i think the reason why people dont like the nba now is because its catered to teenagers and kids and absolutely excludes grown men and veterans.. the league is 99 percent young guys and we have never seen that before.. in the 90s it was grown men playing baskeball not teens vs teens in every game... we have some teen phenoms but it wasnt catered to children like it is now.. also the players are extremely immature and dont carry themself like fathers.. back then these dudes no matter what their personal vices were behaved like fathers when the media was infront of them
I'm not going to lie this game looks better than today's game because everybody's shooting three-pointers all day ..this game is much more physical then today's game
Your spacing, off ball movement, an advanced pick and roll tactics are only possible because the defense has been completely neutered and is not allowed to put the offensive player on their asses. The rules on the defensive side have been so restricted and the offensive side has been so opened up that modern basketball barely resembles a real sport. @@goldnarms435
@@binary if it’s overrated, why were the interest and ratings so much higher? Why did the nba have millions of “casual” fans? As a kid I knew plenty of moms and grandparents who knew Jordan, ewing, Hakeem, shaq, Reggie Miller etc… Today that demographic doesn’t knows anyone aside from Lebron, and most view him negatively. The league has lost the casual fan. The ratings are shit. No one cares. You can say this era is overrated, but fan interest says you’re dead wrong. The nba peaked in the 1990s. Highest rated finals by FAR in 1998. Crushes todays ratings. We’ll NEVER see those days again. No body gives a shit anymore.
@@dapper892 because Jordan was a huge figure along with Magic and Bird. I'm talking about the actual film/play, you're talking about ratings. If quality was defined by ratings, Beyonce would be the best musician of all time. what a stupid argument. so your grandma watched? oh really? that means the product must've been great lol. dumb dumb dumb.
Not underrated. Cmon. Number 1 pick. Part of one of the most iconic college teams ever. Huge shoe deal and promotion. He had injuries and it’s a shame. But he was still one of the most iconic names of the 90s despite not living up to potential.
@@dapper892grandmama Larry Johnson! Haha. He had the promotions, he was definitely a rock star. Growing up in Orlando the teams I was most hyped for as a kid outside the magic were the bulls, hornets, spurs, & phoenix in that era. I also loved the Dominique hawks just slightly before that era. But yea all the kids loved Larry Johnson
LJ's final season before his back gives out. Also, his ability to post up and back down Barkley is incredible, considering how strong Barkley was. LJ was a strong and explosive player in Charlotte.
I forgot how good Larry Johnson was at this time. Like a young, strong Barkley with an older, seasoned Barkley bag. That sucks about both of their injuries.
Man I loved LJ, especially in high school. And my favorite college team was that UNLV squad. People just don't realize how hampered he really was with his back.....
TOTALLY AGREE!! Larry was a bonified Hall of Fame talent , but the bad back reduced him to less than a quarter of what we actually saw for most of his pro career. He deserves props just for playing as long as he did with that " shot" back.
I loved watching Phoenix back then. All stars in the top five. Larry Johnson (Grandmama) was outstanding on every team. What a time those were in the NBA
This is my era… bro these brothers was the cream of the power forward but the round mound of rebounds was getting up in age & injuries… love LJ my dawg
I was at this game watching from the sixth row. And now remembering seeing his son (Stephen) play in that same building 17 years later, I feel incredibly old having seen his dad Dell play at this game.
I missed these bruising battles down lows inn the 1990s with power forwards like Malone, Barkley, Shawn Kemp, Oakley, Johnson, Mason .. etc .. Current NBA emphasizes more on shooting mid-range and shooting 3s.
