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mook said:
The Clippers could be fun to get behind. You've got until the end of this season to legitimately say, "I was a fan of them before everybody knew about them." But then you just know fate is going to yank out that football on Charlie Brown and they'll revert to being the Clippers. So maybe that's not such a hot idea.
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I used to like the Clippers when I was a grad student at USC in the early 90s and could walk across Exposition to the Sports Arena (I went there to watch the draft where they took Antonio McDyess and then got booed for trading him for Rodney Rogers, Brian Williams and Brent Barry). The Bill Fitch-coached-year when they just missed setting the record for consecutive losses by beating the Bucks (with their prize rookie, Glenn Robinson) was pretty epic. But the sheer sordidness of Donald Sterling has grated on me. When he was just cheap, it was okay, but now we all know he's a racist, rape-y sleazeball scumbag, it's not so funny. Plus Blake Griffin is a dick.
 
So to all those who state or imply they are better than us who decide to root for other NBA teams . . . what do you do during the NBA season when the Blazers suck and can't even contend for a playoff spot? Or even the next step, when they start losing on purpose. Continue to follow Blazers religiously or tune out?
 
Treaty_of_Batum said:
So to all those who state or imply they are better than us who decide to root for other NBA teams . . . what do you do during the NBA season when the Blazers suck and can't even contend for a playoff spot? Or even the next step, when they start losing on purpose. Continue to follow Blazers religiously or tune out?
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I'll continue following just as much. I can always find something to root for.
 
I suggest the San Antonio Spurs. They're a team that seems to do it right. If you can pull it off, cudos to you.

I just can't though. I've tried and it just doesn't work. I can't find it in my heart to love any team other than the Blazers.

I think the cheating lover example is a good one. There are SOOOOOOOOO many reasons to leave for greener pastures, but you just can't do it.
 
mook said:
Problem is that my favorite player to watch for the pure joy of the game is LeBron. He's just....man, we all know how amazing he is. It's just so unfortunate that he formed a superteam with Wade and Bosh. I can't bring myself to care about the Heat like I used to when he was carrying the Cavs.
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But isn't it kind of cool that the expected domination hasn't really happened? I think it's okay that they did that - because it hasn't worked.

I'd be might tempted to pick up the Bulls as my new favorite team. Exciting point guards are always a blast, and the inevitable epic battles with the Heat would make it worthwhile. Even if the Bulls are likely going to wind up on the losing side most years.
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Yeah, the Bulls are safe to support now we've got some distance from Jordan. And I love Deng and Noah. But they really need another scorer to get past the Heat.
 
Treaty_of_Batum said:
What were you rooting for in that San Antonio game? :)
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Was watching to hope to see continued development of our young players. It was ugly, sure. But in a lost season, there's still always that hope for the future. So you watch us losing, but, as we see with the threads on this board, you look at what the future coould bring, in the way of the draft, free agency, trades, etc. And then hope to see guys like Nolan look a little better. Maybe Hickson to blow up, so we can S&T him if we can not afford him.
 
meh, i like D Rose so id probably be a bulls fan if the blazers moved to anaheim and became the mighty ducks 2, quack attack
 
I was a huge fan of the Pacers when they had Reggie Miller. I enjoyed their battles against the Knicks and Magic in the mid-90s. Later I met Reggie when I was covering the Blazers and he turned out to be a dick.
 
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If the team has a bad year, like this year, I watched the women's NCAA and now the A's, who are showing signs of life. Or I do something else entirely. Environmental stuff. Working on the Pride Parade. Going to the women's rally Saturday. Occupying Oakland. Petting my cat. Expanding my garden. Taking a class. Knitting a summer sweater. Cook. Get my hair done. Go to the ballet.

I've been doing all those things.

But become a fan of some other team? Never.
 
Up until the second half of this season, I'll always rooted and enjoyed watching the Warriors.
 
ebott said:
I suggest the San Antonio Spurs. They're a team that seems to do it right. If you can pull it off, cudos to you.

I just can't though. I've tried and it just doesn't work. I can't find it in my heart to love any team other than the Blazers.

I think the cheating lover example is a good one. There are SOOOOOOOOO many reasons to leave for greener pastures, but you just can't do it.
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Actually that sounds more like the battered spouse scenario ...
 
