kingsfans...seriously....u would be better served ignoring pacer fans who are doing nothing more than trolling ur board bashing ron artest and try to do so under the auspices of criticizing....
pacer fans are bitter....
they had a real championship caliber team last season, and it didnt work out....
the same is true for this season...we had a team we thought had a real shot at the title, now that hope is gone again....
even moreso, it looks like it will be a while before we have as realistic of a chance at the title as it appeared we had these past 2 seasons....
so pacer fans are bitter....hell im bitter....and shallow, insecure individuals will often look for a person to take all that bitterness and frustration out on.....for some it helps ease the pain...it also helps avoid the real issues that havent been fixed, and in some messed up way, allows some sort of hope...that and people love to feel sorry for themselves, and this approach allows them to feel like theyve been victimized....
last year, after the brawl, the initial fall guy was ron artest for some and detroit fans for most....but then it evolved in a very strange way....david stern then turned into the real fall guy, as a perceived injustice was done and the rallying cry was redemption around that concept...
this year, rons the guy....rons the guy that ended the pacers championship chances....hes the bad guy....hes the focal point for all the bitterness and frustration, because assuredly pacer fans were entitled to much more than this, and only an insane act could deprive the team and the fans of said entitlements....
truth is, this is life....things dont always play out the way we want them to or the way we think they should-let alone in a manner we think thats fair...life isnt always fair....kings fans can relate to that as much as anyone....
there are many, many reasons why things played out like this....but then accepting that would mean not being so bitter, and since alot of people are just generally bitter and unhappy with their own lives-and therefore look to sports as a way to escape that unhappiness-when they end up disappointed in their potential escape, the harsh reality of their lives simply is too much, and seeing things for the way they truly are simply isnt good enuff....admitting things simply dont always go the way we want isnt good enuff....
they want a pound of flesh.....they want to hurt someone, in an attempt to not be the only one hurting....misery loves company....and if ur miserable, then ur not happy unless ur making others miserable...
truth is there are hundreds of factors in all of this....mistakes were made by many, many people....ron artest is only one of those people....facts are some people in much higher positions-and who more is expected of when it comes to the actual success of the franchise-they made mistakes....they saw things, yet didnt do what wouldve possibly altered the course....
alot of people are responsible for the pacers fate....many bear the burden for things turning out the way they did....then again, some things happen in life that noone has any real control over.....in sports, thats why they play the games...and thats why we find it so interesting....because things dont always go the way we or others think they should....that, in large part is the attraction....
but then to some bitter and miserable people, it feels so much better to direct all that hate and bitterness on one person....rather than deal with the reality of the situation....
so dont sweat it kingsfans....just realize it for what it is....
(whos a local caller to radio here and does call some national overnight shows). He love Barry Lamar Bonds and Danny Fortson like you do Artest. Its not a compliment. Its an illness.
