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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - PalmTree - 06-23-2025

(06-23-2025, 01:44 PM)BobK Wrote:  No.  Think locally

Mike Farmer - teammate of Bill Russell & KC Jones at USF

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - PAsportsfan - 06-23-2025

With OKC Thunder winning the NBA title last night it got me thinking. OKC had poor records just a few years ago, going 22-50 in 2020-2021 and 24-58 in 2021-2022. They had a first round #2 overall pick and selected Chet Holmgren in 2022. 

The trivia question today, what team won the NBA championship the quickest after having the overall #1 pick in the draft?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Mick - 06-23-2025

(06-23-2025, 02:21 PM)PAsportsfan Wrote:  With OKC Thunder winning the NBA title last night it got me thinking. OKC had poor records just a few years ago, going 22-50 in 2020-2021 and 24-58 in 2021-2022. They had a first round #2 overall pick and selected Chet Holmgren in 2022. 

The trivia question today, what team won the NBA championship the quickest after having the overall #1 pick in the draft?

My guess is Tim Duncan.

OKC picked Jalen Williams from Santa Clara with the #12 overall pick in the 2022 draft. Scored 21.7 ppg in the NBA playoffs for OKC, 18.7 last year's playoffs. Finished 2nd in Rookie of the Year voting in 2022.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 06-23-2025

Palm Tree wins. Yes USF’s Mike Farmer

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - PAsportsfan - 06-23-2025

Not Duncan

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 06-24-2025

What player led major league baseball in HRs the most times in the 1960s ?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Mick - 06-24-2025

(06-24-2025, 10:23 AM)BobK Wrote:  What player led major league baseball in HRs the most times in the 1960s ?

Seat of the pants guess, I would say Killebrew or Howard, maybe Mantle. Kiner in the prior decade.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 06-24-2025

Harmon Killebrew is correct Good going

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Who had the most pitching wins in the 1960s?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Leftcoast - 06-24-2025

I don't think the PASportsfan's question on quickest turn around after a #1 overall draft pick has been answered.

How about, Earvin "Magic" Johnson? Magic was the first overall pick in 1979 and won the NBA Championship in 1980, famously playing every position from Point Guard to Center; A generational talent that created the "Showtime" Lakers.  

The Magic v Bird high stakes championship games that started with the NCAA finals between Michigan State and Indiana State continued throughout the 1980s NBA.  Has there ever been anything like that since? By the way, I'll date myself and admit to watching that NCAA finals game on a black and white TV while being told to come to the dinner table by my parents who just didn't understand why the game was epic. (I held off until Michigan State pulled away to seal the game.)

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - terry - 06-24-2025

(06-24-2025, 11:27 AM)BobK Wrote:  Who had the most pitching wins in the 1960s?

Marichal?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 06-24-2025

Juan Marichal with 191 wins is correct

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - PAsportsfan - 06-24-2025

(06-24-2025, 11:56 AM)Leftcoast Wrote:  I don't think the PASportsfan's question on quickest turn around after a #1 overall draft pick has been answered.

How about, Earvin "Magic" Johnson?  Magic was the first overall pick in 1979 and won the NBA Championship in 1980, famously playing every position from Point Guard to Center; A generational talent that created the "Showtime" Lakers.  

The Magic v Bird high stakes championship games that started with the NCAA finals between Michigan State and Indiana State continued throughout the 1980s NBA.  Has there ever been anything like that since?  By the way, I'll date myself and admit to watching that NCAA finals game on a black and white TV while being told to come to the dinner table by my parents who just didn't understand why the game was epic.  (I held off until Michigan State pulled away to seal the game.)

Magic is correct!

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Mick - 06-24-2025

(06-24-2025, 12:03 PM)BobK Wrote:  Juan Marichal with 191 wins is correct

Great question. What about the 1970s and (separately) the 1980s?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 06-24-2025

Who hit the most HRs in the 1970s ?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - PalmTree - 06-24-2025

(06-24-2025, 12:39 PM)BobK Wrote:  Who hit the most HRs in the 1970s ?

I remember not Bonds - Jackson?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 06-24-2025

Not Reggie

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - PVTree - 06-24-2025

Schmidt?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 06-24-2025

Not Schmidt. The answer went to HS on a Bay Area island.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Giants - 06-24-2025

(06-24-2025, 03:01 PM)BobK Wrote:  Not Schmidt.  The answer went to HS on a Bay Area island.

Stargell from my home town of Alameda?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 06-24-2025

Yes Willie Stargell

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What pitcher won the most games in the 1970s?

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