Posted by: dildeepsingh | March 22, 2008

You know what really grinds my gears???

cheese-pizza.jpgWhen pathetic Raptors fans boo their team because they don’t get pizza.

The Raptors players are not paid millions of dollars to get you losers some pizza. They are playing to put the best, winning product on the court for every game. If you want free pizza, order from any big franchise, complain about the horrible taste and dissatisfaction with the pizza and they will send you the same free order and sometimes they refund your money. That’s a good way to get free pizza. Don’t boo your team because they are playing a technical game and they have to show class to their opponent also. You cannot take the shot in the dying seconds of a game to get your fans pizza, that’s the kinds of things that get some teams aching for some revenge. Those are the things they never forget. Especially when you are facing a team comprising of mostly D-League players.

Not long ago (during last years playoffs), we (Raptors Nation) was often being regarded as one of the best NBA crowds, obviously after G-State. Now I gotta say most of our fans are people who want to see what all the hype is about. They see it and then they find out they can get some free pizza in the process. That is ridiculous. Some people have worked hard to never miss a Raptors game all season. I watch their games during night classes. I watch their games on the nights before exams or midterms. I watch their games simultaneously with the Leafs games. I’m obviously not the biggest fan, but people like me, we try to support our team no matter what. We won’t boo them because they don’t save our fat asses 4 bucks at the concession stand.

How many of you people actually run to the nearest pizza store after the game to grab the slice? You know what I’ve been to a handful of Raptors games and I don’t even know which pizza store you go to, to get the free pizza. Fans have grown with this team seeing many players leave us out of ignorance. We’ve seen the team that start with Mighty Mouse. We’ve seen the long list of players who refused to report. If we went around the ACC and asked people to name 2 people who refused to report, I’m going to go out on a limb and say not many people in there could. We’ve seen the rise, fall, and emotional rollercoaster ride that is Vince Carter. We saw the amazing performances from AI and VC in that series in 2000-01. We all still wonder what would have happened had he not gone to his graduation. Now we all witness the Bosh era.

Yea its nice to see that people are taking interest in this born again team. It’s nice to see that a couple of teams are making money in Toronto besides the Leafs. It’s nice to see that we got BC putting a great product on the court. But it isn’t nice when people are willing to throw this all away and boo the players and individuals who have worked hard to make such a great team for us to watch.

Call me old school or authoritarian, but I would have gotten some video evidence and banned all those that booed from ever watching a Raptors game again. Seriously, you better not let me catch you doing that. “Not in my town. Not in any one of my Five Towns”.


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  1. Great post.


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