Bibby rips Celtics fair-weather fans

[Frederick Hurley]

I stopped worrying about what the Atlanta Hawks thought of us on May 22,
1988.

Too bad all those banners muffled Bibby's whining.

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:33 PM, <douglas342 at aol.com> wrote:

> What happens when you win, Mike, is that the people who have access to the
> corporate season tickets show up and fill the place while they talk on cell
> phones, leaving long-time fans up in the nosebleed section or out on
> Causeway Street.? So yes, you're very perceptive.? Sadly, many true fans
> can't even begin to get access to tickets these days.
>
> Another thing that happens, Mike, is that when one team - the Celtics -
> wins is that another team - the Hawks - loses.
>
> Anyway, we still owe the Hawks for 1958.? (No long memories here, though!)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Belanger, Roger <roger.belanger at ips.invensys.com>
> To: Boston Celtics <celtics at igtc.com>
> Sent: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 9:24 am
> Subject: Bibby rips Celtics fair-weather fans
>
>
>
> This guy is a putz! What the heck does he know about us. Big jerk!
>
> Roger
>
>
> Leave it up to Mike Bibby to light the fire with the Boston fans. The
> Hawks point guard lit into Celtics' fans before practice Tuesday,
> calling them "bandwagon jumpers." "They were kind of loud at the
> beginning," he said. "But a lot of these fans are bandwagon jumpers
> trying to get on this now. I played here last year, too. And I didn't
> see three fourths of them. They're for the team now and they might get a
> little rowdy but that's about it." When asked if he thought they were
> fair-weather fans, joining the party only after the Celtics' offseason
> trades that brought Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to town, Bibby didn't
> hesitate to pour more gasoline on the fire. "You could say that," he
> said. "I remember them having bags on their heads [last year]. It's a
> different look. I guess that's what happens when you win."
>
>
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