can the switch from tight "john stockton" shorts to the big baggy shorts be pinpointed to one year, or was it a gradual thing? and who was responsible for it? jordan?
I believe the Fab Five of Michigan generally gets credit for the change. Perhaps not the first, but definitely brought great attention to the look.
after a little research, it seems most believe jordan was the main influence, and it was a gradual switch from about 1990 to 1993, or so. and apparently the nba is fining teams for not sticking to the "2 inches above the knee" rule.
What the Horns are wearing right now could be considered culottes because they actually have pleats. This, in my opinion, is wrong.
Definitely late 80's early 90's. I remember Illinois' Final 4 team in 1989 wore at least one set of uni's that had the longer shorts- which brought some commentary from the critics. Not as long as the shorts seen today, but weren't the nuthuggers either, emulating Michael Jordan. Fab 5 took it up another notch.
FAB 5 at Michigan is the first team that I remember wearing them. Whoever said Jordan, go look at old footage he definitely wore nutters as a Bull for many years
they're awful. i wondered how dj and aj would be able to bounce the ball between their legs without the ball getting lost in there.
Actually UNLV with Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon, Greg Anthony, Anthony Hunter et. al were the first to go baggy shorts. I don't know why the Fab 5 of Michigan, which came a year or so later, gets the credit. They definitely went with shorts a little longer than that of UNLV, but they certainly didn't start the trend in college basketball. As someone noted above, Jordan started the gradual shift to baggy shorts. He wore his UNC shorts underneath his Bulls shorts for good luck so he needed bigger and baggier shorts to compensate for them.
I was wrong Jordan didn't wear nutters but they definitely weren't the baggy shorts I think the reason the FAB 5 gets credit is that they took to an extreme level very early on.
Larry Johnson at UNLV in longer shorts not quite Michigan baggy though (Sorry won't work as an image)Stacy Augmon
I saw a Jordan poster that showed him year-by-year, and it was definitely a progression. That doesn't answer the question, but it does get me one more post.
Arkansas early 90's teams had shorts longer than most today sport. Alex Dillard and Corliss Williamson in particular!
I believe there was simply a casual transition, and this can be seen with all of the games on ESPN classic. 1.) My freshman year of high school was the Fab 5 first year. Our Varsity had almost the same unis as Michigan, baggy shorts and all, and black socks. 2.) I specifically remember my 8th grade team having baggy shorts, while my 7th grade team didn't. That seemed to be the critical year. 3.) I have LSU/Bamalama 1992 recorded from ESPN classic. Both teams have relatively baggy shorts on. Especially Shaq and Sprewell why the baggy shorts? Well, this was '91. In AAU ball that previous spring/summer, almost every team wanted to be the Runnin' Rebels or the Blue Devils
I work at a community college and I was at our game this afternoon. I watched our point guard dribble the ball between legs, and I was seriously concerned that he was gong to lose the ball in all that fabric. Like GOO, I wonder if the shorts (longs??) ever interfere with the between-the -legs dribble?
I hate the shorts the Horns are wearing this year...wonder if they like them...do they have any say in the decision when the uniform selection is made?
At the game Saturday night I got the sense that Bob Knight does not allow the really baggy shorts...either that or they looked much shorter b/c UT's were so long and baggy. I did notice that the Texas Tech players seemed to pull their shorts down lower than most teams to compensate for the short length.
Up untill this year, I had always assumed that RB had some kind of "above the knee" rule. I'm almost sure that this is the first year that clown shorts have been allowed.
