It's amusing that fans of the team that went through the Maloof saga can confuse aggressive and risky moves aimed at building a better team with passivity and profiteering designed at cutting costs, disengaging from and alienating the fanbase and community, and ultimately relocating.
The LA Lakers were lambasted in the media much worse for their handling of the Kobe / Phil / Shaq drama. They jettisoned a HOF player and fan favorite to appease a younger talent with higher upside, and in the process let the GOAT coach walk away. Their commitment to winning at all costs - including blowing up an adored and historically great team - resulted in winning two more championships.
Stockholm Syndrome? I'd say that the fans who pride themselves on second-guessing strong and risky ownership moves, who call for the murder of our GM, and who claim over and over that they could do a better job if given the reigns, is a symptom of bitter and resentful fans who stopped caring about believing in a team, uniting behind it, and recognizing solid creative moves. Fans who apparently are content to always believe that the sky is falling, and would rather act like know-it-alls on the internet and have reduced their fandom to masochistic exercise in watching losing efforts in order to make themselves feel smarter by comparison.
