C’mon Blazer fans. This isn’t San Francisco. I thought Portlanders were above chucking garb.
Apparently, I thought wrong.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told reporters, after the Blazers 97-92 win over the Dallas Mavericks, that he was struck in the face by an “unknown object” during Thursday night’s playoff game.
At least it wasn’t a half-full cup of beer, right?
Cuban was sitting in the crowd behind the Mavericks’ bench and was talking with fans who were booing him late in the game – that’s when he was struck..
For a town that is so laid back and inviting, this is astonishing. Most people equate Portland to a coffee-drinking, front-running town that supports everyone. They’re more passive than an old dog.
Heck, they traded Triple-A baseball for MLS soccer.
Cuban told reporters he din;t kno what hit him, but it didn’t hurt. He also praised the security at the Rose Garden.
Although, there is no word on what became of the incident.
Dallas leads the first-round playoff series two games to one.
Hmm. Nick Lilja writing an article about his “home” cities fans not being good fans. From someone who was at the game, nothing bad was going on at all. As people we are laid back yeah, but front runners who support everyone? Obviously you don’t really know Blazers or Timbers fans. Who, on a side note, don’t need to be told by an announcer or screen when to cheer or what to chant, unlike Dallas fans. Blazers fans are in the game the whole time and are passionate. We don’t need to chant “these refs suck” when we get a call go against us. We will leave that to those redneck cowboys in Dallas. Also, as you know, as a die hard baseball fan, it does suck having baseball leave and soccer come in. But when Portland makes sportscenter for the first home game showing the crowd sing the National Anthem that’s not passive. When I say the crowd, I mean every single person in the stadium. Cheering the whole f’n game as loud as they can. So, again, we may be laid back people, but when it comes to our home pro teams, we are as passionate as any other team.
I heard about that Timbers game. Awesome. And you’re right: Portland fans > Dallas fans
Hmm. Nick Lilja writing an article about his “home” cities fans not being good fans. From someone who was at the game, nothing bad was going on at all. As people we are laid back yeah, but front runners who support everyone? Obviously you don’t really know Blazers or Timbers fans. Who, on a side note, don’t need to be told by an announcer or screen when to cheer or what to chant, unlike Dallas fans. Blazers fans are in the game the whole time and are passionate. We don’t need to chant “these refs suck” when we get a call go against us. We will leave that to those redneck cowboys in Dallas. Also, as you know, as a die hard baseball fan, it does suck having baseball leave and soccer come in. But when Portland makes sportscenter for the first home game showing the crowd sing the National Anthem that’s not passive. When I say the crowd, I mean every single person in the stadium. Cheering the whole f’n game as loud as they can. So, again, we may be laid back people, but when it comes to our home pro teams, we are as passionate as any other team.
I heard about that Timbers game. Awesome. And you’re right: Portland fans > Dallas fans
Also another bit here for your so called laid back and passive people in Portland. This is a direct quote from ESPN Dallas article by Tim MacMahon:
“The Mavs rank the Rose Garden as one of the toughest places to play in the NBA. Charles Barkley calls Portland’s fans the best in the league, a statement that is hard to argue against with the exception of the idiot who threw something at Mark Cuban.”
It’s just people from Portland who talk up their team, it’s being said by outsiders.
Also another bit here for your so called laid back and passive people in Portland. This is a direct quote from ESPN Dallas article by Tim MacMahon:
“The Mavs rank the Rose Garden as one of the toughest places to play in the NBA. Charles Barkley calls Portland’s fans the best in the league, a statement that is hard to argue against with the exception of the idiot who threw something at Mark Cuban.”
It’s just people from Portland who talk up their team, it’s being said by outsiders.
Where were portland fans before 2007 when they drafted Sam Bowie 2.0? I used to go to those games before 2007 and the Rose Garden was half-full, so the statement about Portland being a front-runner town is accurate and funny.
Shoot, look at Portland when the Oregon Ducks are good at anything. All of a sudden, a lot of Yellow O’s pop up, but they get pulled down just as quick.
Where were portland fans before 2007 when they drafted Sam Bowie 2.0? I used to go to those games before 2007 and the Rose Garden was half-full, so the statement about Portland being a front-runner town is accurate and funny.
Shoot, look at Portland when the Oregon Ducks are good at anything. All of a sudden, a lot of Yellow O’s pop up, but they get pulled down just as quick.