Word: magically
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...starts off with Magic pulling up to a basketball court in a limousine as Larry Bird is shooting hoops. There is some jawing and some challenges exchanged, but this really wasn't what struck me. It was the shoes...
...Magic's kicks were a little more flashy, as was his style of play, and more importantly, his team. The basic black of the Larry shoes were replaced with the bright yellow and purple of the Los Angeles Lakers. This was Showtime, and these shoes exemplified that. They were unmistakably the shoes of the Lakers, but not unmistakably the shoes of Magic Johnson. Again, the colors were the predominant feature, not an artistic rendering of Magic's huge grin...
...bottom line was that these shoes were as much about the teams as they were about the players, which exemplified the NBA during its glory years of the 1980s. Players were identified prominently with their teams--Larry and the Celtics, Magic and the Lakers, Dr. J with the 76ers--and fan bases were built up through the success of a consistent group of players. From year to year, a fan knew that the same core group of players was going to make up their team...
...spoiled growing up in Massachusetts during the 1980's. Maybe my thinking is flawed. But I remember the days when players felt allegiance to their team. Larry, Kevin, D.J., Danny and the Chief were in the Celts starting lineup forever, or so it seemed. The same with Magic, Byron, Coop, Worthy and Kareem. Other teams like the Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers had consistency in their lineups as well. It wasn't about the money, it was about winning. It may be a myth, but I remember a story of Larry Bird walking into contract...
...personal feelings about a cappella music are difficult to put into words. For some reason, I can't help comparing it to the time two years ago I went to a Celtics-Magic playoff game. Trailing for nearly the entire game, the Celtics cut the Orlando lead to one with a couple minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the crowd went into the most boisterous display of cheering and stomping I had ever seen. There was this undescribable and irrepressible sense of excitement wafting through the building. I couldn't help myself from becoming caught up in the experience...