NBA Finals 1949: Mikan Delivers Title

[uonp]

did they use to play in church shoes back then or what?

[MrSlik25]

Kobe could deal with anything any other black man was dealing with at the time...whats the difference...we are talking about on the court...Kobe was blessed with athletic that GOD wasnt giving out in the 40's and 50's...simple as that...He's flat better than any player from the 40's 50's or 60's...70's and 80's is a different question.

[shaqpopcorn34]

@MrSlik25 ...actually kobe is not that impressive athletically....the man is slow....a selfish prick too....there are tons of players who are faster than kobe,and tons of guys with higher verticals.....larry nance had a higher vertical than kobe,that is a fact....fuck kobe.....did you know that kobe is #1 alltime in career playoff missed shots?....and he did it by age 32!!!....once again,a selfish prick.....also a truly awkward human being with no personality

[loltalker667]

go lakers!!!!!!

[sweetsh0t1]

The Schaefer in this video was captain of the Lakers. My Dad Herm.

[DonkeypunchKSH]

Damn, Wish we had kept the Lakers. TWolves are awful.

[Monopolyman1975]

lakers stink knicks ftw

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NBA Finals 1949: Mikan Delivers Title

[JOKAWILD26]

damm the tallent sucked back then,,, can u imagine if u could bring a team in the nba, back in time and play in the league of ther time,, ?? kobe bryant him self could probly take on the whole league back then,, the talent sucked so bad lol

[santiago544]

what a sacrelidge... people like you are unbelievable..

[JOKAWILD26]

why is that ? becouse i said the talent sucked back then,, i mean its obvious. look at nba games today, compared to this one.. they suck,, the worse team in the nba today, would beat and win any team in the league of that time.. Kobe Bryant him self could probly take on the whole league back then lol

[unclebobunclebob]

@JOKAWILD26 Are you serious? You are a master of the obvious, my friend. Of course the game has evolved. Hopefully, you will, too, some day.

[MIKESOWELL]

@santiago544 Instead of 6-10 and 245, he'd probably be 7-0 and 270, very fundamentally sound, with a hook shot. Do you know how hard that is to guard? 

[unclebobunclebob]

@JOKAWILD26 the game was young then...just like you appear to be.

[MIKESOWELL]

@JOKAWILD26 Kobe is a huge whiner sometimes. I'm going to say something to you, and I want to be real about this. Yes, Kobe has more talent than all of these guys, but do you REALLY think he could handle playing in that era? Where he likely would have to deal with racial discrimination openly? A physical league where he would not get the beneficial calls that he gets in today's star driven league? Instead of talking about Kobe going to his time imagine if Mikan was in ours?

[MrSlik25]

@MIKESOWELL Kobe would have destroyed everyone in the league in those times...he's too fast...guys back then didnt have the dribbling skills...they looked like fools when they would squat to dribble...you have no clue what your talking about...if the guys that were playing in these times could handle the discrimination then what makes you think that Kobe couldnt handle it??? He's a person just like them...MJ is the GOAT...Bird second..Magic third.

[MIKESOWELL]

@MrSlik25 I agree with you that Jordan is the best but I would put Magic at #4 and Bird at #5. I just think it is unfair to say "these guys are bums." I very well know what I am talking about. Of course Kobe would dominate them, the game has evolved so much since then. That still doesn't take away what these guys have accomplished. And by the way, I would have Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt at #2 and #3.

[MIKESOWELL]

@MrSlik25 You make the comment that Kobe would dominate in their time on a basketball standpoint, I agree. But do you think he can handle the time period? Where someone can openly call him nigger and there was not much he could do about it? Deal with bigoted journalists? Having to work odd jobs in the off season, because there were not a lot of money made then? And that rape allegation that he had in 2003, he would not have survived it in 1949. C'mon, man. All I'm saying is think (continued)

[MIKESOWELL]

@MrSlik25 about all the variables that are there before you say something like that. Even if you think they are not very good compared to now, you can say it without shitting on their time period.

[mexico91]

lakers kicked ass back then and kick ass til this day haha

[williwo]

@mexico91 Except when they're playing the Celtics of course. 2 and 9 against the Celtics in the Finals.....OUCH

[prodiggy13]

@williwo

Lakers titles since the 70's:10

Celtics:6

ouch, guess you might have noticed Lakers beat the Celtics in the 17th as well.

