact that he was arguably the best makes him a top player ever and in my book he is
splashty09 3 months ago
@splashty09 he dominated amatuer baskeball. big deal.. internet hype.
hey earl the goat was the greatest player ever.
45arther 3 months ago
@45arther well if sean elliot kenny smith and david robinson are amateurs then i guess the nba is made up of amateurs because sabonis was almost the exact same age as david robinson also when sabonis got to the nba one season he averaged 16/10/3 despite having the fact that he had a partially ruptured achilles tendon and a sverely arthritic foot that got infected when it got operated on id like to see any nba star put up those numbers with those injuries .
splashty09 3 months ago
@45arther hey for all u know earl the goat could have been the best ever u just dont know sabonis came over to the nba posted a 16/10/3 season with a partially ruptured achilles tendon and a severe arthritic foot so my point is if a guy could do that and wreck david robinson,m sean elliot, and kenny smiths team in 1986 where he was about the same age as robinson u can make an argument for him as the best ever cuz his unique skillset that nobody could stop
splashty09 3 months ago
@splashty09 earl the goat.lol typical myth
i saw sabonis play in his prime. he was neary the player Walton was. much less Jabbar.
45arther 3 months ago
@45arther okay i jus dont see what yur watching kareem would not have been able to stop the guy thatys been compared to a 7'4 larry bird im sorry but to call this man internet hype is wrong he won a euroleague mvp at the age of 40, plaeyd well against shaq even tho both achillies tendons were messed up along wuth all the other injuries, my opinion is hes the best ever and yur not going to change that, he played well against the dream team even tho he was hurt,and destroyed david robinson
splashty09 3 months ago
@splashty09 you are one of those people that will look for someone to say what you want to believe and quote it without even giving it thought. 7'4 Larry Bird, give me a break. Walton said that, in case you havent noticed Walton says all kind of silly think. If you can believe he is the best, but your opion is a sllly one.
45arther 3 months ago
@45arther well enough people have said enough things about things bout the guy to support my opinion hes arguably the best player ever, does that mean he is for sure NO but u can argue it, hes been compared to dirk nowitzki BEFORE dirk so to say my opinion is silly is kinda dumb cuz i at least have evidence to support what i say and i havent yet stated one thing that was said or done that wasnt true, thus my argument and opinion can be looked at as valid n whos to say in his prime he wasnt
splashty09 3 months ago
Grande Sabonis!! Mi jugador favorito de pequeño!
robotica77 3 months ago 2
I am old enough to have seen this live. I swear that the Mike Powell jump and the first time that I saw Sabonis playing basketball are the more atonishing moments, talking about sports, I´ve lived. But I was younger when I see Sabas, and it impress me more. No doubt that, without injuries, he would be THE BEST EVER . Sure.
ermigue 4 months ago
anyone that says this man isn't in the top 10 greatest centers of all time knows nothing about basketball. if he were to have immediately come over when the blazers drafted him, jordan would be short a ring. this video is great but it still does him no justice, wheres the no look passes? theres no skill he didnt master. insane passer, great defender, heads up and hustling. whats an opposing defense supposed to do when a 7'4 center is raining 3s all over the place, no matter how you guard him?
TheP00pBandit 4 months ago
A dude with 7'3 that can move like that is a freak of nature!
peboguxX 4 months ago
He was Bill Walton, just like 5 inches taller.
The guy was like, probly, the smartest big man of all time. He was REALLY REALLY smart, he was so smart he didn't need to outmuscle you, although he could given he had almost like Shaq-like size.
I'd say, when health lols, you're talkin about a top 5-6 Center of all time. EASILY......
ry3304 4 months ago
A really solid player, before and after the injuries actually. "One of the greatest centers of all time" though? Really? Umm....no.
mrkmathis23 4 months ago
He's like Dirk, but with some tenacity. Sabonis was 100x better than most people give him credit for. He was an above average NBA center, in a league with different rules, after his prime. That's saying something right there.
And we haven't even discussed his ability to pass. He evolved as a player with skills - when your athleticism is gone. Most pros can't do that.
ajlepisto 4 months ago
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laurelt2 4 months ago
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laurelt2 4 months ago
How cool would it be to own a vintage Sabonis USSR jersey?
