Fellow Los Angeles Clippers fans, I salute you.

The makeup of a Clippers fan consists of a great deal of loyalty and patience mixed in with varying doses of masochism and suffering…loads of suffering.

Real Clippers fans don’t cheer for the hated Los Angeles Lakers…ever. But, whenever our boys do well, you’ll find Lakers fans who will say, unashamed, they cheer for the Clips.

Step off, Lakers fans. We don’t need your support.

Isn’t your bandwagon enough?

There have been many, many moments in the inglorious history of our Clips where management has practically hit the reset button. While this has yielded favorable results, on rare occasions, something always happens that brings the good times to a grinding halt.

Many argue the Clippers are cursed.

I don’t believe in curses.

It’s time to let go of the past and get ready for the Blake Griffin era.

The kid is an awesome physical specimen and has an indomitable heart. He has become the centerpiece of the future of the Clippers and will certainly attract a lot of attention.

However, it would be unfair to lay heavy expectations on Griffin and the Clippers in his rookie year. Injuries depleted the Clips, last season, and the most important thing is for everyone to stay healthy.

Griffin? He’ll come along.

If you still haven’t seen him play, it’s like someone bottled an Oklahoma F5 tornado. The kid’s explosive and it’ll be fun to see Baron Davis feeding him passes when he comes in.

The future is bright, fellow Clippers fans.

We’re going to cheer for our team, regardless, but now we have something to build on, for years to come.

And, if any Lakers fans start talking trash, just remember: haters will hate.

Go Clips.