A look back at the career of San Antonio Spurs legend George Gervin.
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@robertsonderman84832 жыл бұрын
still the prettiest finger roll of all time.
@ehoffman22602 жыл бұрын
He said it best himself. “ one thing I could do was finger roll.” Others could do it, but not with artistry of the Iceman.
@LAR-hs2qt2 жыл бұрын
🎯👍👍👍👍
@emmanuelwilliams60042 жыл бұрын
He not only had the prettiest finger rolls but probably the prettiest game of all time ICE had it All period !!
@CarlosSanchez-bg4wf2 жыл бұрын
Yasser
@menglinqi22832 жыл бұрын
AMEN!!!
@rickeyb88122 жыл бұрын
This dude was putting up 33 a game going to the hoop with 7 footers defending the rim. The Ice Man!
@mikea8739 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in the 70's and 80's. Gervin was my favorite player. I loved the ABA players that came into the NBA. Dr J, David Thompson, Artis Gilmore, Dan Issel, Maurice Lucas, and so on. Ice was my favorite. I had the poster and wore the white Nike Blazers with the black swoosh. There's a split photo with Klay Thompson on one half celebrating 37 points in a quarter. The other side is George Gervin saying try getting 33 without a 3-point line. He was just so much fun to watch (along with Dr J and David "Skywalker" Thompson).
@Eagle82 жыл бұрын
George Gervin was one of the greatest professional players of all-time.
@airassault112 жыл бұрын
Still have one of the best posters ever.
@kevintownsend38402 жыл бұрын
I have it home sitting on a throne of ice.
@crownholder_sadiq2 жыл бұрын
There wasn't anything like Ice, his movements, his demeanor, his style and the way he just seemed to just glide not run and that shot of his was a thing of beauty plus his nickname was the best ever, the Iceman...
@cwvos2 жыл бұрын
Agreed Angelo 💯💯❗
@rickycole63272 жыл бұрын
He and David Thompson were two of the greatest players of the 1970s that always seemed to get overlooked
@curbozerboomer17732 жыл бұрын
Gervin was right up there with the Pistol, Dr. J, MJ, etc. very smooth and cool.
@Amick442 жыл бұрын
San Anton and Denver weren't media hotbeds. Dr J was in obscurity his first 2 yrs in Virginia. Once he joined the Nets in NY, that's all you ever heard. He became the face of the league and to a degree, the sport.
@choward54302 жыл бұрын
Julius Erving, Abdul-Jabbar
@kevintownsend38402 жыл бұрын
Exactly I feel that the two you mentioned could easily average 50 in today's game.
@rocknroll73162 жыл бұрын
I remember when Thompson scored 73 in the final regular season gameand later Gervin scored 63 to win the league scoring title
@testostyrone332 жыл бұрын
Damn that "FANGER ROLL" was a thing of beauty.
@drewali72 жыл бұрын
that spin off the backboard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@rhoieeichstadt84062 жыл бұрын
That finger roll is sick he is one of a kind player in todays nba you will not see a player doing a finger roll far away from the basket
@marcconnelly56522 жыл бұрын
James harden does a finger roll when driving to the basket
@rhoieeichstadt84062 жыл бұрын
@@marcconnelly5652 ya,,but iceman is different😁
@ralstonmathews35432 жыл бұрын
I'm a lifetime Bullets/Wizards fan and I attended those playoff games against the Spurs in the '70's...this man gave us hell/he was a joy to watch
@marcconnelly56522 жыл бұрын
I wish San Antonio beat Washington in the 79 playoffs.they were up 3-1 on washington.that would've been the greatest matchup against seattle.james Silas and George Gervin vs Dennis Johnson and Gus Williams
@ralstonmathews35432 жыл бұрын
@@marcconnelly5652 unfortunately they didn't but look how many finals they have won since then...🤔
@fatherpeace64862 жыл бұрын
Ice used to finger-roll from half court! 😂 Good piece, The Ice-Man Cometh!