NoRegretsForOurYouth 4 months ago
the best player of all times,nature's miracle
cheellada 4 months ago
.I believe he won the gold medal representing the USSR team? Would have been the greatest center if he was sent early in the NBA.
MrPointforward 4 months ago
He had a nice hookshot.
dralger 4 months ago
A true force of nature, he would have outshine many of the best players in the NBA at his best. I'm not gonna enter the Hakeem debate, just saying he would have (you know, in the NBA, you face the same players many times, sometimes you get owned, sometimes you own, you gotta learn how to handle that), he was a beast, but injuries are injuries.
panetero 4 months ago
Axujienas sitas mixas, Dariukai!
JuzasAA 4 months ago
i wish the Lakers woulda got him in the 1989 draft instead of Vlade...we may of given Chicago a better run in 91 Finals....thinkin of that loss still irks me......Jordan got his first ring at our expense..ill be damned if LeBron gets his first against us....FUCK NO
626SupremeLogic 4 months ago
@626SupremeLogic chill man. there's no way LeBum's gonna get a ring. HAHAHA
brutalslamdeath 4 months ago
@brutalslamdeath lol..ya fuck LeBust
626SupremeLogic 4 months ago
!@! This is madness !@!
mrfmrfmrfltltlt 4 months ago
0:46 lol
TheRubinas 4 months ago
1:28 To see D. Robinson getting owned.
TheRtXaS 4 months ago
i admit it, i didn't like him that much before the '95 yugoslavia game, but after that he definitely became a legend, at least for me.
frozenboyx 4 months ago
at the end there is a greek commentor.
pesto801 5 months ago
I believe you're the one who's talking through his ass!!!! accept things how they are, US is no longer "untouchable", and that´s a fact that can´t be refuted, it is documented in the annals of history!!!
bladerunner9405 5 months ago
@anubis230 Robinson also served his country,so regardless of the Red Army,Sabonis just had more talent.
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zizizilas 5 months ago
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zizizilas 5 months ago
he was alright.
natureboyinyourface 5 months ago
1:24 is goaltending
tsimpoukis100 5 months ago
Top 10 player all time
barbabodom 5 months ago
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utakmica 5 months ago
... and after his NBA career we went back to Europe and was Euroleague MVP at age 40 or something. Such an incredible talent.
klombet 5 months ago 49
Cant stop watching the part at :47. Yells at ref, whoa your about to T me up?! I wasnt yelling at you, i was yelling at Aaron Rogers for stealing my signature move!
BOZOTHEKLOWN 5 months ago 2
Ok so he dunks all over David Robinson. He packs the hell out of a few guys shots. But my jaw dropped when he starts stepping out and acting like Kevin Durant knocking down crazy 3's. Insane video. I'm just happy somebody preserved the footage. This is like watching a dude I created on a video game.
Yinnzio 5 months ago 51
Best center to ever play the game IMO.
severXyourXties 5 months ago 2
@severXyourXties: I would say he is the most talented center ever, but to say he was the best I (with all due respect to your opinion) am going to have to disagree. He did not do enough in the nba to be called the best center ever.
thabrandon 5 months ago
@thabrandon nba isn't the only place to play pro backetball.he did so much EVERY where.
Sakiz105 5 months ago 3
@thabrandon but yes i would still prefer wilt chamberlain or hakeem instead of him
Sakiz105 5 months ago
@thabrandon yes you may be right but I was referring to him being the best pure center to ever play basketball period. Not NBA but world basketball. He never got to play in the NBA at his prime so that is an uncertain area.
severXyourXties 5 months ago 4
Thanks Bill Simmons
SIZZLEBIZZLE1982 5 months ago
Robinson looks like a little boy compared to Sabonis, holy cow!
sherly85 5 months ago
Not to hate on sabonis but Robinson was only 21 yrs old during the 86 worlds...oops never mind Sabonis was only 22. MY BAD!!!
