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- 07-14-2008 12:03 AM #1
Worst divisions in sports history
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Recently, Sandra, Bill and myself have all deservedly and rightfully blasted the N.L. West for how not-so-good it is:
That recent thought got me wondering about:The NL West is putrid!!! Does anyone want to win this division? The D-Backs lead the Mild, Mild West by one game at the break..............despite having a below .500 record. UGH!!!
Can you guys recall divisions in any sport that were not very good?
For instance, I remember the NHL's old Norris Division, AKA the "Chuck Norris" division, "Bore-us" division, and "Snorris" Division, where mediocriy reigned for many years in the 1980s.
In 1986-87, the Blues won the division title with a 32–33–15 and 79 points- not exactly the most intimidating season. (NOBODY had a winning record in that division that season)
Two years later, the Red Wings won a division title with a .500 record (34-34-12, 80 points). (See above)
So many teams made the playoffs with horrific records:
1982-83- St. Louis had a 25-40-15 record and 65 points.
1984-85- Minnesota had a 25-43-12 record and 62 points.
1987-88 (This is why the divisional playoff format stunk)- Toronto had a 21-49-10 record, yet made the playoffs. (To quote Michael Berube in a great article I read, "That’s right, a .300 team! The mind reels.")
In 1985-86, they had a 25-48-7 record andgot into the playoffs- in contrast, my Sabres had a .500 record and DIDN'T GET IN!
Comedian Dick Young once said that if World War II were a hockey season, Poland would have made the playoffs.
This is exactly what he meant.
That's my choice- what's yours?
Oh, and honorable mention to the Patrick Division in the late 80s and early 90s- Sandra's Rangers had a 36-31-13 record with 85 points, yet won their division.
"Winning big games ON THE ROAD is the signature of a clutch QB." BillD
There's more to playoff success than just winning. Sometimes, you have to go into enemy territory outside your stadium and walk the walk.
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- 07-14-2008 12:30 AM #2
The NBA's 1975-76 Western Conference- Midwest Division gets my vote. This was back in the days when the NBA had only 18 teams.
The standings for the four team 1975-76 Midwest Division:
Milwaukee 38-44
Detroit 36-46
Kansas City 31-51
Chicago 24-58BOSTON.........CITY OF CHAMPIONS FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM
PATRIOTS: SUPER BOWL CHAMPS 2001, 2003, 2004
RED SOX: WORLD SERIES CHAMPS 2004, 2007
CELTICS: NBA CHAMPS 2008 BRUINS: STANLEY CUP CHAMPS 2011
- 07-14-2008 12:34 AM #3
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- 07-14-2008 10:35 AM #5
Try the NBA's Central Division, 1971-72:
1. Baltimore Bullets 38-44 .463
2. Atlanta Hawks 36-46 .439
3. Cincinnati Royals 30-52 .366
4. Cleveland Cavaliers 23-59 .280
Note: The Cincinnati Royals moved to Kansas City for the 1972-73 season and were renamed the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.Last edited by LhasaApso; 07-14-2008 at 10:37 AM. Reason: Added a note concerning what happened to the Cincinnati Royals following the 1971-72 season.
- 07-14-2008 10:40 AM #6
The 2006-2007 NBA east was kind of a joke. Toronto won it with a decent record but they probably would have been sub .500 had they played in a better division. BTW that is not a knock on the Raptors. They were clearly the best team in a bad division.
I also thought it was almost comical how the Mets won the 1973 NL East. basically everyone else collapsed at the end.
- 07-14-2008 11:00 AM #7
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"Winning big games ON THE ROAD is the signature of a clutch QB." BillD
There's more to playoff success than just winning. Sometimes, you have to go into enemy territory outside your stadium and walk the walk.
- 07-14-2008 11:05 AM #8
I agree but at least that was a situation where one team was performing well against the whole league and stood above the division. But the previous year everyone but Toronto was pretty bad. heck the Celtics lost 18 in a row and some were accusing them of throwing games to have a better chance at the #1 pick.
But overall I think it just show that the NBA is not balanced. I am not sure I would play with the divisions to make it balanced but it is not balanced.
- 07-14-2008 12:13 PM #9
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