Welcome to the Raptor Nest

There are usually three types of basketball fans in Toronto.

1. The Leaf Migration Fan (Often referred to as "Raptor Truthers")
These fans swallow the kool-aid every single year. Every move made by the front office is always the greatest move ever. Every unheralded bench player is a star waiting to happen (Uros Slokar perhaps one of the best examples). These fans get up in arms anytime anything the least bit negative is said about their team. Riots, spitting, and the general throwing of monkey feces are common reactions when faced with a Raptor Truther's unhappiness. The Raptor Truther is to be avoided when possible, ignored when they get too loud, and shot with horse tranquillizers should you own a tranq gun.


2. The grass roots, still doesn't know the rules after 15 years "fan"

How many years did knowledgeable fans have to watch games and wonder why every rule was explained. It wasn't a case of rules that people might not have seen (What classifies as a flagrant foul, clear path fouls, etc...) We were forced to endure lessons on what traveling is. Perhaps that is a poor example, as most NBA officials, players, fans, and rule makers don't understand. But 15 years later, many people still have no clue what is going on, and view Leo Rautins as one of the great basketball minds in the world. Upon hearing of a Raptor (or really, any Toronto teams) loss, they will reply in a flippant ignorant voice, "What else is new?"  Well, what's new is you have no clue about the status of the team you claim to enjoy. I hate these people. Hate them.


3. The Moderates
You know the game. You love the game. You can critically analyze a game. You can enjoy footwork. You can talk like Hubie Brown should you wish. You're not just a Raptor fan, you're a basketball fan. This is the group I intend to appeal to. I am sure more people would read/care if I called Jose Calderon the greatest passing guard in the NBA. Nay, the greatest pure point to ever play the game! But that's not going to happen.

Hopefully things I write will manage to alternate between funny, sleepy, informative, gassy, and then sleepy again. It is to group 3 that I am appealing. Enjoy.