I look at a show like Inside the NBA and those guys who were on Inside Stuff: Shaq and Charles Barkley, obviously, but also Kenny Smith. (1990 ). If you messed up somewhere, you fixed it and kept going. That was more interesting to me as opposed to whos better. But in terms of everything else, like I said, the league is much bigger than everybody. 4 out of 5 stars (21) 21 reviews. And there were also a lot of guys that were looking to go into television. It wont be quite the same, but when it comes to interests and those kinds of things, players can do their own Inside Stuff through the internet. Long before Tim Hardaway Jr. made it to the NBA, he was playing in halftime scrimmages while his father was a member of the Miami Heat. Three decades ago, it was only available on Inside Stuff, a show built to showcase the excitement of the league thanks to segments like Rewind and Jam Session, and I still work for the NBA and I still do a lot of different things during the course of the year for the league. NBA Inside Stuff, in effect, humanized the athlete, says BJ Armstrong, the former Chicago Bulls guard. And when they would play at home, Id fly in on Saturday night, spend the night at his house, then ride to the game with him on Sunday so we could talk about anything we needed to talk about. Back then it was always about Dee Brown, Xavier McDaniel, Horace Grant or some other lukewarm early 90s Eastern Conference star, today it's a never ending series about Vince Carter, Jason Kidd or once AGAIN all about Reggie Miller and his ass ugly 6'10 man-sister.Ahmad Rashad still remains the biggest suck up in sports, everyone who is a star in the NBA and any other sport for that matter is "his main man". Let our editors help you find what's trending and what's worth your time. So it wasnt like Oh God, we dont have a show anymore, because the show was much more than that. No matter who you are, the league goes on. You met Michael Jordan the year the NBA started airing on NBC, which is the year that Inside Stuff started, which is also the season in which the Bulls won their first titlewhich, in turn, helped define the NBA during the 1990s. I think its me playing in that preseason game. With the game coming up, what do you think about this guy? Was the relationship with the network just different? Its almost like the person whos right is the one who screams the loudest. Did covering a variety of sports give you an idea of what you did and didnt want to do with Inside Stuff? NBA Inside Stuff was a groundbreaking show. Julian Kimble has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Undefeated, GQ, Billboard, Pitchfork, The Fader, SB Nation, and many more. It wasnt about saying who was the best or who aint the best and why they aint the best. Now What? And then getting in and actually making the shot couldnt have been any better. I know for me, personally, Inside Stuffs defining moment was Shaq breaking the backboard and falling flat on his back. 1990; 20 seasons NBC Pro Sports, Sports Watchlist. It was a part of the ABC Kids block. Playlist. Some of that silliness and energy is reminiscent of Inside Stuff. Daddys Home: an interesting, subversive album. It was always a celebration. How did you decide on the format and the structure of the show? So that just wasnt possible. WTF was/is that all about? I will say that Summer Sanders is a great replacement for Willow Bay though, and not just because of her looks.It seems like every other episode is about the overrated Reggie Miller and the lame Indiana Pacers.