This guys passes were amazing for a big man. He never look like he was rushed or having a bad game. He played like he knew what he was going to do before he did it. He looked more like a tackle more than a center, but his style is something the NBA will never forget!!!!!
its funny to think he was on the jai1-1b1azers....he seems nice haha....but i cant be1ieve nobody has footage of when rasheed threw a towe1 in his face....shit was stupid
Not many people out side of Blazer fans know how good he actually was in the NBA, even as hobbled as he was. Great shooter, great post up game, best passing big man ever, great rebounder and was a real presense defensively inside.
@XxSaf3HandsxX Portland had rights from 1985. It would have changed the Lakers-Celtics dynasty of the 80's and Jordan would most likely have only 2 or three rings. Its unfair to Magic, Bird, and Jordan however, it would have changed the history. Portland had fundamentally sound teams that entire time, Always just a peace of the puzzle from being a huge part of NBA history. Blazers always seemed cursed after 77.
@ZhylvisLT Yeah, but since Gasol went to LA, the lakers got a final, the same season he arrived, after losing in the 1st round of the playoffs the 2 last years and not even getting in the playoffs the one before, and 2 rings later on, he was decisive.
@AlonsoDomCab Well, i agree with u, Gasol is solid player but not so great as Sabonis was. Does u think Gasol will be euroleague season MVP at 39 year old? Gasol is 31 right now yeah? Sabonis played his rookie season in NBA at this age.
@ZhylvisLT Gasol is a beast and dominates European basketball, he left very early in his career to the NBA, and he went to Memphis. Should we blame him for that? As far as I know, Spain has achieved today its third consecutive Eurobasket final, today in the semifinal he made 22 points, 17 rebounds. Those numbers in Europe are MUFUCKING HUGE. We play here only 40 minutes, and there are a lot of rotations. He pisses on all other 4s in Europe. And so he will against Diaw in the final.
@rmnts Sabonis, like most got caught up in the propaganda of the NBA. The NBA, greed, and Shaq, single handily turned basketball into a circus type game. Basketball is a finesse game, requiring skills and strength establishing position with and without a ball when executed to design is a picture of beauty no other sport can emulate (Trailblazers 77, Lakers with Magic, Boston with Bird, and so many more). Miss-use of strength, and designed rules has transformed the game into something Ugly.
Is there a chance that you still have this mix in your computer and can re-upload it? Today there resolution and the quality of the videos stored in Youtube are better.
@greatlion1981 Now he can join Drazen Petrovic ( another politically motivated charity case ). Hey you know any Venezuelan players that couldn't cut it in the NBA that we can elect into the HOF? That would sure look good.
@ry3304 You actually have the nerve to compare this mediocre player ( at least in the NBA where it counts most), to Larry Bird who had a REAL hall of fame career? What a loser you are. You must be from Eastern Europe somewhere to make such a stupid comment. Besides being mediocre in the NBA, he wasn't even a full time starter you fuckin shithead. And don't compare him to Shaq any more because that's just too much of a waste of my time to respond. Idiot.
@86celtics He still got inducted to the Hall of Fame, enough said. The Cold War robbed him (physically) his best years. Having a great International career also warrants Hall of Fame status. NBA is not everything in basketball.
He deserves to be in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Like Craig Kilborn said from his SportsCenter days "He's not my Vydas or your Vydas, he's Our Vydas!!!"
This guy just got elected into the NBA hall of fame? He wasn't a great player in the NBA. His career statistics don't even deserve consideration. Another clear case of the hall of fame watering down their shrine in favor of promoting an image of multi-culturalism. A women's college coach made it in with him. What a joke.
@86celtics You should see his numbers in his all career not only in the nba by the way find his age when he was a rookie un portland And by the way a woman gives you life?!?! WHAT A JOKE
@greatlion1981 You should see the difference in talent level when he was in Europe compared to the NBA. His '92 Lithuanian olympic team was crushed by 51. And yes his injuries blah, blah, blah. Whatever. Everyone wants to play the what if game. What if's don't belong in the hall of fame and neither does 12PPG, 7.3 RPG, and 1BPG in a 7 year career playing with the best of the best. An American with those mediocre numbers who becomes a star Europe as a NBA reject would never get elected.
