Heat fans. When did you become a fan?

[poido123]

No Bullshit.

Just the straight up truth.

[Jameerthefear]

omg i <3 lebron dats y

[imdaman99]

Would they even know the Zo, Hardaway, Dan Majerle, Mashburn, PJ Brown days?

[TheMan]

No Bullshit.

Just the straight up truth.
I've been a fan since 1978...I've seen all of their two chips, mang:rockon:




Seriously, like 95% of these so-called Heat fans became that on July 2010, fukking frontrunners:facepalm

[Ai2death]

Would they even know the Zo, Hardaway, Dan Majerle, Mashburn, PJ Brown days?

Fark, PJ Brown, Haven't heard that name for a long time.

[TheMan]

Would they even know the Zo, Hardaway, Dan Majerle, Mashburn, PJ Brown days?
Nope...but dey diehard Heat fans doe.

Rony Seikaly, Brian Grant, Harold Minor...

[DaSeba5]

Around 2003 when I was 10. I started to get into basketball then and Wade naturally became my favorite player of all time.

[Mr Exlax]

What does that matter though? I mean, we're these guys old enough to even know who they were or watch them play you think?

[Ai2death]

Not a Heat fan, but I did see all 3 of their rings,

Gotta say, I found the 06 one so much more amazing, perhaps cause it was their first? I'm not sure, but the feeling, the aura, Young D Wade and an aging Shaq, Hustle Haslem and shooter/defender Posey.

The other 2 for me at least were like, meh so you got a ring.

[NumberSix]

2004. Obvi.

[HEAT111]

When Shaq arrived. I was really a huge Shaq fan, mostly because of the movies that were aired on the Disney Channel. When I found out he was traded to the Miami Heat, I knew something big was going to happen. Didn't know much about the NBA until I began watching the 2005 ECF against the Pistons.

[Dr. Ice]

If you're not from miami then i can't acknowledge someone who calls themselves a heat fan.

EDIT: With the only exception being that their parents were heat fans

[Flash31]

This has got to be the 500th time this question has been asked

I realize you hate the Heat.
The heat have a lot of bandwagoners and new fans
and the Heat are currently winning and are most spotlighted,talked about,criticized team at the moment.

But at the same time
Ive never seen anyone asking these questions
and criticism towards the Celtics and its fans,Laker fans,Bulls fans,Spurs fans.

I get that its currently "cool" to hate on the Heat
but damn hypocritical much.

Most Laker fans probably wouldnt be able to name or know who
some bench players were on Shaq-Kobe and
were most likely Bulls fans or always winning

Bulls fans were most likely Bos-Det-LAL fans

Every winning team had and still has bandwagoners and player stans
but I guess bc its "cool" to hate the heat
their fans are only ones questioned about when they became a fan
and can they name 12th man 20 yrs ago or past stars.


But to answer your q,
since I started becoming fully invested in NBA
and not just watching players,big teams,games
every now and then
So since 2003
a heat fan since I became fully invested and started watchin

[NumberSix]

If you're not from miami then i can't acknowledge someone who calls themselves a heat fan.

EDIT: With the only exception being that their parents were heat fans
What if you're from Davie? :confusedshrug:

[DaSeba5]

If you're not from miami then i can't acknowledge someone who calls themselves a heat fan.

EDIT: With the only exception being that their parents were heat fans

I'm from West Palm Beach, which is like an hour/90 minutes north. That doesn't count?

[Jameerthefear]

If you're not from miami then i can't acknowledge someone who calls themselves a heat fan.

EDIT: With the only exception being that their parents were heat fans
I'm not from Orlando, but I'm an Orlando fan :confusedshrug:

[Dr. Ice]

I'm from West Palm Beach, which is like an hour/90 minutes north. That doesn't count?
That counts. I shoulda said if you're not from the state instead of not from the city.

[poido123]

This has got to be the 500th time this question has been asked

I realize you hate the Heat.
The heat have a lot of bandwagoners and new fans
and the Heat are currently winning and are most spotlighted,talked about,criticized team at the moment.

But at the same time
Ive never seen anyone asking these questions
and criticism towards the Celtics and its fans,Laker fans,Bulls fans,Spurs fans.

I get that its currently "cool" to hate on the Heat
but damn hypocritical much.

Most Laker fans probably wouldnt be able to name or know who
some bench players were on Shaq-Kobe and
were most likely Bulls fans or always winning

Bulls fans were most likely Bos-Det-LAL fans

Every winning team had and still has bandwagoners and player stans
but I guess bc its "cool" to hate the heat
their fans are only ones questioned about when they became a fan
and can they name 12th man 20 yrs ago or past stars.


But to answer your q,
since I started becoming fully invested in NBA
and not just watching players,big teams,games
every now and then
So since 2003
a heat fan since I became fully invested and started watchin


Fair enough.

It's the first and last time I ask this.

I vaguely remember a similar thread, but I just wanted a rough idea of who is a fan or not going into the season. And of course a reference thread that I can go back to and see who might jump to another bandwagon if things go wrong for the Heat this year :cheers:

[Flash31]

If you became a fan of the Bulls bc of Jordan,
Lakers bc of Kobe or always winning,Spurs for winning,
Celtics for being greatest winner

you dont have a foot to stand on and criticize or hate

And if were going for you have to be from that area then most nba fans of a team are disqualified as fans of it

I really dont get the massive hate towards Heat fans
I can understand the Hate for the Heat,but its
beyond comical at this point with people trashing the heat and its fans
and almost the whole majority of those people hating are
either
Bulls,Lakers,Celtics,Knicks fans
I mean really

just beyond comical

[GrapeApe]

I started getting into basketball around '91-'92. I actually would listen to games on the radio because our cable didn't provide Florida Sportschannel which broadcasted all the Heat games. Yeah, I'm old. (Well not really)

[DaSeba5]

That counts. I shoulda said if you're not from the state instead of not from the city.

The thing is that not every state has a team, and some states have several.

[Ai2death]

Let it be known, I'm a Denver fan... So if we win this year, I'm still with Denver haha

[branslowski]

No Bullshit.

Just the straight up truth.

Inb4 n!ggas come in here lyin talkin bout they been fans since Alonzo Morning had hair.:roll: :roll:

Just post 2010' or 2012' and make it easy on ya self.

[poido123]

I started getting into basketball around '91-'92. I actually would listen to games on the radio because our cable didn't provide Florida Sportschannel which broadcasted all the Heat games. Yeah, I'm old. (Well not really)

:cheers:

You're not part of the "fan up" clan or the Bieber-like bron stans. Kudos!

