One Big Giant Dynasty?

         

  

   As the San Fransisco Giants won the World Series, I thought to myself "Is it time to consider the Giants a dynasty?" Many teams in the past 14 years have come close to being a "dynasty." The last team that we can say was a dynasty were the early 2000's Patriots who won 3 of 4 Super Bowls. What really makes a dynasty? Is it the way they are run at the executive level? The way they are coached? Or simply the way they play? There are so many factors that come into this discussion.

   To be honest with you, I am huge Yankees fan. Once they lost Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, I knew that dynasty was over. 4 World Series Championships in 6 years, and 4 straight appearances. That was a true dynasty. Joe Torre did an excellent job at managing the game. The players excelled in all areas from defense to pitching to timely hitting. Bob Watson and Brian Cashman put together a great team, as well as bringing up the right players through their farm system.

    As much as I dislike the Patriots, I respect the way they were being run in the early 2000's. Many people may say that the first Super Bowl, Tom Brady just walked into that team. What about the next 2 Super Bowl victories? He redeemed himself by playing well. They were also coached very well by Bill Belichik. Although he was a defensive genius, he was able to run his offense just as well as his defense. The Patriots had the right team around Brady to help make him a winner.
    My favorite example of any dynasty is the Bulls of the 1990's. They won more than half that decades championships. They were well coached. We all know that Phil Jackson did a great job with that team. There were sound defensive and offensive teams, but most importantly they had all players contributing on all ends(not just Jordan and Pippen). Jerry Krause did an excellent job putting the right players around Jordan. Those players gave him the right support to do not 1, but 2 3-peats. The triangle offense also helped out.

    Do I think the Giants are a dynasty? Absolutely! Running a dynasty is like a triangle. You need someone to run at the top, which they have in Brian Sabean. Brian Sabean is putting together the right team. He's signing and bringing up the right players at the right time.  Then there is management. Bruce Bochy is managing the team very diligently. He has great game management.  
Finally, there's the players. The players seem to playing on all cylinders. Let's have some fun and see how long this lasts.