@PsychoRealm9 Actually for the most part it IS the NBA HOF as the vast majority of inductees had stellar NBA careers. Most Americans who play in Europe are either washed up, or couldn't make it in the NBA. An American who can't cut it in the NBA but goes on to have a stellar career in Europe wouldn't get into the HOF. Baseball does it also. They want black players and Latin American players ( MLB considers them separate ),to the point of electing individuals with suspect stats (Joe Morgan).
@ry3304 And if Shaq was forced to play by the rules that were designed for the game of basketball Shaq would not had made the NBA, Sabonis finished exposing this fact. The Sacramento Kings had already exposed the greed and immoral ethics of the NBA. The NBA would be something else had they not covered up refs were paid and expected to be partial during key game. The NBA is a racket and you see that today. Dallas did prove good guys can still beat the corruption.
Sabonis was a great player. He is the Russian Bear and would have eaten up Shaq in the high post all day with his perimeter shots. Oh what could have been.
I am from lithuania Sabonis is too i very proud what he did... lithuania Won gold we can say becouse in SSRS team only 1 or 2 players was not from LITHUANIA! And Arvydas Sabonis is best player ever!
I was just born when Sabas was a real star in Lithuania, so I had never saw he playing on the other side of ocean... I saw him only when he came back and played in Zalgiris again, but then he was 40years old...
@tadeex I don't agree with you. Nowitzki ang Pau Gasol play at the really high level. Before injuries Sabas was as good Dirk who was named as 05-06 mvp. However Sabas started playing in NBA after injuries. That's why he isn't mentioned as one of the greatest european players.
@PhillyDippy5 oh... idk sabonis was probrably a better passer than all of them and was more versatile because of his shooting range.. if he had jooined the blazers in his prime for example you could possibly be talking about a dynasty with Sabonis added with all stars like Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, Buck Williams and Cliff Robinson... he could IMO havebeen better than shaq hakeem and moses if he had gone earlier in his career...
@shaq430 You don't need to tell me anything i'm a fan i just love classy player like this, but i think he every player has its career and the rest is just arguing
@PhillyDippy5 lmao im not trying to tell you what to do calm down i was just trying to have a CALM discussion about where sabonis couldve stood in history if he had came to the nba in his prime sorry for bothering you smh..
@shaq430 I don't believe in that,i'm historian and i think things are like they are but if you want to argue i just will tell you that he would be injured anyway, and if he wouldn't have injured he would be unbelievable but not better than Olajuwon,Jabbar,Chamberlain,or Shaquille O'neal, more talented but you need more strength in the NBA. I think he's the best european palyer though.Did you ever see Jabbar in his prime? lolhe was the most gifted player ever, & ask Wilt Chamberlain bout dominate
@PhillyDippy5 Sabonis was actually VERY strong at about 292 lbs so i think he would be stronger than most nba big men if he would have left in his prime and i dont think he wouldve been injuered had he left in his prime IMO.. I think if he would have gone to the nba in his prime the only centers that would have been better than hime would be wilt, kareem, and russell but like you said we cant change history so well never know.. and yes kareem was extremely dominant in his prime with the bucks..
what are you talking about you can't decide which player was better by watching one match. basketball is a team game and team effort counts as well. Both players were good. Best of their times. and thats it :)
i really miss watching sabonis, i still get mad we never got to see him in the nba in his prime, some guys have said he would have been one of the top 3 centers of all time
fuck you bitch .. wallace cant even dunk . sabonis can shoot from 3points , dunk , make awesome passes and most important is that he has some brain ! your wallace is no worth to carry sabonis shoes
I've watched basquetball since I was a kid , And there isn't a center to pass like he does. he is really great but he didin't have the spots in the correct time
2:392:534:45 omg. Sabonis was simply the best player ever. Sometime the destiny is so unfair... if that guy wasn't injured so badly he easly become the number one.
I never thought I'd say this ab a sports vid but...simply beautiful. I live in PDX and we were lucky enought to see his great play during the 90s and early 00s. He was also a very humble and greatful man. Good work
It's a damn shame Sabonis never got to showcase his talents in the NBA in the prime of his career. Even in his mid-30s, after being plagued by injuries, he was still putting up 16/10, and guarded Shaq just about as well as anyone else in history. If he had played his whole career in the NBA, there's no doubt in my mind that he'd be a top 5 all-time center. Best passing big man of all time, terrific shooter, shot-blocker, rebounder, everything. Long live Arvydas Sabonis.
