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Is it unreasonable for us as fans to expect our favorite players to show "loyalty"?
Posted on 5/22/19 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 5/22/19 at 1:58 pm
For the vast majority of players, they have no connection to the team they are on other than being drafted/traded/signed by them.
We all get mad when players on our favorite teams become stars and then leave, but are we being unreasonable?
Just some off the top of my head that angered people
Kevin Durant - no connection to OKC
LeVeon Bell - no connection to Pittsburgh
Albert Pujols - no connection to St. Louis
Shaq - no connection to Orlando
CP3 - no connection to NOLA
The list goes on and on and on.
Why should they be "loyal" to franchises they have no connection to other than they happened to be drafted or signed there?
We all get mad when players on our favorite teams become stars and then leave, but are we being unreasonable?
Just some off the top of my head that angered people
Kevin Durant - no connection to OKC
LeVeon Bell - no connection to Pittsburgh
Albert Pujols - no connection to St. Louis
Shaq - no connection to Orlando
CP3 - no connection to NOLA
The list goes on and on and on.
Why should they be "loyal" to franchises they have no connection to other than they happened to be drafted or signed there?
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Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:00 pm to Tiger1242
Now that this is on the right board..
It really depends on the situation. For example. I think to a certain extent when a player like AB or Bell is in Pittsburgh for so long it seems like it is a connection built between player and franchise
It really depends on the situation. For example. I think to a certain extent when a player like AB or Bell is in Pittsburgh for so long it seems like it is a connection built between player and franchise
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:00 pm to Tiger1242
quote:yes
Is it unreasonable for us as fans to expect our favorite players to show "loyalty
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:01 pm to Tiger1242
No because the entire point of fandom is to be completely unreasonable
This post was edited on 5/22/19 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:02 pm to Tiger1242
Depends on the treatment while there.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:06 pm to Tiger1242
I wish they would be more loyal, but some of the complainers are the same people who wouldn't blink at an opportunity to force their family to move across country for your $2000/year raise and new job title.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:26 pm to Tiger1242
Yea.
I don’t mind what they do at all
Don’t care where they wanna go or who they wanna play for
I don’t mind what they do at all
Don’t care where they wanna go or who they wanna play for
This post was edited on 5/22/19 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:26 pm to Tiger1242
quote:yes
Is it unreasonable for us as fans to expect our favorite players to show "loyalty
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:33 pm to WestCoastAg
No. Look, guys are allowed to take the money and get the best offer. No one is saying they can't. But if you want the fans' love, that comes at a cost... you gotta show some loyalty. It's a two-way street. Fans live and die by their teams for generation, and all they are asking is that you take a gigantic pile of money rather than an even more gigantic pile of money. If the franchise truly low balls a player, the fans usually side with the player for leaving in that case.
My only problem is when a player is purely mercenary and is then gets upset that people don't love hi mfor it. You made your bed like a big boy, now lie in it. You want love, then earn it. You don't get it for nothing.
My only problem is when a player is purely mercenary and is then gets upset that people don't love hi mfor it. You made your bed like a big boy, now lie in it. You want love, then earn it. You don't get it for nothing.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:34 pm to Tiger1242
One of the biggest reasons I prefer college sports to pro sports.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:34 pm to lsutigers1992
quote:
I wish they would be more loyal, but some of the complainers are the same people who wouldn't blink at an opportunity to force their family to move across country for your $2000/year raise and new job title.
This is the thing for me. More money and a better city would be attractive to most people. Also, the chance to win more is comparable to joining a more successful company.
Most fans would totally leave their job for more money, a more attractive city and a more successful company. For players, those things matter too.
It doesn't mean there isn't loyalty, it's just loyalty is measured along with quality of life.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:36 pm to Baloo
quote:
My only problem is when a player is purely mercenary and is then gets upset that people don't love hi mfor it. You made your bed like a big boy, now lie in it. You want love, then earn it. You don't get it for nothing.
I think this is fair
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:37 pm to Tiger1242
Yes, it's extremely unreasonable.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:46 pm to barry
quote:
No because the entire point of fandom is to be completely unreasonable
This.
A fan is short for Fanatic.
quote:
a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:49 pm to jlovel7
quote:one of the bigger reasons I look forward to free agencies in college sports.
One of the biggest reasons I prefer college sports to pro sports.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:54 pm to Rep520
quote:
This is the thing for me. More money and a better city would be attractive to most people.
Most people look at the salaries of pro athletes and think they are already over paid so why do they need more money, and when a player goes to a “better” city, it is a pit down of that fan’s city and usually hometown.
However, I don’t think athletes owe any loyalty to a city or franchise just like an employee doesn’t owe loyalty to a company. At the end of the day, they are employees in a highly competitive industry with massive amounts of turnover. If anyone should have loyalty to the fans/city it’s the owners.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:54 pm to Tiger1242
Yes, it's unreasonable.
Which is why it's a rare and celebrated thing when sports stars fully embrace the city/franchise that chose them. Honestly, it's more unreasonable for them to do so (given that they're ultimately disposable assets at the end of the day).
For a star to have as intense a love affair with a city/franchise as the fanbase will almost certainly have with their star player is a very cool thing.
Which is why it's a rare and celebrated thing when sports stars fully embrace the city/franchise that chose them. Honestly, it's more unreasonable for them to do so (given that they're ultimately disposable assets at the end of the day).
For a star to have as intense a love affair with a city/franchise as the fanbase will almost certainly have with their star player is a very cool thing.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:55 pm to Tiger1242
Yup, that's why Brayden's staying loyal to the Cyclones even though the Blasters really want him to jump over for the stretch run for the title in Panama City next month
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:57 pm to TbirdSpur2010
There are exceptions
Posted on 5/22/19 at 2:58 pm to Oilfieldbiology
quote:Completely agree with this statement.
However, I don’t think athletes owe any loyalty to a city or franchise just like an employee doesn’t owe loyalty to a company. At the end of the day, they are employees in a highly competitive industry with massive amounts of turnover. If anyone should have loyalty to the fans/city it’s the owners.
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