@bryansimmons3723 Жыл бұрын
As someone who has watched, played, and coached the game for the majority of my life I have always admired GG. He did so many things well, they weren't as OMG flashy as David Thompson, or Dr. J but his change of speed, subtle feints and fakes, his use of angles and his reading of the game were incredible, and that doesn't even get to his ability to put the ball in the basket. He was able to combine herky jerky, and smooth into something that was just beautiful to watch.
@patrickwalker62872 жыл бұрын
This Spurs fan thanks Mr. Gervin for all the memories!!!
@riadanabtawi58802 ай бұрын
Me too
@infiniteuniverse95282 жыл бұрын
The Iceman was probably the most popular player with kids in the hood after only Dr. J. in this era, even though he never played on TV.
@citizenscapital2458 Жыл бұрын
I am from SA. He came to my middle school and spoke to all the kiddies in the gym. I was on the basketball team, he shot layups with us in the layup line.
@infiniteuniverse9528 Жыл бұрын
@@citizenscapital2458 You met and shot hoops with Ice? I'm hella jealous!
@citizenscapital2458 Жыл бұрын
@@infiniteuniverse9528 , please don't be jealous. As it turned out we had a counselor at my middle school who lived next door to gervin in the same apartment building when he first was traded to SA. This counselor was close to the young student athletes at the school for which I was one of them ( I later recvd full ride college athletic scholarship in 🏈 ). Well, one day Gervin left with spurs on a rode trip, but left his front door opened. Our counselor looked out for him while he was away and they eventually became fast friends. By way of that relationship and that person Gervin came to visit our school. Larry Kenon, as a result of the same person, was the keynote speaker at our 8th grade athletic banquet. Gervin had a ♥ for the young fellas. Several times on game day we would drop by his house and, he would get up from his nap and come out of the house to say hello to us. Gervin was our hero.
@the_Sage718 ай бұрын
Agreed. Everyone was a DrJ fan it seemed regardless of what team you were loyal to. Gervin was similar. Both originals, I think Gervin was even more fun to watch the ways he could score.
@rahim44112 жыл бұрын
The Ice Man reign supreme! That dude had the sweetest finger roll I have ever seen!
@heathguillory48032 жыл бұрын
If he won 1 ship everybody would know,avg 30 a game for your career in that era makes him a finger rolling hall of famer.1 of the best scorers of all time.
@kac04042 жыл бұрын
UNDISPUTED KING OF THE FINGER ROLL
@eugenehiggins12612 жыл бұрын
Ice was silky smooth, one of the best! My son's AAU team often played at his academy gym. He's great with people and friendly with all who visit the gym. One of my top 5 favorite of all time.
@TheRookiefilm2 жыл бұрын
I know I'm going to get a lot of hate for this, but the George Gervin black swoosh Nikes was the last time Nike made a basketball shoe that wasn't ugly. A true classic just like George.
@marcconnelly56522 жыл бұрын
All the sneakers r so cool now.theres so many different colors like at foot locker.i miss Adidas equipment ones
@jeffboyce24262 жыл бұрын
I FOLLOWED GEORGE ICEMAN GERVIN SINCE ICE WAS PLAYING FOR THE VIRGINIA SQUIRES FEBRUARY 1973 AND I WAS AT THE HALL OF FAME WHEN ICE WAS INDUCTED MAY 1996 AND I'M HIS SHOTGUN MAN FROM NEW YORK CITY
@waynegittens9506 Жыл бұрын
I was there too! Ice is guy!
@Dantana7732 жыл бұрын
THE ICE MAN...... A walking bucket one of my Fav players #Dantana773
@guysmithson18352 жыл бұрын
Didn’t know about his addiction and probably his biggest life win 🏆 what a great player
@gregoryingram75612 жыл бұрын
Yes in the tail end of career before he was traded to Chicago, him and his wife was going through a bitter divorce and she publicly said he had a strong addiction to cocaine, which he never denied.
