CHICAGO —It comes with the territory. That’s the classic cliche and the Chicago Bulls and their loyal fans are finding out first hand what it means.

Now that the Bulls are on the cusp of locking down the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and guaranteed a deep run in the playoffs, everyone and their grandma is a Bulls fans.

“Oh Derrick Rose is probably the best player in the NBA,” said a Bulls fan. “I hope they win it all, GO BULLS!”

He is no doubt right, except he was wearing a Derrick Rose jersey, which still had the tag on it, combined with an LA Lakers cap.

Now, there is nothing wrong with rooting for a team or acknowledging another player other than your favorite is the best in the league that year. Heck, I hate LeBron James, but I happily admitted he was the MVP the year he won it.

I didn’t, however, run out and buy a LeBron James jersey.

It always seems to happen and it always will and it’s really annoying.

Once a team has a safety net under it and is finally hip to root for, everyone jumps on. No sports are immune to (more…) ]]> http://pippenainteasy.com/2011/04/08/chicago-bulls-learning-with-success-comes-bandwagon-fans/feed/ 0