11-17-2021, 12:42 PM
(11-17-2021, 12:19 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: You seemed to talk past that and turned it into a DFS the player conversation to which I obliged.
I wasn't "talking past it." I was absorbing and understanding your point, and then clarifying my original point (which might not have been clear enough) that the leadership qualities weren't the marginalized aspects of DFS that led me to my "underrated" opinion. I was using your point to narrow the conversation and add nuance to the discussion.
I AGREE with your point as it relates to BOBAN, and to a certain extent, Powell. I thought that was clear. We differ on DFS, and the point of this clarification from me was that I don't believe you have to go past his contributions on the floor to justify his job here or view him as GREAT. The point of the clarification was to clear up the possible misconception that locker room stuff (which I had mentioned, for sure) was what I considered the best part of DFS's bag.
The point is that after reading YOUR post, I felt like MY point was being misrepresented. Because I had mentioned the intangibles, which I do believe are off the charts with this player, I was concerned that I had hit that part too hard and it had drawn focus away from what I INTENDED to be the point.
(11-17-2021, 12:19 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: As far as the italicized and bolded sentence in the quote? I think you are off on the word drastically. Sure i think there are a lot of players out there that can do what he does and I think there are some that can do it better. That's because his position and size has some of the most skilled players in the game. Guys that can create, can drive, can shoot, can defend multiple positions and well, guys that are defensive stoppers, guys that are hustlers. I don't mean to say this as if DFS is a dime-a-dozen, because he is not, it's just a very elite and coveted size and position.
Cool!
Nothing you said above makes me angry - it's all your opinion.
I do think my opinion drastically differs from some things I read here, and on twitter. I think that word does its job well in this case, although I am prone to hyperbole (I've used it so much for comedic purposes in my life that it rolls out involuntarily).
I am sorry my use of "drastic" made you uncomfortable. I sincerely apologize, and would never, ever want to make posting here a bad experience for you or anyone else.