Negativity
by Handsome_B._Wonderful on Jan 13, 2010 5:45 PM PST
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PrintHi everyone. This is my first post on either this or ClipperBlog, but I've been a lurker on both blogs for about 2 years now. I've been a Clipper fan for about 10 years, and a pessimist for a little longer than that. However, even I am astounded at the amount of negativity around here after the news broke earlier today concerning Griffin's injury. I'll chalk a lot of it up to just being an initial reaction to terrible news, but it seems as though some people are ready to jump ship even after thinking it through.
As stated before, I'm a bit of a pessimist. Before the season began, I had the team (with Griffin) pegged to win somewhere between 35-40 games this season, which we all know is likely not enough to make the playoffs in the West. Fast-forward to today, and the team stands at 17-19 with a game against NO in a few minutes. Assuming the team loses the next 3 games (and I'm not so sure tonight is a guaranteed loss even without Kaman/Camby), we'll be 17-22 with games against the Nets and Bulls at home next week. Realistically, we could be 19-22 at the halfway mark for the season, equaling our win total for all of last season, and keeping us on pace for that 35-40 win range.
Some of you had higher hopes for this season, but this is right on line with what I thought this team could accomplish. And this is all happening without Blake Griffin. It's a sad day to be a Clipper fan, indeed. However, this is not the day for the team or fans to call it quits on the season. I'm not too familiar with the optimistic side of life, but I'll venture into unknown territory by proclaiming that this team has a good shot at making the playoffs regardless of what I thought before the season began. This "curse" will never be broken if players and fans continue to dwell on it. It's time to check your negativity-coats at the door. Instead continue supporting a team that has been playing great lately and finally showing what they can do. As a great man once said, "let's go Clippers! Let's go!"
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Finally, someone who has a positive outlook on things.........im honest tired of hearing all the negativity....
"Put the icing on the cake ladies and gentlemen" - Ralph Lawler vs. The Grizzlies
by In GrIfFin We TrUsT on Jan 13, 2010 6:00 PM PST reply actions
this story is not going to help negativity
people are already talking about the bill simmons article saying that griffin should run for the hills and that the clips are cursed, i agree we need to some how get away from it, but with news like this it will be hard
I agree as I've stated ad nauseum elsewhere
The Clips are in position to make the playoffs and they’ve shown they can play. Get it done.
"[Fans are] not technically a lot of times savvy. They don't understand and they don't weigh issues the way that [I] weigh them."
Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
I love how
Jax is suppose to have that “black sheep, black cloud” title around his name, but he sounds so optimistic here.
Exactly what we need another hold my hand poster.
This dude is on some serious crack. This is a bad time for this we need to focus on getting things together we don’’t need this kind of fruit cake barney and friends type sh*t. If you want good times all the time watch another damn team because we as Clipper fans ride the highs and the lows and our record indicates more lows. When we get back to the high we will enjoy it more and we love that the hard loves pays off so don’t bring your peace and love guru crap on here because the true Clipper fans are tied to the team we feel the anger, sadness, and joy of the team and we have the F**kin right to express ourselves anyway we want.
I'm sorry...
I must have missed the part where it says that being a moody, oversensitive individual is a requirement for being a true fan of this team. Do I hate that our training staff appears to be incompetent? Sure. Do I get upset when Coach watches a lead evaporate instead of plugging some starters back in? Of course. Am I going to throw in the towel because a rookie that has not played a single minute for us won’t be able to contribute this season? No. That’s just irrational.
Feel free to cry your pretty little eyes out into your pillow as you lose sleep over Blake Griffin’s injury tonight. Don’t be upset that not everyone else is doing the same.
by Handsome_B._Wonderful on Jan 13, 2010 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
Come on Killa, we should welcome newbies with open arms......Plus, i totally agree with his post. I like your emotion killa, but at the same time, the more negativity gets passed around here, the more of a laughingstock we become.....
