Juiced Sports Blog*: Writing Enhanced by Flaxseed Oil » Chicago Bulls http://juicedsportsblog.com Writing Enhanced by Flaxseed Oil Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:05:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The 5 Greatest Teams Since 1995 http://juicedsportsblog.com/2008/08/the-5-greatest-teams-since-1995.html http://juicedsportsblog.com/2008/08/the-5-greatest-teams-since-1995.html#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:23:38 +0000 clinneweber http://juicedsportsblog.com/2008/08/the-5-greatest-teams-since-1995.html SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "The 5 Greatest Teams Since 1995", url: "http://juicedsportsblog.com/2008/08/the-5-greatest-teams-since-1995.html" } ); ]]> COLIN LINNEWEBER
Big City Bias Without The Boston Bullshit

I decided to nominate the five best teams that I have seen perform since the 1995 season.

There are a few caveats in regard to the list that I comprised.

For one, I focused my list strictly on professional sports teams who participate in the NFL, NBA or MLB.

Secondly, teams that participated from the 1995 season to present day are the only squads eligible to make this list. I selected the 1995 season because it was the first year that Major League Baseball instituted the wild card and because it was the year Michael Jordan returned from his first retirement.

Finally, if a great team won consecutive crowns, they can not make the list twice. For example, the 1995/1996 and 1996/1997 Chicago Bulls teams were both two of the greatest units ever assembled in the annals of professional sports. Nevertheless, only one of those two spectacular squads will be officially chosen for this selection.

Without further adieu, here are my choices for the greatest professional teams since the 1995 season.

1) 1998 New York Yankees- This Yankee juggernaut won an astounding 114 games in comparison to 48 losses in the regular season and they pranced through the postseason with a record of 11-2 en route to wining New York’s 24th championship in team history. In total, the Bombers went a mesmerizing 125-50.

2) 1995/1996 Chicago Bulls- This Michael Jordan-led team dismantled all foes. The Bulls went an NBA record 72-10 in the regular season and 11-3 in the playoffs to win the first leg of their second dominating three-peat in the 90’s.

3) 1999/2000 Los Angeles Lakers- The Lakers won 82 of the 105 games they played in the regular and postseason for the 11th best winning percentage in league history. Shaquille O’Neal in his prime and a young and exuberant Kobe Bryant proved to be too much for the league’s competition.

4) 1998/1999 Denver Broncos- After steamrolling the competition for the first three-quarters of the season, the Broncos stumbled a tad. Nevertheless, John Elway and Terrell Davis helped lead the team to a 14-2 regular season record before the Broncos trounced the overmatched Atlanta Flacons 34-19 in Super Bowl XXXIII to win consecutive Lombardi Trophies.

5) 2003/2004 New England Patriots- After starting a pathetic 0-2, Tom Brady and the Patriots never lost again as they capped a 14-2 regular season with a narrow 32-29 victory over the mediocre Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII.

* Honorable Mentions:

1) 1996/1997 Chicago Bulls- Virtually as dominant as the 1995/1996 Bulls, one of the greatest teams in NBA history.

2) 1999 New York Yankees- Virtually as dominant as the 1998 Yankees, one of the greatest teams in Major League Baseball history.

3) 1999/2000 St. Louis Rams-“The Greatest Show on Turf” fielded one of the most potent offenses in the annals of the NFL.

4) 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks- In a 7 game series, with Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling throwing in the primes of their careers, the Diamondbacks could have beaten any championship team in history.

Naturally, this list is subjective and open for debate. I would enjoy hearing the opinions of others on this topic. Please feel free to chime-in with your two-cents.

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Mitchell Blatt

Ben Wallace Speaks at Homecoming Pep Rally

Have you heard of Orange High School? No? Maybe because they haven’t won their football conference’s title in 30 years? Well, apparently they are well-regarded enough for Ben Wallace to speak at their pep rally. I got this story yesterday. Wallace happened to be in Cleveland promoting his new $15 shoe, and he stopped by Orange High School last Friday.

Why was he there? Of course, he needed a place to workout while he was on the road, so he took advantage of their gym and weight room, but still, he could have gone anywhere. Speculation is that the Caviliers Donyell Marshall, whose children attend OHS, had something to do with it. Wallace gave a few words at the rally. (Really only a few.) Something to the extent of: “Support your team, support your peers. Your football team is 3-0, so go Lions!” (The Lions won thegame, but their success has more to do with good scheduling than talent.)

One of my readers (the one who gave me the tip) had a chance to speak with Wallace. They didn’t talk for long, but the one interesting thing he recalled was Wallace talking about how to stop Shaq. “You have to play him man on,” was the advice. I’m sure being Ben Wallace helps when it comes to playing him man on.

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