Who you got?
One of the main ones that comes to mind is Deron Williams. He might have been the best point guard in the league in his prime.
I’ve seen a little bubbling about TMac on social media, but I feel like he should get more talk given how ridiculously good he was.
Who else?
Sidney Moncrief was my off-speed 80s fave. There was something about him in college that kinda captured my interest as a kid and i always kept a loose track in the NBA. I think I always had an outsized like for the blue collar guys in the NBA.
Bob Cousy. I had an old boss who asked me to look him up. I loved the guy:
Someday I plan to check ALL of these old guys.
The incredibly underrated Rod Strickland. Career total of almost 8,000 assists, top 15 all time assist leader. Damn he had handles.
Rod was wanted I wanted Scoop to be.
Should we also mention Alvin Robertson?
I always associate those two.
I watched Rod Strickland up close and personal for years in DC and the guy was a joke. What basketball player eats a bunch of hot dogs right before each game? Each off season he promised to be more of a professional and he never lived up to his promises.
Yeah he was good but he had potential that was never realized.
Well, that’s later stage Rod in his 30s. He did rack up about 8k assists and had a sick handle. But yeah, as good as he was, he could have been even better.
I mean, look at Gilbert arenas. I wonder what he could’ve achieved.
Alex English. Hell of a scorer for those fun Denver teams in the 80s. 8-time all-star
All-time leading scorer from the '80s if I’m not mistaken. Had that high release shot. I actually have an English jersey in that cool 1980s rainbow skyline style.
I remember him scoring 55 on us as the Bobcats and I was there. That was something else.
Bobby Jones. Dr J was my guy, but I don’t know if the 6ers win the title in 83 without Jones. He did all the dirty work. Defense, rebounding, and could fill a lane on the break. Type of player you need to win a championship.
Why didn’t that Philly team win more in the 80s?
Lakers and Celtics were just too good, I guess. But when they got Moses that first year('82-83) it was lightning in a bottle. Moses and Doc just got a little past their prime after that and Barkley was young/figuring it out?