There's a difference between Rose Colored Glasses and being a fan in name only. I'm a homer because I hope and expect the Blazers to beat the snot out of the Lakers on Monday? I hope and expect the Blazers to beat the snot out of EVERY team they play every night. That's what a fan does. They check their "logic" at the door and throw every shread of emotion and will into helping the team that he/she roots for to either take care of business against a lesser opponant or rise up and beat a superior squad. If they lose, you lick your wounds and come back the next game with the same energy and intensity. I did it during the late 70s Championship years, I did it through the mediocre 80s, I did it through the oh-so-close early 90s years, I did it through the once-again mediocre mid to late 90s, I did it through the JailBlazers years, and I'm doing it now.
If you go into watching a Blazers game with the attitude that they are going to lose, why the fuck are you watching the game in the first place unless you are a closet Laker fan or just a frontrunner that roots for the Blazers when it's convenient? I'd expect you to don a Kobe jersey if the Lakers won on Monday for all the "Blazer Fan" you represent.