The Boston Celtics recently defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to claim their one-thousandth championship. This is like the eightieth athletic championship won by Boston this year.
Pat on the back for Boston; even though my Giants killed the New England Dynasty this past Super Bowl.
GO GIANTS!
Any way. After this year’s NFL and NBA championship series I have seen largest influx of bandwagon fans since Jordan was playing for the Bulls. Yeah, ask yourself how many of those Chicago fans from the 90’s are still around. Now ask yourself how many of those fans went into and came out of retirement with Jordan as well. Now take a look around and ask yourself how many Celtics fans were Celtics fans last year. My bet is that it’s not too many.
One think I can’t stand are bandwagon fans. I just don’t understand what satisfaction a person can get by always cheering for the winning team. After the Giants won the Super Bowl it was like everyone in New York became a Giants fan over night. Give me a break. I was with them during the bad seasons and I was with them when they were winning Super Bowls with Phil Simms. I grew up a Giants fan I will stay loyal to my team through thick and thin. Same with my Knickerbockers; they’re in a slump now, but I still follow the team and try to make it to the Garden as often as possible. That is the magic about being a fan. It’s like being a part of a family—there are good times and there are bad times. If we can make it through the bad times together we will appreciate the good times that much more.
Now on to the Celtics. This is the worst case of “bandwagonism” since Bulls in the 90’s and Patriots in the 2000’s. Last season you could not find a Celtics fan outside of Boston. Hell, you couldn’t even find a Celtics fan in Boston for that matter. But all of a sudden KG and “He Got Game” get traded to the team and everyone is a Celtics fan. I went to a Knicks vs. Celtics game earlier this year and everyone was in green and white wearing Celtics gear. Come on, I know all of these people didn’t ttravel down from Boston to see this game. But, wait, this was only the first wave of Celtics “bandwagonism” coming into fruition. Let’s fast forward to the NBA finals. I swear throughout that entire week I could not go a few blocks without seeing a kid in a Celtics jersey and that’s not including all of the other Celtics paraphernalia on the market. To me, band wagon fans are an extension of how a person will be in a serious committed relationship.
For example, to be a true fan you must be with your team from beginning to end. The day you decide to become a fan you are making a commitment. The same is true with a serious relationship. You agree to support and encourage your team through the bad times to build that bond even stronger and you celebrate your love during the good times. This too is true within modern relationships. Band wagon fans are akin to gold diggers if you ask me. The minute a team hits a slump the band wagon fan will jump to the current team that is doing their thing. A gold digger, best believe, will sure as hell find her (or his) self another sugar daddy (or mamma) when that banker or doctor faces economic hardships.
All it is is a type of selfishness or insecurity manifesting itself. The bandwagon fan needs to be apart of something good to increase his or her self worth. This is why they switch teams so easily. This way they can fit in other like minded individuals and become a part of the majority. The idea of being a part of winning fan base reinforces their desire to increase their value of worth, which stems from their insecurities. The same is true for these people in their relationships. If a person can’t follow an athletic team through a losing season, what would make you think they could follow your ass through hell, wind and fire? At the slightest change in their comfort level they will be out the door, riding on the bandwagon of he next guy or gal.
So, the moral of the story is if you ever come a cross a selfish, insecure, spoiled loser bandwagon fan, just think twice before thinking about getting into a serious relationship with that person.
Just wanted to add my 0.02 cents.
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