Monday Spurs VS Jazz 7 PM ET ---- Front row seat!

[fishonjazz]

I appreciate your candor, and I don't mean to be an ***. I'm no Pollyanna either and understand racism will be around for years to come. I just don't think that someone who may have been really hurt by racism should have to come on here, just like you after a hard day's work, and have to worry about racism. It just should not be on this board at all, and I think it's really harmful. Thanks again for your comments!

He is basically saying what I have been saying
"what he said isn't right, but letting anonymous comments on a sports message board strike such a deep chord is beyond my scope of energy"

You attack me and are rude to me, yet have nice words for him
Why? Is it because I'm white and he is half mexican?

 

[green]

Would you call Carroll a shut-down defender?

If he is, then we don't need 14 mill to sign a shut-down defender.

Someone at Grantland wrote that Carroll is the best wing defender in the NBA. Kahwi is overrated. Unless you max him before the cap jumps. But Leonard is no Hayward.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Weaponized Pit Bulls?

Now that's what I need at the Junior High! Bet my students would work on their homework without complaining if I had weaponized pit bulls in my classroom.

 

[♪alt13]

I agree with your post.
However I don't think that a post in a jazz gamethread is going to lead to anyone getting hurt.

I think the people of mexico will somehow find a way to get over the post in this thread and maybe one day they can even heal

I don't care about peoples feelings. I care that people are hurt substantively. I care that people are still comfortable discriminating. That comfort is rooted in language. I think you are wrong that it won't lead to people getting hurt. I think it does all too often.

 

[candrew]

Yes, he is playing under control. That floater is finally falling

Jazz desperately need another scorer. Burke is a 36% FG shooter who has taken 37 shots in the last two games Eventually the law of averages will catch up to Utah.

With Burks coming back strong next season and the emergence of Hood, that should help a lot; but The Jazz still need to lock up another legit shooter.

Otherwise not much to not be happy about - QS is squeezing max production from this group.

 

[BYE]

Sure. Barely. How about yourself?

Ah, I didn't see this before. Let's just say, I've been in school for a long time. I'm just trying to understand how certain thoughts get perpetuated.

 

[jope]

Jazz desperately need another scorer. Burke is a 36% FG shooter who has taken 37 shots in the last two games

woah, that's scary.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Jazz desperately need another scorer. Burke is a 36% FG shooter who has taken 37 shots in the last two games Eventually the law of averages will catch up to Utah.

With Burks coming back strong next season and the emergence of Hood, that should help a lot; but The Jazz still need to lock up another legit shooter.

Otherwise not much to not be happy about - QS is squeezing max production from this group.

wet blanket alert

 

[fishonjazz]

A racist allows racism to happen. Not making a chose is the same as making one. I understand people have difficult crosses to bear, but it's a simple choice on a basketball board. Also, I apologize for offensive comments; this is very important to me. But seriously, have you had any advanced education?

I went to college for a couple years (SUU) but didn't graduate.
why is my education so important to you?
Are you wanting to know if I'm a white trash redneck hillbilly?
I'm not if that's what you were wondering. Grew up in a good middle class Mormon family. Dad was a bishop, so was my brother, both brothers went in missions (one to uruguay and one to argentina)
Lived all over the salt lake valley, and in cedar city. Seattle for a few months.

Is this info helping you?
What else would you like to know

 

[BYE]

He is basically saying what I have been saying
"what he said isn't right, but letting anonymous comments on a sports message board strike such a deep chord is beyond my scope of energy"

You attack me and are rude to me, yet have nice words for him
Why? Is it because I'm white and he is half mexican?

Partly, yes, but in actuality I don't agree with what he's saying either. It's like if Donald Sterling had been and African American when he made those comments...it really doesn't make sense. However, because he was in a position of power, not just physical but historical, he was cast out of the league. You can't just stay in your own thick skin if you want to try and understand this.

 

[hawkeye]

He is basically saying what I have been saying
"what he said isn't right, but letting anonymous comments on a sports message board strike such a deep chord is beyond my scope of energy"

You attack me and are rude to me, yet have nice words for him
Why? Is it because I'm white and he is half mexican?

