Best run organizations in sports

[OG]

This covers everything from the owner on down. Which organizations are top to bottom well-run, compete every year, don't make mistakes etc.

I'd say the Spurs, Red Wings and Steelers are head and shoulders above anyone else.

 

[Psycho Penguin]

Los Angeles Lakers

 

[Angle-plex]

Patriots. Red Sox. Yanks.

 

[Kageho]

If we're talking the very best run, I would hafta say that the Detroit Red Wings are the best run. They continually produce a very good product, no matter how many years go by and win Championships along the way.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

The Steelers. It is all about stability. They have won six championships and made the Super Bowl in the 70s, 90s & 00s in the one sport where there is a major effort towards preventing that sort of thing from happening through parity. They have made at least the Conference Championship 14 times since 1972. Perhaps most telling of all, in the last 40 years they have had 3 head coaches. The Raiders have had more than that in the past four years. The Steelers are a machine.

 

[Nightwing]

The Red Wings under Mike Illitch's ownership. If we go all the way back twenty years, they've missed the playoffs once (1989-1990), and have only been a 4th seed in the playoffs once (By points, they should have actually been a second seed, too). So even under Baseball's playoff scheme, they'd be at least getting the Wildcard if not their division year after year. They've been to the Conference Finals 8 times in the last 15 years, and are 4 for 5 in the Stanley Cup Finals. Their scouting and development of players is unparalleled (Have any other teams mentioned turned Mr. Irrelevant into a legitimate starter, let alone a possible star defenseman?), and their front office ranks up there with the best of them.

 

[Edwin]

The Colts definitely fit since Bill Polian came onboard. Every one on that team has been developed internally, and they've made plenty of seemingly-ballsy but often brilliant moves. Only 2 seasons under 10 wins in 11 seasons, a very quick turnaround, 9 playoff appearances, a Super Bowl. Not a bad racket, especially if Jim Caldwell can approximate Dungy's level of consistency.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

The Colts definitely fit since Bill Polian came onboard. Every one on that team has been developed internally, and they've made plenty of seemingly-ballsy but often brilliant moves. Only 2 seasons under 10 wins in 11 seasons, a very quick turnaround, 9 playoff appearances, a Super Bowl. Not a bad racket, especially if Jim Caldwell can approximate Dungy's level of consistency.

I would say that the jury is out on them until we see what they do post-Manning.

 

[Vitamin X]

The Steelers. It is all about stability. They have won six championships and made the Super Bowl in the 70s, 90s & 00s in the one sport where there is a major effort towards preventing that sort of thing from happening through parity. They have made at least the Conference Championship 14 times since 1972. Perhaps most telling of all, in the last 40 years they have had 3 head coaches. The Raiders have had more than that in the past four years. The Steelers are a machine.

Completely agree with this. This last year's Super Bowl was the cherry on top for the argument.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

For the short term, the Patriots have been run really well. Even more surprising considering the sheer turnover in their coaching staff. They've won 3 SB in 4 appearances and made it to 5 AFC Championship games. Also have gone 104-42 and went a perfect 16-0 in the regular season.

Lost as Coaches: Charlie Weis, Rob Ryan, Romeo Crennel, Eric Mangini, Josh McDaniels, and they just lost Scott Pioli as GM (Should be interesting to see how they do a year or two down the road now). Also went 11-5 despite losing QB Tom Brady for the season.

Also for all the free agents they bring in, the Pats have been underrated in internal development: Adam Vinatieri, Kevin Faulk, Tom Brady, Troy Brown, Tedy Bruschi, Asante Samuel, Stephen Gostkowski, Deion Branch, Richard Seymour, Ty Law, and Matt Cassel have all been key contributors at some point during the Patriots run and were all drafted by NE prior and after the Belichick regime.

 

[Psycho Penguin]

NHL: Detroit, no one comes 2nd
NBA: LA Lakers, San Antonio
MLB: Boston, Atlanta (arguable now)
NFL: Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, New England

 

[still fly]

What about the Angels? They're in the mix every year it seems.

 

[Smartly Pretty]

Fuck all this Steeler reverence. Prior to 1972 they were Lions-level bad.

 

[Star Ocean 2]

The Clippers. Not only is it a testament that they still exist despite being so bad, but they are actually making profits.

 

[the max]

Fuck all this Steeler reverence. Prior to 1972 they were Lions-level bad.

So for the last 37 years, they've been run well?

That's still pretty fucking good, dude.

 

[zio]

Philadelphia Soul.

 

[OG]

How about the New Jersey Devils? Since Brodeur came along, they've won a few cups, many divison titles, many the playoffs almost every year and have continued to contend despite numberous coaching and personnel changes. Every year they lose some name star and are supposed to fold yet find a way to make the playoffs.

 

[NoCalMike]

What time frame are we working with here? Are we talking from the birth of the franchise to the present, current ownership, last 20/30/40/50 years???????

 

[Precious Roy]

It pains me to say it, but right now the Red Sox from top to bottom are the class of MLB. The St Louis Cardinals impress me as well.

Patriots in the NFL

I'd probably say San Antonio recently in the NBA just based on how they've been the most consistently good team over the last decade with the only constants being Pop and TD, and they manage to restock and remake their roster every couple of years without actually rebuilding.

Longer term it's got to be the Lakers under Jerry Buss, because they've pretty much always been a playoff team. He's bought the team in 1979, and they've only missed the playoffs twice in the last 20 years. And of course he's got 8 championships to show for it, and maybe a couple more with Kobe.

 

[OG]

What time frame are we working with here? Are we talking from the birth of the franchise to the present, current ownership, last 20/30/40/50 years???????

Current but, obviously, the longer it goes back the better.

 

[alkeiper]

The Boston Red Sox certainly. Quality product on the field. Deep farm system. Maximizes their ancient ballpark to their advantage.