Forget Stockton, Kevin Johnson wore the shortest-shorts ever!

[L.Kizzle]

NBA Broadband (http://www.nba.com/heritageweek2007/historical_recaps.html)

Click the Stockton-Malone video from December 12th.

[twolvesfan]

shorts people wear today in the nba are way to effin long.

[SRZ66]

u could see stocktons tip

[m1sterb]

u could see stocktons tip

you got excited didn't you.

[RainierBeachPoet]

http://bp0.blogger.com/_lF7wBVgGr9E/RddF93-cXnI/AAAAAAAAAAw/8u0qzY7x9Xc/s1600/Bob%2BCousy.jpg

[Myth]

NBA Broadband (http://www.nba.com/heritageweek2007/historical_recaps.html)

Click the Stockton-Malone video from December 12th.

The thing about Stockton and his shorts isn't that he wore the shortest shorts, its that once the style went long, he continued wearing short shorts.

[Chalkmaze]

I still like short shorts... not daisy dukes or anything... but shorts today are like bermuda shorts... long and baggy, hardly short... they should be called mids or ankle's or something... there's nothing wrong with showing the upper leg, one of the most muscular parts of the body, and if you're gonna show off biceps, might as well show off the leg muscles.

http://espn.go.com/photo/2006/0504/nba_g_stockton_395.jpg

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/ncaa/uploaded_images/Nikesystem-722054.gif

[AI Nuggets3]

i still say that long shorts partially makes players today look way more athletic than the players of yesterday.

put today's clothes on some 80s players. their movements and their bodies woul look normal on video to you.

[twolvesfan]

I still like short shorts... not daisy dukes or anything... but shorts today are like bermuda shorts... long and baggy, hardly short... they should be called mids or ankle's or something... there's nothing wrong with showing the upper leg, one of the most muscular parts of the body, and if you're gonna show off biceps, might as well show off the leg muscles.

http://espn.go.com/photo/2006/0504/nba_g_stockton_395.jpg

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/ncaa/uploaded_images/Nikesystem-722054.gif
couldnt agree more

[chains5000]

i still say that long shorts partially makes players today look way more athletic than the players of yesterday.

put today's clothes on some 80s players. their movements and their bodies woul look normal on video to you.
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Opinion on this?

[DCL]

it used to be cool to wear long shorts, but now when they are too long, they really look stupid. like some 5'4" kid wearing XXXL shorts that hang like 7 inches below their knees. they might as well wear sweat pants and just roll them up.

[bomber]

I still like short shorts... not daisy dukes or anything... but shorts today are like bermuda shorts... long and baggy, hardly short... they should be called mids or ankle's or something... there's nothing wrong with showing the upper leg, one of the most muscular parts of the body, and if you're gonna show off biceps, might as well show off the leg muscles.

http://espn.go.com/photo/2006/0504/nba_g_stockton_395.jpg

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/ncaa/uploaded_images/Nikesystem-722054.gif

Would be a freakin Mormon saying this.

[Lax4422Chik1342]

Let this old head, a proud baby boomer, 57 years young inform all of you millinials that Stockton shorts were not any shorter than any of the pre-80s shorts. Someone accurately stated that his shorts looked shorter than short because the others were longer. Hey when I play at the playground, I still wear short shorts and even on ocassion a traditional tank top, many of the yungins that whup me on the court call me the B-Ball pops

One time I broke out my authentic Happy Hairston tank top, one he wore his last season with the Lakers and wore my retro Lakers short shorts with my high top rubber soled Van's canvas sneeks. I went to see Happy in the hospital a few weeks before he passed, that's how I got one of his tank tops.

[Sir Charles]

Has anyone ever realized that "Shorts" is derived from "Short". Hence confortable ware for sports or outdoor activities. Back in the 80s clothes were disgned and fitted accoring to ones height and size. Then came all that stupid Thug Raper **** in the 90s and the NBA usted those Baggy Pants Style as a Marketing Tool :rolleyes:

[Chalkmaze]

Would be a freakin Mormon saying this.

No. You're just being an ignorant stereotyping fool. You've obviously never read any of my off-topic commentaries.

[highwhey]

Micheal Jordan.

