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Friday, August 27, 2010

Cities and Franchises That Won the Quest for the Ring 1950-2010

Last year I discovered that nobody cares about how many rings pro basketball players have. Well, not exactly, but I discovered that no one cares enough to keep track and post the numbers on the Internet. I guess people don’t really respect NBA Champions the way they think they do. Even on monster statistical sites there is no page to go to listing NBA player champions year by year, or the number of rings won by player. Sure, you find short and usually incomplete lists of players who have won three or more rings drifting around, but forget about a complete list unless you get it here.

Quest for the Ring (QFTR) has provided the basketball world with the missing information and then some. Here for the second year we have the complete and correct listings for winners of the QFTR in multiple formats. Each year, scheduled for August, the following Reports are in this historical series:

1. Players and Teams Who Won the Quest for the Ring 1980-1994
2. Players and Teams Who Won the Quest for the Ring 1995-2010
3. Alphabetic Logs of all Players Who Have Won the Quest for the Ring 1980-2010
4. Players Ranked by Number of Championships and Rings Won Since 1980
5. Players Ranked by Minutes Played in Championship Years Since 1980
6. Most Recognized High Impact Players 1980-2010
7. Cities and Franchises That Won the Quest for the Ring 1950-2010

In 2010 these will be posted one each day beginning with #1 on August 21 and finishing with #7 on August 27.

After these look for the new and improved Real Coach Ratings and the second annual Report on player salaries, team payrolls, and team cap space.

Championships are by themselves crucial history, but they are also very important for the present, because players who have already won rings are, all other things equal, more valuable than players who have never won a ring. You might as well add about .050 to each such player's Real Player Rating. So a .700 becomes a.750, an .870 becomes a .920, and so forth.

CITIES AND FRANCHISES THAT WON THE QUEST FOR THE RING 1950-2010
-By Year

Los Angeles, California 2010
Los Angeles, California 2009
Boston, Massachussetts 2008
San Antonio, Texas 2007
Miami, Florida 2006
San Antonio, Texas 2005
Detroit, Michigan 2004
San Antonio, Texas 2003
Los Angeles, California 2002
Los Angeles, California 2001
Los Angeles, California 2000
San Antonio, Texas 1999
Chicago, Illinois 1998
Chicago, Illinois 1997
Chicago, Illinois 1996
Houston, Texas 1995
Houston, Texas 1994
Chicago, Illinois 1993
Chicago, Illinois 1992
Chicago, Illinois 1991
Detroit, Michigan 1990
Detroit, Michigan 1989
Los Angeles, California 1988
Los Angeles, California 1987
Boston, Massachussetts 1986
Los Angeles, California 1985
Boston, Massachussetts 1984
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1983
Los Angeles, California 1982
Boston, Massachussetts 1981
Los Angeles, California 1980
Seattle, Washington 1979
Washington, D.C. 1978
Portland, Oregon 1977
Boston, Massachussetts 1976
Oakland-San Francisco, California 1975
Boston, Massachussetts 1974
New York, New York 1973
Los Angeles, California 1972
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1971
New York, New York 1970
Boston, Massachussetts 1969
Boston, Massachussetts 1968
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1967
Boston, Massachussetts 1966
Boston, Massachussetts 1965
Boston, Massachussetts 1964
Boston, Massachussetts 1963
Boston, Massachussetts 1962
Boston, Massachussetts 1961
Boston, Massachussetts 1960
Boston, Massachussetts 1959
St. Louis, Missouri 1958
Boston, Massachussetts 1957
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1956
Syracuse, New York 1955
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1954
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1953
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1952
Rochester, New York 1951
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1950

CITIES AND FRANCHISES THAT WON THE QUEST FOR THE RING 1950-2010
-By city alphabetically

Boston, Massachusetts 2008
Boston, Massachusetts 1986
Boston, Massachussetts 1984
Boston, Massachussetts 1981
Boston, Massachussetts 1976
Boston, Massachussetts 1974
Boston, Massachussetts 1969
Boston, Massachussetts 1968
Boston, Massachussetts 1966
Boston, Massachussetts 1965
Boston, Massachussetts 1964
Boston, Massachussetts 1963
Boston, Massachussetts 1962
Boston, Massachussetts 1961
Boston, Massachussetts 1960
Boston, Massachussetts 1959
Boston, Massachussetts 1957
Chicago, Illinois 1998
Chicago, Illinois 1997
Chicago, Illinois 1996
Chicago, Illinois 1993
Chicago, Illinois 1992
Chicago, Illinois 1991
Detroit, Michigan 2004
Detroit, Michigan 1990
Detroit, Michigan 1989
Houston, Texas 1995
Houston, Texas 1994
Los Angeles, California 2010
Los Angeles, California 2009
Los Angeles, California 2002
Los Angeles, California 2001
Los Angeles, California 2000
Los Angeles, California 1988
Los Angeles, California 1987
Los Angeles, California 1985
Los Angeles, California 1982
Los Angeles, California 1980
Los Angeles, California 1972
Miami, Florida 2006
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1971
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1954
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1953
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1952
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1950
New York, New York 1973
New York, New York 1970
Oakland-San Francisco, California 1975
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1983
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1967
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1956
Portland, Oregon 1977
Rochester, New York 1951
San Antonio, Texas 2007
San Antonio, Texas 2005
San Antonio, Texas 2003
San Antonio, Texas 1999
Seattle, Washington 1979
St. Louis, Missouri 1958
Syracuse, New York 1955
Washington, D.C. 1978

CITIES AND FRANCHISES THAT WON THE QUEST FOR THE RING 1950-2010
-Cities ranked by number of Rings won

Boston, Massachusetts 17
Los Angeles, California 11
Chicago, Illinois 6
Minneapolis, Minnesota 4
San Antonio, Texas 4
Detroit, Michigan 3
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3
Houston, Texas 2
New York, New York 2
Miami, Florida 1
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1
Oakland-San Francisco, California 1
Portland, Oregon 1
Rochester, New York 1
Seattle, Washington 1
St. Louis, Missouri 1
Syracuse, New York 1
Washington, D.C. 1

CURRENT NBA PRO BASKETBALL CITIES THAT HAVE NEVER WON THE QUEST FOR THE RING
-And they may never win unless they start reading QFTR!

Atlanta, Georgia 0
Charlotte, North Carolina 0
Cleveland, Ohio 0
Dallas, Texas 0
Denver, Colorado 0
Indianapolis, Indiana 0
Memphis, Tennessee 0
New Orleans, Louisiana 0
Newark, New Jersey 0
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 0
Orlando, Florida 0
Phoenix, Arizona 0
Sacramento, California 0
Salt Lake City, Utah 0
Toronto, Canada 0
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OFFICIAL SONG OF THE QUEST FOR THE RING


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