A Season to Be Proud Of

It’s set in stone. The Houston Rockets will play the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, while the Portland Trailblazers start their off-season earlier than any of us would have liked. This first round elimination for Portland helped me realize something that I should have known all along: people will jump off the bandwagon as quickly as they jumped on it. When I came into work today, a co-worker pointed to my Portland Trail Blazers lanyard and said, “Oh, take that off. That’s embarrassing.” This was the same “fan” who, prior to the start of the season, was excited about “his team’s” chances this year. Now, they’re embarrassing. He was also quick to do the “I told you so” speech about Greg Oden being a bust. Continue reading "A Season to Be Proud Of"