Which NBA era do you prefer?

El_K

They all have their charm, but what do you love about your favorite era of the Association?

RaceBannon

1970's NBA

Cocaine

BleachedAnusDawg

1980's NBA

I wasn't really old enough to watch it and remember much, but from what I've seen and know it seems like 80's NBA was peak quality.

BennyBeaver

Other

80s peak Celtics, lakers, Blazers and

90s peak Bulls and Sonics

AtomicDawg

1990's NBA

Jordan retiring and his comeback was awesome to see.

PurpleThrobber

1980's NBA

Fuck you for not including the ABA as a choice.

DerekJohnson

1980's NBA

BennyBeaver said:

80s peak Celtics, lakers, Blazers and

90s peak Bulls and Sonics

don't forget peak 76ers with Dr J, Andrew Toney, Moses and Chocolate Thunder

DerekJohnson

1980's NBA

Good poll @El_K

RaceBannon

1970's NBA

DerekJohnson said:

BennyBeaver said:

80s peak Celtics, lakers, Blazers and

90s peak Bulls and Sonics

don't forget peak 76ers with Dr J, Andrew Toney, Moses and Chocolate Thunder

That's why I chose 70s

The Sixers super team was born out of the ashes of the ABA demise

First Finals in 77

83 was their title and then they were gone

Fishpo31

1970's NBA

The day before I graduated from high school, the Sonics won the title. For me the 80's were good, and my interest began waning incrementally until Magic / Bird retired. I went from watching regular season games, to watching select games, to watching the playoffs, to watching the finals. Now, I may watch the finals if nothing else is on, or maybe not...

RaceBannon

1970's NBA

I watch LeBron and those days will soon be gone

DerekJohnson

1980's NBA

RaceBannon said:

I watch LeBron and those days will soon be gone

I don't even watch LeBron

dnc

1990's NBA

The one with the Sonics in it.

Doogles

1990's NBA

Look, every era builds off the last, but if you're going to look at the quality of athletes and skill level, the 80s just isn't there. I don't doubt the drama and impact of the rivalries weren't real, but i've watched championship clashes online and the players move similarly to how Women players move compared to the modern era.

The 90s has a perfect blend of old school grit and modern skill. Players were superstars, but not social media crybabies.

Modern era is by far the most skilled and athletic, but analytics have led to a version of the game that isn't as entertaining to me. Doesn't help that the players are mostly gen-z clown shows at this point.

whlinder

1980's NBA

It is a super important point that the analytics optimized version of the game (today) to achieve the desired outcome (winning) is absolutely not the aesthetically optimized version of the game to achieve entertainment.

I like the late 80s and early 90s best, probably because of when I grew up. The Dream Team was peak NBA. Round ball Rock.

Someday the Bullets will win 50 games again.

RaceBannon

1970's NBA

whlinder said:

It is a super important point that the analytics optimized version of the game (today) to achieve the desired outcome (winning) is absolutely not the aesthetically optimized version of the game to achieve entertainment.

I like the late 80s and early 90s best, probably because of when I grew up. The Dream Team was peak NBA. Round ball Rock.

Someday the Bullets will win 50 games again.

Damn your Bullets

Game 7 at the Kingdome. Still hurts

dnc

1990's NBA

whlinder said:

It is a super important point that the analytics optimized version of the game (today) to achieve the desired outcome (winning) is absolutely not the aesthetically optimized version of the game to achieve entertainment.

I like the late 80s and early 90s best, probably because of when I grew up. The Dream Team was peak NBA. Round ball Rock.

Someday the Bullets will win 50 games again.

Bullets???

Too much 2a imagery.

TRIGGERED

coronabruin

90s NHL. Basketball has always been a pussy sport.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JrhNiOKmwYY

whlinder

1980's NBA

RaceBannon said:

whlinder said:

It is a super important point that the analytics optimized version of the game (today) to achieve the desired outcome (winning) is absolutely not the aesthetically optimized version of the game to achieve entertainment.

I like the late 80s and early 90s best, probably because of when I grew up. The Dream Team was peak NBA. Round ball Rock.

Someday the Bullets will win 50 games again.

Damn your Bullets

Game 7 at the Kingdome. Still hurts

That championship plus John Thompson & Patrick Ewing's Georgetown Natty at the Kingdome put the Kingdome at the top of the list for most championships won in a building by DC teams.

The fact that said building was in Seattle and has been gone for 20+ years says all you need to say about DC sports.
I guess the Redskins have 5 NFC championships at RFK.

RaceBannon

1970's NBA

The other thing the Bullets did in going back to back in the East to face the Sonics was deny the Sixers getting the ring they owed Philly for losing to Portland

I really wanted to face Dr J. But I was also a Big E guy but the Bullets were way more blue collar and not as flashy as the Sixers

theknowledge

1980's NBA

I like the 80’s because Bird, Magic, Micheal and Thomas were amazing. The Celtics, Lakers, Sixers and Pistons were all practically super teams that were somewhat organically grown and because they hadn’t outlawed defense yet they were logger, liberal tough. The three point line was available but it hadn’t been abused by analytics yet. The game hadn’t bogged down into the 90-86 slugfests that the 90’s brought and the action was free flowing on the perimeter yet physical and tough down low. I sit and watch the replays of 80’s games anytime they’re on NBATV. My second choice would be the 70’s. Ncredible skill and extreme violence with few rules standing in the way. Only two referees so it could be a very dirty game behind the play. Kermit Washington ushered in the third ref with a single punch. Wish I could have seen it live. The decade, not the punch. 90’s are my third pick. Great players, but no one could legitimately challenge theBulls which took some intrigue out of the decade.