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Die-hard fan was the word I was originally thinking of in place of "true fan."
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Aren't there different levels of fandom? Is it diehard or nothing? If you haven't been able to tell- I'm not a big NBA fan. Is there anything wrong with that? I don't bash or hate the NBA like many hockey fans do but I'm just not enthusiastic about basketball. Overall, I like this Bulls team because of the work ethic of DR and the overall dedication to winning that the team has shown over the last year plus. If they had a bunch of knuckleheads it wouldn't matter how good they were- I wouldn't like them.
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Fair-weather fans are still rightful fans. They just aren't as big of a fan. Like #19 said, there are levels of fan-dom.
Not every girl who has a Justin Bieber poster in her room would throw herself in front of a bus just to have a chance to see him in person.
Not every girl who has a Justin Bieber poster in her room would throw herself in front of a bus just to have a chance to see him in person.
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and the ones that would aren't die-hard fans. They're fuckin crazy.
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Nothing wrong with it, but I just don't respect it. I'm die hard or nothing. I hate fair weather fans.
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I'm going to give you respect even though I don't agree with you.
Hate? Really? Isn't that a little strong?
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No, it isn't strong. Especially when you try to talk to these guys about the team, the history and things that happened and they look at you like you're speaking German.
Drives me up a wall.
I hate those guys.
I respect you because at least you said it plainly. I just won't take anything you say seriously. Plus you like the number 19, which is one of my favorite numbers. So we have that in common. I know it's Toews' number.
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If they enjoy watching the team, and they give the team local t.v. ratings, and/or pay for tickets, it helps the team.
Regardless of whether they are "fans" or not, they deserve our (die-hard's) respect.
We die-hards love the team for who they are, regardless of whether they suck or they are great.
For those band-wagon fans who grab their nuts and hate on other teams- they deserve zero respect.
Anybody who nut grabs and hates on other teams just to be a dick (die-hard, fair-weather, or band-wagon) doesn't deserve respect.
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Agreed.
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I noticed this last year. I'm not sure how I feel about it because I hate bandwagoners. When your fanbase has bandwagoners people assume that you are one too.
Bulls are definitely gaining fans every year.
Bulls are definitely gaining fans every year.
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Like many things in life, you run into trouble when you start talking in absolutes. I'm a Bulls fan going back to 1984. They weren't very good then. No one appreciates the rise from the ashes more than me. I got in at the ground floor. But once again, it depends on why they're bad. The Bulls were bad when I got on board, so that doesn't bother me. 19 articulated it correctly.
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There is nothing wrong with being a fair weather fan in my opinion. If watching the Bulls lose 65 out of 82 games in an dismal season makes a die hard fan...count me out.
And teams attain fans by being successful. Some cities like winners, and once the novelty of a team's existence wears off, people get bored with losing. I became a Bulls fan because Jordan was here, I became a NBA fan because of Jordan.
Not a lot of thought is needed people. This IS NOT A RELIGION. This is sports, not that complicated.
And teams attain fans by being successful. Some cities like winners, and once the novelty of a team's existence wears off, people get bored with losing. I became a Bulls fan because Jordan was here, I became a NBA fan because of Jordan.
Not a lot of thought is needed people. This IS NOT A RELIGION. This is sports, not that complicated.
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He isn't GM, just the owner. lol
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The owner has final say over basketball decisions if he wants to trade a player for garbage he has the right too. Bet your ass he made the draft picks last year not "the gm". He is in control of that team.
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Didn't know.... now I do, but like BB54 said, the owner has the overall say in that shit any ways so it doesn't really matter.
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Who were you watching during the Marcus Phizer days?
I was watching the Bulls.
I was there during the Tim Floyd/Bill Cartwright coaching days. It wasn't fun, but I'm a die hard, so I stick with my team, win or lose. I just don't respect fans that are only fans when they win. Yo have to go through the rough spots in order to appreciate the great times.
In my opinion.
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Who was I watching? Paint dry...it was more interesting.
The idea that you have to watch Marcus Fizer do anything as bad as he did it over and over to be a fan of a team is ludicrous. Fizer sucked and I stopped watching. I liked Elton Brand, was glad when Krause left, etc. But watching the worse team in the NBA was not "must see tv" to me.
I am a Sox fan...when they start losing, I start watching stuff that is more interesting. Same with the Bears. I have NO INTEREST in the last game of the season. It means nothing.
How am I a fan? I have watched every draft since the late 1980's. I remember going to a friend's house across the street and bragging about the Bulls getting Stacey King. I have bought tickets to games going back to 1995-1998 and then going to see them in 2007 against the Heat and the Pistons in the playoffs. I have seen damn near every Bull you speak of, not interested in watching sucky basketball over the course of six months.
You can be a Bulls fan and an NBA fan. That is why I appreciated other teams and their talent.
Wasn't going to watch some guy named Larue or old ass Hersey Hawkins when I had a Nintendo 64 and a playstation in the house.
Sorry.
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