Hoss Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 ftfy Nope. Still true for American sports all over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Nope. Still true for American sports all over... All sports all over, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 All sports all over, really. Yea, probably. I didn't want to expand it too far for sake of keeping the point simple. I just wish parity was an actual priority in these leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Yea, probably. I didn't want to expand it too far for sake of keeping the point simple. I just wish parity was an actual priority in these leagues. Sorry, I just don't see it, especially in the NFL and NHL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 In the NFL there have been 49 Super Bowls. 28 (57%) have been won by six teams. In the NHL there have been 45 Stanley Cups since 1970. 27 (60%) have been won by six teams. In the NBA there have been 66 NBA champions. 44 (66%) have been won by four teams. In the MLB there have been 111 MLB champions. 63 (57%) have been won by five teams. I did since 1970 for the NHL because otherwise it's just cheating with Montreal winning umpteen million. Didn't do the same with MLB because who gives a about them. I will admit the NBA is tough to throw in with the rest because it's an individual sport. Last year was the first time since 1998 that the NBA Finals didn't include Dwyane Wade, Tim Duncan or Kobe Bryant. If you expand that to include LeBron and Michael Jordan then it hasn't happened since 1995. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Damn Hoss, I feel like my Dad just sent me to military school Edited January 12, 2016 by WildCard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) In the NFL there have been 49 Super Bowls. 28 (57%) have been won by six teams. In the NHL there have been 45 Stanley Cups since 1970. 27 (60%) have been won by six teams. In the NBA there have been 66 NBA champions. 44 (66%) have been won by four teams. In the MLB there have been 111 MLB champions. 63 (57%) have been won by five teams. I did since 1970 for the NHL because otherwise it's just cheating with Montreal winning umpteen million. Didn't do the same with MLB because who gives a ###### about them. I will admit the NBA is tough to throw in with the rest because it's an individual sport. Last year was the first time since 1998 that the NBA Finals didn't include Dwyane Wade, Tim Duncan or Kobe Bryant. If you expand that to include LeBron and Michael Jordan then it hasn't happened since 1995. I'd be curious to see if you did the NHL since 1980 (or 1990, since the 80s were the islanders and Oilers show). Montreal still won a bunch in the 1970s due to the advantage they had in the concept of signing players when they were kids in the 50s and 60s and those players still working through the system. I didn't to the whole numbers, but since 1980, 16 teams have won the 35 years. Since 1990, 14 teams have won 25 years. By definition, 56% were a "new" team to win it since 1990. Not nearly as bad. Edited January 12, 2016 by MattPie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 The early Laker/Celtic run for the NBA would probably be very similar to the NBA. Basically, if you're going to introduce that hard cutoff for the NHL based solely off of one team, you probably have to use the same point for every single league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Lawrence Phillips found dead in his jail cell at the age of 40. Possible suicide on the heels of a conviction for choking his cell mate to death. A sad death for a sad life. Don't know if he ever had a chance. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/01/13/lawrence-phillips-death-prison/78742058/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Dick Vitale may have to cry himself to sleep tonight. Suck it Duke! Enjoy the 3 game loosing streak and losing to an unranked team at home! Go Orange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) A few days late on this one, but Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia banned for life by Major League Baseball for a third positive PED test. Hilariously enough, the last two positive tests came WHILE HE WAS SUSPENDED for the previous test. He still had like 90 games left on his suspension this season. I have no words for how dumb this is. Now it's him and Pete Rose, the only two guys banned for life. Edited February 13, 2016 by Sabres79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Enjoy the 3 game loosing streak and losing to an unranked team at home! Go Orange! How loose have they become? :angel: Lawrence Phillips found dead in his jail cell at the age of 40. Possible suicide on the heels of a conviction for choking his cell mate to death. A sad death for a sad life. Don't know if he ever had a chance. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/01/13/lawrence-phillips-death-prison/78742058/ I see top athletes getting away with things their whole lives. Some learn the right way to do things and are fine. Some don't and expect to get bailed out time after time. Living in Texas I've seen this starting at a very young age. This has to just plain stop. (Example: In middle school, a football player beat up a friend of my son's just for kicks. The player was not disciplined, but Reese was suspended for fighting, even though he's the one that was beat up. But heaven forbid a top player miss a game due to being a shithead.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) How loose have they become? :angel: I like how I spelled the same word 2 different ways. At least I got it right once. Edited February 14, 2016 by ubkev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Nationals vs Yankees 2016. Boston, enjoy that Price contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 A few days late on this one, but Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia banned for life by Major League Baseball for a third positive PED test. Hilariously enough, the last two positive tests came WHILE HE WAS SUSPENDED for the previous test. He still had like 90 games left on his suspension this season. I have no words for how dumb this is. Now it's him and Pete Rose, the only two guys banned for life. Do you mean among the living? Because there definitely are many others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Currently, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Yoenis Cespedes is killing me with his car collection at spring training. Sunday was a jacked up F-250, Monday was a custom Polaris Slingshot and today was the Lamborghini. Good for you, dude. Wish I got paid $75 million to do what I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 The Raptors looked really good against the Cavs on Friday night. Forced LeBron et al off their game. Huge win in what in what very possible was a preview of the ECF in bouncy ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Apparent suicide by single-car crash from OKC's part owner Aubrey McClendon the day after McClendon was indicted on rigging oil/gas gas leases in Oklahoma http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14886100/oklahoma-city-thunder-part-owner-aubrey-mcclendon-dies-car-crash-indictment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thwomp! Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Meanwhile, in non-Buffalo playoff news (There's sadly never any Buffalo playoff news): The San Antonio Spurs clinched their 19th straight playoff berth, with 5 championships during that time. The 2nd longest current streak is Atlanta at 8 straight. The Detroit Red Wings are up by 6 points in an effort to clinch their 25th (!) straight playoff berth, with 4 championships during that time. The 2nd longest current streak is Pittsburgh at 9 straight, which is in more jeopardy that Detroit's streak at this point. I cannot even comprehend that level of prosperity for one of my sports teams, yet there's cities that currently have had it for multiple decades now. Simply astounding and amazing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 2016 USA Sevens rugby on NBCSN right now. New Zealand All Blacks vs Russia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted March 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 2016 USA Sevens rugby on NBCSN right now. New Zealand All Blacks vs Russia. Ugh. Sevens. I can barely tolerate league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) Ugh. Sevens. I can barely tolerate league. Aww come on. This is wide open rugby. Edited March 5, 2016 by d4rksabre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 USA v Canada now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Conor McGregor and Holly Holm got choked out last night. While I, mostly, don't care about Holm, Notorious losing was nearly a night ruiner. I said "I can't believe Conor lost" to myself while in the bathroom at a Buffalo bar last night and some dude at the trough just turned, while still pissing (EVERYWHERE), and goes "holy are you serious?" Luckily I was not pissed on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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