Re: All Star voting

[J B <JBMetzEA@yahoo.com>]

   I don't know Bill. it's an issue that I think of a lot. How important is
civility, in this life of a sports poster? For me, when someone cares to
voice his opinion, and someone else calls it; "...one of the dumbest things
I've read...," I get a little concerned. Obviously, you are made of sterner
stuff and perhaps I do ever react.
JB
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on 11/21/01 5:56 PM, bird at birdwl@earthlink.net wrote:

>> From: JB <jbmetzea@yahoo.com>
>> 
>> Josh, no need to get excited:
>> 
>>> "That is one of the dumbest things I've read here in a
>>> while.  How is Antoine "only a gunner" when he has the
>>> best assist and rebounding numbers of any power
>>> forward in the conference, nay, the league?"
>> 
>> Dan voiced an opinion. Perhaps it was an exaggeration, perhaps you
>> think
>> it's "one of the dumbest things I've read here in a
>>> while. "
>> 
>> So be it, but  I think most of us can decide for our  selves, what is
>> dumb
>> or overbearing.
> 
> Why can't Josh get as excited as he likes, JB?  After all, he's only
> "voicing an opinion".  He *did* decide for himself what was "dumb or
> overbearing" and said so.  What's the problem?
> 
> You might as well ask Forant not to be so much of a curmudgeon.
> 
> I happen to agree with Josh -- though our captains (and non-captains) take
> some ill-advised shots, ten a game?  I don't see that.  When I think
> "gunner" I think last year's Jerry Stackhouse, not Walker or Pierce.
> 
> Oh, wait, I forgot, the Celtics lost the last game.  That means that we
> need to put half the list on suicide watch, and wade through the usual
> "this team sucks and will *never* compete" and "which stiff can we trade
> for?" posts.  My mistake.
> 
> (The Celtic "Tird")