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Your AFL/NBA equivalents?

Which did you agree with most?

  • Hawthorn - Spurs

    Votes: 5 31.3%
  • Geelong - Cavs

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Fremantle - Toronto

    Votes: 3 18.8%
  • Brisbane - OKC

    Votes: 1 6.3%
  • Richmond - 76ers

    Votes: 3 18.8%
  • Melbourne - Bulls

    Votes: 2 12.5%
  • Carlton - NYK

    Votes: 2 12.5%

  • Total voters
    16

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Hawthorn Hawks - San Antonio Spurs
Just like the Spurs, Hawthorn always seem on the mark, making ‘playoffs’ and causing grief for the top teams even during lull periods (matches against Sydney and Geelong come to mind). They’ve got probably the best coach in the league and both sides have had an incredible winning record with great longevity.

Carlton Blues - New York Knicks
An absolute basket case, on and off the field. Both sides ‘purchased’ the messiah, Phil Jackson for NYK and Mick Malthouse from Carlton. However, you can’t take away they’re a founding club, one of the originals, who play big time matches when up and about.

Fremantle Dockers - Toronto Raptors

Still considered the new team on the block even with new franchises coming in. Very unsuccessful, but beginning to build a bit of a playoff resume, however, still historically both sides under perform in finals. Big fan bases and electric atmospheres, both sides are also known for their quirky traits. Toronto with their mascot and team colours whilst Fremantle with their mascot and team song. Both sides are building momentum and it’s only a matter of time until they have a chance to simmer in the spotlight.

Melbourne Demons - Chicago Bulls

One phenomenally dominant period of time. Plenty of lulls the rest of the time, both clubs arguably have the greatest in the game to represent them - Norm Smith/Ron Barassi and Michael Jordan.

Brisbane Lions - Oklahoma City
Seattle SuperSonics and Fitzroy Lions, enough said really?

Richmond Tigers - Philadelphia 76ers
Feral fanbases (believe me, I attended the 1, in Phili’s 4-1 against the heat at home and let’s just say...they really wanted to trust the process haha). Big cities, big history, really long periods of utter failure and despair and now that ray of light, Dusty and Simmons, the franchise of the AFL and heir to LeBron’s throne. Historic clubs with plenty of great figures in their history. Iverson being like Richo, never good enough to win but a ****ing hero to the home team.

Geelong Cats - Cleveland Cavs
The prodigy son returns home to be with the family, the other top player in the league does the same, championship winning team, always up and there abouts. Pretty similar in that sense the two aren’t they?

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Geelong/Sydney/Hawthorn all have traits similar to the Spurs, such as Clarkson/Popovich, Sydney and Geelong's longetivity and overall professionalism
 

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Cmon man. OKC and Brisbane? OKC have been a playoff team for 7/8 past years with finals appearances aswell.
Brisbane have barely left the bottom 4 in that time.
 
The Bulls have too much of a mainstream audience and following to be Melbourne for my liking even though I see the reasoning.

Melbourne have parallels with the Bucks. The Bucks didn't have the complete dominance of Melbourne in the 1950s but they were genuinely great in the 1970s and have done bugger all for 30 years and the Bucks get talked about as making the jump for a few years now and yet they continue to disappoint. They even had the 2000 spike with Allen and Cassell before falling swiftly back into mediocrity.

Agree the Swans are more the Spurs than the Hawks. Predictable gameplan and culture that just rolls on. Hawks are more experimental.

The Western Bulldogs could be the Dallas Mavericks. Not a massive following but a passionate following and they're a bit of a unique sort down there. Won a Championship against the odds in 2011 but then never found that chemistry again to follow up the success. And a pretty abrasive coach Rick Carlisle who is in a bit of the Beverage mould (though Carlisle has proven longevity) and a President/Owner who believes their team (and themselves) are more important and influential than they really are in Peter Gordon and Mark Cuban.
 
Cmon man. OKC and Brisbane? OKC have been a playoff team for 7/8 past years with finals appearances aswell.
Brisbane have barely left the bottom 4 in that time.
Yup, I reckon it's Brisbane Lions and Brooklyn Nets.

Both teams sold the farm when they thought they were close to a premiership/championship (Bris - Fevola, Brooklyn - KG, Pierce Williams). Both teams living at the bottom of the table since.

Also you have the whole rebranding/relocation thing - Brisbane Bears/Fitzroy Lions to Brisbane Lions, New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn Nets.
 

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Tigers = GSW

Awesome team, then they added Durant/Tom Lynch

As an American Tigers fan who lives in the Bay Area and cheers for the Warriors, this was my exact thought.
In 2015-16, Warriors finally win the championship.
In 2016-17, they dominate the regular season but suffer a shocking defeat in the post-season.
They then sign Durant.
And then win the next two championships.
So here we go.
 

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