Remember when...

[preppyak]

Figured it would be interesting to see all the teams or players that used to be on top of the world...and how they have fallen.

I'll start

Remember when UMass used to be #1 in college basketball:
http://www.umasshoops.com/games/1995-96/0130fordham/camby_post.jpg

Now they are 5th in the A-10 with losses to Davidson and UAB

[weezer182]

i was talking about them last week haha. no one talks about umass at all anymore

[somethingyellow]

camby must still be a god at that school

[mcfly21]

remember when unlv was a god to college basketball, larry johnson baby

[Brownpants06]

Remember when...
https://www.officialbrettfavre.com/store/images/810-9.jpghttp://espn.go.com/i/magazine/new/lombardi_trophy3.jpg

(Favre was good and GB won superbowl?)

Or

http://www.23.pl/chicago_bulls/pix/finals/97mj_g1.jpg vs http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050719/050719_hinrich_vmed_9p.widec.jpg

The Bulls were the best in the league? Now one of the worst.

[LeftWideOpen]

i was talking about them last week haha. no one talks about umass at all anymore

they just hired a new coach, travis ford, who looks legit. calipari fucked that school over with his whole recruiting "scandal" and they had trouble recruiting for a while.

[kaskomm09]

The Bulls were the best in the league? Now one of the worst.

How are they one of the worst? They were 4th in the East last season and will likely make the playoffs this year. Granted they are in last in their division... but it's stacked with Detroit, Cleveland, Indiana and Milwaukee.

But yes, I do remember MJ.

[Brownpants06]

Yes, true, basically i mean't with the exception of the last 2 years they were terrible for so long after mj and the dreamteam left.

[mikeford]

http://martytown.com/home/travel/boston/1995/boston-garden/BS95BG02.jpg


now....

:'(:[>:o:hanged:

[Greg Dona]

Remember when SMU was a football powerhouse? Damn you, death penalty!

[leafsacc]

http://martytown.com/home/travel/boston/1995/boston-garden/BS95BG02.jpg


now....

:'(:[>:o:hanged:

haha. Terrible ownership will do that.

[preppyak]

How are they one of the worst? They were 4th in the East last season and will likely make the playoffs this year. Granted they are in last in their division... but it's stacked with Detroit, Cleveland, Indiana and Milwaukee.

But yes, I do remember MJ.
Yeah, they have a tough division to be in, but I think they are 7th in the East right now. But true, Hinrich is no MJ.

[bigmike]

http://users.ev1.net/~hlsports/121090.JPG


How about when Ty Detmer ruled the world and went on to pro footbal stardom.

[preppyak]

How about when Ty Detmer ruled the world and went on to pro footbal stardom.
Haha, he truly gives Ryan Leaf a run for biggest bust...even though he doesn't overtake him.

[bigmike]

Haha, he truly gives Ryan Leaf a run for biggest bust...even though he doesn't overtake him.

they should do one of those mock court cases that ESPN puts on when there's literally no lumberjack competitions to fill the tv space. And they should do it on Ty Detmer vs. Ryan Leaf.

Or better yet, Ty Detmer vs. Koy Detmer

[weezer182]

remember when......the warriors made the playoffs :'(

[bigmike]

http://www.s-t.com/daily/12-96/12-26-96/fontes.jpg

Remember when Wayne Fontes coached the lions to mediocrity?


http://www.s-t.com/daily/10-96/10-29-96/fontes.jpg

Then he went insane.

[thejetstolehome]

http://www.thisisct.net/images/043.jpg

...the whalers existed

[bigmike]

http://www.thisisct.net/images/043.jpg

...the whalers existed

I wish they'd get a team again.

[FondestMemory]

Haha, he truly gives Ryan Leaf a run for biggest bust...even though he doesn't overtake him.

andre ware's gotta be mentioned in that sentence too.

and remember when shawn kemp was the fucking shit?

then he wasn't.

[thejetstolehome]

I wish they'd get a team again.

me too :\

[Goodbye Forever]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/cover/2002/jinx/90s/060595lg.jpg

...people thought Matt Williams would break the single season HR record?

