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HiResDes · Apr 23, 2013

I was just talking to a couple of my peers and we got in a long-winded discussion about how magical NBA basketball seemed during this era (the 90s), how some lesser talked about moments seemed like epic triumphs, and how larger than life each star seemed. I guess if you're older that era might have been the 80s, so late 80s talk is also accepted.

I remember having a poster of this in my room:

and how I thought Kevin Johnson was like the best player in the league that was just on a subpar team.

teruterubozu · Apr 23, 2013

Game 3 - 1994 - Rockets vs Knicks - plus bonus coverage of OJ Ford Bronco chase.
I will remember that game forever.

Solo · Apr 23, 2013

Easy.

GOAT.

DominoKid · Apr 23, 2013

Larry Johnson's 4 point play.

for some reason I wanted the Knicks to win so bad that year.

Omegasquash · Apr 23, 2013

Shaq destroying backboards, for starters. That one against the Suns pretty much nailed him as a star.

blame space · Apr 23, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDSF8otJH8Y

HiResDes · Apr 23, 2013

Solo said:
Easy.

GOAT.

No Jordan, too easy indeed.

Solo · Apr 23, 2013

HiResDes said:
No Jordan, too easy indeed.

Ahhhh man, you got specify that in the OP then!

Woody Invincible · Apr 23, 2013

HiResDes said:
and how I thought Kevin Johnson was like the best player in the league that was just on a subpar team.

Get the fuck out of the way, Horrace!

strobogo · Apr 23, 2013

Reggie's 8 points in 9 seconds against the Knicks. Also, Reggie shoving off Jordan to hit a game winning 3 the extend the series. I was at that game as a kid and it was NEXT LEVEL BONKERS in Indy.

Paches · Apr 23, 2013

The Sonics existed.

teruterubozu · Apr 23, 2013

Isn't that Starks?

fertygo · Apr 23, 2013

Pippen destroying Ewing in greatest poster dunk ever.

Someone post .gif please.

bionic77 · Apr 23, 2013

HiResDes said:
No Jordan, too easy indeed.

I like the way you think!

As for the OP. The funniest and greatest moment of the 90s was Hakeem ripping off David Robinson's testicles and eating them in front of a hundred million people after Robinson had stolen his MVP award.

Something other cool moments. Fat Magics comeback. The refs allowing Ewing to take 19 steps on his way to his first and probably only playoff game winner, and despite that the ball still barely went down!

HiResDes · Apr 23, 2013

Paches-EJ- said:
The Sonics existed.

Sonics were too dope, Shawn Kemp and the Glove. The Glove was the best trash talker ever and blanketed people better than Deion Sanders.

DrFunk · Apr 23, 2013

Shaq breaks backboard during his rookie season

indigo-cyclops · Apr 23, 2013

Fucking Muggsy Bogues...

Fenderputty · Apr 23, 2013

Kobe to Shaq alleyoop count since' it's the 99-00 season?

Jarnet87 · Apr 23, 2013

best part of 90s basketball?

NBC going to commercial. Dat theme song + fadeaway everytime.

Narag · Apr 23, 2013

strobogo said:
Reggie's 8 points in 9 seconds against the Knicks. Also, Reggie shoving off Jordan to hit a game winning 3 the extend the series. I was at that game as a kid and it was NEXT LEVEL BONKERS in Indy.

That Knicks game was magical.

Ondore · Apr 23, 2013

Any time Roundball Rock was heard.

teruterubozu · Apr 23, 2013

bionic77 said:
I like the way you think!

As for the OP. The funniest and greatest moment of the 90s was Hakeem ripping off David Robinson's testicles and eating them in front of a hundred million people after Robinson had stolen his MVP award.

Something other cool moments. Fat Magics comeback. The refs allowing Ewing to take 19 steps on his way to his first and probably only playoff game winner, and despite that the ball still barely went down!

Man, that was the best when he was lobbing dunks to Eddie Jones. Then Van Exel had to bump the ref & gets suspended, then Magic bumped and got suspended and that was the end of Magic's playing days.

bionic77 · Apr 23, 2013

Fenderputty said:
Kobe to Shaq alleyoop count since' it's the 99-00 season?

That was the greatest moment in NBA history. This thread is limited to just the 90s.

And since we are talking about the 90s, the NBC NBA theme!

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-dadadadadadadadada. Pure magic!

Captain Blood · Apr 23, 2013

Jarnet87 said:
best part of 90s basketball?

NBC going to commercial. Dat theme song + fadeaway everytime.

This is what I came to post. Always brings back great memories, I use it as my phone ringtone haha.

teruterubozu · Apr 23, 2013

bionic77 said:
That was the greatest moment in NBA history. This thread is limited to just the 90s.

