Great teams you can't believe didn't win a championship (1 Viewer)

[Limp Ditka]

Actually, those 60's SF Giants teams were stacked and only won the NL once

The '65 team had 6 future HOFers, won 95 games and came in 2nd

Mays

Mccovey

Cepeda

Spahn

Perry

Marichal

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

1994 Penn State football. 12-0, averaged 47 points a game and gave up 21. Their strength of schedule that year was eigth in the country.http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/penn-state/1994.html

But Osborne had never won....Who did PSU beat in the bowl game...the ducks sucked....

They only beat Indiana by 6 (albbeit 2 TDs were in garbage time)....



PSU '95 grad who traveled across the country for the Rose Bowl- :stillbitter:

I had to look this up. Nebraska beat #2 ranked Colorado (ended up 3rd) in the regular season and the 3rd ranked Hurricanes (finished 6th) in the Orange Bowl (!). The best win PSU had was over then #5 Michigan (#12).

You guys really are delusional about everything, aren't you?

http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/penn-state/1994-schedule.htmlhttp://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1994.html

Uh...maybe you want to check to see who had the overall stronger schedule, and better team when evaluated by the computers.

And what are we delusional about exactly? Do tell.

There was no comparing the final opponents, and that's what voters really looked at.

Actually at the time (which sucked pre-BCS as noted by GoFish, Nebraska was No.1 going into the bowl game and had never won a title. The thought process was that if they won against the 'Canes, how do you knock him down a peg. A No. 1 should not lose No. 1 with a win. PSU was punished by being a prisoner to the Rose Bowl and having to play the PAC-10 champion in a weak year for the PAC-10.The only problem was that PSU was No. 1 that same year and lost the spot to Nebraska because they played a "close" game against a ####ty Indiana (that was only close because of garbage time, the game was never in doubt).

We can go down that road. If we're being consistent, PSU should never have lost #1. That's the only time I've EVER seen #1 get ousted for winning a game.

Cappy will be right with you, as soon as he's done vomiting with rage.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Actually, those 60's SF Giants teams were stacked and only won the NL once

The '65 team had 6 future HOFers, won 95 games and came in 2nd

Mays

Mccovey

Cepeda

Spahn

Perry

Marichal

I wonder what a 43 year old Eephus thought about that '65 team?

 

[joffer]

1994 Penn State football. 12-0, averaged 47 points a game and gave up 21. Their strength of schedule that year was eigth in the country.http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/penn-state/1994.html

But Osborne had never won....Who did PSU beat in the bowl game...the ducks sucked....

They only beat Indiana by 6 (albbeit 2 TDs were in garbage time)....



PSU '95 grad who traveled across the country for the Rose Bowl- :stillbitter:

I had to look this up. Nebraska beat #2 ranked Colorado (ended up 3rd) in the regular season and the 3rd ranked Hurricanes (finished 6th) in the Orange Bowl (!). The best win PSU had was over then #5 Michigan (#12).

You guys really are delusional about everything, aren't you?

http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/penn-state/1994-schedule.htmlhttp://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1994.html

Uh...maybe you want to check to see who had the overall stronger schedule, and better team when evaluated by the computers.

And what are we delusional about exactly? Do tell.

There was no comparing the final opponents, and that's what voters really looked at.

Actually at the time (which sucked pre-BCS as noted by GoFish, Nebraska was No.1 going into the bowl game and had never won a title. The thought process was that if they won against the 'Canes, how do you knock him down a peg. A No. 1 should not lose No. 1 with a win. PSU was punished by being a prisoner to the Rose Bowl and having to play the PAC-10 champion in a weak year for the PAC-10.The only problem was that PSU was No. 1 that same year and lost the spot to Nebraska because they played a "close" game against a ####ty Indiana (that was only close because of garbage time, the game was never in doubt).

We can go down that road. If we're being consistent, PSU should never have lost #1. That's the only time I've EVER seen #1 get ousted for winning a game.

Westbrook catching the Hail Mary to beat Michigan was also huge that year in terms of rankings.

