When did you start watching the NBA?

[9erempiree]

26 and counting.

Longest reigning on ISH.

Yes, I am considered a veteran.

[Genaro]

Started watching in 2000 . But there not so many games broadcast here and the games are usually played very late so I start to be a regular follower in 2006-2007 season.

[PassTheRock]

'96 / '97 when i was around 6/7 years old. Right around when i started playing basketball.

[boozehound]

not exactly sure. I was all in by 88/89, but I probably started watching it about 3 years before that.

[boozehound]

26 and counting.

Longest reigning on ISH.

Yes, I am considered a veteran.

no, you are not. You are just full of yourself and small minded. There are definitely posters on here (not all that active) who have been watching since the 70s.

[Crafty]

2010 finals.

[9erempiree]

not exactly sure. I was all in by 88/89, but I probably started watching it about 3 years before that.

I hate that year. One of the first times I cried because Lakers got swept and Kareem wasn't coming back.

[Element]

1977, age 19 back when the Heat were first formed. I still remember that 1985 title run like the birth of my son. Ahh, I miss the old days




[COLOR="White"]jus kidding. Laker stan since birth, started actively watching at age 10 back in '99.[/COLOR]

[tomtucker]

July 8, 2010

[TheMan]

As far as I actually remember, probably about 1986, I was 6 years old and I definitely remember watching NBA on NBC when they used to show Celtics games all the time. I've lived in Naptown all my life so we've always gotten Bulls game on WGN so I remember watching a lot of Jordan also.

CBS carried the NBA those years

As for me, growing up in Chicago, as a kid I casually followed the Bulls around 82-84ish ( Magic Johnson was my fave player at the time) and then the Bulls drafted some guy from North Carolina...

[Dro]

CBS carried the NBA those years

As for me, growing up in Chicago as a kid, I casually followed the Bulls around 82-84ish ( Magic Johnson was my fave player at the time) and then the Bulls drafted some guy from North Carolina...

Oh my bad, well I guess it was CBS...easy to get them confused...I was watching that shiz though, lol...

[TheMan]

Oh my bad, well I guess it was CBS...easy to get them confused...I was watching that shiz though, lol...

[9erempiree]

CBS carried the NBA those years

As for me, growing up in Chicago, as a kid I casually followed the Bulls around 82-84ish ( Magic Johnson was my fave player at the time) and then the Bulls drafted some guy from North Carolina...

I miss the games on CBS. They were the best.

[La Frescobaldi]

I miss the games on CBS. They were the best.

were they?

what were the announcers like? Did they have anything in common about their play calling? Remember their cool weekly shows & specials about the NBA? What were they called again?
Who was their best color guy?

tell us all about the NBA on CBS

[9erempiree]

were they?

what were the announcers like? Did they have anything in common about their play calling? Remember their cool weekly shows & specials about the NBA? Who was their best color guy?

tell us all about the NBA on CBS

Pat O'Brien did a great show.

Brent Musburger and Packer were my faves. If you know who he is you would love him. Commentating back in the days were more focused on the technical aspect of the game. Little things players should do.

Today it's not that great. Just a bunch of comedians.

Think of it as a better version of Marv and Fratello. Fratello is probably the last dude that was real good at explaining the finer details of basketball.

Nobody is good today and that's why I say a lot of fans are stupid because of this. There is nobody that can explain it and make you learn the game.