FNG wrote:D-Loser wrote:FNG wrote:Carlos Danger wrote:Personally, I don't think this board has ever been better than recently. Plenty of good contributions and varied opinions. As far as attacks and chasing people away - has anything really changed? Posting on a message board is like hitting the showers in prison....you do so at your own risk and every man for himself. We all know full well that not everyone is going to agree with what we write.
To me, the only time this board gets off track is when one person digs in so deep and posts so frequently that it starts to become a personal blog or worse, SPAM. Maybe we need a one week DLO moratorium. No posting about DLO good or bad for one week to give everyone a break.
Good post, Anthony, and a hat tip for the prison comment.
I agree that the board has never been better than it is right now. I suspect most if not all of us have buddies we talk sports with, but I don't get the same level of insight and passion from my buddies that I get here...much appreciated.
I disagree about the need for a DLo moratorium though. I submit that how well he plays within finchie's vision is one of the most important variables in whether we win 55 games or 45. I have some very strong views on the type of DLo we need and I think others do too...some different from mine. It's constructive when we air it all out.
What's not constructive is when a member takes a different view as an indictment of his character...it's kind of weird to tell the truth. I think some here could benefit from a thicker skin. Pork teed up this thread, and is a good role model for thick skin . He expresses strong opinions, but isn't butthurt when someone takes a different stance. That's what message boards should be all about!
I also don't see any need for a Dlo moratorium. I think I'm actually pretty objective on the guy to be honest. I don't think he's been bad to start the season. I still don't think he's been great or near a max player, but I think he's been pretty decent.
D- it's funny, you're usually a bigger Russell detractor than me, but I don't agree that he's been pretty decent this year. I need much more from him. He has a negative net rating on basketball reference and the worst on/off stats on the team on cleaning the glass. THE WORST. Many have observed that the pace of play changes dramatically when DLo is subbed out, and the offense runs much better. His occasional Ill advised shots often lead to fast breaks the other way. And when you attend games in person (I've been to 4), you see him pointing to his teammates about where they should be while losing track of his own man. His analytic numbers unfortunately match my eye test. He is supremely talented, but he's not helping this team if he doesn't play the way finchie wants him to play. We need more from him.
Sorry Carlos- we've fallen into Russell land again. But with ball movement and perimeter defense the issues finchie continues to harp on, I would argue there's no more important topic right now.
I still agree with all of that, but I feel like I've noticed a slight decrease in bad shots. Small sample though. That's awesome that you've been to 4 games already... jealous
