Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
The irony is the one time the NBA had parity, in the 1970s, it was the lowest period for the league.
NBA fans don't cares about parity, we just want to see great players and great teams.
But I thought American sports was supposed to be über-competitive with all its communist ways?
Aren't the Thunder a good example of a small team becoming good with smart management?
With the NBA, you gotta be be lucky, to draft that right players at the right time. Great example are the Spurs, any other year, they don't get Duncan. Without him, they are pretty much just a really good team, but no chance of winning a ship.
For teams like my Bullets, you basically gotta have 3/4 good drafts in a row. Where you can get one bonafide superstar player, a great 2nd tier star, and some good solid role players players, then some good free agent acquisitions. Then hopefully a good coach.
And lastly, hope you can keep them.
It's not really about small or big markets
It's all smart decisions and scouting properly, other than the three times that centres wanted to go to the Lakers. Obviously luck comes into it, like getting Jordan second, drug bans for the 80s Rockets, Palace brwal bans for the Pistons, and Wade being a fukking cheat. Tbf it's also easy for teams to be overlooked for being in the top 5-6, when there's no defining league structure or european reward like with the prem. The idea anyone could criticise the NBA like football leagues is absurd.
Scottie Drippin
Should Never Mention Me
Yep. It's the superstar sport. There's a reason people gave zero fukks about that Spurs/Pistons series. Although, saying that, NBA fans got a bad rep for ignoring that series.
There was one close game out of 7 when Robert Horry blacked out in Game 5. That's the sort of shyt that happens when two good "teams" face each other. Timmy is a GOAT candidate and all but thank basedgod for these new fukkery Spurs.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
It's a huge copout
It is harder to win in a smaller market because you cannot sign superstar talent in the free agent market, but if you build your team strong enough that player is not going to leave.
I remember Chris Webber talking about there being no soul food restaurants in Sacramento during his free agent year, but he signed a max contract with them because they could pay the most and they had a legit shot at winning a title.
Yeah, this is true altho they too a break in the 1990s after Magic caught the monster.
Yeah I don't really get what your complaint is tbf. That your team is trash because it's run by fools? Sing it.
Youse a wild dude. They'll do well to finish above the Nuggets.
Scottie Drippin
Should Never Mention Me
Bullets/Wizards fans, as a Knick fan I have lived a decade in your world of inept front offices and playoff hopes ending in the first month. I understand your struggle 
But fukk you nikkas we made it
But fukk you nikkas we made it
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
Maybe Im getting old but I remember all but 2 of those games being close.
The Spurs being labelled as boring is one of the saddest narratives in American sports. Shaq's Lakers were more boring to me than the Spurs.
God I'd be sooooo facking pissed if this kind of shyt happened in football.
Imagine missing out on an Oscar and ending up with a bum like Cleverly. I'd kill myself
Sam Peel
Banned
Who voted for who - http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/bal.../98/07/84/fboawardmenplayer2012-bycountry.pdf
Some real odd ones in there. Samoa voting Xabi Alonso ffs :uwotm8?:
Some of the African countries going for Diddy
at casillas voting for sergio 
@SCORCH Mata to Gervinho
jumping the gun a bit
Bullets/Wizards fans, as a Knick fan I have lived a decade in your world of inept front offices and playoff hopes ending in the first month. I understand your struggle
But fukk you nikkas we made it
jumping the gun a bit
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