Historical comparisons for what we just witnessed in Phoenix?

makubesu · Post #1 » by **makubesu** » Mon May 16, 2022 7:38 am

Criteria: a great regular season team gets absolutely dismantled in the playoffs by an underdog. The team must have looked really good, and the defeat must be unbelievably bad.

The first thing that comes to mind is the Broncos-Seahawks Super Bowl, where an all-time great looking offense was completely shut down.

But what comps come to mind for you?

Sidthekid87 · Post #2 » by **Sidthekid87** » Mon May 16, 2022 7:55 am

2 years ago in the bubble. Nuggets vs Clippers, that was one of the most humiliating choke jobs in NBA history. Up 3-1 in the series and up 16+ points in 5 and 6 and 12 in game 7 and they blew it. It was 1 of the funniest days in Twitter history.

rand · Post #3 » by **rand** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:00 am

We Believe Warriors are what immediately comes to my mind. Shredded a 67 win Mavs team led by Dirk in his MVP season. The #1 seeded Mavs coming off a Finals loss were among the preseason title favorites, the #8 Warriors had been picked for the lottery.

styLesdavis · Post #4 » by **styLesdavis** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:04 am

As a MFFL game 4 against the Lakers in 2011 came to my mind.
LA were the champs back then and the Mavericks came out guns blazing and Terry und Peja knocked
down every shot. At the end of the first half i was just thinking "What the hell is happening"?

Got the same feelings a few hours ago.

Lenneth · Post #5 » by **Lenneth** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:06 am

We believe Warriors vs MVP Dirk Mavs.

makubesu · Post #6 » by **makubesu** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:07 am

Another cross sport comparison I’m seeing is Brazil losing 7-1 to Germany. I remember watching that beat down in a hotel lobby with a crowd and everyone was laughing their butts off.

kbitboc · Post #7 » by **kbitboc** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:12 am

Sidthekid87 wrote:2 years ago in the bubble. Nuggets vs Clippers, that was one of the most humiliating choke jobs in NBA history. Up 3-1 in the series and up 16+ points in 5 and 6 and 12 in game 7 and they blew it. It was 1 of the funniest days in Twitter history.

Pandemic P was fun.

jirrit · Post #8 » by **jirrit** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:13 am

makubesu wrote:Another cross sport comparison I’m seeing is Brazil losing 7-1 to Germany. I remember watching that beat down in a hotel lobby with a crowd and everyone was laughing their butts off.

Yeah, it was in a same humiliating fashion. I think Brazil was playing the tournament at home also.

I mean this was a game 7 and I thought the Bucks got crushed but this was even on a whole other level wow.

UcanUwill · Post #9 » by **UcanUwill** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:16 am

makubesu wrote:Another cross sport comparison I’m seeing is Brazil losing 7-1 to Germany. I remember watching that beat down in a hotel lobby with a crowd and everyone was laughing their butts off.

Good one. I remember sleeping during that, return home next day after work to watch it, turn my provider to go back and watch the game, and right that instance they were actually rerunning it, I pretty much closed my eyes and turned it off to not be spoiled, turned a taped version from minute zero, and I am watching and thinking - I might be crazy, but during that split second I caught the game by accident, it seemed like the score was 7-1, that can't be. Then I watched the entirety of that game and it started making sense.

lambchop · Post #10 » by **lambchop** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:16 am

jirrit wrote:
makubesu wrote:Another cross sport comparison I’m seeing is Brazil losing 7-1 to Germany. I remember watching that beat down in a hotel lobby with a crowd and everyone was laughing their butts off.

Yeah, it was in a same humiliating fashion. I think Brazil was playing the tournament at home also.

I mean this was a game 7 and I thought the Bucks GOT crushed but this was even on a whole other level wow.

Yea the German players even avoided celebrating that victory and instead chose to console the Brazilian players out of respect.

Eric Millegan · Post #11 » by **Eric Millegan** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:19 am

There's only one I can think of that approaches this one: Houston Rockets at home Game 6, must win vs Spurs playing without Kawhi. Lost 114-75.

Eric Millegan · Post #12 » by **Eric Millegan** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:22 am

One more. In the 1998 NBA Finals, Game 3, Karl Malone hits his first 6 shots but the Bulls end up winning 96-54. Worst loss in NBA Finals history. Jazz shot 30% from the field. Now that's defense. And such a different era. The Jazz made 1 of 9 three point attempts. Why Stockton and Hornacek weren't throwing up 10 three point attempts each we'll never know.

SamSepiol · Post #13 » by **SamSepiol** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:25 am

antonac · Post #14 » by **antonac** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:32 am

makubesu wrote:Another cross sport comparison I’m seeing is Brazil losing 7-1 to Germany. I remember watching that beat down in a hotel lobby with a crowd and everyone was laughing their butts off.

I remember before that match most people were making predictions, I think I actually had predicted a Germany win, but at something like 2-1, something normal. When Brazil came out all these with banners about missing Neymar I remember saying "I change my prediction to 4-0 to Germany.". They were so obviously caught with their heads in entirely the wrong place.

muzzhawk · Post #15 » by **muzzhawk** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:39 am

2004 Finals.
Pistons completely embarrassed the Lakers.
Whether in hindsight the Pistons should have been underdogs is now probably debatable but at the time the Lakers were heavily favoured.

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Eric Millegan · Post #16 » by **Eric Millegan** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:43 am

muzzhawk wrote:2004 Finals.
Pistons completely embarrassed the Lakers.
Whether in hindsight the Pistons should have been underdogs is now probably debatable but at the time the Lakers were heavily favoured.

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I don't remember Lakers being heavily favored unless you were a Lakers fan. The Pistons were the better team on paper and on the court.

Eric Millegan · Post #17 » by **Eric Millegan** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:44 am

Also- on the subject of embarrassment, what about this year's Brooklyn Nets? Overwhelming preseason favorites get swept in the first round.

Saint_Killa · Post #18 » by **Saint_Killa** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:50 am

makubesu wrote:Another cross sport comparison I’m seeing is Brazil losing 7-1 to Germany. I remember watching that beat down in a hotel lobby with a crowd and everyone was laughing their butts off.

I remember watching this at home. Wanted to take a dump quickly in the first half, the result was 1-0 if I`m not mistaken. Came back and it was 4-1 lmao.

timO · Post #19 » by **timO** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:58 am

Dallas 07 and spurs 12? +60 win teams got out in first round.

Stribor · Post #20 » by **Stribor** » Mon May 16, 2022 9:03 am

UcanUwill wrote:
makubesu wrote:Another cross sport comparison I’m seeing is Brazil losing 7-1 to Germany. I remember watching that beat down in a hotel lobby with a crowd and everyone was laughing their butts off.

Good one. I remember sleeping during that, return home next day after work to watch it, turn my provider to go back and watch the game, and right that instance they were actually rerunning it, I pretty much closed my eyes and turned it off to not be spoiled, turned a taped version from minute zero, and I am watching and thinking - I might be crazy, but during that split second I caught the game by accident, it seemed like the score was 7-1, that can't be. Then I watched the entirety of that game and it started making sense.

Well I am not sure Germany was underdog. They were though in 1954 against Hungarian light cavalry (Kocisz, Puskas, Boskaz, Higdekuti). They trashed Germans 8-3 in the group have won all games in something like 30 appearances and then burned down in finals against Germans 3-2 ...