 

[Dentist]

This is a big problem with sports. Football Suffers from this due to their inability to play series and thus rely on single games. Same w college basketball.

Baseball also shows up because of the horrible 5 game divisional round and the fact that a 7 game series just isn't enough to determine things in a league where the best teams only win like 60 percent of their games.

Notice what is rarely mentioned, the nba. That league isn't perfect but their playoff format gets it right a lot more often than most leagues.

What is so right about the NBA? That the league determines who makes it to the championship and sometimes who wins it or the fact that there are only nine different teams that have won the NBA championship in 34 years?Winners:

Lakers - 10

Bulls - 6

Spurs - 5

Celtics - 4

Pistons - 3

Heat - 3

Rockets - 2y

76ers - 1

When you're the best you win the title. There are rarely upsets because the game is played in an indoor controlled environment and there are so many scoring chances that decrease randomness.

Football is a joke with it's one off format, unbalanced schedules, oblong ball, etc.

Baseball is the type of sport that needs like best of 13 or ideally no playoffs.

The ncaa tourney should take 32 teams and have best of threes.

There is no good solution for football

 

[timschochet]

2014 UCLA Bruins.

(I'm speaking of the PAC-12 South Championship).

 

[Doctor Detroit]

2014 UCLA Bruins.

(I'm speaking of the PAC-12 South Championship).

Did you miss the word "great" in the op?

 

[Mario Kart]

2002 Kings

2000-2001 Milwaukee BucksRefs screwed them big time. Bucks might have swept the Lakers that year. Screw Stern.

 

[Brony]

1954 Muncie Central

 

[Ghost Rider]

The Broncos were 26th against the pass cause teams were always losing against them and passing like crazy to play catch-up. The Vikings might have put up a better fight than the Falcons did, but no one was stopping the Broncos in the playoffs that year. Not even the wind could stop them against the Jets in the AFCCG.

My picks:

2001 Rams - Top to bottom, far better than the 1999 Rams team that won it, and they faced a far more difficult schedule.

1992-1993 Phoenix Suns

1995-1996 Red Wings

You think the Broncos were such an awesome team on offense but who scored more than them? Oh yeah...the Vikings. Did you forget that?

Nope. Congrats to them for that. The Broncos were still the better team, especially since they were the defending champs and got everyone's best shot nearly every week. It cannot be underestimated how difficult it is to repeat, which is why it has only been done once since the Broncos did it.

 

[thecatch]

2002 Kings

2000-2001 Milwaukee BucksRefs screwed them big time. Bucks might have swept the Lakers that year. Screw Stern.

nobody was beating that lakers team

 

[ghostguy123]

that 4 year stretch for the Bills.

They were good enough that I almost wanna call that a dynasty. They just didn't win that damn title.

 

[Johnny Rock]

Fab 5

How can a team credited with no wins win a championship?

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Fab 5

How can a team credited with no wins win a championship?

That would be the second in this thread.

 

[The Ref]

1976 New England Patriots.

For all that's made out of the Tuck Rule and what that did to the Raiders in 2001, it comes in second place to the Ben Drieth playoff game.

 

[Koya]

'Cuse in 86-7.

D. Coleman, Sherman Douglas, Seikaly. Still ####### hate ####### Keith ####### Smart.

Also, while in retrospect not the best team, I was shellshocked when the Knicks lost to Hakeem and the Rockets. It seemed we were at our time of destiny and then John Starks went cold as a witches ###.

 

[The Goat]

1986 Canes (vs Penn State).

1988 Canes (stolen in by Notre Dame game refs just stolen).

Noting compared to 2002.

 

[Raider Nation]

I was shellshocked when the Knicks lost to Hakeem and the Rockets. It seemed we were at our time of destiny and then John Starks went cold as a witches ###.

Are you Anthony Mason?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

1969 Orioles

1968 Colts

 

[PIK95]

2003 Boston Red Sox

The 2013 Red Sox were one of the worst teams in the past 40 years to win a championship, let's call it even.

They were even worse then that sounds IMO. Terrible team.