[branslowski]

If you became a fan of the Bulls bc of Jordan,
Lakers bc of Kobe or always winning,Spurs for winning,
Celtics for being greatest winner

you dont have a foot to stand on and criticize or hate

And if were going for you have to be from that area then most nba fans of a team are disqualified as fans of it

I really dont get the massive hate towards Heat fans
I can understand the Hate for the Heat,but its
beyond comical at this point with people trashing the heat and its fans
and almost the whole majority of those people hating are
either
Bulls,Lakers,Celtics,Knicks fans
I mean really

just beyond comical

Spoken like a true 2012' fan.:applause:

[kamil]

Glenn Rice, greatest Heat player of all time.

[Flash31]

Fair enough.

It's the first and last time I ask this.

I vaguely remember a similar thread, but I just wanted a rough idea of who is a fan or not going into the season. And of course a reference thread that I can go back to and see who might jump to another bandwagon if things go wrong for the Heat this year :cheers:


well you know already
who the LeBron stans are and whos what.

But like I said EVERY team
especially every winning team has bandwagoners and player stans

and with the Heat
You are either for or against them period


I just dont see why theres so much hate toward Miami fans
and people are constantly trashing Mia,Heat,and its fans

Its like instead of people hyping their team,praising them
they go on and on trashing and hating the heat and its fans

From Everywhere

Barkley always trashes them
Kerr and Reggie were comentators for heat games and were trashing them and hating at every go and always say theyll lose
Magic Johnson hates them and talks like its a personal grudge until soneone praises him and then he gets the stick outta his a$$
That old as dust commentator is beyond obsessed hating on them

The Heat won yhe Finals with lowest fta ever and yet its always an excuse,
refs,asterisk,injuries anything to justify hating on them
and discrediting them

There hasnt been a more hated team than Miami ever
and all for what really
I dont get it but hey

[kNicKz]

Glenn Rice, greatest Heat player of all time.

:biggums:

[Flash31]

Spoken like a true 2012' fan.:applause:

again no

But do tell
are you a fan of
Chi,Bos,LAL,NY,SA

if ya are then just stop

Been a fan of the Heat since 03,no not 88,not
since Naismith invented Basketball,but 03 when I became fully invested and started watching the NBA

But do tell,if when or how somebody becane a fan
What affect does it have on you,

It clearly seems like a personal issue to a lot of yall
and really bothers yall

If ya arent a Heat fan,STFU about its fans and when they became fans
bc Youre not a heat fan so it shouldnt bother you

The only people that it should bother are actual Heat fans
of when bandwagoners jumped and why theyre all of a sudden heat fans

But even then,unless that persons a LeBron stan,
I really dont give a sht bc The heat are winning
Everyone realizes winning teams have bandwagons
and the fact Im a Heat fan not a Heat fans fan

It dont affect me,
Im not a player stan,Heat fan,If my team has bandwagoners that must mean its doing smthg right

[poido123]

well you know already
who the LeBron stans are and whos what.

But like I said EVERY team
especially every winning team has bandwagoners and player stans

and with the Heat
You are either for or against them period


I just dont see why theres so much hate toward Miami fans
and people are constantly trashing Mia,Heat,and its fans

Its like instead of people hyping their team,praising them
they go on and on trashing and hating the heat and its fans

From Everywhere

Barkley always trashes them
Kerr and Reggie were comentators for heat games and were trashing them and hating at every go and always say theyll lose
Magic Johnson hates them and talks like its a personal grudge until soneone praises him and then he gets the stick outta his a$$
That old as dust commentator is beyond obsessed hating on them

The Heat won yhe Finals with lowest fta ever and yet its always an excuse,
refs,asterisk,injuries anything to justify hating on them
and discrediting them

There hasnt been a more hated team than Miami ever
and all for what really
I dont get it but hey


Mostly. But then a new wave of members join up and then you have to sort out the real fans from the idiots.

[Flash31]

Glenn Rice, greatest Heat player of all time.

No just NO

Wade,Mourning,LeBron,Hardaway

Wade is the GOAT heat player period
Period

Brought Miami to Finals first,First ever Championship,Finals MVP,
helped bring LeBron and Bosh to Mia,
Holds most Mia records,About to be his 11th season with the Heat,
helped take them to 4 Finals,put on one of Goat Finals performances for the Heat and in NBA


Glenn Rice Really?Really?

[poido123]

Let it be known, I'm a Denver fan... So if we win this year, I'm still with Denver haha


:lol

[NumberSix]

I would agree that "Denver Nuggets" is the best name in the NBA.

[Flash31]

Mostly. But then a new wave of members join up and then you have to sort out the real fans from the idiots.

Its like the Kobe fans when Lakers were winning
or how all of a sudden theres a crapload of DRose,Bulls fans
or dirk,Mavs fans in 2011 (Wtf happened to them)

Yo can already tell whos what,which team,player stan or not?,bandwagoner

sure theyll probably be a bandwagon like how all of a sudden a lot of people were Spurs fans and Mavs fans

but Really Whatever,Why should it bother you
Its like that for every sport,bandwagon like
how there were a crapload of Red Wings fans and now a crapload of Blackhawks fans,same with Bulls,Lakers,Celtics

like how people were fans of Patriots,Cowboys
or Yankees,Red Sox,Cubs

Why let them bother you?

[Nuff Said]

Spoken like a true 2012' fan.:applause:

You clown his post as if he wasn't making valid points.

[poido123]

I would agree that "Denver Nuggets" is the best name in the NBA.

Denver Nuggets

Before the Modern team there was an original NBA team called the Nuggets. Both teams take their name from the Colorado Gold rush of 1859.

If I were a Nuggets fan, I would petition to get a new name. Nuggets is just degrading IMO.

[branslowski]

You clown his post as if he wasn't making valid points.

Not clowning his post. He defending his Fresh 2010' fandom of da Heat.

[NumberSix]

Denver Nuggets

Before the Modern team there was an original NBA team called the Nuggets. Both teams take their name from the Colorado Gold rush of 1859.

If I were a Nuggets fan, I would petition to get a new name. Nuggets is just degrading IMO.
How? Is "nugget" considered an insult or something in Australia? What's degrading about being a golden nugget?

[poido123]

How? Is "nugget" considered an insult or something in Australia? What's degrading about being a golden nugget?

Nuggets over here can mean a small piece of shit.

Is that not the same for you guys? :biggums:

[DaSeba5]

Denver Nuggets

Before the Modern team there was an original NBA team called the Nuggets. Both teams take their name from the Colorado Gold rush of 1859.

If I were a Nuggets fan, I would petition to get a new name. Nuggets is just degrading IMO.

huh? Why?

[NumberSix]

Nuggets over here can mean a small piece of shit.

Is that not the same for you guys? :biggums:
And over here "bull" can mean a large, manly lesbian. So what? It isn't used in that way regarding the team.

