And conversely being the best in the post-season doesn't always make you the best. See numerous football, baseball, and hockey teams that were average during the season and got hot at the right time. Truly being the best is about both...getting it done in the regular and postseason.
Chuck: "Basketball Is The Hardest Sport To Win A Championship"
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And conversely being the best in the post-season doesn't always make you the best. See numerous football, baseball, and hockey teams that were average during the season and got hot at the right time. Truly being the best is about both...getting it done in the regular and postseason.
Brief Keef
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Johnny Kilroy
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Oh, Chuck. 
Tuc2DaBoot
Pro
I'm reading all these people's explanations... and I'm still trying to figure out how people are saying anything other than basketball. 
In football, if a #4 seed like the Ravens or the #6 seed like the Packers can win a title, then that gives almost every playoff team in the NFL at least a fighter's chance to win. Where do you see that in the NBA?
In baseball, a wild card team like the Cardinals got in on the LAST day of the regular season and went on to win the World Series despite being down to their last strike in the WS... TWICE. Where has a seed below #4 ever forced a game 7 in the NBA Finals to make that happen?
Even in hockey, a #8 seed just won the Cup last year b/c they were the hottest team and actually had great, though tough, matchups the entire way. Only one #8 seed has ever made it all the way to the NBA Finals and still didn't win it all. Got washed by the Spurs.
So with all that said, only the top 4 teams in the NBA usually have a chance to win it all. So by looking at it through drafting, signing solid vets, having the right mix of offense/defense, and protecting home court, a NBA team still has to win 16 games to win it all.
Don't look at it as "the Heat are going to be there in the Finals, that's easy." That team was built to win. That isn't easy at all. Same with the Thunder.
Hands down, basketball is the hardest sport to win a championship in.
In football, if a #4 seed like the Ravens or the #6 seed like the Packers can win a title, then that gives almost every playoff team in the NFL at least a fighter's chance to win. Where do you see that in the NBA?
In baseball, a wild card team like the Cardinals got in on the LAST day of the regular season and went on to win the World Series despite being down to their last strike in the WS... TWICE. Where has a seed below #4 ever forced a game 7 in the NBA Finals to make that happen?
Even in hockey, a #8 seed just won the Cup last year b/c they were the hottest team and actually had great, though tough, matchups the entire way. Only one #8 seed has ever made it all the way to the NBA Finals and still didn't win it all. Got washed by the Spurs.
So with all that said, only the top 4 teams in the NBA usually have a chance to win it all. So by looking at it through drafting, signing solid vets, having the right mix of offense/defense, and protecting home court, a NBA team still has to win 16 games to win it all.
Don't look at it as "the Heat are going to be there in the Finals, that's easy." That team was built to win. That isn't easy at all. Same with the Thunder.
Hands down, basketball is the hardest sport to win a championship in.
Hockey like baseball is more situational. Goalie on a #8 seed can get hot and carry a team to the finals despite having a mediocre team talent wise. No mediocre teams get past the second round in basketball.
DeVanteSwing
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NFL, you need to get in the playoffs and you straight. You need like 2-3 wins to reach the SB. NHL and MLB is all about being on a hot streak at the right time. NBA, there are teams that won't have a chance even before the season starts.
No. It's football. Easily.
The Fukin Prophecy
RIP Champ
Hold up, you nikkas really shytting on the NFL and other leagues because they have parity? How the fukk is a competitive league that gives multiple teams a chance to win a championship a bad thing? 
The NBA is the biggest joke of a pro league in NA sports...Its always the same 3 or 4 teams competing for a title every fukking year...You already know whose in the finals before they play game one of the season...It makes you wonder wtf is the point of the NBA even having a season...This super squads bullshyt is beyond pathetic...
Anyways baseball is by far the hardest sport to win a championship imo...It's the only sport where money and talent doesn't win a championship...Look at the Yankees payroll and rosters the last 12 years...Perennial best team in the league on paper and they only have 1 championship to show for it since 2000...You can't put 3 superstars on a team and have them take a squad to the playoffs every fukking year like in the NBA...You have to make it through the ups and downs of a grueling 162 game season and hope everyone brings their A game in October...
The NBA is the biggest joke of a pro league in NA sports...Its always the same 3 or 4 teams competing for a title every fukking year...You already know whose in the finals before they play game one of the season...It makes you wonder wtf is the point of the NBA even having a season...This super squads bullshyt is beyond pathetic...
Anyways baseball is by far the hardest sport to win a championship imo...It's the only sport where money and talent doesn't win a championship...Look at the Yankees payroll and rosters the last 12 years...Perennial best team in the league on paper and they only have 1 championship to show for it since 2000...You can't put 3 superstars on a team and have them take a squad to the playoffs every fukking year like in the NBA...You have to make it through the ups and downs of a grueling 162 game season and hope everyone brings their A game in October...
Hold up, you nikkas really shytting on the NFL and other leagues because they have parity? How the fukk is a competitive league that gives multiple teams a chance to win a championship a bad thing?
