1st Round Boston vs Atlanta - Detroit Pistons Fan Community

max · #1 (**permalink**) 04-22-2008, 07:17 PM

1st Round Boston vs Atlanta

Dumars4Ever · #2 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 11:26 AM

So Mike Bibby is calling out Boston for being filled with bandwagon-a$% cats:

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The Hawks point guard lit into Celtics fans before practice Tuesday, calling them "bandwagon jumpers."

"They were kind of loud at the beginning," he said. "But a lot of these fans are bandwagon jumpers trying to get on this now. I played here last year, too, and I didn't see three-fourths of them. They're for the team now, and they might get a little rowdy, but that's about it."

When asked if he thought they were fair-weather fans, joining the party only after the Celtics' offseason trades that brought Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to town, Bibby didn't hesitate to pour more gasoline on the fire.

"You could say that," he said. "I remember them having bags on their heads [last season]. It's a different look. I guess that's what happens when you win."

Bibby and Josh Smith were the most noticeable targets of a small section of fans at TD Banknorth Garden on Sunday. The two got into a verbal sparring match with some of the crowd as they left the floor at the end of Game 1.

"It's good that they know I'm here," Bibby said. "It was just a little confrontation to get them involved a little bit. But they are fair-weather fans if you ask me."

I understand that pro athletes expect support from their fans even when their team isn't good, but this is obviously going too far. Why should anyone be surprised that Celtics fans weren't showing up the last few years, and that some of them had bags on their heads? That team was disgracefully bad for each of the past two seasons. You can't honestly expect anyone's fans to get excited for the crap that team was putting out there. Like in the (wildly unlikely) event that the Knicks get a whole lot better all of a sudden, how could anyone criticize their fans for not having stuck by them in recent times?

roscoe36 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 11:39 AM

Bibby is just playing mind games. I like it. The game needs some more of this trash talk and rivalry. I dislike seeing Sheed blow kisses at the competition.

To hell with Boston. And Atlanta.

Dumars4Ever · #4 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 11:44 AM

It doesn't really matter what Bibby says in this series, since his team obviously has no chance at all. I can appreciate some trash talk, but the mindset behind his comments goes too far in the "you fans need to root for us no matter what we do, or else you're just bandwagon jumpers" direction. Pro athletes who feel that entitled are harder to root for, IMO. Fans of crappy teams have no other leverage to demand improvement outside of criticizing or withholding their support in some way.

max · #5 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 11:45 AM

I agree, it should be a bit heated in the post-season. Like our old Pacer, Miami and NJ series used to be like.

Dumars4Ever · #6 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 11:59 AM

I just think it's kind of lame to go after another team's fans for something like that. There's plenty of stuff to say about the Celtics themselves, like that moronic jersey-popping nonsense, so stick with that and leave the fans out of it.

Delfino Delivers · #7 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dumars4Ever

I just think it's kind of lame to go after another team's fans for something like that. There's plenty of stuff to say about the Celtics themselves, like that moronic jersey-popping nonsense, so stick with that and leave the fans out of it.

What exactly does the "jersey popping" represent? I don't get it?

Dumars4Ever · #8 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 02:29 PM

Here's an article I just found about college players doing it, from a couple of years ago:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/sp...2uniforms.html

Oddly enough, the article predicted that the trend would not migrate up to the NBA, but this year's Celtics didn't get the memo.

roscoe36 · #9 (**permalink**) 04-26-2008, 10:36 PM

GOD BLESS ATLANTA!

Up over 10 in the 4th of Game 3. Giving the Celtics all they can handle.

GO HAWKS!

CloudWalker · #10 (**permalink**) 04-26-2008, 10:40 PM

Boston looks tired.

Fatigued leg syndrome?