Who would your favorite player be if it were the 90s?

[LoneyROY7]

I'm interested in hearing what some of the stans have to say. :lol

Myself, I'd probably be a Barkley and a Mitch Richmond homer.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Jordan. Or Shaq if it were late 90s. I don't have "favorites". I just objectively evaluate players. Whoever is the best is the best.

[T_L_P]

David
Elliott
Glove

[LoneyROY7]

Jordan. Or Shaq if it were late 90s. I don't have "favorites". I just objectively evaluate players. Whoever is the best is the best.

Translation: Another post pushing my LeBron agenda. :oldlol:

[Milbuck]

Probably Hakeem.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HJfqjczRmcY/VApECzE-hVI/AAAAAAAAJv4/yRqMOArsDgs/s1600/tumblr_mhxnddDXcy1renuivo1_500.gif

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZirQiCgPiXg/VApD7kPFTrI/AAAAAAAAJvE/-dB0iJRrhv8/s1600/25znyaq.gif

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Glove, Hakeem, Grandmama, Kemp, Penny, Gill, Oakley, Ewing, Eddie Jones, Ho Grant, Schrempf

[Mr. Jabbar]

high school kobe/nick van excel

[LoneyROY7]

high school kobe/nick van excel

:kobe: C'mon son.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Translation: Another post pushing my LeBron agenda. :oldlol:
Actually, Translation: I don't have favorite players for any reasons other than playing ability. I just objectively evaluate them. LeBron for instance, is far and away the best player since prime Shaq. But between Shaq and LeBron we had Tim Duncan, another legend who was my "favorite player" at some point. And before prime Shaq the dominant force was MJ, before that Hakeem, before that MJ again, before that Magic, before him Bird, and so on...

[SouBeachTalents]

http://assets-s3.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/photo_galleries/regular_galleries/2042-celeb-apprentice-then-and-now/photos/1361555730_dennis-rodman-then-560.jpg

This dude

[kamil]

MJ

Followed by:
Tim Hardaway
Penny Hardaway
Jason Kidd
Dikembe
Ewing
Larry Johnson

[LoneyROY7]

Damn, the NBA was bad ass in the 90s...kinda wish I could have seen it myself.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

http://assets-s3.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/photo_galleries/regular_galleries/2042-celeb-apprentice-then-and-now/photos/1361555730_dennis-rodman-then-560.jpg

This dude
only homo thugs like Rodman SMH:facepalm

[UK2K]

Jordan
Shaq
Alonzo
Iverson

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Damn, the NBA was bad ass in the 90s...kinda wish I could have seen it myself.
It was a great era we had an arguably better era int he 00s but the 10s have been weaksauce so far

[LoneyROY7]

Actually, Translation: I don't have favorite players for any reasons other than playing ability. I just objectively evaluate them. LeBron for instance, is far and away the best player since prime Shaq. But between Shaq and LeBron we had Tim Duncan, another legend who was my "favorite player" at some point. And before prime Shaq the dominant force was MJ, before that Hakeem, before that MJ again, before that Magic, before him Bird, and so on...

What an absolutely abhorrent way to go about following basketball/sports. :facepalm

So you just bandwagon hop onto whoever the best player is at the time? Disgusting.

[pastis]

schrempf:applause:

[JebronLames]

Oscar robertson

[Cocaine80s]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo758tJ7OC1qipk8io1_500.jpg

[Akrazotile]

Chris Childs

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

schrempf:applause:
whats with u and white players...........

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

all the players i named were real men, badasses............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUGp2-bkhsA
oakley bullyin Pippen:lol :lol :lol

[LoneyROY7]

Inevitable high school Kobe and elementary school Lebron posts. F*cking ISH. :facepalm

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Yes it seems that, as a fan of the sport of basketball, people who are actually the best at playing said sport tend to be my favorite players. This is obviously so much worse than rooting for a player for reasons completely unrelated to basketball.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Pete Meyers. Led the Bulls to 55 wins, and 2nd round playoff exit. AMAZING.

[Bless Mathews]

Tim hardaway.

Gp

MJ

Latrell sprewell.

Kemp

[Heavincent]

Actually, Translation: I don't have favorite players for any reasons other than playing ability. I just objectively evaluate them. LeBron for instance, is far and away the best player since prime Shaq. But between Shaq and LeBron we had Tim Duncan, another legend who was my "favorite player" at some point. And before prime Shaq the dominant force was MJ, before that Hakeem, before that MJ again, before that Magic, before him Bird, and so on...

