"You can’t win in a small market”
“Your game plan is too old”
“Deron is going to leave”
“You have to spend more money”
“Your PF is undersized”
“Your coach sucks”
“CJ is too inconsistent”
“Al can’t rebound”
“RP can’t shoot”
“Hayward is a bust”
“Evans is too skinny”
“AK is overpaid”
“Can’t win the old fashion way”
“You need a 3 pt threat”
“Should’ve resigned Wes”
“Elson and Watson are too old”
“Raja is washed up”
( For more go read this “fan’s” thoughts http://www.utahjazz360.com/kanun/jazz-fans-are-they-for-real-wake-up/ )
Now I could analyze each and every one of these thoughts, but I won’t, because that is not my point.
We’ve all heard these types of comments before, it’s no secret. And some of us tend to say some of these ourselves, because yes, some of them are true.
There are many, and I mean many different types of fans out there. It goes anywhere from the average fan, to the fair-weather, and even your typical die-hard. Everyone is different, and so are all fans. However, in this post I am going to discuss 2 different types of fans. The Pessimistic (sometimes even the “realists”) and the true fan.
I live a life obsessed with the Jazz (you might also). And with that, come a lot of different things. You typically have a few (maybe more) friends who like the Jazz, and you probably know a few (maybe more) people that will talk to you about them because they know it’s one of your interests. I probably have 6 or 7 solid Jazz fan friends. They are all different. 3 of them are very diehard. 2 are semi-diehard, then I got a casual one or two, and then there is the one. He is the realist, and sometimes pessimistic fan. This is more common in casual Jazz fans. Probably everyone I know, knows that I like the Jazz, so I am always getting in to small talk conversations with them about the Jazz. And I definitely see a group of realist and pessimistic fans in these people too.
So what is a pessimistic or realist fan? Well like I already said, they are two different things. A pessimistic fan is one who follows a team (in our case, the Jazz) watches their games, reads/listens to stories about them, but when they speak about them, will have a tendency to find the negative in things.
“Sure we won, but it was only the T-Wolves”
(Go read that list again)
They see good in things, but don’t always like to admit it. They nit-pick, make bold statements, find the bad in everything. And they laugh at us who see the good, or the bright side. Sometimes, it’s hard to believe they even call themselves Jazz fans.
There are a few “pessimistic” here are on uj360, and even more when you browse the comments on news sites like deseretnews.com and sltrib.com. I don’t know them, so really I can’t say I don’t like them, but I don’t like what they say always.
Then there are the “realist” fans. These are probably more common. They are not always negative, but try to take fan bias out of their opinions.
“Sure the Jazz are a good, but a contender, no, not for a while”
And the stuff like that.
There is nothing wrong with being a realist fan. You choose to look at thing as they show, and not let emotions and feelings get tied up with your team. Everyone has their own right to do what they want.
But there is one thing. One thing that will always keep me from being a pessimistic or a realist fan.
You know, I’m not totally sure, but I have a theory about pessimistic and realist fans and why they choose to be the way they. They don’t want to set themselves up for disappointment.
You know when your parents or friends tell you “don’t get your hopes up”, well they are just making sure you don’t get disappointed. That’s what they are doing for themselves. They don’t like feeling disappointed, and really, who blames them.
Technically speaking, odds are against the Jazz each year. Why? Because there are 29 other teams competing for the same prize. So really, these fans are smart because they know, (technically speaking) the Jazz have only a 1/30 chance in winning. So why set yourself up to be disappointed 29/30 times?
I’ll tell you why.
All you Jazz fans out there, who are true, the ones who never doubt, the believers, the ones who knew Gaines was going to hit that three, the ones who knew Denver didn’t stand a chance V.S. Deron Williams and company in the playoffs last year, the ones who knew Paul Millsap could hit 3 3’s and a buzzer beater in the course of 37 seconds (didn’t that just make you want to go to YouTube?), and the ones who know that the Jazz can win a ring. This post is for you. Because when it does happen, it will be us, not the others, who will be filled with emotion that we know not of. It will be us that will cry tears of joy, and there will be NO ONE and I mean NO ONE who will enjoy it more than us (asides the players/coaches, you get my drift).
Yes, we are going to have to wait, and we have been waiting for a long time. But it will come, stay faithful my friends, because while others may say “got lucky” or simple “good for the Jazz” we will be filled with the most high sense of joy and happiness.
This is what keeps me going each time the Jazz lose a tough one, and the pessimistic fans (and realists) come out and talk. Every playoff loss to LA, I get down on myself, and the doubters come out and say “TOLD YOU SO!”, but I get myself going because I know it will happen, and all the losses, departing players, being pissed off at Stern and the refs, will be worth it. I just know it.
So keep being true. Because there is no one like you True Jazz fans. Keep telling your family that “we still have a chance” (my lil’ bro during Miami game) Keep telling your friends that Deron Williams is the best PG in the league (he is), and Raja Bell is your hero for what he did in Phoenix (YouTube again?). Let those who could care less, and those who don’t believe alone, because who cares about they say? The Jazz are your favorite team in the world and will always be.
Thanks for being a Jazz fan.
(Quick random question, what will you do when the Jazz win a ring?)
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