NFL Indexes Shifting With Combine Buzz

February 28, 2012 - 07:14 pm

It might be the NFL off-season but that doesn’t mean the FanTab NFL Team Standings are quiet.  NFL indexes have been abuzz as fans have been excited about player signings and results from the NFL combine.  Football Fantabbers, keep up the good work and rate confidence in your favorite NFL team going into next season.

1. Browns Fans Excited for Next Season

Fan confidence in the Cleveland Browns climbed 27 points to a 77 today with a ton of good news coming out of the Browns camp early this week.    The team finalized a five year contract with oft-injured, but seriously talented, linebacker D’Qwell Jackson.  Jackson had missed the two seasons prior to 2011 with torn pectoral muscles, but in 2012 he rebounded, becoming one of leaders on the Browns defense.  Jackson was apparently overcome with emotion during his introductory press conference, likely amazed that he was able to recover from two serious injuries to become one of the anchors of the team.  Fans are also likely bumping confidence because of rumors regarding the NFL Draft this spring.  The Browns are apparently one of the projected front-runners in trade talks for the St. Louis Rams’ number two pick in the draft.  With that second pick the Browns would likely draft Heisman winner Robert Griffin III, who dominated the combine and has the tools to be a star QB in the NFL.

2. Cowboys Fans Bump Confidence With Free Agency Rumors

Confidence in the Dallas Cowboys was up 35 points to an 85 today following rumors that the team was in the hunt for a veteran cornerback this off-season.  The team is apparently trying to sign either cornerback Cortland Finnegan out of Tennessee or Kansas City defensive back Brandon Carr.  Both CB’s represent experience and skill in the defensive backfield, likely an encouraging sign for Dallas fans who were frustrated with poor play on defense in the second half of games in 2011.  The Cowboys were plagued with late game collapses last season, ultimately resulting in a campaign that ended without a playoff berth.  Dallas fans are probably especially ready to start the 2012 campaign considering the fact that their division rival New York Giants ended up winning the Super Bowl last year.

How will your favorite NFL squad’s draft go this spring?  How will they fair in 2012?  Rate confidence in your favorite squad on the NFL Team Standings.

By Nate Fleming|Posted in: Fans, NFL|Comments (0)

Spring Training Triggers Fan Confidence Jumps

February 23, 2012 - 09:32 pm

The baseball season is so close I can taste it, or maybe that’s just the 50 degree weather in February. Regardless, spring training has officially begun and all the action in Florida and Arizona is causing fan confidence indexes to shift on FanTab.  Rate confidence in your favorite MLB squad on the FanTab Team Standings.

1. Red Sox Confidence Recovers From 2011 Collapse

When the Boston Red Sox blew the AL East last fall confidence in the team appropriately dropped into the mid-teens.  Throughout the off-season disgust in the Sox continued as the team chose not to sign any big market free agents.  The confidence index was in the mid-sixties only three weeks ago.  But as spring training talk start to buzz last week, fan confidence in the team has quickly made a major rebound.  This morning the Sox’ index rose to a 92 as it was reported that the entire Red Sox team had officially reported to camp in Fort Meyers Florida.  It’s clear that despite the Sox’ transgressions last season and their quiet off-season this winter, Boston fans are still pumped for the 2012 baseball season and the possible redemption that 2012 could bring.  But don’t think that Red Sox fans have completely reinvested faith; confidence in the team dropped back down two points to a 90 this afternoon.

2. World Series Champs Excited For the Season

Fan Confidence in the St. Louis Cardinals climbed five points to a 95 today as fans continued to bask in their 2011 World Series Championship season.  Some would say that the sudden climb in confidence was surprising considering the fact that the Cardinals lost slugger Albert Pujols to free agency this off-season.  I would probably have to agree.  Cardinals faithful are apparently banking on free agent pick-up Carlos Beltran, a dud over the last few seasons, to return to his form of a several years back when he was one of the best players in the league.  St. Louis fans are obviously also expecting rookie sensation David Freese to have another strong year in 2012.  Without some serious offensive numbers from Freese, Beltran, and first baseman Lance Berkman next season, there’s no way the Cardinals can make the plays they need to on the field to get to another World Series.

As the baseball season nears, we want to hear how confident you are in your favorite MLB squad.  Rate now on FanTab.

 

By Nate Fleming|Posted in: Fans, MLB|Comments (0)

FanTab Data Update

February 20, 2012 - 04:21 pm

Lots of notable data shifts over the weekend on FanTab! The NBA and NHL seasons are going full tilt right now and spring training is just beginning for baseball fans.  This means there has been a lot of cool action in the FanTab Team Standings, here’s some of the most interesting data!

1. Pirates Index Climbs With Burnett Deal

Over the weekend the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees agreed to a trade that would send troubled pitcher AJ Burnett to the Pirates for two minor league prospects.  Burnett has struggled with the Yankees over the last two seasons, barely eclipsing a .500 record, but Pirates fans still chose to up confidence in the team, shifting the index nine points to an 84.  Pirates fans are likely hoping that the troubled Burnett can get his pitch back in a more laid back atmosphere than New York City.  They also probably believe that the playoff-tested vet can teach the younger pitchers a thing or two during his time with the team.  Finally, the Burnett trade suggests that the Pirates are committed to succeeding in 2012 and ending their 15 straight losing season streak that represents the longest of its kind in all the four major sports.  It’s been tough being a Pirates fan lately and I’d imagine that the Burnett trade represents a sliver of hope for a team that so consistently struggles.

2. Magic Fans Appear Disappointed With Their Squad in 2012

The Orlando Magic have had a respectable season of NBA basketball thus far.  Despite trade rumors regarding star player Dwight Howard, the team has managed to fight their way to an impressive 20-12 record in a very competitive Eastern Conference.  The team lost to the Miami Heat last night after winning four in a row and fans quickly dropped the team’s confidence index 17 points to a 61.  Such a steep confidence drop after losing to arguably the best team in the league seems a bit harsh, but there are definitely some notable factors that are causing Magic fans to rate so cynically.  First off, the Howard trade might not happen this season, but the big-man will likely be gone in the coming off-season.  Losing Howard would mean that the team will have to completely rework their roster for the’12-’13 season.  Even with roster adjustments, a Howard-less Magic probably won’t be very good.  Fans seem to be painfully aware of the struggles this franchise will have to endure over the next few years, and they’re letting that influence their ratings now.  Fans are also probably aware of how tough it will be for the Magic to make a playoff run this season.  Yes, the Magic are a pretty good basketball team, but it will be hard for them to beat the likes of the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

3. Bobcats Fans Use FanTab to Vent Frustration

The Charlotte Bobcats are enduring an absolutely terrible season of basketball and fans are taking to FanTab to vent their qualms with the team.  Charlotte lost to the Indiana Pacers last night, their 17th defeat in 18 games, and confidence in the team fell 36 points to a lowly 14.  Bobcats fans aren’t just rating harshly because their team can’t win, it doesn’t help when they look absolutely awful on the court too.  Following the first quarter of last night’s game, the Bobcats were already losing 24-12.  At one point in the game Charlotte had more turnovers and fouls than they did points!  The team didn’t look good shooting the ball either, by game’s end they were only hitting 18.2 percent of their jumpers.  The Bobcats record this season now sits at 4-27 and I wouldn’t expect the team’s index to climb out of the teens until the team can string together consecutive wins.

Keep rating confidence in all your favorite sports teams, in season or out, on FanTab!

 

 

By Nate Fleming|Posted in: Fans, MLB, NBA|Comments (0)

NBA Fan Confidence Update

February 18, 2012 - 01:14 pm

Another exciting week of NBA action is coming to a close and FanTab has once again produced some pretty interesting fan confidence data.  The Celtics index was notable enough this week to make it onto Boston.com, so keep rating in the NBA Team Standings and maybe your favorite team will be next!

1. Comeback Spurs Confidence Boost For Magic

The Orlando Magic have had an up and down season as trade rumors regarding center Dwight Howard have seemingly been a distraction for the once elite squad.  But lately the Magic have turned it around a bit, winning four straight games thanks to some very impressive play from role players on the Magic.  The team won the first three contests using great three point shooting from guard Jason Richardson.  On Friday night, the big men stepped up, as Dwight Howard and Hedo Turkolu dropped a combined 40 points and 20 rebounds.  All this winning has caused Magic fans to boost confidence quite a bit on FanTab.  Today, their index was up 28 points to a 78.  While Howard’s play was impressive last night, his attitude was not.  The big man picked up a technical foul for arguing with the refs and also a delay of game charge for refusing to give up the ball following an offensive foul.  Despite the win, Howard was apparently dour in the locker room following the game and refused to talk to reporters.  If I were a Magic fan this would be of the utmost concern.  Fans have worried that Howard has checked out this season as he anticipates greener pastures next year and last night’s behavior was hallmark to that type of attitude.  Ultimately if Howard isn’t totally invested in the rest of this season the Magic don’t stand a chance, and it appears that is the case.

