Fans of bad NBA teams, perpetually bad teams, will try to tell you their plight is a result of plain, old, bad luck.
They have suffered through years of untimely injuries, unforeseen circumstances, bad bounces, poor officiating, unjust suspensions, or the fact that they’re the Utah Jazz. Whenever they’re questioned about the shortfalls of their team, they quickly, and with a complete lack of cynicism or self-awareness, point to these variables.
They claim the failures of their team are the result of things beyond the control of the team.
They point to the fact that every championship team needs a little bit of good luck to win (or just that they can’t be called the Utah Jazz), and that they just haven’t been sprinkled with the pixie dust yet.
How do I respond to this? In a word, HOOEY!
The way I see it, there are six things that bad franchises do that make them bad franchises.
And, as luck would have it, there are six things that good franchises don’t do to continue being good franchises. Believe it or not, they are the same six things. Before I impart of this zen-like wisdo ...
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