[DaSeba5]

Nuggets over here can mean a small piece of shit.

Is that not the same for you guys? :biggums:

No it's a piece of gold

[poido123]

No it's a piece of gold


This means little to me. I am not a Nuggets fan, but I know here it means something different but also a piece of gold...

Since I am not from Denver, any good suggestions for a name change?

Denver Dustkickers
Denver Cowboys
Denver Rockies
Denver ...

[NumberSix]

This means little to me. I am not a Nuggets fan, but I know here it means something different but also a piece of gold...

Since I am not from Denver, any good suggestions for a name change?
Any suggestion for a name change for Chicago?

[CelticBaller]

If you became a fan of the Bulls bc of Jordan,
Lakers bc of Kobe or always winning,Spurs for winning,
Celtics for being greatest winner

you dont have a foot to stand on and criticize or hate

So I get a pass? Great :banana:

fvck all of u bandwagoners piece of shit scumbags :banana: :rockon:

[poido123]

Any suggestion for a name change for Chicago?

:no:

[TheMan]

Any suggestion for a name change for Chicago?
Chicago Gs as in Gangsters:lol

A tommygun with a fedora could be our logo:applause:
http://www.carpenoctem.tv/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/al-capone.jpg

[NumberSix]

Chicago Gs as in Gangsters:lol

A tommygun with a fedora could be our logo:applause:
http://www.carpenoctem.tv/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/al-capone.jpg
Gs......

Grease dipped polish sausages?

[TheMan]

Gs......

Grease dipped polish sausages?
:no: That would make more sense if the Bears were to change their name:oldlol:

Bears fan BTW

[NumberSix]

:no: That would make more sense if the Bears wers to change their name:oldlol:

Bears fan BTW
Another homosexual slang. :roll:

Bears, Bulls.... What's going on in Chicago?:confusedshrug:

[Flash31]

So I get a pass? Great :banana:

fvck all of u bandwagoners piece of shit scumbags :banana: :rockon:

I dont like bandwagoners or player stans either


reading past comments
If I saw some of these people in reality or actual fans heard it
They wouldve probably been decked in the face hard,or been ridiculed or not even been allowed to talk basketball period

I mean reading about the 2011 Finals here
and you have so called "fans" saying theyre glad the Heat didnt win bc DWade wouldve been Finals MVP,Fck You

Those type of fans are beyond pathetic,they shouldnt even be called fans
so glued to a players nuts that they would rather lose than someone else be deemed better those games on their own team,Fck you

Bandwagon fans arent fans,their frontrunners to the max,supporting or hating on whatever team or player is big,winning at the moment
every sport and every winning team or star has them

But at the same time,its also media driven
Look at NY,LACfanbase since they started winning
conpared to IND,SA fanbase

Look at Dal fanbase now compared to 2011

[TheMan]

Another homosexual slang. :roll:

Bears, Bulls.... What's going on in Chicago?:confusedshrug:
Never heard of Bear being a gay slang, neither Bull as a matter of fact...are you gonna say White Sox and Blackhawks are also gay slangs:confusedshrug:
http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/169/full/354.gif
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Chicago_Bulls_alternate_logo.gif
It's just a Bear and a Bull as mascot of the teams...are you sure you aren't the fruity one thinking of that in fakkit terms:confusedshrug:

[Legends66NBA7]

The NBA's fanbase is probably composed of a lot more younger fans than any other sport, so it's not rare for them to bandwagon what's the best team in the NBA. Happens to the best of teams with a nice destination and a lot of people.

If they became a fan from 2010... no problem, as long they don't switch during a season into Heat fans ala Shady6121 or whatever his name was. Same thing goes for any other fan.

[Ai2death]

Nuggets over here can mean a small piece of shit.

Is that not the same for you guys? :biggums:

Thanks :facepalm

Now whenever I watch my team play, I'll remember the shit.
I'm from Australia, but I always just thought of it as a gold nugget.
That said though, I do like the name and hope they keep it.
I wonder if we can resign Mutumbo?

[plowking]

Why does this only matter for Heat fans?

Is it because you want closure in the fact that bandwagoning on the best player while they're winning is okay? Like you did with Jordan and the Bulls?

[poido123]

The NBA's fanbase is probably composed of a lot more younger fans than any other sport, so it's not rare for them to bandwagon what's the best team in the NBA. Happens to the best of teams with a nice destination and a lot of people.

If they became a fan from 2010... no problem, as long they don't switch during a season into Heat fans ala Shady6121 or whatever his name was. Same thing goes for any other fan.


Good point.

Jury is still out on that one...

I guess what bothers me is the arrogance of those younger fans. I have gone through close to 15 years since the last championship and I know Legends your team hasn't won one. These "fans" haven't experienced a drought of success or know what getting knocked out year after year feels like yet..

[TheMan]

Why does this only matter for Heat fans?

Is it because you want closure in the fact that bandwagoning on the best player while they're winning is okay? Like you did with Jordan and the Bulls?
Born and raised in Chicago, as a little kid, while everyone in my school was either a Laker or Celtics fan (in Chicago, mind you:facepalm ), I was rooting for the Reggie Theus, Orlando Woolridge and Dave Corzine Bulls, and being made fun of by other Chicagoans:mad: :banghead:

I got the last laugh on those bums when they got on the Jordan Bulls bandwagon, though:pimp: :banana:

[poido123]

Why does this only matter for Heat fans?

Is it because you want closure in the fact that bandwagoning on the best player while they're winning is okay? Like you did with Jordan and the Bulls?

These "fans" we are calling out are arrogant and have yet to "earn their stripes" so to speak...

If you were a Jordan/Bulls fan, there's been a good 15 years since the last title. There was quite a few lean years after Jordan left, particularly between 1998 and 2004. We have gone through years of disappointment and loyalty to match the years of success etc.

[plowking]

These "fans" we are calling out are arrogant and have yet to "earn their stripes" so to speak...

If you were a Jordan/Bulls fan, there's been a good 15 years since the last title. There was quite a few lean years after Jordan left, particularly between 1998 and 2004. We have gone through years of disappointment and loyalty to match the years of success etc.

Earn your stripes as a fan?

Its a sport. You're allowed to support whoever you want. And its usually the bandwagoners from before who criticize those of today. Then when they get called on their own bullshit, they act offended.

Let people support who they want.

[aj1987]

Wow! Another thread about the Heat from poido. The insecurity is just astounding.

[HeatFanSince88]

since 88

[DaSeba5]

Did Laker fans get these kind of threads when they were winning? I don't get why people like to categorize us so much. I swear this thread comes up all of the time. Have you people ever been to South Florida and spoke to Heat fans? Do you people really think we're all like the people on ISH? This is just a bunch anonymous people on a internet forum talking about basketball. Why does the OP hate us so much?

