dk7th wrote:Uptown wrote:dk7th wrote:Uptown wrote:gunsnewing wrote:Yes there was. From me because I'm always right
Because that's what its all about...being right
or it's about graciously giving others props. nothing to lose and everything to gain in doing so.
Props for what? This team has been bad to mediocre for a decade now (with the exception of last season). Every fringe to die hard fan knows this roster is uneven and is not very talented. So, on a logical level, predicting that this team will finish with with an average to slightly below average record is easy.
The problem that you and some others have is that you cannot apply logic to being a FANatic. Their is nothing logical about being a Fan. Fans hope, root, pray for their teams to do the impossible (whihc does happen on rare occasions). It was a beautiful scene in Toronto yesterday, a packed house of fans hoping and rooting for their favorite team to win. But if they were using logic, the place should be 3/4's empty because logic says that Nyets are better and logic says there is no way Rapts will advance....
So, you want props for stating the obvious...Here you go....
no need to bother reducing logic to the level of fanaticism or equate the two-- although i understand the temptation to do so, since it has a faint precedent in greek culture and its revival with friedrich nietzsche... i mean the tension between the apollonian/rational and the dionysian/irrational.
interesting that you bring up fans in toronto. if we are to use your "logic" then the higher seed is actually the better team and they have every reason to feel confident... right?
as i have stated numerous times in the past, the knicks, although the second seed last year, were decidedly thumped a bunch as though they were closer to a 6th or 7th seed, first by a rondo-less celtic squad and then indiana. were you convinced they were a second seed? pretty sure you did. achieving a seed is not necessarily an indication of playoff success, as we saw last year with our heroic band of brothers.
bottom line possessing predictive power is an indication of knowledge. and charitable and gracious people usually acknowledge that when they see it in others. you diagram didn't turn anyone's crank... try again.
interesting that you bring up fans in toronto. if we are to use your "logic" then the higher seed is actually the better team and they have every reason to feel confident... right?
Not sure how you got that from my post. This is a players league and the playoffs are all about matchups and who has the most talent. Regardless of record, the Nyets are a more talented and experienced team than the Rapts. I was strictly discussing Nyets and Rapts, had nothing to do with other higher and lower seeded teams in the playoffs. Stick to the script.
as i have stated numerous times in the past, the knicks, although the second seed last year, were decidedly thumped a bunch as though they were closer to a 6th or 7th seed, first by a rondo-less celtic squad and then indiana. were you convinced they were a second seed? pretty sure you did. achieving a seed is not necessarily an indication of playoff success, as we saw last year with our heroic band of brothers.
I'm on record as saying the Knicks overachieved last year. As fan, though, I loved it and was happy to see it. If anyone paid any attention to the regular season, it was pretty obvious that the Pacers had more than a good shot at beating the Knicks. It was a poor matchup for us as the Pacers were bigger and deeper than we were. Did I think we had a chance? Absolutely! Gun to my head, though, I would have picked the Pacers but it didn't prevent the fan in me from rooting like crazy for my team to prevail.
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