So what are the qualities that make a team "suck"? First, how do we define Suck, since this is the all-encompassing word to describe teams that should never win and yet sometimes does. A team is made up of four components: the players, the coach, management, and their fans. If any one of these components displays generally unlikeable attitutes such as arrogance, whininess, or "We're badass and we like it," they Suck. Teams like the Toronto Maples Leafs, Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders, Vancouver Canucks, or Portland Trailblazers fit this description.
After that, the individual components require specific analysis.
The team Sucks if the players show any of the following characteristics: they complain about the refs, they have one or more diver on the team, they play dirty, they play without effort, or they have large egos. Furthermore, should specific players exhibit large amounts of these behaviors, the whole team can be classified as Sucking even if the rest of the team is made up of Good Guys. Players like Dominik Hasek, Jaromir Jagr, Bryan McCabe, Claude Lemieux, Darius Miles, Tracy MacGrady, Terrell Owens, Randy Moss, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, or Gary Sheffield are players who's teams can never be cheered for.
Coach-specific conditions of Suckism are usually restricted to a superfluousness of ref-bashing, inciting fights when the game is no longer in doubt, or not playing younger players enough. Ego is sometimes a factor but given the short amount of time a coach holds his job for, it is usually not an issue. Exeptions include Bobby Valentine, Bob Hartley, Darryl Sutter, Bill Parcells, and Larry Brown.
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