You think someone who has deep hatred of a single player has credibility with his opinion regarding said player? If he talks about Ojeleye sure it has bearing, but about Kyrie?
Just because someone doesn't like a particular player doesn't mean that they can't offer valid criticism. It's not an either/or thing, imo.
In the court of Law you impeach a witness by proving his bias. You are just defending him because you are in the same boat, him with Kyrie and you with Ainge. We all know nick disliked Kelly, do you see him thrash him every post, at every move Kelly made? Is the name CELTICSblog just for show?
Court of law? Impeachment? Do you even hear yourself talking/see what you're posting? Since when is tarheels on trial, here, let alone for impeachment? Besides, you're not even a fan of that point guard
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Also, don't put words in my mouth. If you had bothered to pay attention, I've actually given Ainge credit for Semi, taking Brown over Dunn (although I'm not giving up on Kris), and readily admitted when I have been wrong. That's not a big deal to me. Do I like Ainge and his practices? Absolutely not, but that doesn't mean that I can't recognize when he makes the better move, as he should, btw. I wasn't for Tatum, either, owing to concerns over his quickness and athleticism, not to mention his penchant for being a black hole, but again, he looks great thus far and I've never been so happy to be so wrong, even though I still like Jonathan Isaac. See - is that really so hard?
As for nick and Kelly, well, I don't know about every single post, but the former wasn't the only one to voice his dismay at many an opportunity. I never liked KO, either, as you know, although I don't see your point regarding the name of the site. Are you arguing that because this is a Celtic blog that the players on our team are exempt from criticism, or is it more to do with the overall negativity? A combination of the two? I honestly don't know where you're going with that one.
Mods here are quick to defend these guys, punishing and reprimanding the few who choose to speak out against them with their constant hate posts. Sometimes a single thread meant to appreciate certain players gets hijacked by these guys and turned into endless complaints about players of the team they are a "fan" of. These so-called "fans" look at their choice hated personalities and look for every flaw they can find, do their spin on them and never give them the benefit of the doubt. Who is the true fan, Nets fans who appreciated what their team gave tonight, or Celtics fans who maliciously tracks mistakes of certain personalities so they can thrash them?
I understand your frustration, but people being reprimanded by the mods for "choosing to speak out" aren't typically being punished for that reason, unless something has changed. It all has to do with how a poster goes about it. If you're going to call them a hater or a troll, attack their credibility, and give them the "you know nothing Jon Snow" treatment, then yeah, you're most likely going to be flagged because personal insults are against forum rules, of which you still seem to be unaware, but if you rebut them with, say, humor, go about it in an entirely different and non-personal fashion, or even just flat out ignore them, you'll be fine.
I realize that things do get quite heated on here in terms of basketball and current events, for example, but you don't have to cross the line. Just step back, relax, go to another thread, or even go attend to your cat for a little while
. All I'm trying to say, here, is that there are plenty of other options available to you. Vent to another poster via message, idk. Whatever floats your boat.
As for what constitutes as being a true fan, we all have our ways, but again, I don't think that it's your nor my place to be lecturing people on that. Unless, of course, we're talking about bandwagon fans, lol. This is one of the most passionate and knowledgeable fan bases in all of sports, so people having strong views, with which you agree or not, shouldn't be at all surprising, imo.
OFC all these people can do is cry and ask for defense from the mods.
You have people who thrashed IT for playing poorly after her sister died, or the team right after Hayward got injured. And Celticsblog defended these people, protected them!
And tarheels, I'd like to point out, was never one of them.
Can we expect CB to restrain these people? Of course not, they will shelter them, protect them and encourage them like usual. How else do these people become braver and bolder every single day?!
I've often asked myself the same question, especially after you once called me an "attention-seeking jerk." Talk about credibility.
Sure ban me for protecting the CELTICS in Celticsblog at the same time sheltering the bashers. If that's the way this is ran now then I am glad I wont be a member anymore. Sayonara!
Again, it's not what you're doing (I think, anyway. Could be wrong.) but how you're doing it, I believe, and don't act all innocent like you've never committed any kind of similar transgression(s) on here. Come on, man. You're not fooling anyone. Besides, there's a better way to do things. If you need to walk away for a few minutes, go ahead and do so. Go pet/play with your cat - that should calm you down and put you in a better mood
, and no, in case you were wondering, I'm not making fun of you for having a cat. Animals are wonderful
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Are you any better now?
Topic: Celtics (12-2) at Nets (5-8) Game #15 11/14/17 (Read 51494 times)