2. Good News Regarding Rose Causes Confidence Jump

Derrick Rose is crucial to the Chicago Bulls and over the last week he hasn’t been on the court.  Not surprisingly, the Bulls record has suffered as they dropped two games to a sub par Boston Celtics squad in the four that Rose has missed.  But it appears that good news is on the way for Chicago fans.  This morning it was announced that Rose would be a game time decision for the Bulls contest against the New Jersey Nets on Saturday afternoon.  Fans reacted to this news by boosting confidence in the team considerably, their index was up 45 points to a 95 this morning.  Fans are likely rating so passionately because of how sensitive the Rose situation is.  The guard has struggled with back injuries for his entire career and fans may have been worried that these back spasms could linger through the rest of the year.  A bad back for Rose is the type of issue that could ruin the Bulls fairly solid shot at a title this year and fans are obviously pretty aware of that.  As more info comes out on Roses’ back, keep an eye on the FanTab index. I wouldn’t be surprised if they correlate pretty well.

3. Celtics Confidence Index Recovers Slightly

Fans in Boston are used to winning and the Celtics haven’t been keeping up their part of that deal.  The aged team has struggled to a barely .500 record as the mid-season mark approaches.  Boston fans are also known not to mince their words when one of their favorite team’s is under-performing and the Celtcs index of late reflects that.  Their confidence index was up three points this morning, but still only sat at a mediocre 60.  Earlier this week, the Celtics fan confidence meter was as low as a 56 as the team dropped four of five games this week.  The Celts are dangerously close to letting the wheels fall off on this season, and if they do expect confidence to dip really low as Boston fans vent their frustration.

The playoff picture is begggining to become a factor in the NBA!  Rate confidence in your favorite basketball squad and their playoff prospects in the NBA Team Standings.

By Nate Fleming|Posted in: FanTab Updates, NBA|Comments (0)

Knicks Fans on FanTab Not Buying into Lin

February 16, 2012 - 05:36 pm

So if you’ve watched ESPN for more than three minutes over the last few days you’ve heard all the talk about New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin.  He is offcially the NBA’s Tim Tebow.  Where the Knicks superstars Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire have failed, Lin has excelled and more.  The undersized PG has put up 30+ points and drained game winning shots left and right causing the national media to completely freak out.  But one fan base that isn’t freaking out about Lin are Knicks fans on FanTab.  The Knicks index sits at a 77 today and hasn’t broken 80 in over two weeks.

Fans on the Knicks Team Page are willing to acknowledge Lin’s good play, but still maintain they aren’t convinced that this phenom can lead them deep into the playoffs.  FanTabber Joseph Benson rated the Knicks a 77 on Tuesday and would only acknowledge the guard’s impressive play, “Linsanity, but I’m not ready to go all in on this team. Its only been 5 games.”  Knicks’ fan resistance to good faith reflects the franchise’s sub par play over the last several years.  Yes, they look good right now, but New York fans know how quickly a Knickerbockers season can spiral into mediocrity.

Jeremy Lin has been the definition of a pleasant surprise for the team of late, but he’s not the one that should be leading this squad into the playoffs.  For the Knicks to excel in 2012, Anthony and Stoudemire are going to have to turn around their seasons.  Both players have had flashes of brilliance for the Knicks over the last year and a half, but they need to emerge as the elite playmakers that the Knicks paid for.  Furthermore, the two all-stars need to learn to play together.  If they’re so good at basketball, they should be able to design and execute a game plan that puts the maximum amount of points on the board.  Until that happens, expect Knicks fans to continue to rate skeptically.

By Nate Fleming|Posted in: NBA|Comments (0)

FanTab on Boston.com!

February 15, 2012 - 06:14 pm

Great news FanTabbers! Yesterday we were featured on Boston.com’s Celtics Blog.  The story covered the Celtics growing confidence index despite an ugly loss to the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.   Globe writer Gary Dzen had this to say about the site:

Nate at Fantab.com was kind enough to send over the chart above showing Celtics fan confidence over the last few weeks. While the Celtics lost a heartbreaker to the Lakers and had a disheartening showing (happy Valentine’s Day, by the way) against the Raptors late last week, overall confidence is still much higher than at the start of the season. Maybe it’s Paul Pierce’s return to form, or Avery Bradley’s emergence, or the play of Mickael Pietrus off the bench.

