My Dedication as a Bulls Fan

First thing is first. I AM A BULLS FAN. I have been since I can remember. The only difference between me and most of you is that I was a fan from 1998-2004 as well. Yes, during the Eddie Robinson, Marcus Fizer, Ron Mercer days. Yes, the Ron Artest "drink during halftime" days. Yes, the Tim Floyd and Bill Cartwright coaching days. If I had any type of Social Networking back then, belive I would have blown it up with Bulls updates.Thats what being a hometown fan is supposed  to do. One thing that frustrates me is the amount of "support" they get from "fans". The same people who openly said they stopped caring when Jordan retired are the first to claim they are die hard Bulls fans, ironically when we get Derrick Rose. Yes, I know every team in every city in every state have fairweather fans, but I believe Chicago is different when itcomes to basketball. We had THE GREATEST player of all time. We were spoiled throughout the 90s with titles. And LITERALLY, once Jordan left, so did the fans. Other teams still had constant attendance, i.e the Knicks, Lakers, etc. Chicago, the UC was so empty, you could swear it was a WNBA game. Sorry for the shot on womens sports there. In 04, we got Goron and Deng, make the playoffs and a surge in fans returned. A year or so, we're bad again, no fans AGAIN. Now here we are, serious title contenders, and the fan base couldnt be higher. Am I happy about the team? EXTREMELY. I love the fact we're dominate again. The fan base is what kills me. Most of these fans now wanna talk to me like theyre on the same level as me as a fan because theyre showing their support NOW rather than THROUGH OUT THE YEARS. Thats what kills me. And another thing is, Im an NBA fan, not just a Bulls fan. So I criticize when needed. If Kobe or LeBron does something good or bad, I talk about it. So if Rose messes up, Ill say he did. If the Bulls struggle, I wont hesistate to say so. Ive earned that for being a fan forever, not just 2 weeks ago. But Bulls "fans" think because I say something negative about the Bulls play, that its because I hate them. PLEASE. I try to be a realist when it comes to the NBA. When I think the Bulls are gunna lose, ill say I think theyre gunna lose. Thats not saying I WANT THEM to lose. You can say thats me not showing faith in my team, fine. Id want them to go 82-0 every year, but I also like to think when it comes to games. If I THOUGHT they would win every game, Id say it. So I guess, sorry for being a realist. Everyone that knows me knows how much I love THIS GAME. It kills me to have to blog, explaining why I sound like I do when it comes to being a NBA/Bulls fan. I believe that true Bulls fans know where Im coming from from the fairweather fan standpoint. And I believe that NBA fans know where Im coming from from the criticizing standpoint. But whatever....GO BULLS.

Frustrated

Title says it all. From a career standpoint, I am NOWHERE near where I wanted to be at this stage of my life. No one to blame but myself.   I have friends who are lawyers, nurses, master mechanics, firefighters, engineers. At 24, I feel Im wasting my talent and my potential to do something big is slowly deteriorating. Need to make moves, need to make them NOW. Gotta stay positive and motivated. Hope God helps lead me in the right direction.

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