Suns vs. Mavs

I was finally able to make it to a Phoenix Suns basketball game this year and it reminded me of one thing: Phoenix is a fairweather fan city. There is no loyalty whatsoever given to the sports teams in the region. The only time people ever care to rally behind a team is when that team is relevant.

Earlier last year the Arizona Diamondbacks were playing exciting baseball. From May 14 to June 4 the team won 18 out of 22 games but there was still barely any attendance at the Chase Field. The team had a record 48 come-from-behind wins in 2011, but late into the season fans were still filing out of their seats with the D-backs down, thinking the game was over. Little did they know their team (I use the word "their" lightly) would put together some of the most unbelievable rallies and play very entertaining baseball. Did they not learn anything over the course of the season?! 

Anyways, the Suns are having a tough time this year and letting college students in for $5 is a way to generate revenue and fill seats. Right before the half the Suns deficit got out of hand and they couldn't really get back and make it a game. 

Out goes Dirk. Out goes Hill. Out goes Gortat. All the players people payed money to see are benched and the second string gets to play the rest of the game out. The fans getting more amped about free t-shirts and whether or not the team scores 99 points to be able to get free tacos (they barely made it). 

I can't say I blame the fairweather fans. It's easy to gravitate towards more exciting things that are happening on any particular night. 

But Phoenix needs help with its fans. Or maybe the fans just need to help Phoenix?

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Hi, my name is Trevor Evans and I'm a sport fan. I am mostly starting this blog as a requirement for my Sports COM class, but I must confess I am excited at the chance to express my opinions and share my views on current sports topics! This is my first blog I've ever created, so bear with me as I practice my blogging skills and develop my sports journalism abilities.

A brief introduction about myself and my sports history: I enjoy all sports. I find value in and enjoy all of them and you will never hear me hating on any specific sport... Baseball is my favorite sport; to watch and play. As a kid I played pretty much every sport- baseball, soccer, diving, basketball, wrestling, and volleyball.  In high school I played on the school's dive and volleyball teams, placing 7th at the state swim and dive meet and recieving honorable mention on the All-region volleyball team. In every sport I've competed in I've played more of a defensive role- in soccer and water polo I played goalie, in baseball I played catcher, as a kid in basketball I was only really good at stealing the ball, in wrestling I could get out of any move, and in volleyball I was the DS (or defensive specialist).

Well that's enough about me, stay tuned for the latest sports talk or essentially whatever is on my mind sports-wise. 

Thanks for reading,

Trevor