My mother was one of those cubs fans...I mentioned in another thread...she got to see them win a couple weeks before she passed away....on my bucket list is see them in Wrigley Field...
Instant world., Instant results and instant let downs... Hand in hand my friends. Those who exhibit patience and persistence will win out. Every time.
And I’ve been a Die hard Raiders fan since ‘85, not sure there was a rougher stretch than 2002 to 2015, but it doesn’t mean I take some sort of enjoyment out of rooting for a loser. Not being a bandwagon fan and exceptence of mediocrity or losing are different things
The Cubs' outreach to the city and fans is unmatched anywhere, as far as I've seen. The Blazers are the next best thing, IMO. And I've seen both teams and all the other teams. The commitment to Dame (and CJ). How they represent the team and city so well. They represent the human race just fine, too. If you're not going to win it all, at least have guys like that to root for. When they do win it, or come close, you can't help but feel good for them.
Here we go again. No one is accepting mediocrity or losing, we just continue to disagree with how to accomplish the ultimate goal. Your strategy is not foolproof. (Nor is anyone else's). The percentage of it working is not high. But this bandwagon, myopic, kool aid drinking, rose colored glasses description that people seem to leap to when we disagree with tanking......is ridiculous.
Yeah and part of those 41 years we had top 5 picks. Was that the answer? Hey I am all for "resting" certain players late in the season if we are out of the playoff race in order to move up a few spots in the draft or just give more minutes to younger players so they can develop. (Start Collins) Tanking the last month of the season is not a problem for me if the team regresses and shows no passion to win. But that is a big if. I still say the draft is a crap shoot and you can find talent around 10-15
http://nba.nbcsports.com/2018/02/09/are-the-portland-trail-blazers-destined-for-mediocrity/ ^ this is all I’m trying to say
It's shit like “This is Year 3 of what’s supposed to be a three to five year rebuild” that pisses me off. 3 years ago it was thought to be a rebuild... Guess what, that ended when we made that playoff run in the first year post-Marsha. So it's not a fucking rebuild. Stop using the excuse of "Three years ago we didn't think we were going to have three straight around .500 seasons, we thought we'd be worse" as an excuse to not get better. He makes excuses for himself all the fucking time. But guess what, he won't say anything about Turner's contract... If he did it'd go something like "We had to spend money because we'd lose it"... which would be an excuse for killing our future flexibility for a player that doesn't help, as if we couldn't maneuver our way into cap space without Turner and Meyers getting paid $27M a year.
Olshey said he comes to Switzerland for that serbian guy, i live only 20 Miles Away from the German Switzerland border. Dear Neil: if you come to Switzerland, i'll invite you and we can talk about that horrible Summer 2016 and the Player you signed called "Assets".
He also acts like we shouldn't do anything because we've had "success". However, "success" to him is quoted as 4 straight years in the playoffs and two 2nd round births. One of those 2nd round births was with a completely different team so it doesn't apply. The other we got lucky because the Clippers were decimated by injuries. Even then, I want a GM that's desperate to win a championship and makes moves accordingly (but also takes calculated lower risk/higher reward moves).
Only the top 6 teams in the league are not "destined for mediocrity" - everyone else is... that's all I'm saying. So, we're not top 6 right now. Like many other teams, if we make the right trade or even have a little luck, we can get into the top 6.
The Warriors weren't being patient or persistence when they fired Mark Jackson for Steve Kerr or when they signed Durant. How does patience and persistence always win out? Patience and persistence doesn't help you finally smash that square peg into a round hole.