This is cringeworthy.

[Akrazotile]

What an absolutely abhorrent way to go about following basketball/sports. :facepalm

So you just bandwagon hop onto whoever the best player is at the time? Disgusting.


So you dont pick your favorite movies or favorite bands based on which you think are best, but instead which one has a lead singer from your hometown, or a director who once sat next to your grandfather at the bar in a airport hotel???


Its ok to like a sport and the guys who play it best over a randomly selected hero that youre liking just bc he has cool hair or went to your high school. If you wanna root for guys based on that its fine but its also fine not to.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

So you dont pick your favorite movies or favorite bands based on which you think are best, but instead which one has a lead singer from your hometown, or a director who once sat next to your grandfather at the bar in a airport hotel???


Its ok to like a sport and the guys who play it best over a randomly selected hero that youre liking just bc he has cool hair or went to your high school. If you wanna root for guys based on that its fine but its also fine not to.
:applause: :cheers:

[ballinhun8]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo758tJ7OC1qipk8io1_500.jpg




Rockin the Kobe's like the beta he is....

[dontgetchoked]

So you dont pick your favorite movies or favorite bands based on which you think are best, but instead which one has a lead singer from your hometown, or a director who once sat next to your grandfather at the bar in a airport hotel???


Its ok to like a sport and the guys who play it best over a randomly selected hero that youre liking just bc he has cool hair or went to your high school. If you wanna root for guys based on that its fine but its also fine not to.

so you don't take special interest in movies that are filmed in your hometown? I made sure to see batman and blues brothers because they were filmed in chicago. its cool to like who you want to like and all, but hometown pride is a part of sports, thats why they wear the name of the city on their chest. apples and oranges, dude.

As for the question, my favorite players were obviously jordan and pippen, but besides them, Penny hardaway was my favorite. I even had an orlando magic windbreaker. black body with blue sleeves, i wore that thing like every day lol.

[penny4president]

GOAT MJ
Penny
Grant Hill
Reggie Miller
Damon Stoudamire

[TheReal Kendall]

I had a lot of favorites back then. The game and players were just so much better and the players were a lot more likable.

Pip
Hill
Reggie
Barkley
Grandma ma
Kemp
Glove
Penny
Stockton and Horney

[JohnFreeman]

Webber

[Papaya Petee]

Alonzo Mourning
Tim Hardaway
Glen Rice

I wish Glen Rice got to play with Zo and Hardaway for the Heat. Would of been unstoppable.

a 20\10\3 DPOY caliber Center in Zo, a 22 PPG scorer on any given night in Rice and a 19\8\2 PG who was considered one of the best PG's in the league at the time.

They would of been the BEST team in the East in the mid-late 90's.

[CelticBaller]

Born in the NY and it was Ewing

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Probably Anthony Mason or Ewing.

[aj1987]

Shaq.

[Budadiiii]

Gary Payton!

http://cezl.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/gary-payton-nba.jpg

And of course MJ himself, the GOAT.

[Budadiiii]

Forgot about this guy....

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/history/legends/john-stockton/john-stockton.jpg

[Sammyzuko]

Rodman was far and away the one player I always wanted to watch in the 90s.
Knowing what I know now I would've paid more attention to Barkley. I had no idea the dude was so funny until he started working in the media.

[pastis]

whats with u and white players...........

what? I think a little patriotism is allowed. he is german:applause:

saying that, i think that he was a great all-around player, but is getting unnoticed by some experts today.

[Charlie Sheen]

Mailman. thats who it was back then

[COnDEMnED]

I'm interested in hearing what some of the stans have to say. :lol

Myself, I'd probably be a Barkley and a Mitch Richmond homer.
Lakers fan. Nick Van Exel.

[Sakkreth]

Sabonis.

[stanlove1111]

Glove, Hakeem, Grandmama, Kemp, Penny, Gill, Oakley, Ewing, Eddie Jones, Ho Grant, Schrempf


The 90s were so boring for basketball. It was basically unwatchable..After the4 80s the 90s were just brutal..

Look at this list for gods sake. I want to fall asleep just reading the list.

