Gen Z is really pushing the “The 90s were awful” angle lately.

[Lebron23]

They pretty much watch a game to find a bad highlight or two, and put it online to reaffirm the opinions of the rest of them. A lot of them are actually pretty funny if you’re secure enough to not let it get to you. I saw a whole series on Jordan apparently having no left hand and how he would be defended like Ben Simmons today. This was the star of th













I saw some about how bird and Barkley were both terrible. The running theme is don’t let these “old heads” trick you. I’m not too concerned because the kind of person to believe these things doesn’t really care about evidence. It’s just something to laugh at. I have enough real issues not to overly concern myself with what 19-year-olds think about 1988. You hate to see misinformation in general, but most of them are loss causes, so **** it. Get a laugh where you can I guess.

Sixers giving Michael Jordan the Westbrook treatment. Very poor 3 points shooter.

[FKAri]

MJ scored 52 this game if it's the game I think it is.

[Kblaze8855]

I know they're cherrypicking the plays but man... Oakley out here airballing wide open 15 foot shots.

And he was an All Star!

Makes you wonder... some of these guys... did they even practice basketball? Or just goonsmanship?

It’s just one of those things where selective highlights combined with a reputation can easily mislead. At one time Oakley was damn near a pick and pop specialist and was out there throwing some of the most beautiful alleyoops in the league. 80 foot outlet passes two. He was a mid range shooter who could pass like the stereotypical soft euros but his look and reputation gives people the idea he was unskilled when you cherry pick the right highlights. He was old-school in his mentality, but he would almost definitely be a physical stretch big making nice passes out of the high post right now. I could show you games he makes six or seven really long twos. He wasn’t a guy who couldn’t shoot once he got a few years in.

He made passes that would remind you of a Gasol brother at 18 feet. Just doesn’t look like the type.

Anthony Mason was the same way. Looks like a goon but had guard handles and throw full court bounce passes off the dribble.

A lot of the goon rep guys could actually play.

Laimbeer was a goon. But he could shoot.

The goons weren’t just goons.

[Kblaze8855]

Charles had all of that in the 80s. He was making those shots on the Bulls and throwing those passes. You can see him with a pistol Pete/Vlade style underhand long outlet. The Bird/Jokic touchdown outlet. Spotting up.

Oakley could shoot, make really quick decisions as a passer, and knew where to be. He really should have been a triangle guy which is why I’ll never forgive them trading him for Cartwright.

Skill set wise you would think he was one of those big bodied, smart and tough euros. He wasn’t some unskilled guy. But showing an airball can make him look like it. He didn’t even do much of the traditional old-school post play. Oakley played almost like like a super physical pick and pop passing euro big in his prime. Hed just get 16 rebounds at the same time and slap someone to make a point.

[John8204]

00's were awful...the 90's just weren't as good as the 80's.

[Kblaze8855]

The lowlight reel just from missed layups and travels at the start of this Celtic Sun game would make a decent rebuttal video If anyone cared to make it. I’m sure nobody does. I certainly don’t have it in me to put the effort in at this point.

[eliteballer]

https://www.instagram.com/rare_sport...oGgP_Sl/?hl=en

[Kblaze8855]

I think the “wedonewiththe90s” theme is just ramping up. Theyre enjoying the “old head” backlash and young head kudos too much to stop

[fsvr54]

Kids are so ****ing stupid it's unreal. It should be illegal to have opinions until 25

[Reggie43]

On the topic of unheralded enforcers, who knew Antonio Davis was capable of these?

[HoopsNY]

I know they're cherrypicking the plays but man... Oakley out here airballing wide open 15 foot shots.

And he was an All Star!

Makes you wonder... some of these guys... did they even practice basketball? Or just goonsmanship?

Oakley's shot became automatic actually. His mid-range was lethal.

[FKAri]

Oakley's shot became automatic actually. His mid-range was lethal.

It's frustrating as hell to watch him in retrospect. If he took a step back instead of forward his sweet spot jumper would be a 3. He loved that 18 footer.

[RRR3]

Oakley's shot became automatic actually. His mid-range was lethal.

His career TS% was below league average, so I'm gonna call BS

[HoopsNY]

His career TS% was below league average, so I'm gonna call BS

You can call bs. I watched him. His mid-range had really developed through the 90s. Oakley wasn't a post player. From '88-'97 his FG% was 50%. Look at his shot from 16-29 ft in 1997-99. He shot 47% from that range and 49% of his FGAs were from there.

[Wardell Curry]

BTW it isn't "Gen Z." It's one guy making jokes. Now it's a meme so it'll be more.