he's still better than 99.999999999% of basketball players
@placebojesus56526 ай бұрын
@timothwc2 ehh he’s better than 99.999% to at very best 99.9999% of basketball players but def not 99.999999999% of players, technically Jordan isn’t even that lol.
@user-kd4oo3xq3l2 ай бұрын
He's closer to LeBron than you are to him 😂
@mkz2017 Жыл бұрын
“I’m closer to Lebron than you are to me”~ White Mamba
@cishansen4162 Жыл бұрын
Came to find this. Brian, played multiple years in the NBA. A lot of first round draft picks cannot say that.
@twistedladder3506 Жыл бұрын
Being 4th pick of the second round and making it 10 is crazy
@dochudson9393 Жыл бұрын
Absolute GOAT quote
@seanpatrick5060 Жыл бұрын
Real…
@frankbeans5921 Жыл бұрын
@@dochudson9393it’s a great quote! I wonder if he came up with that or maybe he’d heard something similar at in the past.
@17thN.O Жыл бұрын
The dude went to multiple finals and won a championship, made $10s of millions of dollars, got a cool nickname and got a cult following. I'd say he did good for himself.
@jlvp23 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately thanks to taxes he probably only made about 10 million dollars. Let's hope he made good investments.
@Biggiiful Жыл бұрын
@jlvp23. Taxation is theft. But un-ironically.
@BHG4LKalilDaeShon Жыл бұрын
@@jlvp23 He is a boston sports analyst. He is good.
@17thN.O Жыл бұрын
@@BHG4LKalilDaeShon Glad to hear it. Don't he work for the Big 3 after playing in it?
@CodeYuna420 Жыл бұрын
Nah he’s garbage
@jahcode6132 Жыл бұрын
I think his legacy will always be that he owned being the face of a "bad NBA player" and educated all of us on how high of a level the NBA is, that even garbage-time players in the NBA are still so incomprehensibly good at basketball that they would destroy any of us. And hey, he'll be remembered. "I don't suck at basketball. I suck compared to Derrick Rose and Russell Westbrook. Those guys are pretty fuckin good. But no. . .YOU SUCK COMPARED TO ME." --Brian Scalabrine.
@MrLightning20 Жыл бұрын
Yup that’s the truth 💯
@BlackaneseCantRap Жыл бұрын
💯💯💯💯💯
@BrandonLeech Жыл бұрын
He's got the size, footwork, and soft touch around the rim to make him basically impossible to defend unless you're like, a similar sized NBA level player yourself.
@andy15881588 Жыл бұрын
"I'm closer to LeBron than you are to me." -Big B
@Kylora2112 Жыл бұрын
@@andy15881588I just rewatched Jon Bois's video on Steve Jeltz's 2 HR game where he puts Jeltz (the last useless utility infielder in MLB history) in the 99.9% of all baseball players. He sucked compared to Barry Bonds, but he's still light years better than anyone else who couldn't make The Show.
@PassivesAbseits Жыл бұрын
He played more minutes in the NBA Finales, than Carmelo Anthony.
@Joker1Bravo5 ай бұрын
That shit hit hard. I almost wanted to be hurt by it for Melo.
@adamlake95072 ай бұрын
Ooooooooooh!
@kvltizt Жыл бұрын
Watching him cook young college players after he was already old and retired demonstrates the levels.
@the2nd36 Жыл бұрын
He could’ve been the greatest of all time but didn’t want the spotlight. Humble GOAT
@CodeYuna420 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely not true he’s just bad and can’t even be a starter your so stupid
@Nbafan129 Жыл бұрын
W
@j-rey- Жыл бұрын
Just like Enes Kanter Freedom.
@ZhangtheGreat10 ай бұрын
Scal proved that a willingness to embrace his role 110% is all it takes to build a lasting career in the NBA (as well as become a fan-favorite). He knew he wasn't a superstar, so he worked to become the best benchwarming teammate on any team he played for.
