Cleveland's Finest Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 (edited) ESPN The Magazine’s 2009 Ultimate Standings: Rankings of How Pro Sports Teams Pay Back Their Fans, has been released today and the Cavaliers were ranked as the #1 team in the NBA and the #5 team in pro sports (includes all 122 NBA, NHL, MLB, and NFL teams only). (This also represents a huge jump from #49 last season overall.) Bang For The Buck (BNG): Wins during the past three years (regular season plus postseason) per revenues directly from fans, adjusted for league schedules. Fan Relations (FRL): Openness and consideration toward fans by players, coaches and management. Ownership (OWN): Honesty and loyalty to core players and local community. Affordability (AFF): Price of tickets, parking and concessions. Stadium Experience (STX): Quality of arena and game-day promotions as well as friendliness of environment. Players (PLA): Effort on the field and likability off it. Coaching (CCH): Strength of on-field leadership. Title Track (TTR): Championships already won or expected in the lifetime of current fans. TEAM RNK BNG FRL OWN AFF STX PLA CCH TTR1. Los Angeles Angels 1 6 8 11 5 16 14 5 12. Carolina Hurricanes 2 3 6 10 10 4 15 37 43. Pittsburgh Steelers 3 9 14 2 36 26 2 4 44. Detroit Red Wings 4 10 1 1 57 82 3 6 15. Cleveland Cavaliers 5 15 4 6 30 14 1 23 376. Washington Capitals 6 11 11 5 31 15 12 10 477. Milwaukee Brewers 7 7 17 14 3 3 19 57 758. Pittsburgh Penguins 8 8 3 4 32 103 9 42 219. San Antonio Spurs 9 37 2 3 13 50 4 1 1410. St. Louis Blues 10 13 10 7 6 45 21 35 62 http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/teamrankings Go Cavs! Think we'll go undefeated at home next year? Edited July 2, 2009 by Cleveland's Finest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xx. Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Are you serious? What a joke, lmao! Before LeBron was drafted they had the lowest home attendance rate almost every year. They just hopped on the sport because LeBron came and nothing else, true fans my [expletive]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland's Finest Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Are you serious? What a joke, lmao! Before LeBron was drafted they had the lowest home attendance rate almost every year. They just hopped on the sport because LeBron came and nothing else, true fans my [expletive]. LMAO We were ranked 49 last year. No substance to your talking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K. Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Where does it say that the Cavs have the best fans? They're #2 in Fan Relations behind the Spurs but I didn't see best fans as a ranking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 The Boston Red Sox should be higher. - Great team - Great stadium - Great players - Great fans - Most fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland's Finest Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 LMAO on the Cavs site it says that. I must've got too excited. I'll make a more suitable title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K. Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 LOL The Cavs are making up stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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