@cmason619 When Portland drafted Sabonis it wasn't easy to get those guys over to the NBA. He also was a man of loyalty and Portland only had one executive pushing to get him over. Plus all big men drafted by Portland are or become cursed.
it was pippen's fault why they didn't won the nba championship, pippen can't guard kobe and he was trying so hard and trying to be that "i'm the guy w/ championship rings so follow me" guy. steve smith was enough back then they should've not listened to pippen.
Sabonis, was arguably the best big player to ever play the game (before NBA days) and a solid #2 to ever play the game.
19868441 5 days ago
SABAS cooll
MrAVA700 2 weeks ago
this video is from 6 years ago could you make a new one with improved quality
grasd2 1 month ago
This guys passes were amazing for a big man. He never look like he was rushed or having a bad game. He played like he knew what he was going to do before he did it. He looked more like a tackle more than a center, but his style is something the NBA will never forget!!!!!
PaulMercedes 3 months ago
good for him he entered the HOF
AwfulXXXNoob 3 months ago
quality realy sucks
DaK1l 3 months ago
blet video kokybe tai as byby dejau....
lietuvonis1 3 months ago
@lietuvonis1 O ko tu blet tikiesi iš 1985 HD?
TheRtXaS 2 months ago
@TheRtXaS jau 2011 tai tai pasigooglink kaip wiskas wyksta tada susimokek mokescius ir sedek youtubej antanai ;))
lietuvonis1 2 months ago
So, which pixel is Sabonis?
roothik 3 months ago 13
good video great player just wish the quality was better
Blaxraptor 3 months ago
its funny to think he was on the jai1-1b1azers....he seems nice haha....but i cant be1ieve nobody has footage of when rasheed threw a towe1 in his face....shit was stupid
tcoom76 4 months ago
His passes were always smooth as butter.
junk11111111 5 months ago
Not many people out side of Blazer fans know how good he actually was in the NBA, even as hobbled as he was. Great shooter, great post up game, best passing big man ever, great rebounder and was a real presense defensively inside.
LambadLambadLambda 5 months ago
:31- dunk over the lil man and broken backboard. Not too bad hahaha thatll teach the lil guy not to jump next time
bweb1226 5 months ago
Love me some Sabas.
BarstoolBlues33 5 months ago
WHAT A PLAYER!TEARS FILL MY EYES AS I SEE THIS GREAT VIDEO..THANK YOU SABAS,THANK YOU FOREVER!
meshuggener667 5 months ago
soundtrack is the great song, but not for mvies about basketball =/
TheHellGlow 5 months ago
portland good have won championships if he came earlier
XxSaf3HandsxX 5 months ago
@XxSaf3HandsxX Portland had rights from 1985. It would have changed the Lakers-Celtics dynasty of the 80's and Jordan would most likely have only 2 or three rings. Its unfair to Magic, Bird, and Jordan however, it would have changed the history. Portland had fundamentally sound teams that entire time, Always just a peace of the puzzle from being a huge part of NBA history. Blazers always seemed cursed after 77.
19868441 5 days ago
best asist center ever
meskinas2004 5 months ago
@scapicoco thats olympic type basketball.....
ChiVue23 6 months ago
ok he was bad ass before his injuries but fuk that he would not have been better than Robinson. Robinson was on another level
mlo9357 6 months ago
@mlo9357 Find center who could pass better than point guard, huh.
Coldberg 6 months ago
@Coldberg Vlade Divac
rokanje76 6 months ago
@Coldberg Gasol, just look for some of his assists on youtube.
AlonsoDomCab 6 months ago
@AlonsoDomCab who is Gasol? it is not same level.
ZhylvisLT 5 months ago
@ZhylvisLT I don't know, just a random guy who has 2 NBA rings, for what i know sabonis has 0
AlonsoDomCab 5 months ago
@AlonsoDomCab i know one ukraine guy who has 2 NBA rings (Stanislav Medvedenko former Lakers). Rings means nothing.
ZhylvisLT 5 months ago
@ZhylvisLT Yeah, but since Gasol went to LA, the lakers got a final, the same season he arrived, after losing in the 1st round of the playoffs the 2 last years and not even getting in the playoffs the one before, and 2 rings later on, he was decisive.
