1.) The rational fan: One that has a deep desire and love for their team, but doesn't get emotionally attached. If their team loses, it is a dissappointment, but it isn't the end of the world. Instead of harping on emotional reasons why his team lost; they instead find rational reasons that they believe can possibly help the team. 2.) Homer: The fan that has a strong emotional attachment to their team. The best way to describe their passion would be like a parent to their child. Can't stomach anyone talking badly about them, yet feel they are more than worthy to call them out. Usually the one fan that gets the most reward and the hardest hit when the team wins or loses. 3.) Clock-tower fan: Fans that are uncontrollably irradict with their behavior. Almost bi-polar. When the team wins, the coach is wonderful, all the players should be all-stars, and the team is going all the way. Then after a loss it's screams of trade players, blame the coach and this team won't win another game. They are one of the most distructive fanbase because their emotional outbursts are unrational and destructive. 4.) Finally the "I AM FAN": These are fans that have a problem with an individual on the team; being the coach, owner, manager or players. Their fandom is on their mission to seek and destroy any and all credibility of that person, even if it destroys the team. This fan would rather see the team lose at the helm of their advosary then support any winning culture. Why this fanbase is even more destructive than the "clock-tower" fan, is there are no happy endings. They will never be satisfied and they will never support this team 100%. So which fan are you?
Rational with a dash of Homer. I definitely get down after bad losses, and try to comfort myself with statistics. I don't ever like attacking current players or coaches, but I understand why some feel the need to do so.
I am 98% homer with a dash of "realistic". I truly believe this team is like my children. My love for them is actually that great. When they are down and times are tough; I truly feel responsible to try and help them through the mess. Yeah I know they don't even know me, or possibly don't even care; but it's my choice and my heart goes out for them.
def 1 and a touch of 2 for me. I do have a strong emotional attachment to my teams, but I can take other people talking badly about them. But I get into games a whole bunch. A touch of Uncle TY's description for me as well.
#1. I enjoy the strategic aspects of franchise building more than I do any single game or week of the season. Ed O.
So do you consider this season a success or failure for Portland? I mean one person could look at this season and if we lose this series; call it a total disaster. Or, the other fan can look at this season, even if we lose this series, and see a positive and learning experience by it. Personally, and I am all homer, I would call this season a disaster if we lose this series. My only reason is I think we lost this series, moreso than Dallas taking it from us. We had multiple opportunities to close it out, win game 1, win game 5 or even step on Dallas's throat early in this series.
I believe this describes me as well. As most of you know, during the game and immediately afterwards, I am highly irrational and definately bi-polar. However, when the game ends, my mood-altering dissappointment fades fairly quickly. Of course, I enjoy venting my general frustration at the Blazers' historical ineptitude and their propensity to self-destruct under pressure, but it's not like I'm pounding the keys on my computer with wild-eyes and an elevated heart rate.
This season, all things considered, was a failure. Oden's injury and Roy's (potentially permanent) setbacks put the franchise behind where I would hoped it would be at this point. The team losing in the first round is a failure. With that being said... I'm not BLAMING anyone. I don't think that Roy or Oden being injured is anyone's fault, and given those circumstances the team has done as well as I could have expected. Adding Gerald Wallace is a big positive to me, and losing Bayless is a significant loss. We haven't added a player of consequence in the draft for a few years, and that's hurting us as we look at the depth on this team. Overall? Meh. I still have high hopes for the team moving forward, but every year we fail to take a step up is one year closer to having to start over. Ed O.
Freaken reminds me of taking one step forward and two steps back. The sad and most frustrating part of it is it's truly beyond our control. Just as you mentioned Oden and Roy's health; it just seems the moment things are looking up, something terrible happens to bring us down to Earth. I was really hoping the #1 pick, well from that point on was our final turning point. The moment the Blazers actually got a break. The moment this franchise actually came out on top. I am still very optimistic about the future; as long as Oden can come back and contribute, Roy can come back in more of a Steve Smith type roll and a front court of Oden, Aldridge and Wallace will be one of the most formidable front courts in the NBA. Still remains to be seen and our luck just hasn't panned out.
Wait... we lost already? =) All things considered... which means considering the injuries... the team exceeded my expectations. I think they were slightly under what I was expecting before the slew of injuries. Realizing Roy was not going to be a perennial all-star was a huge shocker for me... so I defintely am adjusting my future expectations down a bit.
