Do you expect casual fans who have been conditioned into thinking that any bench player taller than 7ft is a big stiff to realize he's a skilled big man despite playing limited minutes?
You can say some fans treat him like that, sure, but I think they're also amazed at how talented he is for his size. You'd expect a stiff dude who can't shoot free throws and only dunks... He shows us every night he's far from it tbh
Like when he palmed the ball and juked Okafor twice, he's just fun to watch tbh
He's more than a victory cigar, which is exactly how I had him pegged early on. I hope he keeps playing like a "rotational" player.
Not just Mexicans. The crowd is more white than anything, and the Philly crowd was majority black.It's a bunch of drunk messicans, they didn't say anything worse than what Pop said to the female ref last game. I in' find the MVP chants to be corny/annoying but Pop is just being PC, you have folks using racial slurs & taunting players so corny fans should be the least of his worries.
well I guess no, but if you are a Spurs fan you can or should check out the profile of your team players.Do you expect casual fans who have been conditioned into thinking that any bench player taller than 7ft is a big stiff to realize he's a skilled big man despite playing limited minutes?
What about Linsaity? Was that also a freak show?
Have to admit, it is still a little strange and kind of fascinating in a sport where every team has a 6'11"-7'0" player, for Boban to trot out and dwarf everybody.
Expecting non basketball nerds to check out profileswell I guess no, but if you are a Spurs fan you can or should check out the profile of your team players.
Pop is deploring the fact that the crowd treats Boban like a mascot rather than a legitimate NBA player. I think he has a point.
I said something similar to Jeff Mc yesterday...
It's all good to have fun, but I really hope people don't think of him as a gimmick. He's played a lot of basketball and you have to be careful with not mocking someone and making them a parody.
Not to the degree they do.
I have to think J.Simms is capable of some real highlights, and so is Kawhi, and people do not go over yelling to that degree.
I guess I can kind of understand Pop's point. I get hyped up bc he's so dominant TBH.
You had guys like Nate Robinson/Muggsy who were fan favorites b/c they were even short for your average Joe but nobody claimed they were a freak show. If you are a stiff then nobody really cares unless you're the 15th man on a championship team like Mark Madsen.
Well based on a majority of the comments here, I think that most of the fans really think he's ing Godzilla who can't be stopped in the paint. (Don't make me go back and dig up the quotes of people saying that here on ST.) You can't seriously compare the cheers for Boban to the chants for Bonner in garbage time.
Now... if some of you feel like you see him as some kind of circus freak, and want to project that onto everyone else? Well I guess that doesn't surprise me either.
Let's not play innocent and go in on the crowd either....
Y'all the same dudes talking about Boban eating Tony if he got close to his wife..and making a big deal out of him having a hot wife
Popovich = Vinegar s, aka Big Girl's Blouse
well if you're going to a game it would be nice if you know who is playing for your team.Expecting non basketball nerds to check out profiles
Talk about a 1%-er problem, last I checked he's paid to entertain the crowd
Nate Robinson is like one inch shorter than the average American male
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Talk about a 1%-er problem, last I checked he's paid to entertain the crowd
Considering that people were calling him Godzilla, Charlie, and other racial slurs...yeah, people did consider him a freak show, unfortunately.What about Linsaity? Was that also a freak show?
You obviously haven't attended NBA games in the States, most of the folks who can afford to attend the games more than once a month can't name you two guys on their team's bench
Yao was seen the same way early on, tbh... Eventually he earned the respect and accolades...
Some people here have said it, he's a frigging 7'3 center from eastern Europe.
He's supposed to be a stiff with no range and 30% FT shooting. He's just surprising everybody and people just want more of that.
As if Jeremy Lin cared about being a "freak show"
Plus having a 7'3 guy that's somewhat skilled feels like having the basketball cheat code... It's not surprising to be giddy about it
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