Before the start of the 1983 NBA playoffs, Moses Malone was asked his prediction for the upcoming playoffs. He answered fo' fo' fo' - meaning the Sixers would sweep each round of the playoffs. It turned out be fo' fi' fo', as the Sixers needed 5 games to dispense of the Milwaukee Bucks in the conference finals.
It is the 25th anniversary of that quote and that championship. Finally, the Philadelphia Phillies are World Champions!!! I guess the memorable quote this time is from Chase Utley: "World Champions. [pause] World Effing Champions!!!"
Here some facts on each of the teams since they won their last championship:
Year of Last Championship | Seasons without a Championship | Playoff appearances since | Finals appearances since | Fans attended since | # of other teams who have won | |
Philles | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eagles | 1960 | 48 | 19 | 2 | 15,000,966 | 18 |
76ers | 1983 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 16,124,677 | 7 |
Flyers | 1975 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 22,969,290 | 13 |
Between May 31, 1983 and
October 29, 2008: