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And I was struck, in the post-game comments, over the use of the word "deserved", as in how the fans of that city deserved a championship.
Now, perhaps I'm just being a little too doctrinaire on definitions here, and if you are going for splitting linguistic hairs from post-game athletes, you are probably going to be very disappointed routinely.
But fans don't actually deserve championships.
Being a good fan doesn't mean that you get to have a title passed down to you in equal allotments, because that's not how the game works. The good people of Cleveland may have been overdue for some good fortune, in that they were close a number of times, but that's far from deserving something.
It's kind of like how companies don't deserve good marketing or advertising, or business success. Hard work isn't enough; neither is a good product. Timing, strategy, personnel, an effective story in the marketplace... all are essential. But unlike sports, you can have more than one ultimate winner.
Oh, and one final point about this?
If the only time that you can be happy about your team is when they win a championship... you probably shouldn't be watching sports.
The Warriors made history this year, played beautiful basketball, and came within a couple of plays of repeating as NBA champions. Their fans might be disappointed tonight, and may be for some time to come, but in terms of memories, amazing play and entertainment, they got more than just about any team's fans ever.
And that Game Seven?
An utterly amazing game. One that neither team deserved to lose.
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