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Message: [QUOTE="eebmg, post: 3246146, member: 7548"] I see no advantage to being on the 'optimistic' realistic portion of the fan spectrum. For me, if my teams do not live up to even a loosely optimistic goal, I am not a happy camper but if my teams outperforms expectations, I am ecstatic. The example of the post big three regular season is a fantastic example. I was very very proud of their accomplishments. No (lasting?) disappointment. Of course, there is no level of reasonable expectations when it comes to my NY Liberty. I began by not expecting too much, got caught in mid season thinking they might be a playoff team and then have been completely miserable as they find new levels of poor (and poorly coached) games. And no level of reducing expectations helps as the Liberty continue to under-perform my continually lower standards. Regarding UConn, I never assume a NC but believe the correct level of expectation is the FF. Once there, anything can (and often does) happen and I do not feel letdown if we do not win (especially on crazy last second shots or better / deeper teams) [/QUOTE]