Bigsmith4040 5 months ago 2
Unreal. best center of my lifetime. Yes even better than hakeem
june1683 5 months ago
wow he was so fast for a 7'3 guy
gourd1990 5 months ago
@kilox10001 Yeah but Sabonis was bigger, passed better and had a much better post game than Nowitzki. Not sure about his shooting skills compared to Nowitzki's but it looks like every aspect of his game was better than Nowitzki's. Dirk is the next best thing. I know you never said Dirk was better though, just talking lol.
lasoogneypubes 5 months ago
that block on Robinson at 36 m was called a foul. It wasn't the only bad call on him and he spent a lot of time on the bench. When he was on the court he totally dominated everyone. This shows his mostly his power game but he was also a finess player who had incredible deceptive moves around the basket. Thats what he mostly used in the NBA after he lost his mobility. I don't know of any other center who could have or would even attempt to play with his knee's. He was much better than Yao.
WILTALK 5 months ago
Best center ever.
Olayuwon, Chamberlain, Jabbar and Russell are 2nd to him.
O'Neal, Ewing and others are 3rd level, and so on
What we saw after he joined NBA at 32 was only a shadow of himself.
Like someone said "He's a 7'3" Larry Bird"
"If I knew playing in the NBA was so easy, I would have arrived much sooner..." - Arvydas
Gauchoo1234 5 months ago
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ihtotiani 5 months ago
So this video was uploaded in 09. Is everybody searching Sabonis, Mullin, Rodman, Pippen highlights after the hall of fame inductions? Sabonis was a freak when he was at his peak huh.
ihtotiani 5 months ago
I bet with Arvydas, the Trailblazers would've won the 1992 final's.
nusucker 5 months ago
If this guy made it to the NBA in his early career he could be one of the all time greats.
Veilside1000HP 5 months ago 2
Thumbs up for the robot at 0:51
Heavencloud 5 months ago 3
He was considered the best center in the world somewhere around that period
scream2207 5 months ago
David Robinson: wtf who's this white boy?
smallricey 5 months ago
Also Sabonis was great in Lithuania not in the NBA. If Sabonis is in the Hall of Fame for playing 7 NBA seasons, how the hell Yao Ming isn't a first ballot. Yao's statistics in almost all categories were higher than SAbonis's
MrDroberts24 5 months ago
@MrDroberts24 The Basketball Hall of Fame is exactly that. The Basketball Hall of Fame.. NCAA players and coaches are inducted, WNBA players and coaches are inducted, Harlem Globetrotter Members are inducted, and Olympic players and teams are inducted. It's not just for the NBA. Sabonis is being inducted not for what he did in the NBA at age 31, but for what he represented and accomplished his entire career in International play as well as the NBA.
4browsing 5 months ago
@4browsing Ok cool, so Yao should be a shoe in. Instead of trying to put him in as a contributor.
MrDroberts24 5 months ago
@MrDroberts24 Possibly second-ballot. Yao's skill set and full potential was sky high, but his legacy leaves something to be desired. I hope after a couple years of rest he'll make a comback? Sabonis leaves something to be desired in the NBA, but he accomplished far more overall. 8 Euro Player of the Year Awards, 6 combined regular season and finals MVP's for various Euro Leagues, 1 olympic gold, 2 bronze, 3 Soviet Titles, 2 Spanish League Titles, A Euro League Title, the list seriously goes on.
4browsing 5 months ago
@4browsing MAYBE SO, BUT 9/10 A PLAYER OR COACH GETS INTO THE HALL FOR WHAT THEY DID WHILE IN THE NBA OR WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THE NBA, NOT FOR WHAT THEY DID OVERSEAS. DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LIKE SABONIS BUT HE'S A RARE CASE. I THINK PEOPLE JUST LIKE HIS NAME MORE THAN ANYTHING, IT SOUNDS COOL.
MrDroberts24 5 months ago
@MrDroberts24 LOL. Yeah, he looks just like his name. Some kind of Viking. All these international names. Remember the Yao Ming song? Haha Epic..
