That's price you have to pay for being a fan of a contending team. You should know that, Cubby, you're a Laker fan. Your team has 16 rings, but you have to admit you've gone through a ton of disappointments and pain just to get to number 16. It's the first time the Spurs lost in the Finals, so it's normal for some fans to feel terrible. Besides, I'm not sure if any team in Finals history lost the way the Spurs did. If you ask me, I prefer the ring, but knowing my team brought it 100 percent in the Finals even if they fell short, I could live with that.