25 TO LIFE

Every year there's a team in every sport. A team that sets the benchmark for futility. With that futility usually comes some impressive streaks for better or worse, usually the latter in this case. This NBA season, we have been lucky enough to have two streaks of this nature. As of today, the Cleveland Cavaliers have lost 25 straight games. Meanwhile the Washington Wizards have lost 25 straight road games. In other words, they haven't won a game all year away from the friendly confines of our nation's capitol. So what's worse? Naturally losing every game is demoralizing, but the answer doesn't seem that easy. At least not to me. Mainly for the reason that, for the majority of the season, the Wizards have been healthy and actually play teams pretty tough. In comparison the Cavs have been decimated by injuries and the loss of Lebron. So on one hand you have a team with no identity in the midst of a historical struggle, and on the other a team at full strength that can't get a win on the road, even with their best product on the floor. Push come to shove I'd say the streak in Cleveland is much worse, but it's a lot closer than one might think. Either way, these teams meet in Cleveland in about a week, and one of these impressive feats of woe will mercifully come to an end. I'm still hoping they play to a tie.