If TBL loses in playoffs, after 60 win season, is it equivalent to the warriors losing in 2016?

[Vegas07]

The Warriors had a 39-2 record at home during the regular season and when they were up 3-1, they lost games 5 and 7 at home which made it even more shocking. They also dominated the Cavs in the first 4 games and had already won a championship after being incredibly dominant the year before, unlike Tampa who hasn’t won yet.

Not a good comparison at all. Golden State won 67 games, won a championship, won 73 games, was up 3-1 and dominating the finals.

If Tampa wins it all and dominates next season and is up 3-1 in the 2020 finals, it’s a much better comparison, but still not quite the same because top teams in the NBA win more often.

 

[acor]

Why people on this boards are so obsessed with NBA??? I swear, like every weak there is a thread about "Is XXX equivalent of (something from NBA)"??? Do you hate this league so bad that you want to turn it into NBA??? Do you enjoy NBA bandwagon culture and its "stars" who thinks they are bigger than teams they play for??? Is this the reason why people complain about NHL players "lack of personality"- they want them to act like NBA stars, right???

Now, I don't know much about "16 Warriors", last time I watched NBA was in 90s... As I know it was some historicaly great team that failed to win it all... If that so, the answer for OP question is NO... Because hockey doesn't work that way... Because, while Tampa might be main favourite to win the title, its still more likely that they won't win... And it doesn't mean they're "chokers" or sth... Simply there are too many factors beyond your control, luck being one of them. If they won't win next five years, that's the other story...

 

[SeanConn]

Wouldn't they be the 1996 Red Wings?

 

[VinikToWinIt]

No. Maybe if they lose in the first round.

Anything after that and the parity of the NHL prevents most series from being a catastrophic upset.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

Wouldn't they be the 1996 Red Wings?

That's what I was thinking.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Wouldn't they be the 1996 Red Wings?

Definitely their closest comparable. Historic season after being successful over the past few years with a cup final appearance but haven't been able to win yet.

 

[Tuna Tatarrrrrr]

More the equivalent of the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings.

 

[I am not exposed]

on a side note, what is the obsession with comparing hockey with basketball on this site?

 

[Incognito]

Not really. There's a lot more parity in the NHL than there is in the NBA.

 

[swiftwin]

on a side note, what is the obsession with comparing hockey with basketball on this site?

Because it's the most comparable sport of the big 4? Football doesn't do playoff series, baseball plays like a million games in a season and is not continuous play.

 

[justafan22]

No. Maybe if they lose in the first round.

Anything after that and the parity of the NHL prevents most series from being a catastrophic upset.

If they lose in the first round, it's a choke.

 

[HF007]

Why people on this boards are so obsessed with NBA??? I swear, like every weak there is a thread about "Is XXX equivalent of (something from NBA)"??? Do you hate this league so bad that you want to turn it into NBA??? Do you enjoy NBA bandwagon culture and its "stars" who thinks they are bigger than teams they play for??? Is this the reason why people complain about NHL players "lack of personality"- they want them to act like NBA stars, right???

Now, I don't know much about "16 Warriors", last time I watched NBA was in 90s... As I know it was some historicaly great team that failed to win it all... If that so, the answer for OP question is NO... Because hockey doesn't work that way... Because, while Tampa might be main favourite to win the title, its still more likely that they won't win... And it doesn't mean they're "chokers" or sth... Simply there are too many factors beyond your control, luck being one of them. If they won't win next five years, that's the other story...

NBA is the most influential game in the world right now, stop crying

 

[GeeoffBrown]

I think the Lightning would love to be the NHL's version of the Golden State Warriors.

 

[swiftwin]

As for the original question. The answer is no. Not unless they lose in the first round. Or choke a 3-1 lead like they did last year again. They've proven nothing in the playoffs, therefore it can't be a choke.

 

[swiftwin]

NBA is the most influential game in the world right now, stop crying

rofl, what?

 

[I am not exposed]

NBA is the most influential game in the world right now, stop crying

 

[HF007]

rofl, what?

Bigger TV contracts, treat players better, more viewers, bigger internationally, bigger with the youth, growing at a faster rate... NHL looks like the AHL in comparison

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

If Tampa doesn’t have Hedman their chances go down pretty steep

 

[swiftwin]

Bigger TV contracts, treat players better, more viewers, bigger internationally, bigger with the youth, growing at a faster rate... NHL looks like the AHL in comparison

You said in the world. The NHL is not the world.

 

[Groo]

Would it be considered the same kind of astronomical failure? The golden state warriors went 73-9 in 82 games, and had the unanimous MVP. There’s a good chance Kucherov will win the nhl equivalent, the hart. Would Tampa losing in the playoffs be as disappointing?

Only if the officals/league gift it like the NBA did with the Cavs

 

[Maukkis]

Not even close. No hockey team could replicate that choke, ever. Hockey is too random for the comparison to be even close to plausible.

 

[GeeoffBrown]

I guarantee the Cavs would reverse the results of their best of 28 LOL

 

[RealisticLeaf55]

Anything less than a finals appearance is a post season fail. They spent the money, traded the picks and players. They need to win.

 

[tony d]

It'd be considered a disappointment for sure. It'd be similar to Detroit's 62 win season in 1995-1996 if the Lightning don't win the Cup.

 

[Vegas07]

Because it's the most comparable sport of the big 4? Football doesn't do playoff series, baseball plays like a million games in a season and is not continuous play.

Baseball might actually be a better sport to compare it to. The best regular season teams often don’t win (just ask the Atlanta Braves teams that won 14 division titles in a row), star players have less of an impact than they do in basketball, and postseason results are more random.

Baseball is still very different, but basketball is nothing like hockey and comparing it to hockey makes even less sense IMO.