Bob Cousy's unscripted failure to miss in 'Blue Chips'

Bob Cousy in a cameo role fails to miss any of his free throws filming a scene for the 1994 film Blue Chips, prompting actor Nick Nolte's famous unscripted line "Don't you ever miss?".

[Tooeazi]

'That's the idea of the game'..
Moments later:
'He can't even miss left handed' haha.
Little know fact for yall: Cousy broke his hand while in high school and became ambidextrous. He attributed the accident as a blessing because he got good with both hands. Legend.

[JStarStar]

I met Bob Cousy about 1990 (before this movie), he was very cool, not at all egotistical or stuck up. I asked him if he ever played basketball any more, he laughed and said, "I shoot free throws once in a while, but that's about it." He wasn't lying.

[redmustangredmustang]

Bob Cousy NOW on June 23rd, 2024 is 95 and is still going.

[terrybader]

In Bill Simmons' great Book of Basketball he was told that Cousy made 22 in a row filming this scene!

[mrmacross]

In a dress shirt and tie, using the old-timey form that all shooting instructors today frown upon, and even one left-handed. Like a legend.

[ANTHONYable]

Cousy in still alive today at age 92. He made these consecutive shots in 1994 during filing at age 66 !! UNREAL !!

[jessebanda]

In 1953, Cousy shot 32 free throws in an NBA Playoff game. He hit 30 of them. It's a record that still stands to this day as the most free throws made in a single game, regular season or post season.

[joeball]

Always remember Nick nolte saying " Don't you miss?! " And it always felt so unscripted to me but it was real.

[michaeljosephmerritt]

Love Nate "Tiny" Archibald's story of Bob Cousy and him. It was Bob Cousy's encouragement and coaching that led to Tiny's great career. Bob Cousy had the faith and confidence in Nate Archibald that Nate has never forgotten. Bob Cousy is such a forgotten player, but, the players remember.

[ReflectionOfPerfection]

66 year old Bob Cousy hitting free throws better than most NBA players today. Not bad for a "plumber"

[ultraydude]

I love the fact that a shot stroke never gets old, that's the beauty of basketball

[creydadj]

Shaq could’ve went to Cousy for free throw lessons while shooting this movie

[spacelemur]

Don't forget, as we age, our muscles lose mass and power. The motions one perfects in youth won't work automatically at Cousy's age. Thus, he is adapting his shot to the weaker muscles he had when this was filmed, and not just repeating his shot from his prime.
To me, this is truly a wonderful performance. What an awesome athlete.

[JamesJoyce]

I shot against Bob in a summer camp when I was 14 - I was chosen from 300 campers who all watched - they thought I would choke but I went 9/10 - then Cousy stepped up - 9/10 as well - I tied Bob Cousy from the stripe as a junior high dude. Got a signed book and a handshake and a memory.

[weiqi]

Reminds me of the Jerry West video where Jerry is shooting while talking to kids at a camp and never misses. What's interesting to me is how shooting technique has changed since the days Cousy played but he could still score the basketball, what a great player. Thanks for another excellent video!

[JSSTyger]

31 years later and this old timer is still going strong at 96.

[דבקפלן-קכ]

While playing for Columbia, our father played against Cousy while he was playing for Holy Cross. Dad was tasked with guarding him and always said that he was the greatest ball player he'd ever seen.

[YouzTube]

Lots of comments about his left hand shot.
When he was in high school, he fell out of a tree and broke his right hand which forced him to play lefty. He later referred to this as a "fortunate event" because it improved his overall game. It also impressed the coach at his high school who invited him to try out for the JV team. That, coupled with his work ethic, started him on the path to legend we honor today.

[martinbuhrer]

I don't have to say anything about Bob Cousy. Obviously. But I can tell 100% that Nick Nolte hasn't played a minute of ball in his life.

[lancelot]

My son is 18 and I showed this movie to him about 2-3 years ago. He loved it.