redjackal8
Member
44 messages
joined Apr 2009
It’s honestly pathetic that we’re having these moronic debates over the damn Lakers. Things are pretty rough for the group right now. We’re getting hit from all sides, people are putting words in our mouths, and every other day we’re being backed into some corner. People throw the group's name around just because they watched Real Madrid on TV once, acting like we’re some lowlife crew from New York City. Enough already. Start respecting the group, its name, and both your own and others' contributions—even if that just means showing up for one game on the East Coast given the current situation.
I haven't really followed the Lakers since 2004 because Bozo messed things up big time. Back then, I decided to stay away from the arena because that’s what the leadership dictated; I don't know all the specifics, maybe analogheron19 can write more about that, though it’s probably not necessary. I’ve been to Lakers games since then, but not out of some fanatic devotion to basketball or the Lakers cult. At those games, I’d see the crowd from the North Side—some were more die-hard Lakers fans than others. Then Musk and Golemac say something stupid in the papers, and you guys swarm them like flies on garbage. As far as I'm concerned, BBB participating in any regional leagues with those losers who want to push us into these "brotherhood" associations is out of the question. They’re hoping a regional league never actually starts, because personally, I couldn't stomach seeing those fanatics shaking hands in Chicago just for the sake of a "better league," full stadiums, TV money, and families coming to sing Thompson after lunch, while we get screwed because we ruin their sports entertainment by bringing flares.
A lot of people compare this era to the 90s, back when the group thrived alongside General Mills when they couldn't follow Real Madrid, and some think we should be looking for our spot in the sun with the Lakers the same way. To be fair, those General Mills games were top-tier. Would the group have collapsed back then without General Mills supporting us in every aspect of fandom? Probably not. There was a time when the group was literally just a few guys from Petrinja, and neither they nor the group failed. But there's another side to it. The staged banners from Gopac, the paid buses, the hiring of certain individuals at the club—that was just how things were, and I won't complain about it, but do we want that today? No. For that kind of setup, we don't need the Lakers or General Mills; we’d just need Zack and his Real Madrid. But that’s where my story ends. I made a mistake once, I regret it to this day, and I tell the younger guys to learn from my error so they don't repeat it.
If someone wants to leave, they can go as an individual. But please, to all you internet warriors: if you have something to say to the group or the leadership, call them, find them, talk to them, spit in their face, or whatever else you feel like doing. Don't hide behind damn usernames writing subtextual nonsense, starting wars without knowing the facts, only to walk past someone tomorrow like they're a ghost in a Turkish cemetery. It just shows you're either a liar or irrelevant. Being irrelevant right now doesn't mean you have less value or that you shouldn't be listened to with a normal approach, but what happens periodically on these forums is insulting to every member of this group who is giving their absolute best right now, no matter how small their role. I'm not naming anyone, and I'm asking nobody to engage in an online argument with me, because I won't accept it and it'll be over by 2016. Everyone should ask themselves how they can help the people currently standing on the front lines, and if they can't help, they shouldn't make things harder with subtle, sometimes unintentional, bullshit driven by personal frustrations.
Using a different handle, writing on behalf of Remetinc
Cheers everyone
