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I don't think I've ever met a sports fan who hasn't hated at least one team. Rivalries are fun; teams that you relish rooting against are fun. Emotional invest

by jmduke 10y ago

I don't think I've ever met a sports fan who hasn't hated at least one team. Rivalries are fun; teams that you relish rooting against are fun. Emotional investment in the outcome is one of the biggest reasons folks watch sports; rooting for the underdog to win is rooting for the overdog to lose (and I can't remember a larger overdog in quite some time than the Warriors.) It's also eminently clear from my comment that I don't have some all-consuming blind rage for the team, given that I just complimented the head coach, so I'm not really sure what you're getting at.

e40 10y ago
Words matter. The word used was "hate" but it's possible that was not the correct word. I live a few miles from where GSW play. The team we lost to in the finals last year is a good team and there is no way I would ever use the word "hate" to describe how I feel about them. In fact, I like a lot of players on their team. I just want my team to win, of course. I've witnessed a lot of strange and awful things in r/nba (toward my team and others). It does appear there is a lot of hate. There is strong evidence that people from r/nba spend significant time making fake accounts and downvoting posts in r/warriors. As I said above, if that's what you're into, then it's time to turn your gaze inwardm because you have a problem. EDIT: any it looks like this thread is fairly polarized. Lots of downvotes, which don't seem warranted. Kinda proves my point.
- jmduke 10y ago
  I agree that that's strange and awful behavior, and that if the only joy you get from sports comes from the suffering of opposing fans then you likely have some greater issue at play!
AznHisoka 10y ago
It's weird in another sense because you're only hating the uniform, since players changed teams so often these days.
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- lambdasquirrel 10y ago
  Team culture can be a thing. Maybe there's something in the team's shadow that irks him, like Draymond's temper. I personally find it fascinating, all the emotions stirred up and that people aren't ashamed to talk about them.

by jmduke 10y ago

e40 10y ago

Words matter. The word used was "hate" but it's possible that was not the correct word. I live a few miles from where GSW play. The team we lost to in the finals last year is a good team and there is no way I would ever use the word "hate" to describe how I feel about them. In fact, I like a lot of players on their team. I just want my team to win, of course. I've witnessed a lot of strange and awful things in r/nba (toward my team and others). It does appear there is a lot of hate. There is strong evidence that people from r/nba spend significant time making fake accounts and downvoting posts in r/warriors. As I said above, if that's what you're into, then it's time to turn your gaze inwardm because you have a problem. EDIT: any it looks like this thread is fairly polarized. Lots of downvotes, which don't seem warranted. Kinda proves my point.

jmduke 10y ago
I agree that that's strange and awful behavior, and that if the only joy you get from sports comes from the suffering of opposing fans then you likely have some greater issue at play!

AznHisoka 10y ago

It's weird in another sense because you're only hating the uniform, since players changed teams so often these days.

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lambdasquirrel 10y ago
Team culture can be a thing. Maybe there's something in the team's shadow that irks him, like Draymond's temper. I personally find it fascinating, all the emotions stirred up and that people aren't ashamed to talk about them.