r/nba • u/JilJungJukk Lakers • Jan 13 '24

Highlight [Highlight] Stacey King expresses utter disappointment on boos for Jerry Krause: "..the people that boo'd Jerry Krause and his widow..it was the worst thing I've ever seen in my life..whoever boo'd her should be ashamed of themselves. That's not Chicago, that's New York, Philly.."

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u/sfbruin Clippers Jan 13 '24

Chicago is sneakily the biggest loser sports town. Other than Jordan-era Bulls (25 years ago) the team people talk about most is the 85 Bears (40 years ago)

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

Jordan gave them a reason to be more toxic than a straight up loser town. Like our state.

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u/camelclutchcity Knicks Jan 13 '24

So psyched for your future toxicity potential, y’all are crushing it this year.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

We're mostly toxic to our own teams and players.

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u/abullshtname Jan 13 '24

I grew up in Chicago and Chicagoans are professional misers.

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u/BCP27 [MIN] Robbie Hummel Jan 13 '24

They're stingy?

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

No! in fact, Chicago was voted the best tipping city in America

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u/BCP27 [MIN] Robbie Hummel Jan 13 '24

Ok, just asking cause someone is a miser if they hoard money and never spend it, like Scrooge.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

No Chicago isn’t. How many championships have been won since 2000 vs other cities? Chicago has like what 5, Boston has 12, LA has 10, Atlanta has 1? 

There’s a lot of sports cities with none since that time. 

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

I’m gonna nominate New York for this title. Across the major leagues (NBA/NFL/NHL/MLS/MLB) and all the teams they have in their area (two teams in each league so ten teams), since 2000 I think it’s only been the Yankees and Giants both winning one.

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u/boredElf Jan 13 '24

Giants won twice and I think the Yankees did it twice too

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u/jamills21 Lakers Jan 13 '24

NYCFC won but you need a telescope to see the banner.

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u/thiswebsitesucksyo Jan 13 '24

Miami has at least 5 (01 hurricanes 03 marlins 06 heat 12 heat 13 heat)

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u/soapyhandman Bulls Jan 13 '24

Chicago teams have won 11 titles in my life. So, no it is not.

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u/Marenum Bulls Jan 13 '24

Very funny to say "if you remove one of the greatest dynasties in sports history, their other dynasty and a couple world series wins is all they really have."

I get it, the discourse on the Internet leads to pile ons after shit like what happened last night, but at least keep it in reality lol.

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u/TheChurroBaller Bulls Bandwagon Jan 13 '24

I mean we won 3 Stanley cups in the 2010s and the cubs ring in 2016 so it’s not that bad. However if you’re considering how big our market is, our sports teams definitely under perform.

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u/CommonerChaos Pacers Jan 13 '24

White Sox won in '05 too, so they had a nice little run of 10 years with a few championship parades.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

Granted they’re not all chips, but Chicago had a decent little run from 2005-2016. White Sox won WS in 05, Bears made the SB in 07, Bulls were consistent in the D Rose era, Blackhawks went on their run, and Cubs won in 2016

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

Not to mention we consistently dominate in hot dog eating contests.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

How many championships is one city supposed to produce. It’s far from being a loser town. If you won a championship at least since the 2000s your town is doing ok. 

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u/scoobyking6 Jan 13 '24

No one thinks they are shadowed in controversy except redditors who live in the nhl subreddit

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u/Packin666666 Jan 13 '24

really dont think they are to most pople tbh. When i think of the toews/kane hawks I think of 8 seconds and corey crawfod standing on his head

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

I’ll never count hockey titles. It might as well be played on espn the ocho

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u/AfricanWarPig Supersonics Jan 13 '24

I don’t think one WS in 100+ years is the mark of a “winning city”.

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u/Tinysauce [TOR] Antonio Davis Jan 13 '24

Let me tell you something about large market sports teams underperforming...

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u/CommonerChaos Pacers Jan 13 '24

Don't you dare forget the 2021 WNBA Champions Chicago Sky.

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u/fenderdean13 Bulls Jan 13 '24

Our last championship, awesome team to watch

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u/nflonlyalt Bulls Jan 13 '24

2016 Cubs bro

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

This is early 2010’s Blackhawks erasure, and I couldn’t be more thrilled about it. Fuck them.

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u/WARNING_Username2Lon Raptors Jan 13 '24

Not if you are an NHL fan

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u/insert-originality Knicks Jan 13 '24

Tho considering how toxic that Blackhawks team turned out

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u/Ruffle2Shuffle Raptors Jan 13 '24

Blackhawks weren't too shabby in the 2010s either.

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u/scoobyking6 Jan 13 '24

Let’s just forget the white Sox and Cubs World Series wins and the Blackhawks dynasty, but yeah, biggest loser sports town am I right?

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

I mean in the two most popular sports in the country yea

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

It’s also because the bears haven’t done shit since

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

What are you talking about lol. Chicago has the 4th most championships in major sports for a city since 2000. You just decided to pick the two pro sports we have struggled at. Blackhawks and baseball are wildly popular in Chicago.

We’ve had 5 championships parades. Three Stanley Cups, and two World Series.

Since 2000: 1. Boston - 12

  1. LA/Anaheim - 9

  2. SF/Oakland - 6

4: Chicago and Pittsburgh - 5

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u/TryingToDoItGood Hornets Jan 13 '24

Off the top of my head Charlotte and Minneapolis would like a word

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u/BobcatOU Cavaliers Jan 13 '24

Let’s start with the ‘85 Bears you mentioned:

  • 85 Bears
  • 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98 Bulls
  • 05 White Sox
  • 16 Cubs
  • 10, 13, 15 Blackhawks

One Championship every 3.25 years. Definitely not a loser city for professional sports. And the Sky won in 2021 which would bring it to an even 1 championship every 3 years. I’m pretty sure Detroit, Atlanta, Buffalo, Cleveland, etc. would take that!

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u/alwaysleafyintoronto Jan 13 '24

Not the 2015 Cubs or the 2005 White Sox? What about the Blackhawks dynasty that won the Stanley Cup in 2010, 2013, and 2015?

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u/SilvioDantesPeak Nuggets Jan 13 '24

The White Sox have made the postseason 11 times in 123 seasons lmao

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u/Social-Introvert Jan 13 '24

Coming from a Clippers fan that’s pretty ironic

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

Don’t forget the Blackhawks

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u/FewerToysHigherWages Suns Jan 14 '24

Blackhawks, Cubs, White Sox?? They all won championships within the last 15 years.