the bandwagon is the official vehicle of nut-riders everywhere.

ain't nothin worse than somebody that has rode for the lakers/bulls/spurs/cavs/heat/warriors in their lifetimes.

and i mean RODE for them. poppin shit & the whole 9.

and to clarify: i'm not saying you rode for 1 of the aforementioned teams. nah, you was on ALL of em. cuz whoever was hot at the time, that's who you were with.

pick a team and stick with them. forever.

Poll result (16 votes) right here. been down since Run TMC (3 votes) Vote prolly cheering for whatever team lebron was on at the time (6 votes) Vote in middle school (1 votes) Vote Golden State ain't got no fans. all them people screamin for steph curry (6 votes) Vote

Man, I been a fan since Rod Higgins was getting minutes

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Golden State, holding your fate in the palm of my hand
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...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

involving carlesimo.

but oh that was earlier than 3 years ago.

edit: still waiting on a new keyboard. this L button ain't working, but ain't that some synchronicity.

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But hell, what do I know?

Lifelong fan also

But I really am like... where were these fans at even in '13 when it was SA vs GSW in the western conf semis?!

Like the amount of blue/yellow I see out here has tripled in that time it's nuts

But I'll converse with a new GSW fan all day before I talk to someone who's a GSW fan cause they like Curry... Ayesha Curry


And really it's a byproduct of your team doing well, we all know that. SA has its bandwagoners too

Since Chris Mullin was a foul-prone shooting-guard with a busted hair helmet.

Since the days of Larry Smith Fan Club doing the Pee-Wee to "Tequilla" during the fourth quarter.

Since the days when they'd play Aretha's "Respect" during a time-out in the midst of a late game runs.

Fuck that, I've seen fire and I've seen rain with this team. Can't nobody tell me shit.

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>Since Chris Mullin was a foul-prone shooting-guard with a
>busted hair helmet.
>
>Since the days of Larry Smith Fan Club doing the Pee-Wee to
>"Tequilla" during the fourth quarter.
>
>Since the days when they'd play Aretha's "Respect" during a
>time-out in the midst of a late game runs.
>
>Fuck that, I've seen fire and I've seen rain with this team.
>Can't nobody tell me shit.

exactly.

first game i attended was the carrol and floyd team against moses malone's bullets. warriors, of course, lost. back when i think george karl was the coach.

don't have as good a chance as san antonio...

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Are you a diehard Spurs fan by any chance?

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

but now your anger is more sensible since both teams are somewhat close to each other in terms of dominance this year.

I do wonder how many more years Pop will coach. I have to think Kawhi's future growth is going to extend Pop's reign for the Spurs.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

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that was funny

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Kobe haters went crazy tryna find the next dude that was better than bean...mcgrady, iverson, Vince etc. Finally bron came along.

Bron haters gave bron his due while he was reigning, nobody was propping durant or Wade as being better, we just clowned bron for shrively scrotums (c)basa from time to time.

Then steph curry happened...organically. just goes to show how forced kobe haters were and how mature bron haters are

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

i think michael jordan the person is a dick. admittedly, i don't know every single thing about him but from what i've seen, mj's a dick.

but i would never argue how solidified his position is in the top 5 dead or alive club.

you can not like somebody but don't discount their talent...

it could never be that serious

I switched my baseball team but it was a legit downgrade at that time.

I grew up a Braves fan since my family was from Georgia. My ol man & grandpop had us watching them all the time. I was a military brat and we were never stationed anywhere near Georgia as we grew up. So I was lucky that TBS showed them nationwide.

But then TBS decided to stop showing the games and that was right around the time we moved to Florida (2005). So me & my girl (she was a Reds fan) both picked up the Rays.

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

I don't keep up with who follows which team but I've seen cats go to war because someone claimed a new, hot team.

Born & raised in Illadelph, too.

Just want to put that out there for when the Sixers finally start doing something with all of these lottery picks.

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a short span of time?


