Spice up this next season

Want to make this next basketball season more enjoyable? Here is one thing that might help.

Pick out some down-and-out team that you sort of like, and become a fan. Keep up with their games, and maybe even their stats. Get to know their roster and a little bit about the team history. Have they ever had any notable success? Who were the big name players in their history?

By seeing the teams in front and jumping on their bandwagons you can stick out your chest and proclaim that you are a "winner," but in my experience, at least, that is not nearly as much fun as grabbing hold of a team and riding out the storm. It was a long time coming, but think how much fun the Chicago Cubs had at finally  winning another World Series.

So take on a little project for 2017-18. Find a team to "sponsor" as a fan. It might be one with which you have a logical connection (maybe your cousin-in-law once attended there), or it may just be because you like the name (Quinnipiac is fun to say). Just do it. My 92-year-old father does not keep up with sports (and couldn't remember it if he did), but when we watch games on television, he will usually decided who he is going to root for - and then promptly go to sleep - but at least he has his favorite. It makes being a fan a lot more fun.