Ultimate Earl "The Pearl" Monroe MIX

The legendary wonder from Philadelphia. Unstoppable. Highly influential style. The master of the spin move. NBA Rookie of the Year. Hall of Famer. NBA Top 50. Averaged over 40 during his senior year in college.

For more Earl Monroe footage check out the new ESPN series: Black Magic
Commercial free March 16th and 17th.

Clips:
Philadelphia's Baker League
"He Got Game"
Winston-Salem State
Baltimore Bullets
NY Knicks.

Earl Monroe was also known as "Thomas Edison" and "Black Jesus."

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[john killebrew]

of course 40 years from now players will be better. Technology will be better and knowledge of the game will be better. Its not that these guys had less talent. scientists today know more than einstein because they have more accumulated knowledge, does that mean that all the scientists are smarter than einstein. no it does not.

[Ted Peters]

Not one dunk! And still extremely entertaining. 

[ILucKyZz]

REAL BALLER

[Willy Ridge]

A great mix thank you.. but i think it woulda been ill if you put the He Got Game quotes as an intro..

[JESCO58]

Still don't get how the Bullets let him get away. Ten thousand spin moves and Two Knicks championships later....

[Gerard Jackson]

A true original. Masterful fakes. Great at using his body to protect the ball against bigger defenders, and great at angling his shots high off the backboard to prevent them from being blocked. These clips show how impossible he was to defend; in a lot of them he's schooling some of the best defenders of his time: Walt Frazier, Oscar Robertson, etc.

[dzepa]

I think it's James Brown music that is making it better :)

[h1ph0pjunk1e]

i agree. but if sum how we were able to freeze the pearl in his youth, use all our technologies to make him stronger faster better etc. and have him play in the nba. it wouldnt be fair for the other players, so in tht sence im saying the players from back when IN A SENCE are better

[5dwallace]

Sweet video. He was just on the radio in Baltimore yesterday promoting his book. Sounds like he's doing well.

[Rahim Mahanov]

Damn !!! i would pay to watch The Pearl and Clyde take the court together !!

[LeCutter]

Heh, I see what you did there. Well played, sir.