NBA: Question about the term 3-peat

[Biggems]

Isn't the term 3-peat actually a misnomer?

If you think about it, it means that you repeated as Champion 3 times......which would mean that you actually won 4 Championships in a row. You win the initial le, and then you repeat three times, for the 3-peat.

The correct term should probably be 2-peat.

[SquawkinHawkBigCock]

No shade but I'm pretty sure you're the only one who cares about this.

[Infinite_limit]

It's a slang term

[Reck]

No shade but I'm pretty sure you're the only one who cares about this.

Not really. lakerfans live for that little catchphrase.

They think it's other worldly.

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Not really. lakerfans live for that little catchphrase.

They think it's other worldly.

We've been nurtured---repeatedly. You? You remain innately ignorant.

[Reck]

We've been nurtured---repeatedly. You? You remain innately ignorant.

I could say I 3-peated 2 seperate times if I was a bandwagoner. I was a Bulls fan back in the 90s.

But I dont count rings that aren't mine, Cub. You shouldn't either.

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I could say I 3-peated 2 seperate times if I was a bandwagoner. I was a Bulls fan back in the 90s.

But I dont count rings that aren't mine, Cub. You shouldn't either.

I never defend my fandom.

It's my religion.

[Reck]

I never defend my fandom.

It's my religion.

You just did. See post #5.

[Mitch]

I agree, it's a repeat... a repeat of being a true champion since the count starts after the first le.

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You just did. See post #5.

Please.

[HemisfairArena]

The summer of Reck

[Mark Celibate]

I think the prefix "re-" itself has the meaning of double, twice or again, like when you say some team re-signs a star you mean the team signs that star back or signs him again, the unspoken meaning is that the player has played for that team before. Another example, the word "re-stacked" means being stacked again. The meaning that OP thinks of by the term 3-peat would be best expressed as 3-repeat imho, say "repeating 3 times".

In fact, the term "repeat" doesn't necessarily mean doing something for two or more consecutive times, like we can still say we want a repeat of 2011 even though it is already 4 years ago. As I comprehend that word, "repeat" is only used in reference to the last time when something happened, which happened again at present time, so it only includes two occasions imho. If it happens for the third time then you can say "it repeats again". But in certain contexts, like NBA, "repeat" means "winning championships in two consecutive years", hence when some team wins championships 3 years in a row, people naturally think of the term "3-peat" (simply replacing "re" with "3").

English logic is just not easy to understand and it can be very confusing sometimes. Like, when you say "your school is twice larger than mine", the meaning of the sense is equivalent to "your school is twice as large as mine", so here you have the equation: "twice larger than" = "twice as large". But to a foreigner whose first language isn't English, if you say something is twice larger than something else, he may most likely comprehend your words as "something is three times as large as something else". However, when you say "The Spurs have won 4 more rings than the Mavs", there's no ambiguity in it.

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The summer of Reck

I'm a trend setter.

I set trends.

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However, when you say "The Spurs have won 4 more rings than the Mavs", there's no ambiguity in it.

Or, put another way the Spurs came home 3-2 & still couldn't ambiguia.

[Sportcamper]

To the great franchises that have experienced a 3-Peat, no explanation is needed…

To the losers who have never experienced a 3-Peat or even a 2-Peat…No explanation is given….

[baseline bum]

To the great franchises that have experienced a 3-Peat, no explanation is needed…

To the losers who have never experienced a 3-Peat or even a 2-Peat…No explanation is given….

How is that missing the playoffs threepeat shaping up for this year?

[JohnnyMax]

I think the prefix "re-" itself has the meaning of double, twice or again, like when you say some team re-signs a star you mean the team signs that star back or signs him again, the unspoken meaning is that the player has played for that team before. Another example, the word "re-stacked" means being stacked again. The meaning that OP thinks of by the term 3-peat would be best expressed as 3-repeat imho, say "repeating 3 times".

In fact, the term "repeat" doesn't necessarily mean doing something for two or more consecutive times, like we can still say we want a repeat of 2011 even though it is already 4 years ago. As I comprehend that word, "repeat" is only used in reference to the last time when something happened, which happened again at present time, so it only includes two occasions imho. If it happens for the third time then you can say "it repeats again". But in certain contexts, like NBA, "repeat" means "winning championships in two consecutive years", hence when some team wins championships 3 years in a row, people naturally think of the term "3-peat" (simply replacing "re" with "3").

