With the two-time defending champion Demons from Dallas currently at 7-0, it's appropriate to look back on the four teams that made it all the way through the regular season to go unbeaten at 10-0.
The first two teams to do so failed to win the championship, and only one team ever ran the MBA gauntlet to finish 15-0.
This Dallas team has a good a chance to join these four teams and even go totally unbeaten. They must get past Charleston (4-3) who took them to overtime in their last meeting, Los Angeles (5-3) and finally, Oklahoma City (5-2), who they squeezed by for a 90-86 triumph. That's a pretty tough road.
Also, Milwaukee, currently 0-7, has a shot of joining the three teams who went 0-10 for the season:
Seattle in Season 5
Milwaukee in Season 43
Kansas City in Season 47
They will, however, be getting back probably their best player Ehhy Table for their last three games...Philadelphia (2-5), Charleston (4-3) and Seattle (3-5). We predict at least one win out of that schedule.
Anyway, here are the four clubs who went 10-0.
Season 6 PHILADELPHIA
PHOBIA
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10-0 regular season; lost first game of
playoffs to Charleston, then won next two; swept by Milwaukee in Finals
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sandwiched
between two championships ... won titles in Seasons 5, 7 & 8
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All-MBA players were: guard Uncle Bob Masterson, center Alex Pal, forward Rowdy
Ron Clutch
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Five starters, plus top sub all eventually made Hall of Fame...Masterson, Pal,
Clutch, guard Oscar Mudcat, forward Raisin Sport, top sub guard
Stu nod.
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Sport led the league in blocks with 26
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Mudcat led the league in 3-point shooting (70%)
- nod
made the All-Rookie team
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team led league in scoring at 81.9 ppg
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led in defense at 65.5 ppg (+16.4 differential)
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led in rebounds at 22.7 per game
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led in blocks with 74 (a record at the time)
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Pal led playoffs in rebounds at 6 per game
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Mudcat led playoffs in steals with 4
LINEUP
WAS
G
– Uncle Bob Masterson (Hall of Fame)
G
– Oscar Mudcat (Hall of Fame)
C
– Alex Pal (Hall of Fame)
F
– Raisin Sport (Hall of Fame)
F
– Rowdy Ron Clutch (Hall of Fame)
Key
sub – guard Stu Nod (Hall of Fame)
Season
18 Oklahoma City Lariats
-10-0
regular season; swept by Milwaukee in Semifinals
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Hall of Fame center Diamond Dallas Paige won league MVP honors in his final
season
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Paige tied Chicago center Achilles Heel for scoring title at 19.8 ppg
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Paige led league with 8 rebounds per game, which is still a record
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Forward Tersio Tataruga made All-Rookie team
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team led league in scoring with 79.4 ppg
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team led league in rebounding with 24.1 per game
LINEUP
WAS
G
– Streetcar Johnny Masterson
G
– Mamadou Zongo (Hall of Fame)
C
– Diamond Dallas Paige (Hall of Fame)
F
– Briscoe Darling
F
– Tersio Tataruga
Season
42 Charleston Mountaineers
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first 10-0 team to go on and win the championship, beating Dallas in Finals,
going 5-1
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Hall of Fame guard Naf Naf was league MVP for 6th consecutive, and
last time
- Naf Naf
lone All-MBA player of team
- Naf Naf
led league in scoring with 25.3 ppg (6th of 7 consecutive)
- Naf Naf
led league in 3-point shooting at 68.2% with 60 made (5th & final time)
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substitute forward Sheik Yerbouti made All-Rookie team
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team led league in scoring, averaging 91.8 ppg (still a record)
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team led league in shooting percentage at 63.1%
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team led league in assists with 13.7 per game
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team led league in steals with 23
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team led league in blocked shots with 76
- Naf
Naf was top playoff scorer at 20.7 ppg (tied with Bingo Bango of Dallas)
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Pietro Destroyer was tops in playoff assists at 3.2 per game
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Bezow Bop-Bop tops in playoff blocked shots with 15
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Bop-Bop tops in playoff steals with 7
- Naf
Naf tops in playoff 3-point shooting qt 58.3% with 28 made
LINEUP
WAS
G – Naf Naf (Hall of Fame)
G – Beezow Bop-Bop (Hall
of Fame)
C – J.J. Gargantuan (Hall
of Fame)
F – Pietro Destroyer
F – Wawa Wewa
Season 47 Dallas Demons
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first & only MBA team to run the table at 15-0, sweeping Los Angeles in
Semis, then Sacramento in Finals for back-to-back titles
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5th straight (and last) MVP award for Chip Battoe
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2nd straight (and last) Playoff MVP award for Chip Battoe
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Battoe only Dallas player on All-MBA team
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Battoe leads league in blocks with 44...5th consecutive season of what would be
six in a row
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team led league in scoring at 80.1 ppg
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team led league in defense allowing 61.8 ppg
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team led league in steals with 38
- team
led league in blocks with 92
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Battoe led in playoff scoring at 17.8 ppg (2nd in a row)
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GoTo Grot led in playoff rebounding with 6.6 rpg ( 2nd in a row)
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Battoe led in playoff blocked shots with 35 (4th time in a row)
LINEUP WAS
G – Louie Subgum
G – Meatpants Masterson
C – GoTo Grot
F – Chip Battoe (Hall of
Fame)
F – Tiger Masterson
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