Mike Bibby speaks the truth!
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Finally, someone calls out the raging bandwagons that go on in Boston sports. First the Sox with 'Red Sox Nation', which is nothing but a bunch of people around the country that don't have the patience to root for their own team, and only root for the Sox because they feel it's better than rooting for the Yanks. But this bandwagon has now spread to the Celtics once they started winning. It's funny to see people around the country that don't even care for a particular sport jump on a bandwagon of a team with history once they start winning. It's equally funny for true die hards to not have any problem with it- actually they embrace these people.
Boston —- Leave it up to Mike Bibby to light the fire with the Boston fans.
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."
If Bibby thought things were sticky Sunday (he shot 2-for-10 from the floor and had just five points and one assist in the Hawks' 23-point loss), they ought to be downright wicked tonight.
"Coming off a 2-for-10 shooting performance, you expect a guy to say something like that," Celtics center Kendrick Perkins said. "We have the best fans in the world, but we don't expect other players to like our fans."
Garnett's reaction was relatively benign.
"That's Mike Bibby speaking his mind. I wouldn't say it's the smartest comment, but that's Mike Bibby," Garnett said. "I'm not going to get into any comments going back and forth. If I was in my younger days, I probably would have said something, but I learned that you let your play do your talking."
Although the Hawks have yet to sell out Philips Arena for Saturday's Game 3, Perkins is under the impression that the crowd will be bigger than usual in Atlanta.
"It's about time," he said. "It takes us going down there to pack their building out."
Boston —- Leave it up to Mike Bibby to light the fire with the Boston fans.
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."
If Bibby thought things were sticky Sunday (he shot 2-for-10 from the floor and had just five points and one assist in the Hawks' 23-point loss), they ought to be downright wicked tonight.
"Coming off a 2-for-10 shooting performance, you expect a guy to say something like that," Celtics center Kendrick Perkins said. "We have the best fans in the world, but we don't expect other players to like our fans."
Garnett's reaction was relatively benign.
"That's Mike Bibby speaking his mind. I wouldn't say it's the smartest comment, but that's Mike Bibby," Garnett said. "I'm not going to get into any comments going back and forth. If I was in my younger days, I probably would have said something, but I learned that you let your play do your talking."
Although the Hawks have yet to sell out Philips Arena for Saturday's Game 3, Perkins is under the impression that the crowd will be bigger than usual in Atlanta.
"It's about time," he said. "It takes us going down there to pack their building out."
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But I don’t watch sports so I could be wrong.
Before 2005, you could walk up to the box office and get a ticket for many games at Yankee Stadium the day of the game.
When the Giants were 0-2 this year, weren't many ready to throw Tom Coughlin under the bus.
And the Mets, the minute something goes wrong they start booing but one minute later they're back on the wagon.
And didn't the vast majority of Celtic fans want Doc Rivers fired a year ago this time?
I can go on and on, but Bibby's not breaking any new ground here with his generalization as sports as a "What Have You Done for Me Now" thing.
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"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
I'm sure the city will get a nice big helping of humble pie again the NBA playoffs, and in the baseball playoffs as well.
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Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
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Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
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MSG 2024, MSG 2024
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"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
So true! But once you've lived in Sacramento you realize either you go see the Kings or you go line dancing. I'll take Arco Arena any night!!
"The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"
"What's your name?"
"FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
maybe so, but the fact that they soldout a market that before the advent of the internet and direct tv was commonly referred to in these parts as "NBA Siberia" is still impressive.
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Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
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Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
Holding me like gravity are places that pull
If ever there was someone to keep me at home
It would be you..."
"The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"
"What's your name?"
"FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
Nuclear fission
You'll do know Atlanta was rated THE worst city francise in sports according to ESPN with Buffalo not far behind.
Kick some ass CELTICS!
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Plus, if your team is terrible, I fully understand losing interest for a while...it's very frustrating.
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The Braves consistantly pull pretty decent numbers considering we barely care about baseball in the south. If it's not fall we could give a shit or we'd rather play golf or catch up on recruiting. Not to mention the stadiums are pretty far away from the majority of people who have the money to go to them.
