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post #1 of 68
9/16/06 at 5:51pm
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I wish Glen Rice were still playing in the NBA and still in his prime.

This guy took a quantum leap from being a shooter to being and honest-to-god threat to score from ANYWHERE on the court. In his prime, there were a good four to five years where he really learned to put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket and pull up for one of those jumpers. There was even a brief period where I gotta say he must have been the biggest offensive threat in the league.

It's too bad his legs gave way. After that first championship playing second fiddle to Shaq and Kobe, he really fell off sharply, and the last I saw of him he was being passed around by the Rockets, Jazz and Clippers like a ten day contract guy. I dunno if his career is enough to get him into the Hall of Fame, but that guy was just LETHAL. If he ever played a lick of defense and had maybe three or so more years of that kind of offensive dominance, he would have become one of the greats.

I also miss Mookie Blaylock. Because of his name.

Are there any professional athletes that you miss?
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post #2 of 68
9/16/06 at 5:55pm
I miss Vince Young in college. He was easily one of the best playmakers I've ever seen, personally, and I fear he won't do nearly as well in the NFL.
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post #3 of 68
9/16/06 at 6:15pm
Muggsy Bogues, of the Hornets. He was my favorite player as a kid, mostly because he was so short.
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post #4 of 68
9/16/06 at 6:37pm
It's a little scary, but I'm with Fabfunk 100%. Glen Rice was my favorite NBA player following his domination in the NCAA tournament, setting a scoring mark for one tounament still not surpassed while leading the Wolverines to the national title. I still have my #41 Heat and Hornet jerseys and an old Nautica poster somewhere.

And speaking of the Michigan Wolverines, fuck notre dame, fuck charlie weis, and fuck brady quinn, they're going down!
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post #5 of 68
9/16/06 at 10:12pm
Barry Sanders. Period.
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post #6 of 68
9/16/06 at 11:28pm
Walter F'n Payton. God I miss that guy!
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post #7 of 68
9/16/06 at 11:32pm
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Originally Posted by Jim Kelly
Barry Sanders. Period.
Beat me to it. Retired before his time.

Was the Shawn Kemp of my young days devoured by some behemoth? I miss the Rain Man.
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post #8 of 68
9/17/06 at 1:28am
Bo Jackson. Mostly 'cause he was just so badass in Tecmo Super Bowl. And if we're relying on that bit of nostalgia, you can lump Christian "Nigerian Nightmare" Okoye in there too.
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post #9 of 68
9/17/06 at 1:49am
I always responded to Deion "Prime Time" Sanders. He was sort of like Terrell Owens without the jackassy streak. Showboater, playmaker, but he seemed to be a genuinely good guy. Wish he was still around.
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post #10 of 68
9/17/06 at 2:15am
Barry Sanders really was the most painful to see go since he was the most exciting rb ever and had about 5 years left if he wanted to. I miss basketball of the late 80s in general. Young Jordan, Barkley on the Sixers, Larry and McHale vs. Magic and Worthy, Dominique Wilkins, etc. it was the best era of all time. I also liked, and this may be shocking to non hardcore nba fans, the Warriors of the early 90s. Run TMC and then young versions of Webber and Sprewell were really fun to watch.

Bo and Okoye are good calls by badger spoon. I will add the defensive end excitement of Derrick Thomas and Dexter Manley. And LT.
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post #11 of 68
9/17/06 at 2:19am
Eddie George....first nfl jersey i ever bought....too bad the workload got to him

Patrick Roy...obvious reasons, local legend and confident as hell but not cocky
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post #12 of 68
9/17/06 at 2:24am
Pete Rose
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post #13 of 68
9/17/06 at 2:36am
Pete Rose's Incredible Hulk-like haircut I miss dearly.
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post #14 of 68
9/17/06 at 3:26am
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Originally Posted by Jim Kelly
Barry Sanders. Period.
I remember reading a great story about him from SI, I believe. Pretty sure it was an article written about a couple of years after he retired, and whether or not he was interested in coming back to Detroit.

He was on the bench during a part of the game when the Lions were on defense. The opposing team had a long drive going before turning the ball over. Sanders had fallen asleep sitting upright on the bench, and one of the coaches had to wake him & told him to hurry up and get on the field. He grabbed his helmet and got out there into formation.

They handed the ball off to him and he ran for a 60+ yard touchdown. Afterwards, he just handed the ball to the ref and went back and sat down on the bench....
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post #15 of 68
9/17/06 at 8:10am
I have to add to the Barry Sanders love, especially since he was infinitely more talented than Emmit Smith but was never given half as good an offensive line and he still had comprable if not better numbers than Smith. Some point to Gale Sayers and Sweetness(rightfully so) but I say Sanders was the best ever.

