User:Nick81aku/Favorites

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Contents 1 ...A few of my favorite things 1.1 Visited cities (ordered top-10 list) 1.2 Non-visited North American cities (top-10 list) 1.3 Non-visited non-North American cities (top-10 list) 1.4 National Basketball Association players of all-time (tier one, ordered) 1.5 NBA players of all-time (tier two) 1.6 MLB players of all-time (top-23 list) 1.7 Sports television/radio broadcasters/personalities of all-time 1.8 Radio shows (not exclusively focused on sports) and its hosts of all-time 1.9 Television shows (not exclusively focused on sports) and its hosts of all-time 1.10 MLB stadiums of all-time(top-10 list) 1.11 NBA arenas of all-time (top-10 list) 1.12 NBA teams of all-time (top-10 list) 1.13 MLB teams of all-time (top-10 list) 1.14 Sports teams of all-time 1.15 U.S. Colleges/Universities (top-10 list) 1.16 Olympic sports 1.17 NBA teams 1.18 MLB teams 1.19 American 1/2-hour television shows of all-time (and its actors/actresses) 1.20 Other television shows of all-time (and its actors/actresses/hosts) 1.21 Movies of all-time 1.22 Newspapers/Magazines of all-time 1.23 Other

[edit] ...A few of my favorite things

A person can never have too many lists; Obvious after perusing my wikipedia contributions, I enjoy creating lists (simple and complex) such as the following

Anything appearing in bold reflects EXTREME favoritism

[edit] Visited cities (ordered top-10 list)

1. Los Angeles
2. Phoenix
3. Montreal
4. Cancun
5. Miami
6. San Diego
7. Tijuana
8. Cincinnati
9. Dallas
10. Houston

[edit] Non-visited North American cities (top-10 list)

1. New York
2. Las Vegas
3. Mexico City
4. San Juan
5. Portland
6. Seattle
7. Boston
8. Salt Lake City
9. Vancouver
10. Windsor

[edit] Non-visited non-North American cities (top-10 list)

1. London
2. Cape Town
3. Bombay
4. Moscow
5. Paris
6. Skopje
7. Tokyo
8. Barcelona
9. Belgrade
10. Sydney

[edit] National Basketball Association players of all-time (tier one, ordered)

1. Charles Barkley
2. Manute Bol
3. Clyde Drexler
4. Vlade Divac
5. Arvydas Sabonis
6. Shawn Kemp
7. Rex Chapman
8. Chris Webber
9. Robert Horry
10. Shaquille O'Neal

[edit] NBA players of all-time (tier two)

• Keith Askins
• Stacey Augmon
• Benoit Benjamin
• David Benoit
• Kobe Bryant
• Mark Bryant
• Kelvin Cato
• Tom Chambers
• Steve Colter
• Dale Ellis
• Patrick Ewing
• Robert Horry
• Kevin Johnson
• Michael Jordan
• Garth Joseph
• Dan Majerle
• Shawn Marion
• George McCloud
• Cuttino Mobley
• Steve Nash
• Charles Oakley
• Elliot Perry
• Clifford Robinson
• Malik Rose
• Steve Smith
• Nick Van Exel
• Rasheed Wallace
• Jayson Williams

[edit] MLB players of all-time (top-23 list)

1. Carlos Perez
2. Julian Tavarez
3. Tony Fernandez
4. Kevin Mitchell
5. Sandy Alomar Jr.
6. Moises Alou
7. Dante Bichette
8. Tim Raines
9. Albert Belle
10. Manny Ramirez
11. Jose Canseco
12. Vladimir Guerrero
13. Omar Vizquel
14. Ken Griffey, Jr.
15. Andrés Galarraga
16. Lee Smith
17. Dave Winfield
18. Endy Chavez
19. P.J. Martinez
20. Paul Assenmacher
21. Orlando Cabrera
22. Andre Dawson
23. Jim Edmonds

[edit] Sports television/radio broadcasters/personalities of all-time

1. Jim Rome
2. Marv Albert
3. Mike Fratello
4. Michael Reghi
5. Calvin Murphy
6. Tony Reali
7. Matt Goukas
8. Charles Barkley
9. Bob Costas
10. Jayson Williams
11. Tom Tolbert
12. Bill Walton
13. Jack Ramsay
14. John Anderson (broadcaster)
15. Clyde Drexler
16. Harold Reynolds
17. Cliff Drysdale
18. Keith Jackson
19. Rick Manning
20. Ernie Johnson Jr.
21. Dick Stockton
22. Scott Van Pelt

"Not so much" list: Dan Patrick - Mike Tirico - Entire on-air crew of Fox Baseball - Chris Berman

"Not so much" list criteria = His/her voice annoyes me, he/she is just plain stupid, and/or he/she just flat out annoys the shit out of me in an all-around way.

