OT: Let's go living in the past

[The Yakk]

2 classic commercials.

Here's another one. I was nearly 30 when I bought a pair of Dr. J 2000's thanks to this awesome commercial.

 

[Jaydumo20]

The MJ Jordan 12 commercial where they’re playing in slo mo and you get snippets of the sneaker, then MJ dunks to end it… an all timer.



Also, lil Penny.

I loved this commercial but Holy crap! Lil Penny!!!! That left my mind until now. Good good call!

 

[superjohn]

 

[Mr. French]

Nike free style:

 

[GampelGladiator]

Practice. We talkin' bout practice.

I'm not sure Ted Lasso is considered in the past yet...

 

[StllH8L8ner]

One of my favorite ESPN commercials aside from Jonathan cutting up the oranges.

 

[AidanFan20]

Not really glamorous or dynamic, but a narrative piece of how basketball was played in the 1950's with the 2 hand set shot.

2 hand set shot youtube - Google Search

Reminds me of my days in high school... Not my school's team ME. This was in the 70's; I was a horrible athlete, and the king of the 2-hand set shot AIIIIRRRRR BALLLLLL! Also layups over the backboard. My school team was quite good for a tiny school... I didn't try out, would have gotten laughed outa the gym on the first day of tryout.

 

[AidanFan20]

I think about the big shorts at least once a week

Gads.. I am SO glad they stopped wearing those dresses! Those were silly from the very start.

 

[ucinnc]

If we’re going down memory lane with old commercials, it’s hard to beat the Mansfield Physical Therapy rap from the mid 90s:

“If you’ve been hurt and you need some help,
call Mansfield Physical Therapy.
Just go go go go go…”

Bonus points if anyone can find that commercial

 

[B1GEast]

Bo knows

 

[AidanFan20]

Practice. We talkin' bout practice.

Speaking of A.I...

A.I.'s Mom

 

[August_West]

How Cocaine caused the New York Knicks to throw games

NBA History

nbahoopsonline.com

 

[CL82]

I think about the big shorts at least once a week

 

[JakeTheDog]

Bird and MJ shooting for the Big Mac.

 

[gtcam]

I also remember waiting in great anticipation for these to arrive: I'm not sure if they do it anymore but it was huge
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I have them for 1999, 2004, 2011 and 2014 - not for the past two seasons for some reason they never came out

 

[Improviser]

Reminds me of my days in high school... Not my school's team ME. This was in the 70's; I was a horrible athlete, and the king of the 2-hand set shot AIIIIRRRRR BALLLLLL! Also layups over the backboard. My school team was quite good for a tiny school... I didn't try out, would have gotten laughed outa the gym on the first day of tryout.

I wasn't an athlete either and that circumstance dictated that I remained a spectator at games.

One thing about being a non-athlete is that you avoid all those team , sports-related surgeries.

Maybe 6 years ago, at the locker room of a gym and pool where I belonged, I overheard a guy telling another guy how many knee surgeries he had when he was in high school playing hockey and how he now has arthritic knees as a result.

I said to him that when I was younger, I felt bad I couldn't make any teams or knew enough not to try out, but now, I am glad that given my limitations, I didn't have to go through what he went through.

My concluding remark to him was that life has a way of evening things out and everything we do or are unable to do, has a plus and a minus to it.

 

[HooperScooper]

Nestle Crunch commercial from 1986 with Larry Bird. The kid in the commercial is Jim McCaffrey, who was a really good player at Holy Cross. I did business with him until he moved to Europe. It was funny listening to the story about how they picked him for the commercial and about working with Bird. The Suns picked him in the 6th round of the NBA draft and then the Celtics picked him up for training camp. So when Nestle wanted to do the commercial they picked him because he was already there.

 

[Scoe]

Who could forget this remember when it was posted on the old boneyard.

 

[YukonDolt5]

Somebody please help me out…how can I update this NIKE zip up?

one word: embroidery

 

[CONN78SEJ]

This is our Roman Empire.

…..and Calhoun is Caesar, Hurley is Caesar Augustus, Calipari is Caligula, Pitino is Marc Antony, Bill Self is Nero, and Ed Cooley is Cassius.

 

[Vuce]

Anyone remember the experimental three point line the ACC used in the mid 80s?

 

[Jaydumo20]

Anyone remember the experimental three point line the ACC used in the mid 80s?
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No. What the hell is that???

 

[dog bone]

No. What the hell is that???

yup; it was around the same time the Big East had the 6 personal foul rule. I thought that hurt the teams in the NCAA tournament as league play got pretty rough with that extra foul allowance. But the ACC 3pt line was ridiculously close.

 

[alphasigko]

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Wish it still fit.