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 2nd coming of Scottie Pippen, before the drugs.
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 2nd 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.
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