Remember, the only reason Gary found this data interesting is because of you: our faithful confidence movers and shakers.  Do Celtics fans agree with Dzen’s hypothesis that the Celts index has been climbing because of emergent performances from players like Bradley and Pietrus?  Continue to express your sports intellect by rating confidence in your favorite teams on FanTab.

By Nate Fleming|Posted in: FanTab Updates|Comments (0)

FanTab Confidence Data Update

February 13, 2012 - 04:28 pm

Whatsup FanTabbers? We have another week of great data to talk about on this sunny Monday.  The NHL and NBA Team Standings have been really active as their seasons are in full-swing, but there’s also been some interesting data coming out of the NFL and MLB as each league passes through a different portion of their off-season.  Here’s a little summary of some of the best data from all the leagues. Don’t forget to continue to rate confidence in all your favorite sports teams on FanTab!

1. Blues Confidence Rises With Streak

The St. Louis Blues have been playing impressive hockey lately and fans on FanTab are responding by boosting confidence in the team.  Today their index climbed 1% to an 84 following their definitive victory over the San Jose Sharks last night.  Their victory over the Sharks was the team’s fourth in a row and further solidified their number four ranking in the Western Conference standings.  The Blues have been winning thanks in large part to the play of goalie Jaroslav Halak.  The Czech goalie has five shutouts in his last ten games, a franchise record for that span of contests.  Another factor in the team’s recent successes has been the play of winger David Perron.  Perron missed much of last season and the beginning of this season with a concussion, but he has come into his own over the last week, scoring six goals in four games.  The Blues great play of late and strong position in the standings probably has fans thinking playoff success.  If Halak continues to play well and the Blues can avoid more injuries to their roster expect fans to continue to rate confidently going into April and May.

2. Celtics Fans Cautiously Showing Faith

The Boston Celtics started off the season playing losing basketball and their record and index on FanTab reflected this fact.  Only one month ago confidence in the Celtics was as low as a 40 as their record dipped below .500.  Lately though, the Celtics have been playing more like their team from the last few years.  The squad has won six of seven thanks to impressive performances from guard Rajon Rondo and power forward Kevin Garnett.  Last night the Celtics beat a Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls squad and moved to only three and half games back from the 76ers in the Atlantic Division standings.  Fans responded to the win on FanTab by boosting confidence one point to a 74.  While the Celts index has been climbing, a 74 is still a pretty low index number for a team that has won so many games of late.  Fans reluctance to up the index more is likely connected to the Celts poor chances in the playoffs this season.  The overarching sentiment in Boston is that this Celtics squad is just too old to beat the young super stars that now dominate the East.  Most Celtics faithful believe that the Green can make the playoffs, but don’t stand a chance against the likes of the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls in a seven game series.

3. Ortiz Contract Causes Climb in Red Sox Index

The Boston Red Sox announced today that they had reached a contract agreement with slugger David Ortiz, narrowly avoiding an arbitration hearing that could have curried friction between the two sides.  Ortiz apparently agreed to sign with the Sox for one year and 14.5 million dollars,  an exact middle figure between the two sides’ initial proposals.  The signing triggered a slight increase in the Red Sox confidence meter.  The Sox index jumped one point to an 84 this morning.  Fans are feeling rightly positive about the contract agreement as Ortiz will be a key player in the Red Sox 2012 batting order.  Ortiz had struggled over the past couple seasons, but excelled in 2011, batting .309 with 29 home runs and 96 RBIs.  Fans are also likely boosting confidence because the agreement avoided the Sox’ first arbitration hearing in ten years.  As the Ortiz hearing neared, fans worried that new GM Ben Cherington wouldn’t keep this streak alive, but Monday’s contract quieted these murmurs.  The arbitration streak solidifies the Sox reputation as a team willing to pay its players, a valuable characteristic in a Major League club during this era.

