 GTR July 09 2010 11:21. Posts 39089 | Profile Blog # |
Having a chat with zulu_nation8 and Jibba, we're trying to think of any sporting team that is equivalent to the New York Knicks. This means;
- Most Money
- Biggest City
- Worst Management
- Overpaid
- Underperform
Any ideas?
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| shieldbreak United States. July 09 2010 11:23. Posts 406 | Profile # |
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| andeh United States. July 09 2010 11:23. Posts 869 | Profile Blog # |
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| zulu_nation8 China. July 09 2010 11:26. Posts 18689 | Profile Blog # |
| Maybe this year's Real Madrid, can't think of any other examples in the same ballpark. |
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| Cauld United States. July 09 2010 11:28. Posts 219 | Profile # |
On July 09 2010 11:21 Anthony Wilson wrote:
Having a chat with zulu_nation8 and Jibba, we're trying to think of any sporting team that is equivalent to the New York Knicks. This means;
- Most Money
- Biggest City
- Worst Management
- Overpaid
- Underperform
Any ideas?
Cubs, Mets (though the mets are good so far this year, I have faith they'll lose a ton). Also Clippers |
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 Roffles  Tuvalu. July 09 2010 11:30. Posts 14400 | Profile Blog # |
No teams can come close to the failure that is the New York Knicks. No other team is awful in all aspects like the New York Knicks are.
Well, maybe the Raiders. But they don't have an enormous payroll spent on worthless players. I think the closest you can get is maybe the New York Mets. Enormous budget, but no results. But they're not terrible like the Knicks are.
But when you talk about terrible franchises like the Lions or Raiders, they're really not that bad considering they really don't give a shit. Fans already have given up on them.
And we have everyone's favorite, the Chicago Cubs. Fans'll never give up hope, but they'll never win.Last edit: 2010-07-09 11:30:38 |
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 Megalisk United States. July 09 2010 11:33. Posts 6095 | Profile Blog # |
On July 09 2010 11:30 Roffles wrote:
No teams can come close to the failure that is the New York Knicks. No other team is awful in all aspects like the New York Knicks are.
Well, maybe the Raiders. But they don't have an enormous payroll spent on worthless players. I think the closest you can get is maybe the New York Mets. Enormous budget, but no results. But they're not terrible like the Knicks are.
But when you talk about terrible franchises like the Lions or Raiders, they're really not that bad considering they really don't give a shit. Fans already have given up on them.
And we have everyone's favorite, the Chicago Cubs. Fans'll never give up hope, but they'll never win.
I think it would be the raiders, although they don't meet the "biggest city" criteria, they sure know how to blow a bunch of money on shitty first round picks, and their owner is psychotic. |
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| Bibbit Canada. July 09 2010 11:33. Posts 4509 | Profile Blog # |
Any sport? I'd go with the Toronto Maple Leafs (hockey). We're disgustingly bad but I think we pull in the most fans/money in the NHL. We sometimes buy good players but then they become terrible as soon as they get here. So I think that covers your criteria.
I noticed I said 'we' like one of those douchebags but whatever.Last edit: 2010-07-09 11:33:58 |
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| Ducci United States. July 09 2010 11:34. Posts 547 | Profile # |
| I wouldn't say they have the worst management since the golden state warriors are in the same league as them |
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| Cauld United States. July 09 2010 11:43. Posts 219 | Profile # |
It's hard to compare across sports, since the NBA has a cap and not all other sports do. Plus the Knicks are currently 29th out of 30 teams in payroll (which will change before next year), but still won't be the highest.
The Clippers and Knicks had the exact same record last year, but the Knicks were clearly and openly playing for next year all season long.
But for recent history it still has to be the Mets or Cubs. |
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| fOrQQ Hong Kong. July 09 2010 11:59. Posts 321 | Profile Blog # |
| England (football) Last edit: 2010-07-09 12:00:11 |
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| shawster Canada. July 09 2010 12:01. Posts 2270 | Profile Blog # |
raiders recently, they are a pretty damn storied franchise though
maybe detroit lions?
there are a lot of hockey teams which no one just really gives a damn aboutLast edit: 2010-07-09 12:03:05 |
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| bumatlarge United States. July 09 2010 12:08. Posts 3844 | Profile Blog # |
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| randomKo_Orean Korea (South). July 09 2010 12:33. Posts 3552 | Profile Blog # |
On July 09 2010 11:59 fOrQQ wrote:
England (football)
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| Trezeguet United States. July 09 2010 12:34. Posts 2634 | Profile Blog # | |
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| Trezeguet United States. July 09 2010 12:34. Posts 2634 | Profile Blog # |
| In all seriousness though, no other team manages to spend that much $$ and still be one of the worst teams. |
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| Comeh United States. July 09 2010 12:47. Posts 3803 | Profile Blog # |
Chicago Cubs? (not quite the same,but pretty good)
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| YejinYejin United States. July 09 2010 12:49. Posts 1039 | Profile Blog # |
On July 09 2010 11:21 Anthony Wilson wrote:
Having a chat with zulu_nation8 and Jibba, we're trying to think of any sporting team that is equivalent to the New York Knicks. This means;
- Most Money
- Biggest City
- Worst Management
- Overpaid
- Underperform
Any ideas?
Washington Redskins. Dan Snyder is so freaking rich that he can just throw around contracts like what he gave to Albert Haynesworth.
I'd say Washington DC is a pretty big city. Not the biggest, but it's big and famous.
OH DEAR GOD DAN SNYDER one of the worst owners ever, possibly. Then, for the past few seasons, you have a head coach, coordinators, GM, and most of the front office that just isn't that good. They brought in some new people for this season, so I'll wait and see before I judge, but seriously, the past two years have been awful. I'm a Broncos fan, though, so I will always have faith in Mike Shanahan.
Overpaid: kind of goes with the first point, but just look at Haynesworth's situation. You also got various other players that don't deserve what they're earning (DeAngelo Hall, for example)
Underperform: Haynesworth sucked and got injured. Campbell sucked and got traded. Hall is a mediocre DB, nowhere near what he was back in Atlanta. LaRon Landry can kind of hit hard, I guess, but he doesn't play smart and he can't tackle solidly. Clinton Portis hasn't been good for several years now. And the team as a whole is the paragon of mediocrity. Prior to last year, their record was 32-32 for the previous four season. And last season, they went 4-12.
Too much money, nothing to show for it. |
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