Thomas Bugg Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 This is the total reverse of my other thread. The past few threads have made me realize that I come off as being a miserable sumbitch of a sports fan. But I'm from Philly, can you blame me?!? :'( One moment that immediately jumps off the page, and probably is the standardbearer of moments that revived or gave a franchise or program the kick in the ass that it needed, was in the 1984 NBA Draft when the Chicago Bulls, with the third overall selection in the draft, passed on Barkley and Stockton and selected a shooting guard from North Carolina. Yes, him. The Bulls had been a playoff team before in the 70's, but that seemed like a distant memory as they'd finished in the cellar 4 out of the past 5 seasons prior to 1984. The rest, as they say, is history. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Los Angeles. 1979. Jerry Buss uses the #1 pick to take a kid from Lansing with a cool nickname and big smile. The Lakers did pretty good with him at point guard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I wonder how they'd have done with Sidney Moncrief instead. I imagine not as well, but still okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 It's the Lakers and Showtime with Sidney Moncrief! Doesn't have the same sound to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Red getting Parish and McHale along with larry. Spurs tanking the year Robinson was hurt and then getting Duncan. Penguins getting Sid in the lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Not sure if this follows the Seattle beating the Angels in the 1993? wild card play in game and then the Yankees in the division series saved Seattle baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Here comes the money. Money money money money money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 St. Louis Cardinals Winter Meetings (and the preceding month) 1980. In August 1980, Whitey Herzog moves from manager to GM. In the offseason he names himself manager, holding both jobs, and moves a total of 26 players in or out over the course of two months. This would end a decade of Cardinals futility and begin the era of the Cardinals that defined my childhood. Shouldn't have traded Hernandez, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 49ers hired Jim Harbaugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The Saints picking up Drew Brees set them on the path of regular playoff appearances and a Super Bowl after being a running joke for decades. If you had to pick one game, the one where they trounced the Falcons in the first game in the Superdome since Katrina really set the tone for their revival. Oh, and Mo Lewis killing Drew Bledsoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Tayshaun Prince blocks Reggie Miller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Tayshaun Prince blocks Reggie Miller. He was doing God's work right there. Because, you know, God ( I mean, if He were real) hates Reggie Miller just like the rest of us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 There's a common thread with Miami teams that it had a lot to do with hiring the right person to be in charge. Shula. Schnellenberger, Riley. Of course, Riley benefited greatly from the Arisons taking full control of the franchise at the same time and how Mickey Arison gave Riley a blank check (literally and figuratively) to run the team how he saw fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The Dolphins' doctor flunking Drew Brees on his physical was a pretty huge moment for Alabama football. Set in motion the chain of events that brought in Saban and the new golden age. Wish I could go back in time and sit in that exam room with a shaker and an air horn. ROW TAHD HONK HONK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 How about this one for the Tigers: Pudge Rodriguez signs as a free agent. The year before, they lost 119 games as one of the worst teams all-time. The year after, they signed still-revered-in-Detroit Magglio Ordonez. They after THAT, they're in the World Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 This is kinda a "meh" one, but it's the moment when the Blues current rebuild gained momentum. January 19th 2008. The Blues are in the midst of there rebuild, having back to back bottom 5 in the league finishes, and seemed to be heading for another one: They are dead last in the West, and were getting ready to play the Boston Bruins, who had been the best team in the East. Furthermore, Erik Johnson, there former 1st overall pick defensemen, was out for the season due to a "questionable" knee injury involving a golf cart. The Blues were lacking in top end talent, that seemed to be just watching the season pass by. Then the game... This seems like a minor game in teh grand scheme of things, but it completely altered the Blues season: They were on fire for the rest of the regular season after this win, climbing from 15th in the West all the way 6th. The Canucks completely trounced the Blues out in the first round, but it was a very key game for the franchise: They have not finished in the bottom 10 in the league since, and a lot of the key players in the game are still key players who adopted a bigger leadership role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Revived back to irrelevant mediocrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 John Davidson deserves a lot of credit. He did a ton for the Blues when they were a franchise with serious problems, and it still seems quite feasible he'll achieve the same with Columbus, as they've now moved from "awful franchise" to "interesting island of misfit toys". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 John Davidson deserves a lot of credit. He did a ton for the Blues when they were a franchise with serious problems, and it still seems quite feasible he'll achieve the same with Columbus, as they've now moved from "awful franchise" to "interesting island of misfit toys". Him and Jarmo basically are the main reason we are in the position we are in now, being a team with serious Stanley Cup hopes in the short and long term. Smart drafting, and keeping good veteran players on the team to help transition our young talent develop there games. Without them, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if there were talk of the team being moved right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I will also submit the trifecta of Jim Irsay getting control of the Colts over his stepmother, the hiring of Bill Polian, and the drafting of Peyton Manning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Fuck the Trifecta: The Colts franchise was made when they got Peyton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 All of it happened over several months, so it ties together in my mind. But certainly, Peyton is the lynchpin to the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 That glorious one SuperBowl they won... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 That glorious one SuperBowl they won... Which is one more then the glorious Lions have in there entire history. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Stop living in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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