As a lawyer and basketball coach, I have always been interested in how people think. Are they optimists or pessimists? What makes a person buy a lottery ticket, where the upside is fun to think about, but so unlikely as to be rather absurd? Why are some people afraid to go in the ocean (sharks!) or fly on an airplane (crashes!), but not worried about crossing the street in traffic while talking on their cell phone?
What type of thinking applies to sports fans? In particular, what about Spurs fans, who have seen both more highs than virtually any other franchise, but also some crushing lows.