@Amick44 Жыл бұрын
@@gregoryingram7561 too bad. Cause he was great. Maybe coulda been even greater.
@rayguard94702 жыл бұрын
One of Detroit's Finest.
@5thbassdrum2 жыл бұрын
One of the 🐐
@tomswill91892 жыл бұрын
I love the great Ice Man Gervin.
@reggiemoses46282 жыл бұрын
The Iceman was a scoring machine
@ivanmarshall98062 жыл бұрын
Klay Thompson may shoot from farther out, and Wade may have done some athletic things, but no Shooting Guard could score as many ways consistently, as Gervin! Gervin would have fouled out the entire Warriors Frontline, after he destroyed their Guards!
@marcconnelly56522 жыл бұрын
They said Kevin Durant plays like Gervin the most.i I wish San Antonio played Seattle in the 79 championship instead of washington.they were up 3-1 on washington.i wonder who would've won.it would've been Gervin and James Silas vs Dennis Johnson and Gus Williams.and Mike gale vs Fred brown.i think Paul westphal and pistol Pete
@cwvos2 жыл бұрын
@@marcconnelly5652 MC, U bringing back some memories mentioning those names! Brown and Williams, whewwww WHAT A TANDUM! Downtown F.B. could fill it up from anywhere! The youngsters need to Google and KZfaq him.... Great memories man, appreciated your comment...🔥💯....
@marcconnelly56522 жыл бұрын
I think Paul westphal was the greatest.him and Austin Carr were ambidextrous.he was unstoppable
@panama8009 Жыл бұрын
Remember this, Ice scored 33 points in 1 quarter when 3 point line did not exist. Facts. So Klays record of 37 in 1 quarter has an asterisk **. Plus, Ice would tear today's game up with this style of game play. Would have averaged 37-40 a game.
@cwvos2 жыл бұрын
Ma man *The Ice Man* ! One of the *Coolest/Smoothest* players the league has ever seen! Respectable footage of his take game, but he also had a "Lethal" jumpshot and could use the glass from any angle! He simply had an uncanny ability to score! "Unstoppable"! His poster to this very day is *STILL* to me, the baddest poster ever created❗ He sits on a thrown made of blocks of Ice in a Nike warm up with one basketball on each armrest. ****CLASSIC**** Excellent, ExCelLenT, EXCELLENT❗👏👊◼◼◼💯 HPH, thanks for the Vid Footage! Long time ago, but I remember the ABA years well and the transition certain players made to the NBA....
@choward54302 жыл бұрын
I remember watching Ice thinking, 'is this guy ever going to miss?' Remarkably, he led the NBA in scoring 4x averaging 0.3 3-pointers per game. Let's just call it ZERO!
@homoerectus7442 жыл бұрын
When Doc vowed," we owe you one." They get the Spurs in the playoffs ( how?!?!) And who was guarding Mr.Gervin? undersized Mo Cheeks...oh well.
@Rio-GE-V2 жыл бұрын
The iceman finger rolls are legendary like Kareem skyhook
@sidjhonson45512 жыл бұрын
Underrated content but you coulda put in there that Dr. J was on the Squires with him!
@bluesdoggmusicrediker46142 жыл бұрын
i used to go see the squires all the time in the mid-seventies at the richmond coliseum...saw george gervins first game as a pro...man they were fun to watch!!
@emmanuelwilliams60042 жыл бұрын
What an inspiring video I loved “ICE” He was and still is the man a winner & overcomer . This is by far the best video on ICE .
@hoopshistoire2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Emmanuel.
@alfonsogreen27222 жыл бұрын
The finger rolls by the Iceman was ON POINT
@stevereber2 жыл бұрын
Awesome Great job 👍 Gervin was my 2nd favorite after Dr J. I first started watching NBA at 9 Yrs old 1978. I remember flying around the living room with a small basketball doing finger rolls with mom threatening to whoop that a$$ if I broke anything 😲😵💫😂💪
@hoopshistoire2 жыл бұрын
haha, thanks steve.
