Your most-hated Rival?
Alright, time to stop talking about how much we hate the losing streak and instead, talk about how much we hate other teams!
For me, it's the Cavs. Here are my reasons:
1) Anderson Varejoke. I could rest my case right there if I wanted and persuade a good many Detroit fans.
(I don't know why the insert image feature isn't working... but that's a completely SFW yet utterly grotesque picture of AV).
2) It's a recent rivalry. 2007 is still an open wound, to say nothing of last season's playoff's sweep.
3) LeBron James. He's an incredible talent. But I hate watching him. His game is so ugly to me. No grace. No finesse. Just brute force, like Shaq used to be. And the hype. He's not "The King" until he wins seven championships -- or at least one, eh? And the arrogance. Whenever he talks, it's obvious how much he enjoys hearing himself. And the stupid dance routines. And the stupid pre-game antics. And Nike's stupid ad campaign.
4) Mike Brown. If you ever wanted a case in point example of how players make coaches rather than the other way around, then you've found your man.
5) Shaq. Just retire already, old man. (Although he is absolutely hilarious on Twitter, I have to say).
6) Booby.
7) This
Okay, I actually like that commercial. But LeBron's game is still ugly.
Which team is it for you?
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I have the same hate as you BR...
I hate all Cleveland teams however.
This is a team located in America’s armpit. (sorry Ohio dwellers, but that’s what you are)
Anderson Varejao’s fro thing is the hair on that armpit.
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Varejao's game
Thing is, Varejao is a quality player, the kind of blue collar guy that would actually fit in the D.
But I just can’t stand him, and I doubt I could get past that even if he were wearing our jersey.
PS. My wife’s from Ohio, and my father-in-law is a Cavs fan. Ugh!
I just can't stand Cleveland...
I just hate their sports franchises. Really I have actual reason to hate the Browns, but I can think of lots of reasons to hate the Cav’s and Indians.
Everytime I’m forced to drive through or near that city I feel sick. My blood pressure is going up just thinking about the place.
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LBJ MVP
Who else remembers LeBron wearing a t-shirt proclaiming his own award? That was really awful.
I dont like Cleveland either.....
…..but its more because of Delonte West…..Cant stand him…..plus they have the 2nd best player in the NBA currentky in LBJ a close 2nd behind Kobe.
by BennieBladesFan on Jan 8, 2010 12:36 PM EST reply actions
i will agree with the cleveland hate, my second would be boston
i think the Cavs will be the more enduring of the rivalry though, since boston’s rent-a-championship team is coming to an end. next year will anyone even care about the celtics? them mofo’s are getting old.
i hate the cavs, i have hated them since that playoff game where lebron dropped like 30 straight points on us. Lebron is more annoying to me than kevin garnett, rajon rondo, paul “magic wheel chair” pierce and Ray “check your blood sugar check it often” allen combined. i just really loathe the guy and how he plays the game. its not even fun to watch.
C'mon
it’s gotta be the lakers. Always on tv. Kobe. Phil Jackson. Kobe. Have been in almost 50% of the nba finals played. Black Mamba. Fake fans. Always draw best talent in the league. Kobe.
Biggest Frontrunners On The Planet
I couldn’t even stand Jerry Buss-until I met him. Since we’re both ‘SC alums, that’s the first thing I mentioned to him. He’s a great guy, so is minority owner and Buss business partner Frank Mariani.
But the fans…the worst.
by V. on Jan 20, 2010 3:31 AM EST up reply actions
I tend to really dislike which ever team is getting the favourable calls. I remember the year Miami won, I hated them SO much because it was really frustrating watching Wade go to the line 1000 times. Now I could care less about them. Cleveland, Boston, and LA are in that boat, now, and I can’t stand watching them play.
My least favorite team by a country mile is Boston.
1) KG: Idiot. Jerk. Ass. I’ve never disliked a player more than this guy. He’s a great, great, great player, but he’s also a coward and a shameless front-runner. Watching Dice chase KG as the bastard backpedaled (completely terrified) 50 feet, was one of the most telling moments I’ve seen play out on a basketball court- the perfect “bully craps his pants and starts crying after some kid he tried to pick on shoves him back,” moment.
2) Paul Pierce: The most ugly, whiny, boring style of play I’ve ever seen. Everyone complains about Wade/LBJ (and for good reason), but I don’t think there’s a more blatant flopper/flailer than Pierce. He’s a master at knocking himself down from contact that he initiates, and looking as awkward as possible in the process.
