He said it best himself. “ one thing I could do was finger roll.” Others could do it, but not with artistry of the Iceman.

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He not only had the prettiest finger rolls but probably the prettiest game of all time ICE had it All period !!

Yasser

AMEN!!!

I have it home sitting on a throne of ice.

Agreed Angelo 💯💯❗

Gervin was right up there with the Pistol, Dr. J, MJ, etc. very smooth and cool.

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.

Julius Erving, Abdul-Jabbar

Exactly I feel that the two you mentioned could easily average 50 in today's game.

I remember when Thompson scored 73 in the final regular season gameand later Gervin scored 63 to win the league scoring title

that spin off the backboard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James harden does a finger roll when driving to the basket

@@marcconnelly5652 ya,,but iceman is different😁

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

@@marcconnelly5652 unfortunately they didn't but look how many finals they have won since then...🤔

Me too

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.

@@citizenscapital2458 You met and shot hoops with Ice? I'm hella jealous!

@@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.

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.

All the sneakers r so cool now.theres so many different colors like at foot locker.i miss Adidas equipment ones

I was there too! Ice is guy!

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.

​@@gregoryingram7561 too bad. Cause he was great. Maybe coulda been even greater.

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

@@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...🔥💯....

I think Paul westphal was the greatest.him and Austin Carr were ambidextrous.he was unstoppable

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.

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.

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!!

Thanks, Emmanuel.

haha, thanks steve.

@@hoopshistoire Sense of Humor Awesome Be Blessed My friend

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

@@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

And so could the person guarding him.

@@gregoryingram7561 true. But they usually didn't have the talent to quite match him.

@@gregoryingram7561Not totally true. Many teams put their better defenders on him who not the best scorers.

Wilt did finger rolls

Thanks, Brian.

Thanks, Waldo.

Yeah. Though a really great one way player!

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

@@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 .

Chamberlain had games of 78, 73, 73, 72 and Elgin Baylor scored 71 once.

Right on, Rudy

Moses was a killer. And in his prime.