Hardwood Classics Series: NBA Showmen - The Spectacular Guards

DVD, Rating: Not Rated, Runtime: 37, Color, Warner Home Video, 11/08/2005

The curtain is about to go up on the spectacular entertainers who have been dazzling fans for five breathtaking decades! Call them showmen... or call them showoffs. No matter what you call them... you gotta love the spectacular guards who light up the court with their razzle-dazzle moves, sleight-of-hand passes and stupendous shots. The court is their stage, and these are the most exciting crow-pleasers ever: The forerunner of basketball showmen, Bob Cousy. The man who brought flash into fashion, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe. The on-court wizardry of Magic Johnson. Creativity in the spotlight with Isiah Thomas. Basketball's natural wonder, Michael Jordan. Plus "Pistol" Pete Maravich, Nate "Tiny" Archibald and others demonstrating the ultimate in basketball artistry and showmanship.