And since we are talking about the 90s, the NBC NBA theme!

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-dadadadadadadadada. Pure magic!

John Tesh's masterpiece.

Dreams-Visions · Apr 23, 2013

Shaun Kemp dunking.

seattle6418 · Apr 23, 2013

Paches-EJ- said:
The Sonics existed.

So many memories... right now i´m kind of reliving that with George Karl and his Nuggets team, they look like a mini Sonics team.

Dude Abides · Apr 23, 2013

Jordan comeback 55.

Mutumbo Nuggets upset.

BenjaminBirdie · Apr 23, 2013

DominoKid said:
Larry Johnson's 4 point play.

for some reason I wanted the Knicks to win so bad that year.

Came to post this. The defining moment of my life as a young adult.

I saw a concert in MSG and my first thought was "Holy fuck. This is where it really happened."

bionic77 · Apr 23, 2013

Dreams-Visions said:
Shaun Kemp dunking.

While impressive, we get even better dunks in the current game.

What we don't get is really fat guys who can dunk! Like Kemp post lockout and Barkley (and Colemantoo) pretty much throughout his career. The 90s!

diehard · Apr 23, 2013

dorkimoe · Apr 23, 2013

Rodman hitting 3 3's in a row (youtube)

Rodman kicking the cameraman

Rodman staring down that dude during a free throw, hilarious

robovanburen · Apr 23, 2013

teruterubozu · Apr 23, 2013

Dude Abides said:
Mutumbo Nuggets upset.

Yeah seriously, this image is burned into my head:

bionic77 · Apr 23, 2013

dIEHARD said:

:lol

Holy shit @ Chuck's "defense".

diehard · Apr 23, 2013

bionic77 said:
:lol

Holy shit @ Chuck's "defense".

well he did get illegally screened..

Bobby Roberts · Apr 23, 2013

In honor of his 2nd retirement, I present to you the greatest Technical Foul in the history of the game.

It's a short film entitled "WHACK: GET OUT"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EogzHNEiCWU

It stars Ron Garretson, a ridiculously insecure man, and Rasheed Wallace, one of the best forwards of the 90s, whose legacy will be forever linked not to his stats, or not to his ability to inspire his teammates, but for his ability to make any referee instantly despise him.

edit: Shit - out of contention for this thread - it happened in the 2000 Western Conference Finals. But I wanted to count it because that season STARTED in 99...

Dead Man · Apr 23, 2013

22 and 23

gdt · Apr 23, 2013

INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
Fucking Muggsy Bogues...

WTF

EekTheKat · Apr 23, 2013

Dream sinks the Admiral.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcae_NBtkb4

Olajuwon prime was crazy good.

BruiserBear · Apr 23, 2013

The NBA in the 1990's was a magical time. So many great players. Even the big men could hit 15 foot jump shots. This was the NBA at it's finest.

My family was fortunate enough to share season tickets to the bulls from the late 80's through the late 90's. I got to experience so many of those great Bulls moments, including Jordan in his prime. Pretty amazing memories.

Dash27 · Apr 23, 2013

teruterubozu said:
Isn't that Starks?

Yeah that's John Starks. I was thinking of exactly that picture when I saw the OP thread title.

HiResDes · Apr 23, 2013

J.R. Writer freestyled over the NBC theme

DrFunk · Apr 23, 2013

Jordan dunks on Mutombo and finger waves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba0SY_D0LIs

no no no

BenjaminBirdie · Apr 23, 2013

HiResDes said:
J.R. Writer freestyled over the NBC theme

:0

NICE.

Solo · Apr 23, 2013

DrFunk said:
Jordan dunks on Mutombo and finger waves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba0SY_D0LIs

no no no

There is a precursor to this, where Mutumbo calls Jordan out in the locker room at the All-Star game for never having dunked on him. There is a video of it on YT. And Jordan, being the ultimate grudge holder, made sure to rectify that.

:lol

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7UPkKq1fO8

Another edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om56qV5tZHY Bonus clowning of Mutumbo by Jordan.

diehard · Apr 23, 2013

FatboyRoberts said:
In honor of his 2nd retirement, I present to you the greatest Technical Foul in the history of the game.

I still like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOygTd1NWCM

entremet · Apr 23, 2013

Loved that era. Will be forever unmatched.

Parallacs · Apr 23, 2013

I can't remember what game it was (Google says game 2 of the 1991 finals), but that Jordan shot where he started with his right hand and then moved the ball to his left for the layup.

We used to do that on the playground for years.

ConradCervantes · Apr 23, 2013

DrFunk said:
Jordan dunks on Mutombo and finger waves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba0SY_D0LIs

no no no

My grandpa and I lost our minds when this happened.

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