I read this thread months ago and was looking forward to this moment since, because I love the irony of rdl calling out the GB for being of the wall while it was pretty obvious, at the time - he was the major contributor to this.To all Lakers fans; I don't got an NBA team because of the massive distance and the nature of the Leagues roster and team!!! movements it feels to random for me to identify with a team.
But I got season tickets for our local football club FC Cologne and for those who don't already know. Last season we had our most successful run for 25 years (euro league quali) and this year we have one w after 17 games and are going to get relegated for sure and while winning is definitely more fun there is a point when the situation around your team tips over and becomes some how funny in an absurd sarcastic way, this is the time when the games are just the background to the shared suffering and very valuable social interactions.
I think philly the last few years and the Knicks, for what feels like forever show this phenomenon, too. When all is said and done the people you share your feelings with are way more important, than the outcome of the games
#thrusttheprocess (you should probably find your own slogan, #BigDeng?)