mission27 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) Continuing our top athletes list, @TLO feel free to chime in with your 2 cents: 25. Ryan Locthe (Swimmer) The 10s was the decade Ryan Lochte came out from under the shadows of Michael Phelps in the US Swimming universe to show his true colors as a huge piece of ****. The stunt he pulled in Rio in 2016 right in the middle of the decade was truly a phenomenal display of unhinged smugness combined with poor character and one of the top sports stories of the decade. That combined with his gold medal success earns him a spot on the list. 24. Max Scherzer (Baseball Pitcher) At the start of this decade Max Scherzer was a 25-year-old with some promise trying to make his way after being traded from the DBacks to the Tigers. He closes the decade out with 3 Cy Youngs, 7 top-5 finishes, a World Series ring, multiple no hitters, and a slam dunk Hall of Fame case. It was the MoL who first noticed Max's potential for smugness and success on the old forum when others did not appreciate that he would become the best pitcher in baseball and for that he checks in here at #24. 23. Brooks Koepka (Golfer) Maybe nobody has made up as much ground with respect to MoL respect levels this decade than Brooks Koepka. 10 years ago we'd never heard of him and tbh 2 years ago we would've told you he was a total flea. The reality though is Brooks is a real CS golfer who has done more on the tour in the last few years than just about anyone and cemented his status as the best of his (albeit incredibly weak) generation. No, he will never be Tiger, but he has a hot girlfriend and he wins majors and he has a smug swagger and we're excited to see what the 2020s have in store for him. 22. Josh Hamilton (Baseball Player, Addict) This may seem like an odd inclusion because, after all, Josh was on top of the world 10 years ago and his life has basically collapsed. Between sucking at baseball, getting hurt, throwing a baseball to some guy and killing him, and getting in trouble for child abuse or whatever, its been a tough 10 years, but he got $150M or so to do it and everyone loves a tragedy just as much as a success story. It wouldnt be the decade in sports with Hamo. 21. Marv (Track & Field, Bicycles, Competitive Eating) TLO's girlfriend had quite a bit of success in track and field finishing in the top-5 out of 7 or 8 person fields on multiple occasions. Her prowess on a bicycle is unmatched in combat sports. TLO was a real lucky man, but he had to push his luck with situations such as the pants incident and making fun of her dead grandmother and mice. Good job TLO. Edited December 22, 2019 by mission27 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, mission27 said: 25. Ryan Locthe (Swimmer) The 10s was the decade Ryan Lochte came out from under the shadows of Michael Phelps in the US Swimming universe to show his true colors as a huge piece of ****. The stunt he pulled in Rio in 2016 right in the middle of the decade was truly a phenomenal display of unhinged smugness combined with poor character and one of the top sports stories of the decade. That combined with his gold medal success earns him a spot on the list. Are you grading his smugness on a curve because he's the dumbest human being on the planet? Also it's a shame your top 25 countdown of the top 10 athletes of the decade doesn't have any honorable mentions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission27 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: Are you grading his smugness on a curve because he's the dumbest human being on the planet? Also it's a shame your top 25 countdown of the top 10 athletes of the decade doesn't have any honorable mentions. Except... it did have honorable mentions... Ironic that you call someone else the dumbest human being on the planet tbh Edited December 22, 2019 by mission27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, mission27 said: Except... it did have honorable mentions... Ironic that you call someone else the dumbest human being on the planet tbh You have 25, but I want some honorable mentions to the top 25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission27 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: You have 25, but I want some honorable mentions to the top 25. Holy **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mission27 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/15/2019 at 7:38 PM, mission27 said: We will begin with two lists, Top-10 athletes and Top-10 Taylor Swift songs of the decade. Starting with some honorable mentions on the athletes list: Russell Westbrook and Russel Wilson Hard to separate these two tbh. Both had stellar college careers but were relatively less heralded in the draft process early this decade, due to perceived physical limitations. Both are extremely smug and smugly self centered, evidenced by Westbrook never winning a title with KD and Wilson throwing on the 1 yard line to get all the glory and blowing a Super Bowl. Barely missed out on the