The Greatest

[Rafe]

A simple thread - post, in your opinion, your choice for the greatest team in any sporting field and why you chose them.

Who: Hannover 96
http://www.dw-world.de/dwelle/allgemein/bilder_show/0,3772,96599_6,00.jpg

Why: They serve great beer in the stadium, and their captain's name is Lala.

[JSpaceman]

http://iuhoosiers.com/mensbasketball/history/ncaasuccess/1987mbk.jpg

Alford, Smart, Calloway, Garrett, Thomas.

[SenorCardgage]

http://www.execulink.com/~joelb/scooby/episodes/nsdm/pics/globetro.jpg

Ok, Ok, seriously...

I'll start with the greatest (american) football team for me...as sad as it is, I loved the 86 and 87 Browns. I know, I know, horrible team to love and think is the greatest. Even with their faults...and they had many, I grew to love that team. They could do no wrong...except fumble on the 1-yard line :cough:

Not truely a great team, but I'll have to think of others...

[Dumb Hick]

http://www.funnypop.com/images/fishing_hole.jpg

[paranoidandroid]

http://reds.enquirer.com/img/photos/2000/01/bigred_491x400.jpg


'nuff said.

[RedRigmaJacket]

SenorCardage - glad to have another cleveland fan speaking up!

as far as greatest...eh...the cleveland force (1999) because they brought the first championship to the city since 1948. i know, i know...but give us something...

[Zane]

http://reds.enquirer.com/img/photos/2000/01/bigred_491x400.jpg


'nuff said.

Ditto that! Big Red Machine.

Spacey posted in a Sports thread??? Whoa... :p

[sabos_glasses]

Greatest female beach volleyballers
http://www.sfist.com/archives/images/sp_usa_vball03-thumb.jpg

[chuxxter]

OK, this really hurts me. The best team I think I ever saw was the 1998 Yankees. The reason is simple. Though they had not a single player who dominated in any statistical category, they put together one of the great seasons in baseball history. No MVP, No Cy Young winner, no Rookie of the Year, just an assembly of great talent all on the same page. Second place goes to the 1961 Yankees. Mickey Mantle was my hero.

[bjk15]

well... its more a favorite list

"soccer"
manchester united
b/c
eric cantona kicked a fan and i have liked them since... what!? i know it was from one man, but then giggsy and well, nm.

baseball
oakland a's
b/c
stolen bases are the best thing in baseball and when i was a kid, rickey henderson was playing for them.

"football"
oakland raiders
b/c
marcus allen's cutback run in the 84 super bowl.

[atomikdarling]

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2004/10/28/1098940260_8329.jpg

The Red Sox made me interested in a sport. If any of you knew me, you'd realize how crazy that is.

[sabos_glasses]

The Red Sox made me interested in a sport. If any of you knew me, you'd realize how crazy that is.

I understand--that team was special in that way (even though I don't like the Sox and generally find their fans annoying)

[JSpaceman]

Spacey posted in a Sports thread??? Whoa... :p
Shush, you! I know, weird isn't it? I had my basketball phase, but I grew out of it...

Oh yeah, and the 85-86 Boston Celtics... horrible pic...

http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/boston/1986Celtics_375x225.jpg

[sabos_glasses]

This team probably has the greatest record
http://eventfeed.eventshop.com.au/items/2764/img_large.jpg

[atomikdarling]

I understand--that team was special in that way (even though I don't like the Sox and generally find their fans annoying)

I think it was just because they went through all the effort of unfreezing a caveman. That, and I wanted to see how that whole "curse" thing worked out.

[afterdinnerman]

Best teams ever: the 1887, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1956-57 FA Cup winners.

:D

[eno is god]

Oh yeah, and the 85-86 Boston Celtics...



Hell yes. Insane team. Larry Bird is the man.. What about the 1987 lakers ?

http://www.nbahoy.com.ar/imagenes/1987_bird_vs_magic.jpg

[JSpaceman]

I was a Celtics fan, thus required to despise the Lakers. :p

[Jonathan]

Best teams ever: the 1887, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1956-57 FA Cup winners.

:D

Villa?

You really are a posh bastard, aren't you? :D

[Rafe]

Best teams ever: the 1887, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1956-57 FA Cup winners.

:D I won't flatter that comment with a response.

Fuck.

Have you noticed the resemblance between a baboons arse and the colour of villa's strip? That's no coincidence.

