That's awesome, definitely worth spinning off from the catch-all video thread. Stuff like this should be in its own thread.
For me, it's the second "End of an Era" transition period in the NBA that I've experienced as a fan. Well, I was around as Bird and Magic were concluding their careers, but there was overlap with the stars who came along from around the mid 80s onwards, and I didn't become a diehard fan until around 1995, 1996, so its the second one that I'm fully aware of, and truly appreciate the magnitude of as it's happening. This era's lasted a little longer as we're seeing more big names stick around for about 20 years, but it's spanned significant periods of change and distinct mini eras (for lack of a better term) along the way.
For me personally, it spans high school, my entire 20s, and now into my early 30s. They're sort of in the latter stages of the "players I grew up with" category, while also being the players who were the big names when I was entering adulthood and becoming a 20-something. They're the players I remember seeing come into the league, and become stars. While I obviously have a great deal of admiration for the players of the Jordan/Magic/Bird era, they were established (or in some cases, on the verge of retirement or already retired) when I really got into basketball and the NBA. This is the first era I've seen from start to finish, and it's been a great era in its own right.
It'll be fun to check out these retrospectives as they're posted. Some definite all-time greats in this era.
by Jackal on Sat Nov 28, 2015 12:32 am 
ya beat me to posting it
