The team’s owner said that the superstar would make them great.
To sign him, they had to trade away all of their other players and hire scrubs at the league minimum.
The superstar couldn’t do it all on his own, so the team came in last for the season.
The fans left in droves, the front office were all sacked, the owner declared bankruptcy, and the team was sold to new ownership.
They received premium draft picks as part of the sale, and the next year, they were great.
“Okay, so they’ll be great next year,” said the previous owner.