Posted on 06/05/2002 9:50:49 PM PDT by diamond6
I pity you. The Warriors suck! So do the Clippers for that matter! So, because you're a NoCal, you have that NoCal bias.
I was rooting for the Kings not only because I have despised the Lakers ever since I became a Warriors fan, but because they -- like the Yankees of the past decade -- are heralded as conquerors before they have earned the distinction.
Jealous? Another reason for bias.
Even if they turn out to be right, it is profound disrespectful to the other competitors to suggest that they shouldn't even bother playing. And here you are, singing "We Are The Champions" before game 2 of the Finals. Typical.
Ha! This is particularly amusing. What can I say, I love to sing, and "We Are The Champions" is one of my favorite songs. Did you in the Bible it says to speak what you want as if you have it, before you get it?
BTW, I have never suggested that we not play the championship. I'm enjoying it. And I don't see what it is so disrespectful about calling ourselves champions. We are the reigning back to back champions, are we not?
Fans like yourself are part of the reason I root against teams like the Lakers, the Yankees, the Red Wings, Miami University, Notre Dame, and the Williams sisters.
Fans like you make it all the more enjoyable, when we win. I love the fact that there are so many people that hate the Lakers, because it means the focus will always be on them.
After the Lakers won game 6 a local radio host for Sacramento wanted to interview some Laker fans about their hopes of winning game 7 in Sacramento. The very first one was asked, "So do you think your team can pull off an upset like this one more time in Sacramento?
Laker fan, "You mean they have to play another game?"
The Nets gave the Lakers so much respect that Collins was asking Shaq for an autograph late in the fourth quarter with about a minute to go in the game. Just look at the replay, even the refs called this one wrong, you see Collins draped all over Shaq's back with both hands swating Shaq's body five or six times. After the sixth time, and three seconds in the paint later, one of refs blew the whistle and thought that Collins was fouling Shaq! Collins was just looking for a pen!
The Nets looked like a High School team in awe of finally playing a real NBA Team.
A couple of Lakers Fans drove from LA to game seven in Sacramento. While in the parking lot at Arco Arena they told a Kings fan how easy it was to get tickets, they bought theirs right after game six.
"Really? Game seven was sold out 10 minutes after the tickets went on sale. What section are you in?"
Lakers fan, "Section 114."
Kings fan, "That's a great location, season ticket holders sit there. What row?"
"Row 17."
Kings fan, "That's funny our rows have letters, not numbers. Can I see your tickets?"
The two Lakers fans drove to Sacramento, after they bought two ten dollar tickets to view the game on the big screen in the Staples Center!
Before the series with the Lakers, I had a great deal of respect for Shaq and Kobe. I am really a fan of the NBA, because of that I went to Kings games to watch the great teams and players play. The powder blue Kings looked forward to draft picks in October, so while you hoped the Kings would beat the real teams at home, you went to games because you loved the game.
After Shaq's classless comments about how the Kings could only win by cheating, I discounted Shaq as a favorite of mine. After Kobe lied about food poisoning for several days, and after he let Bibby head butt his forearm, Kobe lost most favored player status. Jackson never had my respect, I could coach the Lakers now and take them to the playoffs. I could have sat on the sideline while Jordan and Pippen managed the Bulls.
Jackson, the Lakers, the media, and Laker fans had nothing but disrespect for the Kings prior to their series. Only a Socal attorney would disrespect them now.
Sure the Kings fans are whinners, but the three LA radio stations were lined up with fans doing the same thing, and about the same thing, referees. Even if the league does nothing to change the referee problem, the Kings are fortunate now to have a team that has a chance against 5v8.
I hope the Lakers make it to the conference finals next year, we would pefer them over the Mavs or the Spurs. You as a typical, arrogant, Laker fan will make the victory much sweeter.
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