 

[mon]

Favre's Vikings

Refs and New Orleans screwed that team over. Viking mopped the floor with the Saints that day. Favre was the star of that game but the receivers cost the game. The game could have been over after the 3rd quarter had it not been for the fumbles. Then, the illegal hits on Favre were atrocious.

And, as a Packers fan, I hate the Vikings but they deserved to be in the Super Bowl that year.

 

[PIK95]

The early 2000's Sacramento Kings teams with all of the Euro's. They beat the Lakers but unfortunately the games were fixed.

 

[Reginald Cornsilks]

The early 2000's Sacramento Kings teams with all of the Euro's. They beat the Lakers but unfortunately the games were fixed.

Those teams were stacked. They should have won at least one title in that era.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

2002 Kings

2000-2001 Milwaukee BucksRefs screwed them big time. Bucks might have swept the Lakers that year. Screw Stern.

2014 UCLA Bruins.

(I'm speaking of the PAC-12 South Championship).

now we're just getting silly in here.

 

[Insein]

2011 Philadelphia Phillies

102-60, +184 run differential, #1 in Runs allowed (529), #1 team ERA (3.02).

Halladay 19-6 2.35, Lee 17-8 2.40, Hamels 14-9 2.79, Worley 11-3 3.01

Lost in the first round to the Cards in 5 games because Lee blew a 4 run lead in game 2.

 

[Reginald Cornsilks]

2014 UCLA Bruins.

(I'm speaking of the PAC-12 South Championship).

God, is this shtick or are you just the worst sports fan that ever walked the planet?

 

[Insein]

2002 Kings

2000-2001 Milwaukee BucksRefs screwed them big time. Bucks might have swept the Lakers that year. Screw Stern.

They couldn't stop Iverson in 7 and they would have swept Kobe and Shaq? Uh huh.

 

[timschochet]

2014 UCLA Bruins.

(I'm speaking of the PAC-12 South Championship).

God, is this shtick or are you just the worst sports fan that ever walked the planet?

Are you asking God or me?

 

[Reginald Cornsilks]

2014 UCLA Bruins.

(I'm speaking of the PAC-12 South Championship).

God, is this shtick or are you just the worst sports fan that ever walked the planet?

Are you asking God or me?

Who is "God or me"?

 

[timschochet]

2014 UCLA Bruins.

(I'm speaking of the PAC-12 South Championship).

God, is this shtick or are you just the worst sports fan that ever walked the planet?

Are you asking God or me?

Who is "God or me"?

Was your question addressed to God, or was it addressed to myself?

 

[Koya]

Can't think of a specific year, but the fact that the 90's Supersonics w/ Payton and Kemp NOR the Jazz during the Malone-Stockton era.

 

[Koya]

2014 UCLA Bruins.

(I'm speaking of the PAC-12 South Championship).

God, is this shtick or are you just the worst sports fan that ever walked the planet?

Are you asking God or me?

Who is "God or me"?

Was your question addressed to God, or was it addressed to myself?

God Shammgod?

 

[Peyton Marino]

2002 Kings

2000-2001 Milwaukee BucksRefs screwed them big time. Bucks might have swept the Lakers that year. Screw Stern.

Has to be shtick.

 

[Reginald Cornsilks]

2014 UCLA Bruins.

(I'm speaking of the PAC-12 South Championship).

God, is this shtick or are you just the worst sports fan that ever walked the planet?

Are you asking God or me?

Who is "God or me"?

Was your question addressed to God, or was it addressed to myself?

Now you're using proper English! Only took 3 posts to coach you into it.

Good job, little buddy.

 

[Insein]

Can't think of a specific year, but the fact that the 90's Supersonics w/ Payton and Kemp NOR the Jazz during the Malone-Stockton era.

yea but... Jordan.

 

[timschochet]

2014 UCLA Bruins.

(I'm speaking of the PAC-12 South Championship).

God, is this shtick or are you just the worst sports fan that ever walked the planet?

Are you asking God or me?

Who is "God or me"?

Was your question addressed to God, or was it addressed to myself?

Now you're using proper English! Only took 3 posts to coach you into it.Good job, little buddy.

was that compliment for God or me?

