Re: Random Thought Thread The it factor will come, once you get used to the community. Like this site isn't what I have been used to, and the Bulls forum in particular isn't booming with activity like I'm used to, but still, the site has that "it" factor for me, because I've been posting with some of these guys for 4+ years, so that "community" feeling is there, while its just a small part of the community, I'm sure I'll get to know more and more of the guys that came from JBB, and enjoy posting with them as well.
Re: Random Thought Thread Yea, JBB was one of a kind. That is why I started there. That home feeling was one of a kind, it can never be duplicated. I don't know why we can't just take the layout from JBB and use it in the basketball section...I still will miss it. But, I mean, I'm slowly just moving on by getting involved and trying to make the site better. I wish I could of helped JustBBall when it it was still up, but it is a new era. A better era.</p>
Re: Random Thought Thread I'm not really against the site, I think it's a cool site and everything. It has a lot of cool features that I wished we could have incorporated onto JBB, but like Mamba said, it's just too huge to have that type of family feel we had on JBB, when all the members knew each other, and interacted with each other. I just miss that feeling, and all those Umair jokes we used to make (hell, I even miss all those Kool-Aid jokes). I wouldn't have much of a problem if the members on JBB continued to remain active here, but like I said, I've noticed a lot of members activity dropped ever since the merge, so it's really hard to get used to. But who knows, maybe things will pick up during the season...
Re: Random Thought Thread Smitty hasn't been on much, same with Pakman. My friend, The Legend said that he won't be that active either anymore cause he loved that old JBB layout and says this place is too confusing.
Re: Random Thought Thread I was under the impression that JBB was going to look the same, remain the same, just be swallowed up to this board and when u clicked the NBA link here, you'd be directed to JBB.com. I'm less than thrilled with the merge so far, it's no where near JBB quality posting, discussions, or family feel. This basically feels like a community college...we're just here.
Re: Random Thought Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mamba)</div><div class='quotemain'>I was under the impression that JBB was going to look the same, remain the same, just be swallowed up to this board and when u clicked the NBA link here, you'd be directed to JBB.com. I'm less than thrilled with the merge so far, it's no where near JBB quality posting, discussions, or family feel. This basically feels like a community college...we're just here.</div> That is what I thought to. I guess it's not like that. I mean, we can complain all we want, but we just have to work toegther and make the site great. I want to help, and I think you should to.</p>
Re: Random Thought Thread Just wondering, will be ever be moving back to JBB if things don't work out or something like that?
Re: Random Thought Thread I really doubt that. That means going back to VB3 and we moved here because it had more things and it was a step forward.
Re: Random Thought Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mamba)</div><div class='quotemain'>Haha probably not. JBB is long gone, there is no more JBB...it's S2.</div></p> RIP JBB. </p> </p>
Re: Random Thought Thread Sad. I don't think I'll be that active anymore either. I'll probably still post in the Laker forum though, I'm just having a hard time getting used to this. All the Sixer guys seem to be gone. I haven't really seen Smitty on much, AF hasn't really been posting much, and Blur just disappeared
Re: Random Thought Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brian)</div><div class='quotemain'>Sad. I don't think I'll be that active anymore either. I'll probably still post in the Laker forum though, I'm just having a hard time getting used to this. All the Sixer guys seem to be gone. I haven't really seen Smitty on much, AF hasn't really been posting much, and Blur just disappeared</div></p> So much for the increased acitivty with so many JBB people gone. </p> </p>
Re: Random Thought Thread Brain, c'mon man. It is just not basketball season. Just wait, people will come. We need a guy like you to be here. Help get guys to post. I mean, the admins and mods are doing what they can, but leaving doesn't help us. You where a guy when I came to JBB I thought was the type of poster I wanted to be. Active, you knew the game and you where a familiar face. We need you here to help and stay active. Don't leave bro.
Re: Random Thought Thread Come on guys, stay here. I understand change is always difficult, but just give it time. I'm sure things will turn out fine, we'll end up with more quality posters than ever, and people are working on the site, trying to make it better and better each day.