[bigmike]

andre ware's gotta be mentioned in that sentence too.

and remember when shawn kemp was the fucking shit?

then he wasn't.

then shawn kemp gained about 60 pounds and had, i believe, 37 kids. I could be wrong though.

[bigmike]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/cover/2002/jinx/90s/060595lg.jpg

...people thought Matt Williams would break the single season HR record?

wasn't that the strike year he was on pace to do it?

[thejetstolehome]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/cover/2002/jinx/90s/060595lg.jpg

...people thought Matt Williams would break the single season HR record?

fucking strike...

[FondestMemory]

then shawn kemp gained about 60 pounds and had, i believe, 37 kids. I could be wrong though.

i think it was closer to 90 pounds and 44 kids.

[bigmike]

i think it was closer to 90 pounds and 44 kids.

haha, my fault.

[weezer182]

i wish they still had a team.......... http://www.imt.net/%7Ejoe/matt/NBA/images/grizlies.gif

http://image03.webshots.com/3/7/52/91/12275291LqWCbGeqta_ph.jpg

[somethingyellow]

matt williams was awesome

[bigmike]

Indeed.

that's what I thought, but i couldn't remember exactly.

If there wasn't a strike:
Maybe he's the Mark McGwire before the 1998 seasone
Maybe Montreal has a baseball title.

that's weird to think about.

[Goodbye Forever]

that's what I thought, but i couldn't remember exactly.

If there wasn't a strike:
Maybe he's the Mark McGwire before the 1998 seasone
Maybe Montreal has a baseball title.

that's weird to think about.

Then the next year (when he was tearing it up again), he broke his foot and missed a couple months.

What could have been...

[bigmike]

Then the next year (when he was tearing it up again), he broke his foot and missed a couple months.

What could have been...

He could have strung some hall of fame worthy years together.

[imirish06]

Washington used to be a good Football program

[oldwirehands]

http://www.sportsattic.com/nflphoto/photos9/Salaam,Rashaan1.jpg
Raashan Salaam

http://www.cnnsi.com/football/2002/preview/news/2002/08/01/bears_burning_questions/robinson_marcus_all.jpg
Marcus Robinson

http://archive.profootballweekly.com/content/archives/images/cconway.jpg
Curtis Conway

http://images.art.com/images/products/large/10108000/10108186.jpg
Jim Miller


And my personal favorite...
http://www.mascweb.com/masc/images/wanny1.gif

[oldwirehands]

Oh yeah, and...

http://www.onlinesports.com/images/nat-26.jpg

I couldn't find a good pic of him in a Bears jersey.

[Doug]

Washington used to be a good Football program

ugh, yes :(

[preppyak]

http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/1d/images.art.com/images/PRODUCTS/large/10108000/10108559.jpg
The 49ers won more than 4 games a season

[bigmike]

Remember when...

http://www.tracypress.com/sports/images/2005-12-05-niners.jpg

he wasn't your "franchise quarterback"?

[mikeford]

http://www.onlinesports.com/images/phf-aaec010.jpg
remember when the patriots sucked...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/FlutieFlakes1.jpg/250px-FlutieFlakes1.jpg
doug flutie had a fucking breakfast cereal...

http://images.art.com/images/products/large/10002000/10002901.jpg
this dude was the sickest man in celtic green...

http://www.kurtrambis.com/fight.jpg
kevin mchale saved the 84 finals...

[preppyak]

Remember when...

he wasn't your "franchise quarterback"?
haha ouch

http://espn.starwave.com/media/nfl/2004/0424/photo/a_manningtags_vt.jpg
Eli was a Charger, for about 2 picks.

[preppyak]

http://chronicle.augusta.com/images/headlines/070496/dream_team3.jpg
We won international competitions in Basketball

PS: Notice the ONE white man, John Stockton, thats clutch

[mikeford]

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-98/12-17-98/scott.jpg
the patriots sucked... part 2 the scott zolak era.

