Comments on: Pistons compete on defense, labor on offense in loss to Chicago

By: frankie d

frankie d — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:35:32 +0000

your comments and actions are clearly consistent with authoritarian personalities. first, you demand that i write comments in a fashion acceptable to you. then, you actually rewrite my comment. then you make a statement that, by implication, criticizes my response to you, indicating that i should respond in a fashion consistent with your wants. this need to control the actions of others, to demand that they conform to your idea of the norm, is a clear indication of the authoritarian personality. sorry, but i'll respond in my own way, thank you very much.

By: andyf

andyf — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:55:43 +0000

When I don’t give a damn, I just say “I don’t give a damn.”

By: frankie d

frankie d — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:28:07 +0000

“… it was stupid to say Joe D made our bench sorry by giving Wilkins a spot over Hickson. ”
i never said anything of the sort.
i’ve said i’d rather have hickson over wilkins, just as i’ve repeatedly said that i’d rather have younger players on the roster, rather than wilkins. but joe d gave him a guaranteed contract so he ain’t going anywhere.
the bench is sorry because he’s decided, for whatever reason, to sign and keep guys like wilkins instead of either going out and getting hungry young players or keeping his salary cap situation tight enough so that he had more flexibility.
imho, i’t ridiculous to have so much of the roster devoted to dead weight…
CV…russell…wilkins…
that is why the team has such a bad bench.
i certainly don’t blame that on frank, though i think he could do stuff like play zone at certain times, to get some use out of guys like CV.

By: rick77

rick77 — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:10:15 +0000

bad moves

By: rick77

rick77 — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:09:37 +0000

I never said you were stupid but that it was stupid to say Joe D made our bench sorry by giving Wilkins a spot over Hickson. When was that ever a option? That was really the point I was trying to make. I never assume and neither should you. To think I thought the comments were directed to me would be silly on my behalf. Its just that every now and then you continue to beat on the same drum and it gets played out. I agree with you Joe has made some mad moves mixed in with some good ones, but at the end of the day it is what it is and with nothing to do til the offseason why continue rehashing the same bit?

By: frankie d

frankie d — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:33:03 +0000

what did rhett butler say to scarlett o’hara…?
something like, “frankly, my dear, i don’t give a damn….”
i really, truly don’t give a damn what you have to say or about how i present my views.
folks pay me to write stuff, and when someone pays me, i pay lots of attention to things like spelling and punctuation and, yes, capital letters.
posting comments on a sports blog? are you kidding me? i do this for fun and amusement. like i’m supposed to care what folks like you think?
puleeze!!!!
in fact, though, i do need to get another keyboard/mouse set.
my wireless set has been acting up lately and drops lots of characters and i get lazy about going back and making sure everything is hunky dory. so i do acknowledge that, especially the last few weeks, it’s looked pretty sloppy.
but as i remark to anyone who complains…when i see certain commenters, i immediately scroll past. not gonna bother. other guys, i read because i think they have interesting stuff to say or i’m amused by them. i’m always amazed when someone like you actually cares enough about what i might write to complain about it.
and what is deliciously amusing is that i’ve never described myself as “smart”. i do describe coaches and organizations as smart, but never attach that label to myself or anything i may write. can’t help what anyone else may try to attribute to me.

By: andyf

andyf — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:45:26 +0000

Do you ever capitalize when NOT cutting and pasting? I swear, reading your posts about what is smart and what isn’t is laughable when trying to navigate the jumbled mess that is your writing.

yea, i see that portland was real concerned that jj’s agent had lready worked out a deal with GS. so concerned that they literally puled him off the court.

“Yeah, I see that Portland was really concerned that J.J’s agent had already worked out a deal with GD. They were so concerned that they literally pulled him off the court”

Now isn’t that better? All that “smart people” stuff like spelling, grammar and punctuation actually makes your poor argument look,…well less poor at least.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:47:29 +0000

“You had two rants back to back as if you were waiting for someone to take the bait. I did …”
unhhh…it’s a little crazy to believe that i was directing two very general, disconnected comments to you, with the expectation that you would go off on some type of rant at me that included calling me “irrational” and “stupid”, among other things.
but…according to you, that is not “disrespect”.
talk about crazy….

By: rick77

rick77 — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:21:49 +0000

Did I disrespect you though? This is the second time in a week that you dsirespected me. I respect you as a man and would appreciate you doing the same. Just cause I dont agree with you does not mean I think you are stupid. You had two rants back to back as if you were waiting for someone to take the bait. I did but never did I disrespect you as a man. All you had to do is give a reason why just like I did, but instead you chose the elementary way to handle things, name calling and such. “This is just stupids… BTW bet Wilkins can bust yo A$$! I guess that would then make you the worst rotational player in the league.” Where did I call you ignorant in that statement? I just responded to what I thought was irrational not trying to belittle you. I made the Wilkins comment in jest as if to suggest you could be a better player. No offense should have been taken because it wasnt that type of comment. You take shit to whole differerent level for no reason than to disparage someone when all you have to do is respond with the facts. I can live with the facts, but can do away with the shit talking.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:18:09 +0000

“On Wednesday, J.J. Hickson was at New Orleans Arena before the Golden State Warriors played the Hornets. He had been waived Monday by the Sacramento Kings, and with the 48-hour waiver period about to end, he was prepared to accept the Warriors’ offer to join them for the rest of the season. With about five minutes left until the deadline passed, he made his way out to the court, wearing Warriors gear.“I was walking out to go shoot, get some shots up before the game, and they (previously) said I couldn’t go on the court until the deadline,” Hickson. “So I was going out to go out and get some shots and they told me I couldn’t go on the court because I didn’t clear waivers.””
http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/03/blazers-grizzlies.html
yea, i see that portland was real concerned that jj’s agent had lready worked out a deal with GS. so concerned that they literally puled him off the court.