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Thus, I mostly root for players.

Since I really enjoy Steph, I find myself rooting for GSW.

Also rooting for the Knicks cuz I said before the draft that Porzingod would be a beast and it's been great watching him. If the Knicks could only ditch that bum Melo and build a team around Three 6 Latvia, they might be getting somewhere.

Anyhow, those are the two teams I'll go out of my way to watch.

teams
with that said it's only one team I really don't like
and that's LA...mainly cause of Kobe bitch ass

but yeah...I like basketball...so I like different teams....

and wind up pickin someone to ride wit playoff time


football is completely different

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Coolin...

Football too.
I mean I root for the hometown team, but they aren't always my favorite.
Soccer is the only sport where I have that kind of intense loyalty to one team.

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"You can't beat white people. You can only knock them out."

Everyone loves a winner.... and people who ain't really into basketball like that just wanna be apart of something. It's that simple.

fuck you.

I'd fully support drone striking any bandwagon fan

Hell, any bandwagon fan of any team actually


If you ain't riding with the team you grew up supporting since childhood then fuck all the way outta here

like...as a diehard lifelong blue jays and raptors fan, i watch every game. the blue jays made the most incredible run last season and all of a sudden the whole country was the "biggest fan ever"...the same way when the raptors made the playoffs a couple years ago and their "we the north" campaign started....WHO FUCKING CARES? Your team is now awesome, what you think fair weather fans *aren't* gonna get hyped about an awesome team?? just enjoy the ride. your team is great. you want the place empty and silent?

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fuck you.

Warriors arena has always been loud and sold out games in my lifetime. Even when we sucked. We don't need the extra bandwagon fans to boost that


Hell its actually the opposite effect now. Oracle arena ain't as loud as it used to be in years past before the bandwagon tech transplant dweebs started buying tix

It was Game 3 of the opening round series against the Jazz. We'd taken two from them in Utah and had game back to finish the job. On top of that, it was the night the gave Mitch Richmond the ROY award. It was fucking deafening. So loud that it hurt.

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filling 15-20k in a major city like the Bay, LA, Toronto, New York, Boston, is easy. filling a 35-50k basball stadium, is less easy.

if you think the fans that aren't at games don't matter, you are misinformed. the wild TV ratings that occur when teams get good translates to BIG advertising dollars, which lends itself to teams making bigger splashes in trade deadlins/free agency. its good for the city/team when EVERYONE jumps on board. getting a 15k to attend a game in a city of millions? foh that's bare minimum.

unless a team is going 15-67 over a season, it's not that hard to sell out games.

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"I *always* quote myself. I'm the only reliable source on *most* subjects" - OKP's First Lady of Knowledge, Janey

during gary st. jean.

but yeah, the arena was always loud during the dark ages. i remember it particularly during antown jamison's tenure, and then when they started showing vital signs under eric musselman.

http://www.youtube.com/user/gumzization
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it seems that most heads in my city went from being a lakers fan to a warriors fan. I can only think that once the Kings finally get back in the playoffs, that its going to be the same for bandwagon king fans. Which probably wont happen for many years, unfortunately.

we keep it moving,

Or is that an old, outdated rumor.

The first interactive/farm2fork/ arena of its kind running off of solar panels

we keep it moving,

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But hell, what do I know?

Bandwagoning isn't as frowned upon because of the constant movement of "stars", it doesn't seem to be as ingrained into civic fabric like baseball or football - except in certain cities, and plus with such a long season (and hellishly long playoffs) - it's tough for a casual fan to latch on until the playoffs or even the semi-finals.

Streets won't let me chill.

Pretty much

that said, as much as i dont respect band wagoners as true fans, it's one hell of a great problem to have. what irks me even more are the Warrior haters at bars/restaurants rooting for opponents just to hate.

plus, three years ago they were a hot team, 5 years ago would be a better window.

i'm more surprised at all the recent Clippers fans. now where the hell where they?

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Never like the whole shoot 3's all day shit. I hate Clay's game, Even though I see improvement.

Curry is about money driving to the hoop as he is hitting the 29-footer.

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That's there bread and butter.

Draymond has gotten better at shooting 3s, but that's him improving his game. He always go to the rack, catches lobs, etc.

Now, they have very few back-to-basket, post-up players. But that's not the same as always launching 3s.

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I don't really care if he's been shooting 3's since way back when. Both Geen and Iggy should rarely attempt them. I would think it would be a better idea for them to go for easy buckets. Green should work on I'm proving in other areas of his offensive game seriously.

We need more of this stance and less bandwagonera

fuck 'em.

fuck you.

be on their bandwagon, but for most of this decade, the Clippers acquired the most new fans.

Hell, I'm PISSED that the YMCA's here are now the "Future Clippers" or some wack garbage shit. It was aaaaaaaaaalways Lakers.

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i mean, i'd HOPE the Clippers get more love but i'm cynical about LA fans. so i assume the worst.

fuck you.

Felt like they would have decent squads that were fun to watch, but Sterling ultimately never cared enough to really lead them to glory. And as a Lakers fan, we'll never get over the BS CP3 trade

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and Sacramento fans have always been bandwagoners...

>and Sacramento fans have always been bandwagoners...

maybe the energy's changed, as i haven't been to a game out there since rick adelman's early 2000's run, but arco was one of the loudest arenas i've ever been in.

and, the kings *did* stay in sacramento instead of moving to seattle, despite having like five years in a row of only 20 or 30 wins a season.

i've always known sac fans to be unwavering.

>i've always known sac fans to be unwavering.

I think Kings fans have more irrational Warrior hate than the next guy, especially since crowds are 50/50 when the Dubs visit Arco. But I chalk that up to more Warriors fans down to make the trip than have to pony up cash to watch at Oracle. Club 200 over $100 now? GTFO

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>>and Sacramento fans have always been bandwagoners...
>
>maybe the energy's changed, as i haven't been to a game out
>there since rick adelman's early 2000's run, but arco was one
>of the loudest arenas i've ever been in.
>
>and, the kings *did* stay in sacramento instead of moving to
>seattle, despite having like five years in a row of only 20 or
>30 wins a season.
>
>i've always known sac fans to be unwavering.
>
Yes, because none of those people were at ARCO 10 years prior......

i dont think any of the warriors fans in OKS are even from Oakland/SF other than mrhood

the warriors fans in nyc are insufferable.

im guessing theyre like that nationwide.

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the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

You hate the Warriors all because of me


This is fascinating

no wonder you wash cars in Sacramento.

you get two replies a month from me. this is one of them.

choose wisely.

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no other bay area cities


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two whole replies. Thats generous given the numerous other back and forths you've been known to engage in on here

and since they won the chip last year, I see nothing but people rocking Warriors gear EVERYWHERE. Even moreso than Lakers or Clippers gear. And that's no matter where in So Cal I go, OC/LA/San Diego , etc.

Even the stores have more Warriors gear than any other team down here.

Now don't get me wrong, I know there are a lot of transplants from the Bay in So Cal but since they won the chip, I see more fandom down here than I've ever seen.

I'm (kinda) joking.

But yeah. Born n raised folks over like 21 are riding with whatever team they have been with forever.

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dub nation has eclipsed the SF giants bandwagon in terms of shamelessness.

why? because circa pre-2013 most people in the bay area COULDN'T CARE LESS about the sport itself. "sorry, flash, i'm just into basketball." -- the stock response at the espresso machine, in the meeting room, at the bar.

fast forward to today, and now you got insufferable tech bros hosting "ugly sweater" warriors game happy hours in fucking uptown!! era art bar... mad oak by the lake. i ain't even lying.

several years ago she would've mentally lumped him in with the rest of the "nba thugs", but now becky in russian hill just loves her draymond bobble head!!

exponential population boom from newly-transplanted millennials + new championship teams = perfect storm of bandwagon calamity.

re: folks who actually watched the NBA, most of these flat-billed-hat asian/filipino niggas you see all over? they were riding for the lakers five years ago. oracle arena was basically staples center north.

at least the giants fans get a bit of pass, since most *actually watched the sport*, even if happened to be their home state twins, tigers and indians.