@jaylucas83522 ай бұрын
Being 6’9” athletic , with a soft touch helps too
@mattiasantangelo9421 Жыл бұрын
If you play 10 years in the nba, you're a hell of a good player: fact. Scal was a reliable sub, smart guy, and extremely good teammate. You can't hate the white mamba
@larsmenken2679 Жыл бұрын
That’s the one thing. Some GM who knows more than us all here together saw his 1st few years and decided to sign him for some more years. And then another one did it again after that. They would all be happy to cut a bust of payroll and out of the roster.
@jimmyquick7 ай бұрын
Facts 💯
@Wasubi036 ай бұрын
Agreed. He was damn good defender. He had a roll and it wasn't to score. He was there to help the scorers score and defend. Why is this so hard to understand? He would drop 30 on any rec league without trying.
@mattpytlak6 ай бұрын
@@larsmenken2679not just one GM, multiple GMs thought he was worth a roster spot. He played for 3 different NBA teams.
@Bigedub10112 күн бұрын
@mattpytlak And people forget it's more than just NBA games, but probably Hella teammate outside the game
@Jordan-wd7vv Жыл бұрын
i met him at a bulls celtics game last year. legendary guy, went to the fans section and got a ton of pictures with fans, i even got one. probably the most famous dude i’ll ever meet LMAO
@mattwoo556 Жыл бұрын
What if u become more famous than him, never know !
@typhlosionproductions5970 Жыл бұрын
Lol you should come to La, there’s like 10 nba players that go to my local gym XD
@oliverdelica2289 Жыл бұрын
You are closer to Brian than we are to you
@Bigedub10112 күн бұрын
The GOAT
@jswede1 Жыл бұрын
Played 10+ years in the NBA. Enough said. Respect.
@lukegoldberg9720 Жыл бұрын
Scal so good the NBA wouldn't let him play
@xx7657 ай бұрын
NBA favors LeBron too much. They need to keep Scal out so LeBron has a chance
@2H2521 Жыл бұрын
He wasn’t anywhere as bad as people like to say he was. He was a decent role player & a great teammate, there’s a reason everyone he played with loved him.
@CodeYuna420 Жыл бұрын
Don’t defend him he’s ass and probably the worst player ever
@Shawn-Leider Жыл бұрын
As bad as people say wtf r u on about? The whole thing was fans joking how great he was. Idk if I ever seen a single person call him bad. Maybe people thought it. But it was jokes about him being the best ever
@adamprice3466 Жыл бұрын
His unathletic white guy appearance is really what people were making fun of
@PlanetOfTheApes999 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, he provided a very positive locker room presence. That counts for a lot.
@JayFuuu23 Жыл бұрын
Anyone who actually got playing time in the nba should never get a “how bad were they” video
@jonnuanez7183 Жыл бұрын
"I'm closer to LeBron than you are to me"-the White Mamba
@callmesteve4736 Жыл бұрын
I’m a die hard Celtics fan and I remember in 2010 doc put Scal in the game only for 1 possession, in the finals against the Lakers, on an extremely important defensive possession and he did good. He did the assignment… And then Doc immediately took him out😂 But nah I got love for my boy Scal💪🏻
@sonnyyang5167 Жыл бұрын
He played 11 seasons. That is a success imo.
@Imaf2020 Жыл бұрын
I love that this guy knew his weaknesses and embraced his role - but that he still has enough pride and skill to ball up the various trash talking scrubs he comes across.
@sirsir108 Жыл бұрын
The scallenge is one of the greatest things I've seen basketball related
@tommygiordano5654 Жыл бұрын
Scalabrine was the first player to score scillion points in a single season just insane🤯
@jcbattistoni Жыл бұрын
I saw a video with him, where he said that he loves when people talk smack to him in pick up games. He looks at them, and says, "I'm closer to Lebron in skill than you are to me." And ya know what? He's right.
@tannertoopes Жыл бұрын
Bro how do you not have that many subscribers?!?! Your content is seriously amazing!
