Bibby Has A Big Mouth, Small Game
by Jeff Clark on Apr 22, 2008 2:28 PM EDT
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PrintMike Bibby, who was completely outplayed by Rajon Rondo on Saturday, has some harsh words for Celtics fans. I'll let Mark Murphy summarize:
On a more incemndiary note, Hawks guard Mike Bibby took a surprising shot at Celtics fans this morning, calling them "fair weather fans" and noting that last season "they were all wearing bags over their heads."
Bibby, traded to Atlanta this season from his longtime home in Sacramento, obviously is still becoming aquainted with his own Phillips Arena crowd - not exactly known for its undying support over the years.
Kendrick Perkins, warming to that subject, said of the prospect of playing in front of a packed house in Atlanta, "It’s about time. It takes us to go down and pack out their house for them."
Hear the full interview here: DriveFor17.tv (see Dickerson's shootaround podcast)
Where do I even start with this?
- Hate to break it to ya Bibster, but we've been here all along.
- We were upset last year for good reason. It's called passion.
- At least we care. As pointed out above, Atlanta doesn't even notice that you stink.
- Hawks can't handle the Celtics, so they go after the fans. Lame.
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heh well i mean. It’s kinda true. This is obviously the wrong place to bring it up since the majority of people on this board are hardcore fans and nuts.
I’ll say this though. I went to two basketball games last year. One was here in Seattle vs The Celtics and one was in Boston vs Utah when I was visiting family. The difference was rather interesting. Both teams stunk, but in Seattle the fans were sitting on their hands, yawning, focusing on the mascott and in general it was a lifeless bunch of people. In Boston there were still several people up and screaming, yelling at Delonte, yelling at Doc, cheering on the squad, going nuts over Al Jefferson. Naturally neither squad had much mass appeal last year, but it was still clear that Boston had a pretty solid fanbase.
Well this should make for an interesting game 2. My best friends dad is taking us to the game(my first playoff game at the garden EVER!!!) and seeing this Bibby comment just reminds me of the Darryl chant. I can hear the crowd now just heckling him with BIBBY!!! BIBBY!!!! BIBBY!!!! chants all night when he touches the ball.
Should be a crazy night and its only going to get louder as the playoffs go. 15 to win..
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disagree lar, i went to 5 games last year, and each time the cheap seats were pretty packed. also, where does bibby get off? He does realize he’s played for two of the most fair weather franchises in existance right?
the funny thing is, this in no way helps his team. If it gets run on ESPN, the fans will be even louder (if possable) game 2, and it clearly rattled some of the young hawks sunday. If it doesn’t get run, then it will just look pety to the celtics, who will have one more excuse to destroy them.
I mean, normally when you see this happen, and a vet says it, its to put a charge in someone on thier team, Get someone off thier game, ect. this comment just seems bitter, like he thinks its unfair that the celtics have this success so quickly…
I’m inclined to agree with Bibby on this one in a few respects.
NOTES:
My buddies and I, for years, would buy 6 or 7 games when tickets went on sale.
We’d buy (4) $10.00 seats for these games.
And then basically sit whereever we wanted.
Many times, ending up nearly courtside.
NOW: Buy a seat, and sit where you’re ticket says to.
I am nowhere near a fairweather fan.
But the proof is in the pudding.
Bibby is speaking out of frustration and lashing out at the only thing he can. We also have no context for his comments as, typical of most journalists, we arent told what the topic of discussion was when he made the comments.
Bibby is really frustrated. He played a horendous game, was upstaged by a younger, less experienced player, his team was massacred on national television, and most lay the blame at his feat for his lack of contribution. He can’t attack the Celtics (piss ‘em off? no way), he can’t attack his teammates, so he goes after the only safe target.
I would take this comment with as much salt as Brick’s threats to defect to Toronto.
I’m just happy to finally get some recognition…
by thatmarvelousape on Apr 22, 2008 5:18 PM EDT reply actions
Paul weighs in from Souza’s blog:
"Paul Pierce noted that the Celtics had a number of sellouts last year, including during their 18-game losing streak, as a defense that they are not “fair weather.â€
Pierce later added this: “I hope our fans hear that and come even louder tomorrow in Game 2. I think that’s totally disrespectful to our fans.â€"
http://blogs.metrowestdailynews.com/celtics/?p=1251
Take note, fans.
Eddie House also analyzes his brother in law’s comments.
@MBurke15: That was abolutely the worst experience I’ve ever had going to a sporting event, ever. Such a helpless feeling to be there and to hear the roar of the crowd, in YOUR arena, chanting MVP for the anti-christ.
There’ll always be fools in every arena who will wear bags over their head, or start chants for other teams (I always heard “Let’s go Red Sox” chants when I had half-season tickets last year)…Poor Scalabrine was booed every time he touched the ball. I mean let’s face it: for 3/4’s of the season, most people were rooting for the Celts to put up a good fight and lose. Obviously that kind of atmosphere to play in isn’t exactly fostering encouragement.
At the same time, we still WENT. And that says a lot about a fanbase right there. Despite being in what seemed like a constant state of rebuilding, with Pierce’s prime wasting away right in front of us, most of the games I went to had plenty of people in the seats. You can’t really expect any more than that for fans of a franchise that had been so futile for so long.
I can’t agree that the Garden was empty last year. While there were scattered sellouts, most of the games I attended(I went to 12 or so) were at least 3/4ths full. Even the preseason games were nearly full. I’d venture a guess we probably averaged 14,000-15,000 per game. Opening Night seemed to be sold out as did the last game against the Pistons.
by GroverTheClover on Apr 22, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions
bibby is just being a good soldier and deflecting attention away from the awe-struck inexperienced hawk players onto himself, the vet who can take the boos etc. i don’t blame him and this is not a boston is a better town vs. atlanta. there’s enough of all this all good-all bad stuff going around with the political season and i am sorry to say the egotistical redsox nation blowhards.
hahaha bibby WOW. yeah mike youre great for the hawks, ever since your arrival the hawks have been excellent! PLEASE pal you are so washed up its not even funny. Maybe when Rondo whips the ball at your face as hes going out of bounds it will knock some sense into you. If youre looking for paper bags, take one from a hawk fan watching game 4. douchebag.
champzilla, youre wrong. clearly you didnt go to a game or watch and home games on tv last year. The garden sold out many games last year, if you want to talk about fairweather fans then talk about 80% of bruins fans at game 6, but not the celtics. I went to about 8 games last year and like 10 this year. There were true fans there last year, and there are true fans there this year.
Does the Herald have copyeditors, or did they all get bought out?
by professorperkins on Apr 23, 2008 1:41 AM EDT reply actions
Not to take Bibby’s side here, but I went to the C’s/Kings game last year and I remember thinking, “This might be the quietest game I’ve ever been to.” The C’s got blown out that game, so it was tought to cheer about anything.
Nonetheless, I went to 14 games last year (I was 1-13), so Bibby saying the place was only 1/4 full is total bull.
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