Jack Staten

Jackie Ray Staten Jr. (born February 5, 1985) is a regular contributor to www.bleacherreport.com. His contributions are a direct reflection of his Chicago Bulls fandom and his perception of the team and their performance.

Personal

Born in Colorado Springs, CO, but has spent most of his life in New Bern, NC. Staten is a traditional reservist for the United States Air Force. An aircraft mechanic at Seymour Johnson, AFB, plans to enroll into Craven Community College to pursue a communications degree.

Fanhood Timeline

MLB:
 Birth-1994 (Baltimore Orioles)*

NFL:
 Birth-1995 (Denver Broncos)
 1995-Present (Carolina Panthers)

NBA:
 Birth-2002 (Charlotte Hornets)
 2004-2007 (Charlotte Bobcats)**
 2007-Present (Chicago Bulls)

* When the players strike occurred in 1994 I gave up on MLB and turned my attention to the newly awarded NFL franchise the Carolina Panthers. I still watch playoff baseball and pull for the underdogs.

** Now this is a little more controversial. In short I gave up on the Charlotte Bobcats. I dedicated an entire blog to my decision to “turn in” my fandom towards the local basketball franchise. I decided from top to bottom the Charlotte Bobcats just didn’t care one bit about winning and took my fanhood elsewhere. I’m not proud of it; all my cherished childhood memories are Charlotte Hornet playoff games. I miss the days of Bogues, Curry, Burrell, Johnson, Hawkins, and Morning even though I thought he was a hack down in the paint. I’ve always chided bandwagon jumpers, and will continue to do so because I feel that my choice to “jump ship” was in response to what I felt was disrespect to my fanhood and not a “this team sucks, who won the championship last year?”