[RainierBeachPoet]

Let this old head, a proud baby boomer, 57 years young inform all of you millinials that Stockton shorts were not any shorter than any of the pre-80s shorts. Someone accurately stated that his shorts looked shorter than short because the others were longer. Hey when I play at the playground, I still wear short shorts and even on ocassion a traditional tank top, many of the yungins that whup me on the court call me the B-Ball pops

One time I broke out my authentic Happy Hairston tank top, one he wore his last season with the Lakers and wore my retro Lakers short shorts with my high top rubber soled Van's canvas sneeks. I went to see Happy in the hospital a few weeks before he passed, that's how I got one of his tank tops.
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freddy is happy to see someone!!

[RainierBeachPoet]

http://www.basketballforum.com/photopost/data/500/bob_cousy1.jpg

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[Lax4422Chik1342]

http://www.checkoutmycards.com/CardImages/Cards/017/035/08F.jpg

freddy is happy to see someone!!

Downtown Freddy the Laker killer, that you know what beat the Lakers more times at home and the Fabulous Forum than any other player ever did. he made more clutch shots from Downtown and the corners, sheeeeeeeeeeeet, killed us every freekin' time, I despised him but gots to admit he was a helluva shooter, was shooting three's before there were three's in the NBA, I wanted him to defect to the ABA

It looks like it was a game against the Bullets based on the uni I see in the background-can't make out the player tho, maybe I'll cut n paste into my pictures and view with the enlarger feature

Great card, thanx for sharing

[sixerfan82]

it used to be cool to wear long shorts, but now when they are too long, they really look stupid. like some 5'4" kid wearing XXXL shorts that hang like 7 inches below their knees. they might as well wear sweat pants and just roll them up.

ive seen that, it makes me wonder why not just wear pants? is this an actual style?

if it is, it's a dumb one

[StroShow4]

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/ncaa/uploaded_images/Nikesystem-722054.gif

that tight jersey style is insanely stupid looking with the huge shorts.

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kj>all

[iggy>]

shorts people wear today in the nba are way to effin long.
wtf, in other words u want to see more man thighs? :wtf:

[Chalkmaze]

that tight jersey style is insanely stupid looking with the huge shorts.

indeed

http://www.spritelight.com/creations/greyshorts3.jpg

http://men.style.com/images/news/0307/01/030507h.jpg

[FULL CLIP]

[Has anyone ever realized that "Shorts" is derived from "Short". Hence confortable ware for sports or outdoor activities. Back in the 80s clothes were disgned and fitted accoring to ones height and size. Then came all that stupid Thug Raper **** in the 90s and the NBA usted those Baggy Pants Style as a Marketing Tool :rolleyes:

Aint nothing to it, gangsta rap made them do it.:rolleyes:

[Diesel J]

Then came all that stupid Thug Raper **** in the 90s and the NBA usted those Baggy Pants Style as a Marketing Tool :rolleyes: [/B]


Uhh..Jordan was wearing "baggy" shorts in the 80's.:confusedshrug: Has nothing to do with rappers.

[Diesel J]

wtf, in other words u want to see more man thighs? :wtf:


:roll:

Man.You'll never catch me in those tight short shorts.My shorts must be baggy or else I can't move around right.:D

[EricForman]

too baggy and too long is just as bad as too short.

Somewhere in between... i'd say an inch above the knee.

[FULL CLIP]

Uhh..Jordan was wearing "baggy" shorts in the 80's.:confusedshrug: Has nothing to do with rappers.

It's clear that he was talking about "rapers" (Not rappers). I hope that clears things up for you.










.......:)

[20 Dimes A Game]

too baggy and too long is just as bad as too short.

Somewhere in between... i'd say an inch above the knee.

Yeah, anywhere between an inch above or below the knee looks ok. It's how i wear my shorts.

[El Kabong]

Okay, there might be such a thing as shorts that are too short, but there are definitely also shorts that are way too big. I remember that I once saw a pic of TJ Ford wearing ridiculously oversized shorts in a SLAM mag, so I went through my magazines quickly, and I found it, and scanned it:

IMO, that looks just as stupid as any short shorts from the 70s and 80s you can find.
Ha, it looks like he forgot his shorts and the only person he could borrow a pair off of was Gadz or Bogut.

