Parity
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The NBA may be extinct in 20 years, or down to about 12 teams. All the marketing they do promotes the "glitz" of LA, Boston, NY, Chicago, & Miami. I think David Stern got headaches when the Spurs & Rockets won. Their magical salary cap never pertains to the Lakers & Celtics.
Baseball may be headed in the same direction, but their fa nbase is a lot wider. Baseball appeals to all ages, and has a large female following as well.
Football should be fine- unless Goodell keeps cheapening it. The socialist-type mentality keeps all teams pretty much on the same plane.
NHL is in trouble, IMHO.
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Note, in baseball also, The Indians were 2 outs away from winning a title in that span. The Rangers were one strike away. Also, the Rays, Brewers, Rockies, Astros, and Padres each had World Series appearances.
The only teams that did not appear in the WS in the last 30 seasons are the Nationals/Expos who have never made it since their creation in 1969; the Mariners who in their history have never made it (2 ALCS is closest), the Pirates who last appeared in the WS in 1979 when they won.....and the Cubs, last appearance, 1945.
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In the NFL over the last 32 years, 15 teams have won titles. But, the following teams have made SB appearances in that time, but lost ( few were real squeakers):
Cardinals
Falcons
Bills
Panthers
Bengals
Dolphins
Eagles
Titans
Chargers
Seahawks
The following teams have not appeared in the Super Bowl in the last 32 years:
Browns
Lions
Texans
Jaguars
Chiefs
Vikings
Jets
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In the NBA in the last 30 seasons, only those 9 teams have won, but the following teams did make at least on Finals appearance only to lose:
OKC Thunder
Seattle Supersonics (I consider these 2 different franchises)
Magic
Cavaliers
Nets
Pacers
Knicks
Jazz
Sun
Trailblzers
The following teams have NOT made an NBA Finals appearance in the last 30 years:
Raptors
Bucks
Hawks
Bobcats
Bullets/Wizards
Nuggets
T-Wolves
Warriors
Clippers
Kings
Grizzlies
Hornets
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And in hockey, 16 teams have won but the following 6 have appeared in a Stanley Cup Final but came out losers:
Canucks
Flyers
Senators
Sabres
Capitals
Panthers
The following teams have not made an NHL Final appearance in the last 30 years:
St. Louis Blues
Columbus Bluejackets
Nashville Predators
Toronto Maple Leafs
Minnesota Wild
Winnipeg Jets nee Atlanta Threshers
Phoenix Coyotes nee Jets
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The NBA is unwatchable. I wish the NBA and NHL would swap the Blue Jackets for the Cavs. I would much rather have a hockey team then a basketball team.
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So, bottom line on parity:
MLB: 19 teams win in last 30 years. Only 4 teams fail to make WS appearance
NFL: 15 teams win in last 32 years. Only 7 teams fail to make SB appearance
NHL: 16 teams win in last 30 years. Only 7 teams fail to make Stanley Cup Final
NBA: Only 9 teams win in last 30 years. 12 teams fail to make a single Final.
So, it would seem that MLB has the most parity, while the NBA has the least.
Caveat: it must be noted that any number of the teams that have not made finals appearances in these sports have not been around the whole time. I only use the raw numbers above.
The likes of the Texans, Bluejackets, Wild, Raptors, etc. have only been around for less than 15 years.
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What about expansion teams? I know the NFL has at least 4 expansion teams in that time. MLB has 4 in the time as well I think. Not sure about NBA/ NHL.
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What about expansion teams? I know the NFL has at least 4 expansion teams in that time. MLB has 4 in the time as well I think. Not sure about NBA/ NHL.
What about expansion teams? I know the NFL has at least 4 expansion teams in that time. MLB has 4 in the time as well I think. Not sure about NBA/ NHL.
Yes, I edited that notation in above.
I will note that the last few MLB expansion teams, the Rays and Rockies were each in a WS and the Diamondbacks won one and the Marlins won two.
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I love the NBA, hockey blows.
No one would go to hockey games.
There is more to the NBA than the result of one season, if you love watching basketball it doesn't get better than the NBA.
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