[CelticBaller]

Did Laker fans get these kind of threads when they were winning? I don't get why people like to categorize us so much. I swear this thread comes up all of the time. Have you people ever been to South Florida and spoke to Heat fans? Do you people really think we're all like the people on ISH? This is just some anonymous people on a internet forum trolling people.
Lakers where the most hated franchise in ISH before the summer of 2010

[poido123]

Earn your stripes as a fan?

Its a sport. You're allowed to support whoever you want. And its usually the bandwagoners from before who criticize those of today. Then when they get called on their own bullshit, they act offended.

Let people support who they want.


You can support whoever you want.

What you're saying is fans shouldn't get criticised for being a poor fan. Why not? Players get criticised, so should fans..

[poido123]

Wow! Another thread about the Heat from poido. The insecurity is just astounding.

What does this thread have to do with insecurity :lol

Feathers ruffled? :confusedshrug:

[DaSeba5]

Lakers where the most hated franchise in ISH before the summer of 2010

I know that. That's why I asked. Did Laker fans have their fandom questioned left and right on ISH?

[plowking]

You can support whoever you want.

What you're saying is fans shouldn't get criticised for being a poor fan. Why not? Players get criticised, so should fans..

Poor fan? Based on what?

The whole forum bashes, and focuses its negative energy on 1 or 2 franchises on here. Heat getting 90% of the grunt.

Yeah, being payed to be a player and criticized is the same as being a fan. :oldlol:

The only time fans should be criticized is when they cheer injuries, like Bulls fans have in the past.

[aj1987]

What does this thread have to do with insecurity :lol

Feathers ruffled? :confusedshrug:
I don't make threads whining about the officiating when the Bulls are playing against some other team.

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Another Heat-related thread by pedo123. What a surprise :rolleyes:

[poido123]

Poor fan? Based on what?

The whole forum bashes, and focuses its negative energy on 1 or 2 franchises on here. Heat getting 90% of the grunt.

Yeah, being payed to be a player and criticized is the same as being a fan. :oldlol:

The only time fans should be criticized is when they cheer injuries, like Bulls fans have in the past.


:lol


You're acting like cheering injuries is the worst thing done from our two fanbases.

How about calling posters paedophiles? Since you want to bring up classless fans :no:

[poido123]

I don't make threads whining about the officiating when the Bulls are playing against some other team.

You don't, but other Heat fans on here do.

Would you like me to find one?

[HoopsFanNumero1]

:lol


You're acting like cheering injuries is the worst thing done from our two fanbases.

How about calling posters paedophiles? Since you want to bring up classless fans :no:

And you think that's worse that cheering for injuries?

[TheMan]

Poor fan? Based on what?

The whole forum bashes, and focuses its negative energy on 1 or 2 franchises on here. Heat getting 90% of the grunt.

Yeah, being payed to be a player and criticized is the same as being a fan. :oldlol:

The only time fans should be criticized is when they cheer injuries, like Bulls fans have in the past.
Or when team has to send them a letter to "fan up" or when they leave a Finals game early when the game hasn't been decided yet...

And to touch on your point about "Bulls fans cheer players injuries", first of all, that ins't isn't exclusive to Bulls fans. I remember back in 1992 playoffs vs the Cavs, Jordan was shaken up on a play and Cleveland fans cheered when it looked he was hurt. Then Danny Ferry took a hard hit on Jordan and a fight almost broke out. Ferry got ejected (deservedly so) and Cavs fans booed Jordan every time he touched the ball. Of course it was counter productive, GOAT went GOAT on them and that was the end of the Cavs season:oldlol:

To pretend that only Bulls fans cheer injuries is silly. Those that do are assholes anyways. I don't want LeBron or any other star to get hurt, much more fun when my team beats the other team at full strength.

[poido123]

And you think that's worse that cheering for injuries?

Yeah, since one is completely harmless rival smack talk, but calling people paedophiles is fcking disgusting. I'm sure I've read some pretty disgusting things written from Heat fans about rose and trashing him for 1. staying out of the playoffs to get healthy and 2. celebrating his injury last year.

[TheMan]

Another Heat-related thread by pedo123. What a surprise :rolleyes:
Stay classy:cheers:

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Yeah, since one is completely harmless rival smack talk, but calling people paedophiles is fcking disgusting. I'm sure I've read some pretty disgusting things written from Heat fans about rose and trashing him for 1. staying out of the playoffs to get healthy and 2. celebrating his injury last year.

Who made you the judge of what's disgusting? You calling other people ****.ots and your fellow Bulls fans wishing other people get AIDS are far worse. I say what I say in a light-hearted manner with no ill intent but I can't say the same about your fellow Bulls fans.

And how is cheering for injuries smack talk? I think you got it mixed up. Calling people names on the internet is smack talk and doesn't really represent a fan base. Thousands of fans cheering for injuries in your arena is more indicative of your fan base.

[DaSeba5]

I've explained this 100 times, but I'll explain it again....

Cities like NY, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, ect. have a tradition and culture that's been passed down from generation to generation. We haven't had that since the Shula Dolphins, but that was so long ago that my generation and the younger generation have grown up to root for other teams (I chose to root for the Dolphins). We don't have many natives down here. They are mostly immigrants or northerners (especially NYers). Miami is not a traditional city, which is why the comparisons of them to those cities can't be done. It also didn't help that they tore down the Orange Bowl, which is a historic landmark. You don't see them tearing down Lambeau Field or Wrigley Field, do you?

Miami was never seen as a basketball city. This all new to people, but this team has brought people together, formed a tradition, and now younger fans are growing to become Heat fans down here. They are building a basketball culture here. Miami had no form of sports culture (like they used to) until the Heat drafted Wade, traded for Shaq, won a title, and brought the big 3 here to win titles.

So my point is, the one thing I will always appreciate about the Heat is that it's built a tradition and culture that we didn't have for a long time. Only down side is that the Dolphins are becoming irrelevant and fading away.

[aj1987]

Or when team has to send them a letter to "fan up" or when they leave a Finals game early when the game hasn't been decided yet...
What does that have to do with fans being classless?

Also, only a couple of hundred out of the 20,000 people in the stadium left. The arena was still full. It wasn't like it was empty or anything.


Yeah, since one is completely harmless rival smack talk, but calling people paedophiles is fcking disgusting. I'm sure I've read some pretty disgusting things written from Heat fans about rose and trashing him for 1. staying out of the playoffs to get healthy and 2. celebrating his injury last year.

Cheering for injuries is "harmless rival smack talk"? Did a kangaroo kick you on your damn head? Cheering an injury is absolutely disgusting.

