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Trib Writer Mis-Quoted Millsap After Rockets Game and Publicly Apologizes - Millsap said opposite

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Mr. McGibblets

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The words Paul Millsap said and the words he didn't say
Published on Mar 23, 2013 12:02AM
I owe Paul Millsap a public apology. I owe him this apology because I made an error and not the kind that is easily corrected in a small box on an inside page of a newspaper you may very well never see.
This is a screw up, and this one is all on me. I misquoted Paul Millsap. I heard words that he did not say and I put them in the newspaper. I heard words that were far more damaging than the ones said and I perpetuated an idea that very well may have unfairly damaged the image of an undeserving person.

Those words cannot be taken back, but they can be explained.
Here's what happened: At Thursday's practice, I asked Millsap, the Jazz forward, for his reaction to being benched in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Houston Rockets. He said, "I want to be on the court at all times. Obviously it can't be that way. Got to live with it."
No matter what feelings Millsap was having, this was the right answer. It's what we call the high road. When I listened to the interview later, though, I heard something dramatically different. I heard, "Obviously, it's going to be that way," and that's what I wrote.
Radio hosts picked up on it; fans certainly did, too. And, as it turned out, so did players. When I arrived at the AT&T Center in San Antonio tonight, Al Jefferson called me over. He and Millsap are locker room leaders, and look out for one another. Jefferson wanted to mediate a détente as Millsap sat nearby, listening to music.
Without getting into details, it became clear that Millsap believed I had misrepresented his thoughts. He said he meant he had to deal with one game. We disagreed over what the words he used were intended to convey.
Without much resolution, I returned to the pressroom and listened once again to the interview, the contents of which I was certain. I put my headphones in, but this time heard words I missed before. Millsap didn't speak clearly, but under a slight slur it was right there: "It can't be that way."
After the Jazz locker room emptied following tonight's loss in San Antonio, I apologized to Paul, told him I had made an error I deeply regretted. It's an apology that I must extend to you, the readers who count on The Tribune and me for accuracy and fairness.
I got this one terribly wrong, and I am sorry.
— Bill
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Ouch. Rough week for Millsap.
 
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Millsap is the worst thing to ever happen. Fact. No stats will ever change that. Fact.
 
"I want to be on the court at all times
"Obviously it can't be that way. Got to live with it."
"Obviously, it's going to be that way," and that's what I wrote.

The hell? I don't get it. They both sound bad
 
Weezur said:
"I want to be on the court at all times
"Obviously it can't be that way. Got to live with it."
"Obviously, it's going to be that way," and that's what I wrote.

The hell? I don't get it. They both sound bad
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One of them mean "obviously I can't play all 48 minutes" while the other says "I'm obviously out of the 4th quarter rotation from now on."
 
I didn't see what is the big deal with the first (mis)quote and now even more confused as I don't see much of a difference unless I am dyslexic.
 
Never liked this new guy from Salt Lake Tribune. I've always thought he was arrogant, jokes too much and very snarky about things (check out his twitter), and just doesn't take his job seriously enough. That's now become his downfall. I hope he can learn from this experience. Arrogance leads to complacency, leads to mistakes, leads to hurt feelings.

It's a pity Brian T Smith is gone. He was very good.

https://jazzfanz.com/showthread.php?14327-Who-runs-the-tribjazz-Twitter-account
 
Hotttnickkk said:
Never liked this new guy from Salt Lake Tribune. I've always thought he was arrogant, jokes too much and very snarky about things (check out his twitter), and just doesn't take his job seriously enough. That's now become his downfall. I hope he can learn from this experience. Arrogance leads to complacency, leads to mistakes, leads to hurt feelings.

It's a pity Brian T Smith is gone. He was very good.

https://jazzfanz.com/showthread.php?14327-Who-runs-the-tribjazz-Twitter-account
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I Cannot Believe Bill Oram Was The One The Salt Lake Trib Picked As A Replacement! Relatively Speaking, He's Like Corbin In That He Is Unprepared, Untalented And A Poor Decision Maker. I Still Get The Trib But Read My Jazz News Online From Different Reporters. I Guess It's Easy To Be The Jazz Guy For Newspapers Becuase No One Else Wants Too.
 
zbone said:
I didn't see what is the big deal...
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Accurate representations of interviews or data collected is pretty much the most important aspect of a journalist's job. If they don't value accuracy, and don't hold themselves accountable for validity, they are not a journalist (they are just plain despicable). He did the right thing.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Millsap is the worst thing to ever happen. Fact. No stats will ever change that. Fact.
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I have yet to see a single solid, insightful post from you since I joined this message board.


Is announcing false-truths in an *******-manner, then proving no evidence behind them, your shtick or something?


On one hand I'd prefer if you'd stop-- but on the other, at least I can get a good laugh on a daily basis reading your garbage posts. Keep it up. Seriously.
 
Sandy Braille said:
I have yet to see a single solid, insightful post from you since I joined this message board.


Is announcing false-truths in an *******-manner, then proving no evidence behind them, your shtick or something?


On one hand I'd prefer if you'd stop-- but on the other, at least I can get a good laugh on a daily basis reading your garbage posts. Keep it up. Seriously.
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Nice alt
 
Sandy Braille said:
I have yet to see a single solid, insightful post from you since I joined this message board.


Is announcing false-truths in an *******-manner, then proving no evidence behind them, your shtick or something?


On one hand I'd prefer if you'd stop-- but on the other, at least I can get a good laugh on a daily basis reading your garbage posts. Keep it up. Seriously.
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This is one alt I think I know who it is. I'm usually pretty bad at these things, but this one just seems a little too familiar.
 
It is nice that the reporter owned up to his mistake. THis rarely happens today. Unfortunately, many people are going to believe what they want to believe regardless of the facts. I think this board overreacted to the the original story now some are still not convinced that Millsap's comments are not anything but selfish. Why bother trying?
 
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