@demanager0412 Жыл бұрын
he was on less than 5k subs for a long ass time, swish is a true grinder like the white mamba!
@swishcountyproductions Жыл бұрын
Preciate you boys
@cranekraken24 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. He's good. I go to Swish and Arnett for my NBA fill.
@MrStuartp Жыл бұрын
He played on an NBA team, even it was for a few minutes a game. He was chosen to play for really good teams at the time which also says a lot about well he fit in with people around him. He did what 99% of people will never get to do, and can only dream of doing. He is no scrub.
@lakersrdbest Жыл бұрын
Man lived his dream!💪👏
@17thN.O Жыл бұрын
He did and I like dude.
@dannymcguire3623 Жыл бұрын
Guy has a great sense of humor.
@Skinnyd4 Жыл бұрын
Say whatever you want about this fella, but at the end of the day, dude put in the work and got rewarded. Hats off to that.
@user-br3vp5cr9x Жыл бұрын
My lecturer went to Highline with Brian and said that he is a very hardworking with positive attitude
@TobyKBTY Жыл бұрын
Bro is more iconic than most other players 100% more talented than him. Scal is a legend lmao
@borisbabich Жыл бұрын
Great story. It's incredibly difficult to get paid playing ball anywhere, in any sport. Anyone just picked up by an NBA team deserves real respect. Someone who played long years, for millions of dollars... Yeah, who among us common folk can legitimately sneer at that? Common folk = anyone who never got paid by a pro club.
@Bleatmop Жыл бұрын
By virtue of making the NBA and playing in at least one game I think it's pretty clear that he's in the top 4700 players to have ever played the game. That he had a ten year career I think puts him even higher than that.
@cptfwiffoАй бұрын
You could argue that since the average nba career is 4,5 years, we was much, much higher. Probably far above the average since he remained so long in the league, so maybe even top 2000. People always forget basketball is a team game. That means hiding your weaknesses, and taking advantage of theirs. Scal could defend well enough, but was not enough of a threat. However, his edge was not being a liability, and helping the team. In drills he could probably hang in there, which means he could beat some, or some sometimes.
@chiefwidemarsh Жыл бұрын
He'd wipe the floor with the dude that wipes your local floor. There are levels.
@Ghost-tm6gk Жыл бұрын
The Boston legend, he really was our mascot on the Celtics
@jonahfalcon1970 Жыл бұрын
Hmph. He was a Nets legend first.
@BulletAgario Жыл бұрын
@@jonahfalcon1970and he’s on the Celtics pre game and post game shows as well as announcing for the Celtics. “Hmph”.
@cranekraken24 Жыл бұрын
@@jonahfalcon1970Did he win a chip with the Nets? Oh wait.... nobody has. Not even the White Mamba.
@jonahfalcon1970 Жыл бұрын
@@cranekraken24 *plonk* and you vanish, just like that.
@sporer_ Жыл бұрын
Love his quote where he told some of those guys he was facing in the 1on1s: “I’m closer to Lebron than you are to me.” And it’s sooo true. The worst pro in a sport such an unbelievably elite player and I don’t know why that’s a difficult concept for some people
@dvldog_ Жыл бұрын
He has made the point that he might not be better than a lot of NBA players but he is better than the haters are!
@jirky015 Жыл бұрын
I remember watching Scalabrine back when he was playing for USC. He was definitely a standout. Anyway, the fans LOVED the guy and he had a long career for a guy that didn't play a lot. To me, thats validation.
@BrandonLeech Жыл бұрын
It's funny I'd never even heard of this guy while growing up in the south Puget Sound region myself back the in the mid-late 90's when he played at Enumclaw and Highline. It's probably because he kind of crept up slowly out of nowhere and was not exactly McDonalds All-American material as a high schooler or even D1 scholarship material at first. To go from barely getting any respect as a 10 or 11th grader on his high school's basketball team to a legit NBA role player is actually pretty amazing.
