Barrett's comments about Houston fans cements why I can't root for them

Wow.

Last night on Courtside. MB talking about how disgusting the Rockets fans in the Toyota Center were, throwing beer at Kevin Pritchard and yelling the n-word at Martell Webster.

That just made rooting for the Lakers in this series slightly easier to swallow.

-Pop

 

I look at it the other way around. Root for the Rockets to win this one for the double enjoyment of seeing the Lakers lose and seeing the Rockets fans come crashing back to earth when they lose in the next round.

 

Is that for real?

Well, look at it this way. They have to live in Houston. That's punishment enough.

 

This.

 

I'm baffled by their stupidity. How can you drop the N word on a player from the other team? You see what I'm saying? How does this make any sense? Their stupidity goes beyond all logic. Fuck them.

But I cannot root for the Lakers. I don't hold the Houston TEAM responsible for their idiot fans. I hate the Lakers and their fans more.

 

Yeah, it's a little surprising since the Rockets have some diversity on their team and their biggest star is Chinese, and the city of Houston is one of the more diverse cities in the U.S. I just hope it's a few idiotic and stupid fans who got drunk and got way out of line.
The thing that irks me is that the security people in Houston didn't know what to do. Throw the idiots out! How hard is that..

 

The concept of insulting an opponent for having the same skin color as 75% of your own team's players is just completely ridiculous to me. It would be like yelling at a woman to get back to the kitchen where she belongs right in front of your wife/gf. Morons.

-Pop

 

I have one thing to say to all those ignorant Houston fans:

 

Maxiep, you do realize that sign is from one of the "teabagging parties" that I believe you support?

 

Wrong. That picture is at least four or five years old, probably older.

 

While the comments and actions by some Houston fans that were reported by MB were despicable, I don't think it's fair to demonize the entire fanbase of the Rockets for the actions of a few people. I don't think that Houston has a monopoly on jackasses and I don't think that the Blazers' fanbase is immune to them either. Alcohol + playoff atmosphere + jackass = ugly behavior.

 

First, you've already been corrected as to the timeline.

Second, you're against people peacefully protesting something they believe to be wrong?

 

Exactly. Is it the Blazers' fault that MIXUM pretends to be a fan?

 

Thats just a few bad apples, I wouldnt sweat it to much. There are some serious a-hole blazer fans also, especially when you get a few beers in them.

 

Yep, like I am sure that Vernon Maxwell ran into the crowd and punched a Blazer fan for absolutely no reason in the past. He just goes crazy and runs into the fans and punches a guy. Sure...

 

I like the full picture better

 

First, I saw that photo recently and it was billed as an anti-immigrant protest leading up to the teabag. If I have been misinformed I apologize.

Second, no. People may peacefully protest whatever they like. I reserve the right to think they are making idiots of themselves when no one can figure out what they are talking about.

 

Hey crandc - on this board, no one cares. Take your politics elsewhere. That had nothing to do with the topic.

 

Amen. This is exactly what I said last night. When they asked KP about it all, he danced around it, and while comparing Portland fans to Houston fans, had nothing bug high praises for the behavior of Blazers fans, while basically saying Houston fans were exact opposite. It was pretty obvious he was trying to be diplomatic, but that he felt Cockets fans were complete and utter garbage...the dog shit on the underside our one's shoe.