A Desperate Plea to Bay Area Warriors Fans
by ladub on Oct 29, 2009 1:56 AM PDT
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I currently live in LA but I grew up in the Bay Area so I’ve been a Warriors fan for over 25 years. What I found most disheartening from tonight’s game isn’t the lost; it’s the fact that the Arena was sold out, there apparently weren’t any unified chants of “SELL THE TEAM” or “FIRE BOB-BY”, and that the general consensus for those in attendance is, “another tough but entertaining loss and that’s enough for me”.
It’s not enough. We deserve better and we can get it, but it’ll require us to start a movement. Let me be clear…I love the Warriors but I can’t support this ownership anymore until there are serious changes. I want either 1) Cohan to sell, or 2) Rowell to be fired. Would you be happier if either happened? If so, we need to let Cohan and Rowell know, not by posting on blogs and forums. Cohan needs to feel it BIG TIME in the pocketbook and our displeasure needs to be heard on a national level.
FINANCIAL - Don’t buy tickets to the games. As long as the arena sells, there is no reason for Cohan to sell or change because he is MAKING MONEY! I’ve done the little things that I can do from afar: As tough as it was for me, I cancelled my League Pass and stopped buying Warriors gear. I emailed the NBA and told them I would gladly re-up as soon as Chris Cohan sells the team.
PROTEST FOR THE NATIONAL PRESS - If you must go to games, start protest chants at the game. I’m not saying do it the entire game, just maybe one chat a half of either “SELL THE TEAM” or “FIRE BOB-BY”. I promise you the press will pick up on it. Even clueless Dolan relented to the New York fans and replaced Isiah after protesters gathered outside of MSG and fans inside kept chanting “FIRE ISIAH”.
On a night in which the Miami Heat retired Tim Hardaway’s number (you kiddin’ me, the Miami Heat ???) I’m pleading with my Bay Area fans to start the movement. I can’t stand another 15 years of this.
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In other words: the Warriors lost a game last night.
;-P
There will be no extra point!
by Sleepy Freud on Oct 29, 2009 8:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
if you miss the game you dont even have to check the box scores, just check if there’s a boycott thread
by 123707THIZZ on Oct 29, 2009 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Despite what Mr. Halo said above, there is truth in this. I’ve heard it said many times that the biggest problem with the Warriors is their fans. The fans incredible loyalty to the team makes it such a cash cow that ownership has little incentive to really try hard to do the right thing. In other words, the Warriors front office works in much the same way as Congress.
Amy Mainzer my brain thinks your brain is HOT!
by cybermaldonado on Oct 29, 2009 9:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
“Mr. Halo”?
There will be no extra point!
by Sleepy Freud on Oct 29, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giants fans are even worse in this regard…
by Missing Barry on Oct 29, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fire Rowell
This is more likely to happen then Cohan selling. But I’m sorry, I will still buy tickets. I Iove my Warriors to much.
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by dubzfan on Oct 29, 2009 10:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
Sad but true. I hate that I love the Warriors so much sometimes…
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by JustSomeName on Oct 29, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We NEED to start some “SELL THE TEAM” chants and some “FI-RE ROW-ELL” chants to really get this moving. No one wants to be embarrassed at every home game by a team that you own. I really believe this will get things moving, especially if it’s EVERY home game and it gets heard on TV.
by Throw up the Dub on Oct 29, 2009 11:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Warriors are like America, ENTERTAING BECAUSE OF THEIR DYSFUNCTION
by pre10d on Oct 29, 2009 12:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone needs to put the time and money in creating “FIRE ROWELL” signs that look like the We Believe signs. Distribute it to the masses before the game.
The problem is the Warrior fans have too much class and the organization is taking advantage of it.
Seriously, let’s be classless about this and get it done!
Confident Marco Belinelli supporter
by Doctor Kajita on Oct 29, 2009 2:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If this is to become a reality, the signs should be smaller than the We Believe signs, but not too small. If it’s too big, security might confiscate it. Just big enough to read, but the important thing is, THOUSANDS need to hold it up at once.
Confident Marco Belinelli supporter
by Doctor Kajita on Oct 29, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On a night in which the Miami Heat retired Tim Hardaway’s number (you kiddin’ me, the Miami Heat ???) I’m pleading with my Bay Area fans to start the movement. I can’t stand another 15 years of this.
It’s a total joke. Next, we’ll see Indiana retiring Mullin’s jersey.
Confident Marco Belinelli supporter
by Doctor Kajita on Oct 29, 2009 2:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that was not a sellout
there were obvious empty seats all night and on tv they were running commercials for lowerbowl ticket plans.
They have not advertised lowerbowl mini plans for years, so there is definitely a shift happening
by warriorsvictim on Oct 29, 2009 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t be surprised if a bunch of people with tickets didn’t go because of the bridge stuff…
by Missing Barry on Oct 29, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone make T-Shirts
with “FIRE BOBBY” or “SELL THE TEAM”.
by druchoy on Oct 29, 2009 4:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
IDEA:
2 sided sign similar to the WE BELIEVE SIGN.
Side 1 Line 1: FIRE
Side 1 Line 2: ROWELL
Side 2 Line 1: SELL,
Side 2 Line 2: COHAN!
Can someone pull it off? We could gather a group in the lot an hour before the game, then disperse throughout the lots and bart entrance and hand them out to everyone to flood the oracle with these babies! We could do it on a nationally televised game!!
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by AR4 on Oct 30, 2009 12:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
rec'd
I hope this becomes a Recommended Fanpost, because something NEEDS to be done.
"We Deserve"
by YaHeard on Oct 30, 2009 12:18 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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