Also Pete Rose should be in the hall of fame in my opinion. He is the all time hit king and earned his nickname Charlie Hustle. Pete played the game with a fire in his soul that I think none today can match, sure their are better hitters, better runners, better fielders, but Pete would have found a way to kick their ass, and honestly I could give a shit if he made an extra buck on the side from it or not. I just can't believe he bet AGAINST his team and threw games to win, it just wasn't his style to not try his best. (imo)
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post #16 of 68
9/17/06 at 8:39am
OK, so they're both still in the NBA, but how I wish Grant Hill and Penny Hardaway hadn't seen their hugely promising careers lost to injuries. With the likes of LeBron, Dwyane and Carmelo now running the show, it's sad to see Grant and Penny hanging on for dear life in the hope of rekindling the spark that made them fan favourites in the 90s.

I miss Terrell Davis, too, although at least he went out with two Superbowl rings before having to cut his career short.
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post #17 of 68
9/17/06 at 12:00pm
Dennis Rodman. Say what you want, but he was entertaining as hell to watch on the court.
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post #18 of 68
9/17/06 at 12:38pm
Red Cashion.
"First Daaaaaaaaaaaaaoooooown!"
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post #19 of 68
9/18/06 at 11:13am
Ken Griffey Jr.

Sure, I know theres a guy playing by that name on the Cincinnati Reds, but don't be fooled, its an imposter.

As little as 10-15 years ago we all had the privilege of witnessing three of the greatest outfielders to ever step foot on a baseball diamond, in their prime, simultaneously in Barry Bonds, Rickey Henderson and a healthy Ken Griffey Jr.
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post #20 of 68
9/18/06 at 12:59pm
Nolan Ryan.
Tony Dorsett.
Ed "Too Tall" Jones.
Mike Scott.
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post #21 of 68
9/18/06 at 2:29pm
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Originally Posted by JGButler
I always responded to Deion "Prime Time" Sanders. He was sort of like Terrell Owens without the jackassy streak. Showboater, playmaker, but he seemed to be a genuinely good guy. Wish he was still around.
Yeah, I miss ol' Prime Time and his high-stepping endzone antics, too - for pretty much the same reasons. He showboated as if his life depended on it but always justified his swagger on the field, and unlike T.O. he was also a team player through and through.
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post #22 of 68
9/18/06 at 2:34pm
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Originally Posted by swedish miyagi
I miss basketball of the late 80s in general. Young Jordan, Barkley on the Sixers, Larry and McHale vs. Magic and Worthy, Dominique Wilkins, etc. it was the best era of all time.
Makes me want to go play Lakers Vs. Celtics in the NBA Playoffs.
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post #23 of 68
9/18/06 at 4:52pm
More Prime Time nostalgia. Truly a jack of all trades...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyNMz_LxEoA
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post #24 of 68
9/18/06 at 4:57pm
Duk Koo Kim
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post #25 of 68
9/18/06 at 6:54pm
Daryl Dawkins. What I wouldn't give to once more see him thorw down a Rump-Roaster on some foo'. I hope the sky is sunny on planet Lovetron.

Ditto Barry Sanders. He crushed this former Detroit boy's heart. I grew up going to Tiger Stadium and really miss seeing Trammell and Whitaker patroling the middle infield as well.

Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, Julio Caesar Chavez, Muhammad Ali.

George Brett and Robin Yount and Lenny Dykstra even though they didn't play for my team were guys that I loved watching play.

The entire line-up of the Oakland A's 1970-74.

Any dudes with panache like Walt "Clyde" Frazier and Joe Namath

Mean Joe Green, Jack Lambert, and Jack Ham. The Soul Patrol of Jack Tatum and George Atkinson.

Leon and Michael Spinks

Mark Gastineau. Yeah he was a prick but he was fun to watch.
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post #26 of 68
9/26/06 at 8:00pm
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Originally Posted by Jim Kelly
Barry Sanders. Period.
WORD
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post #27 of 68
9/26/06 at 8:12pm
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post #28 of 68
9/26/06 at 9:33pm
Cal Ripken Jr.
Johnny Unitas
Joe Montana
Clyde Drexler
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post #29 of 68
9/27/06 at 5:31am
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Originally Posted by travishall456
Beat me to it. Retired before his time.

Was the Shawn Kemp of my young days devoured by some behemoth? I miss the Rain Man.
Agreed.

