Anybody who saw the game last night knows that Utah won, in fact, Utah pretty much bent us over their collective knee and spanked us. Naturally any pre-established Utah Jazz fan should be rejoicing. And in turn, I offer a round of applause and a blessing from The Tabernacle Choir to the men of the Jazz for a job well done, without two of their star players in rotation.
Who doesn't get a round of applause are the "fans" who attended that game, and anyone else who would have liked nothing more than to be sitting there joining in the antics of the crowd. I'm sure everyone knows the Derek Fisher story by now, but just in case:
He was a Laker long long ago (remember the last handful of back to back championships?), then he went up the coastline for a brief stint with the Warriors. Warrior I'm sure he did, but he kept on going and landed in Utah for a good minute. When his daughter became ill, his nearly newborn daughter, he naturally put his family first and traveled to the best care he could find for her. The most heroic part of this tale comes on the day he was in New York by her side through treatment, immediately after it was over he flew back to Utah, suited up near the end of the playoff game they were in the middle of and threw it down!! winning the game for the Jazz. What a great guy right? Realistically he didn't need to rush back to that game. It's just basketball, and when compared to the life of a child where does it stack up?
At seasons end he respectfully asked out of his contract with the Jazz so that he could go work somewhere that allows him to focus more on his daughter's health, and the well being of his family. The Jazz being the stand up folks that they are, let him go. He landed back in Los Angeles and put his old jersey back on.
Flash forward to the first meet up in Utah since then on Friday, November 30th 2007. A night when you might think that Utah Jazz fans would be overwhelmed to see Derek Fisher, his daughter healthy. Nope. Okay, okay, the man is a great talent and it sucks that he's not there helping out their team anymore, okay fine, we sympathize with that. So it's understandable that they would not cheer for him, because they got their feelings hurt, and might even be a little bit scared that he could help the Lakers beat their home team. Nope. Utah chose instead to show just how caring they really are by booing him all night long. Now, I'm not saying they needed to make "We love you Derek Fisher" posters or anything, but how about the middle ground where they kept their mouths shut? How about sitting quietly in their seat until it's time to cheer for their own team? Hell, we wouldn't have minded if they'd just booed the entire Laker squad. Nope. Lets boo Derek Fisher for putting his family at the top of his priority list.
Not only was the booing obnoxious and distracting (although not for D.Fish - more on that later), but it was downright disrespectful. The fans should have been charged with a collective technical billed to the team for unsportsmanlike conduct. Furthermore, if we had been in the arena, trust and believe there would have been a whole lot less booing (and cowbelling) going on. After that showing we couldn't bring ourselves to support Utah in any venture any longer. Utah needing support for political campaigns? That's nice. Utah being booted from the United States? Oh well. We're not even making sense but at least we're not booing. What's next? Is Utah going to have a natural disaster and then boo FEMA when they come to help? Sounds like a positive experience to me.
Anyone who's already left Utah should be proud of themselves, anyone still there and not by choice (minors, hospice patients) should know we're praying for you, and anyone proud to boo for respectable human beings should walk with their heads hung in shame. Don't call yourself a fan if that's how you intend to act. Seriously. What is wrong with you people?
Stay classy Utah,
Ron & Burgundy
P.S., If PB&J had to apologize for making jokes about movies with homoerotic themes shouldn't these people have to apologize for being douchebags?
Not only was the booing obnoxious and distracting (although not for D.Fish - more on that later), but it was downright disrespectful. The fans should have been charged with a collective technical billed to the team for unsportsmanlike conduct. Furthermore, if we had been in the arena, trust and believe there would have been a whole lot less booing (and cowbelling) going on. After that showing we couldn't bring ourselves to support Utah in any venture any longer. Utah needing support for political campaigns? That's nice. Utah being booted from the United States? Oh well. We're not even making sense but at least we're not booing. What's next? Is Utah going to have a natural disaster and then boo FEMA when they come to help? Sounds like a positive experience to me.
Anyone who's already left Utah should be proud of themselves, anyone still there and not by choice (minors, hospice patients) should know we're praying for you, and anyone proud to boo for respectable human beings should walk with their heads hung in shame. Don't call yourself a fan if that's how you intend to act. Seriously. What is wrong with you people?
Stay classy Utah,
Ron & Burgundy
P.S., If PB&J had to apologize for making jokes about movies with homoerotic themes shouldn't these people have to apologize for being douchebags?
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