David Thompson - SkyWalker

[TheNDCtalent2010]

The role model of Michael Jordan.

[richard7831]

I remember David Thompson back in the 70's. Controlling the boards with that beautiful vertical jump. What an athlete.

[vladdx]

my fav player of the 70' he revolutionized dunking along with Dr J

[247hustler]

What goes through someone's mind at the moment they decide to "dislike" a video ? I guess I'll never know :(

[jhonian16]

lebron travelled

[WESTKINNEY9]

His fucking nephew is a division 2 forward and that jumping shit runs in their family. He dunked over my homeboy with 2 hands off a steal from the dotted line EFFORTLESSLY. I was shocked. He also blocked my 6'10 center hookshot at the TOP of the shot. Not to mention he had 22pts and 12 rebs and 3 stls that game. That was crazy.

[FavreianVengeance]

1:35 - My favorite clip. Little David Thompson wins a tip at center court and then the white gaselle with the sweet finger tip. That's some serious old school!

[bushyyATL]

7:50 "won 1875 USBWA Award" he old..

[bushyyATL]

dude... i cranked up my volume cuz that jordan quote was really quiet so i figured the whole video was quiet.. now my ears won't stop bleeding. :(

[tacojack5]

240p we meet again....

[AMilitantAgnostic]

If not for cocaine.....

[bootiack]

genius of kareem and jordan was simply taking more shots, that made the media shit, dave jsut took less shots

[omg4life1]

:)

[snizshizzle]

Who's the white guy at 1:36?

[SeanYves09]

Thumbs up if you like the music

[stewiedog01]

Bill Walton's patent jump shot....DENIED!!!

[bikeride4lyf]

u can only be good at bball if ur black!

[teeejayykay]

@bikeride4lyf larry bird laughs at this statement

[TheRizz24Son]

Atmosphere 4 ever! Reppin Lowry and Central!

[consuetudinariness]

Weak compared to Jordan! LOL!

[rebdan81]

@consuetudinariness you do relize that jordan tells everyone that david thompson was his role model growing up right? don't believe me, look up who he chose to introduce him in his induction into the NBA. he used to tell the kids at his bball camp down here "david thompson was the guy i idolized up to when i was your age".

[consuetudinariness]

@rebdan81 Yes, I do realize that. The fact that he idolized him does not mean Thompson is not weaker than Jordan. I can not see a marked degree of similitude between the way both players played the game.

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[soulbrotherlegendary]

Good Post...Excellent! The Skywalker is no joke!!

[Majorbludd817]

Violations cited against Wolfpack for being UNC's rival.

[sj6639876]

@CHECKrayrobionson You want credit for your laziness? how about fuck you

[CHECKrayrobionson]

@sj6639876 I prefer your sister. The amount of work that should be done must account according to how you feel specially if you're beginner. You couldn't emphasize a nutrition regime, you'll struggle with all your overtraining and goes in to trash. That's about the reality of it.

[Tboom49]

Greatest vertical leaper ever with a pure shooting touch from outside and a killer bank shot from anywhere on the court. He out-skyed Dr. J and went higher than giants like Bill Walton and Artis Gilmore. Even Mike calls him an inspiration. Greatest college hoops player ever? I would say.......maybe, probably, arguably and almost-kind-of definitely. Yes....probably

[BCeagle0812]

anyody know the name of this track and who sings it??

[langilleeric]

@BCeagle0812

The Arrival - Atmosphere

[EastofForever]

damn....i'm like a minute into the video and, as much as I love David Thompson, that's shitty "music"....wouldn't the sound of fingernails scratching a chalkboard sounded better?

sound off.

