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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3929602, member: 289"] 1984 NB: 85 OG: 75 Historical: OG: 1,453 points, 17 victories and 6 rings NB: 1,010 points, 8 victories and 8 rings. The Knicks and the Nets were almost Siamese twins, going 47-35, better than 16 teams and 45-37 better than 14 teams. They were 3rd and 4th in the Atlantic Division. Both won in the quarterfinals and lost in the semi-finals. That put Pop ahead 21-19. The Islanders actually got better: 50-26-4 (104 points), the best record in the 6-team Patrick Division and second best in the 21 team NHL to the Edmonton Oilers, (119) points. The Isles won their way back to the finals but couldn’t win a record-tying 5th straight Stanley Cup. The new dynasty, the Oilers, beat them in five games. But they still earned Junior 34 points. The Rangers were a solid 43-29-9 (93), better than 14 teams. They lost to the Islanders in the quarterfinals for 16 points. The Devils were again terrible, 17-56-7 (41), better only than the Penquins, giving Junior another lead after the spring of 54-37. This was the year the Mets rose from the dead, jumping to 90-72, their best record since the Golden year of 1969. They got beaten out by the Cubs, (no wild cards yet), but were better than 22 teams, including the Yankees. The Yankees didn’t slip much, to 87-75. It was indicative of the state of the franchises that the Mets going 90-72 was a big deal and the Yankees going 87-75 was disappointing. They were better than 20 teams. Junior’s lead survived the summer at 76-57. Maybe this Parcells guy wasn’t so bad after all. His Giants shot up to 9-7, better than 15 teams, and made the playoffs, beating the Rams in a Wild Road game 16-13 before losing 10-21 to the eventual champion 49ers in the quarterfinals. In a 28-team league, that was another 3 points for a total of 18. The Jets were 7-9, better than 9 teams but not good enough to get them into the playoffs. But Junior had his third straight win and 8th overall, 85-75and hit the 1,000-point mark. Junior 2 was sooo proud… [/QUOTE]

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