3) Perkins: People that don’t like Boston say Rondo is nothing without the “Big 3.” I disagree with those people, IMO Rondo is a very legit star. Perkins is the guy that actually sucks. The problem is, he doesn’t seem to realize that he sucks. He’s basically a Varajao-type, but talks shit all game long and thinks of himself as a pseudo-star. Hugely annoying.
4) Doc Rivers: Truly shitty coach. Sells himself shamelessly to the media with all the “ubuntu” crap. The worst thing is people believe it. He never won anything in Boston until he was handed a rotation with either the first or second best PF of the decade, a top five SF of the decade, a top five SG of the decade, and (IMO) one of the five best PG’s in the league. Congrats. A fucking inanimate rock could have won a championship with that team.
by Gabe F-B on Jan 8, 2010 1:17 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
re:pierce flopping
its really absurd. he goes way out of his way to initiate contact. like his little top of the key jumper play that they always runs, he will jump into the air and throw his shoulder into the defender and then flop. it should be an offensive foul. its such bullshit and its really really annoying to watch.
you totally nailed it with all those dudes though. they are choad masters supreme. getting a rec from me.
Irony
It’s ironic that this post turned GREEN after being rec’d for being anti-Boston :)
by brgulker on Jan 8, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Another hit on Boston from my perspective. I don’t hate him, but every time I see Scalabrine, it makes me wince, since the only significant thing he’s done in his career was sink Detroit in the triple-overtime Game 5 of the 2004 ECF. (A game that I was at, thank you.) You know, the one where Chauncey hit the half court shot to force the first overtime, only to have the great redhead kill them with threes. Thankfully, all he did was delay the championship by one game, but it was painful at the time.
From NBA.com:
“Holds career playoff averages of 1.6 ppg and 0.9 rpg in 22 career games… 2004: Appeared in nine playoff games, averaging 3.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg and 0.3 spg in 8.1 mpg.… Recorded playoff career-highs for points (17), three pointers made (4), three pointers attempted (4), minutes (23), field goals made (6), field goals attempted (7) and rebounds (3) in a triple overtime victory in Game 5 at Detroit on 5/14”
by KDM on Jan 8, 2010 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
4) Doc Rivers
I’ve referenced this before, but he threw the second half of the 2007 season, and the entire organization was rewarded for it.
Fuck the Celtics, and their racist ass city. Rasclot what the hell were you thinking.
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
Completely agree about KG
Phenomenal player. Once in a generation type phenomenal.
But a complete jack-ass on the court.
a seven-foot golem with a particularly foul disposition.
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
If it's all time, then
I’m going bulls. Fulfills the favorable calls bs. Everyone loved Jordan, even if they “claimed” to be a fan of another team. Snotty Drippen, the ugliest side kick this side of sam cassell. Phil Jackson, again. Had worst collection of sorry bigs/pgs who were just annoying. Ruined Detroit Bad Boys basketball. Made people think it was ok to wear bulls gear around michigan.
I'm on board
We get pretty scrappy with the Bulls. Rip and Heinrich always seem to jaw. I think Rip gets a T in almost every Bulls game. I remember Rose crying at the end of a regular season game last year. Of course, they STOLE AWAY BEN WALLACE! Broke my heart. Tyrus Thomas is maddening. Now we have Ben Gordon. There is alot to hate from both sides of the fence, I think. Once we both get back to good, which shouldn’t be too long, this will really blossom into a full blown rivalry again.
Joakim Noah
I don’t HATE the bulls, but I do hate Joakim Noah and his stupid stupid hair. Seriously, he looks like Namond Brice from The Wire. He’s like Anderson Varejo, except more productive.
He’d be a kick ass Piston though.
by Biz Markie Moon on Jan 10, 2010 1:01 AM EST up reply actions
He called out Jebron Lames
when he was dancing like a bitch on the sidelines.
That alone made me stop giving a shit about his stupid appearance, and respect the guy a little more.
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by Skylar on Jan 10, 2010 1:29 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I forgot about that
That is true, anytime Lebron gets called out for his bull shit is good. Chalk up another reason to hate the Cavs: all that in game dancing and air guitar bullshit. Trash talk is one thing because God knows Sheed talked trash, but the other stuff like that is just stupid looking.
by Biz Markie Moon on Jan 10, 2010 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
yeah and criticism of the cavs gets dismissed
people say “they are just having fun, bringing fun back to basketball etc” but really its disrespectful. i thought that they had learned their lesson after last year. all that showboating and their stupid photo taking/baseball shit during the pregame looked all the worse when baby bron stormed off the court after losing to the magic. i think the magic destroying the cavaliers might have been my favorite moment from last year. i remember being so insanely happy watching lebron lose yet again. it put me in a good mood for at least a week and helped to make me forget about how badly the pistons played.
The number change pitch
really rubbed me the wrong way too. It reminded me of when the Heat retired #23 in honor of Jordan… just a lame publicity stunt.
Bron Bron giving the media the silent treatment because he couldn’t get it done against the Magic: Very satisfying.
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
I actually kind of like Noah...
But he needs to get rid of that hair, otherwise he’ll be too easy to recognize. Also, Namond was a good kid, he just needed to get away from a negligent authority figure (for Joakim — Jerry Reinsdorf) and replace them with a responsible one (Joe D!). If he comes to Detroit, Joakim will be on the state finals debate team in no time!
Jonas Jerebko - the Tiger Woods of Swedish Basketball
by Thom_not_Tom on Jan 11, 2010 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
I needed to get creative with my hate of Cleveland....
Je pète dans votre direction générale de Cleveland!

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My list
I really only hate two teams but all the other teams have players who piss me off. Those teams are . . .
Cleveland Cavaliers- Lebron’s beyond hating, almost. In my view, hating Lebron is like hating grass, its just omnipresent and it will get you nowhere. That said: Anderson Varejo. That motherfucker looks like Justin Guarini and just has an irritating game. Second, the Cavs are boring to watch, Mo Williams disappears all the time, Shaq’s the NBA version of the Drake on Seinfeld, and the worst thing is is that if that team didn’t have Lebron, they’d be horrid.
Players I don’t like: Ginobli, Quentin Richardson, Dirk Novitzki
Boston Celtics- I remember rooting for the Celtics over the Lakers during their play off run two years ago, but then Anything is Possible happened. That was the turning point for me, even though that was my first season watching the NBA. They talked trash all season last year then lost in the playoffs, Paul Pierce looks like a damn bulldog, Doc Rivers has a tattoo of his coaching philosophy on his back in flow chart form (Is your team hustling? If yes, scream and tell them to hustle. If not, scream and tell them to hustle. Playing defense? etc). I do like Rondo, though. And Rasheed is why I got into NBA Basketball.
by Biz Markie Moon on Jan 10, 2010 1:11 AM EST reply actions
jukim noah and those stupid bulls
i cant stand them especially noah. wat a loser he needs a haircut badly. they r so overated but everyone tries to find an excuse for y they r not winning every year. if u have a player like michael jordan u deserve to be bad for a while.
I'm proud to say...
I’ve been able to hate A LOT of teams over the years.
Nets, Pacers, Heat, Bulls, Cavs, Celtics. Good times – until late May, at least.
by TDP on Jan 10, 2010 9:43 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Celtics are the worst for me
Say what you want about Laker fans, but no one is pretending they’re super dedicated. Celtics fall under the patently false, untrue assumption that “Boston has the best sports fans.” This is crap, obviously. They do, however, have the most annoying, entitled, condescending fans of any city, and the players on their teams reflect it. Their loyalty is bullshit too, I mean, look at the Pats game yesterday — the Patriots (a team that won them 3 super bowls in a DECADE) get down early and are booed mercilessly on their own home turf. What loyalty! Not like any other fans (cough Lions) would be ecstatic just to BE in the playoffs, or even go .500. But they are THE WORST when it comes to basketball, because they think their history entitles them to win a championship every year. I mean, they’re the CELTICS. They had Larry Bird and Bill Russell! Why should us peons sink so low to steal their greatness? Ugh…
Jonas Jerebko - the Tiger Woods of Swedish Basketball
by Thom_not_Tom on Jan 11, 2010 12:18 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Boston Fans' non-existent loyalty
Regarding that Patriots game yesterday Thom- That was insane. Brady came back from a near career-killing injury, won every goddamn game at home except yesterday, gets throttled all season and plays several games with 3 broken ribs, a fucked-up shoulder and knee, and they boo him 5 minutes into the game?
Such assholes.
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
by Skylar on Jan 11, 2010 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm saying.
I know it’s cold out, but that shit is just cold to do to your team. I’m from Detroit so I know a little bit about your football team playing a less than desired manner, to put it light. I’ve never walked out on my dudes though. I’d kill a bostonian for a chance at a season where the Lions won every home game except the last.
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
I Hate NBA Officiating
Donaghy’s rambling aside, they’re so patently corrupt it’s a joke. I guarantee you, Donaghy isn’t the only ref that bets on games. That’s pretty funny, considering some of the scams NBA refs have been involved with over the years.
I don’t hate Mike Brown. but he’s an even worse coach than Flip. I wonder what happens to him next year after Cleveland loses (despite a massive effort from the refs and Stern) to either ATL or ORL.

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