[tellthetruthg]

St Joes before Kidd was a power. 200 kids 12 were recruited just to play ball. Ca top 5 if not #1 in Ca. we ran OAL teams off the court. Kids from the Dag to ghost town knew St. Joes was the team to beat. Berkeley with Ransom, Tech with Woolfe and Doc. St, Elizabeth had Bubbles ,how is fred doing? Bay Area teams were the shit. Luv all of U

[tellthetruthg]

@tellthetruthg Missed one; Bruce Youngblood a home boy from Diamond. In 6th grade was slammin the ball. he was 6' + but damm this quiet young man, never judged a soul was a good player. I miss those days . I could go on but it would be only to show off the talented good people of the Oakland, SF Bay Area. Basketball. All the mentioned are Good people first

[tellthetruthg]

I watched a UCLA bound HS player in the Bay area in 1968-69 play not being able to dunk (Alcindor rule)and he could at 6'3" get his armpit at rim level. They ran alley oops for him at least 3x a game he'd catch the ball a foot or more over the rim and guide it through the hoop. I was 12 and to this day I can honestly say Marvin Vitatoe was the best leaper I ever saw. DT is second. Marvin from 10' out I swear saw him shoot down at the hoop. If you saw him RE to this post

[PJHunterTJ]

Players weren't allowed to dunk in college back then.

[tellthetruthg]

@PJHunterTJ The Alcindor rule! The man tried to stop him; they only made Kareem better. Can't dunk I'll Sky Hook. He could have dunked 20 points per gm, but because of him the NCAA masters outlawed dunking. Hello Sky hook. If they hadn't ruled the dunk out Kareem might not have developed that weapon. Natural selection, isn't it great.

[vladweezyho93]

white dude at 1:40 was up there son.

[MajorImpact]

@vladweezyho93

He was up there because he's 7'3".

[DakroniKSauruS]

why is there no mention of him going to NC State?? hes considered one of the best college players of all time and the thing the person who posted this could talk about was his nba career. all i'm sayin give state some credit

[alexanderchan6608]

VeoShock son, I gained over 12 inches on my leap by completing the training program over at "50inch vertical (dot) com". now being outrebounded is nothing I have to be anxious about in basketball now, heh

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[use2slam2]

comparing David to TDubb. TDubb is only 5'10 and gets higher.

[theofficelost]

great Fat Jon track on the credits.

[jaycarter81]

VeoShock, exact reason why I watch basketball, along with all the ankle breakers. If you can't dunk yet, you GOTTA start training. I highly advise you to try the program I'm using - | 50 inch vertical [dot] com | - I m 5 7 and I can dunk!

[claytonhamilton7402]

VeoShock I m an amazing 5'7 black dude and I can easily dunk on 11 foot rims. Anybody can certainly do it, just follow the right training course. I followed the 1 at "50inch vertical (dot) com" but any training plan is fine if they work that is... lol

David Thompson - SkyWalker

[leeosborn619]

holy **** that is sick! um VeoShock, do you jump high enough to dunk? If you can't, then check out "50inch vertical (dot) com"

[86pimp3]

Another guy back than who could really jump was Marques Johnson but they never show his highlight's. Probaly because he played in Milwakue which was a very small media market. Dude had some serious highlights though. Veo Shock do you have any of his highlight's?

[bigsteve0999]

wait a sec, is this the same guy who was standing nxt to MJ at his speech at the hall of fame ?

[NCSportsMan70]

@bigsteve0999 Yes, David is the Greatest College Basketball player ever. MJ is the best pro. David went to NC State, MJ went to UNC. So many things that people dont know about David. its sad

[WomenAreRamen]

39" on body builders because they train for hyper trophy rather than strength. Hyper trophy is hyper enlargement of the muscles from higher reps. For olympic power lifters, there are 300 mass pounds who gets 44 inch rvj. I told you, basketball isn't anywhere near explosive than lifting. Body builders don't even uselow weight anymore. They do heavier maxes at 12 - 20 reps

[WomenAreRamen]

Again, Jumping is common application COMMON:

watch?v=wXXtJmW2PGo

watch?v=zaiMO87aKRE

This nigger is stupid!

[WomenAreRamen]

Oh I just notice that! Thanks for the kind comment w8amonth! AWESOME. The kid doesn't know anything about strength and athletics. I highly doubt that this nigger actually jumps higher than me. I got a nigger at school who jumps lowest. BTW AC barch jump higher than this nigger. To make it clear, A 55 inches running vertical exist. He's white.

