Yesterday, I was hanging out some good buddies. After a couple of drinks in our system and Sportcenter blaring in the background we started talking about the good ole basketball players of yesteryears. There are a ton of players that were discussed but here are some players that need to be talked about IMO:
Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem “the Dream” Olajuwon was a monster on the court. This dude played picked up basketball at the age of 15 and within a couple of years this dude played college ball and took his team to 2 NCAA finals visits in a row. In his prime, no one could stop him. He destroyed David Robinson in a playoff series. Now the Admiral was a damn good defender but the Dream straight up smashed him.
Even though I was not a fan of the the Rockets, I gotta admit that dude was outrageously good.
John Starks
John Starks makes this list for one reason alone. He smashed the ball on the whole Bulls squad. In the picture above you see Horace Grant and Michael Jordan about to be on the receiving end of some nuttage. He wasnt the best guard in the league and the Knicks didnt win shit while he was there. But he was a tough little dude. He had to guard Michael Jordan every year during the playoffs and never backed down. Too bad the Bulls continually fucked the Knicks in the ass every year in the 90s.
Shawn Kemp
I never liked the Seattle Supersonics but I thought Shawn Kemp was the future. I liked the dude so much I actually owned a Shawn Kemp jersey. You can throw the ball up and know that this dude was gonna make it into a highlight film material. As the picture above shows, the dude had some pretty crazy hops. He and Gary Payton led the Sonics to the Finals where they got their ass handed to them by MJ and the Bulls. He was damn fun to watch tho. Too bad he decided to have like 10 plus kids and decided to eat like I normally would. Fucker got up to 300 lbs. So sad. Well here is Mr. Kemp when he was a bit more nimble:
Cedric Ceballos
Look I know this is more ridiculous that the John Starks above but hey I was born and raised a Laker fan. Cedric Ceballos was the only decent play in the Lakers when Magic and James Worthy left. He was before the Shaq, Kobe, Nick van Exel, and Eddie Jones. He and Sedale Threat were the only decent players on that squad. It was the dark ages of Laker Basketball. Cedric had to man the sinking ship from 92-95. Poor guy! The thing that always killed me about Cedric is that he ALWAYS shot a reverse layup. He would be wide open on the break and he would toss in a reverse layup. It made me want to punch him but he was a Laker so he is cool. He had a 50 Point Game! I dont even remember this!
My list of ballers from the 90s will continue when I have nothing to write again. Adios!
