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re: How can people be fanboys of NBA players?
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:48 am to TexasTiger08
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:48 am to TexasTiger08
They were probably dorks in high school so they try to attach themselves to a winner or an alpha to live through vicariously.
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Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:50 am to TH03
Definitely got put in lockers and probably watch soccer!
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:51 am to I Bleed Garnet
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Those shmucks that were Cleveland fans, then Miami fans, then Cleveland fans again, now are Lakes fans are terrible human beings.
Where is c on z?
Posted on 5/8/19 at 8:08 am to I Bleed Garnet
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Those shmucks that were Cleveland fans, then Miami fans, then Cleveland fans again, now are Lakes fans are terrible human beings.
Yes these diehards are the worst.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 8:15 am to I Bleed Garnet
quote:You mean the whole Baton Rouge/South Louisiana Red Sox fandom isn't your thing?
Well mostly Yankees, Patriots Red Sox and Lakers fans who picked them because they’re good
Posted on 5/8/19 at 8:17 am to JBeam
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You mean the whole Baton Rouge/South Louisiana Red Sox fandom isn't your thing?
What gets me (when I was in school and not that long ago) are my fellow southerners claiming how much they hate northerners as they wear Red Sox or Yankees hats
Posted on 5/8/19 at 8:18 am to TH03
This is kind of a try hard post. I don't see what the big deal is if you follow certain players. It's also not mutually exclusive to NBA players.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 8:20 am to JBeam
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try hard post
I suspect he’s just fricking around
Based on his post history
Posted on 5/8/19 at 8:31 am to TexasTiger08
The NBA sucks today because of these diva so-called superstars. Makes my stomach turn.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 8:41 am to OU812
quote:You need a new hobby.
The NBA sucks today because of these diva so-called superstars. Makes my stomach turn.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 8:46 am to JBeam
Since my son was getting older I finally bought into season tickets for the Pels this year. Being from BR and the Pels being an expansion team/team that moved its been hard to really get into it like I am for the Saints, but I figured I would buy season tickets and work my way in.
Of course, the Pels decide to tank and the best player basically quits and is waiting to go somewhere else Really makes it tough to try and become a diehard pels fan
Of course, the Pels decide to tank and the best player basically quits and is waiting to go somewhere else
Really makes it tough to try and become a diehard pels fanThis post was edited on 5/8/19 at 8:47 am
Posted on 5/8/19 at 9:19 am to TexasTiger08
I root for ex-Arizona players in the pros regardless of team. Not sorry about that.
Beyond that, I can generally like a player if he's never really been close to my team or a rival. I just can't get really cranked up about a player who has never really impacted my team.
I get why Spurs fans would not like Kawhi. Having a guy leave your favorite team in an ugly way is one thing. I get why Pels fans feel like they do about AD.
A guy like Giannis...he's really not in any competition, I think he's a great player and enjoy watching him. I don't really think that makes me a fanboy, but I do generally enjoy seeing great players doing their thing.
Beyond that, I can generally like a player if he's never really been close to my team or a rival. I just can't get really cranked up about a player who has never really impacted my team.
I get why Spurs fans would not like Kawhi. Having a guy leave your favorite team in an ugly way is one thing. I get why Pels fans feel like they do about AD.
A guy like Giannis...he's really not in any competition, I think he's a great player and enjoy watching him. I don't really think that makes me a fanboy, but I do generally enjoy seeing great players doing their thing.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 9:27 am to Rep520
People will eventually dislike Giannis after he doesn’t win any titles by his 28th birthday and he wants out of Milwaukee
Posted on 5/8/19 at 9:28 am to I Bleed Garnet
quote:While those same people are saying he cant be seen as one of the best because he doesnt win rings
People will eventually dislike Giannis after he doesn’t win any titles by his 28th birthday and he wants out of Milwaukee
c'est la vie
Posted on 5/8/19 at 9:30 am to TexasTiger08
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I don’t understand the makeup of people who just follow KD, Lebron, etc from team to team
I work with a gal that is a huge KD fan and pretty sure she'd have his baby and roots for GSW over Houston........while from AND living in Houston
Posted on 5/8/19 at 9:32 am to Rep520
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root for ex-Arizona players in the pros regardless of team. Not sorry about that.
No issue with that. I wouldn’t mind seeing a former Tiger hold up the LOB so long as it wasn’t at the expense of my team.
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like Giannis...he's really not in any competition, I think he's a great player and enjoy watching him. I don't really think that makes me a fanboy, but I do generally enjoy seeing great players doing their thing.
I’m not referring to this. Giannis is fantastic. My team is out of it, so I have no problem pulling for the Bucks.
I hated the Mavs, but always admired Dirk. I can appreciate greatness, even Lebron.
The fans I can’t respect though, are the ones you run into at a bar in South Texas...or Louisiana, wherever...and say they are Lakers fans. Used to be Cavs fans. Or they are Warriors fans but used to be Thunder fans.
How can someone who isn’t loyal to a team truly get excited about a championship?
Posted on 5/8/19 at 9:36 am to TexasTiger08
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can respect a dude’s game, even like the player a lot...but people slobbing on the knob of a guy who isn’t on their squad is pathetic.
What if you never had a squad?
Posted on 5/8/19 at 9:41 am to VADawg
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This is much more of an NBA thing than it is in any other sport.
Understandably so. No domestic league markets their stars nearly as well as the NBA.
This also isn't a new development. People adore Bird, Jordan, Magic, etc.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 9:43 am to TexasTiger08
quote:People enjoy watching them play basketball. Not hard to understand really.
I don’t understand the makeup of people who just follow KD, Lebron, etc from team to team.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 9:54 am to TexasTiger08
I'm sort of like that with the NBA more than other sports. When I was a kid, I was a huge Charles Barkley fan when he was with the 76ers, then the Suns became my favorite team, then I started to root for the Rockets at the end of his career.
Also with Shaq because of the LSU connection and seeing him at LSU basketball camp. I became an Orlando fan, then the Lakers again (my 1st favorite team in Magic era), then pulled for the Heat when he won it with DWade.
Also with Shaq because of the LSU connection and seeing him at LSU basketball camp. I became an Orlando fan, then the Lakers again (my 1st favorite team in Magic era), then pulled for the Heat when he won it with DWade.
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