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 Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:12 pm
4. 1983 Bears  This draft class helped make 1985 Bears 1 of greatest teams ever. Chicago landed OT Jimbo Covert in 1st round, WR Willie Gault in 2nd, CB Dave Duerson in 3rd, C Tom Thayer in 4th, DE Richard Dent in 7th n' G Mark Bortz in 8th.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:14 pm
3. 1991 Cowboys This class is distinguished because of its late-round picks. Coach Jimmy Johnson landed defensive tackle Leon Lett {78} in 7th round n' defensive back n' future Super Bowl MVP Larry Brown in 12th round. Dallas also got Pro Bowl OT Erik Williams in 3rd round, n' DT Russell Maryland n' WR Alvin Harper in 1st round.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:16 pm
2. 1986 49ers Niners didn't make its 1st pick until No. 39 overall, when they grabbed DE Larry Roberts. They then landed FB Tom Rathman, DB Tim McKyer, WR John Taylor, DE Charles Haley, OT Steve Wallace, DT Kevin Fagan n' DB Don Griffin. This group helped Niners cement their status as team of 1980s.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:20 pm
1. 1974 Steelers Steelers nabbed Hall of Fame WR Lynn Swann in 1st round, HOF LB Jack Lambert in 2nd, HOF WR John Stallworth in 3rd n' HOF C Mike Webster in 5th. No other team's single draft class has had more than 2 Hall of Famers. Here's my list....Comments n' complaints are welcome....Make sure that team is after 1970 when it's draft began....See ya down the road
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:30 am
i like the paintaball picture is totally extreme
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:31 pm
Here are some of NBA's Greatest Playoff Upsets Denver Nuggets defeatin' Seattle Supersonics--1994 1st round Western Conference Though they barely finished over .500 (42-40), Nuggets, fueled by Dikembe Mutombo, defeated top-seeded Seattle in overtime of Game 5 to win series. It was 1st time in history that an 8th seed had defeated a No. 1. Seattle, led by Gary Payton n' Shawn Kemp, was plagued by Mutombo, whose 31 blocks set a record for a 5-game series.
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:33 pm
Golden State Warriors defeatin' Washington Bullets--1975 NBA Finals Golden State (48-34 in regular season) swept Wes Unseld- n' Elvin-Hayes-led Washington (60-22) in 4 tight games--2 1-point victories, a 6-point win n' an 8-point triumph. Rick Barry was named Finals MVP.
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:36 pm
Houston Rockets defeatin' Orlando Magic--1995 NBA Finals After a 47-win regular season earned it 6th seed, Houston went through Utah (60-22), Phoenix (59-22) n' San Antonio (62-20) to reach Finals. Then Rockets, led by Hakeem Olajuwon, took out Shaquille O'Neal n' Orlando (57-25) to win their 2nd consecutive championship, promptin' coach Rudy Tomjanovich to famously say, "Don't ever underestimate heart of a champion."
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:40 pm
New York Knickerbockers defeatin' Miami Heat--1999 1st round Eastern Conference This series will forever be remembered for 5-foot-9, 150-pound Jeff Van Gundy's clingin' helplessly to leg of Alonzo Mourning as Knicks' coach tried to prevent a fight, but it's also 1 of only 2 series in which a No. 8 defeated a No. 1 (though regular season was shortened to 50 games that season because of a league-imposed lockout). Knicks won 3 games in Miami, capped by a memorable Game 5 in which Allan Houston put up a runner in lane that bounced off backboard n' rim before fallin' in with 0.8 seconds left to give Knicks a 78-77 win.
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:42 pm
Houston Rockets defeatin' Los Angeles Lakers--1981 1st round Western Conference Though this 1st-round series was only a best-of-3 affair, nobody gave Rockets much of a chance to defeat defendin' champion Lakers, who finished season with 14 more wins than Houston. But Moses Malone (No.24), Calvin Murphy n' Rudy Tomjanovich were able to contain Kareem Abdul-Jabbar n' 2nd-year star Magic Johnson as Rockets won decidin' Game 3 89-86. Houston continued its surprise run all way to NBA Finals before losin' to Larry Bird n' Boston Celtics.
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:50 pm
Kansas City Kings defeatin' Phoenix Suns--1981 Western Conference semifinals 4th-seeded Kings, 40-42 durin' regular season n' dealin' with injuries to Otis Birdsong (left) n' others in playoffs, were not expected to be much of a match for Truck Robinson, Dennis Johnson n' rest of top-seeded Suns, who posted best regular season in franchise history (57-25). But Kings raced to a 3-1 lead, lost 2 straight n' then pulled out a 95-88 victory in Game 7 to advance to conference finals, where they were ousted by Houston in 5 games.
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:53 pm
Phoenix Suns defeatin' Los Angeles Lakers--1990 Western Conference semifinals Pre-Charles Barkley Suns, featurin' Tom Chambers (No.24) n' Kevin Johnson, were decided underdogs against MVP Magic Johnson n' top-seeded Lakers. But after splittin' 1st 2 games, Suns took 3 straight to win series. Suns advanced to conference finals, where they were promptly dismissed by Portland.
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:55 pm
Phoenix Suns defeatin' Golden State Warriors--1976 Western Conference Finals Before Garfield Heard's miraculous rainbow shot at buzzer forced triple overtime against Celtics in Game 6 of NBA Finals, Suns (42-40 durin' regular season) had to match up against defendin' champion Golden State (59-23). After a hard-fought 6 games, Suns defeated Warriors 94-86 in Game 7 in San Francisco. Paul Westphal n' Alvan Adams(No.33) led way for Suns, markin' 2nd-greatest upset (based on win differential) in NBA history.
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:58 pm
Detroit Pistons defeatin' Los Angeles Lakers--2004 NBA Finals Veterans Gary Payton n' Karl Malone moved to Los Angeles to help team try to win its 4th championship of Shaq-Kobe era. Series was billed as David (underdog Pistons) vs. Goliath (supremely talented Lakers), but after splittin' 1st 2 games, Detroit won 3 straight by an average of 14 points to win title. Leadin' way for Pistons was guard Chauncey Billups (left, with coach Larry Brown), who averaged 21 points n' 5 assists on his way to winnin' Finals MVP.
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 4:10 pm
Seattle Supersonics defeatin' Dallas Mavericks--1987 1st round Western Conference Despite a losin' regular-season record (39-43), 7th-seeded Sonics knocked off No. 2 Mavs (55-27) 3 games to 1, despite allowin' 151 points in a Game 1 loss. Sonics were led by Xavier McDaniel (No.34, against Los Angeles later in playoffs) n' Tom Chambers while Mavs struggled to make up for lackluster play of Mark Aguirre, who was sufferin' from strep throat. Sonics made it past Houston in semifinals before bein' swept by eventual champion Lakers.
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