4browsing 5 months ago
@4browsing YEAH BUDDY
MrDroberts24 5 months ago
he was a taller and more athletic dirk nowitzki. had he been able to play in the nba his whole career he would have been one of the top 5 centers of all time and his teams, which were very good without him and would've been great with him, would have won multiple titles. instead he went through the nba with "concrete nikes" yet still remains one of the most revered players ever. that's a hell of a legacy
irishballa10 5 months ago
@irishballa10 He's not more athletic than Dirk. Sabonis was pretty stiff.
MrDroberts24 5 months ago
@MrDroberts24 Dirk is a smooth and fluid rythmic player. Athleticism is much more than fluidity. David Robinson was a finesse power player, yet very athletic. One of the most athletic centers in NBA history. A young Sabonis was dominating a very young Robinson in these Olympics. I don't know how you perceive the above video, but I see Sabonis coming out of nowhere in a flash and swatting balls.. He's 7'3, not even Dirk or Pao match his speed on the defensive end.
4browsing 5 months ago
@MrDroberts24 He was pretty stiff later in his career, after he was broken down. Did you not watch this video? Didn't look very "stiff" to me.
hoorayforyoutoob 5 months ago
1:25 is sick!
atropacz 5 months ago
He seems to be toying the americans here.. like a HS playing with kinders =P
tigacainta 5 months ago
I saw him on holiday 2 years ago in germany.
i was like :O
Mintyboy4 5 months ago
Oh men i thought it was ADAM MORRISON
CJMC727 5 months ago
i heard at 1 point in the 80'2 and 90's he was the best big man in the world hands down
thug8200 5 months ago
@thug8200 lol people do say tht but cmon now bredren.
THEGREATMIAH777 5 months ago
One troll is just pathetic...PRO BALL experience is his excuse? Is this is an excuse? Its saying Sabonis was way better, just using other words... PRO ball expereince... they were the same age you know. Like Robinson never played basketball before he joined Spurs right...?
UcanUwill 5 months ago
So a Sabonis that had played 5 years of pro basketball vs. a 20 year old college athlete in David Robinson?
Of course Sabonis won, they had 9 years of difference in pro experience. 4 years before Robinson enters NBA.....
madhazzer 5 months ago
@madhazzer i agree. i love sabonis and his unique big man talents, but those world championships was his crowning achievement. david got infinitely better in the years to come and sabonis just got older.
edscottable 5 months ago
You people need to stop acting as if Sabas turned DRob into some sort of woman in their matchups. It didn't really happen that way. This is a highlight video.
tharock220 6 months ago
@tharock220
Lmfao, yea they wish.
This was a time period when FIBA allowed European/South American pro basketball players to compete in the Olympics, but only college players in the US could play in the olympics - NO NBA players.
madhazzer 5 months ago
@madhazzer thannnk you and when NBA players did go to the Olympics what happened? We smashed everybody. Aye he was good people but he wasnt playin with the best of best.
THEGREATMIAH777 5 months ago
@THEGREATMIAH777 wrong. 2004 olympics, usa went with all nba all-star players (marbury, iverson, duncan, etc) and still got fucked in the ass by puerto rico and then eliminated in the playoffs by argentina. learn your shit
NoMercyDB 5 months ago
@NoMercyDB ik my shit brother k. I didnt say we went undefeated Im sayn when we started using our NBA players we were moppin the floor with teams. Yeh eventually the rest of the world caught up but we fucked everyone in the ass buddy thats what we do in basketball
THEGREATMIAH777 5 months ago
@THEGREATMIAH777 not long Argentina led by Ginobili fucked you in the ass real good!!!!
bladerunner9405 5 months ago
@bladerunner9405 lol whats up with all dis ass fuckin talk
THEGREATMIAH777 5 months ago
@bladerunner9405 but yeh Argentina beat us..cant win em all....who won the gold last time??? Hmmm I cant remember lol
THEGREATMIAH777 5 months ago
I noticed he never lost his skill for crying to the official.
libertatus 6 months ago
@libertatus aye man thts his most valuble skill
THEGREATMIAH777 5 months ago
In Russia, mullet wears YOU!
YourRump 6 months ago 3
the best player ever!!!
cheellada 6 months ago in playlist DIVAC
svaka cast. greets from Serbia. much appreciated in our country.
