Posted by crzymdups:
all briggs posts are basketball ideas - they change over time, but he usually explains himself and is realistic and informative. everyone's opinion on draft prospects changes - especially with the draft, you get new information, you update your opinion.
before the elite eight, no one had derrick rose going number 1. he has two amazing games in a row and suddenly everyone says he's the best pg prospect since kidd. i don't know why so many people get on briggs for updating his ratings on players, that's what the entire league does. i'd rather read his revised opinions on players than another "how can we get oj mayo?" thread. we aren't getting mayo, we might be getting one or two of the guys briggs talks about. that's the difference to me.
It has more to do than what you're trying to portray here. For example he'll basically clown someone for thinking Eric Gordon could turn out to be a good prospect, after individuals give very articulate, well thought out reasons as to why they believe so. He'll whine and cry about how his assessments are being slept on yada yada and if you don't follow his flow he'll create a separate thread mind you(hence the one he made for King and the many others he's made without necessarily attaching anyone's name but you could figure it out if you had discussion with him) instead of just staying in the thread where the discussion was taking place and make his points there. He also calls posters out, or takes digs at them for being hypocritical in their assessments of talent. But please don't do it to him otherwise you're deemed a FREAK. He doesn't necessarily name call, but he's just as abrasive and rude as posters like Isles, myself,(who get called out on it quicker than you can get a woody looking at an Alba pic) oohah, and others can be at times. That's tacky and uncalled for no matter what anyone says.
Some are expressing disappointment over those who are making a big deal over his classlessness and total hypocrisy while condoning his accountability. Then it turns into an even bigger deal than what it needs to be. Look I have no problem with Briggs presenting his cases or tooting his horn when it comes to past/present draft talk discussions. But when he's out of line, which he has been he's fair game and should be addressed by the Mods regardless of his UK history credibility plain and simple. Whether you deal with him directly in a thread or you pull quotes with links as far back as the 1920's. This isn't a popularity contest folks we all need to be treated the same. This also isn't exclusive to Briggs either.
In most cases I very rarely cry for getting reprimanded for being over the top because quite frankly it can happen. We get amped up over this because basketball is our life. Let's just make sure it isn't exclusive to a select few and exercise some equality as I said earlier.
[Edited by - TrueBlue on 06-26-2008 1:53 PM]
. You could just be like me and not follow basketball but than second guess everyone else
6/26/2008 2:31 PM