1. Thrashing a player for staying out of the playoffs after being cleared to play is smack talk. We wanted Rose to play against the Heat. And you think the Heat fans are scared of Rose. :facepalm

2. People were making fun of Rose for sitting after being cleared to play. That's not "celebrating his injury".

[TheMan]

Who made you the judge of what's disgusting? You calling other people ****.ots and your fellow Bulls fans wishing other people get AIDS are far worse. I say what I say in a light-hearted manner with no ill intent but I can't say the same about your fellow Bulls fans.

And how is cheering for injuries smack talk? I think you got it mixed up. Calling people names on the internet is smack talk and doesn't really represent a fan base. Thousands of fans cheering for injuries in your arena is more indicative of your fan base.
"Fans" who cheer injuries are assholes. Every fanbase has it's share of assholes:confusedshrug: Do you honestly believe there wouldn't be any asshole fans in Boston, NY, Philly, LA that wouldn't cheer a LeBron injury? Really? And it's not like any Heat fans didn't cheer/make fun of Rose when he got injured. I remember plenty of your team's fanbase here all giddy after Rose tore his ACL, don't pretend that never happened:facepalm Am I gonna judge ALL Heat fans on that? No, those that did are just all around miserable twats with no life. Not all Heat fans are like that, just the fukking lowlife trolls.

[Ai2death]

I've explained this 100 times, but I'll explain it again....

Cities like NY, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, ect. have a tradition and culture that's been passed down from generation to generation. We haven't had that since the Shula Dolphins, but that was so long ago that my generation and the younger generation have grown up to root for other teams (I chose to root for the Dolphins). We don't have many natives down here. They are mostly immigrants or northerners (especially NYers). Miami is not a traditional city, which is why the comparisons of them to those cities can't be done. It also didn't help that they tore down the Orange Bowl, which is a historic landmark. You don't see them tearing down Lambeau Field or Wrigley Field, do you?

Miami was never seen as a basketball city. This all new to people, but this team has brought people together, formed a tradition, and now younger fans are growing to become Heat fans down here. They are building a basketball culture here. Miami had no form of sports culture (like they used to) until the Heat drafted Wade, traded for Shaq, won a title, and brought the big 3 here to win titles.

So my point is, the one thing I will always appreciate about the Heat is that it's built a tradition and culture that we didn't have for a long time. Only down side is that the Dolphins are becoming irrelevant and fading away.

At least the Dolphins will always have that perfect season, saw a documentary on it the other day.. Amazing :applause:

[plowking]

Yeah, since one is completely harmless rival smack talk, but calling people paedophiles is fcking disgusting. I'm sure I've read some pretty disgusting things written from Heat fans about rose and trashing him for 1. staying out of the playoffs to get healthy and 2. celebrating his injury last year.

No one celebrated Rose's injury.

If you can't take smack talk, don't come here, or any sports venue. Trash talk is a part of the game.

[HoopsFanNumero1]

"Fans" who cheer injuries are assholes. Every fanbase has it's share of assholes:confusedshrug: Do you honestly believe there wouldn't be any asshole fans in Boston, NY, Philly, LA that wouldn't cheer a LeBron injury? Really? And it's not like any Heat fans didn't cheer/make fun of Rose when he got injured. I remember plenty of your team's fanbase here all giddy after Rose tore his ACL, don't pretend that never happened:facepalm Am I gonna judge ALL Heat fans on that? No, those that did are just all around miserable twats with no life. Not all Heat fans are like that, just the fukking lowlife trolls.

You're being hypocritical by saying only some of the Bulls fans cheer for injuries as an excuse, and then using a small number of people that left at the end of game 6 to judge the entire Heat fan-base.

[DaSeba5]

At least the Dolphins will always have that perfect season, saw a documentary on it the other day.. Amazing :applause:

Yup. Most Dolphin fans down here are like 40 and up. Younger fans don't appreciate it like I do. No team has done it since them, and they never will.

[TheMan]

You're being hypocritical by saying only some of the Bulls fans cheer for injuries as an excuse, and then using a small number of people that left at the end of game 6 to judge the entire Heat fan-base.
:lol You know what, you're right. The Heat have some miserable fans, like every fanbase does:cheers:

You do have a shitload of bandwagon fans though, but that's to be expected since the Heat are the IT team right now.

[DaSeba5]

I've always enjoyed talking to TheMan, but poido you talk about the Heat way too much. I see you in everything Heat related. Did a Heat fan piss in your cereal?

[All Net]

:lol You know what, you're right. The Heat have some miserable fans, like every fanbase does:cheers:

You do have a shitload of bandwagon fans though, but that's to be expected since the Heat are the IT team right now.

It's part of being the team to beat and the champs..

[HoopsFanNumero1]

:lol You know what, you're right. The Heat have some miserable fans, like every fanbase does:cheers:

You do have a shitload of bandwagon fans though, but that's to be expected since the Heat are the IT team right now.

:cheers:

[TheMan]

Yup. Most Dolphin fans down here are like 40 and up. Younger fans don't appreciate it like I do. No team has done it since them, and they never will.
I watched the 86 Bears, they only lost to one team that whole year, to the Dolphins in wk 13 on a Monday Night game:mad:They denied us of a perfect season:banghead:

[DaSeba5]

I watched the 86 Bears, they only lost to one team that whole year, to the Dolphins in wk 13 on a Monday Night game:mad:They denied us of a perfect season:banghead:

:banana: God that crowd was loud. It sucks that I didn't grow up with that type of atmosphere. RIP Orange Bowl. That was the Golden Age of Miami sports with the Dolphins and Hurricanes.

[Fresh Kid]

it must be 2 or 3 real heat fans in here:oldlol: damn thats a damn shame:lol

[russwest0]

it must be 2 or 3 real heat fans in here:oldlol: damn thats a damn shame:lol

I was thinking the same thing :oldlol: is it too early to call this the worst fanbase ever? :lol

I feel bad for the real Heat fans, the rest of these clowns are making yall look bad

[Fresh Kid]

I was thinking the same thing :oldlol: is it too early to call this the worst fanbase ever? :lol

I feel bad for the real Heat fans, the rest of these clowns are making yall look bad
Miami Heat as a Franchise are clowns tho especially since they retire Jordan's jersey, tha same niguh who always bust their ass back in tha 90s:roll:

[ihoopallday]

If some other teams fans bother you that much, I suggest you get your priorities straight.

[Mr. Jabbar]

look no further than the decision

[leMVP]

2010

[NumberSix]

This is the internet. I mean, how do you come on here with a name like poido and not expect people to call you pedo?

[T-Time3]

the moment oden's signing become official.
that's wassup

[godfather2007]

I don't give a shit about the Heat. I'm a Lebron fan.

[Legends66NBA7]

No one celebrated Rose's injury.

Sure they did.