@homer23422000 Жыл бұрын
I think that high school basketball players that are good enough to play even in the Mid-major level of Division 1 basketball don't really get much hype because there's 4 or 5 more talented players in their region or state that will get all the hype, especially nationally.
@flipsolo Жыл бұрын
Scal is right, he is closer to LeBron than any of us to him. Say what you will, but he played 11 seasons in the league. I highly doubt many people can say that.
@GeriatricHippo Жыл бұрын
People seem to forget or just never realized in the first place that not only did he have an 11 years in the NBA he played 14 MPG in 520 games. You don't do that unless you are very very good at basketball.
@Talix. Жыл бұрын
The white mamba!
@rapgodreloaded9259 Жыл бұрын
He was a poor man's Larry Bird
@extra-samsaric3836 Жыл бұрын
He was not a poor man's Larry Bird- he was a STARVING man's Larry Bird 😂
@Kindafu Жыл бұрын
He had multiple finals “trillion” stat lines. Legendary. Ginger Mamba!
@homer23422000 Жыл бұрын
Even though Brian Scalabrine wasn't that talented of an NBA player, he definitely had the harder job of staying in the NBA long term as a 11-15th roster spot player compared to a 7th or 8th man that plays 10-15 minutes a game for 70+ games a year. I would also love to play against him to see how much better he is than me in person.
@MadSnake123 Жыл бұрын
The guy went to practice with Kenyon Martin, Jason Kidd, Paul Pierce and KG among others ... Of course he would absolutely destroy any average and even above average Joes on a 1v1. Remember, only a few thousand players have played in the NBA and he was one of them and nobody gave him anything for free ... Mad respect to the White Mamba. This also puts into perspective how high the ceiling for the league is, like for all the guys who claim they could "shutdown" players like the Joker ... I mean, LMAO.
@fcktherich6913 Жыл бұрын
I played a pickup game against James Johnson and he is the best player I've ever been on a court with. From ball handling to shooting and athleticism it was unreal. I'm sure it would be the same with White Mamba
@nbarealtalker Жыл бұрын
I remember the first half when f his career. He was solid and reliable and legitimately closer to LeBron than his haters will ever be to him.
@williamlee7672 Жыл бұрын
He was a good player. You have to be if you want to even make it into the NBA and he was there for many years. Was he close to the elites? No he wasn't but he was still better than 99.99 percent of this world
@corngreaterthanwheat Жыл бұрын
He was a bench specialist who played for over a decade. He was doing something right😂.
@nxrvana7 Жыл бұрын
yall gotta remember, hes closer to lebron than you are to him
@Lucy-yc4bc Жыл бұрын
This^
@samdadon3710 Жыл бұрын
Cap
@jer8279 Жыл бұрын
Damn that's humbling af
@Karll541 Жыл бұрын
What a quote!
@samdadon3710 Жыл бұрын
@@jer8279 no it ain’t
@PatrickOrdway Жыл бұрын
love your stuff, keep cranking these out.
@Arcangel2992 Жыл бұрын
The only man to do a 3pt fadeaway dunk
@tetunoffensive Жыл бұрын
Such a frustrating player to use in NBA Live/2K. So slow no handles no rebounding and not enough in shooting. Still fun in a meme sort of way. But hell of a career making it 10 in the league.
@lakersrdbest Жыл бұрын
Use as a myplayer and you'll see😁💪
@BottingIsWhatIdo Жыл бұрын
Had the honor to meet the white mamba at Logan AirPort, dude was mad chill let me take a picture shook hands, would never forget that day
@stevensanchez4687 Жыл бұрын
Scal came to my elementry school in "10 i still have no idea why he came😂😂 but he was really nice and i thought he was the biggest human in the world in the third grade
@BarnzTT Жыл бұрын
He would done very well in this modern era. Even back then I did not consider him to be a bad player.
@user-nw4ln6gr5v2 ай бұрын
If he played today, he'd be one of the best floor spacing Centers right now.
