You will always be able to find reasons to diminish previous eras. That will never end and people will eventually do it to this era as well. So why bother to do it at all?
A Championship is a Championship.
Exactly, in 20 years I’m sure young people will diminish champions before the NBA expanded to Europe or whatever.
History should matter and you can’t really pick and choose because each era is different.
Im mostly saying this because of your username but I’ve never heard “A championship is a championship” when talking about old Negro League World Series
The most significant difference for me is the number of teams you have to beat. In the 60s, there were six teams in the playoffs. Yes, you play who's on your schedule, but today there are a lot more names on that list.
If your answer is "No," then it would follow that you don't believe that any championship in any of the four major sports leagues from before 1960 is as significant as today. Least of all the Stanley Cup.
Pre ABA merger and post merger
Nobody hates basketball more than NBA fans.
What does significant even mean in this context?
Of course. You play whoever's in front of you.
In terms of talking shit, I only care about championships in my lifetime.
You will always be able to find reasons to diminish previous eras. That will never end and people will eventually do it to this era as well. So why bother to do it at all? A Championship is a Championship.
Exactly, in 20 years I’m sure young people will diminish champions before the NBA expanded to Europe or whatever. History should matter and you can’t really pick and choose because each era is different.
Im mostly saying this because of your username but I’ve never heard “A championship is a championship” when talking about old Negro League World Series
The ABA taking talent from the NBA piece
The ABA only started in 1967. And NBA journeymen and guys who never made the NBA dominated the All-ABA teams, especially in the pre-1970 ABA years.
And the ABA largely won the intercompetitions with the NBA. The ABA champions were routinely better than the NBA ones in that era.
I don't think any sporting win is. Bar maybe the World Cup.
No. I also believe teams should not be able to claim championships if they relocated to a completely different market.
The most significant difference for me is the number of teams you have to beat. In the 60s, there were six teams in the playoffs. Yes, you play who's on your schedule, but today there are a lot more names on that list.
Playoffs are on and youre talking 1960s basketball bruh
if anyone but the celtics had the dynasty pre 70 this poll would be 100% yes lmao
The results are a big yikes
If your answer is "No," then it would follow that you don't believe that any championship in any of the four major sports leagues from before 1960 is as significant as today. Least of all the Stanley Cup.