The NBA’s Nastiest Crossover
After watching Derrick Rose floor Andre Miller in one of the nastiest crossovers I’ve seen in years, it got me thinking: Who has the NBA’s nastiest crossover? Check below for research and inspiration.
Some names that automatically come to mind are:
Allen Iverson
Baron Davis
Jamal Crawford
and even Stephon Marbury
Source: MixMakers.net
December 1st, 2008 at 10:29 pm
rocky lobsterghini says:
jamal crawford.
60% of the time, it works everytime.
December 1st, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Jay says:
DWade definitely deserves to be in the discussion.
Who was the dude who broke Kobe at 2:07?
December 1st, 2008 at 10:32 pm
jl90 says:
you should see eddy curry cross up those Knicks dieticians on the way to the kitchen
December 1st, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Sam says:
BRoy has one of the best crossovers in the league. Fact.
December 1st, 2008 at 10:41 pm
TJ says:
I know he’s injury and kind of terrible now, but Stevie Francis was Nasty!
December 1st, 2008 at 10:41 pm
weezy f says:
that dude was beno udrih
December 1st, 2008 at 10:42 pm
courtlegend says:
the white jason williams
December 1st, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Derik says:
Deron Ｗilliams, he abused Derek Fisher
December 1st, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Big Sia says:
Tim Hardaway or Hamed Haddadi
For real its D wade and Rose right now
Jamal Crawford close third
December 1st, 2008 at 10:49 pm
dLee says:
correction, courtlegend…you must be talking about the BLACK jason williams #55 RIP
Michael Redd has some underrated handles though.
December 1st, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Gerard says:
No mention of Tim Hardaway? That video was sick though. Steve Francis was definitely up there, but out of the current crop of players I gotta give it up to Dwyane Wade.
December 1st, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Ian says:
is that beno making kobe look like a bitch??
December 1st, 2008 at 11:08 pm
BMW says:
Wade Fo’ Sho
December 1st, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Jah says:
Good job, DIME! I think we’re all in agreement that Allen Iverson is the number one at this until he retires. If I had to list ‘em, it’d be like this:
1. Allen Iverson
2. Dwyane Wade
3. Baron Davis
4. Nate Robinson
5. Deron Williams
6. Chris Paul
7. Jamal Crawford
8. T.J. Ford
9. Vince Carter (don’t sleep!)
10. Steve Nash
Honorable Mentions:
- Steve Francis
- Stephon Marbury
- Gilbert Arenas
- Derrick Rose
- Kobe Bryant
- Ray Allen
December 1st, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Dodge Taylor says:
Thankfully a few people have mentioned him already because it would be disrespectful not to mention the modern day originator of the crossover, Tim Hardaway.
Since he wasn’t first mentioned, I can only assume you mean present day players.
December 1st, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Wolves Fan #1 says:
yeah i gotta give it to tim, the author of the utep two step. that was NASTY. and the only reason nate’s is so damn good is because that guy just gets so LOW on it, partly due to him being built so low to the ground.
December 1st, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Big T says:
Too easy… a young Stevey Franchise or Boom Dizzle. I can’t believe Mike Miller was in that video LOL.
December 1st, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Chaos says:
in no order:
A-I
Flash (foolishness)
Boom Dizzle
Crawford
D-Rose (breaking down dre miller gave him like a million swag pts)
Stevie Franchise (back in the day he was a monster)
Kobe
Nate Rob
All-Time:
Tim Hardaway
A.I.
December 1st, 2008 at 11:28 pm
B Court says:
Delonte West, hands down mans down.
December 1st, 2008 at 11:33 pm
j says:
B Roy has a nasty stepback crossover through the outside of his legs. he also has a nice plain crossover that he breaks out occasionally
December 1st, 2008 at 11:37 pm
bendizzle says:
A.I carried half the time……Timmy Hardaway was just plain cold. Crawford’s behind the back nastiness is sometimes overlooked.
December 1st, 2008 at 11:40 pm
rafer says:
rafer alston.
December 1st, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Jah says:
It’s hard for me to say that Tim Hardaway is the all-time over Allen Iverson. I know, I know, the argument can be made that “A.I. is new school and people don’t remember the bodies that Timmy left in his wake.” This is true but…still.
I’d have to say it’s a tie between those two (A.I. & Timmy) all-time for “Nastiest NBA Crossovers.”
Rafer Alston…where you at?
December 1st, 2008 at 11:59 pm
max says:
Tell me how Ben Wallace was breaking ankles at 0:45. Next we’ll see Ben dropping jumpers in peoples mouths.
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:03 am
srb says:
that video was really well done
Paul Pierce is tops in the L though
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:27 am
webbie352 says:
you should ask ron harper who was better MJ or KObe.
but i guess that wouldnt be fair cuz he played with an in his prime Mj and a young kobe.
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:07 am
knoc says:
that vid was tight.