[williwo]

@prodiggy13 How many times have you been in the Finals? 31? Then How come we have more wins than you WHILE having a lot less losses in the Finals? Doesnt make a lot of sense. Maybe its because 9 of those 15 losses were against the Celtics, perhaps?........ouch. And as I recalled the Celtics CRUSHED the Lakers to gain their 17th. The Lakers BARELY survived to gain their 16th(and only after the Celtics' main defensive player got injured.)

[williwo]

@prodiggy13 Boston flat out kicked LA's ASS in 08. LA barely won in 7 seven games in 10 thanks to an unexpected injury and some shoddy officiating in their favor in game 7. Between the two Finals Boston leads the series 7-6 and 7-4 with Perkins. Enough said

[prodiggy13]

@williwo

08 was a fluke,

Lakers were not healthy,

and to say Perkins is the reason you lost is retarded you sore loser.1championship in 24 years, wow.

You guys don't have Russell anymore, and their aren't only 15 teams in the league anymore, see you in another 22 years when we have 28 titles.

[williwo]

@prodiggy13 Oh shut your mouth you sore loser....you got your ass kicked in 08 fair and square. Perkins is more crucial to Boston than Bynum to LA. YOUR win this year was a fluke. With Perkins in the series you were down 3-2. And you had some horrible calls down the stretch in your favor(Like Gasol's illegal basket). We're 9-3 against you in the Finals and we have a winning record against you so get that shit out.

[williwo]

@prodiggy13 Also our playoff run was much more impressive. We took down Cleveland and Orlando back to back and would've done the same to LA just like 08 had we remained healthy. Your opponents?...........The Thunder, the Jazz ?......LMAO.....The only "Great" team u faced were the Suns, who are inferior to the Cavs and Magic.

[prodiggy13]

@williwo

Cleveland=Chokers, of course.

Magic=They played weak ass teams.

Heat=derp derp another one man team.

While Jazz beat the talented Nuggets, Suns had a great bench, and Thunder are a upcoming young team.

Of course who's the World Champion?

Lakers!!

[williwo]

@prodiggy13 LOL.....dude you're funny. If you actually think the Jazz and Thunder are better than the Cavs and Magic I wanna know what shit you're on. Celtics 7-6 between the two Finals. 9-3 against LA.............Did you read that? NINE WINS TO YOUR THREE. The team that will always overshadow the Lakers.........CELTICS!

[prodiggy13]

@williwo

Your funny to think that now,

Celtics can eat horseshit you guys lost bicth! hahahaha!

just remember not to chant MVP for Kobe like in 07 when your team sucks again and started bandwagoning.

[williwo]

@prodiggy13 LOL.....were you so boastful back in 08?? You know.....when your team got SHAMEFULLY ABUSED. 7 wins to your 6 in the two finals. Gonna boast about that one? So you've revealed to me that you dont "Smoke" shit but rather Eat it instead........Horseshit to be precise, lol

[prodiggy13]

@williwo

Which one happen recently?

hahaha,

bandwogner ass celtic fans

[williwo]

@prodiggy13 Go put your mouth back on Kobe's nuts where they belong and proceed to suck haha...............Yeah the Jonas brothers are more RECENT than the Beatles but does that make them better? Grow the fuck up.........im done here. You can continue making your pithy little comments u LA turd

[prodiggy13]

@williwo

BLAH BLAH,

You boston fans are all going back to your caves,

your team won't be coming to the finals soon, see you when you guys chant MVP for another Laker you bandwagoning cheating Boston scum.

[williwo]

@prodiggy13 I love you too

[mexico91]

@williwo

so what happened this finals?

o ya lakers fucked up the celtics

[williwo]

@mexico91 Lakers Fucked up the Celtics? bahaha. Getting lucky in 7 games because a crucial Celtic gets injured and u say they "Fucked up the Celtics." Lol. They barely escaped in one piece. What series were you watching? Now the Celtics DID fuck up the Lakers in 08. That was a complete ROUT

[Jeff98177]

Everyone was so reserved back then. Can you imagine it today? "Numberrrr 99, Georrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrge Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnn!"

[ardyay]

George Mikan is the first great white center at 6'10. He wears #99 jersey and eye glasses.

[CrazeryVideos]

racist, but i agree

[pearlmax]

Looks like I'm #6, bye bye post.

[Gerkinstock]

Remember, the Minneapolis Lakers won the NBL title in 1948.

[knochenknackerkarl]

wegen George Mikan wurde das "goaltending" eingeführt, weil er immer die bälle vorm Netz noch rauskrazte