THE UTAH JAZZ
It's happening again. Every season is the same. Depite all of my excuses and reassurances to myself the Jazz are finally starting to obviously suck. And the worst part is, I'm starting to lose interest in the team that I've grown up with. Despite all my reassurances that this would not happen to me as it had my older brothers, I fear I have finally reached that stage where Jazz games no longer entertain me.
I have been a Jazz fan for as long as I can remember. From my earliest days, I loved John Stockton and Karl Malone with all of my little boy heart. I was positive that my feelings and devotion for the Jazz would never change. My Jazz-loving reached its peak 2 seasons ago, when my beloved Jazz defied all expectations and nearly reached the playoffs. I was positive as the Jazz had an excellent offseason, (a first in franchise history) that last year was going to be superb.
It started out excellently, but injuries, and stupid players like Carlos Arroyo ruined the year. About midway through the year, I lost interest. For the first times in my life, the prospect of watching a Jazz game didn't sound all that interesting, and what's more I even TURNED OFF games before they were over. It was schocking.
So far this year, has been a similar story. I fear that this time around, my lack of interest isn't going to be reversed. I have missed about 3 or 4 jazz games in a row, perhaps not inconsequentally all losses. I see no hope for my newly afflicting illness. I belive that my only cure is for the Jazz to reverse their inconsistency and be consistently good. And if Jazz history is any indication, that won't be happening anytime soon.
I have been a Jazz fan for as long as I can remember. From my earliest days, I loved John Stockton and Karl Malone with all of my little boy heart. I was positive that my feelings and devotion for the Jazz would never change. My Jazz-loving reached its peak 2 seasons ago, when my beloved Jazz defied all expectations and nearly reached the playoffs. I was positive as the Jazz had an excellent offseason, (a first in franchise history) that last year was going to be superb.
It started out excellently, but injuries, and stupid players like Carlos Arroyo ruined the year. About midway through the year, I lost interest. For the first times in my life, the prospect of watching a Jazz game didn't sound all that interesting, and what's more I even TURNED OFF games before they were over. It was schocking.
So far this year, has been a similar story. I fear that this time around, my lack of interest isn't going to be reversed. I have missed about 3 or 4 jazz games in a row, perhaps not inconsequentally all losses. I see no hope for my newly afflicting illness. I belive that my only cure is for the Jazz to reverse their inconsistency and be consistently good. And if Jazz history is any indication, that won't be happening anytime soon.
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