Which NBA era do you prefer?
Which NBA era do you prefer? 22 votes
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1970's NBACocaine
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1980's NBAI 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.
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Other80s peak Celtics, lakers, Blazers and
90s peak Bulls and Sonics -
1990's NBAJordan retiring and his comeback was awesome to see.
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1980's NBAFuck you for not including the ABA as a choice.
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1980's NBA
don't forget peak 76ers with Dr J, Andrew Toney, Moses and Chocolate ThunderBennyBeaver said:80s peak Celtics, lakers, Blazers and
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1980's NBAGood poll @El_K
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1970's NBA
That's why I chose 70sDerekJohnson said:
don't forget peak 76ers with Dr J, Andrew Toney, Moses and Chocolate ThunderBennyBeaver said:80s peak Celtics, lakers, Blazers and
90s peak Bulls and Sonics
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 -
1970's NBAThe 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...
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1970's NBAI watch LeBron and those days will soon be gone
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1980's NBA
I don't even watch LeBronRaceBannon said:I watch LeBron and those days will soon be gone
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1990's NBAThe one with the Sonics in it.
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1990's NBALook, 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. -
1980's NBAIt 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.
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1970's NBA
Damn your Bulletswhlinder 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.
Game 7 at the Kingdome. Still hurts -
1990's NBA
Bullets???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.
Too much 2a imagery.
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1980's NBA
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.RaceBannon said:
Damn your Bulletswhlinder 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.
Game 7 at the Kingdome. Still hurts
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.
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1970's NBAThe 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 -
1980's NBAI 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.
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1970's NBAI listened to Bob Blackburn on a little transistor radio beside my pillow to fall asleep. I became a huge Knicks fan (who?) with Willis Reed, Clyde Frazier, Pearl, Bradley and DeBusschere, with Phil Jackson off the bench
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1970's NBA80's was better basketball but the 70's was more interesting because the flow of the game changed to above the basket for the first time because of the new more wide open and athletic style of the then new ABA.
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1970's NBA
I watched a little NBA when it was Russell v WiltFishpo31 said:I listened to Bob Blackburn on a little transistor radio beside my pillow to fall asleep. I became a huge Knicks fan (who?) with Willis Reed, Clyde Frazier, Pearl, Bradley and DeBusschere, with Phil Jackson off the bench
But 1967 I became a fan because of the Sonics. Also listened to Bob Blackburn. He taught Seattle the pro game
The 76 Warriors were the original great Bay Area champion. Walton in 77
I remember those Knick teams too. And the 72 Lakers finally getting a ring
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1990's NBASurprised @RaceBannon didnt mention the first championship game he attended. I'm hearing the action was intense with deadly consequences.
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1980's NBA80s and it's not close.
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1980's NBA80's
Mostly for the diverse stars and before Jordan seemed to overshadow everyone. Though the lions share of games I watched was in the 90's.
Boston
LA
Houston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Blazers
All contenders and some solid other teams as well.
We? really were blessed in Seattle. I believe the sonics were at least 500 or above and in playoff contention from like 88 to 03. -
1970's NBA
That was an amazing season, and the knicks were freaking deadly from the outside… every one of those guys were nails at the baseline and it was cool to watch all 5 guys line up in an array outside and pass it around before throwing it up from downtown. Changed the game because it opened the lane in a new way and was the most interesting finals from that standpoint that I had ever seen. Origins of the rotating triangle offense.Fishpo31 said:I listened to Bob Blackburn on a little transistor radio beside my pillow to fall asleep. I became a huge Knicks fan (who?) with Willis Reed, Clyde Frazier, Pearl, Bradley and DeBusschere, with Phil Jackson off the bench
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1980's NBA
I was extremely young but I remember Bobby Dandridge running off our court at the buzzer with a big smile and the pain my dad was inRaceBannon said:
Damn your Bulletswhlinder 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.
Game 7 at the Kingdome. Still hurts -
1980's NBA
I was running our booth at the Seattle Home Show when I heard that Payton got traded.huskyhooligan said:80's
Mostly for the diverse stars and before Jordan seemed to overshadow everyone. Though the lions share of games I watched was in the 90's.
Boston
LA
Houston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Blazers
All contenders and some solid other teams as well.
We? really were blessed in Seattle. I believe the sonics were at least 500 or above and in playoff contention from like 88 to 03. -
1980's NBA
While that trade kinda sucked, it was the right move to make.DerekJohnson said:
I was running our booth at the Seattle Home Show when I heard that Payton got traded.huskyhooligan said:80's
Mostly for the diverse stars and before Jordan seemed to overshadow everyone. Though the lions share of games I watched was in the 90's.
Boston
LA
Houston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Blazers
All contenders and some solid other teams as well.
We? really were blessed in Seattle. I believe the sonics were at least 500 or above and in playoff contention from like 88 to 03.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JrhNiOKmwYY