The Hawks are Awful, no one is paying 80 bucks a seat to see Billy Knights awful blown draft picks bore us to death. Atlanta is a HUGE NBA town... but they aren't stupid... why the hell would anyone want to watch huge busts like Marvin Williams learn how to play basketball? I can see that level of play at Ga Tech for free. Atlanta sells out games when other great teams come in town... No one cares about the Hawks, and only a small group of die hard mullet clad transplants give a shit about the Abysmal hockey team that refuses to draft defensemen.
Atlanta is not a bad sports town... there just aren't that many passionate sports fans.... There are just a shit load of lame ass yuppies in this town. Lots of them.... Fucking Red Sox fans.
When Boston sucked just like any other town in America no one outside of a small group of die hards is wasting money to see that crap.
Atlanta gets shit on nationally but it's largely like that everywhere especially in warm cities where there is more to do. Atlanta Yuppies are simply bored with Baseball (and black people don't much like it so good luck filling the stadium every night).. the most boring sport in America (we're an NL city afterall what's to be excited about other than John Smoltz?)
Boston can Boo Mike Bibby, but I applaud him for speaking the truth... outside of a very few Southy meatbags.... who gave a shit about the loser Celtics enough to go pay to see them play last year..... not that many. Truth hurts sometimes but if KG isn't there neither are the people. LA wouldn't sell tickets without Kobe.
Sports fans in general are bandwagoners because most people aren't fanatical enough to tie themselves in with a franchise that sucks... they are the smart ones. Supporting the Falcons for all these years has done virtually nothing for me but raise my bloodpressure.
Sports are a hell of a lot more fun when the team is good and the stadium is full. Weeknight baseball, weeknight hockey and weeknight NBA/College Baskeball.... mostly incredibly boring and time consuming.
It's hilarious anyone would bag on people not wasting thier money to watch crap. Marvin Williams sucks dick. They drafted Sheldon WIlliams too. Uh the only reason bibby is even here is because Billy Knight is a Tard and didn't get Chris Paul or Darren Williams.
Don't blame fans for not going blame the sports and the athletes for not being compelling enough to make people pay to see them.
not really in Cleveland. Cleveland has sold out every Browns game since 1999, and the Indians are good and they still only get about 20k a night. We reverse the bandwagon. We follow the loser and don't support the good team
I find that hard to believe. Did you mean 1995? If so, then I would agree.
EDIT: I can see how that would be possible against low level teams since Yankee Stadium holds nearly 58,000 people.
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right the many games meant the tampa bays, torontos, baltimores etc of the world, not the red sox, mets.
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Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
If you put a poor "product" out there on the field/court/ice, why should anyone expect people to pay to see it? Fuck, with the amount of money they are charging, my team had at least compete or have a shot.
See the Orioles. That town loves their team, but they are telling ownership they only way they can that they want a winner....by not showing up to games.
That is the problem. It's all these closet fans that don't give a shit about anything until the team becomes good. Nobody traveled to watch the Celtics last year, so why should that change this year because they are good?
what is the problem anyway? seriously, what is the problem here. this is a losers argument. the guys team is getting routed by the Boston Celtics, and he pulls this out of his back pocket? how the celtic fans are frontrunners? wtf?
Lets talk about how your team is getting murdered by Boston. How they are not showing any heart? How their D is getting manhandled?
Also, fuck basketball. Its boring to watch.
WHat's even more funny about this whole issue is that Chris Paul is freaking dominating. Mike Bibby was brought in because Billy Knight never got a PG. instead drafting Big Pussy Marvin Williams and The landlord Shelden Williams who consequently was traded for..... Mike Bibby.
Basically if the Hawks had a GM EVER who was worth a shit... they would have Chris Paul and would be competing. Instead they have a beaten up and broken version not resembling Mike Bibby when he was in Sacremento...
yeah, I'm not paying to see that. NO one should.
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