4. Vikings Confidence Down With Discouraging Stadium News

Confidence in the Minnesota Vikings was down eight points to a 73 on Monday morning.  This off-season drop in confidence could be correlated with news coming out of St. Paul that ownership and city officials were butting heads in plans for a new indoor stadium.  Owners apparently had qualms with county officials’ new proposal that much of stadium funding should come from in-house surcharges and taxes.  These charges would entail extra ticket and merchandise fees for fans watching Vikings games live.  Ownership likely doesn’t like the proposal as NFL officials have worried of late that fans often prefer watching football games from the couch rather than in-house.  Vikings executives are likely worried that adding extra charges to normal stadium expenses would prompt more Minnesotans to stay home.  All this is probably causing fans to drop confidence because there had already been rumors that the Vikes could be relocated.  When these kind of rumors are in the air, it’s always going to worry fans when ownership hits even more road bumps in negotiations for a new house.

There it is guys, another week, and even more interesting fan confidence data.  Keep rating confidence in all your favorite teams on FanTab and I’ll keep updating you on the most interesting stuff coming out of the team standings.

By Nate Fleming|Posted in: Fans, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL|Comments (0)

Sporting News Uses FanTab Data In Super Bowl Coverage

February 8, 2012 - 09:12 am

Good news FanTabbers, the confidence data that some of you created going into the Super Bowl was used in a recent Sporting News article. The piece by FanTab outlined the differing attitudes that Patriots and Giants fans were taking entering the big game. While Giants fans were consistently very confident in their squad, Patriots fans were much more up and down in rating their team. And what do you know, it seems that Pats fans on FanTab had a hunch that their beloved team might come up short again to the Giants.

As FanTab grows expect to see our data in the press more and more. Having media outlets use our data is one of the initial reasons we thought FanTab was a great idea; it gives journalists a new and legitimate way of writing about sports.

And in addition to reading about FanTab data on other sports sites, you can rate your teams on other sites as well, including (soon), the Sporting News. More than 300 sites, including the blogs on the FanSided and Bloguin blog networks, are using FanTab widgets. So when you’re reading about your favorite teams on other sites, be sure to rate them there too.

By Nate Fleming|Posted in: FanTab Updates|Comments (0)

Giants-Patriots Super Bowl Preview

February 4, 2012 - 02:41 pm

Super Bowl week is finally over and all that’s left is the big game on Sunday night.  Not surprisingly, confidence in the New England Patriots and New York Giants has been fluctuating quite a bit going into their epic rematch this weekend.  Don’t forget to rate confidence in the Giants or Patriots one last time before they face-off in the NFL Team Standings.

New York Giants fans entered Super Bowl week very confident in their team.  Confidence was close to 100 on a few days ago.  But over the last 48 hours opinions on the Giants have seemingly changed, confidence in the team was actually into the 80s on FanTab today.  The confidence drop could be connected to the bevy trash talk coming out of Giants camp.  Any sort of squawking is going to be completely overblown during Super Bowl week, but it’s surprising that the Giants would be willing to give the Patriots any sort of bulletin board fodder.  Most of the media, like Giants players, have already declared that the G-Men are going to come out on top on Sunday night.  If I’m a Giants fan all that hype is making me nervous.  Everyone knows the NFL is the most unpredictable league around and anytime one outcome seems inevitable, the football gods always manage to swing the game the other way.  Regardless of what the press is saying, the Giants do look good going into this game.  Manning has proved himself as a very good QB and the defensive line is talented and healthier then they’ve been all year.  I’d expect the Giants index to start climbing again as the big game nears.

New England Patriots fan confidence actually dropped a point today to a 94, but fans have been consistently keeping the team’s rating in the mid 90s all week.  The slightly less erratic Pats index isn’t really that surprising.  I mean Patriots fans are pretty used to being in the Super Bowl so they’re obviously going to be rating a little more calmly.  Patriots fans are probably also feeling a bit superstitious at this point.  I mean nobody wants to jinx the Pats in what is the ultimate chance at redemption.  For the Pats to win they’re going to have to keep Brady on his feet.  The Giants D-line is their strength and to neutralize that advantage would be huge.  If Brady has time, he will easily be able to pick apart the Giants weak secondary.  The Patriots also have to do some worrying about their own secondary.  They’ve struggled over large stretches of this season and if Manning can throw on them it may be too much pressure on the Pats offense.  As a Pats fan, obviously, at this point I’ve gotta be confident.  They Patriots have subtly put together a pretty impressive season this year in the NFL and I expect them to finish the job with a win on Sunday night.

