Seven Years In: Overview

Here we go, in the seven years of SlamNation (since the 2010 reset), we've had a lot of history. But who is the best team of all time?! Well, that answer is pretty obvious, especially of late. But still, let's take a look at who might be the second or third best, shall we? And before we launch into our breakdown of each franchise, here are some fun facts to whet your appetite. Here's the full spreadsheet for your perusal. SlamNation: Seven Years In. Plus part two of the series, "Seven Years In: Best to Worst"

Best Division
Speaking strictly by winning percentage, Transformers have the best winning percentage, a tidy 52.2% with an overall 261-232-7 record. They're trailed by Thundercats (252-238-9, 50.6%), Silverhawks (240-246-14, 48.0%), and Voltron (225-263-12, 45.0%). Notice how Silverhawks' two great / two terrible team dynamics drags them down even though Sour Snails is so dominant.

Both Silverhawks and Thundercats have five Finals appearances each, albeit Silverhawks are four of five in their showings, while Thundercats have only won one of their five matchups. It's easy to deduce that these two divisions meet in the Finals often. Both Transformers and Voltron can only boast two showings and one win apiece in the Finals.

Thundercats have seventeen playoff appearances overall, while Transformers come in second with fifteen, and Silverhawks and Voltron follow with thirteen and eleven, respectively.

Voltron has zero teams that ever put up a best regular season winning record, while Silverhawks have 4.5 -- including a tie in 2011 to their credit. Thundercats have 1.5 high wins teams, while Transformers have one: Squirtle Squad in 2012.

Thundercats are a sterling three of three in their Toilet Bowl finals appearances, while none of the Silverhawks' four TB Finals teams have ever won it. Voltron is a tidy 3-5 in their TB Finals, while Transformers are 1-3 in those same games.

Best Conference
So who's better? Chamberlain or Russell? Well, Chamberlain has 522 wins in one thousand games played, while Russell only has 478. That means a 52.2% winning record for Transformers and Silverhawks, while Thundercats and Voltron have a losing record at 47.8%. I guess this is just like the NBA, where Chamberlain is the strong West while Russell is the weaker East?

More importantly, Chamberlain versus Russell in the SlamNation Finals has five wins in seven, and both of those Russell championships are from owners who are now no longer with us. That means no current Russell Conference owner has ever tasted that championship champagne!

The only solace Russell Conference has is that it's six of seven in the Toilet Bowl. When will all that young talent pay off I wonder...

Championships
In seven seasons, Sour Snails has won three times (2010, 2015, 2016), and Fat Jubas, Human Amoebas, 100 AW Heffalumps, and Eron Joven Chandler have all won once. Of those single title teams, all but Fat Jubas are now out of the league.

We’ve had four upset Finals victories, with Human Amoebas and 100 AW Heffalumps upsetting their way from the first round till the final round in 2011 and 2013 respectively.

Toilet Bowl
In the Toilet Bow, the first five years featured no upset winner in the TB Finals, until 2015-2016, which had Funk Coalition running the table both times despite being the lower seed in each round.

However, there have been a total of five teams that upset their way to the #2 overall pick in the Toilet Bowl, despite being lower seeds. Including twice by the Fob Stars.

Owners
Since the 2010 reset, we’ve had ten owners who’ve been along for the whole ride, and out of those owners, seven have been with SlamNation since 2007. And special shout out to Transformers division where Roger, Brian, and Oliver have been with us since the beginning.

We’ve said good bye to eight owners since the 2010 reset (plus two more before). So in total, this league has seen twenty-six owners in our time.

Out of the six franchises that have ever switched ownership, five out of six are from the Russell Conference. What gives?! (The lone exception was the former 2005 NBA All Stars / Eron Joven Chandler, who is once again switching this season to Matt's new team.)

Voltron has seen four owners leave (Pierre, Eric A, Trevor, Alvin), with the Thundercats (Mikey, Jose) and Transformers (Steve, Chris Lucas) both having lost two. And nobody has ever left Silverhawks, despite Sour Snails’ eternal dominance.

A list of owners and when they entered the league, with 2007-2009 being the pre-reset era:

• 2007: Roger, Brian, Oliver, Trieu, Eric L, Evan, Jon
• 2008: Chris L
• 2010: Jimmy, Thien
• 2012: Eddie, Josh
• 2014: Randall
• 2016: Brandon
• 2017: Matt, Felipe