Thursday, July 8, 2010

Switching Teams..

I was going to write a “Friday foolishness” post about my terrible Friday.

That was before Lebron announced he was going to Miami and facebook and twitter went WILD.
People were upset and mad, others were talking bout how “Miami bet not have no new fans talking bout they been fans all along”. People trash talking, dayum near bout to come to blows over Lebron’s decision made me decide that maybe this was a little more foolish than the wreck I managed to have with myself and a median last week.


Look, I grew up with Michael Jordan. I LOVE. MICHAEL JORDAN.
Trust I understand, to a certain point how you can get wrapped up with these players, how routing for your team brings you joy and pain.
However one thing I have never understood was “team fans”.

Hold on.

Hear me out. The team, without the players, is nothing but a crest, some colors, and a city and while I understand if you rep the team of your city
Most people have a love for a team they have no other affiliation with.
They didn’t go to school there, they never lived there, never knew anyone on the team in real life, etc.

The team can have totally different players, coaches, front office etc from one year to the next and I actually think its okay for you to be a fan of a PLAYER and therefore your team affiliation (provided its not YOUR CITY) changes when the player changes.
I don’t have a problem with people who are Lebron Fans, now becoming Miami fans. It makes sense.
I was a Jordan fan, and I wanted to see Jordan win even when he was a wizard. I watched those games, no matter how painful it got…

I don’t call that bandwagon.

A bandwagon person just likes who’s winning. There is no rhyme or reason other than that.


So while I am not begrudging “team fans” cmon, your reason for being a fan isn’t better and doesn’t make any more sense than a person that is a “player fan”


I just don’t get it.
And Men say women are illogical.


The anger and animosity people have for “team switchers” etc is definitely some Friday foolishness to me.

And those people out burning their Lebron Cleveland jersey?

Imma need you to find some hobbies,

Get away from the “in crowd”

And get a close to GAWD.
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4 comments:

  1. I also don't understand it if it makes ya feel any better.
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  2. I don't understand why people are getting so mad!!! They act like Lebron owed them something. shoot, it was a career decision, just like if any one of us regulars made it.

    (DISCLOSURE: comment was made by a completely basketball ignorant person. lol)
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  3. i feel you on this (to a degree). soooo many ppl call me a band wagon celtics fan because i started jockin them when kevin hopped on board. but i had been a KG stan since he was with the t-wolves. but i have actually come to love the celtics as a team--from doc, to allen and pierce, and now baby and rondo. the team is great and i will always have a place for them in my heart (as long as it keeps outstanding coaches and players both as ballers and ppl). but if KG were to leave, id follow him wherever he goes.

    i do see why a lot of cleveland fans are upset--thats because most true cavs fans are in fact FROM cleveland. why else would you be a cleveland fan?!?!?! lol theres NO reason on God's green earth to like a cleveland team unless you have some connection to the city. that said, i feel why they are hurt. i wont get into the details but i get it. its gotten a little ridiculous with the cavs owner writing that ridiculously immature letter but... i understand the hurt. *shrugs*
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  4. @gem
    the letter from the Owner was some pure DEE BULL SHYT.
    I wish a former employer WOULD bad mouth me like that?

    its like working for a co for 10 years, never being written up nothing but glowing reviews and when you accept a better offere elsewhere they get pissy.
    no sir.
    I should have ammended my post to include the foolishness that was his "sternly worded letter"
    mayne leave the letters to www.thismayconcernyou.com


    but yeah I stated in the post that I get "team affiliation" when its based on your city or a city you have some actual link too..
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