2. "Most good ideas are preposterous, sparky. " In response to Reply # 1
Because most things suck.
>Would one only want to hear musicians talk about music?
Actually, the best music critics have always been people who have actually played an instrument or two. This has been the case for decades.
And hearing elite musicians comment on other elite musicians would pretty much be the best thing to ever happen to music if we could organize it.
The reason it hasn't happened is because musicians are busy and because nerdy journalists are the gatekeepers, will continue to make themselves relevant.
>You only want to hear writers talks about books?
Actually, book critics are, by definition, writers. And talented writers write good book reviews because they are talented writers.
So...you should have thought this through.
>You only want filmmakers to talk about film?
Hearing elite filmmakers talk about other films would be breathtaking. I wish it could happen.
And actually many good critics are filmmakers.
But that analogy doesn't work for other reasons.
>Boo bad journalism, cheer good journalism, that's it. But >outsider perspectives have their own value.
And in sports, flabby nerds have dominated the voices to their exclusion of athletes. That's unfair and fans suffer because of it.
There are NO....NO....NO journalists who can talk about basketball better than Isiah Thomas. None.
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3. "RE: Most good ideas are preposterous, sparky. " In response to Reply # 2
> >Because most things suck. > >>Would one only want to hear musicians talk about music? > >Actually, the best music critics have always been people >who have actually played an instrument or two. This has >been the case for decades.
Says who? Prove it. That doesn't even sound right. And being able to "play an instrument" correlates to being a professional musician as "threw the football around in the backyard" does to the NFL.
Having been a rapper will not make you a good rap critic.In fact it could do the opposite.
> >And hearing elite musicians comment on other elite >musicians would pretty much be the best thing to ever >happen to music if we could organize it.
It does happen. But that isn't the ONLY voice I want to hear.
EL-P interviewing Trent Reznor could be cool. I don't want to rely on EL-P as the only source of Trent Reznor music reviews and information.
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>>You only want to hear writers talks about books? > >Actually, book critics are, by definition, writers. And >talented writers write good book reviews because they >are talented writers. > >So...you should have thought this through.
LOL only an idiot thinks all writing is the same.
There are great novelists who are/would be terrible critics. And incredible critics who have never ever, ever wanted to be novelists or even tried to write a novel.
> >>You only want filmmakers to talk about film? > >Hearing elite filmmakers talk about other films would >be breathtaking. I wish it could happen.
It does happen all the time lol, the point is that no one wants that to be the ONLY voice.
> >And actually many good critics are filmmakers.
What? This is vague and likely unsupported. Gimme a who, when and where. Because as far as I know A.O. Scott and Roger Ebert were not feature film directors.
> >But that analogy doesn't work for other reasons. > >>Boo bad journalism, cheer good journalism, that's it. But >>outsider perspectives have their own value. > >And in sports, flabby nerds have dominated the voices >to their exclusion of athletes. That's unfair and fans >suffer because of it.
It's not an either or situation. At all. The more insightful voices, the better.
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Tue Jan-23-18 08:44 PM
4. "this the daily NBA post or what?" In response to Reply # 0
rose and wade outchea looking like the wash brothers.
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dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Tue Jan-23-18 10:10 PM
8. "damn. dejounte out there bossin up." In response to Reply # 0
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BrooklynWHAT Member since Jun 15th 2007 85078 posts
Tue Jan-23-18 10:16 PM
9. "the Cavs are a disgraceful basketball team rn" In response to Reply # 0
none of these niggas playing for each other barely boxing out. not even running plays bron not even trying on D IT is either still hurt or fucking washed
somehow internally they blaming all the problems on Kev (Lebron's eternal whipping boy)
it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Tue Jan-23-18 10:43 PM
15. "sold their soul for the short term high." In response to Reply # 11
shit's about to get reeeeeeaaaaalllll ugly out there.
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
you get a realistic shot at a chip, you gotta go for it. sometimes at the expense of the long term.
i hear ppl use that dumb phrase all the time to criticize certain teams: "they only won one title"
"only won one title"???
man, you know how many fans have gone thru their life seeing their team win zero titles?
bears fans still talk about '85. cubs fans will always have '16.
bron gave cavs fans something they'll never forget, and that no one can ever take away. even if they stink for the next 20 years it was worth it.
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
21. "While you probably aren't wrong..." In response to Reply # 11
They're STILL the favs to get to the finals right today. Boston's too young, Toronto doesn't match up well. It'd be a real surprise to see either team beat Lebron 4 four of 7 games.
51. "They can still win the East for sure.. maybe not a cake walk but" In response to Reply # 21
yeah.. they can...no back to backs..same opponent... it can still happen.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <---- 5.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlgiritpmfo
47. "You can't measure a coach's success by only Ws and Ls (c) Fish " In response to Reply # 36 Wed Jan-24-18 10:42 AM by bentagain
Dumbest thing I heard yesterday
The LAL are going to flip the roster again this offseason
Luke is basically guaranteed to keep his job through next season too
...as the person who made the fire Luke Walton post...
It was based on observations that other HCs have been fired for
While Luke continued to get fluff pieces and superlatives lauded his way when he needed to be held responsible for the disfunction and underperformance.
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Wed Jan-24-18 10:46 AM
48. "so the cavs haven't beat a "good" team since opening night, right?" In response to Reply # 0
since then they're 0-8 against boston, toronto and the west's top 5.
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86673 posts
Wed Jan-24-18 01:34 PM
62. "I'm not convinced." In response to Reply # 59
It's the worst defense a Bron-led Cavs team has ever had. They're 29th of 30 in team defense in the NBA. They'll quite possibly finish under .600 for the first time on a Bron-led Cavs team since 2008. And they're old. Unless they've got some stem cells injections back there, they won't get less old/better on defense.
I know teams like Boston and Toronto aren't world beaters as currently constructed... but the idea that the Cavs will struggle to keep up against a team with good offense and defense isn't as unlikely as people make it out to be.
the high quality commentary provided by such TV luminaries as Reggie Miller and the savvy GM work of guys lik3 Vlade Divac show that playing the game and thinking about the game don't always overlap.
---- bshelly
"You (Fisher) could get fired, Les Snead could get fired, Kevin Demoff could get fired, but I will always be Eric Dickerson.” (c) The God
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