Big Turk Posted June 6 Posted June 6 (edited) There are a lot of great teams but for me, it would have to be the Edmonton Oilers in the mid 80s. Basically had their own All-Star team with 7 future HOF'ers in their prime and several other very very good ones like Esa Tikannen and Craig Simpson. Gretzky, Messier, Coffey, Kurri, Anderson, Fuhr, Lowe, etc... Just dominant. And they could beat you any way you wanted to play. You wanted to be physical? They had some bad MOFO's on that team like McSorely, McClelland, Smith, etc...you want to run and gun? Good luck. They were more than happy to win games 7-4 or 8-5. I know some would say the Yankee teams with Maris and Mantle or even the ones with Ruth. Some might say the Steeler teams in the mid 70s. Some might say the Bulls of the 90s with Jordan or The Celtics or Lakers of the 80s... But for me, I don't think any of them compared to the sheer collection of top end talent the Oilers had. Edited June 6 by Big Turk 5 4 Quote
Charles Romes Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Fuhr? Really? Isn’t the answer always the ‘27 Yankees 3 3 Quote
Simon Posted June 6 Posted June 6 5 minutes ago, Big Turk said: There are a lot of great teams but for me, it would have to be the Edmonton Oilers in the mid 80s. Basically had their own All-Star team with 7 future HOF'ers in their prime and several other very very good ones like Esa Tikannen and Craig Simpson. Gretzky, Messier, Coffey, Kurri, Anderson, Fuhr, Lowe, etc... Just dominant. And they could beat you any way you wanted to play. You wanted to be physical? They had some bad MOFO's on that team like McSorely, McClelland, Smith, etc...you want to run and gun? Good luck. They were more than happy to win games 7-4 or 8-5. I know some would say the Yankee teams with Maris and Mantle or even the ones with Ruth. Some might say the Steeler teams in the mid 70s. Some might say the Bulls of the 90s with Jordan or The Celtics or Lakers of the 80s... But for me, I don't think any of them compared to the sheer collection of top end talent the Oilers had. I'd probably come to the same conclusion but those Islanders teams that preceded them might be a close second. I'd also consider that Cincinnati Reds team of the mid-70's to be worth a mention. The 80's Lakers were a good mention too. The Cowboys in the 90s and 49ers in the 80's were an embarrassment of riches also. 2 2 Quote
BigDingus Posted June 6 Posted June 6 2016 - 2018 Warriors 1962 Celtics (had 9 HOFers out of 13 players) 1985 Celtics 2000 Lakers 2003 Lakers (didn't win, but had a ton of talented players) 1992 Cowboys 1994 49ers 2007 Patriots (also didn't win) 1999 Rams And of course, the 1990's Bills 😁 I don't know much about MLB or NHL, so I just kept it to NBA & NFL. 3 Quote
Big Turk Posted June 6 Author Posted June 6 4 minutes ago, Charles Romes said: Fuhr? Really? Isn’t the answer always the ‘27 Yankees According to WAR it was the 1928 A's in baseball... https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27535188/what-greatest-collection-talent-ever-one-roster 1 1 Quote
PonyBoy Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Oilers for sure. Islanders were good mention as well from the 80's, late 70's Candiens too. You didn't say Pro, so I would think UConn women's basketball under Geno is an top choice. Nebraska football had quite a run, the Miami Hurricanes way up there too with a bunch of future NFL pros and HOF'ers. 2 Quote
Augie Posted June 6 Posted June 6 I give you my favorite Buffalo Braves team, give or take a year. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BUF/1974.html 1 2 Quote
Whkfc Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Wasn't this on wgr today. And Sal gave the oilers of the 80s as well 1 Quote
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted June 6 Posted June 6 From a more modern perspective of teams I've actually watched. They didn't even win a super bowl but that 2007 patriots team was ridiculous. Buffalo lost 94-17 across two games. Lot of older players but they had the goods across the board. Quote
Savage Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Not one of you could come up with the Montreal Canadien teams of the 70’s??? Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted June 6 Posted June 6 35 minutes ago, 14774 said: 1992 Dream Team yup I was going to say them, no team ever had that much talent 2 Quote
PonyBoy Posted June 6 Posted June 6 13 minutes ago, Savage said: Not one of you could come up with the Montreal Canadien teams of the 70’s??? I did, amongst others 🙂 Quote
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