Im amazed at how how much people like to brag about not watching this or not watching that or not buying this or that due to some stupid political stand or boycott .
You can feel the misery in the post when people do that .
Its like they are miserable that they cant enjoy something that they once enjoyed and they want to try to make everyone else just as miserable as them .
It must be a sad life to be controlled in such a way .
When you have a group of people that you supposedly do not respect but you let them decided what shows your watch, what sports you enjoy , what shoes you wear , what type of mood you will be in on a particular day .
For a group of people that these people don’t have much respect for they certainly let these people alter their lives in many different ways .
Then they start talking about how their little stand is going to change the world .
But the ratings keep going up and NIKES stock keeps going higher .
The only people getting hurt in all this are the people that do these “boycotts “
This is way too into the weeds for someone that doesn't follow the game much but 2014 is an eternity ago in NBA as far as playing style goes. That was the beginning of the pace/space/3pt era/heavy screen roll/proliferation of analytics era. There is a reason league pace has skyrocketed since then.
I didn't "ignore" the defense argument, but because of pace/3pt shooting, a 51pt half by the Lakers is a good very defensive half in the modern game. Which I said and was told that is a "strange set of optics"
(passive aggressive comment you do with everyone here, I let it slide cause I don't care but it is just who you are. I think it is likely depression/mental illness why you are the way you are, but don't really care. I usually just stay respectful with you and talk past it but you do that shit with everyone. It's annoying. If you disagree with that then keep doing it, I don't really care)
And I doubt anyone is even reading this, but I don't think defensive effort has changed all that much over the years. Trust me, watched plenty of regular season games in the 90's where no one was trying that hard. The difference is now even bums can snipe 3's and get up 35 attempts a game, so if you don't bring some effort on the defensive end. The score starts running wild pretty fast.
Yes of course. Apparently personal attacks are the only way you can reason. My first post asked "doesn't anyone play any defense any more". Ladeda answered 10% max (which I can take as a "no" and I agree). His was a balanced response unlike yours, bringing in other aspects. Sorry if you can't seem to accept that or any of the other valid points made against your argument. If you don't like it, I guess that's tough. The only one that seems to get pissy is actually you. I don't have to resort to Ad Hominems to make my points. Maybe you shouldn't respond to my posts/threads if it upsets you that much.
The Milwaukee Bucks just had one if not the best defensive statistical season of all-time. If you're just going by raw points you are living in the stone age of understanding basketball or any other sport for that matter.
Also i wasn't trolling you. But starting threads like this normally just don't happen over casual observations. I apologize if you felt "trolled"
Also i wasn't trolling you. But starting threads like this normally just don't happen over casual observations. I apologize if you felt "trolled"
The Lakers gaveup 51pts last night in the first half, that's very good. You thought it was bad just not as bad as Portland. They played excellent D 1st half against 1 of the better offensive teams in the league. If you think they didn't because you think 1990's box scores of 99-92 is what constitutes good D then I dunno what to tell you. Due to pace/analytics/rule changes, that just isn't going to happen in the near future on a regular basis. If you don't like it, then don't watch. Obviously I don't care what you watch.
My response was certainly balanced, I can't speak to every game you watch but I tried to break down why scoring is way up and he said the same thing as me. It is common knowledge so neither of us is going to win a Pulitzer over it.
You're the whiniest guy on here. C'mon, even you know that. I've seen it for a while now, I just assume it is depression or something deeper. If it isn't then just assume I'm an idiot and don't worry about it. "Strange set of optics", lol. I should be given a humanitarian award for even attempting to educate you.
It wasn't an ad hominem, it is an observation that is my opinion based on seeing you interact on here. I could be totally off but you just seem so salty all the time. Always been respectful to you but you're very whiny.
I actually do remember that superbowl commentary though, I remember how ADAMANT you were that you didn't enjoy the game. People like you are why the leagues are socially engineered for more and more offense all the time. That's the funny part. Can't have a low scoring defensive battle or the casuals won't tune in.
I actually do remember that superbowl commentary though, I remember how ADAMANT you were that you didn't enjoy the game. People like you are why the leagues are socially engineered for more and more offense all the time. That's the funny part. Can't have a low scoring defensive battle or the casuals won't tune in.
Glad you can realize that. About the only post I made regarding any betting on this forum was a wager on the Clippers and the Oakland A's in baseball. If I'm mistaken and posted otherwise, you're welcome to show me the errors of my ways. You can also look up my posts on the NBA forum. I'm actually 5-4, but 3 of my losses were on "overs", so kind of ironic you would make some comment on my losing a bunch of unders.
http://www.therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=1131982
Here is the Rams/Pats SB thread...I say I found the game compelling, defensive struggle, every game doesn't have to unfold the same way, different than recent SBs, etc
Later in the thread BFL says (paraphrasing) "Everyone I talked to thought it was boring so if a poster found it "compelling", I'm not too concerned about that"
What kinda passive aggressive whiny shit is that? Lol...You just like to whine man. Low scoring, high scoring.
Atleast he enjoyed Maroon 5 at halftime. That's cool....
Here is the Rams/Pats SB thread...I say I found the game compelling, defensive struggle, every game doesn't have to unfold the same way, different than recent SBs, etc
Later in the thread BFL says (paraphrasing) "Everyone I talked to thought it was boring so if a poster found it "compelling", I'm not too concerned about that"
What kinda passive aggressive whiny shit is that? Lol...You just like to whine man. Low scoring, high scoring.
Atleast he enjoyed Maroon 5 at halftime. That's cool....
Oh my, someone has really let things get under his skin. I think the point was it was more about a terrible offensive performance by both teams rather than exceptional defensive play. You might want to look at post 13 in the thread, which I referenced. Again, I really can't help you. Sorry you let things get to you so much. Try not to be so sensitive.
Why are you always so passive aggressive in conversation on here? You were ready to cry when that guy didn't agree with you about Vegas RE crashing. I see this all the time with you.
Poor social skills? Mental illness? You just love to complain?
Anyway, I don't really care. GL finding something you enjoy. Maroon 5 halftime show is probably on YouTube.
Poor social skills? Mental illness? You just love to complain?
Anyway, I don't really care. GL finding something you enjoy. Maroon 5 halftime show is probably on YouTube.
