Who knew this Dwyane Wade guy existed?

[Songbird]

Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Florida, just made what I think is a dumb comment while speaking to the speaker of the U.S. House.

They're offering some kind of cockamamey resolution about it being Miami Heat Day or something, and Meek says something, to the effect, about Dwyane Wade "not being known around the country" before these NBA Finals.

Wasn't known?!

On a separate but related note, when was the last time a state could boast being the best in basketball?

University of Florida wins NCAA title.
Miami Heat win NBA title.

 

[shockey]

Re: Who knew this Dwayne Wade guy existed?

he's obviously not well-known enough to get his name spelled correctly. 8) 8) 8)

 

[Songbird]

Re: Who knew this Dwayne Wade guy existed?

OK, I'm zinged. But you get the point.

 

[DyePack]

OK, I'm zinged. But you get the point.

Apparently not zinged enough to fix the thread, though.

 

[Overrated]

Re: Who knew this Dwayne Wade guy existed?

Who is this about? That guy from a Different World who wore those flip-up sunglasses?

 

[Songbird]

Still zinged, but fixed.

 

[DyePack]

Re: Who knew this Dwayne Wade guy existed?

Who is this about? That guy from a Different World who wore those flip-up sunglasses?

"He's gonna need sugar to talk those pants down!"

 

[leo1]

i live in miami and you wouldn't believe how often this season people talked about how wade was 'a well-kept secret.'

um, no. they have internet and cable TV now. if this was 1985 and only a handful of games were nationally televised until the playoffs, he'd be a secret.

 

[Starman]

Uhm, the Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship, and Michigan the NCAA title, in 1989.

The Lakers won the NBA title, and UCLA the NCAA, in 1972.

 

[Songbird]

Uhm, the Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship, and Michigan the NCAA title, in 1989.

The Lakers won the NBA title, and UCLA the NCAA, in 1972.

3 times in 34 years. Kind of rare.

 

[Starman]

Uhm, the Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship, and Michigan the NCAA title, in 1989.

The Lakers won the NBA title, and UCLA the NCAA, in 1972.

3 times in 34 years. Kind of rare.

Well, yeah, kind of.

In a "Hmmm, that's interesting" kind of way, as opposed to a "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" kind of way. :o :o

;) :D

 

[Ace]

If you didn't follow the NBA or college basketball you probably would not know Dwyane Wade.

He's not like Shaq or Michael Jordan, who are inescapable.

 

[Overrated]

Uhm, the Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship, and Michigan the NCAA title, in 1989.

The Lakers won the NBA title, and UCLA the NCAA, in 1972.

3 times in 34 years. Kind of rare.

Well, yeah, kind of.

In a "Hmmm, that's interesting" kind of way, as opposed to a "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" kind of way.  :o :o

;)  :D

If the Tigers finish with the best record in baseball to join the Pistons and Red Wings with the loftiest records in their respective leagues, does that reach "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" status?

Has any other city had the best record in three consecutive sports?

 

[dreunc1542]

Uhm, the Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship, and Michigan the NCAA title, in 1989.

The Lakers won the NBA title, and UCLA the NCAA, in 1972.

3 times in 34 years. Kind of rare.

Well, yeah, kind of.

In a "Hmmm, that's interesting" kind of way, as opposed to a "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" kind of way. :o :o

;) :D

If the Tigers finish with the best record in baseball to join the Pistons and Red Wings with the loftiest records in their respective leagues, does that reach "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" status?

Has any other city had the best record in three consecutive sports?

Well, as long as the Tigers continue with the theme of not coming even close to living up to expectations in the playoffs.

 

[Freelance Hack]

Uhm, the Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship, and Michigan the NCAA title, in 1989.

The Lakers won the NBA title, and UCLA the NCAA, in 1972.

3 times in 34 years. Kind of rare.

Well, yeah, kind of.

In a "Hmmm, that's interesting" kind of way, as opposed to a "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" kind of way.  :o :o

;)  :D

If the Tigers finish with the best record in baseball to join the Pistons and Red Wings with the loftiest records in their respective leagues, does that reach "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" status?

Has any other city had the best record in three consecutive sports?

Not sure, but I know there have been a few cities that have won two titles in the same year.

Boston in '04 (Red Sox and Patriots)
Pittsburgh in '79 (Steelers and Pirates)
New York in '86 (Giants and Mets)
Los Angeles in '88 (Lakers and Dodgers)

I'm sure there are others, too. I just can't think of any off the top of my head.

Here's something else to consider. Miami is just a Stanley Cup away from completing a pro sports grand slam (titles in the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL). Since the expansion era (which we'll call 1967), here's how many cities have accomplished that slam:

New York
Boston

Here's how many that have completed the trifecta

Miami -- NBA, MLB, NFL
Pittsburgh -- NHL, MLB, NFL
Detroit -- NHL, MLB, NBA
Philadelphia -- NBA, MLB, NHL
Los Angeles -- NBA, NFL, MLB
Chicago -- NBA, NFL, MLB

 

[Buck]

Uhm, the Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship, and Michigan the NCAA title, in 1989.