[Done_And_Done]

These two

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gC1zfOnr2Uc

[mehyaM24]

shaq - who's game translates very well in ALL eras. top 6 on the scoring list, 4 titles, an mvp (robbed of at least 2), 3 fmvps - arguably the greatest finals performer ever - 15x allstar, scored 61 points and 23 rebounds one game (which is insane in the modern era).

what made shaq unique wasn't his size, but the quickness and speed in which he made his decisions. the quick spin move ("black tornado") when he caught the ball down low was completely devastating. defenses would all collapse but it didnt matter - shaq was a superb passer as well. what is MOST impressive about his offensive skills, were the way he used them. everytime he caught the ball close to the basket, it was over a defender. he is easily the MOST doubled and triple teamed player all time.

of course all of this was in his prime. there was, iirc a 6 game stretch when he played in phoenix where nash and amare went out with injuries and shaq led the team in scoring - had 40+ in 2 games and a few 30 point games, including a win over the lakers - the eventual champs. the suns were 6-0 during that span, btw.

with cleveland, he was too concerned about letting it be known that lebron was top dog (understood when you consider that lebron was in his physical peak) and he was content in his supporting role.

great teammate, champion, and arguably the best player of all time during his peak.

:cheers:

[the mesiah]

Top 10 faves in 90's besides Jordan
10.Vernon maxwell
9.larry johnson
8.latrell sprewell
7.anthony mason
6.gary Payton
5.shawn kemp
4.hakeem olajuwon
3.scottie pippen
2.allen iverson
1.anfernee hardaway

[hateraid]

Tim Hardaway
Hersey Hawkins
Charles Barkley
Clarence Weatherspoon
Allen Iverson

[RRR3]

TMac.

[Dro]

Same player that it was in the 90's...I'm a Pacer fan through and through and Reggie is the best Pacer ever, so Reggie.......

[G0ATbe]

Youngbe:bowdown:
Frobe:bowdown:

[SsKSpurs21]

my favorite players in the 90s in order:

Penny Hardaway
David Robinson
Michael Jordan
Reggie Miller
John Paxson :biggums:

yes, john paxson... dont know why but i was a big john paxson fan for some reason. everytime i would shoot, i would say "paxson" under my breath and would nail the shot. i wouldnt yell it for fear of being ridiculed lol. it was like good luck or something. i cant explain it, but it only worked if i said "paxson".

[MP.Trey]

Price & Daugherty of course. With shout outs to Penny and Hakeem.

[bdreason]

I was raised in the 90's. My favorite players were Jason Kidd, Chris Webber, Damon Stoudemire, and Penny Hardaway.

[SamuraiSWISH]

After MJ, I really enjoyed watching these guys, tuned in strictly for entertainment value:

Penny '94 - '98
Nique '90 - '94
Iverson '96 - '99
White Chocolate '99
Barkley '90 - '97

[thefatmiral]

Robinson.hakeem. mourning. duncan.grandmama.webb

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

The 90s were so boring for basketball. It was basically unwatchable..After the4 80s the 90s were just brutal..

Look at this list for gods sake. I want to fall asleep just reading the list.
lol youre prolly a 15 year old. All of those players were exciting to watch except Oakley and maybe Ho Grant. But if u like physical hard nosed and defensive basketball then youd like them. Grandmama was one of the best athletes ive seen in the NBA before the injury he was shaping up to have an alltime career. Ewing was a bit more boring after the injury but he was amazing before it offensively underrated. his scoring was top of the line

[Killbot]

Gary Payton easily.

[red1]

mj


I was raised in the 90's. My favorite players were Jason Kidd, Chris Webber, Damon Stoudemire, and Penny Hardaway.
:applause:

[La Frescobaldi]

so you don't take special interest in movies that are filmed in your hometown? I made sure to see batman and blues brothers because they were filmed in chicago. its cool to like who you want to like and all, but hometown pride is a part of sports, thats why they wear the name of the city on their chest. apples and oranges, dude.

As for the question, my favorite players were obviously jordan and pippen, but besides them, Penny hardaway was my favorite. I even had an orlando magic windbreaker. black body with blue sleeves, i wore that thing like every day lol.
http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mE7Rp2gQKcyCUJwh0PFiuug.jpg

Like that one?

[La Frescobaldi]

lol youre prolly a 15 year old. All of those players were exciting to watch except Oakley and maybe Ho Grant. But if u like physical hard nosed and defensive basketball then youd like them. Grandmama was one of the best athletes ive seen in the NBA before the injury he was shaping up to have an alltime career. Ewing was a bit more boring after the injury but he was amazing before it offensively underrated. his scoring was top of the line
He knows way too much about '70s hoops bro... he's got details in some of his posts that you don't get even from watching vintage film.... he knows those things because he saw those days.

