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There are two separate interests of the sports fan. The first is in watching the competition itself and rooting for your team to win. The second is in your team winning the ultimate prize of a championship.
Normally the two go hand in hand, as it's difficult to win a championship if you're not winning every game you can. But when your team is rebulding, the two are in conflict. For a rebuilding team that doesn't have the pieces yet to be a contender, losing in the short term does generally provide a better chance at a championship. So each and every game you watch you must balance the two interests you have in your team.
So I completely understand those who prefer wins because they just value the first interest over the second. It's not about who is a thinker and who is short-sighted, it's about how we each derive our enjoyment from being a fan.
Now, I don't agree with those who have a preference for the first interest that try to rationalize that preference by claiming that losses aren't helpful in the long run. For the most part those claims just aren't logical. I'd prefer people just be honest and say they get more enjoyment from rooting for a win now than they do hoping for a championship later.
But in the end there are completely legitimate reasons to have either view, and there are a whole bunch of us that have a hard time reconciling the two.
Normally the two go hand in hand, as it's difficult to win a championship if you're not winning every game you can. But when your team is rebulding, the two are in conflict. For a rebuilding team that doesn't have the pieces yet to be a contender, losing in the short term does generally provide a better chance at a championship. So each and every game you watch you must balance the two interests you have in your team.
So I completely understand those who prefer wins because they just value the first interest over the second. It's not about who is a thinker and who is short-sighted, it's about how we each derive our enjoyment from being a fan.
Now, I don't agree with those who have a preference for the first interest that try to rationalize that preference by claiming that losses aren't helpful in the long run. For the most part those claims just aren't logical. I'd prefer people just be honest and say they get more enjoyment from rooting for a win now than they do hoping for a championship later.
But in the end there are completely legitimate reasons to have either view, and there are a whole bunch of us that have a hard time reconciling the two.