Just some beautiful shooting to the sounds of the court and the crowd… The record for points in an Olympics game set by the legendary Oscar Schmidt. The transition threes he takes and makes in this game, perhaps, represent the least fucks given I’ve ever seen. The man’s worst case scenario in the NBA probably would have been Kiki Vandeweghe. He can definitely score with the best of them.
Disclaimer – I swear he only made 53 points. Now, I don’t want to challenge the legitimacy of another historical statline (like Shaq’s a week ago), but I specifically re-watched the game by fast-forwarding it. The broadcast helps by showing each team’s flag and total points after each basket and thus I kept notice of every point by Brazil. And I”m telling you – Schmidt scored 53.
September 24, 1988.
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the alltime scoring leader in basketball itself
A lot of Larry bird in him
No 3 point line in 1988? 😂 This is obviously older.
the goat
that first pull up 3 he takes is some insane shit
You can really see how Larry bird was his idol, bro has great passing chops and a very good post game too. Obviously the first thing you notice with him is his shooting which is incredible but he really has a good all around offensive game, definitely made his teammates better. Shame he never played in the league fr probably one of the most underrated players as a result
This guy may literally be a top 3 shooter ever
I've been thinking about this ballplayer since 1988. There is a lot to learn from the way he played. I was 18 then and should have taken notes. I really didn't understand the game until I coached it.
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This man was introduced in basketball hall of fame by Mr. Larry Bird … everyone of us was introduced in basketball hall of fame … and by Larry Bird 😁😁
The Ja Morant before Ja Morant. Why? Because this dude is a shooter.
49,000+ over a career with no 3 point line. And he obviously would have been a great 3 point shooter. Lebron will break his record but…Damn this guy was cookin'!!! 🔥
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One has to listen to Oscar balls going to ring! never hit the metal and the sound is always the same, one other thing the speed that he look to the basket and know when to release the ball is just amazing! If he had played in the NBA I think he would even be better!
A true one man band 🏀 medals and awards are overated.
Td isso pra no final perderem 🤣
Garbage for nba
That man wasn’t touching the rim 😭 a pure shooter, and then when you look at his stats the man shoots 55-60% from the field. He had to have some type of in depth training cause that man was PURE. He played till 2003 and averaged 31ppg that final season 😭
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Oscar Schmidt > Luka Doncic!
But the match was won by Spain easily. Basketball is a team game
I met him last year and he still talks about this game. Great person…amazing player!
I found this guy because I was looking back at recent Team USA performances and Kevin Durant kept showing up as the scoring leader for multiple Olympics, so I thought to myself, "surely he's got to be the all-time Olympics scoring leader." Not even close, Oscar Schmidt's point total is more than double of Kevin Durant, who is the US leader by a fair margin. Schmidt played in five Olympics and Durant will get his fourth appearance in 2024—I don't imagine anyone is touching that record anytime soon, perhaps ever.
Meu ídolo Oscar não perdia nem um jogo dele 😊😊❤❤
That shooting form is so smooth.
This record was set without the 3-pnts line. Oscar,a legit beast🇧🇷🔥