I would rather watch these past games than any of today's NBA games. Look at the guys posting up, playing physical defense, and hitting a three pointer here and there
thanks for this upload...rare game...that dunk by LJ though at 4:10 damnnn. if only his back didn't give out smh. that 95 Hornets team was really good tho
Barkley was a wild boi… picking up girls and kicking them out of his car and fighting ppl on a regular basis if he said something he didn’t like and throwing them out of windows! It’s crazy how nice and funny he is now… U probably couldn’t even ask him for an autograph? 😂 he still loves to gamble in Vegas and bet on sports tho LOL
if only LJ didn't have those back issues... i still liked his game even though he lost his explosiveness. he still stayed in the paint (but did shoot the occasional 3) and didn't shy away from contact. you couldn't stop his fadeway
Back injuries are DEVASTATING. Larry at this point is still effective but the back injury returns and LJ performance suffered immensely. Turning his career to the Gale Sayers fate: injuries cut short what would have been won of the greatest players to ever play any position.
@leftslayer4364 that just shows who your goat is yall bring up lebron on every basketball post this is a game played when lebron was 11 years old and his name comes up 😂😂😂😂 I love it
They definitely didn't get along both tried to be recognized as the main captain plus Zo wanted the big money payday like LJ got from them he didn't get it from them so all of that is what led to the big fight
@@courtneylee-nh4vw where in my comment did I say Zo wanted to leave Charlotte...I said he wanted the payday like LJ got from them and didn't get it so he plus his agent and the team eventually agreed on a trade with the heat. Yea at one point before the money issue came about they did try to make it work.
Coming out of UNLV Johnson was my favorite player. He was excellent and it’s a shame that him ZO and Gill couldn’t figure it out. It’s crazy that Barkley was one of my favorites too. Both players done in by a bad back. By the way you never heard of LJ fearing anyone
@@MDBBallThat’s fair. Keep them coming please! I’m hoping you have more of those NBA on NBC extended intros from the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons especially for these two games I’m looking for: Rockets vs Suns 12/25/93 Spurs vs Rockets 4/9/94 Knicks vs Hornets 4/17/94 Sonics vs Blazers 4/24/94 Sonics vs Nuggets 12/25/94 Super Rare Rockets vs Bulls 1/22/95 Super Rare
You know that meme with the Hornets starter jacket that says everybody had that jacket and we don't know why, well number 2 is reason. Sheeesh I forgot how much of a beasty he was before the back injuries really kicked in.
Because they were able to play some sense of physical defense. More competitive, more passion, more exciting. Dude out there playing with a bad back. No way today's NBA it's happening. 😂
Danny Manning was interviewed in this after his injury. Had he stayed healthy Suns might have beat the Rockets and the Spurs or Suns win the 1995 title.
It's possible they could've gotten by the Rockets (the Rockets winning that series was a miracle in the first place) but if Barkley still ends up getting hurt they probably would've lost in the wcf regardless.
@@ChrisM07 Manning provided an additional scorer (taken the load off Barkley as well) to KJ and Barkley who in tandem would have owned the combination of Chucky Brown, Pete Chilcutt and Robert Horry at PF and/or SF. The Suns were down a 20-10 guy in the playoffs and the replacement for Ceballos when Manning got hurt. When AC Green was dominating and going off in one of the games the Suns cruised to victory, that's what Manning could have provided on a nightly basis in 1995. Now barkley may not have remained healthy regardless but a 50% barkley, with a red hot KJ and Manning had a good shot of beating the Spurs in the WCF if they beat the Rockets. The Spurs were David Robinson...somewhat rodman (Hill mismanaged him and it cost him IRL) and a collection of mid-tier players around them. Spurs were punching way above their weight thanks to Admiral.
@@scottb3034 That Spurs team was pretty good they led the league in fast break points so they had the ability to keep up in the open court style of play. Barkley even admitted in halftime of the finals in G3 that if they had gotten to the wcf he would've been too hobbled to play the entire series more than likely he would have to sit out games if that were the case. Remember that even without Manning the Suns still could've knocked out the Rockets in G5. They uncharacteristically missed numerous free throws that game including towards the end of regulation when Barkley missed 1 of 2. If he had hit both the Suns would've been up 3 and the Rockets probably would've had to throw up a desperation heave instead of what actually ended up happening. The Rockets were definitely beatable that year the Spurs and Magic should've won G1 in their series against them too free throw misses also costed them like it did the Suns.
that was barkley that played the entire season without manning and the playoffs without manning. there is no guarantee he would have been hurt or hobbled if DM played all year. In the real world where Manning got hurt that applies, not in this what if scenario. As for your second paragraph, agree. Can't disagree with any of it. @@ChrisM07
Thanks for posting this. I'd much rather watch this era of the NBA vs the current 3 point contest era. If Zion Williamson watched and patterned his game after LJ he may lose some weight. But then again, the current NBA needs to make dunks worth 4 points, otherwise we'll never have back to the basket, low post players like the 90s.
