Teams in the 'Big Four' U.S. sports that have never made their respective championship games Quiz by AdmiralMaxtreme

Can you name the teams in the 'Big Four' U.S. sports that have never made their respective championship games?

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Never Made Championship Game Quiz

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	Haunter:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 06:05 GMT		25 points
	since the thunder didn't carry over any of the retired numbers or records of the sonics, i think they should be included

	YankeesBOND007:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 06:05 GMT		6 points
	Unless you are counting the Seattle Supersonics, the Oklahoma City Thunder have never made the NBA finals.

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	dagoat3224:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 07:44 GMT		19 points
	This bothers me on every sports quiz involving the NBA. A lawsuit kept all records and existence of the Supersonics in Seattle, therefore the Thunder franchise is separate from the Sonics franchise.

	AdmiralMaxtreme:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 11:30 GMT		10 points
	The records of the Sonics are currently the property of the Thunder. If a team returns to Seattle, then that team would inherit Seattle's history and colors. It's kind of like the situation with the Ravens and Browns. As for the Browns and Lions, it clearly says Super Bowl in the football column, so I think that's pretty self-explanatory.

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	fatbeard:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 16:17 GMT		14 points
	@rk559, actually, they're perennial cup contenders until the playoffs come, at which point they choke. But usually a top team, and from obscure

	csl:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 17:27 GMT		5 points
	Teams like the Thunder and Sacramento Kings (whose only finals appearance was in 1951 as the Rochester Royals--four cities and one nickname removed from the current team) should probably at least be included as bonus answers. I understand your reasoning for not including them, but clearly it's a bit confusing and it would probably help you to at least acknowledge them in some way.

	AdmiralMaxtreme:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 18:20 GMT		-1 points
	There is sort of an argument to include the Thunder, but because they technically still own the Sonics' history, I don't include them. The Kings are just a franchise that has moved over the years. It's the same reason why the Lakers, Hawks, and Wizards aren't included.

	sevorak:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 18:33 GMT		0 points
	@rk559: Not to anyone who pays attention to the NHL. They're regularly on top of their division and have eight players going to the Olympics this year, more than any other team in the league.

	biskit67:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 19:51 GMT		1 point
	The Sharks are good every year, but choke in the playoffs. They will be off this list eventually as will the Texans and Jaguars. The rest of the teams usually stink.

	WeirFan:	Jan 7th, 2010 at 00:37 GMT		1 point
	How the hell did I miss the Clippers?

	fletchman03:	Jan 7th, 2010 at 04:03 GMT		-3 points
	Agree with Biskit67....sharks could potentially make it there this year..such a stacked team

	conradmcmasters:	Jan 7th, 2010 at 23:17 GMT		-2 points
	They ain't getting past our Hawks, man. ONE GOAL.

	kenechi:	Jan 7th, 2010 at 23:39 GMT		-3 points
	the sharks better get off the list this year!

	HinesWard86:	Jan 8th, 2010 at 04:05 GMT		0 points
	Nice quiz, maybe add a minute or two more.

	jonnyr12:	Jan 8th, 2010 at 14:12 GMT		17 points
	Um, I had to dig around, but I found out that the Lakers have indeed made the finals since departing Minneapolis.

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	yankeespurs101:	Jan 8th, 2010 at 20:39 GMT		-2 points
	Sharks have Heatley, Thornton, and Marleau. I like the Capitals though. Ovehckin, Semin, Varly, Backstrom. IT's going to be Sharks vs. Caps in finals

	midlifecrisis:	Jan 9th, 2010 at 16:47 GMT		-2 points
	ran out of time

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	CleveMike:	Jul 20th, 2010 at 20:59 GMT		-1 points
	I believe the Browns and Lions should be excluded from this list because they HAVE appeared their leagues' respective championship game. It just wasn't called the Super Bowl when they appeared in it.

	danonwis:	Aug 13th, 2010 at 17:39 GMT		1 point
	To solve the Browns/Lions problem (for this quiz only, for the problems of the acual franchises they are on thier own!) just re-name the quiz "respective CURRENT" championship games." Otherwise good quiz, it gets a 5 and a nom from me.

