Do you agree with that statement by Chuck? Its true to an certain degree, you gotta win a series 4 times in a series. Same can be said for in MLB. But, I still would roll with NFL, its one game, you gotta be at your best to win it for the most part. In the finals, you can have one bad game, but there is always another chance unless its an elimination game. I always would liked to see NBA do it, but not with all the money they make, Stern wouldn't do that. But, for the most part, if you have the best player, it should be enough for the NBA finals team to win. But, I always fukked with the NFL's concept and the SB, you literally gotta be at your best and the best team for the most part that wins is the better team imo.
Chuck: "Basketball Is The Hardest Sport To Win A Championship"
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Do you agree with that statement by Chuck? Its true to an certain degree, you gotta win a series 4 times in a series. Same can be said for in MLB. But, I still would roll with NFL, its one game, you gotta be at your best to win it for the most part. In the finals, you can have one bad game, but there is always another chance unless its an elimination game. I always would liked to see NBA do it, but not with all the money they make, Stern wouldn't do that. But, for the most part, if you have the best player, it should be enough for the NBA finals team to win. But, I always fukked with the NFL's concept and the SB, you literally gotta be at your best and the best team for the most part that wins is the better team imo.
no. Baseball is the toughest, followed by football. those are the ultimate "team" sports because you have to depend on your teammates a lot more. In basketball you can control more and the majority of the truly great players eventually win a title in basketball
2pac_Westside
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of course chuck is gonna say that, just because he couldn't win one
I don't know if I agree with that statement but his follow up statement;
"the team that wins the championship in basketball is always the best team"
That statement rings pretty true to me. Football and baseball a team can get hot down the stretch, sneak into the playoffs, and wind up with a ring. The only basketball champs I can even question winning, off the top of my head, are the Heat/Refs tag team against the Mavs and the Pistons team when the Lakers imploded.
"the team that wins the championship in basketball is always the best team"
That statement rings pretty true to me. Football and baseball a team can get hot down the stretch, sneak into the playoffs, and wind up with a ring. The only basketball champs I can even question winning, off the top of my head, are the Heat/Refs tag team against the Mavs and the Pistons team when the Lakers imploded.
Christian3o5
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try winning a World Cup
The better team won in those series. In the Super Bowl, San Francisco was the better team but Baltimore just was more hyped for it. They seemed to be more motivated. In Basketball, the Hawks are motivated but still lose in seven to Boston.
Assuming we're the most skilled participant in every game, we're least likely to win the game whose outcome is determined by the lowest number of trials.
NFL would therefore be the hardest sport to win if you're the best team, or the easiest (relatively) to win if you're the worst team.
NFL would therefore be the hardest sport to win if you're the best team, or the easiest (relatively) to win if you're the worst team.
that would make them the better team...
Yeah...but....are you telling me the SF Giants were really the BEST TEAM in baseball last year or did they get hot at the right time? Were the Ravens really the BEST TEAM in the NFL last year or just in January?
I'm just saying that almost every year you can legitimately question the NFL or MLB champ.....not so much with the NBA.
The last no doubt dominant baseball champs were probably the late 90's Yankees.
NFL?? The Pats scraped by to win Super Bowls. I'd go with Cowboys or 49ers in the 90's.
NBA? Lakers back to back...definitely the best team. Heat last year...no doubt the best team. Celtics a few years ago? Yep, best team. Duncan's titles? Best squad in the league. Shaq-Kobe? Check. Jordan's Bulls?
OGmittee
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its funny I'm watchin chuck kill the warriors right now in the playoffs...27 pt first qtr 
most incredibly he only had 2 fts and was tied at the end of the qtr...gs shot lik 76% lol spree
world cup was a interesting thing to bring up...only once every 4 yrs tho idk if that's fair to other sports...maybe champs league?
most incredibly he only had 2 fts and was tied at the end of the qtr...gs shot lik 76% lol spreeworld cup was a interesting thing to bring up...only once every 4 yrs tho idk if that's fair to other sports...maybe champs league?
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Depends on the perspective.
Winning four out of seven is easier for the better team to win it all.
But a winner-take-all one game format makes it MUCH easier for a lesser talented team to win a championship. It's damn near next to impossible for that to happen in a seven game series.
HacksawJimThuggin
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I agree. Be real, only a few teams have a shot at winning a title every year. And that window rarely changes from year to year. The best team wins the title every year. If you're not one of the 4 best teams in the league, the odds are severely stacked against you.
In football, there's a lot more parity. Teams come out of nowhere all the time. A lot of times teams that were in the Super Bowl the year before don't even end up making the playoffs the following year, so essentially anything can happen. All you gotta do is get into the playoffs and then you can get hot. There's probably only a few teams that haven't made the playoffs at all in the last 10 years, if that.
Same with baseball. Baseball gets a lot of shyt for the salary cap and teams buying titles, but different teams get into the playoffs and there's always teams coming out of nowhere to make noise and get into the post season. Once you're there, anything can happen.
Plus, basketball is a far more individual-driven sport. A single player has more impact. Which can be good if you're on a stacked squad, however, it also means that injuries factor in more heavily. Meanwhile, the Ravens can lose guys like Ladarius Webb, Suggs, Ray Lewis, etc. for long periods of time and it doesn't matter. If Westbrook or Wade goes down in the playoffs, the Thunder or Heat's chances of winning a ring that year are finished.
There's no "well, they just got hot and kept beating teams better than them" cinderella stories like there are in football and baseball. Which is why I can't fault NBA players from joining forces and giving themselves the best chance possible to win; because the best teams consistently win.
In football, there's a lot more parity. Teams come out of nowhere all the time. A lot of times teams that were in the Super Bowl the year before don't even end up making the playoffs the following year, so essentially anything can happen. All you gotta do is get into the playoffs and then you can get hot. There's probably only a few teams that haven't made the playoffs at all in the last 10 years, if that.
Same with baseball. Baseball gets a lot of shyt for the salary cap and teams buying titles, but different teams get into the playoffs and there's always teams coming out of nowhere to make noise and get into the post season. Once you're there, anything can happen.
Plus, basketball is a far more individual-driven sport. A single player has more impact. Which can be good if you're on a stacked squad, however, it also means that injuries factor in more heavily. Meanwhile, the Ravens can lose guys like Ladarius Webb, Suggs, Ray Lewis, etc. for long periods of time and it doesn't matter. If Westbrook or Wade goes down in the playoffs, the Thunder or Heat's chances of winning a ring that year are finished.
There's no "well, they just got hot and kept beating teams better than them" cinderella stories like there are in football and baseball. Which is why I can't fault NBA players from joining forces and giving themselves the best chance possible to win; because the best teams consistently win.