 

[Reginald Cornsilks]

Still in denial about sucking at our language. Make a joke of it! You're not smart.

 

[zamboni]

1985-86 Edmonton Oilers

This season got lost with the other Cups before and after, but this might have been their best team of all.

Were it not for Steve Smith's gaffe into his own net against Calgary in the Campbell Conf finals, Edmonton might have had 5 Cups in a row, and 6 out of 7. They would have smoked Montreal in the '86 Cup Finals.

 

[Mario Kart]

2002 Kings

2000-2001 Milwaukee BucksRefs screwed them big time. Bucks might have swept the Lakers that year. Screw Stern.

Has to be shtick.

Nope. No schtick at all. And, people around the country know this too.

http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-nba-conspiracy-theories-2013-6

And, the Bucks beat the Lakers both times they played. (109-105 in LA and 107-100 in Mil)

Worse than the Montreal Screwjob.

 

[Peyton Marino]

2002 Kings

2000-2001 Milwaukee BucksRefs screwed them big time. Bucks might have swept the Lakers that year. Screw Stern.

Has to be shtick.

Nope. No schtick at all. And, people around the country know this too.

http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-nba-conspiracy-theories-2013-6

And, the Bucks beat the Lakers both times they played. (109-105 in LA and 107-100 in Mil)

Worse than the Montreal Screwjob.

Just looks like a bunch of conspiracy theories dude. Either way, you weren't beating the Lakers in a playoff series.

 

[Insein]

2002 Kings

2000-2001 Milwaukee BucksRefs screwed them big time. Bucks might have swept the Lakers that year. Screw Stern.

Has to be shtick.

Nope. No schtick at all. And, people around the country know this too.http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-nba-conspiracy-theories-2013-6

And, the Bucks beat the Lakers both times they played. (109-105 in LA and 107-100 in Mil)

Worse than the Montreal Screwjob.

You do know the Montreal Screwjob was a work right?

 

[Britney Spears]

Can't think of a specific year, but the fact that the 90's Supersonics w/ Payton and Kemp NOR the Jazz during the Malone-Stockton era.

Sonics won it 96. It was awesome.

 

[njherdfan]

2011 Philadelphia Phillies

102-60, +184 run differential, #1 in Runs allowed (529), #1 team ERA (3.02).

Halladay 19-6 2.35, Lee 17-8 2.40, Hamels 14-9 2.79, Worley 11-3 3.01

Lost in the first round to the Cards in 5 games because Lee blew a 4 run lead in game 2.

I despise the Phillies, but that team was amazing.

 

[Riversco]

MLB is so random in the playoffs, I don't know if anything is a shock anymore.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Can't think of a specific year, but the fact that the 90's Supersonics w/ Payton and Kemp NOR the Jazz during the Malone-Stockton era.

Sonics won it 96. It was awesome.

I feel the same about the 2006 Tigers.

 

[Riversco]

I was surprised the 49ers didn't beat the Ravens.

If the 49ers had a quarterback over the past 3 years, they probably are working on a 4 peat right now. If Peyton Manning had gone to the 49ers, he'd be working on a 3 peat right now. That team is so loaded outside of QB.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Last years Chicago Blackhawks team let a mediocre LA team hang around instead of putting them down, and it cost them in Game 7.

They would have destroyed the NYR in the Stanley Cup.

 

[Riversco]

Maybe people will really question Peyton's decision to go to Denver instead of San Francisco. I know I'll never understand that. Peyton could just show up and win a bunch of rings and cement himself as the greatest of all time with no peer.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I was surprised the 49ers didn't beat the Ravens.

If the 49ers had a quarterback over the past 3 years, they probably are working on a 4 peat right now. If Peyton Manning had gone to the 49ers, he'd be working on a 3 peat right now. That team is so loaded outside of QB.

Ravens were the better team that year, Seattle was better last year. They probably should have beat the Giants the year prior though.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Last years Chicago Blackhawks team let a mediocre LA team hang around instead of putting them down, and it cost them in Game 7.

That LA team has won two of three cups, they are anything but mediocre IMO.