If not many here, definitely on the internet. Same thing happend with Bryant's injury. Some people want attention.

[poido123]

No one celebrated Rose's injury.

If you can't take smack talk, don't come here, or any sports venue. Trash talk is a part of the game.

I don't know man, but calling other people paedophiles does not fly with me. If you are talking about players, you aren't attacking people personally. That's the way I see it.

If trash talk is acceptable, then wishing injury on another player is acceptable right?

[poido123]

This is the internet. I mean, how do you come on here with a name like poido and not expect people to call you pedo?

Would you like everyone on here to address you as King fa**ot everytime you come on here? I wouldn't think so.

I don't mind a few friendly jabs at me, whether it be about the Bulls or my comments that I make, but just flat out calling me pedo is a lack of intelligence and below the belt IMO.

I've called people fa**ots, and other names on here. But it has usually followed some stupid comment or in context somehow.

[LeGOAT]

Heat fan since 1980 :rockon:

[poido123]

Heat fan since 1980 :rockon:

Can you name me a player from that 1980 squad? Because I know a few from the 1988 team when the Miami Heat were originally formed...

[Trollsmasher]

Not going to offend the true fans by calling myself a Heat fan.

OP is the original bandwagoner though, so this thread is pretty ironic:lol

[CanYouDigIt]

Why does this thread have so many responses?

So what if people are Bandwagon Heat fans, so are every person that act like they've been a Bulls fans Pre-Jordan, a Lakers fan since birth, and a Celtics fan pre-Big 3.

[poido123]

Not going to offend the true fans by calling myself a Heat fan.

OP is the original bandwagoner though, so this thread is pretty ironic:lol


Because you're not a true fan :lol


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[Trollsmasher]

Because you're not a true fan :lol


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You've got some great reading comprehension down there, original bandwagoner.

[poido123]

You've got some great reading comprehension down there, original bandwagoner.


Down where? I'm too busy doing these ones :lol



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[CanYouDigIt]

OP is obviously a Bulls fan since 1966. :roll:

[Fresh Kid]

OP is obviously a Bulls fan since 1966. :roll:
how long have u been a rockets fan?:biggums:

[CanYouDigIt]

1966 :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[CanYouDigIt]

how long have u been a rockets fan?:biggums:
Knicks fan since 1946 :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Fresh Kid]

Knicks fan since 1946 :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
what tha phuck are u on dis morning tho?:lol but anyway:rolleyes:... ive been a knicks fan since 93:cheers:

[CanYouDigIt]

how long have u been a rockets fan?:biggums:
For as long as I've watched basketball. I don't live in a city with an NBA Team, so I have the freedom of choice. :D

[CanYouDigIt]

Down where? I'm too busy doing these ones
1966 :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[tmacattack33]

I usually don't just follow one specific team and call myself a fan of that team, but sometimes i like a team so much more than any other team that i guess you can say they are my team (like in the NFL I currently really don't care about anyone enough to say that they are "my team"...i kinda like my home team and i like to see them win so that my friends are happy on Monday, but they've made bad decisions and currently one of their star players is a criminal which makes them hard to root for).

And that team has been Miami for me since July 10, 2010.

[poido123]

Knicks fan since 1946 :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:


Shaking that booty again Canyoudigit :lol

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[CanYouDigIt]

Shaking that booty again Canyoudigit :lol

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******s gonna ***. Especially if they are from Austrailia and raised my Kangaroos.

[Fresh Kid]

For as long as I've watched basketball. I don't live in a city with an NBA Team, so I have the freedom of choice. :D
so why your fake ass put houston tx as your location man?:lol be real and keep hope alive:oldlol:

[poido123]

******s gonna ***. Especially if they are from Austrailia and raised my Kangaroos.


You raised kangaroos?

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[Fizdale]

Right around 2004.

[Papaya Petee]

2010 mang when King God James came to Miami and won us our first championship ever, duh.

LeGoat MVP!

:rolleyes: Moron

[disel]

Even poido's mama is ashamed of his kangaroo molesting ass.

[Glide2keva]

This has got to be the 500th time this question has been asked

I realize you hate the Heat.
The heat have a lot of bandwagoners and new fans
and the Heat are currently winning and are most spotlighted,talked about,criticized team at the moment.

But at the same time
Ive never seen anyone asking these questions
and criticism towards the Celtics and its fans,Laker fans,Bulls fans,Spurs fans.

I get that its currently "cool" to hate on the Heat
but damn hypocritical much.

Most Laker fans probably wouldnt be able to name or know who
some bench players were on Shaq-Kobe and
were most likely Bulls fans or always winning

Bulls fans were most likely Bos-Det-LAL fans

Every winning team had and still has bandwagoners and player stans
but I guess bc its "cool" to hate the heat
their fans are only ones questioned about when they became a fan
and can they name 12th man 20 yrs ago or past stars.


But to answer your q,
since I started becoming fully invested in NBA
and not just watching players,big teams,games
every now and then
So since 2003
a heat fan since I became fully invested and started watchinUm, no. Most Bulls fans on THIS board have been fans for a very long time. Minus the trolls. Myself, I've been a Bulls fan since 1982 when they were on ONTV & Sportsvision (Orlando Woolridge, Reggie Theus days)

[CanYouDigIt]

Um, no. Most Bulls fans on THIS board have been fans for a very long time. Minus the trolls. Myself, I've been a Bulls fan since 1982 when they were on ONTV & Sportsvision (Orlando Woolridge, Reggie Theus days)
:lol :lol :lol Yeah, and I'm a Heat fan since the 1960s. :lol :lol :lol


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Glide2keva]

:lol :lol :lol Yeah, and I'm a Heat fan since the 1960s. :lol :lol :lol


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
Heat are 25 years old as a franchise, try again. And I couldn't give a shit less what you believe about how long I've been a Bulls fan.

April 2013.

Also, I saw Jordan hit the game winner in the NCAA tournament, I watched the 84 Olympics with him and D-Rob on the same team winning gold and I was there when he got drafted by the Bulls (Thanks Portland for drafting Clyde the year before), so check who you're talking to before you go on a troll spree.

[PickernRoller]

Bandwagon fans making a mockery of the loyal Heat fanbase. Just makes us look bad man. Me, Deseba5 and only a couple more are legit here going way back.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Clearly they've been a fan since the Alan Ogg, Bimbo Coles, Steve Smith, Glen Rice days. It has nothing to do with the all video game cheat team that was formed in the summer of 2010, who was obviously going to win multiple championships without much resistance given their insane cowardly stacked talent. It's not like these "Heat fans" aren't just a fan of winning, in order to feel validated.

[Mass Debator]

When Tim Hardaway joined the Heat. I quit following when he left but then Wade got me back following after his playoff performance.

