The NEW Greatest American Sports Franchise Day 2

[RI Richmark]

I've been doing a little thinking over the past 24 hours and I've come to the conclusion the the way I set up this contest is flawed. Therefore, I'm going to scrap this contest and start anew. I think I've come up with a better, more streamlined way to do this.

Here's how the contest works. First I'll list each team in the 4 Major American Sports Leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL) that has won at least one championship. (No offense to the fans of the teams that got left out but if a team hasn't won at least one title then they can't be called the greatest.)

From that list you select the 8 teams that you believe are the greatest franchises in that sports history. The Elite 8 of each sport if you will. The entire history of the teams should be considered not just where they stand today.

The 8 teams in each league that get the most votes will advance to the next part of the contest.

Once 8 teams from each sport are determined these 32 teams will be placed in a tournament to crown The Greatest North American Sports Franchise Ever.

Today we will focus on The National Basketball Association.

MLB Elite 8:
(*Tied. Tiebreaker here: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=forumgames&thread=352486.)
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Atlanta Braves
Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs*
Philadelphia Phillies*

[RI Richmark]

For those who are wondering, ABA Championships count in this contest.

[Bake Or Die]

Boston Celtics
Chicago Bulls
Detroit Pistons
Houston Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers
Milwaukee Bucks
Philadelphia 76ers
San Antonio Spurs

[stinger]

Celtics
Bulls
Pistons
Rockets
Lakers
Knicks
Blazers
Spurs

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

Celtics, Lakers, Bulls, Pistons, Spurs, Rockets, 76ers, and Knicks.

[Kyle Butler]

Celtics, Bulls, Pistons, Lakers, Knicks, Sixers, Blazers, Spurs