Which NBA era do you prefer?

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• RaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 105,099

  March 2023

  1970's NBA

  Cocaine

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• BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 11,328

  March 2023 edited March 2023

  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.

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• BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346

  March 2023

  Other

  80s peak Celtics, lakers, Blazers and
  
  90s peak Bulls and Sonics

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• AtomicDawg Member Posts: 7,065

  March 2023

  1990's NBA

  Jordan retiring and his comeback was awesome to see.

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• PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 43,795

  March 2023

  1980's NBA

  Fuck you for not including the ABA as a choice.
  
  

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• DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 62,842

  March 2023

  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

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• DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 62,842

  March 2023

  1980's NBA

  Good poll @El_K

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• RaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 105,099

  March 2023

  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

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• Fishpo31 Member Posts: 2,404

  March 2023

  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...

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• RaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 105,099

  March 2023

  1970's NBA

  I watch LeBron and those days will soon be gone

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• DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 62,842

  March 2023

  1980's NBA

  RaceBannon said:

  I watch LeBron and those days will soon be gone

  I don't even watch LeBron

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• dnc Member Posts: 56,650

  March 2023

  1990's NBA

  The one with the Sonics in it.

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• Doogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,561

  March 2023

  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.

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• whlinder Member Posts: 4,661

  March 2023

  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.

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• RaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 105,099

  March 2023

  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

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• dnc Member Posts: 56,650

  March 2023

  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

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• coronabruin Member Posts: 1,481

  March 2023

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

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• whlinder Member Posts: 4,661

  March 2023

  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.
  

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• RaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 105,099

  March 2023

  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

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• theknowledge Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 4,851

  March 2023

  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.

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