Will we be a team every other fan hates?

Team to hate? Are you kidding, most people view us as the team that DIDN'T draft Jordan, and DID draft Oden. That's all they ever
care about knowing. We are the team on the outskirts as far as they are concerned.

 

It's interesting, I was just talking to my dad about this the other day. If the Magic/Kareem/Worthy Lakers had been anywhere but in LA, I think I would have loved that team. So much fun to watch, so many great personalities. Great team basketball, but god I just can't like the Lakers. Doesn't matter who is on the team.

With that said, I hated the Shaq/Kobe Lakers because of who was on the team, because of the fans, and because of how the league treated them like gods.

 

We message board vets had some great 'battles' with both Laker and Jazz fans back in the late '90s/early '00s. After that, when you aren't in the playoffs, other fanbases tend to forget about you. If the Blazers continue to play elite, get ready for the DaRizzles, the Basels, and others to gravitate toward this board. Some people are just naturally attracted to post on the boards of opposing teams that have a shot. When you become irrelevant, you lose the outsider perspective, so the angst turns inward with Blazer poster battling Blazer poster. It's predictable, actually. Most of us here like to argue, and when you're a McCoy and can't argue with any Hatfields because they're gone, you start arguing with your fellow McCoys.

 

I've hated the Lakers growing up if Kermit Washington was their best player.

 

Oh man, so much hatred towards Laker fans in the late 90s. God I hated that team and their fans.

 

17-3 fist bump, brah?

 

It's what?? A quarter of the season through? Think its okay to fist bump now.

 

The short answer is "no."

What is there to not like about the Blazers? No rape or drug allegations, no wife beating or drunk driving incidents, no police blotter (save 1 speeding ticket), no bragging or talking crap or show boating during interviews. This team is extremely humble, and a reflection of a very passionate fan base and city. When Blazer fans start posting "regular season" after losses, you will know 2 things:

1) Other team's fans will start hating Blazer fans

and

2) The fan that says or types that is not a real Blazer fan, but a bandwagon fan

 

Just the opposite. People who love basketball, and don't have a horse in the race will enjoy watching the way this team plays the game. There are "haters" everywhere. People who hate the Lebrons/Kobes/D12s, etc. If we continue to have success like this, we'll pick up more fans along the way as we go up against the teams that are frequently hated on. I was a "fan" of the mid 2000 Pistons who slayed the Lakers in the finals. Also enjoyed the early 2000 Sac teams & the Steve Nash Suns teams, who frequently battled the Lakers. When the Blazers became irrelevant I crossed over to root for teams playing against those I despise.

The only people who will hate on US are going to be fans of OKC, SA, LA, ect. They will be quick to point out our lack of playoff success (until it happens), and lack of "elite" individual players on our roster. They will belittle whatever accomplishments we attain until we win in April/May . . . and (hopefully) June. But overall I think we'll pick up more bandwagon fans than haters.

 

Thank you for your reflection on how you became irrelevant. What a long paragraph of pop psych-pap.

 

Reading game threads on realgm, it looks like most other fans love watching us play because of the style.