AlonsoDomCab 5 months ago
@AlonsoDomCab Well, i agree with u, Gasol is solid player but not so great as Sabonis was. Does u think Gasol will be euroleague season MVP at 39 year old? Gasol is 31 right now yeah? Sabonis played his rookie season in NBA at this age.
ZhylvisLT 5 months ago
@ZhylvisLT Gasol is a beast and dominates European basketball, he left very early in his career to the NBA, and he went to Memphis. Should we blame him for that? As far as I know, Spain has achieved today its third consecutive Eurobasket final, today in the semifinal he made 22 points, 17 rebounds. Those numbers in Europe are MUFUCKING HUGE. We play here only 40 minutes, and there are a lot of rotations. He pisses on all other 4s in Europe. And so he will against Diaw in the final.
panetero 4 months ago
@panetero yeah of course he is the beast, but not same level as Sabonis were.
ZhylvisLT 4 months ago
@mlo9357 Just another koolaid drinking NBA fan.
19868441 5 days ago
WTF... ball can be block then off the backboard? just asking cause i certainly saw one...
scapicoco 6 months ago
Sabonis was/is easily the best euro player of all time.
klined 6 months ago
he looks like a cheat code !
showti 7 months ago
傳奇一代中鋒!! #11 Sabonis!
chungjen22 7 months ago
sabonis actualy said after he was included in hall of fame "if I knew that playing in nba was so easy I would have come to nba sooner"
rmnts 7 months ago 20
@rmnts Sabonis, like most got caught up in the propaganda of the NBA. The NBA, greed, and Shaq, single handily turned basketball into a circus type game. Basketball is a finesse game, requiring skills and strength establishing position with and without a ball when executed to design is a picture of beauty no other sport can emulate (Trailblazers 77, Lakers with Magic, Boston with Bird, and so many more). Miss-use of strength, and designed rules has transformed the game into something Ugly.
19868441 5 days ago
tokiu kaip arvydas sabonis, dziaugiosi butamas lietuvis !!
petriukasify 8 months ago
Hi is Lithuania Legend
TheJustuks1 8 months ago
RIP big guy
billy1496 9 months ago
@billy1496 he is not dead stupid guy :)
KazysBobelis 8 months ago
Is there a chance that you still have this mix in your computer and can re-upload it? Today there resolution and the quality of the videos stored in Youtube are better.
AnAvailibleUsername 9 months ago
1:23 goal tending. Sorry sabas.
DjBEandip 9 months ago
Rasykit lietuviskai, vis vien tik lietuviai sabo vid. ziuri.
armydelis 9 months ago
pixels war!!!
C64Music 9 months ago
For me he was a very SMART player even when he did the nba old and shit, he was a very good player
greatlion1981 9 months ago
@greatlion1981 Now he can join Drazen Petrovic ( another politically motivated charity case ). Hey you know any Venezuelan players that couldn't cut it in the NBA that we can elect into the HOF? That would sure look good.
86celtics 9 months ago
@86celtics
stfu u fuckin lil dick faggit asshole
ne self respectin motherfuckin celts bird fan wouldnt spew such pussyish lil tiny wimpi pussy ass dick BULLSHIT out of their lil mouths.
sabat was an AMAZING player and one that rivals walton or bird in every way possible.
and if u knew nething about stats his stint and shit in the nba rivaled the top centers as far as win shares and per per 48 mins ASSHOLE!!!!
JUST GOES TO SHOW WAT U DUMB LITTLE PASTY WHITE BOIS KNOW (& im white)
ry3304 8 months ago
@ry3304 You actually have the nerve to compare this mediocre player ( at least in the NBA where it counts most), to Larry Bird who had a REAL hall of fame career? What a loser you are. You must be from Eastern Europe somewhere to make such a stupid comment. Besides being mediocre in the NBA, he wasn't even a full time starter you fuckin shithead. And don't compare him to Shaq any more because that's just too much of a waste of my time to respond. Idiot.
86celtics 8 months ago
@86celtics He still got inducted to the Hall of Fame, enough said. The Cold War robbed him (physically) his best years. Having a great International career also warrants Hall of Fame status. NBA is not everything in basketball.
Francozilla 8 months ago
@86celtics Leave Drazen Petrovic out of it. Your just another NBA Koolaid drinking illiterate of the game of basketball.