[w8amonth]

You're disrespecting WomenAreRamen. Try to be racist while the dude is explaining basic proven science. Genetics is disputed and exploded in the realm of athletics. You're ignorance! STFU!

[Harmonic912]

@w8amonth How did it Explode?

[WomenAreRamen]

44 inches vertical is not done by genetics. You see, even when he jumps he said he exploded off the ground, volted off the ground, these characteristics are examples of jumper who uses mainly strength. You see, even a regular nobody attains vertical of 50 inches. Again AC squat dr definitely trained for 10 years.

[WomenAreRamen]

Shit up your face you racist nigger bitch!

watch?v=6UBkRpMStjM

The man in the video trained 10 years and followed what you call, "norms". Genetics doesn't affect anything. This kid is 210 pounds.

[WomenAreRamen]

Yes, 3 times body weight squat requires getting bigger and gaining muscle over the years of increasing your maximum hold squat. Even beginners that are light only squat 1.7 times own weight. You see, the connection here is to try to increase your strength which is also the amount of force generated per 1 pound of body weight. If you could generate 3 pounds of force per pound of your weight, you could already squat 3 times your own body weight.

Body Builders actually jumps high about 39" rvj.

[TBryant20]

i think that 4 michael jordan showing mr. thompson that level of respect, really says it all as to what kind of player thompson was...incredible

[WomenAreRamen]

Not at all. The whole measuring of vertical leap began way way back when athletics and power lifting was formed. Lifting heavy is the solution for all the performance you need.

[Jokernose69]

wrong: lifting heavy will not give you an incredible vertical leap / natural athleticism is usually the reason / he was born with it

[WomenAreRamen]

Lifting weights is the solution and ONLY the reason why great athletes became great leapers as well. If you don't believe me, think of jumping as simply putting lots of force on the ground relative to your body weight. Although lifting heavy requires you to get bigger and heavier, the strength that you get out weights the overall force you generate. A 3 times body weight squat gets you over 50 - 51 inches running vertical.

[Jokernose69]

this is true with caucasians, i agree. But with African people there are God given physical talents that surpasses the norm. David thompson had a high vertical before weight training / just like dr j / your theory of weight training pertains to whites, black people are totally different types of humans

[WomenAreRamen]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Do you even seriously think that your racism even made you right? Again, jumping is nothing more than strength. Genetic do little on your vertical, it's reactive ability that is constant. You see dr j doesn't prove your point.

Olympic lifter that weights 300 pounds contains 44 inch rvj.

[JordanP2690]

if you search david thompson top of the backboard, he states that he can do it. Now he may be lying but thats probably where it came from.

[kirilak6]

the first song is atmosphere - the arrival

the second is marvin geye - just like music

[Shortballa11]

wat was the first song and the artist

[astroid911]

was that larry brown from the Pistons @ 9:29?

[astroid911]

who is the white guy @ 1:40?

[LEBRON23KING23]

whats the song i love this song!

[chuygp1]

one of the best dunkers ever GO NUGGETS

[urfixed]

David Thompson 1979 Guinness World record holder Veritcal leap 54"

[TexTK]

Must... Play... Fight Night Round 3

[vanceb420]

Great video. This music to it is Atmosphere, NOT Erick Sermon.

[MaryToddWasRight]

3:40 is awesome

[AxelPRC]

hahaha 1:40 is hilarious that white guys head is at the rim and he lays it up

[kmccary]

you weren't allowed to dunk in college back then. that's why you see so many layups by DT in the video. On the last play of his last college game, he dunked and was taken out to a standing ovation.

[AxelPRC]

yea I know it just looks funny

[dal4018]

KMCCARY you can thank John Wooden because he was against guys dunking in his era of the 70's.

[packman1144]

they weren't allowed to dunk back then, know your history

[AxelPRC]

i know it just looks really funny

[dal4018]

He was the father of the alley oop play and as stated before John Wooden played a major role getting the dunk shot removed from the college game.

