Why most Filipino Bball fanatics are BANDWAGONERS?

[FAQ]

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Ok, before you can tell me that I'm a complete insane, I'm asking you to put down your swords for now. "Let's say" I'm doing a research/essay for my Sociology course or whatever. I'm just curious to ask.

Bandwagoners are obviously people who are "shamelessly" cheers for a particular team not because he likes them or follows them faithfully, but only because that particular team is the "popular" choice or has been or is the top team in their specific sport recently. When that team which bandwagoners follow falls from grace, they gleefully jump on the next teams bandwagon and cheer for that team.

I used to be a Chicago Bulls fan (Jordan Era, to be exact) but after they won the last NBA Championship I stopped watching basketball. Then my auntie from Toronto, Canada brought me a Vince Carter Raptors jersey in 2001 as her "pasalubong" when she returned home. Starting then, I became a Raptors fan, even though I don't see a lot of their games before. But when I watch their game on TV, I wear Carter's jersey. They were an "ok" team before, but when VC left, the team fell apart and had to rebuild -- even today. I became a die hard "fan" of Toronto Raptors even though I'm from Private (my house near USC-South), but I never changed team since then. Due to my team's shameful losses every year, I became completely understand that a real fan supports the team throughout the rough waves. My friends jump from team to team every year, for some reason. Even here in iStorya, a lot of people here came out the closet that they are bandwagoners. I don't know if this something that we should be proud of but if this was a military, they probably get charged for "treason". I just want to ask...

Do you think it's possible for "bandwagoners" to turn into true fans?
I mean no more changing teams no matter what:
- Even though they're losing.
- Even though they were eliminated in the playoffs.
- Even though the star player left.
- Even though the team sucks or their jersey sucks.

[tackielarla]

Yes. End of thread.

[Motownkid]

It's just your exaggerated stereotype on Filipinos.

Heck, even Charles Barkley is a self-confessed Suns bandwagoner.

[footlose]

first of all why I call myself a bandwagoner even though I like the Phoenix Suns since 1993....

its bec.

1. I don't live in Phoenix Arizona......... dili ko foreigner bisaya ko....... so wala gyud reason na di ko mo root og lain team......


kung mu ingon hinoon mo na True fan bako sa Cebu Gems sauna..........

kana hinoon di gyud ko molaban
og lain team, cold blooded cebu gems fan gyud ko, kay pure cebuano ko..... hehehe



I dont know kung matawag pa ba ko og suns na bandwagoner....... coz ive been following through their ups and downs since 1993 hehehe..

[footlose]

It's just your exaggerated stereotype on Filipinos.

Heck, even Charles Barkley is a self-confessed Suns bandwagoner.

hehehe nakadungog pud diay ka sa quote ni Sir Charles hehehe


at least proud siya na bandwagoner hehehe sa amo pa gyud na suns......


@takie possible diay bai hehehe

[FAQ]

kung mu ingon hinoon mo na True fan bako sa Cebu Gems sauna..........

kana hinoon di gyud ko molaban
og lain team, cold blooded cebu gems fan gyud ko, kay pure cebuano ko..... hehehe

CEBU GEMS pud ko sauna!!! Cge ko tan-aw duwa nila sauna sa Cebu Coliseum.. Apil man gani ko pamato ug sinsiyo nilang John Ferriols ug sa Negros Slashers sauna.. Hehe

[MalditohoN]

during the MBA, i'm a certified cebu gems fan! its true lisod ma true blood fan labi na kung dili ni nagrepresent sa inyo lugar.

its hard to be a cheerer and be a true fan of 1 team in the nba, because everytime your team losses or doesn't do good in games, you will lose the will to watch the game and appreciate the nba. you know what i mean right?

like during the bulls era, when they departed after the 1998 chamionship, i haven't watch the game and returned watching during the kings-lakers 2001 playoffs. i cheered for the kings to win but to no avail.

but if only MBA was still alive today, even if the gems are last in the standings because their superstars go to the PBA, i still go for them all the way!

[radiostar]

dong FAQ ngano na abot man ka dire sa basketball na thread?

musta naman to imong gipa bj na gwapa nahimo og batig nawong?

[rynzco]

ang pinakasaktong tubag ana bro "they just loved basketball"...

(in my case) if mapilde akong team,..dli na d.i ko pwd mo tan-aw og NBA?...kasayang ba pud sa akong pa subscribe og cable kung mao na,....

anyways i loved EAST mn gyd ever since so bisan kinsa musod sa finals manalo o matalo EAST parin

[depechebox]

ang pinakasaktong tubag ana bro "they just loved basketball"...

(in my case) if mapilde akong team,..dli na d.i ko pwd mo tan-aw og NBA?...kasayang ba pud sa akong pa subscribe og cable kung mao na,....

anyways i loved EAST mn gyd ever since so bisan kinsa musod sa finals manalo o matalo EAST parin

you have hit the nail very hard... hahaha

like for example youre a mavs fan... then of kors tagak naron ang mavs.......

di nalang gyud diay ka motan aw sa lain na games....


mao kasayang sa pag pa subscribe og cable hehehe nya di nalang mo tan aw............