NBA Playoffs Own!

drewjax · #1 05-07-07, 01:37 PM

kidding mostly of course.

Lebron is unreal, there are some unbelievable athletes playing now, and I LOVE watching Nash play.

But, when Kobe Bryant is considered maybe the best all around player.....

No way the NBA is as good as it used to be. The 10-15 year period between the early 80's and the mid 90's is the standard by which all should forever be measured.

I basically can only stand the playoffs now.

Reel Deal · #2 05-07-07, 01:42 PM

Bird - Magic - Jordan... that will never be topped.

drewjax · #3 05-07-07, 01:48 PM

QFT

Ando05 · #4 05-07-07, 09:17 PM

the league was more competitive back then, now there is only like 5-6 good teams in the league that have a chance at championship, where back then all the teams were good, and more competitive

drewjax · #5 05-07-07, 10:47 PM

I agree with this for the most part. Teams like Milwaukee in the 80's were a VERY good team. The 76ers could have been a dynasty if not for the Celtics (and Lakers). Later on in Jordans prime, teams like Utah, Portland, maybe the Knicks etc. were good teams who would compete for championships every year if they played in todays NBA.

PShabi · #6 05-07-07, 11:34 PM

Don't forget about Seattle with Gary and Kemp in their prime.

drewjax · #7 05-08-07, 01:25 AM

Meh. They were good of course, but I was never a Payton fan. I was a huge Chris Jackson fan (before he went off the deep end and became M. Abdul-Rauf or whatever

).

I loved it when CJ, Mutombo, Robert Pack et.al. and the Nuggets knocked off the Sonics in that memorable first round.

It actually saddens me to think back about CJ. He was a phenom in his 2 years at LSU. I mean like scary good. Not just with his jumper, but his all around game. So quick, could dribble thru people at full speed, pull up in a flash or dish it off. Seriously, if you can ever catch any of his games from then, do yourself the favor and watch them.

There have been teams in the last 20 years or so, that you can say would have had the potential to be a dynasty had they stayed together (no early NBA entrants). That LSU team might lead the pack. Chris Jackson, Stanley Roberts, Vernell Singleton, and....oh ya.....Shaq! Holy crap, if they would have been together for 2 more seasons.......
Oklahoma with Waymond Tisdale comes to mind as well.

Akverno · #8 05-08-07, 12:01 AM

I'm sorry, I just can't watch a sport where multiple teams under .500 make the playoffs, and people think that the no child left behind act rewards mediocrity.

College and High School basketball, I can dig that.

Edit: Apparently two teams pulled out from under 500 and broke even.