Message #1176951

[Vega]

Thunder games are awesome - as close to a college atmosphere in an NBA arena as you'll see ... They've also had a lot to cheer for though too

Yeah. They got lucky. They only have had one bad year so far in OKC, and that was their first season, but they were a lot of fun to watch because they were (And still are.) such an exciting young team that got better over the season and very obviously had a very bright future. That is one of the fun things about following a team even when they suck: one gets to see the process of improvement. I had just as much fun watching sucky Nats seasons as I did watching last season because there was that hope for improvement and optimism for the future. Getting through the bad parts makes the good parts that much better because one remembers where the team came from and how it got to where it is. That adds something to the experience that bandwagon fans will never get.