Exactly. A professional sports team is not a representation of the city they play in. First off, the majority of the players will have been born and raised in places outside of the state. Heck, in a lot of situations the owner of the franchise is from a different location. There is just no rhyme or reason to state that you have an attachment to a team because you live close to them.
Attachment to the team, not the players. The team is a representative of your city.
The reason the professional stadium experience has goneto crap is fans like yall that root for winners 2k miles away instead of home team.