That's not really a survey; just one arbitrary formula based on two factors-- both of which are winning/ record related.

Sort of weak, honestly.

I always cheer for the winningest team. Or the underdog.

Maybe they should have called it the fifth most frustrating team. But it's definitely a statistical survey.

I just want the Blazers to get to the second round again in my lifetime.

Well, I guess the point of these things is to get people arguing about the results. Still, I find it hard to take seriously given that my team, Golden State, is not ranked among the top two or three in rooting-for difficulty. From what I can tell, quarterfinals appearances are weighted way too heavily, and that one magical run in 2006-07 has skewed the Warriors' ranking. But can we be real? We're talking about a team with exactly TWO winning seasons in the past 17 -- during which the Blazers have had 13 winning seasons. Fifty-win seasons in that span? Since you asked: Zero for the Warriors, five for the Blazers. And get this: In that 17-year period, the Warriors have more often than not -- nine times -- won 30 or fewer games. Blazers have done that just twice.

What a stupid survey.

Any survey that praises the Lakers has already crossed over to the forces of evil.

Evidently it's not too hard to root for the Blazers, given the sell-out streak dating back to '07-'08. We gripe and moan about our luck, but on the whole, we've had more success than most teams. How many not named the Lakers/Spurs/Pistons/Celtics/Bulls/Heat have gotten over the hump in recent memory? The Mavs, and... er... um....

If there's something hard to root for it's David Stern's tenure as commish. He sacrificed league parity for profitability, which he was quick to mention until the recent collective bargaining negotiations. The form of prosperity he sought created a handful of dynasties to promote on network TV, while the rest toil in Washington Generals-like mediocrity. How can he expect a robust league if most fans feel deep down they'll never sniff a title?

I find the Blazers harder to root for than Golden State. The Warriors occasionally make something out of nothing. The Blazers invariably make nothing out of something. There's really no reason for hope.

Stephon Curry rocks. He's got the good-guy decency factor like Nicolas Batum.

I love to root for the players. But not so much the management.

Rupert Murdoch is one of the owners of the Los Angeles Lakers, so of course he maintains he has a large company and that neither he nor his son had any idea that the Lakers play basketball. Oh, and he has never personally heard of Kobe Bryant.

OK, I will grant that in following Golden State, one is never foolish enough to expect anything, and from time to time fun emerges. Still, when 60-loss seasons are more common than .500 seasons, it's hardly a garden of delights.

These silly surveys really don't matter much to us at all. We're still Blazer fans even though we live far away in Reno. We especially love going to games in Sacramento and taunting a few Kings fans about who will be winning at the final buzzer! Plus it gets us on Blazer TV!