Compare your NBA team to your AFL team

[Vegas.]

Not mine, but Norf and Dallas:

First round exits.

 

[PVF]

Heat: Won the title in 2005-06
Swans: Made Grand Finals in 2005-06(won one)

Heat: Best defender Alonzo Mourning 3+3=6
Swans: Best defender Craig Bolton 6

Heat: 4 All-Stars
Swans: Will have 4 All-Australian's

Both have won title in current location, both have red and white colours.

 

[TheLakeshow]

Essendon & LA Lakers


Both have a rich tradition

Both have experienced a lot of success over the years

Both financially strong clubs

Both lists have a blend of top class Veterans and exciting youngsters

Have won 8 brownlows (reynolds x3, Hutchisonx2, Moss, Wanganeen, Hird) / 8 MVPs (Magic x3, Kareem x 3, Shaq, Kobe)

Both won championships in 1949,1950, 1985, 2000

Both broke in their new stadiums with premiership/championships (Ess - Colonial Stadium 2000, Lal - Staples 99/00)


best i could do

 

[peternorth]

dear me that is grasping for straws peter

hahaha lol, i could go on!

numbers worn by richmond/laker greats:

4 - ron harper, matthew rogers
8 - kobe, kayne pettifer
12 - mike penberthy, richo
5 - brad ottens, bob horry
1 - javaris crittenton/smush parker, chris newman
3 - devean george, the flea
20 - gary payton, ray hall
21 - ruben patterson, paul bulluss
34 - shaq, jeff hogg
41 - elden campbell, scott turner
22 - elgin baylor, nathan bower


oh by the way JS, congrats on this innovative and positive step forward

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_usa_energy_excrement_odd

 

[popathon]

Cavs - Have possibly the biggest name in the nba and are a one man team (although i love big Z).
Pies - Have no superstars and work as one team.

Cavs - Have a tall ugly white guy in the middle.
Pies - Have a tall ugly white guy in the middle.

 

[X_box_X]

Good idea for a thread.

Western Bulldogs vs New Orleans Hornets

Western Bulldogs: Haven't won a premiership in 54 years
New Orleans: Haven't won a premiership ever

Western Bulldogs: Exceeded expectations by making finals this year
New Orleans: Exceeded expecations by making Conference Semis this year

Western Bulldogs: Had a superstar wearing number three called Chris
New Orleans: Have a superstar wearing number three called Chris

Western Bulldogs: Have a superstar called West
New Orleans: Have an All-Star called West

Western Bulldogs: Originally known as Footscray
New Orleans: Originally known as Charlotte

Western Bulldogs: Used to have a very good player called Brown
New Orleans: Used to have a good player called Brown

Western Bulldogs: Have a superstar called Johnson
New Orleans: Had a superstar called Johnson

Western Bulldogs: Have a very low supporter base
New Orleans: Have a very low supporter base

 

[cyrilfan87]

Hawthorn Hawks
Miami Heat

Both have the best (top 5 at least ) players on the planet for their respective sports. Buddy and DWade.

Both have made the finals/playoffs in about half of their seasons, or just over.

Miami finished with a league worst record in 2008. Hawthorn finished with the 2nd best in the league.

Can't think of anymore.. great thread though

 

[air jordan]

Lakers: Kobe Bryant
Tigers: Kevin Bartlett

Lakers: wear yellow
Tigers: wear yellow

Lakers: Rick Fox wore 17
Tigers: Jack Dyer wore 17

Lakers: won title in 1980
Tigers: won title in 1980

Lakers: Triangle offense
Tigers: Terrys triangle

Lakers: former laker player Gary Payton
Tigers: current player Graeme Polak

u did a very good job comparing

 

[peternorth]

u did a very good job comparing

thanks

 

[air jordan]

Dont compare the best that ever lived to a washed up selfish mercenary

jordan and judd both freakshow players

why doesnt llyody play soccer he seems to be a pro at diving

 

[Karl Pilkington]

jordan and judd both freakshow players

why doesnt llyody play soccer he seems to be a pro at diving

I'm sorry but Judd is nothing like Jordan. Actually, I'm not sorry at all, but Judd is still definitely nothing like Jordan.

