if Barry signs with Suns, is he a traitor??

[easjer]

I don't think he would be a traitor. He is not a Spur anymore and he can do what is best for him. It is wierd though how badly some want him back. We weren't all over him when he was actually here like this. I want him back though, But it's his decision.

Some of us were.

I will be upset if he doesn't return, but respect that it's his decision to make and that it is largely a business decision.

But sports are not about business to fans, for the most part. So I can absolutely understand why a fan's disappointment might turn to bitterness or anger over such a situation. The fan is about passionate, undivided support for his/her team. The player is about the best business decision. Two totally different outlooks.

[YoMamaIsCallin]

"Traitor"? Isn't that just a teeny weeny tad over the top?

You might say "he has loyalty to the Spurs", "he feels like he owes the Spurs", ...

but "TRAITOR"????

this reeks of rabid uncontrolled homer fandom.

[sabar]

Didn't we "betray" him by trading him in the first place? He can sign anywhere he wants, he owes us nothing.