Which NBA Franchise is the most cursed?

jzmagik · Post #1 » by **jzmagik** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:43 pm

What franchise do you guys think has had the worst luck overall,taking into account injuries, draft picks, management, etc?

Post #2 » by **Klomp** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:48 pm

Wolves

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EDIT: Let me list them all:

Drafting Ndudi Ebi
We have McHale
The Joe Smith incident
7 years not getting past first round]
The death of Malik Sealy
Trading Cassell and pick for Jaric
Trading Ray Allen for Marbury
Trading Kevin Garnett

whambamslam · Post #3 » by **whambamslam** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:58 pm

Ha Suns are easily the most cursed team in the NBA last 3 years key injuries/suspensions in the playoffs. But everything starts with the stupid coinflip where we could've had Kareem instead we get Neal Walk.

theGreatRC · Post #4 » by **theGreatRC** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:01 am

klomp44 wrote:Wolves

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MalReyn · Post #5 » by **MalReyn** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:01 am

klomp44 wrote:Wolves

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I think it's almost entirely bad management there.

I'd say the Clippers. Combination of injuries, bad management, poor luck, etc... every once in awhile I think they're about to snap out of it, then something else happens.

chrbal · Post #6 » by **chrbal** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:04 am

Grizzlies, Wolves, and Clippers.

RJM · Post #7 » by **RJM** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:07 am

Any team that involved Isiah Thomas as a GM for more than one year.

Post #8 » by **Klomp** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:07 am

Let me list them all for the Wolves:

Drafting Ndudi Ebi
We have McHale
The Joe Smith incident
7 years not getting past first round]
The death of Malik Sealy
Trading Cassell and pick for Jaric
Trading Ray Allen for Marbury
Firing a 20-20 coach
Hiring RSW (Wittman)
Trading Kevin Garnett
Terrible record this year
All the injuries this year (Foye and Ratliff, plus others)

With our luck, we'll get the 4th pick this year

theGreatRC · Post #9 » by **theGreatRC** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:09 am

^
Yeah, watch Seattle and Portland get the 1 and 2 picks again.

Post #10 » by **UCFJayBird** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:10 am

Hmmm...I would go with the Wolves, but i'm actually going to go with the Clippers for two reasons:

1. They've NEVER been to the NBA Finals, and they've been in the league since 1970. 37 years without a trip to the Finals. Ouch. The Wolves haven't been either, but they got to the WCF a few years ago, and they've only been in the league 18 years, just about half the time the Clippers have.

2. They have the record for the longest drought between trips to the post-season at 15 years (1977-1991).

RoxFan08 · Post #11 » by **RoxFan08** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:12 am

Rockets have a pretty good case for the last decade or so.

RJM · Post #12 » by **RJM** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:13 am

Who knows, maybe Miami might luck out this season.

Blazing_royale · Post #13 » by **Blazing_royale** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:18 am

Memphis

rpa · Post #14 » by **rpa** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:20 am

MalReyn wrote:I think it's almost entirely bad management there.

Exactly. Horrible management doesn't constitute a curse. There's gotta be some kind of luck or "acts of God" involved.

I'm gonna be a homer and go with the Kings:

Pervis Ellison -- The difference between this & Ebi is that the Kings just happened to get the #1 pick in 1 of the worst (if not the worst) draft in history
Bobby Hurley
Game 6 against the Lakers
Webber's knee, Peja's ankle
Major injuries every year it seems

LiquidFire · Post #15 » by **LiquidFire** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:54 am

cavs... easily

jzmagik · Post #16 » by **jzmagik** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:56 am

LeRydee23 wrote:cavs... easily

I dunno man, cavs got lebron at least.

jzmagik · Post #17 » by **jzmagik** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:57 am

theGreatRC wrote:^
Yeah, watch Seattle and Portland get the 1 and 2 picks again.

I think I'd throw up if that happened.

Mr. Perfect · Post #18 » by **Mr. Perfect** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:57 am

Clippers.

NetsForce · Post #19 » by **NetsForce** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:12 am

Clippers I guess I mean what happened to Livingston and Brand was just horrible on so many levels.

Alex_De_Large · Post #20 » by **Alex_De_Large** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:25 am

Grizzlies.

And also us, the Rockets, have bad luck with injuries and other things.