All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players
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G Maurice Cheeks No. 10 (West Texas A&M)
G Andrew Toney No. 22 (Louisiana)
C Moses Malone No. 2 (Petersberg High School)
F Bobby Jones No. 24 (North Carolina)
F Julius Erving No. 6 (UMass)I saw the Bad Boys, Michael’s Bull’s, Larry’s Celtics, Magic (and Kareem, and Kobe’s) Laker’s, and Tim Duncan’s dynasty. But the best I ever saw in person was that team above. They would have beaten the Harlem Globetrotters. That’s how good they were. And then they blew it up.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:
G Maurice Cheeks No. 10 (West Texas A&M)
G Andrew Toney No. 22 (Louisiana)
C Moses Malone No. 2 (Petersberg High School)
F Bobby Jones No. 24 (North Carolina)
F Julius Erving No. 6 (UMass)I saw the Bad Boys, Michael’s Bull’s, Larry’s Celtics, Magic (and Kareem, and Kobe’s) Laker’s, and Tim Duncan’s dynasty. But the best I ever saw in person was that team above. They would have beaten the Harlem Globetrotters. That’s how good they were. And then they blew it up.
That was a great team, no doubt! Though I have to say, every single other champion over the past 20yrs would also beat the Harlem Globetrotters. 4-0. No question.
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C - Hakeem Olajuwon
PF - Kevin Garnett
SF - James Worthy
PG - Magic
SG - MJOf all time, Worthy was my man. He was the anchor that kept that awesome Lakers team together. He always defended the oppositions most dangerous players, always could be counted on for that clutch basket. Always gave it his all.
Quintessential quiet achiever!
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@RoninWC said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:
C - Hakeem Olajuwon
PF - Kevin Garnett
SF - James Worthy
PG - Magic
SG - MJOf all time, Worthy was my man. He was the anchor that kept that awesome Lakers team together. He always defended the oppositions most dangerous players, always could be counted on for that clutch basket. Always gave it his all.
Quintessential quiet achiever!
Loved Worthy also. That baseline spin post move!
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@Mr-Shane said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:
My fav NBA team was the Seattle Supersonics.My fav NBA players were Shawn "Reignman" Kemp and Gary "The Glove" Payton.
I used to love watching that team under George Karl. Hawkins, McMillan, Schrempf and the Big Smooth.
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@Bovidae said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:
@Mr-Shane said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:
My fav NBA team was the Seattle Supersonics.My fav NBA players were Shawn "Reignman" Kemp and Gary "The Glove" Payton.
I used to love watching that team under George Karl. Hawkins, McMillan, Schrempf and the Big Smooth.
And the Glove!
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Don't get me wrong, there is a time and a place for the NBL. But putting up game reruns of 97-89 victories by a team shooting 43% and converting 97% of its fast breaks into a layup cos they couldnt dunk it, it just not going to see me through the apocalypse.
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@voodoo unless it's the Taipans winning in Perth by 23, in which case I'll probably watch naked
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@mariner4life a wonderful mental image for me as I enjoy my breakfast...