Pravoizavlijesvijeta 6 months ago
@Francozilla that's the way it is - Lithuania, a country of tragic heroes, tragic past and tragic future.. we're kind of used to it now
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Sabonis, Lithuanian Michael Jordan. Thums up if u agreed.
kaukaznikas 6 months ago
@kaukaznikas Two words: Hakeem Olajuwon
Deadshot089 5 months ago
@Deadshot089 Two words: You fail.
Did you even read the comment, what does Lithuanian Michael Jordan have to do with Hakeem Olajuwon? e ain't Lithuanian!
TheRtXaS 5 months ago
@Deadshot089 No NBA center except Robinson in '86 had to play against this 7'3, 285lb stud in his prime. I love Hakeem, but the prime Sabonis was as powerful and fit as the Orlando Shaq with a gifted IQ, and the ability to sink the tray or dish like Bird. Hakeem listed as 7' was 6'10" - a bit undersized. It might not have mattered against a 7'1 powerhouse Shaq, but Shaq had no range. Sabonis would be a mismatch for any center, even Hakeem. It's a shame he never played in the NBA in his prime :(
dantheman9758 4 months ago
@dantheman9758 lol don't kid yourself about Hakeem. You making look like some bad center. I know Hakeem was 6'10, what? You think I don't know nothing about Hakeem? Don't kid yourself and easily say that Sabonis would dominate Hakeem in his prime. lol
Deadshot089 4 months ago
@Deadshot089 Apologies Deadshot, I did not intend to sound bias, I lost sight of the point I was trying to make. I believe Sabonis was an elite center, I do not believe other elite centers would "own" him on a given night any more often than he could do the same to them. To me, hearing someone say "Hakeem" or just the same: Shaq, Chamberlain, Russell, Kareem and other great centers as if they were some sort of solution to Sabonis' game just sounds like it does not give the man his due credit.
dantheman9758 4 months ago
@dantheman9758 I understand where you coming from, but you making it seem like Hakeem is an easy opponent that Sabonis will defeat easily, wich it won't.
Deadshot089 4 months ago
@kaukaznikas more like the Lithuanian shaq who had range shooting :P
chucklyinacrunch74 5 months ago
oh man, he owned david robinson so baaad!!!
aceman42 6 months ago
1:27 poor David Robinson.
neomarc24 6 months ago
1:27 and 1:36 I just can say OMG
GiedriusM22 6 months ago
ROOOFLLL @ 0:46 what a jokerrr
jayjkl 6 months ago 2
YUP 9 YEARS DIFFERENCE IN FULL PRO SEASONS
HAHAHAHA ROBINSON'S STILL BALLIN WITH THOSE DUAL TITLE RINGS
madhazzer 6 months ago
SABONIS: PLAYED PRO BALL STARTING 1981
ROBINSON: JOINED SPURS in 1989 OUT OF NAVY......
WOW ONLY 9 YEARS DIFFERENCE. LMFAO
madhazzer 6 months ago
@madhazzer David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965(1965-08-06)) is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career.
Arvydas Romas Sabonis (born December 19, 1964) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. and played in a variety of leagues, including seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States. NINE MONTHS....NOT YEARS!!!! MORONS
bladerunner9405 5 months ago
@madhazzer David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965(1965-08-06)) is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career.
Arvydas Romas Sabonis (born December 19, 1964) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. and played in a variety of leagues, including seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States. NINE MONTHS....NOT YEARS!!!! MORONS
bladerunner9405 5 months ago
Robinson looks like a little "Negerbursche".
JerryJimmson 6 months ago
Sabonis was only 9 months older than David Robinson. Jackasses...
TheYoungrd 6 months ago
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@TheYoungrd
What a foolish comparison.
Sabonis had been playing PRO BALL for FIVE (5) YEARS IN EUROPE..
THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN 4 YEARS BEFORE ROBINSON WAS EVEN PLAYING IN THE NBA
ROBINSON doesnt have to sleep with the lights on - HIS TWO NBA CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS ARE BRIGHT ENOUGH!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHA
madhazzer 6 months ago
Against a 20 year old David Robinson who had only been playing organized basketball for two years.
shamizy 6 months ago
kurt rambis without glasses?
qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq316 6 months ago
wow! AS really dominated the game!
ericreyes708 6 months ago
No doubt this prompted the formation of the Dream Team in '92
gfirefrosting 6 months ago
basketball-reference has his hof probability at 0.000% lol. i guess they havent heard the news...
slimjamie1991 6 months ago
To bad The Admiral was only 18 yrs old then, was a different story when he won those titles with the SPURS!
lylhawk 6 months ago
@lylhawk david robinson was 20 sabonis was 9 months older so dont use his age as an excuse second without tim duncan David Ro inson never came close to a title
LilCAm3211 6 months ago
@blahther like America is any different
jloion1311 6 months ago
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jamestargetedindiv 6 months ago
0:50 its robo dance
undertakerii 6 months ago 19
@undertakerii hahaha. I can't stop watching that.
TheBagBalm 5 months ago
Whatsup with DRob getting played? First Arvydas, then Barkley, then Shaq, and ultimately "The Dream".
BigdogH201 7 months ago
hahahaha he definitely robodances at 0:46! :D
anyway valanciunas seems like a great player, i wouldn't compare him to pau gasol (he's similar to marc, a pure C but he still lacks marc's muscles) and i don't see why he should be less skilled than pau... he's showing he has amazing potential and is literally DOMINATING the u-19 world championship!
KleRoi 7 months ago 2
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KleRoi 7 months ago
jonas valanciunas is the next arvydas sabonis, minus the injury problems. *knock on wood*
CanadianStreetBaller 7 months ago
@CanadianStreetBaller dont agree with you :) Sabonis was different player than Jonas, he could shoot 3s,midrange,play defense and passing like a pointguard he is one of those players who comes in 100 years :) 7.25 feet, Valanciunas is Joahim Noah + better offense.
pasokim 7 months ago
@CanadianStreetBaller he is no where near sabonis in terms of skillset not even close.... but jonas does have the most potential in the 2011 draft class so you guys should possibly get a good player.... if he works hard he cn possibly be a poor mans pau gasol....
shaq430 7 months ago
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@CanadianStreetBaller he is no where near sabonis in terms of skillset not even close.... but jonas does have the most potential in the 2011 draft class so you guys should possibly get a good player.... if he works hard he can possibly be a poor mans pau gasol....
shaq430 7 months ago
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"David Robinson still sleeps with the lights on." hahahahhaaha best comment ive heard in months.
johnsom3 7 months ago
David Robinson still sleeps with the lights on.
ElephantRage 7 months ago 142
@ElephantRage
What a foolish comparison.
Sabonis had been playing PRO BALL for FIVE (5) YEARS IN EUROPE..
THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN 4 YEARS BEFORE ROBINSON WAS EVEN PLAYING IN THE NBA
ROBINSON doesnt have to sleep with the lights on - HIS TWO NBA CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS ARE BRIGHT ENOUGH!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHA
madhazzer 6 months ago
@madhazzer I believe you´re the one who's foolish, they were practically the same age with Sabonis having been born just "nine" months before; check wikipedia!!!!
bladerunner9405 5 months ago
BEAST! The whole package. Plus that CCCP jersey was simply bad-ass. If only Valanciunas is this good.
boogernights 7 months ago
@boogernights
No, he is not. But trust me, Valanciunas is also prospective and the most important - hard working - person. I don't think he can be a true star in the nba but who knows what happens.
Dzastynas 7 months ago
Sick player....
vampiregt600 7 months ago
sabonis!!! sabonis!!! sabonis!!! \o/ \o/ \o/
rmnts 7 months ago
couldve been in 50 greatest players
cashprinter5000 7 months ago
@cashprinter5000 what you could've he is one of 50 greatest plaeyers
auriusx991 7 months ago
rocky rip off music
selffless1 7 months ago
Va cia tai padarymas ! super !
tifozas 7 months ago
Sabonis had it all, he could've been easily a top 5 center of all time...amazing!
jespacey 8 months ago