19868441 5 days ago
He deserves to be in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Like Craig Kilborn said from his SportsCenter days "He's not my Vydas or your Vydas, he's Our Vydas!!!"
SWhit62030 9 months ago
This guy just got elected into the NBA hall of fame? He wasn't a great player in the NBA. His career statistics don't even deserve consideration. Another clear case of the hall of fame watering down their shrine in favor of promoting an image of multi-culturalism. A women's college coach made it in with him. What a joke.
86celtics 9 months ago
@86celtics You should see his numbers in his all career not only in the nba by the way find his age when he was a rookie un portland And by the way a woman gives you life?!?! WHAT A JOKE
greatlion1981 9 months ago
@greatlion1981 You should see the difference in talent level when he was in Europe compared to the NBA. His '92 Lithuanian olympic team was crushed by 51. And yes his injuries blah, blah, blah. Whatever. Everyone wants to play the what if game. What if's don't belong in the hall of fame and neither does 12PPG, 7.3 RPG, and 1BPG in a 7 year career playing with the best of the best. An American with those mediocre numbers who becomes a star Europe as a NBA reject would never get elected.
86celtics 9 months ago
@86celtics I remember you that is not the NBA HOF, is the BASKETBALL HOF!, Sabas will be inducted
by all his contributios on Basketball, since his days playing in Lithuania, through Spain and finally the NBA,
please do not spit words without a little acknowledge
PsychoRealm9 9 months ago
@PsychoRealm9 Actually for the most part it IS the NBA HOF as the vast majority of inductees had stellar NBA careers. Most Americans who play in Europe are either washed up, or couldn't make it in the NBA. An American who can't cut it in the NBA but goes on to have a stellar career in Europe wouldn't get into the HOF. Baseball does it also. They want black players and Latin American players ( MLB considers them separate ),to the point of electing individuals with suspect stats (Joe Morgan).
86celtics 9 months ago
@86celtics wha wha wha
DUPERMAN99 9 months ago
@86celtics
u are a fuckin asshole man wth is wrong with u kid?
u unclassy pussi WANNABE celts fan. larry bird takes a shit on ur gave asshole.
/'sabat was amazing and was one of few guys who could guard shaq.
his def rtg was like fuckin 4th his rookie year already at age 31.
u clearly know SHIT and should be ashamed of urself pussi
ry3304 8 months ago
@ry3304 And if Shaq was forced to play by the rules that were designed for the game of basketball Shaq would not had made the NBA, Sabonis finished exposing this fact. The Sacramento Kings had already exposed the greed and immoral ethics of the NBA. The NBA would be something else had they not covered up refs were paid and expected to be partial during key game. The NBA is a racket and you see that today. Dallas did prove good guys can still beat the corruption.
19868441 5 days ago
Sabonis was a great player. He is the Russian Bear and would have eaten up Shaq in the high post all day with his perimeter shots. Oh what could have been.
hirolla74 10 months ago
Sabonis the best center in the history
juanders 11 months ago
he was/ is my favorite player ever
treyslap 11 months ago
lol i remember when he was 40 years old and became MVP of the year. pretty amazing for an elderly
vaitonas 1 year ago
does basketball was so bad back when,as the video cam quality?
tomazas08 1 year ago
have u ppl forgotten about Dirk????lol
Lebron4MVP4Ever 1 year ago
@Lebron4MVP4Ever Dirk is far far away from Sabonis,Sabonis was much better even with his injures
deception91 1 year ago 3
@deception91 you have to be kidding me Dirk is easily the best 7'0 foot shooting big man of all time bar none
Lebron4MVP4Ever 1 year ago
wow 7 3 and moving like that thats just amazing
Papasmurf532 1 year ago
Sabonis came to NBA too late in his career. Younger him would have owned.
Knightmare2k6 1 year ago 26
which pixel was he?
jayou87 1 year ago
SUPER filmas, didžiausia pagarba kūrėjui.
shuva21 1 year ago
two thumbs up for you, your also a greatest player for me.
havok3326 1 year ago
2:00 The Admiral just got court-marshaled
nuggz503 1 year ago
guy is a legend
bloodytotti 1 year ago
I wounder how good he would have been if he was healthy
xAirJordan23x 1 year ago
Arvydai, kai aš tave tariu, ašaros man trykšta iš akių...