[MTXSHO9732vV8SHO]

It was probably about the same time the outlawed dunking in the NCAA. Many things were not tolerated back then. For instance, a 3 point shot of today would have been considered a horrible shot back then. What passes for dribbling a good deal of the time now would have also received a whistle for "palming/traveling". The "no dunk" rule was instituted to protect the players. At the time, 'mainstream' basketball fans had never seen anything like what the younger guys were doing.

[MTXSHO9732vV8SHO]

Having said that... There were plenty of guys dunking before the late 60's early 70's. You just won't see any of that for a number reasons which I won't list here. Commonplace stuff today like dribbling between the legs and those sort of things were not tolerated by coaches.

[dal4018]

MTX yes but as I stated before John Wooden played a major role in getting the dunk shot removed from the college game in the 60's and the 70's.

[juliotoyo]

oh my did u know... according to jordan...this was the guy that motivated him.. he was the real idol of michael... to prove it.. jordan choose david to be the one who will present and give his hall of fame somethin... the highest award for the basketball player(HALL OF FAME) try to find it in yahoo...

[TheMiguel10000]

michael jordan will always be the best

[juliotoyo]

hahaha yes ofcourse i agree!!!!

[TheBostonCeltic]

This guy is opening for MJ.

[gkill24]

Sick video man love both eric sermon and atmosphere and of course david thompson

[danieliop]

spudd 42 inches, 5'7", and he can be in the air really high, 6'2" 48 inches of vertical now thats high

[1995jims]

Dave Bing was when I heard first about vertical leap.I believe his was 42"...But Thompson was great to watch,and I did...

[DantoyPS3]

48 inch vertical!!!!! whew even Vince Carte cant beat that!!!!

[TheRjay11]

it dont matter how high you jump,it's how good you play basketball.you don't need to jump higher to be good at basketball.look at steve nash

[creeksidejay]

great video, but the music....this guy played in the seventies and early eighties....it needs an old funk track instead.

[Jimx27]

i meant 1:26

[SilverbackII]

He was listed at 6'4" he is is only really 6'2

with a 48 vertical

[dogpound19]

at 2:58 his elbow is above the rim...

[neuregel]

no its his afro thats above the rim

[rjam1974]

His tricep is about the rim lol. Thompson states he worked his legs like football players which gave him is power to fly like he did.

[crypttonite]

the leap at :20-:23 to me is the ultimate display,wish he's brought the Nuggets a championship,he's only one man,one player.

Skywalker, Lucas must have taken his chracter's name from all those who hailed DT and named him skywalker

[dave4248]

Thanx Veoshock. Great video. Of course I had to watch the first four minutes with the sound turned down, but it was great otherwise. David Thompson was the most underrated college player of all time.

[davidw992000]

Me and a friend from Indiana went in a sporting goods store in Raleigh near NC State. There was a photograph of David Thompson during a game with his elbows ABOVE the rim. My friend looked at it and simply asked "Is that real?".

[chiladin]

Yeah right you're exaggerating.David Thompson easily has one of the highest vertical leaps in the NBA but i've never seen a player get that high not even Lebron and no one get's up higher than him.Now for my proof go youtube Lebron dunks of Barbosa or Lebron dunks of Bulls. David Thompson can't get that high.

[dogpound19]

what u fail to realise is labron is 6ft 8 in david was 6 ft 6 in so david was jumping higher than labron everytime he went up and i have seen videos of thompson touching the top of the backboard...

[kahirij]

Actually, I could be wrong, but as I remember Skywalker Thompson was more D-Wade size, about 6'3-6'4. An absolutely incredible jumper

[rjam1974]

david was actually 6ft 2. You gave him 4 extra inches which he would love lol

[dogpound19]

my bad...david was 6 ft 2!

[chiladin]

You're lying plain and simple ! Why? I don't know but please man stop telling lies. Where are these mysterious videos that only you have seen? If he did it you don't tihnk somebody on this planet of 6 billion people would've posted it on youtube by now? that would be an amazing sight but no one has ever saw it but you? Whatever you can live in your fanasy world. David Thompson couldn't touch the top of the backboard plain and simple!Deal with it!