(respect for the long-time W's fans, though. i know several, whom i went to games with many years ago, and whom incidentally aren't too happy lacob's moving the team to SF.)

it makes me like less of a hater. But I've been here since '11 and it's honestly crazy. Shameless is the perfect word

>re: folks who actually watched the NBA, most of these
>flat-billed-hat asian/filipino niggas you see all over? they
>were riding for the lakers five years ago. oracle arena was
>basically staples center north.

Same dudes traded in their Kobe's now hooping in Curry's

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just moved back to the bay a few months ago after 10 years in la and this is heaven to me

i wish there had been bandwagoners there so i had more people to talk to about hte dubs, but i didn't really find anybody that gave up on the lakers to be honest

i get why non-warriors fans would be mad about the constant praise/attention/etc. but i don't really care lol

and even now its wild to me that folks down south are warriors fans now- thats definitely some bandwagon shit. but to act like the warriors don't have a fanbase is straight up ignorant.

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Just moved to the Bay Area. But I'm a big MSU fan because I went there, so I'm a big Draymond Green fan. Everyone here wears Curry's number but I after my first Warriors game, I had to get a Draymond tee.

The Warriors are a good team, so I understand the bandwagon jumping.

"We don't make mistakes, we just have happy little accidents" - Bob Ross

"I'm wearing a MSU Tshirt because I went to MSU, you are wearing a UM Tshirt because you went to Walmart!" -unknown.

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The game would get passing mentions but "hey we have a bouncy house for the kids"

http://themichaeljacksonarchives.tumblr.com/

GS at least is entertaining with their spacing and style of play, only thing better would be Mike D'antoni as coach....that many bandwagoners and just as many mad and upset

<-Fear Ameer

I get tired of bandwagon accusers. Team rosters can be nearly completely different from year to year. I like to be a fan of what teams can do. Not their potential. And not some stupid brand loyalty. I am a fan of people, not products.

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now I respect Steph and Klay because those cats can shoot the lights out and Draymond is the truth and i admire what they have accomplished, however South Beach Knows how to party and the Miami Heat are where it is at.

D Wade and Whiteside folks ain't ready

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Miami Heat, New York Yankees,buffalo bills

but that about it.

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

the cavs are weak sauce just waiting to blow up. have you seen those turkeys? Kyrie and Love are about Fun, they ain't on Bron's page.

i ain't worried about no cleveland they need to hope Bosh don't come back and good.

Bow WOW Lue is in over his head. David Blatt wasn't the problem,

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Miami Heat, New York Yankees,buffalo bills

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/03/magazine/what-happened-when-venture-capitalists-took-over-the-golden-state-warriors.html?rref=collection%2Fspotlightcollection%2Fgreat-reads&action=click&contentCollection=us®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection

Since then, it's only gotten more feverish now with Curry, but 2007 is when the Warriors started transitioning to one of the favorite teams. Plus, they've always had a dope name and one of the dopest jerseys (the city).

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people were just like wait.....

Wild thing is, I FOR REAL called it that they would beat Dallas as soon as Playoffs were announced? Why? Because I had played against them on 2K7 and said "yo........they got a squad to be an 8 seed."

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NO ONE saw that upset coming, and the buzz was pretty much gone by the end of the next season --- when snoop and jessica alba had put back on their laker jerseys --- until mark jax's first or second year.

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baron davis? please.

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back then, first round exits even with Run DMC doing intros. Chris Webber was gonna bring them to the next level, but then he left after a year. Then, it was just dark ages forever until 2007. So this current crop may have started more around then.

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