[3LiftHeatCurse]

it must be 2 or 3 real heat fans in here:oldlol: damn thats a damn shame:lol

More than that. Ya'll are just stupid with your ISH Join Date garbage, as if this forum is the official moment when someone became a fan.


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and if you knew me in real life, you'd know I was a Heat fan since I was old enough, which was around middle school when I was 11 or 12. Way before 2005.


Ya'll trolls and little kids act like every winning fanbase didn't have bandwagon fans. Why nobody called out all the bandwagon new Celtic fans when the KG-Allen trades went down?

[28renyoy]

More than that. Ya'll are just stupid with your ISH Join Date garbage, as if this forum is the official moment when someone became a fan.


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and if you knew me in real life, you'd know I was a Heat fan since I was old enough, which was around middle school when I was 11 or 12. Way before 2005.


Ya'll trolls and little kids act like every winning fanbase didn't have bandwagon fans. Why nobody called out all the bandwagon new Celtic fans when the KG-Allen trades went down?

So you became a Heat fan/joined forums literally the day of their game 7 with an opportunity to make it into the NBA Finals? Gotcha

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200506060MIA.html

[3LiftHeatCurse]

So you became a Heat fan/joined forums literally the day of their game 7 with an opportunity to make it into the NBA Finals? Gotcha

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200506060MIA.html

Actually, I registered right after the game, because I was pissed off and needed to vent. That was the series where Wade had that freak rib injury in game 5. Then Wade had to sit out game 6, and shaq was all like 'i got this' and then the heat got smacked by 30 pts in detroit. Then we lost game 7. I joined the official heat forums to vent, that the Pistons aren't better.


Either way, you are once again going by join date. I already proved my ISH join date is meaningless, and you tards who use it as any meaningful method of fanhood are dumb. I was a Heat fan since the mid to late 90s, when the Zo-Timmy teams were there. I watched most all their games as a kid. I remember cheering my head off when Dan Majerle nailed a 3pter to win the game and hand the Bulls a regular season loss, and everyone was celebrating like we won a championship. That was the season the Bulls only lost 10 games, when they went 72-10 I think in 1996. My fanhood is as old as possible for my age. I begged my parents to take me to games, and I was in the old Miami Arena for a few games.

You need to stop using Join Dates on ISH as any form of insult. And why don't yall losers point out Celtic fans? That Boston arena was a GHOST TOWN in the Antoine Walker days, they used to chant kobe for mvp in their own damn arena. All Boston cared about was the Patriots. Then KG and Allen get traded there, and suddenly they all Celtic fans again. But nobody said a damn word. Ya'll just hate on Miami cause we got more than just a team, you all are jealous of our party beach city and women.

And anyway, that was 2005. This is a new team. So you can't compare the two, if any fan became a "Shaq bandwagon fan" in 2004-2006, and they remained Heat fans since, then their statute of bandwagon limitations is up. It is not applicable in 2013, as this is a different team.

Else, every single Bulls fan that jumped on the Jordan train in the 90s, and is still a Bulls fan today, would be labeled a bandwagon fan.

[jzek]

Heat fan since Oh-Ten.

[Fudge]

Like most Heat fans, 2010 brahh. CLASS OF 2010 BABY

[Fudge]

You raised kangaroos?

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:roll:

CanYouDigIt on yet another emotional meltdown. :oldlol: Brotha can't even type correctly.

[Nash]

I'll be real honest with ya'll. I wanted to see Lebron win and got attached by the other players on the team. Guys like Battier, Bosh, Chalmers, Wade etc have become favorites of mine.

The day this group splits is the day I'll stop "supporting" Miami, just like I did with the Suns when Nash was playing there. I'm not even American and have no natural connection to a city in the US.. I could honestly care less about Miami. That group could have been playing in Charlotte and I would probably watching them there. I'm no fan, I don't go to games nor do I know anything about their history. I don't label my self as a fan of the team. I'm just a fan of the game and some of the players.

What I think is more stupid is for example OKC fans. Really, how much of an OKC fan are you? Are you even from that city? Lifelong fan of what.. 5 long years? Been through all the struggles of not having Durant and Westbrook while being a lottery team? Did that test your loyalty?
Please..

[SamuraiSWISH]

I'll be real honest with ya'll. I wanted to see Lebron win
News break. Shocking revelation pauk. Why on earth were you not rooting as hard for Nash on the Lakers? In fact, we never see you talking about Steve Nash really, period.

It's usually just the man crush, LeBron. The hidden agenda thing doesn't work. It never has. pauk being a "Reggie Miller fan" and just liking LeBron's "game." sh0wtime being a "Lakers fan" ...

NumberSix being a "Lakers fan", yet never talking or defending their honor near as much as LeBron.

tmacattack33, yet is a massive LeBron stan. Mr Exlax the fake thug from Houston who talks more LeBron than he has the Rockets until recently.

SimpleJack
windmILL
Pacers4ever

Kobe fans, Jordan fans, Melo fans, Rose fans, Durant fans, Westbrook fans ... none of these guys are ashamed of who they root for, they wear it proudly. No bitch-ass-ness in their fandom.

Why is it so many LeBron stans are passive aggressive, pretend to be something they're not in order to validate their man crush opinion on LeBron? Why can't they be open and honest on front street about their fandom for James?

[NumberSix]

News break. Shocking revelation pauk. Why on earth were you not rooting as hard for Nash on the Lakers? In fact, we never see you talking about Steve Nash really, period.

It's usually just the man crush, LeBron. The hidden agenda thing doesn't work. It never has. pauk being a "Reggie Miller fan" and just liking LeBron's "game." sh0wtime being a "Lakers fan" ...

NumberSix being a "Lakers fan", yet never talking or defending their honor near as much as LeBron.

tmacattack33, yet is a massive LeBron stan. Mr Exlax the fake thug from Houston who talks more LeBron than he has the Rockets until recently.

SimpleJack
windmILL
Pacers4ever

Kobe fans, Jordan fans, Melo fans, Rose fans, Durant fans, Westbrook fans ... none of these guys are ashamed of who they root for, they wear it proudly. No bitch-ass-ness in their fandom.

Why is it so many LeBron stans are passive aggressive, pretend to be something they're not in order to validate their man crush opinion on LeBron? Why can't they be open and honest on front street about their fandom for James?
Your problem is you assume that every heat fan is just some LeBron homer. sure, there are some current LeBron fans who used to be Cavs fans, but they're a minority. The vast majority of us didn't even like LeBron until the summer of 2010. He's the teams current marquee player so of course he's the one were most proud of and rep the most. No different from bulls fans repping Rose, Knick fans repping Melo and so on. For some reason though, you think that normal rules don't apply to this one particular team. I've never heard people constantly troll Melo fans telling them they're not Knick fans. Its weird.

