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"I'm closer to Lebron than are you to me"

-Brian Scalabrine

Whats even crazier... the 1v1 aspect of a real NBA game is like 30% useful. The actual game of basketball is a whole other level.

As someone who played varsity against D1 ranked players, the NBA level is none comparable man, those men are deadass like 6'9 and up, built like tanks, that can hoop like small guards in the Rec

The fact that RETIRED Glen Davis who damn near NEVER shot beyond the arc in game was droppin 3s like it’s nothin just shows how many levels above everyone else NBA players are lol

Shit, I played with a bench player from the Timberwolves back in 2000, named Andre Patterson. He was a guy who got garbage minutes only, and scored like 4 ppg.
Even being a guy who basically never played, he was 50x better than anyone else in the gym, including the guys who were considered to be really good.
It was so unfair, that he mostly just ran the court for exercise & took an occasional 25 foot 3 pointer.
Even the guys who get garbage minutes only are insanely good.

0:58 he bit on a fake pass 1v1 😂

Harden was not trying at all lmao. Pro ballers are on another planet compared to us mortals.

This also highlights how amazing the hs players were…..the ones who went straight to the nba and made an impact right away. Kobe, Garnett, mcgrady and esp lebron.

The beauty of this is that it shows not humiliation of the non-nba hoopers, but  it allows us to see just how much precision and focus go into it

During a Spring college workout a tall European guy came to the gym and dominated everyone. He was so effortless. He was just visiting friends and needed a quick sweat. Found out later it was Peja Stojakovic when he got drafted that  summer.

When I was a kid in Korea, one of the pros had a small camp for kids. Occasionally some other pros and elite college players would come in and scrimmage. One time a 45 year old retired NBA bench player who played less than 5 mins a game for 2 seasons for the Hawks came in and absolutely smoked everyone. Some of the Korean pros were fairly tall like 6'5 - 6'7 and in their prime and got absolutely embarrassed. The nba guy looked like Shaq, MJ, and Curry merged together. I never looked at the camp coach (Korean pro) the same way again lmao

Luka must be so scary to play against, like he’ll just be fully laughing while he drives by you

Lol Luka literally laughing the entire time and going 50%.

What people gotta realize is that the bench players who average 2 minutes a game in the NBA, those guys were the best player in their high schools, likely one of the best players in college, and good enough to make the league. If you could beat those guys you’d be in the NBA.

People often forget the nba has around 400 players and even the worst player put of those 400 is 10 times better than a regular hooper

21-14 loss to Giannis brother considering he was giving up 7+ inches is actually EXTREMELY impressive

Remember the Scallenge when actually decent hoopers did try to compete against Brian Scalabrine aka the White Mamba

Back in 1986 when I was a cocky 22yr old with decent skills and hops, my boss(who had just retired from playing in Italy)knew I needed a huge slice of humble pie. He took me to the outdoor courts in La Jolla, Sunday morning, at the ungodly hour of 8am, telling me "it's time to play with the big boys".
I was matched up against Terry Driscoll. I had no clue who he was. (Turns out he played on the Bucks with Kareem.) Well, he proceeded to absolutely smoke me: I couldn't stop his outside shot, he posted me up at will, and when I finally had a chance in the blocks, he had this absolutely devious trick that I still marvel about. He was on my right hip, I'm calling for the ball, and I'm already planning to outquick him, use the rim for protection and make a nifty move opposite side for the layup.
Nope.
The second the entry pass is headed to my left hand, he drops his left hand, grabs my right hip, and quickly and strongly pushed outward. I stumbled and ball sails past me out of bounds. It was clever, sneaky, and expertly applied so a ref couldn't see it, and absolutely effective.
I got abused by a RETIRED Pro.
Anyone who disparages ANY pro player is an IDIOT. The average person really has no clue.
Jim Valvano perfectly summed up basketball: "It's an easy game to play, but incredibly difficult to play correctly."

Playing 5v5 for an NBA player is actually kind of a nerf to them, and if they're still that good in 5v5 (basically a normal game to them), you just can't imagine how good they'll be in 1v1s.