Biggest failures

Gerald "the Jordan Stopper" Wilkins

 

No one has said 2006 US soccer?

'04 US hoops?

 

Actually, Dan never made it to Barcelona. He no-heighted in the pole vault in the Olympic Trials and failed to make the team.

However, he really was the greatest athlete ever (at least at the time). At a meet later that summer, Dan broke the world record in the decathlon. And four years later, he won his Olympic gold in Atlanta.

Really, his only failure was choking under the giant spotlight of the Dan vs. Dave campaign. But that was a pretty big honkin' failure.

 

By the way, Dave only managed bronze in Barcelona.

 

I dont think those are "biggest" failures/
Soccer was a medium shot to get out of its group; losing out to Ghana instead of the Czechs was.
As for 2004 hoops, the handwriting was on the wall from previous problems -- from Olympics, to Pan-Am to World Championships... it wasn't a matter of if, but when

 

Most defending Super Bowl champions.

And Tony Mandarich.

I was going to say Shawn Abner, but he did spend parts of five seasons in the majors, and there are quite a few No. 1 draft picks who never did that.

 

Dusty Baker

 

You clearly are da man, da man. Thanks for the clarrification.
It's been a few years so I couldn't remember. There are too many meaningless song lyrics and movie quotes taking up the space that should be reserved for Dan and Dave.  

 

Josh Hamilton, although he still has time to make good.

 

-- Jeff George (in proportion to abundance of talent and abundance of wastefulness)
-- 1992 Oilers, Jan. 3, 1993 in Orchard Park, N.Y.
-- Steve Spurrier in Washington

 

2004 Olympic basketball team, which still could and should have easily won the gold medal.

The 2005-06 Knicks.

things that make you go hmmmmmmm.... : :

 

Fantastic arm, but absolutely no other skills. No mobility. Weak ability to read defenses and adjust. Can't run a play fake to save his life.