The NBA is the biggest joke of a pro league in NA sports...Its always the same 3 or 4 teams competing for a title every fukking year...You already know whose in the finals before they play game one of the season...It makes you wonder wtf is the point of the NBA even having a season...This super squads bullshyt is beyond pathetic...
Anyways baseball is by far the hardest sport to win a championship imo...It's the only sport where money and talent doesn't win a championship...Look at the Yankees payroll and rosters the last 12 years...Perennial best team in the league on paper and they only have 1 championship to show for it since 2000...You can't put 3 superstars on a team and have them take a squad to the playoffs every fukking year like in the NBA...You have to make it through the ups and downs of a grueling 162 game season and hope everyone brings their A game in October...
Lakers are doing great with all that talent.
Hold up, you nikkas really shytting on the NFL and other leagues because they have parity? How the fukk is a competitive league that gives multiple teams a chance to win a championship a bad thing?
The NBA is the biggest joke of a pro league in NA sports...Its always the same 3 or 4 teams competing for a title every fukking year...You already know whose in the finals before they play game one of the season...It makes you wonder wtf is the point of the NBA even having a season...This super squads bullshyt is beyond pathetic...
Anyways baseball is by far the hardest sport to win a championship imo...It's the only sport where money and talent doesn't win a championship...Look at the Yankees payroll and rosters the last 12 years...Perennial best team in the league on paper and they only have 1 championship to show for it since 2000...You can't put 3 superstars on a team and have them take a squad to the playoffs every fukking year like in the NBA...You have to make it through the ups and downs of a grueling 162 game season and hope everyone brings their A game in October...
It's not about shytting on anyone, it's about calling it how it is. It's hilarious how nikkas continue to outline the reasons that support what Barkley said (lack of parity, same 3 or 4 teams winning all the time, super teams dominating) and then dispute his assertion.
You act like it's easy to get 3 superstars on one team in the NBA. The fact that you pretty much have to have one of the top 5 guys and the perfect supporting cast around him in the league in order to win makes it harder in basketball. Add to that that you don't get superstars from late in the draft in basketball. You gotta either be in the lottery the right year or be a destination city whereas in the other sports you diamonds in the rough spouting up all over the place. Basketball is the most talent dependent sport. Meanwhile will, coaching, and chemistry are enough to get you over the top in the other 3. If you don't have talent in the NBA you ain't winning shyt, period.
FreedS[ohh]lave
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Hold up, you nikkas really shytting on the NFL and other leagues because they have parity? How the fukk is a competitive league that gives multiple teams a chance to win a championship a bad thing?
The NBA is the biggest joke of a pro league in NA sports...Its always the same 3 or 4 teams competing for a title every fukking year...You already know whose in the finals before they play game one of the season...It makes you wonder wtf is the point of the NBA even having a season...This super squads bullshyt is beyond pathetic...
Anyways baseball is by far the hardest sport to win a championship imo...It's the only sport where money and talent doesn't win a championship...Look at the Yankees payroll and rosters the last 12 years...Perennial best team in the league on paper and they only have 1 championship to show for it since 2000...You can't put 3 superstars on a team and have them take a squad to the playoffs every fukking year like in the NBA...You have to make it through the ups and downs of a grueling 162 game season and hope everyone brings their A game in October...
I dont think anyone was praising the nba for it just sayign its the hardest in that you need an all time great hall of fame player to have any shot to win a title.Its bascially luck in buidling a great nba team in that you need to win the lotto in the right year or be in a big warm weather city
I dont think a league that has only a few teams that have any chance to win a title every year is a positive thing at all but its the nature of the spot not much u can do to change that
Basketball is a lot about matchups so its hard to say "the best team" neccesarily won,the teams in the playoffs are the best teams but depending on there seeding and who they are matched up against they may face the one team that they wouldn't be able to beat in the playoffs,whereas the team that beats them goes on to lose the next round and there's several teams in the playoffs that would smash them......but u gotta go with basketball over football bcuz of not only the fact they play more games,but based off the fact there's such a shortage of roster spots....there's so much competetion at your position,there's many spots for a serviceable backup quarterback,and just think about all the chances u got to get a ring just by makin a roster on special teams,its hardest to get a spot on a nba team
U could maybe argue baseball bcuz there's so many broke azz teams that will never have a chance to win shyt.....probaly a lot more chances to end up on teams who have a waaaay lesser chance of winning a title....I think there's more Royals type of teams in baseball then there are Bobcats type of teams in basketball...but I'm stil goin with basketball based on the shortage of spots and positions.
U could maybe argue baseball bcuz there's so many broke azz teams that will never have a chance to win shyt.....probaly a lot more chances to end up on teams who have a waaaay lesser chance of winning a title....I think there's more Royals type of teams in baseball then there are Bobcats type of teams in basketball...but I'm stil goin with basketball based on the shortage of spots and positions.
Tres Leches
Empire Business
basketball is the most predictable ...dont know if that makes it the hardest or the easiest..
