1. 02-18-13 10:59 AM #1
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    With the passing of Jerry Buss, who are the greatest sports owners of all-time?

    Try to put personal hatred to the side for a second

    And it is tough. Real tough to figure out who would be in your Top 3.

    Buss is obviously under consideration.

    Then who?

    1. George Steinbrenner. I loathe the Yankees, but man. He bought the Yanks for 6 million, and they are now worth 1.2 Billion. Not a bad investment. 7 World Series titles.

    2. Lamar Hunt. Owner, KC Chiefs. Man, this guy was a visionary. He founded the AFL, and then merged it with the NFL, and was responsible for creating the Super Bowl. Hunt was also founded the North American Soccerl League--which became MLS, was one of the original investors of the Chicago Bulls, and created the World Championship Tennis, which ushered in the Open Tennis Era in the 1960's. He is in 3 pro sports Halls of Fame, Football, Tennis, and Soccer.

    3. Conn Smythe. They won something like 6 Cups in 9 years. 'Nuff said.

    4. George Halas. Founded that little thing called the NFL-- with his Chicago Bears.

    5. The Mara Family.

    6. The Rooney Family.

    7. Al Davis. The 1960's and 1970's Al Davis. Not the crazy one who hired 12 year old-Lane Kiffin.

    8. Jack Kent Cooke.

    9. Walter Brown, the Founder of the Boston Celtics and the man behind Red Auerbach's curtain.

    10. Branch Rickey.

    Tough to name 1, 2 or 3. All pretty solid.
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  2. 02-18-13 11:09 AM #2
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    Robert Kraft
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  3. 02-18-13 11:12 AM #3
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    Yea I hate the Yankees but Steinbrenner has to be the greatest owner of all time.
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  4. 02-18-13 11:12 AM #4
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    Peter Pocklington

    Pocklington parlayed the Gretzky signing into a merger between the WHA and the National Hockey League. Edmonton had its NHL franchise. Five years later, the Oilers would win their first of five Stanley Cup championships they'd capture under Pocklington's ownership.
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  5. 02-18-13 11:12 AM #5
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    Buss has to be up there as 1 of the top 3 all time for NBA owners
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  6. 02-18-13 11:17 AM #6
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    whoever owned yankees back in the day ruth, gherig, DiMaggio, mantle etc whoever owned the montreal canadiens back in the day when they were winning cup after cup
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  7. 02-18-13 11:18 AM #7
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    Who cares? The guy was a billionaire but now he is going to be 6 feet under.
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  8. 02-18-13 11:21 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vegas39 View Post
    Robert Kraft
    a very underrated one...at least at this point...the guy helped save football in new england...its incredible what patriot place is compared to the life us fans had who stuck through the years drinking in the woods....the guy learned a great lesson with bill parcells about letting the football people handle the football stuff while still keeping an interest in learning that part of the game
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  10. 02-18-13 11:40 AM #10
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    Buss > Steinbrenner

    10 Championships > 7 Championships

    Loved by fans/players > loved/hated by fans/players

    Buss was raised by a single mom.....who was a waitress. As a child, Buss stood in bread lines. Dirt poor. The Lakers were recently valued at 1 billion dollars.

    Steinbrenner came from money. His father was a wealthy shipping magnate. George was a "silver spoon" kid.
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  11. 02-18-13 11:41 AM #11
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    I like the Packers owners and Bill Veek. Eddie Debartolo might be up there too
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  12. 02-18-13 11:43 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crayzee View Post
    whoever owned yankees back in the day ruth, gherig, DiMaggio, mantle etc whoever owned the montreal canadiens back in the day when they were winning cup after cup
    Jacob Ruppert
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  13. 02-18-13 11:44 AM #13
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    Mike Illitch has to be there. If it wasn't for him Detroit would be so much worse off than it is. Hard to believe, right?
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    To name a few

    Walter Brown
    Jeff Vanderbeek
    Walter O'Malley
    George Steinbrenner
    Branch Rickey
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  15. 02-18-13 12:03 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    To name a few

    Walter Brown
    Jeff Vanderbeek
    Walter O'Malley
    George Steinbrenner
    Branch Rickey
    O'Malley is a good one.

    Very interesting career.

    Good mention.
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  16. 02-18-13 12:06 PM #16
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  17. 02-18-13 12:11 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by TankHankerous View Post
    Ted Dibiase the million dollar man.
    there is a damn good one....he treated virgil like gold!
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  18. 02-18-13 12:13 PM #18
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    I dont like the Lakers but Jerry Buss was a good owner
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  19. 02-18-13 01:19 PM #19
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    Paul Brown was probably the best. Owner of Cleveland Brown & Coach. Put together Otto Graham, Marion Motley, Dante Lavelli, Special Delivery Jones, Lou (the toe) Groza as leaders of the best team ever assembled.

    How about Connie Mack. Owner & Manager of the Philadelphia Athletics for over 50 years. Had his ups & downs mainly because of money problems, but bought together 2 of the greatest champion ship contingents of all times. 1910-1914
    lead buy the 100,000 infield. The 1929-1931 teams may have had the greatest team ever assembled, one of only 2 teams to win 100 games in a row 3 straight seasons. Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons, Mickey Cochrane, Lefty Grove & George Earnshaw
    broke up the Yankee Dominance and shattered records until the Depression forced him selling them all.
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  21. 02-18-13 02:28 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by William Walters View Post
    Buss > Steinbrenner

    10 Championships > 7 Championships

    Loved by fans/players > loved/hated by fans/players

    Buss was raised by a single mom.....who was a waitress. As a child, Buss stood in bread lines. Dirt poor. The Lakers were recently valued at 1 billion dollars.