I have MM's back on this one. I hated the Yankees until I met my wife who is a huge Yankees fan. She asked me would you like an owner that was not afraid to spend money? Of course my answer was yes. I have always been a Mariners fan and I still root for them. However, I find myself rooting for the Yankees now also. Maybe it is because they actually win games and that feels good. Now my wife always tells me welcome to the dark side!
 
Dallas because they schooled the Lakers and the Heat. Also, Boston because they humiliated the Lakers in 2008. I hate the Heat the most though so if it's Lakers/Heat in the NBA Finals, I'm putting on a Devin Ebanks jersey and cheering loud and hard for my home team.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
I think if I were to change my allegiance, it would have to be an organization with some integrity, that appears to do things "the right way". Or, perhaps, if there were a specific player who warranted fanship, I would perhaps migrate there.

As far as NBA franchises go, if I were to cease being a Blazer fan (which would require at the very least a concerted effort on management's part to intentionally alienate fans), I would probably go with the Spurs.
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The Blazers are 2 for 2 in this category, they are not exactly going about doing things the right way - and they went out of their way to alienate me with the TV package via Comcast.

I moved to Portland in the mid-90s, cheered for the Blazers because they were the local team and it felt good, but was not a die-hard fan, I am thinking that my love for the Blazers was mostly because of how much I admired Roy during that too brief a time we got to see him in action.

With the team run by a smarmy management that went out of their way to ensure I could not watch the games on TV... well...

Fair-weather? Maybe. I love Basketball - and if the Blazers are being run by morons that do not care about me as a fan - I feel no obligation to be a die-hard fan forever. Morons do not deserve my fandom - and currently the Blazers are being run by people that behave like morons, imho.

As for right now - probably the Spurs because they have the best coach in the league and I always admired Timmy Duncan.
 
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I've always admired the Spurs. But, I'm a Blazer fan until the day I die.
 
It's just a sport, there's no "morality" behind your fandom. I probably could never bring myself to really care about another team, but I've missed more Blazer games this year than in many previous years combined. There is just nothing attractive about them, they are not good, and they don't have any "promising young stars". Probably over 50% of the roster won't even be here next year.
 
Kings.

Lot of similarities to POR fanbase wise. And they're up and coming and detest LA as much as we do. Just hope they don't move.
 
When you start over with a new team, you want to increase your wins each year. You want to build something. You don't want to be depressed anymore. Hello Charlotte Bobcats, your new team.
 
as bad as it's been this season, the fact some of you are thinking about jumping ship is laughable. as a die hard blazer fan, they are the last of the three on my scale of heartache to go with the cubs and raiders (yes i know how to pick'em). i agree with the notion that one championship that i truly care about is worth more than 20 championships following the yankees and lakers.

i also see a lot of you saying the spurs would be your next choice, living down here i couldn't do it. maybe it's the contrarian in me, but i still can't forgive the franchise that gave us the memorial day miracle.
 
I'm a Zags, Cardinals, Saints and Ducks fan. I've had it relatively easy compared to my Blazers.
 
mook said:
I'd start following your favorite players. I know Minstrel became a Blazer fan because of Pippen. (He seems to have been cured, judging by his posting frequency lately.)
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I'm still a Blazers fan, I just don't have a lot to say. (Not out of disappointment.) I was rooting for the Heat in the playoffs, but mostly to put an end to one of the more annoying "debates" (IMO) in my time as an NBA fan...whether LeBron is "capable" of winning a title and whether he's actually great or just a stat-stuffer. Now that he's won one, I don't care about the Heat, though I still love watching James play.

If I didn't have a favorite team, I'd probably just follow players, the way I did before I latched onto Portland.
 
Minstrel said:
I'm still a Blazers fan, I just don't have a lot to say. (Not out of disappointment.) I was rooting for the Heat in the playoffs, but mostly to put an end to one of the more annoying "debates" (IMO) in my time as an NBA fan...whether LeBron is "capable" of winning a title and whether he's actually great or just a stat-stuffer. Now that he's won one, I don't care about the Heat, though I still love watching James play.

If I didn't have a favorite team, I'd probably just follow players, the way I did before I latched onto Portland.
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Thanks bruh. :O Appreciate that.
 
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