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It's Good to Be a Celtic Again

By winning the NBA championship last year, the Boston Celtics did more than just restore the franchise to its former glory on the court. According to a recent study compiled by Bizjournals, the Celtics are the most successful organization in the North American professional sports. The study looked at all 122 franchises in the NBA, NFL, NHL and Major League Baseball. Points were assigned for onfield, court or ice success and points were assigned for financial successful. Each category counted as half the total score.

Interestingly enough, only one NFL franchise, the New York/New Jersey Giants coming in at number 2, reached the top 10. Not too surprisingly, the woebegone Detroit Lions came in last. However, I find the methodology somewhat suspect when the most successful professional league in the world has only one representative in a study that attempts to classify the "best" franchises. That said, here are the top 10:

These were the 10 best sports organizations of 2008:

1. Boston Celtics (NBA)
2. New York Giants (NFL)
3. Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
4. Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
5. Boston Red Sox (MLB)
6. Detroit Pistons (NBA)
7. Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
8. Chicago Cubs (MLB)
9. Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)
10. Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)

And these were the 10 worst:

122. Detroit Lions (NFL)
121. New York Islanders (NHL)
120. Memphis Grizzlies (NBA)
119. Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)
118. Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)
117. Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA)
116. St. Louis Rams (NFL)
115. Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
114. Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
113. Washington Nationals (MLB)

The complete study and profile of each team in each league can be found here.

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Full post as published by Sports Biz on March 05, 2009 (boomark / email).