So, what predictions have you really screwed lately?

Tinsley.....He could not beat Fredie Williams off the dribble last year so I assumed NBA defenders would be able to deny his penetration also.

 

Biggest gaffs:

1. Spurs over Lakers in 2001
2. Packers over Broncos big in Super Bowl 32
3. Maryland and Arizona over Duke last year
4. Astros in 4 (any year)
5. Giants over Ravens by comfortable margin in Super Bowl 35

Best calls:

1. Patriots 23, Rams 20 (almost nailed the exact score)
2. Oklahoma over Florida State
3. Rockets to sweep the Magic in 1995
4. Dbacks over the Yanks
5. Spurs to sweep LA and Portland in 1999


Overall, my best bet was putting a lot of money down on the huge spread this year, and betting on OU straight up to beat FSU a year ago. My worst bet was watching the Spurs tank against the Lakers last year.

 

My negatives are too many to name.

My claim to fame is calling 0-3 North Carolina over #5 (??) Florida State!

 

SOME OF THE BEST BEST CALLS:

Uconn over Duke (also got 3/4 final 4 teams that year). Uconn was a great team, they had only lost 2 games that year if I recall and they were w/o some key players those games. Duke was a great team too (only lost 1), but I could smell a tough game and thought the Dukies would choke, and they did.

Pats over Rams. Again, it just looked like a much more even game than the "experts"(sheep) were predicting based on the Pats beating an outstanding Steelers team and the Rams almost losing to Phily. Plus other intangibles also went to favor the Pats.

Denver over the Packers in the Superbowl (Terrell Davis and the Denver offense was killing people)

Packers over 4whiners in NFC quarters (Cowboys 5th/Switzer's ring year)

Texas over NU (James Brown's 4th down play)

Tennessee over FSU (national championship game)

SOME OF THE WORST CALLS:

The Chargers (plus like 19) to cover against the 4whiners in the Super Bowl.

Nebraska + points versus Miami this year.

Texas over CU

CU over Oregon

UNLV over Duke in the Final Four (the 2nd, and sucky, classic match-up against them)

Lakers over Bulls
Blazers over Bulls
Jazz over Bulls twice (I never did well picking against the Jordan fellow obviously)

 

Bad Calls
1. Sean Elliot - He was my favorite player and I really thought he would be the next MJ.
2. Doug Smith and Randy White- thought both of these guys would be good.
3. Cade McNown - I thought he would be in the pro bowl by now.

Good calls:
1. Tony Battie - I knew he would suck
2. Vince Carter - Something special about the guy.
3. Kobe -didn't want to believe it, but I knew he would be good.

 

Worst predictions:

1.Spurs repeat (although, pre-Timmy injury)
2.Atlanta as this seasons most improved
3.Sixers knock off Lakers
4.A's winning the World Series last season
5.Nets will straddle the 8th/9th seed this season

Best predictions:

1.Pats upset Rams
2.Sox to come back from 0-2 against Cleveland
3.Titans music city miracle
4.Marlins over Indians
5.Michael Finley would become a superstar (albeit I said for the Suns)

 

That team wasn't just Rip though. El Amin has been in an out of the pros and Voskal starts for the Suns. They also had a really good physical PF and a really solid college version of Joe Dumars (SG/PG combo)-both outstanding college players whose name I can't remember right now. UConn had a very solid starting 5 that didn't lose a single game that year with everyone in the line-up. Also, at that time Maggette was a very inconsistent athlete and Battier didn't have any offensive game either. Future pros yes, but not seasoned excellent college players yet. The latter (being seasoned college players is underestimated), after all a team with Webber, Howard and Rose plus 3 guys that have played some level of pro basketball (Riley, Jackson and King) never won a single championship. Neither did a team with Jamison, Carter, Williams and 2 more semi-pros that was pleagued with no depth.

UNLV was awesume. I loved it when they buried the smug Dukies by like 40 in the national champoionship game. One of the best ever national championship games. The UNLV team over a 2 year period was perhaps the best college team since the 80s--though their single loss in the second year resulted in them choking away another championship. Still doesn't take away that lovely finals performance the year before.

 

Damn DEAN, I also picked Atlanta as the most improved team...I had them a 4 seed.

 

Yeah, they looked great on paper. Unfortunately they join the many ranks of the notebook elite.

 

hey..remember when I said I thought the Detroit Lions would be a surprise team this year??? and remember when they surprised the heck out of me by being absolutely awful??? that was pretty cool....

i thought bo jackson would hit 40/40 back in junior high...still convinced he would have if it weren't for those pesky injuries!

 

Griffin a 4....No wait he is a 4.



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