@14 thats nearly all the ballers in the vid lol.
my vote goes to stevie franchise, iverson and bdiddy. i still remember steve makin hudson look like a damn fool. damn rockets giv em some pt!
honorable mention
wade
deron williams
crawford
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:54 am
Gary says:
i have to give it up to D.Rose . . . I’ve seen him play over at Staples a week or two ago and he’s one of the quickest I’ve seen come on the floor. . . . watching him mess up andre miller and other folks with his cross over, I’m going to just give him the CO crown for now . . . d.wade’s is nice, but he’s big so he can power through . . hands down, the sweetest plays in Ball are crossovers . . . the generation of dunks is over!
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:54 am
quick wit it says:
@jl90
that shit made me laugh out loud
-he musta taught jerome james everything he knows
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:59 am
maeng says:
a young stevie franchise was sick….he’s just playing around with his defender, just disrespecting the dude. sick….
December 2nd, 2008 at 2:00 am
Shrek says:
AI for sure, people were legitimately terrified to guard him cause of his crossover
December 2nd, 2008 at 7:49 am
Drew Ricketts says:
It may sound premature but Devin Harris has been dropping some crossover science this year. Jamal can ball also. Joe Johnson is up there. The unmentionable? Manu…
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:15 am
JA says:
Until I see more, I’m having a hard time with all this D-Rose discussion. The move on Dre Miller wasn’t that good at all, it was just the fact that the old man fell over.
Plus, has Dre ever been known for his solid defence??
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:43 am
Mikey F Baby says:
Seriously get off Derrick Rose’s dick!
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:54 am
Mr. K1X says:
its sad to say but seattle got it on lock right now
Crawford
Nate
B-Roy
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:07 am
GEE...Bless this chicken LORD! says:
Imma have to say Rose and Crawford.
Yea I know throwing Rose up there after his shake of Miller is early but still.
If he can do that once you know it’s coming
again
and again
and again…
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:08 am
GEE...Bless this chicken LORD! says:
That is currently.
All time. A.I. and Tim (I hate gays) Hardaway
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:13 am
j-ro says:
come on guys. you can’t forget about the U-TEP 2 STEP.
Timmy Hardaway was breakin ankles since back in da day
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:56 am
MSkittle says:
Don’t act like the 90’s ever happened. AI revolutionized the cross
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:05 am
karizmatic says:
AI has the league’s nastiest crossover
Beno Udrih made Kobe fall?!! That alone should end the Jordan comparisons.
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:22 am
PALakerFan says:
Best crossover? Is that based on the result of defender falling down, or player getting to the bucket? If it’s based on player getting past his man and to the bucket, you gotta mention Tony Parker. NOBODY can stop him from gettin to the rim. Also gotta throw some love to old school Kevin Johnson.
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:43 am
JCARR says:
Nice video. When kobe fell i was astonished!! Everyone has their day when they got their ankles broken or break someones ankle.
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:48 am
SWAT says:
i knew AI was a problem when dude crossed the hell out of Jordan…man that was just so disrespectful. Or how about last season, I forgot what game my rockets were playing, i think it was against the lakers but it was towards the end of the game and skip was cutting loose out thr. LOL Dude that was guarding him got pissed and fouled the hell out of his ass. But of all time…i have to agree Tim “no homo” Hardaway!!
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:12 am
isotope says:
Kobe fell in preseason. Get over it!
All time best crossovers: AI, Tim, Steve (dude probably made the most appearances on the vid)
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:14 am
isotope says:
SWAT that was Sasha with the Lakers. Dude was pissed he got did so bad. How do u get so mad about getting crossed that you wanna swing at the guy? LOL
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:41 am
SWAT says:
ahh good lookin’ iso. lol…the machine…tht guy is just pure comedy.
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Casey Lee says:
Rafer Alston.
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:04 pm
VINNY says:
First crossover- Archie Clark-look that 1 up! Pistol could cross u over to! Andrew Toney-1 of the quickest first steps ever! Tiny Arichbald-nasty crossover!
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:24 pm
BDK23 says:
THAT FRANCHISE CROSS A-LA-AND 1 NEAR THE BEGINING WAS INSANE….WHO DOES THAT IN AN NBA GAME??LOOOL
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Smitty313 says:
I think what ever that is Jamal Crawford does is the nastiest. No one else in the league does that. Remember how he got Hinrich last year.
December 2nd, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Kudabeen says:
If the question is the best handle of all-time, I’d have to roll with Steve Francis. He was doing some seriously nasty stuff that was legal in the League…
Best one two crossover:
Iverson - He was too quick to recover on…
Most debilitating crossover:
Tim Hardaway - he’d get his shoulder by you and get where he wanted…
The Nastiest Crossover move:
Jamal Crawford’s behind the back wrap around move is atrocious and so far unstoppable.
I think fundamentally Chris Paul is the best All-Around ball handler in the league right now. He is the crown example of what it means to have the ball on a string.
With guys like D Wade it isn’t their crossover as much as their power and foot speed that kills you…
Too many to really pay homage to…Baron, Nash, Blake, TJ, Nate, Deron, Rajon, Tony Parker, just too many…
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Amar says:
well, let’s not forget the guy who won the skills challenge last season — d.will.
i love this x-over where he breaks down CP3 and then dunks on Tyson. (2:40 in this vid)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JomXTmDMV3s&feature=related
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:01 am
George W Kush Sr says:
God Shamgod