Will the ACC boo Al Horford?

Cuzz · Post #1 » by **Cuzz** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:36 pm

Anyone going to tomorrow's game planning to boo him or do you guys think the ACC will boo him?

Edit: Changed the the title to make it more descriptive.

Mack11 · Post #2 » by **Mack11** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:39 pm

no one should boo.

UnRealGM · Post #3 » by **UnRealGM** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:39 pm

i think fans will boo.

Marlowe · Post #4 » by **Marlowe** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:40 pm

No need to boo the rookie. It was an error and he didn't mean to hurt TJ.

hstang · Post #5 » by **hstang** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:42 pm

no boo from me

Post #6 » by **ranger001** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:44 pm

It was a big guy beating up on a small guy. Scattered boos.

Exar Kun · Post #7 » by **Exar Kun** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:46 pm

the General Fan at the game won't even remember it was Horford.

Consequence · Post #8 » by **Consequence** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:47 pm

I wouldn't boo, but I'm sure that some will.

Post #9 » by **OldNo7** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:48 pm

If he gets booed, it shows a new low for the Raptors fan base and I would be utterly embarassed being considered a Raptors fan.

Spicy P · Post #10 » by **Spicy P** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:52 pm

I'm going to the game tomorrow and the only reason I chose this game was to boo Horford, so yes I plan on booing him everytime he touches the ball

BIGSMOOTH79 · Post #11 » by **BIGSMOOTH79** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:53 pm

booo that mofo

peteyjones13 · Post #12 » by **peteyjones13** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:58 pm

Obviously he's a good character guy and he didn't mean to hurt TJ, but it was still a very careless swipe at the time. I feel like he deserves some boos just to remember his stupid past action, but not an onslaught of boos, just a small reminder, but I doubt that will happen. And a good percentage of ACC fans probably won't even make the connection between Horford and TJ.

TorontoBaller · Post #13 » by **TorontoBaller** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:58 pm

boo him. it's immature, it's pointless, it makes us look bad...

but it's awesome!

AfricanSensation · Post #14 » by **AfricanSensation** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:13 pm

whosthebosh? wrote:If he gets booed, it shows a new low for the Raptors fan base and I would be utterly embarassed being considered a Raptors fan.

boooooooooooooo

Mack11 · Post #15 » by **Mack11** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:14 pm

I'm going to be yelling boo urns

DGW · Post #16 » by **DGW** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:16 pm

Fans paid to go to the game to cheer for the good guys (Raptors) and boo the enemies (Visitors). The fans should do whatever it takes to make the visiting team uncomfortable and have some fun with it. Boo-yeah!

Consequence · Post #17 » by **Consequence** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:18 pm

DGW wrote:Fans paid to go to the game to cheer for the good guys (Raptors) and boo the enemies (Visitors). The fans should do whatever it takes to make the visiting team uncomfortable and have some fun with it. Boo-yeah!

That's all well and good, but I think specifically booing a young player who made a dumb play and then showed nothing but regret and class after is not giving the Raptors a competitive advantage.

Post #18 » by **Yuri Vaultin** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:22 pm

Everyone should boo gleefully. That will show him... Show him what a classless city this can be and probably stop him from ever playing for our beloved Raps - Damn I really like his game too.

On a side note we should have a bet as to who will get booed more, Bargs or "Tomahawk" Horford.

Post #19 » by **Shaazzam** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:24 pm

Consequence wrote:
That's all well and good, but I think specifically booing a young player who made a dumb play and then showed nothing but regret and class after is not giving the Raptors a competitive advantage.

I see what you are saying, but sports is Us vs Them. I love the kid, but he hurt one of our bets players, accidental or no. I'll be booing him on my TV for that reason. If he was a Raptor, I would cheer for him.

Maybe it's just me. I love villains, and I find their place in any, for lack of a better word, story, a major enhancement to my entertainment.

It's not about being classy, it's about entertainment. And booing is a very inane method of voicing displeasure. Now if people were threatening to break his neck or things of that nature, then that would be classless, but booing is harmless, and should be expected.

dirtybird · Post #20 » by **dirtybird** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:27 pm

whosthebosh? wrote:If he gets booed, it shows a new low for the Raptors fan base and I would be utterly embarassed being considered a Raptors fan.

I don't see how that would be a new low. I think that almost everyone believes that it wasn't intentional, but I think there are a fair number of people who thought that Horford was pretty reckless on the play. If they want to boo for that, I have no problem for that.