top-10. Rafael Nadal The only thing keeping Rafa from a spot on the list is that Roger Federer is much smugger than him. Rafa has smugly won the head to head matchup, although Roger has had the advantage of late, and his heatedness is legendary. However, he will never have the natural born smugness or accomplishments all around that Fed has, even if Fed’s peak was a little earlier than the 2010s. As a side note, we have excluded Djokovic from this list because mission hates him. Serena Williams Again, basically misses the list because Fed has monopolized smugness in tennis for the past 20 years. Her accomplishments are undeniable and deserve an HM. Hockey Players There are undeniably some smug hockey players but we are excluding them out of personal animus towards @JBURGE and his people. .... @TLO care to take it away? @ramssuperbowl99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission27 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 20. Justin Verlander (Nigel Thornberry Lookalike) Its been a roller coaster decade for Justin. He started off with a legendary run that included a Cy Young and triple crown and nearly capped it off with the same, falling just short of the triple crown and picking up his second Cy. He's also married Kate Upton, had a kid, and won a World Series. And threw multiple no hitters. But his greatest accomplishment and the reason he makes this list is a picture of him and Kate Upton, with Nigel Thornberry's head superimposed on Justin's body, that has sadly vanished from the internet but was truly one of the two smuggest pictures of the decade (more on #1 when we get to #1). 19. Colin Kaepernick / Richard Sherman (NFC West Rivals) If there are two athletes who seemed most destined to own the NFL in the early part of this decade, it was Sherman and Kaep. Their matchups in the NFC West between 2012-2014 or so were legendary. Its kind of funny how things have turned out with Kaepernick becoming an activist and Sherman ending up on the 49ers. These two will forever be linked in my mind. The MoL was very smug to have identified Kaepernick as among the best players in his class, when others saw him as a mid round talent, and were proven right by his first couple of years. While there have been ups and downs, he is still a cultural force to this day. 18. Conor McGregor (Fighter) The MoL loves combat sports and there are probably a few in the world of boxing and beyond who could make this list. McGregor is included because of his dominance in his sport for a short period of time, his impact on the popularity of UFC, his status as an icon, and the fact that he tried to murder the MoL at the New York summit of 2018 by overserving us Royale Royale Royales. 17. Mike Trout (Weatherman) Trout is by far the best player in his sport, and maybe the most dominant athlete in team sports when compared to his peers since his debut in 2011. He also plays for TLO's favorite team. As such he earns a spot on this list, despite his ridiculous feigned humility. 16. JJ Watt (Philanthropist) JJ Watt at face value may not seem smug, but you have to respect the impressive low key smugness he's displayed over time, particularly around his charitable efforts on the hurricane ****. No hes not the most in your face smug guy but he's one of a kind. Its rare for a defensive lineman to have the cultural cache of JJ Watt. He's earned his place among the greats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 37 minutes ago, mission27 said: Holy **** To be fair, I skipped over all the Taylor Swift stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animaltested Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) Underrating Russell Wilson on the smug scale: Let Golden get it, so he upgrade his wife to fit his future star level Used Ciara's money to get fresh Became da-da to Baby Future Consistently stunted on Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning Turned a concussion into a marketing ploy (magic water) Facilitated a organizational takeover; winning a power struggle with the Legion of Boom Helping to bring back curls Celebrated his contract extension with a video of him shirtless in bed Unironically does the Rah-Rah, Dad-Coach schtick to grown arse men Edited December 23, 2019 by animaltested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyNumber11 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/15/2019 at 10:31 PM, mission27 said: 3. @LuckyNumber11 - Lucky may have held the true sidekick role for longer than anyone. I remember back in the day when he was dating Adam Jones and the MoL would give him generally ****ty advice, but it was fun. Lucky was a quality member of TAST, posted in the baseball forum, and also did some FFMD nonsense with the MoL. His contributions also include some of scouting theory for rating potential love interests on the 40-80 baseball scouting scale. Yes the MoL came up with this but he helped develop it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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