Waving Goodbye to a Generation of NBA Stars

[Celtics4ever]

I think the 80s was the best basketball I have seen in the NBA.   I won't miss Kobe, TD was nice to watch.

[CelticBalla32]

I think the 80s was the best basketball I have seen in the NBA.   I won't miss Kobe, TD was nice to watch.

If you don't like Kobe because of his personality, that's your own opinion but I will never understand the people who take his talent for granted. He is a top 10 individual talent of all-time. He's a Laker. So what. Enjoy him while you can.

[PaulPierce34G]

Great read.  It's crazy that these guys are just about at road's end with their careers.  Sometimes I think to myself, in relation to ball, about how Paul Pierce was a rookie when I was a freshman in high school and how fast the years have gone by.  I'm 30 and still a young man, but you think back to those years past and how long ago they seem, but in reality they weren't that long ago....Even LeBron is going to be getting up there in NBA years soon.  It's crazy.  Hell of a lot of talent from that generation of NBA stars, definitely one of the best generations in the history of the game.  Time flies...

[BASS_THUMPER]

Pouring out a lil malt liquor for the homies

Scalabrine was my fav tho..

sippin

[cletus1985]

No shout out for Penny Hardaway? Injuries took his best years of basketball away from us, but from 93-98 he was one of the most exciting players in the league. He was definitely a superstar and I'm still upset that Penny and Grant Hill's careers got cut short, because they would've really upped the talent in the league if healthy.

[CelticBalla32]

No shout out for Penny Hardaway? Injuries took his best years of basketball away from us, but from 93-98 he was one of the most exciting players in the league. He was definitely a superstar and I'm still upset that Penny and Grant Hill's careers got cut short, because they would've really upped the talent in the league if healthy.

That's why I didn't mention him, but I loved Penny. This article is really about the generation that came after the Chicago Bulls dynasty when that 90s era fizzled out. Hardaway was at his best in the mid-90s, so I consider his prime the era prior to the one I profiled.

I agree with you, though, he was a Hall of Fame talent who had his career taken from him. It's a shame. He seemed to have a good head on his shoulders, too. It always has to happen to the good guys...