The best and the only
skustastriusis 1 year ago
Seems like he fit in perfectly with that Portland team. They were really tough back then.
Ragtime4 1 year ago
@Ragtime4 With todays rules the Blazers could have brought him to the league back when they had
Porter
Drexler
Kersey
Williams
Add a young Sabonis to that team and they are beating the Bulls.
freakyfatdog 1 year ago 4
@freakyfatdog you sir, speak wisdom!!
nuggz503 1 year ago
SABAS THE BEST!!!
elviskaunas 1 year ago
for me the best center is GREG OSTERTAG!! HE SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME!
wengbu91 1 year ago
sabas is one of the best centers in all times and if he have no injures he probably be the best
spokaz 1 year ago 3
Welcome To Arvydas Sabonis poster David Robinson :D
vilhelmas 1 year ago
Sabonis The best player ever !!
horror647 1 year ago 15
lithuania is the best
pingvinasik 1 year ago 3
serbia :)
shiptarpogananacija 1 year ago
lithuanian team is the best
technodj13 2 years ago 5
After watch this,i turst he was the best in that period
leodinas23 2 years ago
imagine when he was able to play in the nba when he was in his prime.
duckman32001 2 years ago
dude he was a legend i enjoyed seeing him play here when i was younger
John2137 2 years ago 2
sabonis=ray liotta
LUISOOOOO 2 years ago 2
Injuries are part of the game.
If...only,when,but,maybe.....
If you are great you are great!
dboneg 2 years ago
I am from lithuania Sabonis is too i very proud what he did... lithuania Won gold we can say becouse in SSRS team only 1 or 2 players was not from LITHUANIA! And Arvydas Sabonis is best player ever!
xmisckleix10 2 years ago
Incredible video clip,I have never seen that moment then SABAS use to play for SSRS.He was the greatest European player in all the time.
Gidis96 2 years ago
I was just born when Sabas was a real star in Lithuania, so I had never saw he playing on the other side of ocean... I saw him only when he came back and played in Zalgiris again, but then he was 40years old...
bapkes 2 years ago 4
Sabonis was all time best europe basketball player and i think he is still now
tadeex 2 years ago 45
@tadeex I don't agree with you. Nowitzki ang Pau Gasol play at the really high level. Before injuries Sabas was as good Dirk who was named as 05-06 mvp. However Sabas started playing in NBA after injuries. That's why he isn't mentioned as one of the greatest european players.
BornToVVin 11 months ago
@tadeex dirk is better
frs2060 9 months ago
@tadeex dirk is better
frs2060 9 months ago
@tadeex don't forget about galis and petrovic though...
amagginas 8 months ago
@tadeex sure, don`t forget Dirk, Pau, Vladi, Petrovic, . Dirk is the best European basketball player of all time.
smelenko 7 months ago
@tadeex I agree, Nowitzky had a better NBA career, but in my opinion Sabonis is the greatest european baller.
PhillyDippy5 7 months ago
@PhillyDippy5 i agree i think if Sabonis had played his whole career in the nba he would be a top 4 center of all time in terms of nba history
shaq430 7 months ago
@shaq430 Well, i don't know top 4 but for sure top 6-10
PhillyDippy5 7 months ago
@PhillyDippy5 who would be btter than him other than probrably wilt, russell and kareem??? not arguing just wodering..
shaq430 7 months ago
@shaq430 Olajuwon, Shaquille O'neal, not because of their talent because Sabonis was that talent but becasue their strenght.
PhillyDippy5 7 months ago
@PhillyDippy5 read my other post
shaq430 7 months ago
@shaq430 We are talking about Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon Shaquille O'neal, Moses Malone, etc.
PhillyDippy5 7 months ago
@PhillyDippy5 oh... idk sabonis was probrably a better passer than all of them and was more versatile because of his shooting range.. if he had jooined the blazers in his prime for example you could possibly be talking about a dynasty with Sabonis added with all stars like Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, Buck Williams and Cliff Robinson... he could IMO havebeen better than shaq hakeem and moses if he had gone earlier in his career...
shaq430 7 months ago
@shaq430 You don't need to tell me anything i'm a fan i just love classy player like this, but i think he every player has its career and the rest is just arguing
PhillyDippy5 7 months ago
@PhillyDippy5 lmao im not trying to tell you what to do calm down i was just trying to have a CALM discussion about where sabonis couldve stood in history if he had came to the nba in his prime sorry for bothering you smh..
