Tuesday, December 15, 2009

NBA: Then And Now






You wanna know the difference between your NBA and your dad's NBA?



Then let me take you back in time... to the early 70's... and we can make one or two stops in the 80's too...



Here we go… The 70's vs. The Millennium...




TEAMS


Then: 17 teams

Now: 30 teams




INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS


Then: 0

Now: 83





UNIFORMS



Then: Short shorts

Now: Knee-length shorts




SHOES



Then: Dominant shoe brand was Converse

Now: Nike, Adidas




CAR OF CHOICE



Then: Cadillac Eldorado

Now: Cadillac Escalade




HIGHLIGHT PLAY



Then: Finger Roll Lay-Up and Break-Away Dunk

Now: Reverse Lay-Up and Alley-Oop Dunk




TRAVEL



Then: Commercial Flight

Now: Private Plane




ACCOMMODATIONS



Then: 2 players per room

Now: 1 player per suite




ENTERTAINMENT



Then: BoomBox

Now: X-Box




TECHNOLOGY



Then: Hi-Fi


Now: Wi-Fi




LOCKER EQUIPMENT



Then: BlackBoard and bench

Now: WhiteBoard and personal recliner seats




FILM SESSION



Then: Reel to Reel

Now: DVD




REFEREES



Then: 2

Now: 3




CONTROVERSIAL PLAY



Then: settled by referee

Now: settled by video replay




TV COVERAGE



Then: USA only

Now: 200 plus countries




VIDEO CAMERAS



Then: 4 per game

Now: at least 21 per game




SHOT CLOCK



Then: on the floor

Now: on top of backboard




SCORE DISPLAY



Then: 2 scoreboards on opposite ends

Now: 1 Jumbotron hanging on top center court. See photo below:

Photo by: Bari D at Flickr




RIMS



Then: Breakable

Now: Shaq-proof




LARRY O'BRIEN



Then: Name of NBA commissioner

Now: Name of NBA trophy




PHIL JACKSON


Then: champion as a player

Now: champion as a coach




LINDSEY HUNTER



Then: New born baby

Now: Oldest player in the league (Chicago Bulls)




5 MILLION DOLLARS



Then: Team payroll in the 1980's

Now: This year's salary of Derek Fisher (L.A. Lakers)




ROAD TRIP ALLOWANCE



Then: $ 30 a day in the 1980's

Now: $ 110 a day





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