Sounds exactly like the NBA Not really....5 years ago the Warriors were one of the saddest franchises in the league, now they are the evil empire. Cleveland is a [expletive] city and hardly a traditional power, but they just won a title. Indiana recently went through a run where they were a legit challenger to LeBron's Heat teams. Using that "Top 4" Premier league team concept above, here are the conference finalists the last few years 2016: Golden State, Oklahoma City, Toronto, Cleveland 2015: Golden State, Houston, Atlanta, Cleveland 2014: San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Indiana, Miami 2013: San Antonio, Memphis, Indiana, Miami 2012: San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Boston, Miami 2011: Dallas, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Miami 2010: Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix, Boston, Orlando That's 16 teams that have made the top 4 in the last 7 years, over half the NBA. Of those 16 teams, only 7 made repeat trips, and the most any one team made it is 4 of the 7 years. Miami (4), OKC (4), San Antonio (3), Golden State (2), Cleveland (2), Indiana (2), Boston (2), Toronto, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Phoenix, Orlando, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis "Top 4" is pretty meaningless in the NBA. My comment was referring to how a relatively small handful of NBA teams have won the title over the past several decades. The last two years may be marking a change in that, but: # of Championships Since 1987 (30 years) LA Lakers - 7 Chicago - 6 San Antonio - 5 Detroit - 3 Miami - 3 Houston - 2 Boston - 1 Cleveland - 1 Dallas - 1 Golden State - 1 So only 1/3 of the teams in the league have won a title in 30 years. Compare that to 13 for the NFL and 16 for MLB