We’re about 36 hours away from the Super Bowl and I for one am pumped.  I’ll be rating confidently on the Pats Team Page, but we wanna hear from you guys too.  Go to the NFL Team Standings and rate confidence in your favorite team going into the big game!

By Nate Fleming|Posted in: Fans, NFL|Comments (0)

NHL & NBA Confidence Update

February 2, 2012 - 06:58 pm

The sports media world is currently roiled in talks of Super Bowl 46, but that hasn’t stopped Fantabbers from rating confidence in their other favorite sports teams.  The NBA and NHL Team Standings have been very active with indexes rising and falling based off wins, losses, injuries and more!  Here’s a summary of some of the most negative data coming out of FanTab on this winter evening.

1. Celts Win But See Confidence Fall

It would be putting it lightly to say that the Boston Celtics have taken the figurative back seat in New England sports.  The team has struggled mightily this year, and fans would much rather cheer on the Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins or the Super Bowl contending New England Patriots.  But the fact is, they’re still playing basketball in the Garden and they’re even winning some of their games.  Last night they blew out the Toronto Raptors 100-64, but fans reminded the Celts that a simple win was not going to impress them on the FanTab NBA Standings.  Fans actually dropped confidence in the Celtics two points to a 68 today, reflecting the negative connotations surrounding the team at the moment.  The pessimistic rating could be connected to the wrist injury that has held guard Rajon Rondo out of action for the last couple weeks.  Rondo represents the young talented core on an otherwise old team, and missing him is likely frustrating Celtics faithful.  The drop is also likely indicative of the Celtics lacking future in 2012.  Fans have seemingly come to terms with the fact that the Celts just won’t be able to compete this year.  What’s worse?  There’s no sign that it’s going to get any better in years to come.  The Celts are old, and young stars like Dwight Howard or Chris Paul have no interest in playing in a town like Boston.  The Celts front office is going to have to do serious work over the next few years to develop a team capable of winning like the Celtics have over the last several years.

2. Habs Fans Vent Frustration

Fans of the Montreal Canadiens used FanTab to express their disappointment in the Habs this season on Thursday.  Following an ugly loss to a mediocre Buffalo Sabres squad, Habs fans took to FanTab and dropped confidence all the way down into the 30s.  Losing to a bad team stings, but it’s that much worse when the team is also a regional and divisional rival like the Sabres.  Fans are also likely disappointed in the Canadiens because they had developed some promising momentum going into the All-Star break.  The Habs had won two of three and dropped a whopping seven goals on the Red Wings going into the five day break, but Tuesday’s performance suggests that the team has more struggles in front of them.  The Canadiens are currently well out of the playoff hunt, sitting in second to last place in the Eastern Conference.  Montreal fans and players are probably getting ready to write off 2012 as a complete bust, and that doesn’t bode well for the team as they still have almost half the hockey season to play.

3. Magics Fans Down on Struggling Squad

The Orlando Magic have been in a serious funk over the last few weeks and fans on FanTab aren’t cutting the team any breaks.  Today, confidence in the team dropped 9% to a 38 despite the fact that the team still sits four games above .500 on the year.  But the way the Magic have been playing of late, they likely won’t be above that telling mark for much longer.  Going into a win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, the Magic had lost four straight games and were playing uninspiring basketball.  Why are Magic fans dropping confidence following wins you ask?  First off, beating the Wizards at home is about as unimpressive a win as you can get in the NBA.  The Wiz just fired head coach Flip Saunders and are currently 1-9 on the road.  Secondly, the Magic’s key player, Dwight Howard, really hasn’t showed up this season as he anticipates new beginnings with a new team next season.  Howard has appeared unmotivated in his final season with the Magic and without their big man playing hard, it’s difficult for the Magic to notch wins.  The team’s entire offense revolves around Howard’s presence inside, and if he isn’t giving it his all, then the entire team suffers.  Fans also might be dropping confidence in anticipation of Howard’s exit.  Magic faithful are likely aware that when the center moves for greener pastures in the off-season, it could be a long time before they come along another player that good.

FanTabbers, we like it when you rate negatively.  It means that you aren’t giving your favorite team the benefit of the doubt.  They’re playing poorly and you’re letting them know.  Every team needs a harsh critic.  Keep it up with the ratings, positive or negative, because we want your confidence level on FanTab!

By Nate Fleming|Posted in: Fans, NBA, NHL|Comments (0)

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