English logic is just not easy to understand and it can be very confusing sometimes. Like, when you say "your school is twice larger than mine", the meaning of the sense is equivalent to "your school is twice as large as mine", so here you have the equation: "twice larger than" = "twice as large". But to a foreigner whose first language isn't English, if you say something is twice larger than something else, he may most likely comprehend your words as "something is three times as large as something else". However, when you say "The Spurs have won 4 more rings than the Mavs", there's no ambiguity in it.

[Gent]

To the great franchises that have experienced a 3-Peat, no explanation is needed…

To the losers who have never experienced a 3-Peat or even a 2-Peat…No explanation is given….

Wow.

The thrill of winning a championship is the same. You don't get any more joy from having won 3 straight championships than when you won your first.

winning is winning guy.

If you want to quantify wins and loses and streaks then how about, winning once...or twice then having a 3+ Year losing streak? That makes you the biggest loser here.

the count is: Lakers have championships under Kobe.
Spurs have championships under Duncan.

That's pretty much a wash.

Lakers have missed playoffs under Kobe: 3 (potential 3 straight misses, 4 total.)
Spurs have missed playoffs under Duncan: 0, nada, zilch, none.

I could keep keep going but you get it...hopefully.

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Or, put another way the Spurs came home 3-2 & still couldn't ambiguia.

You shut your mouth

[Kool Bob Love]

Overrated. NEXT!

[cd021]

I think the prefix "re-" itself has the meaning of double, twice or again, like when you say some team re-signs a star you mean the team signs that star back or signs him again, the unspoken meaning is that the player has played for that team before. Another example, the word "re-stacked" means being stacked again. The meaning that OP thinks of by the term 3-peat would be best expressed as 3-repeat imho, say "repeating 3 times".

In fact, the term "repeat" doesn't necessarily mean doing something for two or more consecutive times, like we can still say we want a repeat of 2011 even though it is already 4 years ago. As I comprehend that word, "repeat" is only used in reference to the last time when something happened, which happened again at present time, so it only includes two occasions imho. If it happens for the third time then you can say "it repeats again". But in certain contexts, like NBA, "repeat" means "winning championships in two consecutive years", hence when some team wins championships 3 years in a row, people naturally think of the term "3-peat" (simply replacing "re" with "3").

English logic is just not easy to understand and it can be very confusing sometimes. Like, when you say "your school is twice larger than mine", the meaning of the sense is equivalent to "your school is twice as large as mine", so here you have the equation: "twice larger than" = "twice as large". But to a foreigner whose first language isn't English, if you say something is twice larger than something else, he may most likely comprehend your words as "something is three times as large as something else". However, when you say "The Spurs have won 4 more rings than the Mavs", there's no ambiguity in it.

Good post. Kind of feels like the English language is an unintentional troll, sometimes.

Perfect example:

Goose (1) Geese (more than 1)
Deer ( single and plural)
Duck (1) Ducks (more than 1)
Wolf (1) Wolves (more than 1)
Fox (1) Foxes (more than 1)

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Good post. Kind of feels like the English language is an unintentional troll, sometimes.

Perfect example:

Goose (1) Geese (more than 1)
Deer ( single and plural)
Duck (1) Ducks (more than 1)
Wolf (1) Wolves (more than 1)
Fox (1) Foxes (more than 1)

The Clippers?
The Clippers.

[Clipper Nation]

Lakers have championships under Kobe.

Since when? I remember championships under Shaq and MVPau, but only first-round exits and lottery years under Kirby.

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Since when? I remember championships under Shaq and MVPau, but only first-round exits and lottery years under Kirby.

That's the pussy & chicken in ya.

[LkrFan]

Isn't the term 3-peat actually a misnomer?

If you think about it, it means that you repeated as Champion 3 times......which would mean that you actually won 4 Championships in a row. You win the initial le, and then you repeat three times, for the 3-peat.

The correct term should probably be 2-peat.

One must learn the term "repeat" first before asking grown folk about "3-peat"
--Confucious