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5 teams to root for now that rooting for the Knicks is (still) misery

By Matt Rutkowski

Jun 22, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; A basketball fan holds up a sign referencing New York Knicks player Kristaps Porzingis before the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 22, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; A basketball fan holds up a sign referencing New York Knicks player Kristaps Porzingis before the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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3. The A Team

Look up some pictures. Look at these kickass dudes. They’re ripped, and they’re cool, and they’re so ripped. And they’re really cool.

Ripped, cool dudes are what I think of when I think of New York. That, and traffic. And the TV Show “Friends.” And the theme song to the show “Friends.” And songs that get stuck in your head like “Disturbia” by Rhianna when it gets to the bum-bum-be-da-bum-bum-be-dum-dum part. It’s the worst. New York is the worst.

But the A Team. Hell yeah. If they’re the worst at anything it’s at not being the best. Sometimes they’re so overwhelmingly good that the show gets cancelled after a few seasons because their tendency to win unharmed over and over again is to their own detriment. Did the Warriors ruin the NBA? Did the A Team ruin TV? Probably not.

Many, if not all, would love to trade their fandom with one akin to what’s going on in Golden State. It’s fun to root for a winner. (It’s more fun to root for a team who becomes a winner, but whatever.) Sure A Team is from the past, and sure it’s fictional, but it’s better than nothing.

Mr. T exists, and that’s also important.

This might not be the best for you depending on how much you enjoy cheesy 80s action. Hopefully you love it to death, but maybe pop a couple of episodes on next time a Porzingis trade rumor pops up. It may not make you feel better, but I’m all but certain you won’t feel worse.

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