@zachurystrawcutter2283 Жыл бұрын
You can’t hate Scal. Dudes a certified baller
@Kickingit06 Жыл бұрын
White Mamba was pretty good actually. At his peak, borderline rotation player for a bad team; but he was playing on top teams as a deep bench player instead.
@cwavygaming661513 күн бұрын
“I’m closer to Lebron than you are to me” I’ll never forget this quote. He said “I suck compare to D rose D Wade.. you suck compared to me” and that’s 100
@Blazekickz2 ай бұрын
He's actually a really great one on one player. Even KG said he's the one guy he least wanted to play one on one against during practices.
@AaronMichaelLong22 күн бұрын
He's *FAR* from the worst NBA player of his era, let alone of all time. The average NBA career is 4.5 years. Scal did more than double that. Yeah, most bench players do not get playoff minutes, this isn't Little League. There aren't that many 6'9" guys who with a career eFG of .450.
@metalmint18703 ай бұрын
At our local basketball tournaments the tallest players are usually around 6'4" to 6'6". One time there was a dude who was 6'9" that mostly relied on his size to score around the basket. I couldn't imagine trying to guard him if he had a jumper lol
@cesarianbag2 ай бұрын
Good for Scal tho. He put the work in because he wanted to make pro and he accomplished that. That’s amazing. Most can’t say that. He also has been teammates with some absolute legendary ballers and he’s played for some big teams. He also played for a long time, and look at it how you may, he’s a fucking champ. He literally accomplished his goals. I also had the Scallenge lol
@Leconte. Жыл бұрын
Scal knew his role and he played it well
@OH_MY_DOGGG Жыл бұрын
Scal is one of the greatest free agent signings in Celtics history
@MAXIMUSWE Жыл бұрын
He never had the eye popping counting stats because he didn't avg. enough mpg to have that kinda impact ....but he was very versatile at his size , and helped the teams he played for in limited time as a good glue guy who never hurt his teams on the court either. Some guys like that who aren't super productive, but are willing to do whatever it takes to win , and be a positive locker room presence are often called " Trash" by casuals , but they are in fact very underrated, and are excellent for team chemistry never complaining about their minutes , but also being ready whenever their number is called , great attitude.
@onehand-yusuf7212 Жыл бұрын
The White Manba "Compared to Lebron I'm shit . U compared to me im Lebron" 💯💯💯
@Jess0237 ай бұрын
Yeah i have tons of respect for any nba player because it takes alot to get into the nba. Even a backup that never sees the court is 1000x better than the average man. I'd say they have been definitely successful in their life. 💯💯
@Jay_Force_One Жыл бұрын
Didn’t he play in the NBA for like 10 years? To me, that pretty much makes him better than 100% of us in the comments. If you get to play professionally, you’re less than 1% of athletes. It’s all relative. When you play professionally, you’re also playing against professionals and some of them the best to ever do it. It can skew our perspectives on someone being good or bad. Still, The worst NBA player is far better than all of us.
@andresvalenzuela3817 Жыл бұрын
scal, many listen to you on the radio and we love your take on the NBA.
@alexisburnetto9910 Жыл бұрын
i went to highline cc with brian and played on the women's team; he is a Cool guy for real
@oliverl.900416 күн бұрын
He was a bad NBA player. But he WAS an NBA player.
@DanielSong39 Жыл бұрын
He was a very good college player who got drafted in the second round in the NBA draft and lasted in the league for a dozen years About as good as the Collins twins now that I think about it
@shoquan9434 Жыл бұрын
Lmaoo this is when trolling became a thing , mainly when he was on the Celtics
@Jkev248 ай бұрын
Honestly, I bet he was a great practice squad player. Probably brought intensity against the starters, which helps them stay sharp
@mitchhedberg44152 ай бұрын
I remember Skal checking into a game and the announcers making fun of him. Like "oh here comes Skal's lockdown defense". First play he steals the ball from Kobe and takes it in for a layup! Announcers are silent.
