Vernon Maxwell on the 1994 Rockets

08/16/22 • 46 min

Mad Max joins the show to relive the 1994 Rockets championship season. The Rockets began the a blistering season 15-0 (NBA record at the time) and ended up 58-24 as the #2 seed in the West. They went through Portland, Phoenix, Utah and finally New York to bring Houston their first major league sports title ever. The biggest storyline going into the '93/94 season was Michael Jordan's retirement from the league, announced just weeks before the season was set to tip. To some, Jordan's absence diminishes the Rockets titles, but according to Maxwell, Chicago would have been light work for the Rockets.

Max discusses the league without his great friend MJ, Hakeem's greatness, toughest 2-guard matchups, and much more.

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Max discusses the league without his great friend MJ, Hakeem's greatness, toughest 2-guard matchups, and much more.

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Stephon Marbury on the 1998 Timberwolves

Starbury Marbury joins the show to dive deep into his last season in Minnesota. When we talk about 90s and 2000s What Ifs, the scenario of Marbury and KG sticking together into the 2000’s has to be discussed. At 20 and 21 years old, Marbury and KG led Minnesota to 45 wins and barely lose in the first round to a 61-win Sonics squad.

In his second season, Marbury became the youngest player ever to average 17 PPG and 8 APG in a season, breaking Magic Johnson's record. After this season, Steph requests a trade and land in New Jersey. Over the next decade, neither KG or Marbury saw a ton of success, leaving fans questioning why the promising duo split.

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Kenny Anderson on the 1993 Nets

Point God Kenny Anderson joins the show to talk about the 1993 Nets, his second year in the league and the only true look we got at an Anderson/Petrovic/Coleman Big 3. The Nets won 43 games but Anderson broke his wrist in late February from a hard John Starks foul. This was Drazen Petrovic's last season in the league; he tragically passed away in the summer of 1993. His last season was his best – he put up 22 PPG and a shot a ridiculous 45% clip from deep.

Anderson dubbed Derrick Coleman as "the best player he's ever played with." DC averaged 21/11/4 and was one of the most versatile bigs in the league. Chuck Daly joins the picture in New Jersey this year fresh off Gold at the 1992 Olympics with the Dream Team. The Nets fell to the Mark Price Cavs 3-2 in Round 1 of the playoffs.

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