Notice The CJ injury update thread

I hope this is a good rest for CJ. Would be great to have him rested up and ready to go for the playoffs.

 

BNM Ive always loved talking basketball with you, but its really odd to me that you only “came back” to talk personal relationships on here. Your post history before you left was almost entirely in the OT too. There is great basketball convo’s here, and you’re an incredibly knowledgeable guy that has a lot to add. Please ignore me or whomever it is that you’re upset with and get to basketball.

 

I have also noticed some individuals looking for perceived slights or insults rather than just having a cordial conversation without presuming to know the other person's intent.

 

Me too, but my point was theres still good basketball convo’s and we can choose to not get dragged into it and talk basketball, and the Blazers.

 

I think there are good basketball convos if everyone agrees. The problem is when someone states an unpopular point of view.

 

Its all about how people choose to disagree. Jumping on someone because they disagree never turns out well here on anywhere else.

 

No, that is not the problem. Here is an example:

Person A says "we should split up Dame and CJ by trading CJ for a bigger wing." Now we can discuss whether or not that should happen.

Person B then after CJ gets hurt says "Person A you're going to get what you wanted now!" It's a mischaracterization of what Person A wanted and leads to an argument. Posts like that are what leads to this crap, not stating an unpopular opinion.

 

Just the other day you had an unpopular opinion that you'd rather have a 4.5% chance at Zion than have the Blazers be a top-4 playoff team. As stupid as that logic was (jk) it didn't lead to name calling.

 

Thanks for posting this, very informative video!

 

Mischaracterization of what people say and even what they think happens all the time in this forum. It leads to many problems and I'm constantly battling against it. One of my biggest pet peeves.

 

I would add that it matters who says it and then often times a small group goes into hyper drive after the poster. i have seen it and experienced it.

 

I' have a question, did you post that with a serious face or was there a chuckle, even a slightest one?

 

Its hard even in real life. Part of the issue with text is that we lose a lot the tools we normally have for communication. Couple those things with gamethread reactions and emotions, things can definitely go sideways and I dont think of any of us are innocent.


Last summer I think as Blazer fans there was a lot of frustration.

 

you certainly have to allow for emotional reactions and venting in game threads. People...all of us at times, will overreact. Especially if Scott Foster is involved or Harden is successfully fishing for whistles against Portland...or Draymond Green is just himself.

 

Yeah just reading those things makes me go ughhh.

 

And of course that would never come from you..... Ha Ha.. One of my favorite non-popular posters on here.

 

Yeah MM just cracks me up. Definitely a good one!

 

Hey now....
That might not be very popular. But it might be true so come to think of it? I'm sure it ain't gonna be popular.

 

If you have not read one of his post and not literally Laughed Out Loud you have not been here very long at all.