(02-24-2023, 03:26 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Which I took to mean "opinions that don't run parallel to my own."
But it's whatever - to be honest, the Mavs have made it increasingly hard to be AS into them as some of us in this community have been for the past 10...15...20 years. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the older, familiar folks start dropping out.
I don't think that's fair at all.
There are lots of fans like me that love the team as much as ever but who are prone to burnout caused by a small subset of toxic people (not just here -- Mavs Reddit and Twitter are also pretty rough at times) who filibuster discussions with persistent negativity and ultimately suck the joy out of talking about basketball. It's not a matter of differing opinions (we've all had robust debate for years) but about whether the discussions are a net positive to your enjoyment of your favorite pasttime. And at some point it's just no longer worth it.
Basketball is supposed to be fun. IMHO, the Mavs community as a whole needs to figure out how to let go of the cynicism and re-embrace the joy of the game in order to bring more people into the conversation rather than drive them away.