Game #5: Brooklyn Nets 113 - Toronto Raptors 115 (Raptors Lead Series 3-2)

[Joey]

Owch.

Stephen A Smith obviously referring to, and defending Lenn Robbins, who called out the Brooklyn Fans on Twitter during last nights game:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ba...010933826.html

[Primer]

Hell Yea I went off on the Brooklyn Nets' fans. And I'm not about to apologize: http://t.co/cTxmw5yEiZ

— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) May 1, 2014

Might be the first time ever I agree with Stephen A. Smith. That was a hell of a rant against Brooklyn fans.

[Bendit]

Tell Kidd to go spill another drink. The man was fined for cheating as a coach....nice leadership.

[mcHAPPY]

"To-tor-tor-torn.... Its Canada! They are known for hockey and they cheer louder than you!"

Hmmmmm, maybe Toronto fans are just awesome, f*ck the sport????????

[KeonClark]

"To-tor-tor-torn.... Its Canada! They are known for hockey and they cheer louder than you!"

Hmmmmm, maybe Toronto fans are just awesome, f*ck the sport????????

Tell that to the argonauts

[Letter N]

Hell Yea I went off on the Brooklyn Nets' fans. And I'm not about to apologize: http://t.co/cTxmw5yEiZ

— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) May 1, 2014

I maintain that the Brooklyn Nets cannot have good fans for at least 10 years because if you grew up in NY (even Brooklyn) and you actually cared about basketball you'd be a Knicks fan. It's like if they added a 2nd Toronto team in the NHL, no self respecting hockey fan is flipping to cheer for them.

[Letter N]

Kidd called Raptors floppers basically.

"If flopping is the way to go, maybe we should play that game." -- Kidd

— Stefan Bondy (@NYDNInterNets) May 1, 2014

He's just trying to play the refs. Phil Jackson used to do it all the time.

[stooley]

I maintain that the Brooklyn Nets cannot have good fans for at least 10 years because if you grew up in NY (even Brooklyn) and you actually cared about basketball you'd be a Knicks fan. It's like if they added a 2nd Toronto team in the NHL, no self respecting hockey fan is flipping to cheer for them.

What if they were called the Mississauga [something] though. Might get some people switching sides, especially if they're a better team than the Leafs.

[Joey]

I maintain that the Brooklyn Nets cannot have good fans for at least 10 years because if you grew up in NY (even Brooklyn) and you actually cared about basketball you'd be a Knicks fan. It's like if they added a 2nd Toronto team in the NHL, no self respecting hockey fan is flipping to cheer for them.

The flipside being, if you live in Brooklyn, you consider yourself a Brooklynite. Not a New Yorker (My cousins live in Brooklyn). And to now have your own team to cheer for vs. a borrowed one from across the bridge, should be a big deal.

New Yorkers are proud. Brooklynites are prouder. Or so I thought anyway.
With all the gentrification, no one really has serious roots in Brooklyn anymore. So you're right.

[Letter N]

What if they were called the Mississauga [something] though. Might get some people switching sides, especially if they're a better team than the Leafs.

Never.

The middle of the line casual fans would flip but you would never see a person who posts on a message board or is decked out in gear for a mid-season game or was a fan when Dougie and Wendel played flipping. It would be blasphemy and I think it's the same in NYC.


edit: especially if they added a bunch of old ass allstars that you spent booing for the last 10 years. It'd be like if this hypothetical Mississauga team added Alfredsson, Lucic and St. Louis and was like 'ok, cheer for these guys now because teenagers think their jerseys are hip'

[Doc]

Highest Raptors audience ever last night. Game reportedly reached 4,060,000 and peaked at 2,016,000. It's happening. #RTZ

— Jay Satur (@jaysatur) May 1, 2014

[mcHAPPY]

Highest Raptors audience ever last night. Game reportedly reached 4,060,000 and peaked at 2,016,000. It's happening. #RTZ

— Jay Satur (@jaysatur) May 1, 2014

We the Interested

[raptors999]

Alot of people waiting for Hockey highlights

[Just Is]

Highest Raptors audience ever last night. Game reportedly reached 4,060,000 and peaked at 2,016,000. It's happening. #RTZ

— Jay Satur (@jaysatur) May 1, 2014

Doesn't this outright SHATTER the record they JUST set for Game 4?

That's absolutely insane. Who would have thought that if you put the Raptors on a good channel...people will watch?

[rocwell]

Doesn't this outright SHATTER the record they JUST set for Game 4?

That's absolutely insane. Who would have thought that if you put the Raptors on a good channel...people will watch?

Game 4 audience was 2nd-best result in raps history.

To clarify, highest Raptors audience ever of 968,000 for Game 5. Reached total of 4,060,000, peaked at 2,016,000 at 175th minute mark.

— Jay Satur (@jaysatur) May 1, 2014