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09-18-2014, 06:45 PM
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/teamrankings?ex_cid=sportscenterTW
The method to our ultimate madness
First: Consulting firm Maddock Douglas surveyed 1,002 North American fans to form 25 criteria for what you want most in return for the emotion, money and time you invest in the 122 MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL teams.
Second: Teaming with NetReflector, an opinion research firm, ESPN.com asked fans to rate their home teams in each area; more than 101,000 of you did! We grouped grades into the categories below. Royals fans, for example, ranked Kauffman Stadium much higher (29) than owner David Glass (112).
Third: Our final measure, bang for the buck, uses calculations developed with Oregon's Warsaw Sports Marketing Center to figure how well teams turn fans' money into wins. FINALLY We combined each team's score across all categories into a weighted average. For example, since fans ranked players as more important than ownership, the former counted for 13.9 percent of a team's final score versus 11.3 percent for the latter. The result? Fan opinion combined with an objective gauge of the cost of winning. Ultimately, everything counts.
Overall NBA Team rankings
1. San Antonio Spurs (1st overall amongst all 122 teams)
2. Memphis Grizzlies (4th)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (7th)
4. Dallas Mavericks (9th)
5. Indiana Pacers (18th)
6. Charlotte Hornets (29th)
7. Portland Trail Blazers (33th)
8. Miami Heat (34th)
9. Atlanta Hawks (48th)
10. Houston Rockets (49th)
11. Golden State Warriors (52th)
12. Chicago Bulls (53th)
13. Los Angeles Clippers (59th)
14. Phoenix Suns (64th)
15. New Orleans Pelicans (65th)
16. Boston Celtics (66th)
17. Utah Jazz (68th)
18. Washington Wizards (73th)
19. Toronto Raptors (74th)
20. Brooklyn Nets (76th)
21. Orlando Magic (78th)
22. Sacramento Kings (85th)
23. Los Angeles Lakers (87th)
24. Philadelphia 76ers (93th)
25. Denver Nuggets (98th)
26. Cleveland Cavaliers (101th)
27. Detroit Pistons (105th)
28. Minnesota Timberwolves (114th)
29. Milwaukee Bucks (120th)
30. New York Knicks (121st)
The method to our ultimate madness
First: Consulting firm Maddock Douglas surveyed 1,002 North American fans to form 25 criteria for what you want most in return for the emotion, money and time you invest in the 122 MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL teams.
Second: Teaming with NetReflector, an opinion research firm, ESPN.com asked fans to rate their home teams in each area; more than 101,000 of you did! We grouped grades into the categories below. Royals fans, for example, ranked Kauffman Stadium much higher (29) than owner David Glass (112).
Third: Our final measure, bang for the buck, uses calculations developed with Oregon's Warsaw Sports Marketing Center to figure how well teams turn fans' money into wins. FINALLY We combined each team's score across all categories into a weighted average. For example, since fans ranked players as more important than ownership, the former counted for 13.9 percent of a team's final score versus 11.3 percent for the latter. The result? Fan opinion combined with an objective gauge of the cost of winning. Ultimately, everything counts.
Overall NBA Team rankings
1. San Antonio Spurs (1st overall amongst all 122 teams)
2. Memphis Grizzlies (4th)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (7th)
4. Dallas Mavericks (9th)
5. Indiana Pacers (18th)
6. Charlotte Hornets (29th)
7. Portland Trail Blazers (33th)
8. Miami Heat (34th)
9. Atlanta Hawks (48th)
10. Houston Rockets (49th)
11. Golden State Warriors (52th)
12. Chicago Bulls (53th)
13. Los Angeles Clippers (59th)
14. Phoenix Suns (64th)
15. New Orleans Pelicans (65th)
16. Boston Celtics (66th)
17. Utah Jazz (68th)
18. Washington Wizards (73th)
19. Toronto Raptors (74th)
20. Brooklyn Nets (76th)
21. Orlando Magic (78th)
22. Sacramento Kings (85th)
23. Los Angeles Lakers (87th)
24. Philadelphia 76ers (93th)
25. Denver Nuggets (98th)
26. Cleveland Cavaliers (101th)
27. Detroit Pistons (105th)
28. Minnesota Timberwolves (114th)
29. Milwaukee Bucks (120th)
30. New York Knicks (121st)