moral victories

Yes, there are no moral victories in the NFL. Yes, the bar is not high, and by even writing this I am throwing the bar away, but Sunday's Detroit Lions loss to the Arizona Cardinals felt different somehow.

It didn't feel as bad, in fact there were even a few signs of hope in the 12th loss of the season.

While there are no moral victories in the NBA, there are thing on which greater things can be built. This seems to be the case for the Orlando Magic.

Last season this team went five games deep into the NBA finals, while they eventually lost to the Lakers, which was a loss on top of which the Magic can build future success.

While they were good enough to make the finals a year ago, a strong argument can be made that they are a far better team heading into the new NBA season.