Larry Johnson was at one time the highest paid player in the NBA: 10 years 84 million. Then he went on to have 8 kids with 8 different women. A few years after number 8 he started to plead poverty in order to reduce the child support payments...
If Larry Johnson didn't hurt his back he would've made the nba 50 greatest players list and helped Ewing win a title with the Knicks. That's how good he was in his prime.
😢damn, I really miss real men's bball. If I knew that the NBA was going to be fill with soft cotton candy Katz, I probably would not have every watch basketball in the 80s/90s, saving my heart from being broken generation later.
This play by Mourning here at 2:13 is akin to a nerf move under the basket. Just sort of a "I'm going to hammer it home here and there's nothing the four of you can do about it."
Loved the heart, leadership and steadiness of LJ when he came to the Knicks, but the way he was here and previously with Charlotte was borderline unfair. Incredibly athletic, strong and explosive with a wide array of skills. That debilitating back injury robbed him and us of more grandmama tomahawk slams. If I recall correctly he was injured in Jordan's charity game that summer.
Real basketball. Real power forwards. Real point guards. Real centers. Real shooting guards. Real men
i think the reason why people dont like the nba now is because its catered to teenagers and kids and absolutely excludes grown men and veterans.. the league is 99 percent young guys and we have never seen that before.. in the 90s it was grown men playing baskeball not teens vs teens in every game... we have some teen phenoms but it wasnt catered to children like it is now.. also the players are extremely immature and dont carry themself like fathers.. back then these dudes no matter what their personal vices were behaved like fathers when the media was infront of them
@@mentalprograming5365 well said!
Yep. This is basketball as it’s meant to be played
Real comment
@@jamesball8519 real response!
I'm not going to lie this game looks better than today's game because everybody's shooting three-pointers all day ..this game is much more physical then today's game
Agreed 👍!
It does have a nice charm, but I do appreciate all the off-ball movement, spacing, and advanced pick-and-roll concepts. It's it's nice.
Your spacing, off ball movement, an advanced pick and roll tactics are only possible because the defense has been completely neutered and is not allowed to put the offensive player on their asses. The rules on the defensive side have been so restricted and the offensive side has been so opened up that modern basketball barely resembles a real sport. @@goldnarms435
weren't we blessed to see this stuff live? yes indeed
This era was THE best version of the NBA. I took it for granted.
very overrated era
it's like watching in slow-motion@@binary
@@binarythat's because it was a man's game....you softie
@@binary if it’s overrated, why were the interest and ratings so much higher? Why did the nba have millions of “casual” fans? As a kid I knew plenty of moms and grandparents who knew Jordan, ewing, Hakeem, shaq, Reggie Miller etc…
Today that demographic doesn’t knows anyone aside from Lebron, and most view him negatively.
The league has lost the casual fan. The ratings are shit. No one cares. You can say this era is overrated, but fan interest says you’re dead wrong. The nba peaked in the 1990s. Highest rated finals by FAR in 1998. Crushes todays ratings.
We’ll NEVER see those days again. No body gives a shit anymore.
@@dapper892 because Jordan was a huge figure along with Magic and Bird. I'm talking about the actual film/play, you're talking about ratings. If quality was defined by ratings, Beyonce would be the best musician of all time. what a stupid argument. so your grandma watched? oh really? that means the product must've been great lol. dumb dumb dumb.
LJ was so underrated. He was one of my favorite players back in the 90s
Charlotte knew injuries were getting the better of him. He was such a beast here but so horrible in New York
Played with a lot of heart and had big moments in NY despite being a shell of himself physicality with the bad back...