	AdmiralMaxtreme:	Sep 3rd, 2010 at 14:33 GMT		2 points
	@CleveMike: The header of the football column says "Super Bowl," so I don't see what the problem is.

	johnlk:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 05:46 GMT		7 points
	the column says Super Bowl, but the description says "Teams that have never made their respective championship games." The pre-Super Bowl NFL championship was a championship game, which the Browns and Lions have made.

	johnlk:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 05:49 GMT		3 points
	@AdmiralMaxtreme - the Lakers have won in Los Angeles, surely? And the Wizards have won in Washington, although they were called the bullets. Neither of those cases is very much like the Kings.

	bmo1616:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 10:54 GMT		-3 points
	Great quiz, no need for extra time, got them all with plenty of time to spare.

	AdmiralMaxtreme:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 12:28 GMT		4 points
	Regardless of whether what I said was a good example or not, the Kings franchise has still won an NBA championship, so they don't belong on this list.

	BoomRShine:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 13:27 GMT		2 points
	Q: Can you name the teams in the 'Big Four' U.S. sports that have never made their respective championship games? Given the question, the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns are not acceptable answers. The Detroit Lions played in five NFL championships, and won four. The Cleveland Browns played in nine NFL championships, and won four.

	AdmiralMaxtreme:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 14:05 GMT		-4 points
	Q: Does the NFL decide its championship with the NFL Championship Game anymore? A: No. Why is it so hard to accept that the Super Bowl is what matters in the NFL? I'm not the kind of person who ignores history and only thinks that modern events are relevant, but NFL and AFL Championships are irrelevant to the modern NFL, because, even though the name of the league is the same, the merger drastically changed things. The NFL-AFL merger is very dissimilar to the situation with the NBA and ABA and the NHL and WHA. With the latter two, the one dominant league basically absorbed only parts of the weaker league, while the NFL-AFL merger was more equal. All AFL and NFL teams were retained, and they set up the AFC and NFC, which consisted of mostly AFL and NFL teams, respectively. The NBA and NHL mergers amounted to one league adding a few teams, while the NFL merger was more like two leagues becoming one. And even though that one new league has the same name as one of the old ones, it really is essentially a different league. Counting NFL and AFL championships is like counting American League and National League championships before they started playing the World Series.

	ricestillfumbled:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 15:12 GMT		-3 points
	(sarcasm on) Yea, the greatest game ever played and the majority of the lombardi years are completely irrelevant. And when a league which has 16 teams merges with a league with 8 teams, it's completely the same as two equal leagues becoming one

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	healy34:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 18:07 GMT		-1 points
	Aren't the Texas Rangers another incarnation of the Washington Senators (WS champs 1924)?

	actwentysix:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 18:12 GMT		13 points
	@healy34: it appears that the Washington Senators that went to the World Series became the Minnesota Twins in 1960, and a new Washington Senators franchise started new in 1961. It was that 2nd franchise that later became the Texas Rangers in 1971

	GeoFan1:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 20:43 GMT		3 points
	AdmiralMaxtreme, as state above, your question is "Can you name the teams in the 'Big Four' U.S. sports that have never made their respective championship games?" As stated on the NFL's own website (http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/champions.aspx), the NFL did have a designated championship game. "In 1932, a playoff game was arranged following the season to determine the championship." "1933 was the first year that the NFL played a championship game." It goes on to list the NFL champions.

	actwentysix:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 21:44 GMT		2 points
	I like the game just the way it is. The heading for NFL clearly states Super Bowl. If AdmiralMaxtreme had left off the Lions and Browns, there'd be a ton of comments saying how he specifies Super Bowl, but is obviously counting pre-Super Bowl championship games. There always seems to be gray areas in these games and the creator has to choose which way to lean. Browns and Lions are currently 2 of the top 4 guessed answers, so in my opinion, the creator went the right way with this.

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	barnztormre:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 23:34 GMT		8 points
	^ Yes, they lost to the Red Sox in 2007.

	themanintraining:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 23:36 GMT		1 point
	How is this an editor pick as is? Clearly there are issues with this quiz that need to be addressed. Until that is done, Sporcle editors should steer clear in my opinion.

	sabresfan:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 23:39 GMT		4 points
	Poor Minnesota. Their best team bolted to LA and started winning like crazy, their hockey team went to the Finals and then promptly moved to Dallas and won a Cup, two of their present teams have never made it to the finals, their football team has lost all 4 times they made the Super Bowl...at least the Twins have won the thing twice in Minnesota.