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It’s always fun to watch a “stiff” get dunked on. Old school stiffs seemed somehow even more helpless, didn’t they?<\/h2>\n

Yesterday I purchased a VHS copy of “All New Dazzling Dunks And Basketball Bloopers” from a local thrift store for $1. Released in 1990, hours of my childhood were spent watching this “tape” hosted by\u00a0Marv\u00a0Albert and the hilariously stupid Frank\u00a0Layden.<\/p>\n

As I was watching it, I\u00a0had a realization- certain “stiffs” kept getting dunked on over, and over.<\/p>\n

So, what is a stiff? A tall guy who gets dunked on or\u00a0posterized\u00a0repeatedly by multiple\u00a0dunkers, while offering little resistance, time and time again.<\/p>\n

And sure, we all know about present day NBA\u00a0stiffs, but who were the forerunners? Who popularized being a stiff?<\/p>\n

Here is a top five breakdown of some of my favorite old school stiffs.<\/h2>\n

Mark Eaton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eaton was a two time NBA\u00a0defensive player of the year and still is the NBA’s all time leader in blocks in a season (456) and career blocks per game average (3.50) But what made Eaton a\u00a0posterizing\u00a0favorite was his hulking\u00a0bulid\u00a0and lack of a vertical leap. At 7-4 with a wingspan of about eight feet, dunking on him always looked cool.\u00a0My favorite was this dunk by a young 6-1 Kevin Johnson.<\/p>\n

Shawn Bradley<\/strong><\/p>\n

He always looked so hapless, didn’t he? Arms flailing, head near the rim, paper thing and pasty as could be. Hapless is the perfect word to describe the 7-6 Bradley. For as big as he was, he lacked a mean streak which is why opposing players loved to challenge him at the rim. He wasn’t a horrible player, leading the league in blocks multiple times and was the first player in NBA history to record consecutive games of double-figure blocked shots twice in a single season.\u00a0But he got dunked on A\u00a0LOT. And, had an abnormally large head.<\/p>\n

Manute\u00a0Bol<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bol\u00a0lead the league in blocks twice and had an affinity for shooting three pointers making 43 of 205 career attempts. At 7-7 and roughly 200 pounds,\u00a0Bol’s\u00a0rail thin physique was constantly assaulted near the rim.<\/p>\n

Greg\u00a0Ostertag<\/strong><\/p>\n

7-2, no vertical, rocking the crew cut. It used to be hilarious to watch Karl Malone yell at him mid-game for screwing up.<\/p>\n

Chuck\u00a0Nevitt<\/strong><\/p>\n

At 7-5,\u00a0Nevitt\u00a0was one of the first really big dudes\/stiffs in the NBA. And he is still the tallest player to win an NBA title, winning one with the\u00a0Lakers\u00a0in 1985.\u00a0And that mustache, oh that mustache.<\/p>\n

Who is your favorite old school victim?<\/p>\n

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