@litojonny2 ай бұрын
dude played 11 seasons in the NBA, he has to be good that 11 years worth of people couldn't replace him
@Trailrunner1978Ай бұрын
Number one reason NBA teams wanted him: He was among the 300-400 best players in the world.
@rig-zag Жыл бұрын
White Mamba was so good he made people think he was awful. That was the genius of the White Mamba. Low Key GOAT. 😂
@bball3048mmfr8 ай бұрын
I remember Brian Scal from way back in 1996. He was part of an All-Star team made of players from WA state that played an All-Star team from Oregon. If you can make top 12 in WA state or any state, you have to be pretty good.
@high-defRJ8 ай бұрын
He wasn't a bad player. His game against the Pistons in 2004 Eastern Conference semifinals Game 5 proves it wrong. He was great in his own right, just willing to be the 10th-12th man on the bench, wherever he went - and become a fan favorite.
@MPHswayze Жыл бұрын
Scal had some sick games as a Net, and then on the Celtics and as a spot-starter for KG whenever KG got hurt
@edwardbrito401013 күн бұрын
Baddest man to ever lace it up 😂
@XandateOfHeaven2 ай бұрын
I think the thing people respect the most about the White Mamba is that he doesn't pretend to be something he's not. He has a very realistic idea of his skills, which was that he was bottom of the pyramid in the NBA, but still had a long respectable career, and is probably better than 99% of players. He took the jokes about him not being very good as an NBA player pretty well. Gilbert Arenas is a better player, but he's always acting like he's hot shit and would kick Wilt Chamberlain's ass if he played in our era.
@brianwilson9811 Жыл бұрын
And if your not willing to fight, you can't play!
@PSYCHOWORLD Жыл бұрын
Absolute legend
@negatibiti16389 ай бұрын
"The passion was there, the talent was not"
@wades93272 ай бұрын
Dude could still play in most professional leagues now at 46 with some conditioning and smoke guys half his age. Dude, he's fucking NBA level.
@DenzilRedden7 ай бұрын
Brother, put some RESPECT on the White Mamba's name!
@afroturtle989 Жыл бұрын
White Mamba , legendary
@3serio9 ай бұрын
He maxed it out. I respect it.
@nunyabizznizz7326 Жыл бұрын
even scrubs can destroy any of us, and he wasnt a scrub.......ive seen him wreck ballers that talked crap, eve after he was retired for a decade
@brockman5625 ай бұрын
if you can make high school team you're good, if you can make juco team you're good, if you can make a D1 team you're good, if you can make an NBA team you're very good. he was one of very few to play in NBA. I'd say he's closer to Kobe than every park, 24 hr fitness, after work hooper. he even destroyed these average hoopers when he retired. there was NO competition.
@mikemurray8562 Жыл бұрын
So true he would whoop all of us and everyone we know personally 😂
@brianwilson9811 Жыл бұрын
Blood all over the court!:The farther you go back the more dangerous the game was!
@eduleng21 Жыл бұрын
White Mamba and Black Mamba are somewhat different but both Deadly.😅
@goriotv2023 Жыл бұрын
Man! the White Mamba was the most charismatic Celtics.
@scotttill3847 Жыл бұрын
He made more playing a kid's game than most of us will ever make working a 9-5, brother. People like to clown on him and say he was an end of the bench scrub...joke's on you, suckers.
@skiron5453 Жыл бұрын
Not exactly the second coming of Jesus, but he for sure was the first coming of Jesus
@winstonmiu Жыл бұрын
I wish he had gotten more opportunity during his career. He’d probably be a serviceable rotation 3-and-D big in today.
@kevindagame Жыл бұрын
I liked him. Met him personally, a good dude
@davidhuntington82887 Жыл бұрын
He made the NBA so he’s better than most 🤷
@billycrystal6791 Жыл бұрын
I listen to the guy on NBA radio every morning, the dude is a really smart basketball mind.