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How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by Paul Allen 
on 2/9/19 at 12:35 am
on 2/9/19 at 12:35 am
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19You’ve got the Yankees, Cubs and Red Sox in baseball.
Steelers and Cowboys have large national followers from people growing up in 70’s and those who remember Dallas’ titles in 70’s and 90’s.
Bulls won 6 championships in the 90’s. A lot of those who watched them are now in their mid 30’s and older.
Seems like it’s Lakers and Celtics as the most popular NBA teams. Chicago is a big market too. Just seems odd.
Steelers and Cowboys have large national followers from people growing up in 70’s and those who remember Dallas’ titles in 70’s and 90’s.
Bulls won 6 championships in the 90’s. A lot of those who watched them are now in their mid 30’s and older.
Seems like it’s Lakers and Celtics as the most popular NBA teams. Chicago is a big market too. Just seems odd.
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by bad93ex 
on 2/9/19 at 12:38 am to Paul Allen
on 2/9/19 at 12:38 am to Paul AllenI believe they only had their championship runs with MJ but were a subpar team during most of their franchise history.
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by SeeeeK 
on 2/9/19 at 12:41 am to Paul Allen
on 2/9/19 at 12:41 am to Paul Allenquote:
Cubs in baseball.
lol
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by Choot em Tiger 
on 2/9/19 at 12:45 am to Paul Allen
on 2/9/19 at 12:45 am to Paul AllenBecause people got spoiled by mj then quit when he did
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by The_Joker 
on 2/9/19 at 12:46 am to Paul Allen
on 2/9/19 at 12:46 am to Paul Allenquote:
Cubs
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by Paul Allen on 2/9/19 at 12:53 am to SeeeeK
on 2/9/19 at 12:53 am to SeeeeKYou see Cubs fans and merchandise from coast to coast. Not sure what you’re laughing at.
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by bad93ex on 2/9/19 at 12:56 am to Paul Allen
on 2/9/19 at 12:56 am to Paul Allenquote:
You see Cubs fans and merchandise from coast to coast. Not sure what you’re laughing at.
Not to mention that after the 2016 World Series the celebration in the park was the largest gathering of people in the entire world and certainly the largest for the United States.
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by jj06 
on 2/9/19 at 12:57 am to Paul Allen
on 2/9/19 at 12:57 am to Paul Allenquote:
You see Cubs fans and merchandise from coast to coast. Not sure what you’re laughing at.
Not really
Cubs are easily one of the most popular sports franchises in the US. Tons of Cubs fans outside of Chicago.
With the Bulls I think it’s just that outside of the Jordan era they have been an average to mediocre team.
Lakers and Celtics have both had Championship runs in each decade.
With the Bulls I think it’s just that outside of the Jordan era they have been an average to mediocre team.
Lakers and Celtics have both had Championship runs in each decade.
This post was edited on 2/9 at 12:59 am
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by The_Joker on 2/9/19 at 1:00 am to Paul Allen
on 2/9/19 at 1:00 am to Paul Allenquote:
You see Cubs fans and merchandise from coast to coast. Not sure what you’re laughing at.
I see more Dodgers and Cardinals fans easily
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by DownSouthCrawfish 
on 2/9/19 at 1:04 am to bad93ex
on 2/9/19 at 1:04 am to bad93exquote:I don’t believe this.
2016 World Series the celebration in the park was the largest gathering of people in the entire world
quote:I can believe this.
certainly the largest for the United States
Not sure why you are laughing. Thanks to having games on WGN many fans across the nation grew up watching Cubs baseball.
It gave fans across the nation access to the Cubs more than most other teams. As a result they do have a very large following.
It gave fans across the nation access to the Cubs more than most other teams. As a result they do have a very large following.
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by Montgomery Hill 
on 2/9/19 at 1:12 am to Paul Allen
on 2/9/19 at 1:12 am to Paul AllenCubs have a large fanbase but I wouldn't call it a national following.
A lot of people who like the Cubs grew up in a family who followed the Cubs.
The national following is due to Midwesterns moving down South or out West.
Think Arizona has more Cubs fans than their local team.
Moat people abandoned ship when the Bulls started to lose after MJ left.
In the 1990's the Bulls probably had more fans than anyone else.
But those were MJ fans not actual Chicago Bulls fans.
A lot of people who like the Cubs grew up in a family who followed the Cubs.
The national following is due to Midwesterns moving down South or out West.
Think Arizona has more Cubs fans than their local team.
Moat people abandoned ship when the Bulls started to lose after MJ left.
In the 1990's the Bulls probably had more fans than anyone else.
But those were MJ fans not actual Chicago Bulls fans.
This post was edited on 2/9 at 1:13 am
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa on 2/9/19 at 1:16 am to Paul Allen
I see what you're doing here.
It's obvious as it always was.
On how huge Jordan was.
Nobody gave a shite about the Bulls before Jordan, they were fricking North Dakota as far as NBA fans felt.
Everyone knew once Jordan left, and they lost consistently again over and over and over again...
It would revert. It's why Chicago went gaga, OMG we don't suck!
Terrible basketball city but for Jordan. It's all the stupid losers...in baseball. And the Bears.
It's obvious as it always was.
On how huge Jordan was.
Nobody gave a shite about the Bulls before Jordan, they were fricking North Dakota as far as NBA fans felt.
Everyone knew once Jordan left, and they lost consistently again over and over and over again...
It would revert. It's why Chicago went gaga, OMG we don't suck!
Terrible basketball city but for Jordan. It's all the stupid losers...in baseball. And the Bears.
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by TexasTiger08 on 2/9/19 at 1:21 am to Paul Allen
It’s the NBA.
People are fans of players, not teams. One player could dominate in basketball...and it was Jordan
I wonder if his career played out now, how many people would have become Wizards fans when he played in DC.
People are fans of players, not teams. One player could dominate in basketball...and it was Jordan
I wonder if his career played out now, how many people would have become Wizards fans when he played in DC.
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by Montgomery Hill on 2/9/19 at 1:26 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
on 2/9/19 at 1:26 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowaand those two years of D Rose.
Chicago is a hungry city for a winner.
That series against Boston in 10? was crazy
That arena was full of energy.
You only get that in a few places.
Most NBA arenas are bandwagon fans.
You can tell the difference between the genuine passionate and the face painters.
Chicago is a hungry city for a winner.
That series against Boston in 10? was crazy
That arena was full of energy.
You only get that in a few places.
Most NBA arenas are bandwagon fans.
You can tell the difference between the genuine passionate and the face painters.
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by ShamelessPel 
on 2/9/19 at 1:40 am to Paul Allen
on 2/9/19 at 1:40 am to Paul AllenI think the problem was 3 fold:
1) the two Jerrys were fricking despised. They came off as cheap and petty.
2) they lost all of their talent at once, which made it seem more like a fluke
3) they didn’t just get worse, they fell off a cliff and were a joke
1) the two Jerrys were fricking despised. They came off as cheap and petty.
2) they lost all of their talent at once, which made it seem more like a fluke
3) they didn’t just get worse, they fell off a cliff and were a joke
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by genro on 2/9/19 at 1:43 am to Paul Allen
on 2/9/19 at 1:43 am to Paul AllenJordan ruined the Bulls. Can't watch em anymore. It's like having sex on Molly. It's never the same afterward.
re: How come the Chicago Bulls don’t have a large national following?Posted by SirWinston on 2/9/19 at 3:26 am to Paul Allen
on 2/9/19 at 3:26 am to Paul AllenBlackhawks are way more popular in Chicago than Bulls
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