Not underrated. Cmon. Number 1 pick. Part of one of the most iconic college teams ever. Huge shoe deal and promotion. He had injuries and it’s a shame. But he was still one of the most iconic names of the 90s despite not living up to potential.
@@dapper892grandmama Larry Johnson! Haha. He had the promotions, he was definitely a rock star. Growing up in Orlando the teams I was most hyped for as a kid outside the magic were the bulls, hornets, spurs, & phoenix in that era. I also loved the Dominique hawks just slightly before that era.
But yea all the kids loved Larry Johnson
@@JonahsWail 100%. It was a mega marketing star for a brief time.
LJ's final season before his back gives out. Also, his ability to post up and back down Barkley is incredible, considering how strong Barkley was. LJ was a strong and explosive player in Charlotte.
Barkley back was gone by this time
Tbh, LJ back gave out the beginning of 3rd season.
I forgot how good Larry Johnson was at this time. Like a young, strong Barkley with an older, seasoned Barkley bag. That sucks about both of their injuries.
A technician down low
Bruh 1:35 😳
Love this era. Two great players.
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Man I loved LJ, especially in high school. And my favorite college team was that UNLV squad. People just don't realize how hampered he really was with his back.....
TOTALLY AGREE!! Larry was a bonified Hall of Fame talent , but the bad back reduced him to less than a quarter of what we actually saw for most of his pro career. He deserves props just for playing as long as he did with that " shot" back.
The old NBA was more exciting than the current NBA!
I loved watching Phoenix back then. All stars in the top five. Larry Johnson (Grandmama) was outstanding on every team. What a time those were in the NBA
This is my era… bro these brothers was the cream of the power forward but the round mound of rebounds was getting up in age & injuries… love LJ my dawg
Yeah, Chuck was starting to slow down by '95.'88-'91 Chuck would run amok on LJ.LJ was good, but he wasn't a tier one superstar like prime Chuck.
Post battles were epic in 90s.
Ahhh the golden age of basketball!!! Hard nosed good ole’ NBA ON NBC!!!!
I love Chuck! He was ever my Favorit Player.
Grandmama Larry Johnson was no joke
Put him in a dress also smh
Back when the NBA was a MAN'S game
Yes and now is sissy pussys game
Hersey Hawkins is another underrated shooting guard from the 90’s era.
because he's a plumber by today's fans
Bigtime. He was awesome, excellent textbook fundamentals.
LJ vs. Barkley, now that’s a good matchup.
I was at this game watching from the sixth row. And now remembering seeing his son (Stephen) play in that same building 17 years later, I feel incredibly old having seen his dad Dell play at this game.
I missed these bruising battles down lows inn the 1990s with power forwards like Malone, Barkley, Shawn Kemp, Oakley, Johnson, Mason .. etc ..
Current NBA emphasizes more on shooting mid-range and shooting 3s.
Most kids don't know Grandmama. Probably would have been a HoF'er if it wasn't for the back injury.
Definitely
@@qualitycontrol9911definitely not he was overhyped and overrated
I miss this Era. Actually met Mugsy Bogues in public in Charlotte a few years ago.
I would rather watch these past games than any of today's NBA games. Look at the guys posting up, playing physical defense, and hitting a three pointer here and there
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@@MDBBall Amen.
Looks like these players would break a current player in half. Look at LJ arm's That's two of Chet H's arms
Barkley and LJ were both beasts and complete players. Amazing power forwards at their height.
My favorite player LJ, what a beast! He herniated a disc in his back and that was it. He would’ve had an amazing career 😢
thanks for this upload...rare game...that dunk by LJ though at 4:10 damnnn. if only his back didn't give out smh. that 95 Hornets team was really good tho
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LJ had a unique dunk style much like kemp , mj , Malone, Barkley , spree etc all had their own signature dunk styles
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This channel bro ❤ I grew up with Barkley posters on my wall. So good to see these highlights of him. Thank you!
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This is gold. Thank you.
