Here's a short math lesson.
There have been 61 championships
The Lakers and Celtics have combined for 52 appearances. That's an 85% chance you're going to see either the Lakers or the Celtics in the finals.
Lakers and Celtics have combined 32 of the 61 trophies. That's more than half.
The next closest are the Bulls with a lovely 6 (thanks to some Jerk named Jordan)
Then it goes down to 4 by Popovich and the Spurs.
76ers, Pistons, and Warriors have 3
Knicks and Rockets have 2
The rest of the league has one EXCEPT FOR:
Nets, Magic, Suns, Jazz, Cavs, Raptors, Grizz, Nuggets, Hornets, Clippers, Bobcats, Timberwolves, and the Pacers all have a BIG FAT FUCKING ZERO.
That's almost half the league without a championship. 8 of those have never even graced the finals. That's almost a third of the league.
Point is: The league is ran by big market teams, LA, Boston and Chicago are at the top. Then there are a bunch of freaks, and then there those that are constantly shit on. And there are A LOT of people getting shit on.
I suppose I should introduce some way for teams to spread the wealth, and think of ways for smaller market teams to compete. But lets face it, with free agency it's never going to happen.
The league is severely fucked. Historically and continually.
This whole thing reminds of 90s wrestling. When there are about 4 wrestlers that matter. Than a bunch of jobbers that get fucking murdered every night.
Worst part? We still watch as history repeats itself without anyone doing a damn thing about it.
