I think that’s a distinction without a difference. Fanaticism is by definition a bit irrational. Theres also a difference is being optimistic or hopeful and cheerleading decisions as the best thing for the club.
its funny because nobody actually sees it like this. We tanked for half a decade and got lucky in every single draft This franchise is a joke. No matter how many times we lost with yao and tmac we were never disrespected like this
yea how about touch some grass and stop eating out of cheapmans butthole like your life depends on it
I don’t think we have much sway at all. It’s rare that you’re going to get enough paying fans to push back so hard that decisions are changed. Especially only after a couple seasons of poor or unsatisfactory performance. It’s not like we went from champs to scrubs or we’ve been scrubs for a decade. We went from contenders to scrubs (intentionally post harden) to “on the up” to ONE NOT SO GOOD YEAR mainly due to injuries. So the fans have no legitimate reason to revolt and the org has no reason to panic (that fans will result).
How did we tank for half a decade? You confusing 5 and 3 now? Social media didnt exist back in YaoMac days no **** you wont have NBA Centel posting on twitter.
whats surprising is you so poor you cant afford to risk 100 usd but you still run your mouth so much. If I was that lacking in funds I would spend my energy earning money than spamming on CF Beating your chest how Fertita and Stone ruined the Rox franchise but cant even afford 100 usd on a throwaway internet bet. Sad.
thats not why we are getting clowned on lmao Yao and tmac never lost the lakers missing their 2 best players
That's a function of desire not ability. Fans absoultely can put indirect pressure on an organization (or even a league), it just comes down to their willingness to do so.
Question, who do you think is a bigger fan, someone who will watch 82 games NO MATTER WHAT or someone who will stop watching if the team doesn’t get who they want them to? Those are the extremes, but the point stands.
If I remember correctly TyTy was also traded for cap reasons and we had to attach pick(s) to move him. Now, same applies to DFS. Picking up both players were generally disliked here, and now is compounded by having to move assets to get them off the team. Makes me think the FO does not really have a long term plan and are being highly reactionary to their failures most of all. Hopefully the TE or extra cap wig room is put to good use or else this is a f*ckup yet again by Stone.
DFS came off of an ankle surgery…one of the most complex and hard to recover from. Your entire agility and first step depends on it. I hate it from the beginning because that was obvious. Stone has such little self esteem he’s just happy FAs choose him
bro y’all gotta stop this the excuses for Sengun are endless atp it’s not that he really didn’t improve his shooting much at all, it’s that he actually did but big bad Ime killed his confidence Did Ime kill his confidence at the free throw line too? Because that’s been below 70% for 3 straight seasons now Sengun’s not even a top 10 passer in the NBA…he’s also not a dominant or efficient scorer…that’s not the makings of a hub
a fan should be capable of calling out the FO/organization when they’re clearly screwing up just blindly acting like things are all good like several people do on here makes you a bot…a NPC
We will probably never know, but what I do know is the Celtics seriously wanted him. I think there’s a chance the rockets trade him still and it won’t be for anything either of us are excited by. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/uCJSCO2v99 https://www.espn.com/nba/player/splits/_/id/4871144/alperen-sengun you know I’m not being hyperbolic on Ime killing his confidence right? March was his hottest shooting stretch in his career and that’s when Ime tanked him, early April following a full month of 37.5 from three
I’m not sure what “supporter” entails when it comes to the owner and GM of your hometown team. Have they made some questionable decisions? Absolutely. Nothing I say or do is going to influence them so at this point all I can do is support the TEAM. Not sure the local fans can Impeach a sitting GM, but hey if y’all wanna start a petition I’ll look at it.
Again, blindly accepting is different than not being as upset about certain moves or non-moves. Or threatening to not watch next season (which I’ve seen SEVERAL “fans” do here). It seems there is only two options for some of you — demonstrably criticize the organization or you’re a “bot.” There isn’t much room here for any other thought. too many people on here are only interested in watching a dominant team. That doesn’t make you a fan. It makes you a bandwagoner.
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