Savo
G-League
This is not a rant. This is...
Well, I don't know what it is, but it comes from the heart...
In 1998 Yugoslavia were crowned the World Champions. It was big and since my father is Serbian, I celebrated with all my heart.
It was the first time I watched basketball for real. Not just checking the results, but actually watching the games as well. What can I say, I got hooked. After that I watched the European Championships in 1999 and in October of 1999 I watched my first NBA game. Of course I knew about the NBA before, Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls and all that. But it was Vlade Divac that made me toon in. And Predrag Stojakovic...
The Sacramento Kings? My guys play there, so why not!
I've been a fan ever since...
I guess I caught the right train, because the Kings were becoming something special. I couldn't see many games, but it was so good. A group of players playing the game the way it's supposed to be played. Like a ****ing TEAM!
Progress was made every year and then there was 2002. I know it's a year that people hate, but let's look at it this way. The Kings made it to the Conference Finals!!!
Man, who am I kidding? We all know what happened in THE GAME. The Kings were leading through the entire thing. Then a Kobe miss, a Shaq miss (maybe in different order) and then there was Horry...
It was just one game, right? [flashback, makes me sick, need another drink]
Some years later everything has changed. Divac is no longer here. Stojakovic is gone. Not only that, the entire team has changed. Where is Webber? Doug and Bobby?
Does this mean I don't have a reason to cheer for this team? Yeah, I can only wish. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with the Kings. There's just something about this team. Don't know what it is...
It makes me suffer, it makes me angry, it makes me happy...I'm still here...
I don't know what made me write this. Maybe I had one beer to many, but I feel this is a time when we have to stick together. Hey people, we made the playoffs so many times in a row, we are spoiled to say the least.
There are fans here that were around when I was still sucking my thumb, and they know what the past years meant. They can see the bigger picture. The rest of us? All we see is a team that isn't winning regularly anymore. Yes, it sucks, but it doesn't mean it's all over.
Patience is the key at this point. Maybe next year, maybe the year after that...
I guess that's what fans were thinking in 1993. And look what happened some years later!
P.S. Please feel free to close this thread, I probably won't remember it in the morning...
Well, I don't know what it is, but it comes from the heart...
In 1998 Yugoslavia were crowned the World Champions. It was big and since my father is Serbian, I celebrated with all my heart.
It was the first time I watched basketball for real. Not just checking the results, but actually watching the games as well. What can I say, I got hooked. After that I watched the European Championships in 1999 and in October of 1999 I watched my first NBA game. Of course I knew about the NBA before, Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls and all that. But it was Vlade Divac that made me toon in. And Predrag Stojakovic...
The Sacramento Kings? My guys play there, so why not!
I've been a fan ever since...
I guess I caught the right train, because the Kings were becoming something special. I couldn't see many games, but it was so good. A group of players playing the game the way it's supposed to be played. Like a ****ing TEAM!
Progress was made every year and then there was 2002. I know it's a year that people hate, but let's look at it this way. The Kings made it to the Conference Finals!!!
Man, who am I kidding? We all know what happened in THE GAME. The Kings were leading through the entire thing. Then a Kobe miss, a Shaq miss (maybe in different order) and then there was Horry...
It was just one game, right? [flashback, makes me sick, need another drink]
Some years later everything has changed. Divac is no longer here. Stojakovic is gone. Not only that, the entire team has changed. Where is Webber? Doug and Bobby?
Does this mean I don't have a reason to cheer for this team? Yeah, I can only wish. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with the Kings. There's just something about this team. Don't know what it is...
It makes me suffer, it makes me angry, it makes me happy...I'm still here...
I don't know what made me write this. Maybe I had one beer to many, but I feel this is a time when we have to stick together. Hey people, we made the playoffs so many times in a row, we are spoiled to say the least.
There are fans here that were around when I was still sucking my thumb, and they know what the past years meant. They can see the bigger picture. The rest of us? All we see is a team that isn't winning regularly anymore. Yes, it sucks, but it doesn't mean it's all over.
Patience is the key at this point. Maybe next year, maybe the year after that...
I guess that's what fans were thinking in 1993. And look what happened some years later!
P.S. Please feel free to close this thread, I probably won't remember it in the morning...
