07-07-2022, 05:11 PM
(07-07-2022, 04:01 PM)mvossman Wrote: I have not seen that thread. It must not have been recent? I think most folks could agree that the offseason started off great with the Wood trade, but has been disappointing since, particularly the Brunson loss. The timing of that thread would probably have a lot to do with the tenor of the response.
And I call it like I see it. I don't consider myself to be particularly pessimistic. This FO has performed poorly for many years and this team would not be relevant at all if they had not made the one very good move to get Doncic. I'm not one of those guys that said it was a lucky move or a no brainer. I gave them a ton of credit for getting him when good organizations were ahead of us in the draft order (Suns, Hawks, Griz). But in the years before and since, for every good move they make, it seems like they make 2 or 3 poor ones.
I'm not a fan of the derogatory term "Whining" when referring to a reasoned critique. For the same reason I don't refer to (arguably overly) optimistic folks as "sunshine pumpers". We can all have different opinions without being derogatory.
I posted it right after it was announced that JB was definitely signing with the knicks and not even meeting with the Mavs. It actually had 9 votes of approval versus 2 votes of disapproval, so very different from the tone of the board lately.
https://mavsboard.com/showthread.php?tid=2217
When I use the word "whining", I am not referring to the "reasoned critiques". I'm referring to the unreasoned critiques that seem to complain for complaining's sake.