@stevereber2 жыл бұрын
@@hoopshistoire Sense of Humor Awesome Be Blessed My friend
@marcconnelly56522 жыл бұрын
How bout David Thompson or pistol Pete.paul westphal was my favorite.i think he was the most like Bird.they said that westphal was probably the best guard in the league from 76 to 80
@stevereber2 жыл бұрын
@@marcconnelly5652 Yes you nailed those three. Maravich was my dad's favorite. I was only 9 Yrs old when I started watching in 1978. But since I been busy watching you tube highlights and games Maravich , Westphal, and David Thompson are Favorites to look for. I hear Walter Davis was I think Jordans favorite. I was a card Collector as a kid and loved researching stats, in order to learn players and get there cards. I liked Bernard King,,Dr J, Adrian Dantley also. Some new ones I've discovered since watching highlights and Games on you tube is Dave Cowens, World B Free, Tiny Archibald, Jojo White, These are some new favorites I've added to my watch list. Appreciate your response Be Blessed
@michaelhuggins21082 ай бұрын
Hey Man! One can only ask if there is a Goat.Geoge Gervin was phenominal.I have never seen any player as Kool and Deadly as George Gervin.His legendary Finger Rool and his use of the backboard was unbelieveable.George Gervin is a Legend!
@jerrystewart62322 жыл бұрын
George Gervin was a extremely over - looked basketball player but he was a dude that could score at will
@gregoryingram75612 жыл бұрын
And so could the person guarding him.
@Amick44 Жыл бұрын
@@gregoryingram7561 true. But they usually didn't have the talent to quite match him.
@Bea-Dubya2 ай бұрын
@@gregoryingram7561Not totally true. Many teams put their better defenders on him who not the best scorers.
@josephmiller94242 жыл бұрын
The iceman & DR.J had the best finger tip rolls ever their hands look well their fingers looked long but I wish younger fans could watch iceman & DR.J and they would see a different type of player
@marcconnelly56522 жыл бұрын
Wilt did finger rolls
@dionysise50087 ай бұрын
Most underrated ever. He needed that finals appearance to upgrade his status
@kincamell22 жыл бұрын
Much Gratitude
@rogerhummel75952 жыл бұрын
One of the greats! And never gets the credit that is due
@bowtieguy3774 ай бұрын
George Gervin, the undisputed master of the finger roll. He was not just an athlete but an artist.
@maximusolivia99825 ай бұрын
I had his infamous ICEMAN poster in my bedroom growing up. I was lucky enough to see him play several times back then in San Antonio. That was a time when security was more relaxed and you can actually get autographs before and after the game down on the floor and even outside as they were leaving.
@briano57202 жыл бұрын
Dude just found your channel and instantly subscribed…. Keep up the great work!
@hoopshistoire2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Brian.
@XevenYT143 Жыл бұрын
Great Documentary! I already liked his playstyle but hearing his story makes him even more intriguing.
@philliplyn26922 жыл бұрын
Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
@cavaleer Жыл бұрын
It's the not the demeanor......it's the SMOOVE. Detroit swag to the bone.
@waldocastillo45362 жыл бұрын
Awesome piece
@hoopshistoire2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Waldo.
@frederickbradford77994 ай бұрын
nice, 1 of the best.gerv AND this doc
@krambone2 жыл бұрын
Gervin’s Jellyroll layup is art in motion
@noirlycan17855 ай бұрын
The coldest layup bag of all time. Even to this day. NOBODY comes close. The glass was his 304 and we don't have to speak about the finger roll.
@ottomaddoxx53605 ай бұрын
I saw Gervin play for the Quad City Thunder of the old CBA. I was like 8, so all I remember is that The Iceman was there. I don't even remember what it looked like.