I always thought H Grant was awesome to watch though!

[Duggrr]

Stockton
Drexler
Olajuwon
Ewing

[bdreason]

mj


:applause:


I was in 8th grade when Damon came into the league from Arizona. We were similar height (I was around 5'11" at the time) and both lefties. At the time I still had dreams of playing in the NBA... and I looked up to Damon.

[HOoopCityJones]

Penny
Ewing
Barkley
Payton

[L.A. Jazz]

My favorites were Stockon/Malone and Pippen.

[plowking]

My favourite player in the 90's was Tim Hardaway.

I always liked the Sonics too, so Kemp naturally. And Latrell Sprewell will always be up there too.

[fourkicks44]

http://tragicjohnsonblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/nba_nicknames_1.jpg

[Poetry]

Myself, I'd probably be a Barkley and a Mitch Richmond homer.

I don't remember Richmond getting a lot of national TV exposure.

Not only was he underrated and under-appreciated, he was never marketed properly on the national scene the way he deserved to be, so you might not have been a big fan unless you were a Warriors or Kings fan.

[pauk]

Can we 90s children answer this aswell or? I feel very old... :biggums:

[Poetry]

Can we 90s children answer this aswell or? I feel very old... :biggums:

I was thinking of answering this by naming someone I overlooked at the time. Maybe you can do the same.

[T_L_P]

Larry Johnson is another one. :applause:

[Jlamb47]

Probably Scottie and Barkley
Young A.I

[pauk]

I grew up being a pure shooter fanatic watching guys like Drazen Petrovic, Glen Rice, Reggie Miller, Mark Price, Chris Mullin, Dale Ellis, Mitch Richmond, Dell Curry (he sure passed on that gene or what?) and so on, just an amazing era of great shooters, Ray Allen came later along, but it was mostly Reggie Miller who stood out. I tried to pattern my game after those guys....... i loved Penny Hardaway aswell, i have still not seen a more smoother game/player than this guy.... Shawn Kemp (Seattle) i enjoyed alot aswell, many guys could dunk, but NOBODY was this funky.... Scottie Pippen.... Grant Hill..... and ofcourse a certain Michael Jordan, just couldnt find myself rooting for him & hence his team, he/they were just overkill....

TL;DR: If i got to pick one player, Reggie Miller.

[pauk]

Probably Scottie and Barkley
Young A.I

Yea, for anybody who hasnt seen AI his first 2-3 years in the NBA (or not enough), they have missed something, his speed/quickness/vertical was ridicilous, he would dunk alot & on anybody, alleyoops, facials, putback jams etc. He was really only like 5'11" (in shoes) and maybe even a inch less, like an even smaller Derrick Rose / Russell Westbrook, with MUCH better/flashier handles/moves, looked even more like a blur.

[dunksby]

I was a Pippen fan and who couldn't enjoy watching Jordan? Shaq and Malone too.

[Mr Exlax]

Hakeem, Pippen, Kemp and Kidd

[Genaro]

Jordan and Barkley. I like to see Mullin on YT too.

[aj1987]

Yea, for anybody who hasnt seen AI his first 2-3 years in the NBA (or not enough), they have missed something, his speed/quickness/vertical was ridicilous, he would dunk alot & on anybody, alleyoops, facials, putback jams etc. He was really only like 5'11" (in shoes) and maybe even a inch less, like an even smaller Derrick Rose / Russell Westbrook, with MUCH better/flashier handles/moves, looked even more like a blur.
He has like 1 or 2 facials in his ENTIRE career.

[Im Still Ballin]

Malone maybe

[kennethgriffin]

Who would your favorite player be if it were the 90s?

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[Myth]

Reggie Miller was my favorite in the 90s the first time around, so probably him again if we repeated the decade.

I was also a big fan of Drexler, Barkley, Pippen, Horace, Oakley, and Kemp. Big Sabonis fan in the late 90s too.

[kennethgriffin]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo758tJ7OC1qipk8io1_500.jpg

that pictures from like 2002

hes wearing the 2nd space boot kobe addidas that came out during the 2001-2002 season

:lol

[ImKobe]

http://d1warraxuf7xh1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MJ-Kobe.jpeg