[akip]

the spouse says the '88 edmonton oilers for nhl hockey. they had it all.

[Drake]

Santos ('56 - '74).

Why? One word: Pele.

Or of course there is always the '90 Argentina World Cup team - who probably did more coke than the '86 Mets.

[afterdinnerman]

Villa?

You really are a posh bastard, aren't you? :D

I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. :D

[Jonathan]

A thousand apologies. I must have you confused with some other posh bastard. :D

[frizgolf]

Somebody hadda mention Nascar!
Hendrick Motorsports has won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Championship in 1995 with Jeff Gordon, 1996 with Terry Labonte, 1997 and 1998 with Jeff Gordon and again in 2001 with Jeff Gordon. Hendrick Motorsports won its’ first NASCAR Busch Series Championship with driver Brian Vickers in 2003. The organization has also won three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series crowns with Jack Sprague in 1997,1999, and 2001.

[hp1]

http://www.onzuka.com/Photos/Royce%20Gracie%20no%20gi.jpg


Royce Gracie. Amazing doesn't begin to describe him. His name still causes discomfort to all the strike oriented martial artists and brawling punchers who outweighed him and out talked him, but couldn't beat him. He was not the biggest, nor the strongest, just the most skilled and the most dangerous.

[sabos_glasses]

Greatest female beach volleyballers
http://www.sfist.com/archives/images/sp_usa_vball03-thumb.jpg

Walsh and May lost for the first time in 50 matches tonight. :(

[frizgolf]

Walsh and May lost for the first time in 50 matches tonight. :(
I coulda told 'em: don't drink that Mason water. :D

[shivui]

the spouse says the '88 edmonton oilers for nhl hockey. they had it all.
i knew i couldn't be the first one to mention hockey, but... that answer's too easy. of course that oilers dynasty is the first anyone would think of. i can't think of any other team right now.

maybe...
2005 world junior canada
http://www.canadianhockeynews.com/images/actionpics/Jan4Goldmedal.jpg
dominant doesn't do justice.

CAN 7 SVK 3
CAN 8 SWE 1
CAN 9 GER 0
CAN 8 FIN 1
CAN 3 CZE 1
Gold Medal Final
Canada 6 vs. Russia 1

and that russian team just happened to be sporting the #1 and #2 picks in the last NHL entry draft.

[The_Deacon]

Walsh and May lost for the first time in 50 matches tonight. :(

I hope that Walsh and May continue to consoul each other the same way in defeat as they do in victory!

Sabo, that picture is hotter than some of the porn I have seen in my day.

Paris Hilton- "Thats Hot!!"

[Handy Smurf]

http://iuhoosiers.com/mensbasketball/history/ncaasuccess/1987mbk.jpg

Alford, Smart, Calloway, Garrett, Thomas.
Great call, but Id be more inclined to go with the '76 undefeated version of the Hoosiers

[sabos_glasses]

Well I gotta say The Bills in Tecmo Super Bowl are the greatest.

They foiled my undeated season yesterday. Andre Reed was catching everything from QB Bills, even when I had him covered with Albert Lewis and Derrick Thomas. Thurman Thomas scored three touchdowns (he was in "excellant" condition).

Although, now that I think of it, they may not be as good as the 49ers in the original Tecmo Bowl.

[Roy]

2006 Yankees!

Best team money can buy

[Foofur]

In a car....this guy

http://sport.rtl.de/michaelschumacher/wallpaper2_1024x768.jpg

[Roy]

In a car....this guy

(Image of M.Schumacher)

What? Over Nigel Mansell. Now he had everything including a 'tache.

[NoBleeding]

Ayrton Senna had twice the talent as Schumacher and Nigel, though I really like Nigel. A.J. Foyt was also one tough SOB, could win in just about anything. Mario Andretti still has the coveted F1, ChampCar (CART), Indy 500 and Daytona 500 wins. Foyt has the LeMans win instead of an F1 title. Motorsports is too specialized and business-driven today to see that kind of crossover.

[Jonathan]

Motorsports is too specialized and business-driven today to see that kind of crossover.

And when you do see it, it's usually wankers like Robby Gordon who should just stick to the one specialty they're good at because they stink at everything else they try.