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These were two of the most exciting teams in basketball at the time, this was a premier matchup!
Orlando Magic too
LJ was a monster before his injury, the same for Bark. After the finals against the bulls, he was just in Phoenix for the food.
Barkley was a wild boi… picking up girls and kicking them out of his car and fighting ppl on a regular basis if he said something he didn’t like and throwing them out of windows! It’s crazy how nice and funny he is now… U probably couldn’t even ask him for an autograph? 😂 he still loves to gamble in Vegas and bet on sports tho LOL
if only LJ didn't have those back issues...
i still liked his game even though he lost his explosiveness. he still stayed in the paint (but did shoot the occasional 3) and didn't shy away from contact. you couldn't stop his fadeway
Lj would have been a hall of famer if it wasn't for injuries.
I reckon ( hope not ) that Zion will end up like grandmama, a injury will rob him of athleticism and he won't hit the peak he should
Back injuries are DEVASTATING. Larry at this point is still effective but the back injury returns and LJ performance suffered immensely. Turning his career to the Gale Sayers fate: injuries cut short what would have been won of the greatest players to ever play any position.
@@lez259nah you don't have to play that many games as back then he will be fine.
@@stevencowart-ud7dsIt was 82 games back then. Also we didn’t give a damn bought team management
What a arsenal of post moves between Barkley and johnson, legendary times...
I miss these days….real basketball
LJ heard everything Barkley said and took it personally.
My two favorite players. The old school undersized power forwards!
Man this was a battle!! A damn good game. I miss this era of basketball
LJ WAS A BEAST
Was there anything better than NBA on NBC with legendary commentary
Barkley was beginning to struggle with his back issues around this time. He began to lose his explosiveness 🥲
If only he could of took some Peds like lebron he would of played longer
This was his M.V.P. season
@@thale2422 bro go back to sleep thus wasn't his mvp year
@leftslayer4364 that just shows who your goat is yall bring up lebron on every basketball post this is a game played when lebron was 11 years old and his name comes up 😂😂😂😂 I love it
@@stevencowart-ud7ds you mad it's the truth soy boy
Johnson/Mourning was a powerful tandem. Watching them play together here makes their fight down the road even stranger..
They didn’t get along even in Charlotte. Part of the reason for the split.
They definitely didn't get along both tried to be recognized as the main captain plus Zo wanted the big money payday like LJ got from them he didn't get it from them so all of that is what led to the big fight
@@chicityvetIckes079not true, Alonzo said he wanted to stay in Charlotte
@@courtneylee-nh4vw where in my comment did I say Zo wanted to leave Charlotte...I said he wanted the payday like LJ got from them and didn't get it so he plus his agent and the team eventually agreed on a trade with the heat. Yea at one point before the money issue came about they did try to make it work.
The best era of NBA basketball real physical play and more entertaining 💯💪🏿
Charles Barkley looking like when he was in Space Jam lol.
11:29 Curry for three!
I love seeing those old school forwards battle it out
Coming out of UNLV Johnson was my favorite player. He was excellent and it’s a shame that him ZO and Gill couldn’t figure it out. It’s crazy that Barkley was one of my favorites too. Both players done in by a bad back. By the way you never heard of LJ fearing anyone
Oakley.
Larry was a half assed type who coasted on physical gifts. Like Isiah Rider, Michael beesley,
@@soitsanightmare you must be insane.
@@soitsanightmare you must not have watched the video showing LJ antagonizing Oakley
@@larryanderson7282a troll
Didn't know Parish was on Charlotte.
(From Chicago)
Great and rare upload. No NBA on NBC intro for this? More games like this with the intro please? Extended and Short! Preferably Extended!
👍 not for this one Lee, if I have the full intros I always include them. Hopefully more to come!
@@MDBBallThat’s fair. Keep them coming please! I’m hoping you have more of those NBA on NBC extended intros from the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons especially for these two games I’m looking for:
Rockets vs Suns 12/25/93
Spurs vs Rockets 4/9/94
Knicks vs Hornets 4/17/94
Sonics vs Blazers 4/24/94
Sonics vs Nuggets 12/25/94 Super Rare
Rockets vs Bulls 1/22/95 Super Rare
I remember watching this game as a young teen. This was the NBA on NBC Sunday game of the week. The 1994-1995 season
I was just only 5 1/2.