[rjam1974]

No its not exaggeration. There are video clips of him with his elbow above the rim, you should have seen it in this video already. Lebron's elbow gets beyond the rim. Take a look at the videos.

[dogpound19]

r u serrious! think leap to hight ratio...lebron is 6 ft 8 david thompson is 6 ft 2 in ur talking about a true point gaurd vrs. a sf/pf type body! and yes he could touch the top of the backboard

[darkfireflames]

Um wtf are you saying. Look up Team Flight Brothers and youll see guys shorter than David Thompson getting their heads and elbows above the rim. Your hand obviously have to be up to do this. And when your hands are up your elbows are above your head and alot of people get their head above so their elbows will be obviously above. David Thompson is 6'4 and has a 48 inch vertical so he will be getting up to 10'4 just jumping up so his forehead is above the rim.

[nashpistol137]

two words-VERTICAL LEAP!!!!!!!!!

[Christmas800]

whose the white guy at 1:41

[GibsonRock4All]

ME!

[endelan]

anybody know the titles of the songs played here? that's really good shit. any help?

[conshaunery]

dont know the song but its by slug

[dddoughboyyy]

atmosphere - the arrival

eric sermon - just like music

[Redegenerate08]

its called nigger music is gay by the niggers

[jijifoootface]

david thompson was the best college player ever my dad went to nc state from 1983 to 1986 so he was a freshman when they won the championship in 1983 that year it was a cinderella story.but he could put 4 quarters on the top of a backboard and put a dollar in his hand and get change for a dollar from the top of a backboard.

[RoseBud08]

I got to meet him today in school. He was an amazing athlete. He talked about his life situations and how he put Jesus Christ in his heart. He is now my idol. He told us that drugs and alcohol are not the answer when you become a professional. I think he touched a lot of our fall sports players.

[SnoreBear44]

Arguably, the best player in NCAA hoops history --best I've seen in about 40 years, anyway.

Had a great ABA/NBA career until problems ensued. It's a shame cause he was a great guy by all indications. Ah, what might have been?! This guy could not only leap out of the building, but was a phenomenal basketball player.

[St0rmB]

a guy that played ball at my school's dad played in college against Thompson and guarded him, and told me that Thompson took a jump shot over him..and Thompson's knees were even with his head..

[justbecuz41]

Micheal Jordan idolized david growing up and had planned on going to ncstate instead of unc at one time, if not for thompsons drug addiction he likely would have been the original mj and kinda was anyways. Greateas player in college basketball history and he dropped like 81 points un pro game i think.

[tbspatriot]

81 is close, he dropped 73 pimpin, but I didn't know he was on a drug addiction, thanks for informing me

[justbecuz41]

Appreciate it, funny that i heard that on radio today, he dropped 73 and gervin dropped 63 on last game of season as they were fighting for the scoring title and gervin beat him out by .1 lol. Yeah shame he got cuaght up while cocaine. I was thinking the number of points kobe got i believe when he passed thompson for 2nd all time points in a game. Ever see when he fell over phil spence during college game? dude could fly! Spence was my teacher in 12th grade n said he thought he killed david lol!

[JayT98]

He dropped 79pts. I saw somewhere he dropped 76. But it was over 70pts he dropped in pro.

[tomashwade]

What is the title of the first song?

[funksteady]

the arrival, atmosphere

[FiskPole]

Does David Thompson have a son named after him who looks just like him and is an effeminate musician?

[stevenash2300]

Pause at 6:22 and **** yourself.

That's as high as Lebron gets and he's like

6'8! DT was 6'4 and I seriously doubt his arms were as long as Lebrons.

[deserthobo]

i dunno man, his arms are REALLY long!!!

[gqtexan]

I heard from dad telling me as a kid that David Thompson could flip a quarter on top of the backboard and go get it.

[greekzrulez]

The first superstar in denver.