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120. Washington Redskins Go to Redskins story
121. New York Knicks Go to Knicks story
122. Toronto Maple Leafs

I still love them

The criteria

Affordability (11.3%): Price of tickets, parking and concessions

Coaching (3.2%): Strength of on-field leadership

Fan relations (25%): Courtesy by players, coaches and front office toward fans, plus how well a team uses technology to reach fans

Ownership (13.1%): Honesty; loyalty to core players and the local community

Players (14.6%): Effort on the field, likability off it

Stadium experience (9.8%): Quality of arena; fan-friendliness of environment; frequency of game-day promotions

Title track (4.6%): Championships won or expected within the lifetime of current fans

Bang for the buck (18.3%): Wins in the past two years per fan dollar, adjusted for league schedules

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/13875380/espn-magazine-2015-ultimate-standings

 

[Captain.Falafel]

Yikes the Knicks

 

[RumblingRosco]

The god damn Jets.

 

[BertramCooper]

How the fuck are the Blue Jackets so high?

 

[F0rneus]

Ctrl-f Canadiens
Ctrl-f Bruins
Ctrl-f Maple Leafs





Good. List is legit.

 

[jmaine_ph]

My Nets didn't even make the list.

Edit: Oh yes they did. Right next to my Jets lol

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

I was perplexed by the Giants not being in the top ten but then I saw the bang for buck @ 88. At least stadium experience is at 1!

Also:

 

[phanphare]

for an ESPN list the Carolina Panthers are pretty high up there

nice

 

[RBH]

Hawks

Falcons :|

Braves

 

[giga]

Hawks the best atl sports team? 😏

 

[Wyndstryker]

I really can't be surprised with the Leafs.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Something is way off here. The Grizz are #2? I think that Fan relations metric is skewing a lot of these. The worse the team is the more they have to try to draw you in.

 

[SliceSabre]

How the fuck are the Blue Jackets so high?

I'm trying to figure out the same thing.

 

[Bacon]

This is just a bizarre list

 

[Anth0ny]

Leafs are EASILY last place.

 

[Deadly Joker]

My Colts and Pacers are up high.

Colts aren't surprising, but the Pacers are a bit.

 

[rrc1594]

Most winning teams are not that high.

 

[Seraphis Cain]

How the fuck are the Blue Jackets so high?

Seriously.

People in Ohio don't even give a shit about the Blue Jackets.

 

[Frozenprince]

YAAAAAAAAAAY KNICKS AREN'T LAST!

Fuck Dolan.

 

[Anno]

What a weird choice of categories and percentages.

 

[Bread]

Criteria is shit if the Grizzlies are that high, they should have gone back to the drawing board when they saw that.

 

[Dartastic]

0 MLS teams on this list. Come on now, ESPN. You're not even technically including all NA sports teams in your all inclusive NA sports team list.

 

[Badosh]

MN Lynx would be the best MN team if included.

Go wild.

 

[Sanjuro]

 

[phanphare]

Something is way off here. The Grizz are #2? I think that Fan relations metric is skewing a lot of these. The worse the team is the more they have to try to draw you in.

Criteria is shit if the Grizzlies are that high, they should have gone back to the drawing board when they saw that.

why the griz hate? genuinely curious here

 

[joedan]

Patriots at 25? Must have been Chis Mortensen who created the list.

 

[rjinaz]

DBacks in the top 10 is surprising. But then again, it is cheap to go there and they have always treated their fans well which fits the criteria.

 

[mreddie]

DBACKS ARE 9?

What the fuck?

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

the fuck?

team that won 3 world series out of the past 5 years is rank 25

what exactly is this a ranking of?

 

[Mindlog]

Absolutely earned by the Bolts. Vinick has done a marvelous job with the team. You have to earn it to make hockey popular in the land of neverwinter.

 

[Griegite]

A well deserved spot for the Redskins. Maybe they should be last though.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Yikes the Knicks

 

[Frozenprince]

DBacks in the top 10 is surprising. But then again, it is cheap to go there and they have always treated their fans well which fits the criteria.

Kevin Towers didn't kill them so I guess nothing will.

The Knicks are a dead team. The fans stopped going ages ago and Dolan is living off the MSG money. He hasn't done anything but burn that fucking team to the ground.

People haven't given a shit in years.

 

[mrboo001]

The god damn Jets.

69. Winnipeg Jets

God damn it indeed!

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

DBacks in the top 10 is surprising. But then again, it is cheap to go there and they have always treated their fans well which fits the criteria.

right, not allowing you to wear opposing teams colors if you sit behind the plate is a great way to serve customers

 

[PillarEN]

So in the NHL my Red Wings are ranked 4th? I mean I wouldn't put them in the top 5 but hey that's cool.

But the Dallas Stars as the third ranked NHL team? Are you out of your mind? High expectations this year, sure, but I don't think they are even a clear lock for the Central this year.

 

[Skellig Gra]

why the griz hate? genuinely curious here

No real hate. They are a solid team but they've only been there for what 15 years? There is no real history yet. No titles, and the farthest they've gone is get swept in the conference finals if I recall correctly.

 

[Amory]

wait, #2 is the grizzlies?

sorry, what?

 

[Bread]

why the griz hate? genuinely curious here

I like the Grizzlies, I root for them in the playoffs. Just obvious that they don't have crazy fan support and they haven't won anything ever. The criteria is trash.

 

[Quick]

I don't need to Go to Maple Leafs Story to know why they're last.

Just according to #Shanaplans #Tankaku #Leafkaku #Babcocku #Stamcock

 

[cr_blah_blah]

Go Spurs Go

 

[LionPride]

Small market teams are more up top. Grizzlies have fielded a great squad for the past 4 years and are smaller here in Memphis. Cheaper tickets, players love the city and fans, Fedex Forum is a good stadium. Smaller teams have a bias on this list.

 

[rjinaz]

right, not allowing you to wear opposing teams colors if you sit behind the plate is a great way to serve customers

Well I don't agree with that, but yeah I'd say the relationship the Dbacks have had with their fans since they formed has been positive and they did bring the state a championship which helped cement that, something the other professional teams have been unable to do.

 

[Abounder]

 

[Chris R]

Seattle Mariners should be higher. Everything except the onfield performance is pretty damn good. The team is just garbage.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

The only thing I got out of this list is that ESPN really loves the NBA

 

[see5harp]

Arizona D-Backs? Okayyyyyyyy

 

[The Chosen One]

0 MLS teams on this list. Come on now, ESPN. You're not even technically including all NA sports teams in your all inclusive NA sports team list.

Seriously.. Seattle Sounders LA Galaxy could surpass half the teams on that list.

 

[LionPride]

No real hate. They are a solid team but they've only been there for what 15 years? There is no real history yet. No titles, and the farthest they've gone is get swept in the conference finals if I recall correctly.

Every single one of those Griz/Spurs conference Finals games were close for the most part. Sadly the Grizzlies title window is all but closed, they will rebuild in the next couple with Marc and Conley as the key pieces.

 

[BertramCooper]

Nationwide Arena is a fucking great venue. And the CBJ are practically giving away tickets at this point.

So I'd imagine those two facts are probably inflating their ranking. By a lot.