Is this normal?

[honestiago1]

I've played 11 complete seasons, and finished last only twice (one of those was an 86-win team). I have only two firsts. The rest: 3-2nds, 4-3rds (one of those won 84 games). I have 3 finals appearances, 1 championship (every one of the finals teams was an Astrodome team). Currently I have four active teams, two firsts, a second, anda third (74-79, but streaking -- won 14 of last 21, 18 of last 27).

Does this rate as a decent start for 80s play? How do the veterans' experiences stack up (when did success become common place for some of you guys [except Panzer Ace, who was born brilliant ;)])?

[bjs73]

If 1/2 of your [u:b2f894ab1e]closed teams[/u:b2f894ab1e] made the playoffs and if 1/3 of your playoff teams won championships, then you are doing quite well statistically speaking. That's the bench mark I use.

[Jablowmi]

I'm a little short on the 1/3 of playoff team thing.........

Also, I've completed 37 seasons and only have 1 2nd place!

[honestiago1]

Jablow goes for the jugular! A clean kill or NOTHING! (which, speaking as a Spurs fan these days, I can really relate to).

[Jimmy_C]

Of my 28 closed teams I broke it down to:

1st 14 teams went to the playoffs 5 times and took 3 rings.
2nd 14 teams went to the playoffs 12 times and won 3 rings.

Thats 6 rings in 17 tries... and I'm pretty happy with the 1/3 ratio thing. :D

[Jablowmi]

With 6 games to go in one league, my magic # is 1 for my second 2nd place club and my FIRST wild card team. Hoping for some of that wild card magic.

[honestiago1]

I have the West Wingers. Oakland Col. just didn't pan out for me. Tried like hell to reach .500 and choked. Good luck, man.

[PillPop]

Went to the playoffs with two of my first three teams, to the finals with my second team. Boy did I love 80's then. Now, I haven't been close in nine completed seasons, except for one that missed the playoffs by one game. Don't like 80's so much these days.

[jsam9801]

Of my 25 closed teams, 11 teams went to the playoffs and took only 3 rings out of 7 finals appearances. :oops:

I have lost a few tiebreakers for the playoffs, as well as finished in a tie for 1st and did not make the playoffs :x .

Nothing worse than watching a dog team finish out a season....I am in a soon to be completed league (but not soon enough), where Jablowmi is leading my division by 50 games (my team is soooooooo underperforming).

Anyone need some friends so that I can up my community points??? 8)

[TheGoodDoc]

My first 6 teams had only one 2nd place finish and no playoff appearances


My next 7 had 5 1st places, but only one championship.

So i guess you can say that there was a certain learning curve for me. :-)