I get that this is a sports message board, and that the internet is full of bull **** that would offend me and those around me. However, this sports forum is something that we all frequent. I have more debates and conversations about the Jazz on here than I do my actual neighbors.
Obviously I haven't met people on this forum, and wouldn't call them friends in real life. I do however want to show respect to those here because we do frequent this website together.
(for the record, I'm not trying to debate with you. You are actually a poster that I thoroughly enjoy.)

 

[fishonjazz]

I don't care about peoples feelings. I care that people are hurt substantively. I care that people are still comfortable discriminating. That comfort is rooted in language. I think you are wrong that it won't lead to people getting hurt. I think it does all too often.

So what do you think that one post in this gamethread would have led to if left unchecked?

What do you think has been prevented by him being accosted?

 

[The Blue Elephant]

Rudy Gobert last two games

oRTG = 97.8
dRTG = 83.5
netRTG = 14.3

Enes Kanter last two games

oRTG = 126.5
dRTG = 93.6
netRTG = 32.9

Two games is a small sample size so lets not jump to conclusions but I am willing to be this UTA team will be top 5 in defense next year.

 

[Jamezz]

Jamezz needs to post up some spurs bench meltdown

Don't have any pics of meltdowns, but I have a nice video of when the Spurs players walk back into the locker room after the game, all with their face down. And I captured a few epic Popovich meltdowns during timeouts, he was really getting on Splitter and Bayne's case... just caught 'something something... that's BS, that's BS!', looking them right in the eye. I have to say the dude's scary at times.

 

[♪alt13]

A racist allows racism to happen. Not making a chose is the same as making one. I understand people have difficult crosses to bear, but it's a simple choice on a basketball board. Also, I apologize for offensive comments; this is very important to me. But seriously, have you had any advanced education?

Oh god

No it isn't the same.

 

[fishonjazz]

Partly, yes, but in actuality I don't agree with what he's saying either. It's like if Donald Sterling had been and African American when he made those comments...it really doesn't make sense. However, because he was in a position of power, not just physical but historical, he was cast out of the league. You can't just stay in your own thick skin if you want to try and understand this.

I understand that words can hurt and that racism sucks.

My whole point was that a post in a gamethread will not lead to a racial cleansing attempt by the 2nd coming of Hitler

 

[Coach Ellis]

Someone at Grantland wrote that Carroll is the best wing defender in the NBA. Kahwi is overrated. Unless you max him before the cap jumps. But Leonard is no Hayward.

I miss DMC. I'd be perfectly happy keeping Trevor Booker, adding DMC, bringing over Tomic and Neto and then drafting the best 2 players the Jazz can get in the draft. Then they can focus on adding Chip Engelland to help refine our players shots.

Gobert, Favors, Tomic and Booker
Hayward, DMC, Burks, Hood, Jingles and Millsap
Exum, Burke and Neto

That's 13 spots and then add any of Hezonja, Porzingis, Cauley-Stein or Booker. Maybe bring over Pleiss as a 5th big, or trade him and the 2nd round pick for a late 1st. Maybe trade for a veteran PG if Dante doesn't make a big leap forward.

 

[jope]

Don't have any pics of meltdowns, but I have a nice video of when the Spurs players walk back into the locker room after the game, all with their face down. And I captured a few epic Popovich meltdowns during timeouts, he was really getting on Splitter and Bayne's case... just caught 'something something... that's BS, that's BS!', looking them right in the eye. I have to say the dude's scary at times.

Sounds intense, i'd really want to see a prime Jerry go 12 rounds with prime pop. couple of crusty curmudgeons going toe to toe.

 

[fishonjazz]

I get that this is a sports message board, and that the internet is full of bull **** that would offend me and those around me. However, this sports forum is something that we all frequent. I have more debates and conversations about the Jazz on here than I do my actual neighbors.
Obviously I haven't met people on this forum, and wouldn't call them friends in real life. I do however want to show respect to those here because we do frequent this website together.
(for the record, I'm not trying to debate with you. You are actually a poster that I thoroughly enjoy.)

Ya I feel ya and jjas and siro and hey hey too. I shouldn't have spoken my mind since my opinion is in the minority apparently. Usually that is a bad idea.

Sorry for those that I did offend.
I'm off to bed now. Have to be up for work at 4:45 in the morning.
Damn the man!

 

[sirkickyass]

Sometimes things go your way. I feel like the combination of Burke randomly being relatively hot and all those Spurs turnovers is a thing we can't rely on occurring with regularity.