[Graviton]

Your problem is you assume that every heat fan is just some LeBron homer. sure, there are some current LeBron fans who used to be Cavs fans, but they're a minority. The vast majority of us didn't even like LeBron until the summer of 2010. He's the teams current marquee player so of course he's the one were most proud of and rep the most. No different from bulls fans repping Rose, Knick fans repping Melo and so on. For some reason though, you think that normal rules don't apply to this one particular team. I've never heard people constantly troll Melo fans telling them they're not Knick fans. Its weird.
Ninja you were so called "Lakers fan" that didn't care about Lebron, then suddenly you turned into a hardcore homer and "Heat fan". Seems like you jumped on the Lakers bandwagon after their 2-peat but after things got rough you jumped on the Heat after their own 2-peat. How pathetic can you be.

[NumberSix]

Ninja you were so called "Lakers fan" that didn't care about Lebron, then suddenly you turned into a hardcore homer and "Heat fan". Seems like you jumped on the Lakers bandwagon after their 2-peat but after things got rough you jumped on the Heat after their own 2-peat. How pathetic can you be.
Or, I've been a heat fan since 2004 being that I don't particularly care for Kobe. Either or.

Lol. Like its hard to find my posts before the past 2 heat chips. Lol fcuk out here. :roll:

[Graviton]

Or, I've been a heat fan since 2004 being that I don't particularly care for Kobe. Either or.
So you have been a Heat fan since 2004 but never talked about them and instead supported the most successful franchise in the league, but then your inner Heat fandom blossomed right around the time they won back to back championships, makes sense.

[Graviton]

Lol. Like its hard to find my posts before the past 2 heat chips. Lol fcuk out here. :roll:
Please do provide the posts before their 2 rings, since as you put it "they are not hard to find". :cheers:

[NumberSix]

So you have been a Heat fan since 2004 but never talked about them and instead supported the most successful franchise in the league, but then your inner Heat fandom blossomed right around the time they won back to back championships, makes sense.
Are you seriously trying to argue that I wasn't a heat fan before they won't back to back chips? For real? You never seen me Heat/LeBron stanning before the 2012 finals? Lol. Like, for seriously dog?

:roll:

[Graviton]

Are you seriously trying to argue that I wasn't a heat fan before they won't back to back chips? For real? You never seen me Heat/LeBron stanning before the 2012 finals? Lol. Like, for seriously dog?

:roll:
I remember you being a hardcore Lakers fan that didn't like Kobe, you commented on Lebron at times but never do I remember you being an actual Heat fan and being in their game threads every game. You always stated you are a Lakers fan at the end of the day.

[NumberSix]

I remember you being a hardcore Lakers fan that didn't like Kobe, you commented on Lebron at times but never do I remember you being an actual Heat fan and being in their game threads every game. You always stated you are a Lakers fan at the end of the day.
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[aj1987]

Why is it so many LeBron stans are passive aggressive, pretend to be something they're not in order to validate their man crush opinion on LeBron? Why can't they be open and honest on front street about their fandom for James?
That's because if you support Lebron, you get labeled as a Lebron stan immediately. I've trashed Lebron more times than I've supported him. Yet, I get called a Lebron stan by a lot of people. There's no middle ground when it comes to Lebron. You're either a stan or you hate him. If a poster trashes Rose and the Bulls fans stick up for their player, I don't see them being called Rose stans.
I called him a better scorer than Kobe (which he is, as he scores more points on better efficiency) and got labelled a Lebron stan. I said he's a good man defender and a great help defender and once again, Lebron stan.
You just can't support Lebron without being called a Lebron stan.

[Graviton]

That's because if you support Lebron, you get labeled as a Lebron stan immediately. I've trashed Lebron more times than I've supported him. Yet, I get called a Lebron stan by a lot of people. There's no middle ground when it comes to Lebron. You're either a stan or you hate him. If a poster trashes Rose and the Bulls fans stick up for their player, I don't see them being called Rose stans.
I called him a better scorer than Kobe (which he is, as he scores more points on better efficiency) and got labelled a Lebron stan. I said he's a good man defender and a great help defender and once again, Lebron stan.
You just can't support Lebron without being called a Lebron stan.
Lebron is the best player in the league, praising him doesn't make you a Lebron stan. Being labeled by idiots is irrelevant. The real Lebron stans are the posters who are so insecure they have to bash every other player to prop Lebron up and make themselves feel better about the fact they are supporting the "winner" and the best player on the planet.

They typically hate on Rose, Melo, Kobe, Durant and trash Bosh/Wade. Anyone who even has a chance to compete against Lebron is their sworn enemy. They try to redirect all credit towards Lebron even if his teammates play well too. But when his teammates struggle they are 1st to bash them so Lebron doesn't get any blame.

[Nash]

News break. Shocking revelation pauk. Why on earth were you not rooting as hard for Nash on the Lakers? In fact, we never see you talking about Steve Nash really, period.

It's usually just the man crush, LeBron. The hidden agenda thing doesn't work. It never has. pauk being a "Reggie Miller fan" and just liking LeBron's "game." sh0wtime being a "Lakers fan" ...

NumberSix being a "Lakers fan", yet never talking or defending their honor near as much as LeBron.

tmacattack33, yet is a massive LeBron stan. Mr Exlax the fake thug from Houston who talks more LeBron than he has the Rockets until recently.

SimpleJack
windmILL
Pacers4ever

Kobe fans, Jordan fans, Melo fans, Rose fans, Durant fans, Westbrook fans ... none of these guys are ashamed of who they root for, they wear it proudly. No bitch-ass-ness in their fandom.

Why is it so many LeBron stans are passive aggressive, pretend to be something they're not in order to validate their man crush opinion on LeBron? Why can't they be open and honest on front street about their fandom for James?
I'm not hiding anything. I AM A LEBRON FAN. I used to like Nash's Suns before but now I like Lebron's Miami. And when Lebron retires, who knows? I didn't even watch basketball from 2008-2010. The free agency of 2010 brought me back.

And I'm more interested in Lebron's Miami than Nash's Lakers. Also today I'm more invested in Lebron's Miami than I ever was with Nash and his Suns. If I was to sign up to this forum today my nickname would not be Nash. Still a fan of the dude, especially of his cool personality.

Hope that answered all of your questions.

[dannysc305]

I became a fan when I was 12 years old in 2004 and my hometown Miami Heat signed Shaq. I never knew or cared about basketball but atill knew when came to basketball shaq was the biggest baddest dude ever. It was buzzing throughout the city and then the whole dade-broward county area just went completely bonkers the night the heat won the chip and participating in the celebrations as a kid cemented my status as a lifelong heat fan. Thru thick and thin, from struggle 07-10 and championship 11-current