Which Current franchise(any sport) is under the most pressure to win a championship

[jaydawg08]

San Fran and the Ravens are the ones that immediately come to mind

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

the raiders

40 years of being bums, times up

Too bad they never feel pressure. They like bizarro Tom Brady

 

[BlackAchilles]

Dolphins are my gut reaction

A team with a successful history that's been down bad for the entire 21st century; now they've got a wunderkind coach and superstar receiver but still have questions if QB Uce is the guy

Commanders could be in that convo but as a fan base we've basically had all the hope beaten out of us

Edit: Arsenal gotta be in the convo too

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Lakers

 

[Shadow King]

NBA:
Philadelphia 76ers(Joel Embiid is 30 , their window will close soon if they don’t use their cap space to make moves and build a championship level team around him before it’s too late )
New York Knicks
Minnesota Timberwolves
Dallas Mavericks
Indiana Pacers

NFL: San Francisco 49ers(Christian mccaffrey, Deebo Samuel and the rest of them are due to win a SB chip )
Dallas Cowboys(Dak Prescott has to shut up the haters and doubters)
New York Jets(Aaron rodgers)
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago bears
Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles (jalen hurts has to prove that he’s not a one year wonder and that 2022- 23 season was no fluke)


MLB: Philadelphia Phillies
Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
Seattle Mariners

NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
Edmonton Oilers
Boston Bruins
Dallas Stars
Carolina Hurricanes

Pacers nor Bears belong anywhere near this list.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Ohio State

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

FC Barcelona HAVE to win La Liga and CL to keep their creditors away from the door.

 

[King Poetic]

MLB
1. Dodgers.. millions millions of dollars as been put into the roster and u need to come away with at least 2 championships over the next 5 years
2. Yankees… it’s been 15 years and nothing

NFL
1. Cowboys.. always will be with jerry jones around
2. Ravens
3. 49ers

NBA
1. Clippers.. all that money on kawhi and george and they never healthy
2. Phoenix
3. Philadelphia.
4. Milwaukee

 

[xXMASHERXx]

San Fran and the Ravens are the ones that immediately come to mind

I would say that the pressure is more so on Lamar and maybe Harbaugh than the whole team but I agree that the team will be feeling some heat if they have another post season failure. I think the 9ers, are probably the team with the most pressure in the NFL. For the NBA, it has to be the Bucks especially since we don't know how much Giannis or Dame have left.

 

[jaydawg08]

I would say that the pressure is more so on Lamar and maybe Harbaugh than the whole team but I agree that the team will be feeling some heat if they have another post season failure. I think the 9ers, are probably the team with the most pressure in the NFL. For the NBA, it has to be the Bucks especially since we don't know how much Giannis or Dame have left.

I agree about the Bucks having pressure, but I’ll counter that and say what about the Sixers? At least the Bucks won a championship already, so far the Sixers haven’t gotten out of the 2nd round

 

[xXMASHERXx]

I agree about the Bucks having pressure, but I’ll counter that and say what about the Sixers? At least the Bucks won a championship already, so far the Sixers haven’t gotten out of the 2nd round

Sixers have pressure especially since they blew so many opportunities with the whole process/Simmons/Harden fiasco. That said, the Bucks traded away a key defensive piece for someone who doesn't want to be there. Fired two coaches in 1 year for a guy who has underachievied everywhere he's been. The Bucks need to get the most out of what they have currently cause it might be 10-15 years before they are relevant again.

 

[Soldier]

Pacers nor Bears belong anywhere near this list.

Took out the bears and replaced them with ravens/bengals /bills

It’s just that the bears haven’t won for so long. Bears fans are impatiently waiting for another chip. They can’t forever content themselves with Mike Ditka/Walter Payton/Mike singletary memories.

But the pacers are under pressure they have a lot of young talent, they just made the ECF this year, new expectations for this team have been raised. We expect much more from them next season. They are no longer under the radar, the spotlight is on them too.

 

[duckbutta]

Depends on the injury. It's not as if he blew out his knee or tore a ligament in his back

Once guys start getting hurt that it cost them playoff games in back to back years, they rarely go back to just being healthy in the playoffs. Giannis games requires a ton of physicality and athleticism so it won't take that much to notice a slip in his play and production.

 

[Shadow King]

Took out the bears and replaced them with ravens/bengals /bills

It’s just that the bears haven’t won for so long. Bears fans are impatiently waiting for another chip. They can’t forever content themselves with Mike Ditka/Walter Payton/Mike singletary memories.

But the pacers are under pressure they have a lot of young talent, they just made the ECF this year, new expectations for this team have been raised. We expect much more from them next season. They are no longer under the radar, the spotlight is on them too.

One ECF run that nobody expected out of a 6 seed doesn't put on pressure to win a title. This group has to show consistency to build actual expectation before any pressure can mount.

They are now the "tough out/unlucky bracket" team but with at least 4 teams clearly above them if healthy there's no pressure to win it all.

 

[duckbutta]

I agree about the Bucks having pressure, but I’ll counter that and say what about the Sixers? At least the Bucks won a championship already, so far the Sixers haven’t gotten out of the 2nd round

I view the Sixers as more of a team who has found money with Embiid because he is so chronically injured I gave up hope on him every winning a title years ago. Most of his career is due to the advancement in medicine. He came into the league with foot problems. Then had a few years of back problems. Now he got knee problems. If this was 2005 dude probably barely makes it pass his rookie contract. He'd have to have some healthy seasons for me to have any expectation of him, and since he never does, I never do.

Bucks already won a chip but people talk about Giannis like he is some all time great player. You got to win at least 2 to have any all time talk, and honestly I think yo got to get 3 to even get in that discussion. I don't think Giannis gets to 2 because there is a real chance he is going to start declining and the bucks are built like an old archaic nba team. Watching them play is like watching your farther chase your kids around the house, you just hoping his old ass don't fall and break his hip.