dockingsched wrote:wasn't that iceland guy an open heat/lakers fan?
No. He picked one side after the Heat won and then switched sides after the Nets switched states. He's a Nets fan for right now and is probably kicking his own ass that he didn't stay where he was. Now he's a conundrum.
MelosSoreWrist wrote:Maybe those guys grew up Lakers fans but moved to Miami and became fans of their current city, or vice versa.
Or maybe those guys were huge Shaq fans and became Heat fans when the Lakers traded him. Or were huge Caron Butler fans that became Lakers fans after the trade.
Or or they are Filipino Laker fans and also became Heat fans after the Spoelstra hire.
Fandom is sorted by teams, not players. You're not a fan of that team if you only like one player on that team, you're a fan of that player and nothing more. There's a reason why those LeBron fans that bandwagoned to him while he was with the Cavaliers and stayed there get looked at with more respect than those that left with him to Miami. It's principle.
As far as being a fan, moving, and then being a fan of another team in which you currently live near, these are unwritten rules here so of course some may see it differently, but I see it as you can only be a true fan to one team. The team you watch the most games of, the team you spend the most money on memorabilia for, and the hurt that hurts the worse after that team lost a close one, that's "your" team. You can't have the same kind of emotions for more than one team, it just isn't the same and I don't care what anyone says. You can root for the team of the area that you happen to live in if you want, but you can't call yourself a "fan" and claim that team as well. Calling yourself a fan of a team shows where your loyalty lies, loyalty isn't a two way street.
I even sort of look down on liking other teams as my team is poised to face them eventually and I don't want my team to lose, but I suppose you can be open to enjoying other styles which in turn "liking" other teams, but liking a team and being a fan of a team are two different things. Yet when the playoffs start and that team is a threat to knockout your original team, whether it be in the divisional, conference, or final rounds, the whole "rooting for both teams" things needs to go out the window. Both teams can't win, plus it's just embarrassing rooting for all the top teams in the league. What fun is that? Everyone likes a winner, but the loyal ones will remain with the loser.
