So let’s take a trip down memory lane….NBA Edition. Top 40.

• You remember Matt Maloney getting destroyed by John Stockton in the 97 WCF.
• You’ve done the Dee Brown at least 50 times in your life.
• You remember exactly where you were during game 6 of the 98 Finals.
• You randomly quote “Practice? We talking about practice? Not the game, the actual game? We talking about practice? When you see me play, you see me give it everything I got. And we sittin’ here talking about practice? What are we talkin about man, practice?”
• You realize Allen Iverson would never win a ring after that press conference, and remember were you were when you saw it.
• At their peaks, you genuinely believe Barkley was better than Malone.
• You have a special place of hate in your heart for Christian Laettner.
• You understand Chris Mullin was the best at the backdoor screen.
• You know NO TEAM is fucking with the Dream Team. And there is only one Dream Team.
• You remember Richard Dumas looking like he could be the 2^nd coming of Scottie Pippen, before the drugs.
• You remember Chris Andersen AKA: BIRDMAN BIRDMAN © Shaq….getting 50 zillion dunk attempts in the 2005 Dunk Contest.
• Kobe scored 81 pts.
• Charlotteans….you went to the open scrimmage during the '99 NBA lookout which featured Master P and Brad Miller.
• You know the best NBA fight will always be the Malace in the Palace.
• Your Saturday wasn’t complete if you didn’t watch NBA Inside Stuff.
• Ahmad Rashad will always be your “main man.”

• Tim Hardaway is DA GAWD.
• You legitimately thought Dennis Rodman would be dead by now.
• You know Reggie Miller was the most overrated “star” player of his generation.
• You know Mark Price was the most underrated guard of his generation.
• You know NO TEAM is fucking with the 96 Bulls.
• Oliver Miller is the fattest dude you’ve seen play in the NBA.
• The phrase “two-piece” instantly brings images of Chris Childs and Kobe Bryant.
• Before the knee injury, you know Penny Hardaway was poised to be top 50.
• You still chuckle at Yinka Dare.
• Without a doubt, the Honeybees had the finest cheerleaders of the 90’s.
• The 1993 Knicks still make you miss the “no layup rule.”
• You had B-Ball’s Best Kept Secret on cassette.
• You thought Harold Miner, always touching the ball with his nose, had germs. 
• You know the 2001 Clippers were a lightweight entertaining team.

• You remember Shaq, on his birthday, destroying Keith Closs for 61 pts.
• You know Dominique should have made the top 50, and should’ve won the ’88 Dunk Contest.
• No matter what David Robinson does in his life, you know he’ll be remembered as getting destroyed by Olajuwon in the 95 Playoffs. And this is unfortunate because Robinson had a great career. 2x Champion. Even better life after basketball.
• The Fab Five. ‘Nuff Said.
• You know Scottie Pippen is criminally underrated. One of the five best defensive players of all time (Russell, Jordan, Payton, and Hakeem). The perfect 2^nd banana.
• You know if you were building a PF, you would want him to be Chris Webber. Perfect skills for a PF: post moves, jumper, ball handling skills, passing skills.
• You know Vince Carter is the best dunker of all time.
• You know Charles Barkley’s game 7 WCF against Seattle is his best game of all time.
• You know the Kings were robbed in game 6 of the WCF against the Lakers in ’02.
• Jordan is Teflon....and was 30 minutes from being a Knick after the ’97 Finals….damn. It still stings.