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Originally Posted by activeStick
It's popular to hate all things Toronto but I have to hand it to them as fans as they're likely among the tops in terms of loyalty given the lack of success of the Leafs and Raptors.
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I was at game 5 of the Pacers series. Me, another friend from Calgary and a buddy of ours from the NWT. Not sure if the fact they we only go to games every few years was a factor (in the sense that it was more of an event for us) but were easily the most optimistic, supportive fans anywhere close to our seats. As soon as they started to fall behind in the first quarter people were openly ####talking the team and ripping guys for mistakes that were happening and went silent. It was pretty surprising to see given the reputation they have as being such loud, loyal fans.
I'll give them credit, they do a fantastic job of showing up at games and when things are going well they are fabulous and loud. The comeback in the 4th quarter that I witnessed had people standing and cheering throughout entire commercial breaks/timeouts, it was crazy. But when things are tense or not going well, they meltdown/turn on the team a little bit. That's all I meant by my post.
***edited to add- was at a game near the end of January as well vs the Clippers where the Raps fell down by 15 in the first q before launching a major comeback and running away with it. Same thing happened as they fell behind, person insults to players, complete negativity. Than the tide turned and the lovefest with the team resumed. So it wasn't just a game 5 thing.