NBA's most compe ive decade: 80's or 90's?

[stretch]

depends what you mean by compe ive. If you mean rivalries then 80s no doubt. But if you mean as all around balanced league, then neither. Today's NBA is more balanced/compe ive than back then.

smelly lard-breath knows what he is talking about

[100%duncan]

2000-present, by far is more compe ive and a better basketball era.

90s has a great nostalgia factor because of MJ, but it certainly is not as compe ive, nor as full of talent as the 2000's have been.

Agreed tbh. IIRC from the replays I've watched and vids from youtube, the east back then was weaker right? So the Bulls were always fresh in the Finals while the West teams were good to great at most. Right?

[baseline bum]

I personally love the 80s because of the superteams in LA, Boston, Philly, and Detroit. The west was garbage outside of LA, but man, the eastern playoffs were always awesome. Then the finals were ridiculous save those two years LA themselves and the year Philly was unbeatable.

[baseline bum]

Philly's was 83? There were two finals series that LA themselves, 84 (lol worthy) and 89 (lol hamstring)

I meant when they themselves in '81 and '86 and we had to watch Houston get cornholed by the Celtics. Even though 89 was a sweep, I remember the games still being pretty decent. And 84 is one of the best series in NBA history.

[JoeTait75]

Agreed tbh. IIRC from the replays I've watched and vids from youtube, the east back then was weaker right? So the Bulls were always fresh in the Finals while the West teams were good to great at most. Right?

Yeah, the East was significantly weaker than the West from about 1991 on, after the downfall of the Bad Boy Pistons. Chicago's main compe ors during their first three-peat- New York and Cleveland- were a level below the Portland and Phoenix teams of the same era, IMO.

[lefty]

Best NBA moments of the 90's : Reggie Miller trolling the out of the biggest city in the World

[cantthinkofanything]

I'll again recommend Winning Time, Reggie Miller vs The New York Knicks. Great do entary on the Pacers/Knicks playoff battles in the 90's. Interviews with Miller, e Lee, Ewing, Starks, Jackson, etc. One of the best 30 for 30s imo.

[cheguevara]

Ewings knicks were overrated as .

[lefty]

I'll again recommend Winning Time, Reggie Miller vs The New York Knicks. Great do entary on the Pacers/Knicks playoff battles in the 90's. Interviews with Miller, e Lee, Ewing, Starks, Jackson, etc. One of the best 30 for 30s imo.

I was going to post about it

Super stuff