    Steinbrenner came from money. His father was a wealthy shipping magnate. George was a "silver spoon" kid.
    You need to stop backing everything Laker related because you're making yourself look like a retard for several reasons:

    1) What the fukk does being liked, their childhood, or the way they were raised have anything to do with the argument?
    2) Buss also owned the Los Angeles Kings, and how many championships did they win during his tenure? 0. Steinbrenner also owned an American Basketball League team for only a few years (the league was disassembled for obvious reasons) and won a championship in an entirely different sport than what he is known for.
    3) The Yankees are worth more than the Lakers according to Forbes, so that makes your other statement irrelevant.
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  22. 02-18-13 02:37 PM #22
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  23. 02-18-13 02:41 PM #23
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    sam trying to make a good thread to counter his 100 trolling posts
    Stolen from another forum

    is he actually trying to say buss is the greatest?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ttwarrior1 View Post
    sam trying to make a good thread to counter his 100 trolling posts
    Stolen from another forum

    is he actually trying to say buss is the greatest?

    If he's not I am. What Jerry Buss did for Los Angeles goes far beyond basketball...
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  25. 02-18-13 02:43 PM #25
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    Steinbrenner was the best by far. He wanted to win more than anybody and was willing to spend whatever it took. To see his greedy kids gut that team and put a limit on spending as they have done must be making George roll over in his grave.
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  26. 02-18-13 02:47 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by mcduggly View Post
    You need to stop backing everything Laker related because you're making yourself look like a retard for several reasons:

    1) What the fukk does being liked, their childhood, or the way they were raised have anything to do with the argument?
    2) Buss also owned the Los Angeles Kings, and how many championships did they win during his tenure? 0. Steinbrenner also owned an American Basketball League team for only a few years (the league was disassembled for obvious reasons) and won a championship in an entirely different sport than what he is known for.
    3) The Yankees are worth more than the Lakers according to Forbes, so that makes your other statement irrelevant.

    Not to mention Steinbrenner took over a franchise that was the face of MLB (the Yankees) that was in the toilet at the time, and was the laughing stock of the game, and returned it to relevance and beyond. He bought the team for a song, and turned it into a multi billion dollar empire, proving that George wasn't just a great owner, but a great businessman, unlike clowns like Angelos and a few others.

    Love the Yankees, or hate the Yankees, when his NYY teams came to your city for a three game set, your teams attendance spiked from 19,000 a game to 28,000 a game +
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  27. 02-18-13 02:54 PM #27
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    Steve, tell me truth. When you missed those 2 free throws on Super Sunday to cost the Lakers backers a cover vs. Detroit, did you have your money on the Pistons?
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  28. 02-18-13 02:55 PM #28
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    won't disagree with that riff

    How about
    Peter Holt of the spurs
    Brown family of the celtics
    jacob ruppert of the yanks back in the day
    buss at 2, george at 1

    No love for jerry jones
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  29. 02-18-13 03:36 PM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by mcduggly View Post
    You need to stop backing everything Laker related because you're making yourself look like a retard for several reasons:

    1) What the fukk does being liked, their childhood, or the way they were raised have anything to do with the argument?
    2) Buss also owned the Los Angeles Kings, and how many championships did they win during his tenure? 0. Steinbrenner also owned an American Basketball League team for only a few years (the league was disassembled for obvious reasons) and won a championship in an entirely different sport than what he is known for.
    3) The Yankees are worth more than the Lakers according to Forbes, so that makes your other statement irrelevant.
    Please elaborate on the "backing everything Laker related". I'm definitely in the "Buss is the greatest owner in sports" camp (which is true)......and I made a thread about Kobe making Lebron his bitch in crunch-time last night (which is also true). Nowhere will you find any claims of Lakers greatness in 2013 from me. No claims about Lakers making the playoffs and then making a run. Nothing of the sort. So, again.....please elaborate.

    Let me bottom line this for you kiddo........

    Buss 10 titles in 33 years (16 finals appearances
    Steinbrenner 7 titles in 37 years (11 WS appearances)

    Steinbrenner had much deeper pockets than Dr. Buss, but..........was far less effective.

    Buss > Steinbrenner = fact
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    Quote Originally Posted by orisbumplut View Post
    Steve, tell me truth. When you missed those 2 free throws on Super Sunday to cost the Lakers backers a cover vs. Detroit, did you have your money on the Pistons?
    My rhythm was a little off
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  31. 02-18-13 03:57 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    Not to mention Steinbrenner took over a franchise that was the face of MLB (the Yankees) that was in the toilet at the time, and was the laughing stock of the game, and returned it to relevance and beyond.
    Steve..........the above is true. But, let's not forget that the year prior to Buss purchasing the Lakers the NBA finals were TAPE DELAYED! Fans had to stay up to the wee hours of the night to watch the NBA finals! The Lakers "Showtime" era (combined with the Magic/Bird component) changed that.
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  32. 02-18-13 04:01 PM #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by ttwarrior1 View Post
    sam trying to make a good thread to counter his 100 trolling posts
    Stolen from another forum

    is he actually trying to say buss is the greatest?
    Fatass, I didn't steal anything.

    Unlike you. Stealing your mom's money to support your loser ass. GFKY.
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    good call putting Jack Kent Cooke on the list.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ttwarrior1 View Post
    sam trying to make a good thread to counter his 100 trolling posts
    Stolen from another forum

    is he actually trying to say buss is the greatest?
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    Titty ---Get back to sniffing your sh!t towel...
    You obese POS...

    You couldn't start a thread without Cut and Paste
    and your box of crayons.... and Oh Yeah ..Your ever present shit towel
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