Author: Chris Porter

Hello everyone! My name is Chris Porter and I am currently a student at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse studying political science and communication studies. I am a fan of the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers, and the Boston Celtics. I hope to have some great experiences with all of you here at FlurrySports!

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The Greatest NBA Teams to Never Win it All

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Top-10 Best Teams to Not Win the NBA Championship In recent years, we have witnessed some amazing teams that have won it all. The teams who get to hang the banners are in our minds forever, but who are some of the best teams that did not win the NBA Championship? Here are my top-10 teams to haven fallen short of winning the NBA Finals in ‘recent’ memory. 10. 1997-98 Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz posted a record of 62-20 and were the top seed in the West. Not only that, but they had two all-time greats, and members of…

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What Would a New NBA Expansion Team Look Like?

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When the Charlotte Bobcats were established as the NBA’s 30th team in 2004, they were allowed to ‘draft’ current players from other teams at the time. Teams were able to select players from an ‘unprotected’ list. However, this draft largely failed, as only Gerald Wallace made the All-Star team during his time with the team. I spent hours trying to decide on rules resulting in a fair expansion draft. Here are the following criteria I used for creating this expansion team: Only one player from each team can be drafted. Players can only be drafted so long as their absence…

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Top-5 Cities That Deserve an NBA Franchise

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During episode 10 of Sports Talk 101, I discussed the idea of adding expansion teams to the NBA because of the league’s growing popularity due to the increase in NFL injuries. Here are five cities that I could see being the next home to an expansion team in the NBA. Look for my next article on what a potential expansion team may look like! Albuquerque, New Mexico Population: ~560,000 With just over half a million people in Albuquerque, this city is slightly smaller than Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has about 60,000 more people than Sacramento. There currently is not a single…

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