2/26/95.
NBC’s second game of the doubleheader.
Good times.
@@mikehenry1698 And the Jazz vs Nuggets was also the NBA on NBC's doubleheader as well. But it is so rare to find that game.
@@leeirorere8313 🏀
It's wild how much better the NBA was to watch in the 90's
Greg Gumbel and Steve Snapper Jones. Absolutely epic
Oh My God. Look at stars guard each other. Nobody ducking. People tryna find out who's best
Put This Game On NBA TV Hardwood Classic On TV
I was watching NBA in 90s. This is essens of that era.
I can't watch it today. Skinny girls with long hair shooting three's all the time.
Even the video seems lagging from time to time, still so good to ss this duel of 90s now🎉
LJ was so cold
Real men’s basketball games can only be recalled in YT
Morning was no joke
Larry Johnson won this one on one matchup in the rebounding, passing, and defensive departments.
Nah barkley was busting his head
LJ and Alonso. That’s a hell of a bicep day at the gym
You know that meme with the Hornets starter jacket that says everybody had that jacket and we don't know why, well number 2 is reason. Sheeesh I forgot how much of a beasty he was before the back injuries really kicked in.
I had one of those starter jackets passed down to me from my great grandma , LJ was most def the reason and we’re not even from Charlotte
And the colourway was dope too.
why is this more exciting than modern NBA??
Because they were able to play some sense of physical defense. More competitive, more passion, more exciting. Dude out there playing with a bad back. No way today's NBA it's happening. 😂
Because the ref's allowed them to play, they allowed them to show emotion.
When the NBA was PROFESSIONAL STREET BALL
Barkley battling mourning and johnson what a beast this guy man.. a F. Beast
I felt those fouls just by watching. Hope we can have this type of basketball back.
The good days of NBA where you earned all your points.
This was Charlotte best team ever!!!!
This was pretty much the peak of the early Hornets. LJ and Zo didn't get along, but they provided all kinds of match up problems.
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I have to give LJ credit for still giving 100% after having the problem with his back. Most guys would have thrown in the towel and gave up
He gave a lot of bread back to the organization also.
Danny Manning was interviewed in this after his injury. Had he stayed healthy Suns might have beat the Rockets and the Spurs or Suns win the 1995 title.
It's possible they could've gotten by the Rockets (the Rockets winning that series was a miracle in the first place) but if Barkley still ends up getting hurt they probably would've lost in the wcf regardless.
@@ChrisM07 Manning provided an additional scorer (taken the load off Barkley as well) to KJ and Barkley who in tandem would have owned the combination of Chucky Brown, Pete Chilcutt and Robert Horry at PF and/or SF. The Suns were down a 20-10 guy in the playoffs and the replacement for Ceballos when Manning got hurt.
When AC Green was dominating and going off in one of the games the Suns cruised to victory, that's what Manning could have provided on a nightly basis in 1995.
Now barkley may not have remained healthy regardless but a 50% barkley, with a red hot KJ and Manning had a good shot of beating the Spurs in the WCF if they beat the Rockets. The Spurs were David Robinson...somewhat rodman (Hill mismanaged him and it cost him IRL) and a collection of mid-tier players around them. Spurs were punching way above their weight thanks to Admiral.
@@scottb3034 That Spurs team was pretty good they led the league in fast break points so they had the ability to keep up in the open court style of play. Barkley even admitted in halftime of the finals in G3 that if they had gotten to the wcf he would've been too hobbled to play the entire series more than likely he would have to sit out games if that were the case.
