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This video makes me miss my old 2005 6MT.

Some things I don't miss:

1. The irritating rev hang (shown in the vid)

2. The tall gear ratios especially the 1-2 upshift

I was able to fix #2 by swapping the gears, but it was undependable as hell after that. I'm still considering picking up a 2nd ge...

@nismo4life - I have -- nice car, but not really the same fun. That thing is awfully heavy and understeers until the SH-AWD finally kicks in. That was with the summer tires on the 6spd.

@edscottable - don't you love it when kids assume the 1991 Lakers/Magic were the same as the 85 or 87 squad? Diet, conditioning, and off season programs were still the dark ages in the 80s. Combine that with the fact Magic was 6'9" and played point guard on a fast break team that made it too the ...

Wow. Great find! That strike really robbed the Raiders of lots of things and eventually led to the resignation(firing) of Flores and the demise of Rusty Hilger. It probably would've ended up as a 10-6 season after seeing how they started.

You can already see the effects of the neglect on the off...

@BigTimePride - agreed. The 80s were very competative and it had several legendary teams. I always like to ask a similar questions to the one you asked: What if Jordan and Magic exchanged eras?

What if Magic's teams faced the 90s Knicks, Suns, Blazers, Jazz and Sonics? And Jordan had the 80s pl...

I don't think I ever remember a packed house at the "Big A" when I was a kid. Even the footage here in a big home game has empty seats in the outfield.

Was the capacity just too much for baseball? Its hard to imagine how it was at the LA Coluseium!

Thanks for the video. Very rare footage -- great finds! Thanks for not recycling the same Magic highlights that are floating around from NBA TV and others.

There were some truly great ones in here, but I still haven't seen anyone upload the highlight where Magic made a 50-foot softball-styled pa...

@Domini478 - there's no such thing as someone guarding another player the ENTIRE game. You're probably too young to have witnessed any of the epic battles when the Bulls would play the Hawks.

You didn't answer my question: He can handle Bird in the post? And Magic?

I'm curious to know how he a...

@hangtime23ful - good discussion regarding the Bulls' competition not having a center. As someone who watched the NBA since the early 80s, I've got to admit they never faced a big-time center such as Kareem, Hakeem, and Shaq in his prime. The other guys mentioned were good, but not guys who can g...

@pastorfw - that's a tough one. Lakers didn't have homecourt advantage and their athletisism was already in decline in the previous season.

A full-strength Laker squad in '89 does win in 5 to 7 games. I don't think the Pistons get swept by them -- they were just too good. It was discussed in an...

@MerkinMuffy - great video. I'm a Lakers fan and I HATED Larry Bird.

Larry Bird was the complete OPPOSITE of MJ. Never did anything just for the highlight reel. Just did whatever it took to win even if it didn't make Sportscenter.

@raiders247online - I remember watching this live (before we got our asses handed to us by Baltimore) and do remember a lot more akwardness when Allen was giving Plunkett the microphone. For some reason, I'm not seeing it as much in this clip.

Marcus Allen was the reason I became a Raider fan, ...

Yeah, Elway threw a very hard pass with a tight spiral, but it wasn't until he was able to put more touch on his throws did he start completing a higher percentage.

He was basically a one-man wrecking crew in the late 80s. He had a below average running game and horrible offensive line and was s...

Nice find! I believe they played the Suns the very next day and he grabbed a defensive rebound then dribbled coast-to-coast for a dunk, right? Magic was injured with something.

@ERP924 - I hear ya in regards to MJ's impact on the game. Before his prime, in the 80s, kids envied Magic. I HATED playing ball in the 90s when kids would imitate Jordan: show boating, ballhogging, etc. Everyone just concentrated on dunks and highlight reels.

People forget how Jordan REALLY wo...

I loved Pippen's game, but man....did he have the WORST interview voice or what? Sounds like a smoker who had a lung removed.

who threw that pass on the last play? Harper? Sick...

@quakov - that's because Russell didn't play in a highlight reel era. Russell played when it more of a team sport.

After Jordan set his mark on the game in the 90s, it was just about making SportsCenter, dunking on people, and selling $200 sneakers. Winning is just an afterthought now. Back in ...

There were plenty of times where Dumars fell down and a CHARGE was called.

Even as "Bad Boys," they were a team of vets and got their share of calls during their run.

@cbaldwinjr - yeah, it's sad. Plunkett was ok -- our OL was falling apart and it beat the crap out of him. After weakness at the WR position, Davis decides to go all-out on WRs in the years to come: Lofton, Gault, Fernandez, and even drafted Tim Brown #1.

Of course, all that sexy speed came at t...

@dredae76 - I'm a Laker's fan and I admit I liked the Penny/Shaq duo better. Kobe & Shaq were just 2 great players on the court while Penny & Shaq fed off each other more. Unfortunately, they were VERY young back then and were representative of the 90's players: too much money, lack of emphasis o...

Al Davis has to watch some of these old videos. He seems to have a different memory of how games were won: Blitzing and GREAT line play.

Do you have the entire game?

Even as a Pippen fan, I've never seen a player give him a hard time as Kobe did. They only one who scored on him as consistently was Penny Hardaway.

@b0575urnside - btw -- I have bought Hydrolyzed direct from the manufacturer for my own formulas in the past. Tastes like crap -- nothing like concentrate or isolate. I could only use 5% or less in my formula without it overtaking all the taste.

What???? 15.4 assists in the playoffs while shooting 55% from the field?? Magic was an absolute BEAST in '85 while his legs were still young. The guy grabbed a rebound in traffic and drove the length of the floor while blowing by 2 defenders on one play and everyone just took it for granted as ju...

LOL. That IS a moving screen, but you can call this on Chandler and Nowitzki on almost EVERY play: leg out, initiating contact, even using 2 hands in some instances. Big Baby and Garnett are also great at setting moving screens.

unfortunately, there is no such thing as a "moving screen" in the NBA. Ask the Dallas Mavericks or Boston Celtics.

Pippen never won Defensive Player of the Year?

I guess that's what happens when you're overshadowed by MJ.

LOL@ all these posts saying Pippen was the PRIMARY defender on Magic. Watch the games here on YouTube. Jordan draws the assignment start / end.

Yes, there were spots where Pippen guarded him, but it caused other matchup issues and PJ knew he had to put Jordan back on him. With Pippen on Magic, J...