Championship hopes are bunched without a second banana

Behind every star turn, there’s the no. 1 number two — the best sidekick, supporting act, partner in crime — except in the Kingdom, of course, writes Larry Ryan

Serenity now! We rarely have to look far for signs that it’s Kerry’s to lose again.

This year, we knew in February, the moment George Costanza was voted top Second Banana in a Grantland.com poll, beating Canada in the final, having just squeezed past Scottie Pippen in the semis. The writing was on the wall once he routed Art Garfunkel in round 2.