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Best performances I saw in person Dr J 39 points, sat the last 4 mins of 3rd quarter and the entire 4th quarter, in era when there was no three-pointer; and saw MJ pour in 61 and then 59 points in consecutive seasons, all against the Pistons (they sucked hard when Doc faced them, circa ‘80 or ‘81; but were the defending champs when Michael scorched them, ‘87 & ‘88.) Detroit games used to be played at Pontiac Silverdome, where Hulk famously slammed Andre in front of 93,000. For the basketball games they moved the court into the corner of the stadium and ran a huge curtain around the portable stands. Looked cheese. But there was one game against the Celtics in 1988 I attended where they “pulled back the curtain” and drew 62,000 fans or thereabouts and was for a long time the biggest attendance of any game in NBA history. That year was the one (I think?) they won their first championship. The mid-to-late 80s and early 90s my best friend was a season ticket holder and dragged me to about 8 games a season, and the tickets cost $10 a game.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:
Best performances I saw in person Dr J 39 points, sat the last 4 mins of 3rd quarter and the entire 4th quarter, in era when there was no three-pointer; and saw MJ pour in 61 and then 59 points in conseccutive seasons, all against the Pistons (they sucked hard when Doc faced them, circa ‘80 or ‘81; but were the defending champs when Michael scorched them, ‘87 & ‘88.) Detroit games used to be played at Pontiac Silverdome, where Hulk famously slammed Andre in front of 93,000. For the basketball games they moved the court into the corner of the stadium and ran a huge curtain around the portable stands. Looked cheese. But there was one game against the Celtics in 1988 I attended where they “pulled back the curtain” and drew 62,000 fans or therabots and was for a long time the biggest attendance of any game in NBA history. The mid-to-late 80s and early 90s my best friend was a season ticket holder and dragged me to about 8 games a season, and the tickets cost $10 a game.
No words for how jealous I am of you right now
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I was first introduced to NBA reading a copy of Sports Illustrated flying from Auckland to Los Angeles. The story was about how the owner of the Sixers paid an enormous sum of money to purchase Julius Erving from the rival league ABA (the Nets). Good story. Great Afro. Okay says me, I’ll support them, I supported him, and he’ll always be my No. 1 player.
I might have mentioned before, but it’s hard to believe now. Sometimes NBA Championship Finals games were not televised live. I remember having to watch a Sixers vs Lakers game in the Final series on tape delay broadcast by CBS at midnight in the Eastern time zone. Midnight ffs!!!
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@Salacious-Crumb said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:
I was first introduced to NBA reading a copy of Sports Illustrated flying from Auckland to Los Angeles. The story was about how the owner of the Sixers paid an enormous sum of money to purchase Julius Erving from the rival league ABA (the Nets). Good story. Great Afro. Okay says me, I’ll support them, I supported him, and he’ll always be my No. 1 player.
I might have mentioned before, but it’s hard to believe now. Sometimes NBA Championship Finals games were not televised live. I remember having to watch a Sixers vs Lakers game in the Final series on tape delay broadcast by CBS at midnight in the Eastern time zone. Midnight ffs!!!
Both the NBA finals and the NCAA championship game used to be on tape delay. Crazy to think now
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It’s a bygone era. Those games used to be for the everyman. Affordable. It cost me very little to see those games. Every pro sporting event was reasonably priced. That’s all gone. MLB is the only ticket I can reasonably expect to pay any more, and even those have skyrocketed. Still the best bargain. Best to stay at home and watch on the big screen. I’ve only been to a few NBA games the past decade, and that was when I was comped freebies by a salesman.
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College sports is a different ball of wax, and one I’d recommend as a much-more memorable experience. Go to a NCAA Michigan football game at Ann Arbor on a Saturday and then a NFL Lions game on Sunday, the crowds and energy are completely different. Mostly true of b’ball as well, pro crowds are much more subdued.
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I've only been to two games of the big 4 North American pro sports leagues: Yankees vs Orioles at Yankee Stadium in 2017 and Cowboys vs Eagles at AT&T Stadium last year. Two massively different costs and experiences.
Tickets for the Yankees were from memory around NZD350 which is up there of course but we had great seats (super roomy and cup holders) and they were easy to find which was unexpected because I expected the stadium to be a little daunting. But it was extremely well laid out and directed. Concessions were plentiful and easily accessed, and it helped that the Bombers put on around 14 runs and Aaron Judge hit two homers. Helluva night and well worth it, but coudn't do it regularly. Beer was about NZD18 a cup!
The Cowboys experience was so disappointing. NZD900 for tickets and the stadium is so vast and such a maze that despite arriving with close to half an hour to spare before kick-off, it was almost the end of the first quarter before we finally found our seats! Never again.
My sister wents to a Dodgers game a few years ago and was able to purchase decent tickets at the gate for a fraction of what I paid for the Yankees.