@pjpj26392 жыл бұрын
Like going to a circus….one of the greatest one way players
@Amick442 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Though a really great one way player!
@vanjohnson98372 жыл бұрын
G.gervin did detroit,michigan proud,mlk jr.high school.july2022.
@petermorton3012 жыл бұрын
The Iceman had great stepping ability
@TheIceman101 Жыл бұрын
That brother was slick as ICE!!!
@user-lf6sw2pu6m Жыл бұрын
The greatest spur that will ever be hands down!!!!
@user-bz6sn6hi3c4 ай бұрын
Finger Roll.....Smooth Brother scoring at will.... players would pass him the ball and watch.....
@lukata772 жыл бұрын
Didn't know he was recruited by the great Jerry Tarkanian
@frederickdelius1106 Жыл бұрын
He lives here in bulverde now. Ran into him plenty of times while i worked at the local grocery store. Mans a legend!
@1Maddd2mackxxx9 ай бұрын
George Gervin smooth as ice
@andybilakshow260 Жыл бұрын
2 names I remember early in my "NBA spectator career" are Artis Gilmore & George Gervin. The league basically blew them out of the water with Larry Bird & Magic Johnson. But I still remember them as being top notch ballers.
@kingdingaling24692 жыл бұрын
Dang…This is the 1st time ever hearing about the 73 to 63 Final Day Scoring Title Battle Wowzerz. That’s amazing Imagine scoring 73 points and still losing the Scoring Title I know about The Admiral and His 71 Points to take it from Shaq the final day I was alive for that But I hadn’t ever heard of the 73-63 WOW Couple special performances Very strange that The Spurs would be involved in both of those and Winning both Scoring Titles Plus 70 + points being involved in both Only 2 higher scoring games I believe 100 & 81 I could be missing a Game but 73 & 71 are both involved Weird
@marcconnelly56522 жыл бұрын
I wish David Thompson won the scoring title in 78.he said that always bothered him.do you know if pistol Pete was one of the scoring leaders in 78 until he damaged his knee
@kingdingaling24692 жыл бұрын
@@marcconnelly5652 I am not sure of that But I do know that The Pistol was A Super Talent that really should be mentioned more amongst The GOAT’s I guess it’s just because He had a 10yr career so didn’t get into the career totals But what He did when He played was ahead of it’s time and 2nd to None .
@dmichael1002 жыл бұрын
Chamberlain had games of 78, 73, 73, 72 and Elgin Baylor scored 71 once.
@ARIZJOE2 жыл бұрын
Ice is one of those guys who will be forever linked to the ABA. I wish Hoops Histoire would do some more ABA guys like Warren Jabali or John Brisker, or a compilation of fighters. It would be good to see a look at the old industrial league where Larry Brown toiled for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots.
@victorydaydeepstate8 ай бұрын
Every time Gervin had the ball, it was a highlight reel. He could dunk, drive, and score with circus shots. He was a contemporary of Dr J, but I liked the Iceman better. Only Jordan was more exciting
@ProgressiveTruthSeekers9 ай бұрын
One thing he did better than all the others, he could finger roll.
@gullintanni2 жыл бұрын
GOAT of layups
@melvinhouston63592 жыл бұрын
Iceman Cometh the finger roll master we all did it growing up if you couldn't do a finger roll you didn't get picked to play
@thomasbridges73232 жыл бұрын
Wow good storytelling
@IceManLikeGervin Жыл бұрын
Ice Man had the coldest Fingaroll and sports poster back in the day!
@joseyeastwood2 жыл бұрын
Way before that " Jelly" bullsh!t Ice was doing the "finger roll".
@ot31972 жыл бұрын
Good job on the video..
@missayawk2 жыл бұрын
The slam dunk contest has truly evolved
@anthonygilmore5969 Жыл бұрын
I got ice 7th all time 2 shooting guard behind......Wade, west, jordan, harden, Iverson and kobe.