shaq430 7 months ago
@shaq430 I don't believe in that,i'm historian and i think things are like they are but if you want to argue i just will tell you that he would be injured anyway, and if he wouldn't have injured he would be unbelievable but not better than Olajuwon,Jabbar,Chamberlain,or Shaquille O'neal, more talented but you need more strength in the NBA. I think he's the best european palyer though.Did you ever see Jabbar in his prime? lolhe was the most gifted player ever, & ask Wilt Chamberlain bout dominate
PhillyDippy5 7 months ago
@PhillyDippy5 Sabonis was actually VERY strong at about 292 lbs so i think he would be stronger than most nba big men if he would have left in his prime and i dont think he wouldve been injuered had he left in his prime IMO.. I think if he would have gone to the nba in his prime the only centers that would have been better than hime would be wilt, kareem, and russell but like you said we cant change history so well never know.. and yes kareem was extremely dominant in his prime with the bucks..
shaq430 7 months ago
@shaq430 Sabonis couldn't do better numbers than Hakeem Olajuwon or Shaquille O'neal, Arvydas was more like a team player.
PhillyDippy5 6 months ago
what are you talking about you can't decide which player was better by watching one match. basketball is a team game and team effort counts as well. Both players were good. Best of their times. and thats it :)
xviciunas 3 years ago
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What game are you talking about?
In the 1988 Olympics semifinals, Sabonis scored 11 points(and besides, watching the match I can say he didn't dominate at al) against Robinson's 19.
I watched that match, so I know what I' am saying.
Any basketball site would tell you that.
digiuseppericcardo 3 years ago
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That's not true in that game, Robinson won against Sabonis 19 to 11.
Sabonis was good but he was no way near as good as Robinson.
I watched that match on Skysport Classic, therefore I know about that game.
digiuseppericcardo 3 years ago
but true in that game：Robinson 19pts，Sabonis 16pts.not 11pts
antzheng 3 years ago
@antzheng 0:33-0:50. After the match Sabonis asked to a magazine for the photo of that spectacular dunk, and they gave him a big poster.
juliojgr19 1 year ago
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It was only one game you cant rate some one better by just watching one game
mazonas3 2 years ago
@digiuseppericcardo
quei 16 punti robinson se li ricoda ancora tutti perchè glieli ha schiacciati in testa così forte che gli fa ancora male!
warheart999 2 years ago
Sabas Hook!!!!!
darthukas 3 years ago
he proved what white man can jump and play in nba!!! respect.
Onedowg 3 years ago 2
I never knew Sabonis played for the Winstons..
pearlmax 3 years ago
Arvydas Sabonis was awesome, one of the best shooters and passers, I'm sad that he retired.
Trailblazersfan 3 years ago
so am I, but i was always worried that his legs would fall off every time he stepped on the court.
bigcountryjd 2 years ago
one of the best passing centers of the NBA... could have pawn so much if he entered the NBA earlier in his career...
ryan11n26 3 years ago
HE POSTERIZED DAVID ROBINSON #11 in the olympics......great stuff SABONIS!!!....watta a true talent!
jasuncion034 3 years ago
one of the best baskertball players of all the time and so far the best player in Lithuania - a true legend.
worras2007 3 years ago 52
@worras2007 We were lucky in Madrid =) some years to enjoy his greatness, in all his ways
asesinorum 9 months ago
i really miss watching sabonis, i still get mad we never got to see him in the nba in his prime, some guys have said he would have been one of the top 3 centers of all time
mozisgod1 3 years ago 3
injured was knee
sean7719067 3 years ago
My man :)
Shawshank23 3 years ago
why? what injury did Sabonis suffered from?
is it an arm injury? a leg? a knee? an ankle?
testicle? eye? ear? nail? stomach? or brain injury? could anyone tell me.. please..