[RainierBeachPoet]

Downtown Freddy the Laker killer, that you know what beat the Lakers more times at home and the Fabulous Forum than any other player ever did. he made more clutch shots from Downtown and the corners, sheeeeeeeeeeeet, killed us every freekin' time, I despised him but gots to admit he was a helluva shooter, was shooting three's before there were three's in the NBA, I wanted him to defect to the ABA

It looks like it was a game against the Bullets based on the uni I see in the background-can't make out the player tho, maybe I'll cut n paste into my pictures and view with the enlarger feature

Great card, thanx for sharing
thanks for the freddie props-- most here at ish never saw him

the bullets in the background of the card look like greg ballard on the right and in the left is--- mitch kupchak!!

http://www.checkoutmycards.com/CardImages/Cards/017/035/08F.jpg

[steve]

Ha, it looks like he forgot his shorts and the only person he could borrow a pair off of was Gadz or Bogut.
"Guys, where are my shorts? You know I was doing that photo shoot today."

[ForceOfNature]

i still say that long shorts partially makes players today look way more athletic than the players of yesterday.

put today's clothes on some 80s players. their movements and their bodies woul look normal on video to you.

Yeah, I agree with this. But at the same time, I like the long shorts a lot more. Not the VERY long ones, but the ones down to the knees. The short shorts are just... too short. They don't look good.

I'm going to use 2 Bucks as an example here. Get it - 2 Bucks? But here, these are good:

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc76/Dragonquest_2007/DesmondandRedd4.jpg

[Roy Munson]

Rodman used to wear ridiculously short shorts when he was on the Pistons. I remember seeing a clip where you could actually see the back straps of his jock. :oldlol:

http://images.activefan.com/history/KDETP-1987.jpg

[Agent Zer0 187]

Okay, there might be such a thing as shorts that are too short, but there are definitely also shorts that are way too big. I remember that I once saw a pic of TJ Ford wearing ridiculously oversized shorts in a SLAM mag, so I went through my magazines quickly, and I found it, and scanned it:

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9218/tjgj0.png




IMO, that looks just as stupid as any short shorts from the 70s and 80s you can find.

I dont see nothing wrong with them shorts :confusedshrug: IMO If you feel comfortable in Short Shorts, long Baggy Shorts, or regular sized shorts it shouldn't matter and shouldn't make people change their opinions on players saying, " oh there just thug wannabes" It's sterotypes like this that makes this world a F'd up place.

[RainierBeachPoet]

Rodman used to wear ridiculously short shorts when he was on the Pistons. I remember seeing a clip where you could actually see the back straps of his jock. :oldlol:

http://images.activefan.com/history/KDETP-1987.jpg

:oldlol: good find munson

[Chalkmaze]

At least if you have the short shorts, you can get away with wearing the long tube socks

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[DinoRadja40]

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[Abraham Lincoln]

i still say that long shorts partially makes players today look way more athletic than the players of yesterday.

put today's clothes on some 80s players. their movements and their bodies woul look normal on video to you.
:applause:

[HighFlyer23]

i dont wear anything above my ankles:pimp:

[Mikaiel]

i still say that long shorts partially makes players today look way more athletic than the players of yesterday.

put today's clothes on some 80s players. their movements and their bodies woul look normal on video to you.

True.

http://nballin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/retro-derek-fisher-shorts.jpg

http://www.nba.com/media/lakers_627_071230.jpg

http://nballin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/lakers-kobe-retro.jpg

[StroShow4]

^Forcing the Lakers to wear those shorts was the worst idea EVER. :oldlol:

[Myth]

That pic of TJ Ford is more ridiculous than any of the other short shorts pics IMO. He looks like a child in an adult's uniform.

[resin_baller]

Those shorts are so long and baggy that if some guy came out wearing a skirt in team colors instead, it would take at least a quarter before anyone noticed the difference.

[StroShow4]

I've noticed that relative to all the other modern player's shorts, Ron Artest seems to wear his pretty short.

http://slamonline.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ron_artest_drive.jpg

http://sneakermestupid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/154892da7ffe1a8042a30fd89b5128fb-getty-88620135ab012_ron_artest.jpg

I know they aren't really short, but compared to most of today's players shorts they are.