[mikeford]

http://blog.yam.com/price/62e08250.jpgthis team destroyed people by like 70 a game

[preppyak]

this team destroyed people by like 70 a game
haha, great minds think alike. In mine John Stockton looks really, really white though

[mikeford]

haha, great minds think alike. In mine John Stockton looks really, really white though

i wanted the OG dream team with bird.

[preppyak]

i wanted the OG dream team with bird.
ha, but I had the "Triple Towers of Terror" for mine. Oh how the mighty have fallen...speaking of which

http://sportsmed.starwave.com/i/magazine/new/chris_webber_michigan.jpg
Michigan had the Fab 5 and they made the NCAA Tourney losing with a sweet C-Webb technical timeout

[mikeford]

http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/%7Ewaddington/spring309/timmy27.jpg
the killer crossover

[preppyak]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/85000/images/_87252_columbia.jpg
Escobar scored on his own Columbian soccer team in the World Cup.

[preppyak]

the killer crossover
haha, this is gonna end up being a hilarious thread to bump in a few months, just to revisit these moments

[mikeford]

http://www.sportsposterwarehouse.com/warehouse/kj94sl-1.jpg
this dude had his own shoe...

[mikeford]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/85000/images/_87252_columbia.jpg
Escobar scored on his own Columbian soccer team in the World Cup.

and then drug cartels killed his whole family.

[preppyak]

and then drug cartels killed his whole family.
yep, continuing with that WC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1800000/images/_1801520_bagpen300.jpg
Baggio put the PK over the cross-bar to lose to Brazil in the Championship game

http://www.abc.net.au/news/features/wc98/img/bulgaria.jpg
Bulgaria beat Germany in the quarterfinals in a stunning game, only to get slaughtered in the bronze medal round

[mikeford]

http://images.usatoday.com/sports/nba/_photos/2001-10-10-grandmama-inside.jpg
wearing a dress was an acceptable marketing ploy, as opposed to a sign you were totally insane... http://www.outsports.com/nfl/2004/rickyespnxx.jpg

[Doug]

ha, but I had the "Triple Towers of Terror" for mine. Oh how the mighty have fallen...


how have david robinson, hakeem olajuwon and shaq fallin?

i mean, two retired and one is still really good.

what am i missing?

[preppyak]

http://www.outsports.com/nfl/2004/rickyespnxx.jpg
Everytime I see that picture, I just laugh harder and harder, and wish it was Mike Ditka in the wedding dress.

[preppyak]

how have david robinson, hakeem olajuwon and shaq fallin?

i mean, two retired and one is still really good.

what am i missing?
I meant the USA team as a whole

[Doug]

I meant the USA team as a whole

gotcha

[mikeford]

http://www.allsports.com/store/images/items/011/011_1000-5685A.jpg

this dude was nicknamed "the slam dunk maker" and made the 2000 dream team with the rest of these dudes...


Shareef Abdur-Rahim (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareef_Abdur-Rahim), of the Vancouver Grizzlies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies)
Ray Allen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Allen), of the Milwaukee Bucks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks)
Vin Baker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Baker), of the Seattle Sonics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Sonics)
Vince Carter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Carter), of the Toronto Raptors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors)
Kevin Garnett (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Garnett), of the Minnesota Timberwolves (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves)
Tim Hardaway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Hardaway), of the Miami Heat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Heat)
Allan Houston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Houston), of the New York Knicks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks)
Jason Kidd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Kidd), of the Phoenix Suns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Suns)
Antonio McDyess (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_McDyess), of the Denver Nuggets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Nuggets)
Alonzo Mourning (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning), of the Miami Heat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Heat)
Gary Payton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Payton_%28basketball%29), of the Seattle SuperSonics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics)
Steve Smith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_%28basketball%29), of the Portland Trail Blazers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers)

[ActorInThisPlay]

wasn't that the strike year he was on pace to do it?
yeah, it was cool I got to catch batting practice for him when I was younger with my dad. I then got him to sign a baseball on the pitcher mound at Candlestick Park. I then played baseball in Candlestick Park with my dad and all the people he was in the game with. oh man, one of the best days of my life.

p.s. I am a Giants fan by the way.

