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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:38 am
by perchorin
no, it was not the gold medal. some would say that was what prompted the creation of the following "dream teams". oh hell, everyone knows that's why we did it
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:27 am
by Incandenza
It was the bronze in the '88 Seoul Games...
Can't think of who might have been on that team, tho.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:43 am
by Numia Kereru
Is that the year they took the silver after the controversial loss to the then-USSR? Or was that one of the Dream Teams?
edit: was Magic Johnson on that team, before he joined the NBA? Actually, now I read that back it sounds like a rather dumb question lol. But I stand to be corrected
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:16 am
by Incandenza
Numia Kereru wrote:Is that the year they took the silver after the controversial loss to the then-USSR? Or was that one of the Dream Teams?
edit: was Magic Johnson on that team, before he joined the NBA? Actually, now I read that back it sounds like a rather dumb question lol. But I stand to be corrected
Nah, that was in Munich in '72... all those silver medals are still in a vault somewhere. The US team refused to accept them. One of the top three most egregious hose-jobs in the history of sports.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:52 am
by Numia Kereru
Incandenza wrote:Nah, that was in Munich in '72... all those silver medals are still in a vault somewhere. The US team refused to accept them. One of the top three most egregious hose-jobs in the history of sports.
Aha, I see. I remember seeing the last moments of that game on a highlights reel some years back and thought the whole thing was rather farcical
Well, I'm out of ideas for the answer to the question
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:04 am
by Incandenza
It's definitely the bronze, I was just trying to come up with a good question....
I heard this one today. I haven't been able to confirm it, but it comes from a reliable source, and, well, 'tis the season:
Which men's college basketball program has the most NCAA tournament victories without ever winning a title?
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:16 am
by Serbia
Wake Forest?
if I'm right 
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:16 am
by P Gizzle
uh.....i think, i am 90% sure that UNLV has won a championship, but im gonna say UNLV.....
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:14 pm
by Incandenza
It's neither wake or UNLV... especially since UNLV won the title in (I think) 1991...
okay, hinty time: the school in question has the word 'eagles' in their mascot name. So they could be the eagles or the blahblah eagles... that should narrow it down a bit, but not too much.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:44 am
by Serbia
Boston College?
No way...
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:08 am
by P Gizzle
Marquette Golden Eagles
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:23 pm
by Incandenza
Serbia wrote:Boston College?
No way...
Winner!
(I didn't believe it myself, but like I said, I have it on reliable authority)
Your go, serbia. Bring on thy obscure hockey questions.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:45 pm
by Serbia
Wow! Pulled that one out...
ok, hang on (this equals a BUMP until I get a question)
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:47 pm
by Serbia
Most goals by a defenseman in a single season was set in the 1985-1986 season by an Edmonton Oilers d-man. Name that player. Bonus if you know how many goals he scored.
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:04 am
by Incandenza
Serbia wrote:Most goals by a defenseman in a single season was set in the 1985-1986 season by an Edmonton Oilers d-man. Name that player. Bonus if you know how many goals he scored.
I'm going to go with Paul Coffey.... if it ain't him, I've got another name that it might be...
I have no idea how many goals he scored, but given the team he played on, 50 isn't out of the question.
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:55 am
by Serbia
Paul Coffey is correct! He scored 48 that year.
Your go, 'Denza.
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:55 pm
by Incandenza
Serbia wrote:Paul Coffey is correct! He scored 48 that year.
Your go, 'Denza.
Damn, I am running low on good ones off the top of my head...
Who is the only baseball player to hit 50 home runs and 50 doubles in one season?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:47 pm
by I GOT SERVED
uhhh....I'll venture a wild guess at Barry Bonds.
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:33 pm
by Incandenza
Nope. Please try again.
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:47 pm
by I GOT SERVED
Hermmmm.....possibly David Ortiz?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:49 pm
by Incandenza
No, although you're generally correct in the era. This happened in the last 20 years.
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:03 pm
by Serbia
Ken Griffey Jr.
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:20 pm
by pitbull 993
A-Rod?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:25 pm
by spurgistan
How about Albert Belle?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:34 pm
by Incandenza
spurgistan wrote:How about Albert Belle?
dingdingdingding
You are correct.
All the more impressive is that he did it in the strike-shortened 144-game 1995 season. The funny thing is that the following season, Belle, who was quite the noted asshole, wrote "50/50" on his cleats to celebrate the achievement. Then one day teammate Eddie Murray, no warm and cuddly guy himself, decided to give him shit and asked Belle is the 50/50 was supposed to denote his fielding percentage. Hilarity ensued.
spurgistan, you're up.