Also agree with Miyagi about late 80's (and I will include) early 90's basketball.

Also miss that early 90's Hornets team with Larry (Grandma ma) Johnson, Zo Mourning, Kendall Gill and Muggsy Bogues.

Also my take on Barry Sanders who I miss the most... post #25 and #27

http://chud.com/forums/showthread.ph...=Barry+Sanders
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post #30 of 68
9/27/06 at 5:32am
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post #31 of 68
9/27/06 at 9:11am
Lloyd Moseby.

Damaso Garcia.
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post #32 of 68
9/27/06 at 9:24am
Sweetness.

Donnie Baseball playing first.

Bobby Orr.
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post #33 of 68
9/27/06 at 3:07pm
Phil Niekro. Wakefield just doesn't compare.

Emmitt Smith.

Fernando Valenzuela. Although he's probably still pitching somewhere in Mexico.
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post #34 of 68
9/27/06 at 3:20pm
1.Sugar Ray Leonard
2. Ali
3. Rod Woodson
4 Greg Lloyd
5 Carnell Lake

im a big steelers fan
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post #35 of 68
9/29/06 at 8:50am
Timmy Brown
Rich Gannon
Steve Wisniewski
Wayne Gretzky
Timmy Hardaway
Robbie Alomar
Boris Becker
Dale Earnhardt
Barry Sanders
Michael Jordan
Gabriel Batistuta
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post #36 of 68
9/29/06 at 9:19am
Marino and the Marks Brothers. You never wanted to miss a play because they could literally score at any moment.

Toss in pretty much that whole era of QBs -- Marino, Elway, Kelly, Kosar, etc. The mid- to late 80s were just an awesome time for football, even for a Bucs fan.

The Orlando Magic team with Shaq, Penny, Nick Anderson, Dennis Scott, and Horace Grant. Lord knows what they could have done had they managed to keep Shaq in town.

Strawberry and Gooden. If they'd kept their heads on straight, Hall of Famers both. Sandy Koufax said early in Gooden's career that he'd rather have Gooden's future than his own past. Sad that he never lived up to that.
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post #37 of 68
9/29/06 at 9:25am
I'll throw out Yannick Noah. Probably the only person I went out of my way to watch play tennis because he was so entertaining.

I'm just glad I could see him in the stands during UF's run last year.

.. his smoking hot wife didn't hurt matters either.
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post #38 of 68
9/29/06 at 12:32pm
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Originally Posted by heLL pAso
Timmy Brown
Rich Gannon
Steve Wisniewski
Wayne Gretzky
Timmy Hardaway
Robbie Alomar
Boris Becker
Dale Earnhardt
Barry Sanders
Michael Jordan
Gabriel Batistuta
Agreed on Gretzky, Jordan, Earnhardt, Becker and Alomar. I will also throw in Marcus Allen,Tony Fernandez, Joe Montana and the reason the Mets are my favourite team a pre jail mid 80's Doc Gooden.
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post #39 of 68
9/29/06 at 9:54pm
Is there an athlete named Tim that Hell Paso does not refer to as "Timmy"? In ten years I bet he'll miss Timmy Duncan and Timmy Wakefield.

Boris Becker is a good one. I liked seeing major tounament finals with him and Edberg. Even Lendl and long haired Agassi I miss a little bit.

B-Scott, I am not really a Steelers fan but I was still a fan of Lloyd, Lake, and especially Woodson (had a 99 speed rating on early versions of Madden). And I will even throw in an honorable mention of Louis Lipps and Barry Foster.
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post #40 of 68
9/30/06 at 12:54am
Nice to see so many people chiming in for Barry Sanders, but I'm a little surprised to see so little mention of Bo Jackson after the first entry here. The guy was absolutely electrifying, and if he hadn't injured his hip we'd be talking about all the records he'd be on the cusp of breaking in football AND baseball (realistically he probably wouldn't still be playing both, but still).

Mine's kind of left field: Pete Sampras. Only because I want to see what kind of rivalry he'd have with Federerererer. He's one of the few guys I can think of in recent tennis history who you know wouldn't have wilted when playing Roger. It would've been amazing tennis.
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post #41 of 68
9/30/06 at 1:33am
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson
Marino and the Marks Brothers. You never wanted to miss a play because they could literally score at any moment.
Yep, that'll do it for me. Oh well, at least he's still on TV.
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post #42 of 68
9/30/06 at 5:05am
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Banks is my hero
Mine's kind of left field: Pete Sampras. Only because I want to see what kind of rivalry he'd have with Federerererer. He's one of the few guys I can think of in recent tennis history who you know wouldn't have wilted when playing Roger. It would've been amazing tennis.
Yeah, a mid-90's Sampras vs. the Federer of today would be some great stuff.

