You said it better.Originally Posted by BallSoHard
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You said it better.
Hate to say it (again this is just my opinion) but yes, bandwagon would still apply.
Why are they Lakers fans and not say Utah Jazz fans? Is it because the Lakers have a history of winning? That would qualify bandwagon.
My dad (now in his late 50's) was a HUGE Boston Celtic fan because we had no team and he loved / played basketball most his life. He is now a Hornets fan. He still casually roots for the Celtics when they are on TV except when they play the Hornets.
Let me root, root, root for the home team. Isn't that how the song goes?
Because when they started watching basketball they enjoyed watching a certain team play? I mean if there's not a team in the city, would you choose to watch the bobcats? I doubt it because it's a horrible brand of basketball. Isn't it technically not being a bandwagon fan since he didn't change his alliance once he got a home team?
I have league pass and besides the hornets, my other teams are all good teams, because when i'm not watching the hornets I like to see good basketball /shrug.
Also, The Jazz have been very successful as well, why wouldn't that be a bandwagon team? Why is being miserable watching basketball associated with not being a bandwagon fan?
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You usually see the term bandwagon applied to fans who go where the W's are.
Bottom line for me is you root for your city, not really much more to debate about.
Like i said "do whatcha wanna".
(btw i used Jazz because 1) they used to be here and 2) yes they've had some good years 3) not as media hyped as the lakers..figured it was a good example of a team you could choose OTHER THAN the Lakers if you had no team. guess not)
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Doesn't answer my question. If you have no home team, why would you subject yourself to a bad brand of basketball when choosing a team to follow. Or say for instance you let the team choose you and you enjoy a certain style of basketball, why would you pick something that doesn't appeal to you.
If you hate Pick and Roll ball, why would you pick Jerry Sloans Jazz? If you hate fast pace ball or love defense why watch Don Nelson or D'Antoni?
If you like watching points being scored why watch Byron Scott?
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The Jazz isn't a team everyone 'oohs and aahhs' over. A lot of people like to be a part of the oohing and aaahing. The Jazz could have a better record than the Lakers but which team do you think most people will still talk a lot about and ooh and aahh over?
My brother is a Lakers fan. Has been for a long time. He likes the Hornets because they are the home team but I believe the Lakers are #1 if he had to choose. He asked why don't he ever hear about the Hornets going after big name players or why don't the Hornets ever get big name players? I told him the same could be said about the Spurs but the Spurs still win championships don't they? A lot of people just like to attach themselves to the "big name".
The spurs drafted theirs lol. No point to get a big name FA if you do that.
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Exactly. I tried to explain to him that you have to build your team right (which is what the Spurs do). It's not all about big names. Look at the all the big names the Lakers have and how exactly are they doing right now?
Lol yep... And you wouldn't know the Spurs have best record in the west by watching ESPN....
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You wouldn't know it at all. All they ask on their site everyday is "Are the Lakers going to make the playoffs?"
The lakers are a but of an entitled team and fan base. Can't really blame them since its been working like that for years.
I understand the mentality that it's rewarding to follow a bad team and then celebrate when they finally do well. As a Saints fan, it was a very sweet feeling when they finally won after being terrible forever. But when I was a kid, I liked Michael Jordan because he was really, really good. You can call that bandwagon (although the more accurate term is front-runner) but I was a kid who liked scoring, and that's what MJ did. Fandom isn't really something you can explain. If my friend really liked the Lakers because he was growing up when Magic was running wild, I don't really see a problem with that. And I definitely don't think you should only root for a team because you're from that city.
It's not about building right or wrong. There's more than one way to skin a cat. The lakers expect just buy the cat skinned already. The spurs have to catch it kill it, bleed it skin it lol.
Defintion of bandwagon:
"2.A particular activity or cause that has suddenly become fashionable or popular"
Therefore if they root for the popular and winning team and are not a local fan, they are by definition a bandwagoner.
To me that would be the same as attending Holy Cross for high school yet rooting for Jesuit.... If you are a product of local catholic schools here you'd know... you just don't. do. that.
I apply the same mentality to pro sports. Rep 504 good or bad.
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Yeah. Well, I'm glad the Lakers' cat isn't getting skinned quite the way they expected it to this season. LOL.
I enjoy watching Kobe a lot. I connect with him because when I was in high school he was drafted out of high school. Everyone has their story on why they like said player. I'm a hug hornets fan but I like watching Kobe as well. I've watched him from his first game till now I'm not going to stop adoring his play because we have a team now. I really also loved watching t Mac as well, iverson, Shaq, Duncan. I just admire that level of play.
Hard to argue that.
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Make that best record in the LEAGUE.
Doesn't answer my question.
Why'd they all pick the Lakers?
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One of my friends liked Elden Campbell because they had the same last name, so he became a Lakers fan. I'm not sure about the others, but I'd assume they picked them because they liked watching them play and liked that they won.
Of course, the argument will be made tomorrow on ESPn if we beat the Lakers, "How did they lose to such a team that is so awful." Blatant lies from a conglomerate so screw the national media chasing the all mighty dollar. Screw that. It'd be sweet to beat teams like the Lakers or Knicks (more importantly in my neck of the woods) but very unlikely.
I would love this team to play hard tonight and show Monty that this team tries. Maybe Gordon will get off his *** and play hard for once. Only shot to beat the Lakers is if Ryno and Davis can scrap for points on open looks and exposing the Lakers soft defense.
Let's go Hornets!
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Before the Hornets arrived I was a Spurs fan. I guess it was a bandwagon thing. I was their for their first championship run on vacation, and I went to every home game in the series. It was amazing, so it always stuck with me until the Hornets got here.
I don't see any shame in cheering for a team if you don't have one. I'm also a Nationals' fan in baseball and attend at least 60 games a year. Loyalty can come from an abundance of places.
Not that you can judge kids for this, but yeah... that's the epitome of bandwagonning, I'm sorry.
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