Mr. Handsome B Wonderful, Emotions are flying high, i just cursed out some guy for being so disrespectful to mr. griffin. I like your post and i too think we have to be optomistic. I understand it’s very deflating to hear news like the ones we’ve been hearing lately as a clipper fan but we have either 2 choices at this point. Stick it threw with the team pissed off or not, or throw away watever positive outlook we once had and find a different team to root for. It’s times like this where we need to find the “true diehard clipper fans” and stick together. Whether your happy, sad, mad, pissed or nonchalant about it, we need to stick up for our team. As for killa, i know ur mad man. SO AM I. But i dont think Handsome said anything wrong. If anything, he’s the bright fan u see not waving the white flag just yet. Things might get worse before they get better, so as the clippers always do “Always prepare for the worst”. Your optomistic outlook and god vibe is greatly appreciated here. Welcome Handsome.
"Put the icing on the cake ladies and gentlemen" - Ralph Lawler vs. The Grizzlies
by In GrIfFin We TrUsT on Jan 13, 2010 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa whoa whoa...
First, no need to bash the dude for trying to be optimistic. What possible good would it do for the fans to focus on getting things together? We can’t do sh*t. We can just watch and hope for the best, so why sit here crying over spilled milk? What we NEED to do is not stop being loyal fans. None of this “abandon ship” crap. We need to cheer louder than ever because Blake is still going to be cheering louder than ever from his injury “jail”.
Second, I agree that true Clips fans get emotional when the team has hardships, but who are you to say that Handsome_B._Wonderful isn’t feeling angry ass emotions too? He’s just handling it with a little more poise than a lot of the other fans out there. True fans get emotional, but true fans also know to stay strong because we’re the 6th man. If we start coming unraveled, our team comes unraveled.
I feel your pain brother, but it’s important that we stand united right now and keep our heads up.
All this means is we have 5 months till Griffins season begins!
Vegas BABY VEGAS!!! summer league 2010
i don’t really think blake would have honestly had much impact this year..
its the same thing i tell laker fans about whenever pau gasol is hurt.
if you dont play pau gasol , odom and bynum play bettere.
i woudl think if blake played a lot of minutes then camby and kaman play less, so even though he’d be great in some matchups and add a few more wins, i cant see him winning us a ton of extra games. maybe we win an extra 5 games with him which is not going to make a difference at least this year.
if anything camby is playing like he’s still in his prime and griffin is still 21 and will play like he’s 21. he won’t make veteran camby like plays… so we can wait until next year when presumeably camby will be gone and just bring him in as camby’s replacement.
if blake griffin produces next year… at camby levels of production in his rookie year i would assume we’d all be reaonsably happy with that right?
It's another post when someone tries to make it out like they a better than everyone else
How many damn be positive posts are there this one wasn’t neeeded. It’s Clippers basketball forum not a AA meeting give it a rest. We don’t need a be happy post every damn five mintues just let people ride the wave. Was I little to harsh maybe I don’t gain any respect for somone off the bat when they try to preach how fans should react.
At the end of the day...
…the positive posts are more fun to read than the negative ones.
And my bad for sounding like I was preaching on how you should react—-that’s not mine or anyone’s place to do that. To each their own. What I meant was more about what the TEAM needs, and that’s for us to keep cheering, ya know?
Good post...
I, unfortunately, was one of the Clipper fans who perpetuated this negativity with a fan post yesterday. While I stand by what I said, I realize that I wrote most of out of of frustration (both Griffin’s season ending surgery and Kaman’s injury). I’m disappointed in myself, because of the fact that I tend to be more active on this blog when the Clippers are doing poorly than when they are doing well. It’s just difficult to be optimistic when a perfect storm hits the team, as was the case yesterday. I’ve put things in perspective, and while I’m still disappointed, I’m able to take solace in the fact that they Clippers will likely double last season’s win total.
GO CLIPPERS!!! (and Kaman better get healthy real soon)
by WestsideBrandon on Jan 14, 2010 3:38 PM PST reply actions
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