The Lakers won the NBA title, and UCLA the NCAA, in 1972.

3 times in 34 years. Kind of rare.

Well, yeah, kind of.

In a "Hmmm, that's interesting" kind of way, as opposed to a "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" kind of way.  :o :o

;)  :D

If the Tigers finish with the best record in baseball to join the Pistons and Red Wings with the loftiest records in their respective leagues, does that reach "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" status?

Has any other city had the best record in three consecutive sports?

Not sure, but I know there have been a few cities that have won two titles in the same year.

Boston in '04 (Red Sox and Patriots)
Pittsburgh in '79 (Steelers and Pirates)
New York in '86 (Giants and Mets)
Los Angeles in '88 (Lakers and Dodgers)

I'm sure there are others, too. I just can't think of any off the top of my head.

Here's something else to consider. Miami is just a Stanley Cup away from completing a pro sports grand slam (titles in the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL). Since the expansion era (which we'll call 1967), here's how many cities have accomplished that slam:

New York
Boston

Here's how many that have completed the trifecta

Miami -- NBA, MLB, NFL
Pittsburgh -- NHL, MLB, NFL
Detroit -- NHL, MLB, NBA
Philadelphia -- NBA, MLB, NHL
Los Angeles -- NBA, NFL, MLB
Chicago -- NBA, NFL, MLB

What are the odds on Pittsburgh completing the slam?

 

[Overrated]

Uhm, the Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship, and Michigan the NCAA title, in 1989.

The Lakers won the NBA title, and UCLA the NCAA, in 1972.

3 times in 34 years. Kind of rare.

Well, yeah, kind of.

In a "Hmmm, that's interesting" kind of way, as opposed to a "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" kind of way.  :o :o

;)  :D

If the Tigers finish with the best record in baseball to join the Pistons and Red Wings with the loftiest records in their respective leagues, does that reach "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" status?

Has any other city had the best record in three consecutive sports?

Not sure, but I know there have been a few cities that have won two titles in the same year.

Boston in '04 (Red Sox and Patriots)
Pittsburgh in '79 (Steelers and Pirates)
New York in '86 (Giants and Mets)
Los Angeles in '88 (Lakers and Dodgers)

I'm sure there are others, too. I just can't think of any off the top of my head.

Here's something else to consider. Miami is just a Stanley Cup away from completing a pro sports grand slam (titles in the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL). Since the expansion era (which we'll call 1967), here's how many cities have accomplished that slam:

New York
Boston

Here's how many that have completed the trifecta

Miami -- NBA, MLB, NFL
Pittsburgh -- NHL, MLB, NFL
Detroit -- NHL, MLB, NBA
Philadelphia -- NBA, MLB, NHL
Los Angeles -- NBA, NFL, MLB
Chicago -- NBA, NFL, MLB

What are the odds on Pittsburgh completing the slam?

Still better than Detroit's, unless the NFL awards it an expansion team.

 

[Buck]

Bring back the Pittsburgh Pisces!

 

[Columbo]

Uhm, the Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship, and Michigan the NCAA title, in 1989.

The Lakers won the NBA title, and UCLA the NCAA, in 1972.

3 times in 34 years. Kind of rare.

Well, yeah, kind of.

In a "Hmmm, that's interesting" kind of way, as opposed to a "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" kind of way.  :o :o

;)  :D

If the Tigers finish with the best record in baseball to join the Pistons and Red Wings with the loftiest records in their respective leagues, does that reach "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" status?

Has any other city had the best record in three consecutive sports?

Not sure, but I know there have been a few cities that have won two titles in the same year.

Boston in '04 (Red Sox and Patriots)
Pittsburgh in '79 (Steelers and Pirates)
New York in '86 (Giants and Mets)
Los Angeles in '88 (Lakers and Dodgers)

I'm sure there are others, too. I just can't think of any off the top of my head.

Here's something else to consider. Miami is just a Stanley Cup away from completing a pro sports grand slam (titles in the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL). Since the expansion era (which we'll call 1967), here's how many cities have accomplished that slam:

New York
Boston

Here's how many that have completed the trifecta

Miami -- NBA, MLB, NFL
Pittsburgh -- NHL, MLB, NFL
Detroit -- NHL, MLB, NBA
Philadelphia -- NBA, MLB, NHL
Los Angeles -- NBA, NFL, MLB
Chicago -- NBA, NFL, MLB

Oh... Marty McSorley's stick.....

 

[Starman]

If the Tigers finish with the best record in baseball to join the Pistons and Red Wings with the loftiest records in their respective leagues, does that reach "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" status?

Well, if the Tigers do it, and then the Lions, still guided by brain-dead Matt Millen, finish the slam by posting the best record in the NFL, that would definitely be a "Oh My Sweet Jumping Jesus On A Plutonium-Powered-Pogostick, What In The Flying Flaming Freaking Holy Hell Is The World Coming To??" moment.

I think we're pretty safe. ::) ::)