Fake Fans

It just dawned on me how people are such fake fans. It is no mystery that I USED to be a huge Laker fan. After the demise of the team and the chasing of Shaq out of town, I made a conscious choice to move my allegiances to the Clippers. Since then I pretty much had the chance to enjoy sports in a whole new light. I was so one sided and hated everything other then the Lakers. I believed that I robbed myself of truly appreciating some of the other superstars that were coming up as i was growing up. I can not believe the hate i had towards Michael Jordan, who in retrospect was such a great player. Why was I so blind to appreciate everything he was when I was watching him live. Re-witnessing a lot of his games on ESPN classic made me appreciate what he has brought to the game. 

Don’t get me wrong! I love Magic Johnson, AC Green, Terry Teagle, James Worthy, Cedric Ceballos, Nick Van Excel, Mike Smerk and even Chick Hearn, but I hated everyone else (other than Charles Barkley).  I love my Clippers and I want to see them win, but I also do acknowledge now that there are other players in the NBA. Lebron, D Wade, and Amare to name a few are very outstanding players. 

This brings me to my point of all this. Why do all Laker fans HATE on everyone else. There is a fine line between being a fan and being just plain stupid. I have to hear things like: “Why even play the games, bring the title to LA?” “Yao is gone, It’s a wrap!” Then when they lose, these same people are the first to either give excuses, or be missing for a couple days. I have heard so many people talk about how Andrew Bynum is the “truth” the “savior.” Really!?!?! I remember vividly an interview with Kareem where he said, “You can’t teach DOMINANT! You are either dominant or you are not!” 4 pts in the second round of the playoffs is by far not dominant nor does it deserve a max contract or the title as being the “savior” the “missing link” or the “truth.” If that is what you want to measure YOUR savior as, please do. 

I was sent this email rant about Kobe from chief, written by Vice. I would like to share it with you all: 

I HATE him for the fact that early in his career he was quoted as
saying something like “truthfully I didn’t watch Jordan play that  much when I was young.”
 (Yeah right.)
I HATE him for the fact that the Lakers stay catering to him like an only child whether its beneficial or detrimental to the team. It  only furthers his spoiled brattitude.
(He’s the kid that brought his ball to the park but threatened to leave with it if he wasn’t picked first, or didn’t get to play on  the team that was winning.)

 I HATE him for how he handled his infidelity issues by bringing  Shaq’s
name into it.
 (Amazingly Bitchmade.)

 I HATE him for the fact that he is ALWAYS whining and complaining to the refs for contact. Its a cancer in the league in general, but  watch the games, he complains more than anyone. He feels he gets  fouled every play and even more so if the shot doesn’t fall for him.
 (They called it the “Rasheed” Rule regarding stricter techs…..it  shoulda been the “Kobe” Rule)

 I HATE him for that little “jump into the defender” jumpshot he’s perfected over the last 3 yrs…
 (Thank the Lord the refs don’t call it for him much anymore)

 I HATE him for his “if we’re winning” smirking and shit talking he does, while “if we’re losing” he won’t even look at anybody in the  eye and acts like his mind is “elsewhere”.

 I HATE him for the fact that no matter how bad the Raptors may have
 been at the time, they STILL ALLOWED HIM to score 81 pts. The  Raptors
 should have been demoted to the NBDL that nite.

 I HATE him for the way the media disguises his public rants and  raves
 against teammates and ownership as “leadership” and “his will  to win
at any cost” and for the way the players never fire back at  him or stand up for themselves.

BUT…

 To truly HATE someone….you must RESPECT them.

He’s a phenomenal basketball player and will be one of the grestest players ever to play in the NBA. (**vomits in mouth**)

 But that doesn’t mean I can’t HATE him.

 

 

So I will continue to HATE him.

LOL at his new found “I’m-gonna-shut-the-fuck-up-and-finally-be-a-supportive teammate-now” attitude fooling people into revisionist remorse for his well-deserved hatred. Keep the hate up people, don’t let the Mamba slither on you, he’s still a SNAKE. He’s a bitch. And will always be a bitch.

So I will continue to celebrate this year of Two Thousand and Hate against him.

Fuck him.

That was well said.

Fans, please, it is really easy to root for the best teams. There are new bandwagooners every year. You know who you all are who own Steelers Jerseys. 

Let it be known that:

I am a Clipeprs fan
I am a Titans fan
I am a Dodgers fan 
I am a fan of women
I am a fan of World of Warcraft
I am a fan of Funny 

Get your own identities! B e a fan of something, not the in thing!!!