 

[air jordan]

carlton and houston

carlton:have a star that hasent reached his potential who wears the #1 andrew walker

houston:have a absoutley spectacular player who will unfourtnetley never reach his potential who wears the #1 tracey mcgrady

carlton:won premiership in 1995

houston:won finals in 1995

cartlon:have a tall player that wears the number #11 cain ackland

houston:have a giant who wears number #11 yao ming

carlton: have a superstar that is also a bad boy brendan fevola
houston: have a superstar that is also a bad boy ron artest

 

[Karl Pilkington]

carlton and houston

carlton:have a star that hasent reached his potential who wears the #1 andrew walker

houston:have a absoutley spectacular player who will unfourtnetley never reach his potential who wears the #1 tracey mcgrady

If you're looking for an NBA comparison to Andrew Walker, look no further than Kwame Brown.

carlton:won premiership in 1995

houston:won finals in 1995

Houston didn't cheat though.

carlton: have a superstar that is also a bad boy brendan fevola
houston: have a superstar that is also a bad boy ron artest

At least Ron Artest has an excuse for being a bad boy. Fev is just a spaz.

 

[Brad Goodman]

Collingwood - still exist
Seattle - don't

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

thanks

Get a room, party bois.

 

[patto_man]

daren williams = brett deledio

 

[robertg22]

Good idea for a thread.

Western Bulldogs vs New Orleans Hornets

Western Bulldogs: Haven't won a premiership in 54 years
New Orleans: Haven't won a premiership ever

Western Bulldogs: Exceeded expectations by making finals this year
New Orleans: Exceeded expecations by making Conference Semis this year

Western Bulldogs: Had a superstar wearing number three called Chris
New Orleans: Have a superstar wearing number three called Chris

Western Bulldogs: Have a superstar called West
New Orleans: Have an All-Star called West

Western Bulldogs: Originally known as Footscray
New Orleans: Originally known as Charlotte

Western Bulldogs: Used to have a very good player called Brown
New Orleans: Used to have a good player called Brown

Western Bulldogs: Have a superstar called Johnson
New Orleans: Had a superstar called Johnson

Western Bulldogs: Have a very low supporter base
New Orleans: Have a very low supporter base

Could think of a Muggsy/Libba comparison also Good list.

 

[Knowledge]

Sacramento Kings: Choke alot
Pies: Choke alot.

 

[sblack]

daren williams = brett deledio

Good to see your 'fav' players name

 

[krudmonk]

North: share a region of 3.8 million
Golden State: have 7.2 million people to themselves

North: have enough fans to survive through good and bad times
Golden State: have plenty of fans even when shitty

North: threatened to move
Golden State: moved about 50 years ago

North: just lost major players to retirement
Golden State: just lost major players to the sorry Clippers and a motorcycle

 

[krisholio14]

Do I really need to explain recent similarities between Geelong and Detroit? I would have thought that was pretty obvious

 

[peternorth]

Do I really need to explain recent similarities between Geelong and Detroit? I would have thought that was pretty obvious

but detroit didnt
- lose in the final?
- have one of their best players touted as the mvp only to lose

but yes, yes you do.

 

[Messenger]

Hawthorn v Minnesota

One has a history of success of five decades

One does not

One has used it recent draft picks well and developed a team that could contest for a title each year for a number of years to come.

One has not

One has a former champion of club deftly helping to build a quality organisation

The other has Kevin McHale

 

[krisholio14]

but detroit didnt
- lose in the final?
- have one of their best players touted as the mvp only to lose

but yes, yes you do.

They did recently dominate a regular season or two without going on to take the trophy (or even make the final in our case)

 

[Mr Gor]

LA Lakers and Port

Both teams share their city with another team.

Lakers have a huge amount of history in the NBA, whereas Port are the newest AFL team.

Both got smashed in their most recent appearance in a grand final/championship series (Port more I guess).

Ronny Turiaf (LAL) and Adam Thomson (PTA) have both moved to different teams where they will get a chance to play more after both were drafted in 2005 (Thomson taken in 2004 draft but you know, it's really for the 2005 season).

Last season the Lakers brought back a veteran who used to play for them (Derek Fisher), this year Port will possibly bring back Josh Carr. Both players wear the number 2.

Both teams have a lot of "outside" players. Port and their "receivers" that like to run, and the Lakers have a heap of outside shooters.

Both play an uptempo style of game but are lacking in defence.


That's all I could think of for now. I guess it's not really comparing, more trying to find similarities, but I think it's more fun that way because you can compare anything and everything but it's harder to find similarities.