[edit] Radio shows (not exclusively focused on sports) and its hosts of all-time

• The Talk of Akron (Howie Chizek) - The Mike Trivisonno Show (Mike Trivisonno) - Coast to Coast AM (Art Bell)

[edit] Television shows (not exclusively focused on sports) and its hosts of all-time

• Nancy Grace (Nancy Grace) - Closing Arguments (Grace)

[edit] MLB stadiums of all-time(top-10 list)

Notes

May not reflect recent name change(s)

Stadium has been demolished

1. Olympic Stadium (Montreal, Quebec)
2. Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio)
3. Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, California)
4. Bank One Ballpark (Phoenix, Arizona)
5. Great American Ballpark (Cincinnati, Ohio)
6. Houston Astrodome (Houston, Texas)
7. Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, California)
8. SBC Park (San Francisco, California)
9. Sky Dome (Toronto, Ontario
10. Shea Stadium (Flushing, New York)

[edit] NBA arenas of all-time (top-10 list)

Notes

May not reflect recent name change(s)

Arena has been demolished

• Arizona Veterans Memorial Arena (Phoenix, Arizona)
• Great Western Forum (Inglewood, California)
• USAir Arena (Landover, Maryland)
• Coliseum at Richfield (Richfield, Ohio)
• Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, California)
• Miami Arena (Miami, Florida)
• Compaq Center (Houston, Texas)
• Seattle Center Coliseum (Seattle, Washington)
• Reunion Arena (Dallas, Texas)
• Pyramid Arena (Memphis, Tennessee)

[edit] NBA teams of all-time (top-10 list)

1. 1992-93 Phoenix Suns
2. 2000-01 Portland Trailblazers
3. 1996-97 Phoenix Suns
4. 1994-95 Phoenix Suns
5. 2001-02 Dallas Mavericks
6. 1995-96 Sacramento Kings
7. 1999 Sacramento Kings
8. 1993-94 New York Knicks

[edit] MLB teams of all-time (top-10 list)

• 1995 Cleveland Indians | 1996 Montreal Expos | 1996 Cleveland Indians | 1997 Cleveland Indians | 1994 Cleveland Indians | 1995 Montreal Expos | 2003 Montreal Expos | 2001 San Francisco Giants | 1996 Cincinnati Reds | 1997 Florida Marlins

[edit] Sports teams of all-time

• 1992 NBA "Dream Team" | 1992-93 Phoenix Suns | 1995 Cleveland Indians | 2000-01 Portland Trailblazers | 1996 Montreal Expos | 1996-97 Phoenix Suns | 1994-95 Phoenix Suns | 2001-02 Dallas Mavericks | 1995-96 Sacramento Kings | 1999 Sacramento Kings | 1993-94 New York Knicks | 1994 NBA "Dream Team II" | 1994 Denver Nuggets | 1994-95 Los Angeles Lakers | 1995 Colorado Rockies

[edit] U.S. Colleges/Universities (top-10 list)

• UNLV | Kentucky | Stanford | Arizona State | San Diego State | Rice | UCLA | Ohio State | Houston | UCLA | Southern Methodist

[edit] Olympic sports

• Gymnastics | Basketball | Volleyball | Figure Skating | Tennis

[edit] NBA teams

All things considered (i.e. history, players, management, etc.)

• Phoenix Suns | Portland Trailblazers | Miami Heat | Orlando Magic | Detroit Pistons | Washington Bullets/Wizards | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings

[edit] MLB teams

All things considered (i.e. history, players, management, etc.)

• Cleveland Indians | San Francisco Giants | L.A. Angles of Anaheim | Houston Astros | Los Angeles Dodgers | New York Mets | Boston Red Sox | Montreal Expos | Cinicnnati Reds | Toronto Blue Jays | Florida Marlins

[edit] American 1/2-hour television shows of all-time (and its actors/actresses)

• Step by Step (Suzanne Sommers, Christine Lakin, Sasha Mitchell, and Staci Keanan) | Three's Company (John Ritter, Priscilla Barnes, Don Knotts, and Sommers) | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Will Smith, Karyn Parsons, James L. Avery, Sr., Tatyana Ali, and Alfonso Ribeiro) | Clueless (Stacey Dash and Brittany Murphy) | Figure It Out (Summer Sanders and Amanda Bynes | Who's The Boss? | The Wonder Years | Hangin with Mr. Cooper (Mark Curry, Marquise Wilson, and Raven-Symone) | The Amanda Show (Bynes) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles S | Full House (Bob Sagat, John Stamos, Lori Loughlin, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) | Switched! | Reno 911 | Beavis and Butthead | Family Ties | Saved by the Bell | Singled Out (Carmen Electra) | Cheap Seats (Jason Sklar and Randy Sklar) | The Cosby Show (Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Raven-Symone)

S Indicates that I was a small kid at the time of extreme enjoyment of the show

[edit] Other television shows of all-time (and its actors/actresses/hosts)

• Da Ali G Show (Sasha Baron Cohen) | Seventh Heaven | Americas Funniest Home Videos (Bob Sagat and Daisy Fuentes) | Gilmore Girls

[edit] Movies of all-time

• Dragnet | Not Another Teen Movie | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Note: "All-time" defined as "current and former"

[edit] Newspapers/Magazines of all-time

• USA Today | Houston Chronicle | SI | SLAM

[edit] Other

• Mya - Christina Aguilera - Paul Wall - Nelly - Chamillionaire