For tennis I have to throw out Pat Rafter as well...he wasn't the strongest server (by far), but boy could that guy play the net. Which is becoming a lost art. It makes me sad to see that even the Aussies have turned into mostly baseline players now. Plus, Rafter was just a really nice guy all around. "Sorry, mate".
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post #43 of 68
9/30/06 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Banks is my hero
Nice to see so many people chiming in for Barry Sanders, but I'm a little surprised to see so little mention of Bo Jackson after the first entry here. The guy was absolutely electrifying, and if he hadn't injured his hip we'd be talking about all the records he'd be on the cusp of breaking in football AND baseball (realistically he probably wouldn't still be playing both, but still).
What records ? The only record he would have a realistic chance to break in either sport would be most strikeouts. Sure he was good at both but as a baseball player all he was was a power hitter with good speed but a poor batting average. In football I will agree he was a great running back but as long as he played both he could never make a run at records. Even if he did play a full season he still wouldnt have even been the best back in the league during his peak there were 2 or 3 guys better than him.
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post #44 of 68
9/30/06 at 4:42pm
The record's point is true, but Bo was arguably the best rb in the league when he played, he was unstoppable most of the time. And in baseball while he was just a home run hitter with not that great an average, don't sleep on the fact that he was a great outfielder that could run down any fly ball and had an absolute canon for an arm. He didn't have amazing agility like Barry but as far as the combo of speed and strength go he had more than anyone ever.
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post #45 of 68
9/30/06 at 6:54pm
How about Randy Moss with the Vikings? Always good for some highlights and easily a top four receiver. Some people say too many distractions, but even at his worst he was nothing compared to T.O. the last couple of years. Seeing him rot away in Oakland is just sad, especially after seeing how much love Minnesota fans had for him in the preseason.

And does anyone else remember the great sports posters of the late 80s/early 90s? I think the company's name was Costacos Brothers and
they produced posters usually playing off a nickname or style of play. I had a Ronnie Lott 'Designated Hitter' and Barry Sanders 'Silver Streak'. I also remember a Christian Okoye 'Nigerian Nightmare' where he was wearing a Freddy Kruger glove and a Brian Bosworth 'Land of Boz' with the Boz and a bunch of little kids wearing sunglasses and mohawks. Fun stuff, and they didn't cost $150 like Fathead.
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post #46 of 68
10/1/06 at 9:01am
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Is there an athlete named Tim that Hell Paso does not refer to as "Timmy"? In ten years I bet he'll miss Timmy Duncan and Timmy Wakefield.
You're the same clown that had an issue when I called Pat Riley, Riles. As if i'm the only one. Many Raiders and Heat fans call Brown and Hardaway Timmy. Sorry if you missed the memo where people who actually follow athletes would know them by nicknames or extensions of their names. Is it wrong to call Lincoln Kennedy Big Linc, Charles Woodson C-Wood or Roy Halladay Doc? How about C-Webb? No, that one you probably know so there's nothing wrong in saying that.
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post #47 of 68
10/1/06 at 4:33pm
You're kind of a typical poser who likes to act like because you "follow" athletes that somehow that makes you best friends with them and part of the team or some shit like that, like if you walked into the clubhouse they'd be like "what's up H-pas" and you'd reply "hey Timmy". A lot of people lose sight of the fact that they are just an insignificant fan and not actually on the team.

I liked the Dream Team poster from about 1986 that featured Jordan, Bird, Magic, Dominique, and Olajuwon. That's a pretty solid squad.
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post #48 of 68
10/1/06 at 5:08pm
Don Mattingly. It's a shame he doesn't quite have the numbers to get him into the hall of fame.
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post #49 of 68
10/1/06 at 6:09pm
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Originally Posted by Tim Pedersen
Don Mattingly. It's a shame he doesn't quite have the numbers to get him into the hall of fame.
Mattingly would be the first inductee if they ever made a Hall of Very Good.
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post #50 of 68
10/2/06 at 2:18am
I remember back in little league kids were idolizing Donnie baseball like he was about as good as Ted Williams. Jose Canseco was also supposed to be the greatest thing in the world back then too. I liked Will Clark on the Giants in those days, back when he and kevin Mitchell were the best 3-4 in the league. Remember when Cecil Fielder hit 50 hrs? Doesn't get weirder than that.
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