Unocal Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 We've seen plenty of teams that had one very surprising standout season, but couldn't follow it up before or after.They were here today and gone today/tomorrow, but you don't forget them or that one season.What are some examples of this you remember?For me:NFL- 1998 Atlanta Falcons, 2001 Chicago Bears, 1989 Green Bay PackersNHL- 1993 Quebec Nordiques, 2006 Carolina Hurricanes, 2002 Chicago BlackhawksNBA- Cheating here a little bit since they made the playoffs around this time and rarely do teams miss the playoffs around a run, but in terms of making 1 run with their teams of that era- 2001 Milwaukee Bucks/2002 Boston Celtics/2004 Minnesota Timberwolves/2009 Denver Nuggets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phils Phan Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Any successful Marlins team. Phillies, Bears, and new NYFC fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastAM2006 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 1994 Vancouver Canucksin the same vein1994 New York Rangersneither team did anything note worthy afterwards. It would be in the post 2010's before either team made it back to the finals. Spoilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 2001 76ers and 1993 Phillies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWeaver Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 2002 Tampa Bay Bucs and Oakland Raiders. One's mediocre while the other is now an alarm clock manufacturer @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Yeah only 2 combined playoff appearances by the teams(both by Tampa) since that Super Bowl. BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 93 Phillies. They actually had some really good players, but sucked except for that season. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadmanLA Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 2005-06 Los Angeles ClippersThat season was, at the time, the best one since the franchise moved to California in 1978. There were a Raja Bell-missed 3-pointer away from finishing-off the Suns in six games, and advancing to the Conference Finals (and probably beat Dallas), but who knows what could happened after that. The following season, they missed the playoffs by one game by choking away a home game against New Orleans on the final night of the season that would have gave them the eighth seed--Golden State got in instead (by beating the Blazers in Portland that same night). Things went back downhill ever since up until Griffin and Paul teamed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 1995 San Diego Chargers. They got to Super Bowl XXIX, only to get their doors blown off by San Francisco. And they haven't sniffed a Super Bowl since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unocal Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 The Chargers with most of the key players made the playoffs in 1992 and won a playoff game. In 1993, they barely missed at 8-8. Not exactly one-hit wonder-y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 2005 White SoxOther than that season, they've made the playoffs twice since 2000 with only one playoff win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 2005 White Sox. Mediocre in 2003, mediocre in 2004, strong but missed the playoffs in 2006, awful in 2007, won the division in Game 163 in 2008, bad in 2009, but then couldn't do anything wrong in 2005. And when you look at that lineup, it's just guys like Scott Podsednik, Joe Crede, Juan Uribe, Aaron Rowand, Tadahito Iguchi, no real star to be found (Frank Thomas was hurt most of the year and missed the postseason; Jurassic Carl actually did most of the DHing), and no, A.J. Pierzynski and Jermaine Dye do not constitute stars. They got deal-with-the-devil pitching out of Jose Contreras, El Duque, and Jon Garland, to say nothing of Dustin Hermanson, Neal Cotts, and whoever else was spotless in relief. What the hell. I hate that team so much. EDIT: your post showed up right after I posted! ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 1986 Houston Rockets. They go to the NBA Finals and they take the Celtics to six games. After that season, Ralph Sampson got injured, a bunch of players got addicted to cocaine, and Olajuwon had to wait nearly a decade to get a championship. MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 The 2002 Bucs are not an example of a one-hit wonder. They had made the playoffs every year except one between 1997-2002, and had appeared in a previous NFC-CG in '99 (which, well...). By the same token, the Raiders were in the AFC-CG in 2000 and should've returned in 2001 except for, well, Tuck Rule and everything, so those don't work at all, IMO.One great example of a one-hit wonder would have to be the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies and relief pitcher extraordinaire Jim Konstanty. Philadelphia won 91 games and the pennant. They won 81 games in 1949 and 73 in 1951, and wouldn't be a playoff team again until the '70s, after not being in a World Series since 1915. Underrated team in "one-hit wonder" circles.--The 2010-11 Tampa Bay Lightning, especially if they had reached the Cup Final, would be a fantastic example. They had an 89-157 pure W-L record between 2007-08 and 2009-10, and went 56-74 in 2011-12 and 2013. Yet there they were, taking the eventual champions to seven games and playing them to a 22-22 goal line in that series. That was a fun season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GO2HELL Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning2011 Vancouver Canucks2007 Buffalo Sabres2010 Philadelphia Flyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 2006 Edmonton Oilers: Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, haven't made the playoffs since, three straight 1st overall picks between 2010-12This:To this: On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 1984 Detroit Tigers. Their last playoff appearance before 1984 was 1972. Went 35-5 to start the 1984 season. If memory serves, they won 104 games. Willie Hernandez won the AL Cy Young and MVP awards. And they beat the Padres in five games to win the World Series. They were really something. They made the playoffs again in 1987 (on a hellacious run by Doyle Alexander who they traded John Smoltz to get) before going into a playoff drought that lasted until 2006. Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave721 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 2005 Houston Astros2007 Colorado Rockies2006 Carolina Hurricanes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Not sure about Houston in 2005, since they were a game away from the World Series the year before. BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 The Astros weren't a one hit wonder. That team was building to that moment for a while. They worked for years to get over the hump and then they had such a dud of a World Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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