Not that anyone really cares about the NBA, but Golden State upset Dallas, bringing out the endless debate about what was the greatest upset of all time...again.
Over the past few years this debate has popped up when Bucknell beating #3 Kansas in the NCAA Tournament, George Mason reaching the semi-finals...or, you know, the #6-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers beating the #3 seed Cincy Bungles, #1 seeded Indianapolis Colts, #2 seeded Denver Broncos, and the #1 seeded Seattle Seahawks to win Super Bowl XL. But what do all of these have in common?
None of them made it onto this list.
This isn't to say that I disagree with some of the list (Team USA at #1 definitely makes sense). However, there was a little too much weight placed on recent events. Sorry Golden State, your upset of Dallas isn't one of the "greatest ever."
What really irked me was that the Steelers' run didn't even get props on the "Honorable mention" list. I guess winning 3 road games to get to the Super Bowl, including one over Indy wasn't enough of an upset.
Here's some numbers:
3 #8 seeds have beaten a #1 seed in the NBA Playoffs. Only 1 has reached the Finals (New York Knicks, 1999).
I don't know any historical numbers for the NHL, but in the last 11 years (10 playoff season because of the strike), a #8 seed has upset a #1 seed 5 times.
And in the NFL, no #6-seed had ever made it to the Super Bowl, let along won it.
If I were to make my own list, I certainly wouldn't put the Steelers improbable Super Bowl run as the greatest upset of all time, but I'd certainly give it an honorable mention that would place it in the top 25.
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