Posted by Bippity10:
Why do we try so hard to hate our own players?
I dunno that we hate a blanket hate of our own players. I think we are passionate about our players, which translates to both love and hate, depending on the situation-- but rarely casual indifference.
The amount of man-crushes on this site probably equals the amount of playa-hatred.
Gallo will forever be compared to what he could have been-- until he is better than both Eric Gordon and Brook Lopez, he will be despised for what he is not. This is especially compounded by the fact that one of Gallo's strongest traits was that he was an experienced professional having played pro ball in Italy since he was 16... to see that he is unable to meaningfully compete in the NBA this season gives unpleasant reminders of past draft picks Frederic Weis, Macie Lampe, Slavko Vranes etc... I am not sure that we beleived we had a development project as a draft pick at #6 as a good player with high upside. We still have the upside, but so far we are missing the good player. At the 6 spot, I think we were entitled to a good player with high upside.
But compare the despise of our own players with the amount of love shown to Chris No-D Duhon, David No-D Lee, and blackhole nebula of Al Harrington and Nate Robinson. The pure adoration for them is a bit more than would be warranted if there was a true superstar to lead the pack-- but as the saying goes, if you can't be with the one you love (i.e. LBJ), then love the one you're with...
....did I mention that we got him for Big Snacks, Fugazy and Robersuck