Part of that "main man" thing is a cultural difference. Americans just don't realize how casually intimate they can be with people they don't know well and how that's viewed as phony and suspicious by many people from other cultures. It's kind of like how foreigners are often irritated by the way Americans greet each other with "how are you?" when they don't mean it or say "have a nice day". It sounds trite and insincere to many people outside our culture.
I remember seeing him in the Goodwill Games in 86 and he was huge for the USSR in the Olympics in S. Korea. Would love to have seen him in the league when he could still move.
Him and Rodman going into the hall fame is awesome.
I saw the Blazers practicing at Lewis & Clark just before Sabonis began his first official NBA season.
I walked in and witnessed a fast break and the ball was passed to a big guy under the hoop with 3 defenders. In a blink of an eye from facing the point guard to turning to the hoop he dunked the ball.
I never saw a big guy move so fast then I realized that must be Sabonis. And in the next moment I realized I'm witnessing another NBA legend.
You kno when I was a kid playing basketball I was always the taller kid who could shoot and pass and played center. When I was young my friends always use to call me Sabonis, and when I was young I hated that comparison/nick name. Now looking back at it, I feel like an idiot I should have loved that nick name and comparison.
arvydas sabonis played and was a key factor for USSR's win over USA in the 1988 olympic basketball championship... also the main reason why US started sending pro basketball players thus the birth of the dream team.
I remember watching him as a kid thinking, "How is he doing this with THAT body?" He's one of the first players that really got me into watching basketball.
@imkayfull And what about Frank Sinatra, Einstein or Leonardo da Vinci? Never heard of? Unbelievible. Sabonis is the best player ever, because basketball consist not only of how many points you can make (like Kobe, i'm good, i dont need a team, i can make 80% of all throws the team make, why should i pass the ball ), or Shaq (i can dunk, what is free throw for?). That is not basketball. And NO ONE has ever got such a respect like Sabonis as a person.
Part of that "main man" thing is a cultural difference. Americans just don't realize how casually intimate they can be with people they don't know well and how that's viewed as phony and suspicious by many people from other cultures. It's kind of like how foreigners are often irritated by the way Americans greet each other with "how are you?" when they don't mean it or say "have a nice day". It sounds trite and insincere to many people outside our culture.
zyxwut321 1 month ago
Drexler believed that had he played for the Blazers in his prime, they would have won multiple championships.
iamhungey12345 6 months ago
I remember seeing him in the Goodwill Games in 86 and he was huge for the USSR in the Olympics in S. Korea. Would love to have seen him in the league when he could still move.
Aldon3 6 months ago
concord xi's @ 3:14
chineseboxdrink 6 months ago
this guy is a legend! europeon centers these days should look up this guys game...the most complete center to come out of europe.
teeoak 6 months ago
Him and Rodman going into the hall fame is awesome.
I saw the Blazers practicing at Lewis & Clark just before Sabonis began his first official NBA season.
I walked in and witnessed a fast break and the ball was passed to a big guy under the hoop with 3 defenders. In a blink of an eye from facing the point guard to turning to the hoop he dunked the ball.
I never saw a big guy move so fast then I realized that must be Sabonis. And in the next moment I realized I'm witnessing another NBA legend.
junk11111111 6 months ago
possibly the most underrated player EVER!. really pleased with the hall of fame including him and rodman.
cupolove1 6 months ago 2
You kno when I was a kid playing basketball I was always the taller kid who could shoot and pass and played center. When I was young my friends always use to call me Sabonis, and when I was young I hated that comparison/nick name. Now looking back at it, I feel like an idiot I should have loved that nick name and comparison.
browndani166 6 months ago
you know
wearethesc 6 months ago
arvydas sabonis played and was a key factor for USSR's win over USA in the 1988 olympic basketball championship... also the main reason why US started sending pro basketball players thus the birth of the dream team.
wornoutshoes11 6 months ago
When I was 8 or 9, I got a book called "The 100 Greatest Basketball Players Ever". Arvydas was right there, and I credit them for that inclusion.
Xionc 6 months ago 7
Sabonis use to drain the 3 pointers for Portland.
SteelAVic18 6 months ago
I remember watching him as a kid thinking, "How is he doing this with THAT body?" He's one of the first players that really got me into watching basketball.
MisterJonesification 6 months ago
He was the missing piece to the Blazers winning the championship in the early 90s.
bigdadguy 6 months ago 6
get a life then...
k1kb0ksas 6 months ago
never heard of him.
imkayfull 6 months ago
@imkayfull
lol how old r u?
Sabonis played with the portland trailblazers
rememeber trailblazers vs lakers WFC in 2000?
Blazers almost whoop our asses
Arz2003 6 months ago
@imkayfull Type the OTHER DREAM TEAM and see who is him and his nation .
StoleCoC 6 months ago
@imkayfull You never heard of him? Have you been living under a rock? He is arguably the best center this world has ever seen. Just a fyi...*scrub*
adamz1111 6 months ago
@imkayfull And what about Frank Sinatra, Einstein or Leonardo da Vinci? Never heard of? Unbelievible. Sabonis is the best player ever, because basketball consist not only of how many points you can make (like Kobe, i'm good, i dont need a team, i can make 80% of all throws the team make, why should i pass the ball ), or Shaq (i can dunk, what is free throw for?). That is not basketball. And NO ONE has ever got such a respect like Sabonis as a person.
Viktse26 5 months ago