Re: Random Thought Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Master Shake)</div><div class='quotemain'>Brain, c'mon man. It is just not basketball season. Just wait, people will come. We need a guy like you to be here. Help get guys to post. I mean, the admins and mods are doing what they can, but leaving doesn't help us. You where a guy when I came to JBB I thought was the type of poster I wanted to be. Active, you knew the game and you where a familiar face. We need you here to help and stay active. Don't leave bro.</div> Thanks for the compliments Master Shake (although you spelled my name wrong, lol). I'm not leaving the site anytime soon, I just said I won't be as active as I was on JBB. I'll still post here, and when the season starts, you'll definetely find me in the Lakers forum and Sixers forum (assuming Sixer fans come back), because this is the only place I'll go talk basketball. I'm not going to leave and go to a different forum, that's too much of a hassle, and I'mnot just going to quit forums altogether, because it's a hobby of mine. So I'm not leaving by any means, I just probably won't be as active as I used to be. The only way I'm leaving is if I quit loving basketball altogether, which I don't find to be possible</p>
Re: Random Thought Thread You guys know I'll be here. But I just miss the old times and it seems we've lost some of our posters that were active in offseason. But yeah, all we can do is get used to this site..
Re: Random Thought Thread This site just isn't as fun without the regular JBB members that left, and I don't blame them for leaving. Call it homerism or whatever, but this site just can't compare to what JBB was. This is like realgm...really cool, but too big.</p> It's too bad we lost Blur instead of Umair </p>
Re: Random Thought Thread I hope you guys stick around. Us BBF guys love a tight-knit community and I can surely say that I don't try to limit my activity to the Nets or Cowboys boards. Change is always tough to deal with; theres a confidence you have by knowing where everything is and how to navigate through the site. It'll come back. We all had to get used to the board.</p> The site was really promising before the JBB merger, and I'd be damned if anyone on S2 pre-JBB hasn't seen you guys as a huge asset to the board. Almost instantly we've joined together into a bigger community without hiccups. Hell, I even wear pants from time to time when you guys are in the Nets board </p> I wasn't sure the type of crowd we would be getting when you guys were about to come over, but its easy to see that the Admins really did us all a huge service by incorporating like-minded people. I mean even our 'what our you listening to' threads are filled with the same songs </p> I've become quite a fan of ya'll, and hope we stick around so that our board continues to be just as good as want it to.</p> </p> And now for my random thought: is there anybody on this earth who exemplifies "douchebaggery" more than Chris Collinsworth? I can't think of one.</p>
Re: Random Thought Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga)</div><div class='quotemain'> And now for my random thought: is there anybody on this earth who exemplifies "douchebaggery" more than Chris Collinsworth? I can't think of one. </p> </div></p> Great question.</p> The first thing that popped into my mind was "Joe Buck", and that is the definitive answer.</p> </p>
Re: Random Thought Thread I think the only difference is that this board is so huge, and it covers every single team in a lot of leagues, it's just too huge. To be honest, I havent visited the other forums because the RTT is where I used to love posting.I might post in the sports sections when the season starts, but I'm not really sure about that either. The merger is great because it takes pressure off Shhape, Voodoo, Mel, etc, but it's kind of sad that JBB is just...gone. I joined when I was 14, and the closeness of the community there is lost...it's like being in a small family and then meeting 500 other people in a moment; eventually the close family is dispersed within the large amount of members in the new environment, and distance and lack of communication starts to take place. I feel it's the same way here. I have no problems with the merger, but the JBB community was quite close, especially the OT guys. Everyone that used to post in the RTT knew each other; we had our own inside jokes and what not (NTC's "singlet", Umair's pornstache, Brian's kool-aid)...and I don't know the merger just feels huge. I apologize to all the S2 and BBW guys; it's nothing against you guys, it's just something that takes a while to get used to. This site is frickin huge,</p>