Remember that even without Manning the Suns still could've knocked out the Rockets in G5. They uncharacteristically missed numerous free throws that game including towards the end of regulation when Barkley missed 1 of 2. If he had hit both the Suns would've been up 3 and the Rockets probably would've had to throw up a desperation heave instead of what actually ended up happening. The Rockets were definitely beatable that year the Spurs and Magic should've won G1 in their series against them too free throw misses also costed them like it did the Suns.
that was barkley that played the entire season without manning and the playoffs without manning. there is no guarantee he would have been hurt or hobbled if DM played all year. In the real world where Manning got hurt that applies, not in this what if scenario.
As for your second paragraph, agree. Can't disagree with any of it.
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@@scottb3034 Barkley got hurt in G6 of the Rockets series
I miss this era where you HAD to play man defense ...
damn larry... 04:08
Damn he was cookin Barkley in these highlights.
Barkley was nursing a knee injury in this one. He played better in the rematch here: ruclips.net/video/AC3--KZHfX0/видео.html
@@MDBBall ok okkkk
Nah it was even
Man what a shame the NBA has become. This is the real basketball right here. I miss this style of play
the voices of the announcers and the sound of this video is the sound of my youth.
MOURNING MAJERLIE TO MIAMI BARKLEY TO HOUSTON 1996 JOHNSON TO NEW YORK
Thanks for posting this. I'd much rather watch this era of the NBA vs the current 3 point contest era. If Zion Williamson watched and patterned his game after LJ he may lose some weight. But then again, the current NBA needs to make dunks worth 4 points, otherwise we'll never have back to the basket, low post players like the 90s.
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Barkley is Barkley one of the best ever
7:12-7:25 Larry Johnson cussing up a storm! Good thing the refs were better back then and only gave him 1 Tech.
Exactly 💯 now he would have been thrown out.
Lj would of been perfect in todays game!!
Michael Adams play for those old hornets teams man he was an awesome player I loved having him come off the bench and help muggsy
Monsters took 3 basketball talents here.
POWER in the Power Forward
Larry Johnson was at one time the highest paid player in the NBA: 10 years 84 million. Then he went on to have 8 kids with 8 different women. A few years after number 8 he started to plead poverty in order to reduce the child support payments...
the 8 kids part. isn't that Shawn Kemp?
smh
Larry Johnson is now driving tractor trailers in South Carolina
I remember when grown men played in the NBA.
What a time
No kidding here - when I played pickup in the 80s, myself and a friend talked beforehand about just getting as many rebounds as we could in the games.
この頃のＰＦゴツいから好き
ゴール下でアメフトのラインバックみたいなゴリゴリの闘い
バークレーもLJも身長2mも無いのに強すぎる
オークリーやメイソン、マローンも強かった
３Ｐが重要になった現代ではもうこういう選手は使って貰えない時代になってしまったの少し寂しいな
ですね！インサイドでガツガツしてる時代が大好きです！LJ vs CB 最高ですw
Larry Johnson looked credible
Anyone knows what's the music/chant at the starting of this film? Thanks!
If Larry Johnson didn't hurt his back he would've made the nba 50 greatest players list and helped Ewing win a title with the Knicks. That's how good he was in his prime.
😢damn, I really miss real men's bball. If I knew that the NBA was going to be fill with soft cotton candy Katz, I probably would not have every watch basketball in the 80s/90s, saving my heart from being broken generation later.
Interesting hearing Chuck say he and LJ were 6'4". Chuck was always listed as 6'6" and LJ at 6'7".
Barkley had nightmares of grandma Johnson after that game lj was hard boy
This play by Mourning here at 2:13 is akin to a nerf move under the basket. Just sort of a "I'm going to hammer it home here and there's nothing the four of you can do about it."
Giving Chuck work
Classic basketball!
Loved the heart, leadership and steadiness of LJ when he came to the Knicks, but the way he was here and previously with Charlotte was borderline unfair. Incredibly athletic, strong and explosive with a wide array of skills. That debilitating back injury robbed him and us of more grandmama tomahawk slams. If I recall correctly he was injured in Jordan's charity game that summer.
What a team. The charlotte GM was brilliant. Zo, LJ, Hawkins, Curry, Bogues. Wow. Too bad it only looked good on paper.
Now this is fire vs fire.