Was Stockton ahead of his time with the short shorts?

Big J · Post #1 » by **Big J** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:42 pm

I remember him getting clowned for wearing short shorts back in the day. Now, it’s all guys want to wear. Was he ahead of his time like how MJ was with the baggy ones?

Lockdown504090 · Post #2 » by **Lockdown504090** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:48 pm

everything comes back around its weird. my dad is really old and as i grew up things he used to wear just randomly came into fashion. Puma tracksuits, short shorts. the moustache with no beard, right now the crocs. the long tees are in now, they were a thing in the 70s apparently, its really interesting talking to him about how the world is so cyclical culturally

JRoy · Post #3 » by **JRoy** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:48 pm

Spockton always made the logical choice

Post #4 » by **Harry Garris** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:59 pm

Lockdown504090 wrote:everything comes back around its weird. my dad is really old and as i grew up things he used to wear just randomly came into fashion. Puma tracksuits, short shorts. the moustache with no beard, right now the crocs. the long tees are in now, they were a thing in the 70s apparently, its really interesting talking to him about how the world is so cyclical culturally

Yeah and there are a limited amount of clothing styles that are practical enough to wear for everyday use so as long as fashion keeps changing, things are bound to come around and be in style again.

Backcountry · Post #5 » by **Backcountry** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:00 pm

Stockton is my age. Those shorts are what we wore in highschool gym classes in the 1970s. Stockton probably grew up wearing those and just stuck with it. So no, not ahead of his time, just stayed with what he liked.

Pachinko_ · Post #6 » by **Pachinko_** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:01 pm

There's zero new things in fashion, if you think something is new you haven't searched back enough

TwitterFingers · Post #7 » by **TwitterFingers** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:05 pm

I can’t wait until the season starts

mixerball · Post #8 » by **mixerball** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:08 pm

Big J wrote:I remember him getting clowned for wearing short shorts back in the day. Now, it’s all guys want to wear. Was he ahead of his time like how MJ was with the baggy ones?

no he was behind time as they were a relic of past times

dacrusha · Post #9 » by **dacrusha** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:08 pm

Shorty shorts were around since the 50s, 60s, and 70s in the NBA - Stockton wasn't ahead of the times: he was hugely behind the times.

Even Magic vs Bird took place during the tail-end of the shorty-short era - they're practically briefs:

Ballerhogger · Post #10 » by **Ballerhogger** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:28 pm

I wouldn’t say so after 90s they went with longer shorts

Bologna Smasher · Post #11 » by **Bologna Smasher** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:42 pm

Soon NBA players are going to be running around in compression shorts. That's when the NBA will be at its apex. Once the NBA converts to compression shorts only, we will see a 1000% increase in female viewership.

BobbyPortisEyes · Post #12 » by **BobbyPortisEyes** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:52 pm

JRoy wrote:Spockton always made the logical choice

Too political, you're on thin ice.

Bolivar · Post #13 » by **Bolivar** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:57 pm

No matter how far into history I google, all I get is short shorts :lol:

JRoy · Post #14 » by **JRoy** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 4:32 pm

otterpop_ wrote:
JRoy wrote:Spockton always made the logical choice
Too political, you're on thin ice.

Huh?

jokeboy86 · Post #15 » by **jokeboy86** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 4:37 pm

Ballerhogger wrote:I wouldn’t say so after 90s they went with longer shorts

And I think the reason that players started to reverse over time up to today is because it wasn't really practical, especially in the 00s when it went overboard with how baggy things were. If you're working out or exercising intensely you want your clothes to be as light as possible. It's crazy to think how thick the material used to be for basketball shorts in the late 90s and 00s and how much it's improved over time.

AbeVigodaLive · Post #16 » by **AbeVigodaLive** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 5:21 pm

Bologna Smasher wrote:Soon NBA players are going to be running around in compression shorts. That's when the NBA will be at its apex. Once the NBA converts to compression shorts only, we will see a 1000% increase in female viewership.

North Carolina State wore unitards back in 1989.

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BobbyPortisEyes · Post #17 » by **BobbyPortisEyes** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 5:35 pm

JRoy wrote:
otterpop_ wrote:
JRoy wrote:Spockton always made the logical choice
Too political, you're on thin ice.

Huh?

nvm, my joke sucked.. the mask thing

sp6r=underrated · Post #18 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 5:39 pm

Big J wrote:I remember him getting clowned for wearing short shorts back in the day. Now, it’s all guys want to wear. Was he ahead of his time like how MJ was with the baggy ones?

No he's was just the typical white guy who never updated his fashion choices from what was popular when he was 23. When he was 23 short-shorts were in so he wore them. If baggy shorts were in in 1986, he would have kept wearing baggy shorts.

It wasn't a fashion choice that explains his commitment to short shorts. It was apathy for fashion and an unwillingness to change from the style of his youth.

dhsilv2 · Post #19 » by **dhsilv2** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 5:47 pm

Big J wrote:I remember him getting clowned for wearing short shorts back in the day. Now, it’s all guys want to wear. Was he ahead of his time like how MJ was with the baggy ones?

That was the norm in the 1980's when he was drafted. His might even be seen as long by 70's standards. So no...he was just someone purposely staying in his era and not adjusting for the style as it changed in the 90's....and given his age, not a shocker.

dhsilv2 · Post #20 » by **dhsilv2** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 5:49 pm

jokeboy86 wrote:
Ballerhogger wrote:I wouldn’t say so after 90s they went with longer shorts

And I think the reason that players started to reverse over time up to today is because it wasn't really practical, especially in the 00s when it went overboard with how baggy things were. If you're working out or exercising intensely you want your clothes to be as light as possible. It's crazy to think how thick the material used to be for basketball shorts in the late 90s and 00s and how much it's improved over time.

I dunno man, a bit more length and thickness isn't a bad thing when you fall...