NBA: Bird: "My era, you always think that’s the greatest era. But I’m not so sure anymore"

[Spurtacular]

Starting with Jordan

Even that wasn't enough. Refs had to cheat their asses off.

[lefty]

Even that wasn't enough. Refs had to cheat their asses off.

true true

[phxspurfan]

No one thinks the 80s was the best era (maybe best for cocaine usage and ty outfits). And Bird may be the most overrated player ever. Possibly in any pro sport

[lefty]

No one thinks the 80s was the best era (maybe best for cocaine usage and ty outfits). And Bird may be the most overrated player ever. Possibly in any pro sport

Spurtacular

[Spurtacular]

Spurtacular

Lilly white cuckolds hate Larry Bird. They hate that he's better than them.

[tmtcsc]

You gotta be kidding me. You can get away with that on another board, but on a Spurs board where people actually watched those teams? They had one decent year with Gervin and Gilmore together in 1983 and then Ice got heavy into coke, the team became garbage, and the Spurs had to draft Robertson to replace Gervin. The Spurs were never a good team at any point when Robertson was on the roster, it was lots of mid 30s win teams in a laughably bad conference.

They were off to a great start in 1985 with Johnny Moore and Alvin Robertson in the back court but Moore's meningitis put an end to that. I can't recall if Johnny Dawkins was on that team yet. As good as they could have been that year, they were still no match for the upper echelon of the conference.

[baseline bum]

They were off to a great start in 1985 with Johnny Moore and Alvin Robertson in the back court but Moore's meningitis put an end to that. I can't recall if Johnny Dawkins was on that team yet. As good as they could have been that year, they were still no match for the upper echelon of the conference.

Yeah you're right, I forgot how promising that season started. Man I remember that everyone at the games was scared for a while Johnny was going to die from that desert fever and he got an enormous standing ovation the first time I guess he was ok to come watch a game, looked like he had been through and back. Ugh that's a bitter memory as a Spurs fan seeing Moore basically lose his career that season. They drafted Dawkins that following offseason. I remember it not only as the Len Bias draft, but also because I was a kid at the draft party with my dad that year and when my dad was talking to Bob Weiss I told coach 'why did you bring back MIKE BRITTAIN!?!?!' Coach Weiss gave me this aw I don't know look in response.

[tmtcsc]

Yeah you're right, I forgot how promising that season started. Man I remember that everyone at the games was scared for a while Johnny was going to die from that desert fever and he got an enormous standing ovation the first time I guess he was ok to come watch a game, looked like he had been through and back. Ugh that's a bitter memory as a Spurs fan seeing Moore basically lose his career that season. They drafted Dawkins that following offseason. I remember it not only as the Len Bias draft, but also because I was a kid at the draft party with my dad that year and when my dad was talking to Bob Weiss I told coach 'why did you bring back MIKE BRITTAIN!?!?!' Coach Weiss gave me this aw I don't know look in response.

I remember listening to the Spurs vs Nuggets game on WOAI in December or January of 1985. We were driving / moving to the Washington DC area & got the signal way out of state. Georgia, I think. Anyhoo, Johnny Moore threw Alvin Robertson an alley oop from half court. It was an incredible play. Ironically, moving to DC gave me a whole new and up close appreciation for Len Bias while living in the area. His death was a huge news - especially there.

[Spurtacular]

I remember listening to the Spurs vs Nuggets game on WOAI in December or January of 1985. We were driving / moving to the Washington DC area & got the signal way out of state. Georgia, I think. Anyhoo, Johnny Moore threw Alvin Robertson an alley oop from half court. It was an incredible play. Ironically, moving to DC gave me a whole new and up close appreciation for Len Bias while living in the area. His death was a huge news - especially there.

Don't get me started. That f'd up basketball forever.

[lefty]

Don't get me started. That f'd up basketball forever.

David Stern tbh