I feel we could easily solve the super team thing by limiting teams to two max contracts.
There's only 1 super team though and I don't even think they have more 2 max contracts
I feel we could easily solve the super team thing by limiting teams to two max contracts.
Mostly accurate but Boston is a large market.The Warriors have been to the finals 4 staright years, have won it 3 times and are favored to make it 4 out of 5 and complete a 3-peat. They also won it in the 70's.
Cleveland has been to the finals 4 straight times and won it once.
Miami made it 4 straight times and won it twice, plus they had another title before Lebron arrived, so that gives them 3 total.
San Antonio has 5 titles in 6 finals appearances.
Unless you count Boston as part of the Eastern seaboard, they are not a big market. They have 17 titles (more than any other franchise).
While some of the other smaller market teams haven't won anything (or haven't in a long time) several (Milwaukee and OKC for example) have exciting young stars and the talent to at least make some noise in the playoffs.
Add in what @logic pointed out re: Atlanta, Houston, Philly and Washington and you can say that, of the large market teams, the Lakers are the only large market team that has won consistently and even they are in the process of rebuilding and have missed the playoffs for 5 straight years.
In short, I'd say the small market teams are doing pretty well.
That would do it but never ever happen. The union would definitely go to the mat on that one
Yep....and to be fair to a team like the Warriors, 3 of their top players are homegrown and was drafted by them. Not their fault that the rest of the league missed out on Steph, Klay, and Draymond
Mostly accurate but Boston is a large market.
It all depends on how you measure it.
It could be argued that there are only 3 large markets. New York, LA, and Chicago. Heck it could even be argued that New York and LA are the only 2 large markets. There is a reason why they both have 2 professional basketball teams.
OTOH, you could argue that there are only about 3 teams in "small" markets. Sactown, New Orleans, and Orlando.
Ultimately it boils down to the size of the potential fan base. Boston is the 24th or so largest city in the country but the dominate New England. So they have a market of over 10 million people.
Agree. Like I said in my post, I think that if you count the Eastern Seaboard/New England as Boston's market, then it's probably a large market. If you don't, then it isn't.
Exactly. And this is why it gets complicated.
Atlanta is the 40th largest city in the United States. But it is the 11th largest metropolitan area. Boston is the 25th largest city by 6th largest metropolitan area.
Charlotte is the 16th largest city in the US but the 21st largest metropolitan area.
So how do you measure it?
I quit reading when someone said Dallas is a small market.
It all depends on how you measure it.
It could be argued that there are only 3 large markets. New York, LA, and Chicago. Heck it could even be argued that New York and LA are the only 2 large markets. There is a reason why they both have 2 professional basketball teams.
Yeah
I've always been fond of saying that there really are no small markets, just small owners
It all depends on how you measure it.
It could be argued that there are only 3 large markets. New York, LA, and Chicago. Heck it could even be argued that New York and LA are the only 2 large markets. There is a reason why they both have 2 professional basketball teams.
OTOH, you could argue that there are only about 3 teams in "small" markets. Sactown, New Orleans, and Orlando.
Ultimately it boils down to the size of the potential fan base. Boston is the 24th or so largest city in the country but the dominate New England. So they have a market of over 10 million people.
That is true. I think it is most defined by TV market though. If that is the case, where do the "small markets" start? #12 Phoenix?I think this is correct, but I would add one more thing.
Fan base is not limited to geographical regions. The Lakers and Celtics for example, are teams that always tend to have national followings. Other franchises can gain national following when they have extended periods of high success (GS, SA and Cleveland). That is hard to accomplish though.