[preppyak]

http://images.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/_photos/2004-03-03-inside-brooks.jpg
http://www.ewsonline.com/sports/jordan/baseball1.jpg
http://www.atrios.com/baseballcards/images/cards/Bo_Jackson.jpg
http://reds.enquirer.com/img/photos/051697_redsdeion_450x292.jpg
These guys played baseball

[mikeford]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20010711/226allstarlasordareact.jpg

this dude got hit with a bat at an all star game

http://sportsmed.starwave.com/media/mlb/2002/0918/photo/a_piniella_i.jpg
lou threw first base into right field.

[bigmike]

http://www.mlb.com/pit/photo/game_photos/062601_08.jpg



http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brew/image/2001/june/2lloyd0627.jpg

Lloyd McClendon stole first base.

[preppyak]

Lloyd McClendon stole first base.
haha, probably one of the Top 5 sports moments of all time, here's two more great ones:

http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/people/k/knight_bob/knight-chair.jpg
Boby Knight threw the chair

http://www.mlb.com/images/2003/07/24/7HWDq2FS.jpg
George Brett had the pine tar a bit too high

[preppyak]

Bump for humor

When John Daly used to flip out on the course:
http://espn.starwave.com/i/magazine/new/040223_daly3.jpg

[bigmike]

http://rsapia.com/sports/david_duval.jpg

david duval was relevant on the golf scene.


http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_brothers/the_shining/shelley_duvall/shining2.jpg


Now, word on the street is he can't even beat Shelley Duval.
(did she even make any other movies other than "The Shining"

[preppyak]

Now, word on the street is he can't even beat Shelley Duval.
(did she even make any other movies other than "The Shining"
Haha, ouch, but yeah, he and Sergio disappeared
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2004/writers/gary_van_sickle/06/15/open.preview/p2_garcia_getty.jpg

[bigmike]

I'd take Byron Nelson over Duval & Sergio right now.

http://www.portugalgolf.pt/images/jogadores_22/Byron_nelson.jpg

and nelson is 94.

[YouMadeTheScene]

http://www.distantreplays.com/distant/assets/product_images/PAAAIABJFEJMKFAF.jpg

The Islanders would beat the shit out of anyone and everyone

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00028U3CK.01-A2Q41P19X5JJI._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

University of Houston had a sick basketball program.

http://espn.starwave.com/i/magazine/new/christian_laettner_1992.jpg

Laettner owned the world.

http://bengals.enquirer.com/2002/08/25/akili_zoom.jpg

Akili Smith was a top 10 draft pick.

http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/asu/sports/m-footbl/images/rosebowl/a-plummer-night.jpg

Jake Plummer became the snake in the 97 Rose Bowl which is the best football game i've watched to date.

[bigmike]

http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20050902/alex_6949.jpg

akili smith was reincarnated.

[YouMadeTheScene]

http://lcn.canoe.com/archives/lcn/sports/nouvelles/media/2002/04/20020429-191158-g.jpg

Remember when I enjoyed Hockey and it wasn't competitive ice skating with sticks? Oh and when the Islanders had balls. That was nice too.

[YouMadeTheScene]

http://www.sportsposterwarehouse.com/warehouse/blindros95-1.jpg

Brett Lindros beat the shit out of everyone then his brain bled through his nose from fighting so much now he can't talk.

[bigmike]

http://www.blammo.ca/jerseys/pics/cal_seals_70_rd.jpg

California Golden Seals was one of the first california NHL teams (LA Kings and then Oakland Seals came in the league at the same time... 1967-1968)

http://www.dropthepucks.com/images/Col,Nj/75-76BillMckenziefrt.jpg

Kansas City had a hockey team.

[mcfly21]

remember when shawn kemp was a basketball god
http://www.sportsposterwarehouse.com/warehouse/kemp91si-1.jpg