Sabonis is such a great player.
no doubt about it.. :-)
herjan12 3 years ago
lets say tha he has half left after 1988 :P
d4dil2 3 years ago
he injured both his achiles(nobody thougt he gonna walk again properly)And he had knee problem aswell.
evaldasibm 3 years ago
SUPERMEN SABONIS
vaidozaa 3 years ago
it's pleasure to watch him play. the way he handles the ball, amazingly gifted man.
juliusreea 3 years ago
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primenemisis 3 years ago
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primenemisis 3 years ago
fuck you bitch .. wallace cant even dunk . sabonis can shoot from 3points , dunk , make awesome passes and most important is that he has some brain ! your wallace is no worth to carry sabonis shoes
ex7ended 3 years ago 11
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primenemisis 3 years ago
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primenemisis 3 years ago
SaBaS the best
jordon309 3 years ago
this is a real fucking basketball player.
zgs14 3 years ago
Genius...
evaldasibm 3 years ago
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big z is way way better
WESERROCK 3 years ago
I love big Z but sabonis was an animal. Wisdom...
snizshizzle 3 years ago
not in rela madrid,before
jokinokosuka9 3 years ago
his best years were in real madrid
eresis 3 years ago
what the hell is up with the frames skipping?
Mq404 3 years ago
I've watched basquetball since I was a kid , And there isn't a center to pass like he does. he is really great but he didin't have the spots in the correct time
antony7721 3 years ago
great video.... great...
DANIELcroatia 3 years ago
2:39 2:53 4:45 omg. Sabonis was simply the best player ever. Sometime the destiny is so unfair... if that guy wasn't injured so badly he easly become the number one.
Martialspike 3 years ago 3
paskutiniame epizode(trail blazeriu) kai Sabui plaukai pasistoja, biski veidas uznesa i Marciulioni
Coldberg 3 years ago
I never thought I'd say this ab a sports vid but...simply beautiful. I live in PDX and we were lucky enought to see his great play during the 90s and early 00s. He was also a very humble and greatful man. Good work
Jarrard68 3 years ago
galis the great aris thessaloniki .sabonis best
kleanthis3 3 years ago
It's a damn shame Sabonis never got to showcase his talents in the NBA in the prime of his career. Even in his mid-30s, after being plagued by injuries, he was still putting up 16/10, and guarded Shaq just about as well as anyone else in history. If he had played his whole career in the NBA, there's no doubt in my mind that he'd be a top 5 all-time center. Best passing big man of all time, terrific shooter, shot-blocker, rebounder, everything. Long live Arvydas Sabonis.
cmason619 3 years ago 8
And if he didn't get that nasty injury.
BalysLTU 3 years ago
@cmason619 When Portland drafted Sabonis it wasn't easy to get those guys over to the NBA. He also was a man of loyalty and Portland only had one executive pushing to get him over. Plus all big men drafted by Portland are or become cursed.
19868441 5 days ago
Without early injuries he would have become the best center in the world
xaviqaz 3 years ago 3
Es el mejor pivot de la historía
He´s the best center of the history
nashzona5 3 years ago
El más inteligente en la pintura, con lesiones ha sido el pivot más técnico.
Sin lesiones tenía el potencial para ser el mejor jugador del mundo, velocidad, inteligencia, tiro, físico, técnica....
The best inteligence in the floor, with injuries he is the most technical center:
Without injuries he had the potencial to be the best player of the world, speed, inteligence, shot, technical
nashzona5 3 years ago
Top 10 centre of all time. No doubt about that.
flybli 3 years ago 2
iM a Big Guy So iM aLways stuck playing center,but i always try and play like Arvydas Sabonis,to me he's my favorite player.
Israel1E 3 years ago
He was...he is ... he will be the BEST CENTER IN THE WORLD!
Kunigass 3 years ago 3
Chemara tu chia?
sgitis 3 years ago
Best4 ever in our hearts
Lithuania.
Mindux518 3 years ago
sabas from lt!!!
ffatrix 3 years ago
he should be one of the 50 greatest player in the nba
silverdex 3 years ago 3
Love this game.. Sbas the reason.
Italy.
SemperUltras 4 years ago 2
simply.. the biggest
mustek08 4 years ago
Arvydas Sabonis if your reading this,Man your simply the best,thers no more nba player in the league right now that plays like you.
pwrbytrd 4 years ago 4
it was pippen's fault why they didn't won the nba championship, pippen can't guard kobe and he was trying so hard and trying to be that "i'm the guy w/ championship rings so follow me" guy. steve smith was enough back then they should've not listened to pippen.
liiliiliiliil 4 years ago
definitely way better than divac, really amazing, divac always try to get away by flopping
liiliiliiliil 4 years ago 3