[Rafe]

What? Over Nigel Mansell. Now he had everything including a 'tache. Right on. Incidentally, have you seen pictures of old Nige lately? He is now sadly sans 'tache, and frankly looks half the man he was back in his halcyon days of winning world championships. If we are talking racing drivers, though, mention must be made of the mighty James Hunt. He smoked like a trooper, drank and shagged his way around the racetracks of the world, drove with cavalier abandon, verve and style, plus his surname rhymed with "cunt". What a combo.

[Fourthisto]

Well I gotta say The Bills in Tecmo Super Bowl are the greatest.

What the bloody hell??? No way in hell, dude. I wouldn't recognize QB Bills in a police lineup of washed up circus clowns. You just need a team with a better D.

But now that you brought it up, consider me intrigued that you still play this game, and somehow I have to play you, someday. You have been warned.

Although, now that I think of it, they may not be as good as the 49ers in the original Tecmo Bowl.

You mean the Bears, dude. When you gave the ball to Walter Payton, you basically stuffed some leather in an Abrams tank. He shedded tacklers like they were 8 bit globs of jelly. No contest there.

[juggles]

I seriously expected this thread to be about Muhammad Ali based on the title.

I know college wrestling fans don't really chew up the bandwidth on these boards, but you'd be hard pressed to find a guy more dominant in his sport than Cael Sanderson:

http://www.spartanwrestling.com/Gallery/Other/SandersonCael4.jpg

Here he is winning his unprecedented 4th NCAA championship, extending his collegiate record to 149-0. Even Dan Gable lost once in college.

And no thread like this would be complete without mentioning Lance Armstrong.

And if you consider horse racing a sport, Secretariat's 31-length win at the Belmont is hard to compete with.

[chicodaman]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/1999/sportsman/coverlarge.jpg

[Artpunchehorse]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/1999/sportsman/coverlarge.jpg

I can almost see Mia's cooter

[Rafe]

I seriously expected this thread to be about Muhammad Ali based on the title. In retrospect, that would have been a far better idea entirely than this rushed and rather clumsy thread. He was, and still is, The Greatest.

[sabos_glasses]

You mean the Bears, dude. When you gave the ball to Walter Payton, you basically stuffed some leather in an Abrams tank. He shedded tacklers like they were 8 bit globs of jelly. No contest there.

I woould agree, except the 49ers have that pass to Rice that is literally impossible to stop.

As for the challege -- you're on!

[sabos_glasses]

In retrospect, that would have been a far better idea entirely than this rushed and rather clumsy thread. He was, and still is, The Greatest.

It was the Sports Forum's first thread, correct? That should count for something.

[Homsar]

Oh yeah, the US women's softball team was pretty dominant.
Does that count?

[Artpunchehorse]

I seriously expected this thread to be about Muhammad Ali based on the title.

I know college wrestling fans don't really chew up the bandwidth on these boards, but you'd be hard pressed to find a guy more dominant in his sport than Cael Sanderson:

http://www.spartanwrestling.com/Gallery/Other/SandersonCael4.jpg

Here he is winning his unprecedented 4th NCAA championship, extending his collegiate record to 149-0. Even Dan Gable lost once in college.

And no thread like this would be complete without mentioning Lance Armstrong.

And if you consider horse racing a sport, Secretariat's 31-length win at the Belmont is hard to compete with.


That feat is incredible. I'd leave out Lance, seems to me he had some "help"

[chiswick]

http://reds.enquirer.com/img/photos/2000/01/bigred_491x400.jpg


'nuff said.

Wow. I was 9 and 10 years old when the Reds won the '75 and '76 World Series and I still remember the names of the players in this photo without Googling or researching. Correct me if I'm wrong but they are as follows from back row left to right.

George Foster / Ceasar Geranimo / Ken Griffey
Pete Rose / Dave Concepcion / Joe Morgan / Tony Perez
Johnny Bench

[Artpunchehorse]

Wow. I was 9 and 10 years old when the Reds won the '75 and '76 World Series and I still remember the names of the players in this photo without Googling or researching. Correct me if I'm wrong but they are as follows from back row left to right.

George Foster / Ceasar Geranimo / Ken Griffey
Pete Rose / Dave Concepcion / Joe Morgan / Tony Perez
Johnny Bench


Your are correct. I have that pic hanging on my wall

[juggles]

I'd leave out Lance, seems to me he had some "help"

But he's the most dominate athlete in the history of ultra-juiced cycling.

[Artpunchehorse]

But he's the most dominate athlete in the history of ultra-juiced cycling.

I'll give you that. And he is the most dominant juiced up athlete getting hot old rocker wife's