I peed in my pants once. I was 19 and it was the first time I experienced large caliber bullets whizzing over my head. Pretty damned scary for a kid to endure. Hope it never happens again.
Personally, I like a fan that looks at the team objectively. Bones looks at the team objectively (aside from some of the trades lol). Not shocking who doesn't like that he does that, though. Bones and I have gotten into a couple times, but I respect that he knows a hell of a lot more about basketball than I do. And he's not a dick in person! score!
You ask me to elaborate on things such as "The offense is stagnant"... stagnant means there's a lack of ball movement, player movement, and/or passing. Why do I need to describe that? What else am I supposed to say? We need more basket cuts. How a that a blanket statement? I've stated for months that we don't dive from the corner when we should. It's not on me to figure out how to get more basket cuts, he's the NBA coach. But I can tell what our offense lacks in comparison with other NBA offenses, and I don't see how it's a blanket statement to point it out. Nurks dip in assists is because we have less off ball movement when he has the ball, and we also dont utilize him as much in the high post/elbow areas, which is where you can best utilize his passing. That's an observation.. What else is there to explain there? I'm not gonna argue basketball with you in here.
Here's my question: Why the FUCK haven't you complained about @BonesJones until his appreciation thread?
Lets put it this way. You don't want to argue basketball with me. It would be a mistake son. Just stick with your blanket statements and over generalizations and be happy with that. I will let it go from now on and just figure you are just another sincere Blazer fan that wants to see the team win. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
I want him to look objectively also but objectively is looking at the good AND the bad. Not just the bad. I'm not a dick in person either. but you can't score with me. so there is that.
Haha. These are the type of people that complain about me. You come in here arguing with me, lie about my intentions of threads I've created, said my points are invalid and generalizations (which is false, you just don't want to agree with me and instead, you want to argue). And now I don't want to argue basketball with you? And now you're going to be condescending? You've complained about me arguing with people and now that's all you're trying to do. And I'm not buying into it. I'm not going to. @riverman would complain about me if I ever made a post like this. But why don't I want to argue basketball with you? What qualifications do you have that make you more knowledgeable than anyone here?
I've said that Stotts is good at empowering players into growing into a bigger role than their accustomed to and I've credited him with player development. Is that not being objectively positive? I don't like anything he does scheme-wise, so I'm not going to say anything positive about his schemes and the type of ball we play. Why should I have to lie to make you happy? Better yet.. Why do you care so much that I don't like his schemes? I'm not sitting here trolling and trashing something that I don't know about or that I won't study... I'm not sitting here ignoring context just to trash someone... So what's the problem mate?
No problem. You are an awesome Blazer fan and i sincerely believe you honestly just want to see the team win. You contribute greatly to this site and you have for a long time. Your opinion is every bit as valid as mine or anyone else's for that matter. Carry on and keep up the good work. Glad you are so very willing to put out the effort to study to get a valid opinion. And absolutely never lie about something to make anyone happy let alone me.
I don't really have an issue with @BonesJones because he doesn't pretend to be innocent. It's the posters who pretend to be innocent that I don't have time for. I don't follow a lot of the drama that goes around on here. (Shit half the people which alerts show they quote me, I don't even read. Why would I follow others drama?) But more than a few times I was reading game threads this year. Only to find posters purposely attempting to bait Torey into an argument. Only to play the victim them self... That was just over the top.
Of course I want the team to win, why's that even a question? I dont understand that. You came at me in this thread (and others) at the wrong angle and youve been condescending while trying to discredit me just for sharing an opinion that's different than yours.. I get a ton of heat (and deservedly so) if I ever approach someone like that, so I'd appreciate it if you didn't act like so towards me... Thank you.
Hell, I just had someone trying to bait me in this thread even... "Invalid" statements, "You don't wanna argue basketball with me. It would be a mistake son."... dudes making up false intentions for multiple threads... I cant take the bait though. I buy into it too much and get too frustrated with it. I'm done biting haha.
Nobody "BAITED" your ass. I came at you right up fucking front. Now that shit is sideways bullshit. Call me out straight up or walk. You obviously are very young son. Grow up.
Play it straight. I said what i said straight to you. I not only said what i felt was the problems but i did it courteously. Now you go all "Someone tried to bait me"? Nobody anywher tried to bait you. Nobody anywhere "LIED"about your stances that are well known and recurring in every one of your threads that i brought up. Now you are trying to play this victim card like someone has done you wrong. Sad really.