@64iceman822 жыл бұрын
In my balling days I was know as THE ICEMAN also nothing like George Gervin The Iceman!
@josephperreault997Ай бұрын
Finger rolls were insane. When he was on every shot fell. I know Magic and Bird are Credited with making the NBA big and the Mike huge but what is almost always overlooked is the ABA merger. Wide open ball. The Dr,Ice,Moses,Thompson.Subtract these players and the merger and .......
@kevincheatim32522 жыл бұрын
My all time NBA greatest player
@panama8009 Жыл бұрын
It's amazing some of these cats today like JJ Reddick, craps on old school players. Bird, Ice, Doc, Magic, David Thompson, would have shredded today's league.
@dfreshqnsny11482 жыл бұрын
Silky Smooth ICE!! Really...did he even sweat?! Drop 40 on you, and you like...what?!😄
@kingdingaling24692 жыл бұрын
“ 1 Thing I can do …. Is Finga Roll . 😏 “
@ice-iu3vv2 жыл бұрын
2:32 "they called him the iceman because he just plays". no sir. nobody called him the iceman in college. there has been a consistent narrative on this from george , julius, and the rest of the virginia squires from 73. roland "fatty" taylor gave george the nickname in his rookie aba season. if his college coach said that, then it was long after the incident, and incorrect.
@heathguillory48032 жыл бұрын
When a kid I had dr.j and the iceman on my walls.iceman sitting in chair made of ice in silver sweatsuit with legs crossed.smooth is all I can say,to avg 30 a game for your career makes him top 10 in my book.and dam can ice finga roll.SMOOTH.no thang putting up 40 in your face .icecold he is like some1 we all know from the bay ,put up 40 with a smile on the regular.ICECOLD.NEEDED 58 POINTS TO WIN SCORING TITLE PUT UP 63.ENUFF SAID THE MAN WAS BAD ASS.
@fdub1876 ай бұрын
Iceman’s game is who I modeled my game after. But I was never that smooth. Glad he got cleaned up would have hated to hear about him overdosing and on skid row
@mfcmfc84832 жыл бұрын
Look at his moves real good he was doing a euro step
@josemariamesa54606 ай бұрын
God,the 70's...🥲
@edwardtatum99302 ай бұрын
Thats pops back in the day
@RonFly8245 ай бұрын
Heart breaking losses to Lakers
@mosesgod15229 ай бұрын
He was the first big guard before Magic..FACTS..Two Fingers ..That's when the NBA was on tape delay...
@jingqi910610 ай бұрын
"The Iceman Cometh"
@biggdogg192 жыл бұрын
None like him!
@missayawk2 жыл бұрын
13:04. A RARE jump shot from the field by Kareem.
@MeronTewelde2 жыл бұрын
Rich!
@hoopshistoire2 жыл бұрын
Right on, Rudy
@MrBluesmeister Жыл бұрын
Hate to complain about someone’s hard work putting together a video but...............George is featured here for his prowess going to the basket totally misleading footage showing a one dimensional talent. Gervin was a great jump shooter as well.
@mfcmfc84832 жыл бұрын
Iceman was a lien mean scoring machine
@jaykay6387 Жыл бұрын
Oh, please. Calvin Murphy took him and his team apart in the '81 playoffs.
@Amick44 Жыл бұрын
Moses was a killer. And in his prime.
@pattrell52579 ай бұрын
His layups baited the defender(like Magic did with his passes), only you were not going to get to it and he was going to score a high percentage of the time. Like you were a sucker for trying to block it or deter a basket! And, he was a dedly shueter in his era, so you couldn't just back off!
@darrellmitchell43382 жыл бұрын
Detroit StandUp💯
@jdrayton72242 жыл бұрын
The ice age LOL
@hillsofwi Жыл бұрын
Back when players had to make their moves to the hoop without traveling.