Biggest Sports Let-Downs of 2011 By The Round Mound [53 more lists]
List of the worst, lamest fan disappointments from all sports in 2011. It's time to celebrate the least clutch moments, teams, games, players and events of 2011. We all remember the game-winners and epic runs, but now it's time to pay tribute to the top let-downs of the last year. It's the medias job to feed the excitement and fanaticism that comes with celebrating great sports moments, but often, our naivete gets the best of us and it blows up in everyone's face. It's not hard to think of examples: the Eagles assembling a "Dream Team" and then just painfully falling apart at the seams, for instance. The collapse of the Boston Red Socks making a run for the playoffs. Or the number one-seeded Spurs getting booted in the first round by a giant underdog team from Memphis. We love the hype, but then the time to step up comes around... and many teams and players come out looking like duds. Those are the moment's were trying to capture.
Take the time to vote on your favorites and add your own disappointments to the list. Please make them as shameful as possible.
- 1“ Spending big money in the off-season and then mathematically eliminating themselves form the playoffs in week 4. „
- 2“ The true value of a backup quarterback will be determined by the asking price of Andrew Luck. „
- 3“ Demanding a new contract and holding out on an already shortened season really hurt his performance this year. „
- 4
National Basketball Association
“ The lockout took longer than anticipates and cost us at least 16 games for the upcoming season. Not to mention the utter sell-out of the dunk contest. „ - 5“ Big hype from the articulate man led to a no-show for the 2011 season. „
- 6“ Being up by nearly 50 games with about 9 games left in the seaon, the Red Sox managed to blow a lead so astronomically big it lead to the firing of Manager Terry Francona. „
- 7added by: LizHuskeySimmons
- 8“ Asking for a meeting to speak to the Commissioner to discuss the rules and then stomping on an opponent doesn't quite show promise and sincerity. „
- 9“ Signing his second hundred million dollar deal and then getting hurt. Again. „
- 10“ Bankrupting one of the most storied MLB franchises ever. Tsk tsk. „
- 11“ Injuries on top of more injuries he and the Blazers just can't catch a break. „
- 12“ Not two. Not three. Not four. Not five. Not six. Not seven. „
- 13“ The comeback that was nearly 2 years in the making. Woods finally won a tourney in early December. „
- 14“ Swept. Nuf said. „
- 15added by: Pallknowing1
- 16added by: MickeyLamarKent“ After Drew Brees' record breaking season, the WhoDat couldn't pull it off in the divisionals due to turnovers. „
- 17“ Signing a big contract and then not showing up all season doesn't make the loyal Bulls fan happy. „
- 18“ Nothing out of the ordinary here. „
- 19
University of Tennessee Football
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- 21added by: MichaelDahms
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UCLA Bruins Football
“ Coach Neuheisel making big bold statements early on and then getting blown out in their final few games. „ - 23added by: Pallknowing1
- 24“ Neck surgery kept the f*ture Hall of Famer sidelined causing his team to fatefully enter the "Suck for Luck" sweepstakes. „
- 25“ Giving up 4 straight to Miami in the Eastern Conference Finals after sweeping the season series and not loosing consecutive games all year. „
- 26“ Click the image and watch the video... utter disappointment. He only runs about 5 races all year. SMH. „
- 27added by: Pallknowing1
- 28added by: maddog
- 29“ Lockout: when we don't get our footy-football on time we get angry. You won't like us when were angry. „
- 30“ Pre-season #2 and then finishing the year 14-10 and 6-6 in the Big Ten. „
- 31“ Prone to injury, he missed most of the season and still took home a nice paycheck. „
- 32
Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
“ Pre-season #3 and then finishing the year 17-9, and 5-6 in Big 12. „ - 33“ Their aged showed after a blazing start to the season; everyone mailed it in during the 1st round against the Grizzlies. „
- 34added by: Pallknowing1
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- 37added by: KirkSaw“ Miss the playoffs for a decade while making the most money in the league? And in a league where 16 of 30 make the playoffs-- not cool! „
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- 40added by: KirkSaw“ Try actually going to a few games and buying a few shirts and keep your team. A second shot at NHL hockey blown by the city of Atlanta! „
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Biggest Sports Let-Downs of 2011 at 12/12/2011 12:21 PM