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Rudy Gobert Appreciation Thread

The Midnight said:
How is rooting for Rudy to win a Chip deriving my happiness on the pain of others?

You want Rudy to win a Chip do you not?

So do I.

We’re on the on same side here brah.
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You responded to my post as if it were directed at you, so you obviously felt my post was talking about you. Troll harder, bra.
 
LogGrad98 said:
I've never understood people who based their self esteem and any joy in their lives in reveling in the pain of others. Other than psychopaths, like Trump. Seems we have a few of those in jazz fanz. Or at least 1 and their alt.
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The Midnight said:
Um, maybe read the name of this thread out loud?

It should become clear I’m the biggest Rudy Fan on this thread.
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The Midnight said:
Oh ok my bad.

Must have been seeing things.
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Apparently.
 
This whole thing makes me laugh. Fan how you want. I’m a Jazz fan first and foremost but have no reason to root against dudes who played here and gave us their best. I understand we ultimately want wolves to go down in flames next year but this year? Whatevs.
 
The Midnight said:
LOL .. I don’t get what you’re trying to achieve here.

I’m on your side here. I want Rudy to win the Chip for the Twolves.

Isn’t that what you want?
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When did I say you weren't? I am trying to get you to stop misrepresenting what I said. But hey, trolls gonna troll.
 
LogGrad98 said:
When did I say you weren't? I am trying to get you to stop misrepresenting what I said. But hey, trolls gonna troll.
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Trolling is one of the most foreign things to me. Like, I can’t even fathom the purpose of it. I understand that it is an insecurity/immaturity type response, but I don’t see how it makes them feel better about themselves. “I feel so good because I said dumb pointless stuff on the internet, antagonizing others and now everyone hates me.” What a sad life. It contributes nothing to any discussion and is a net negative in our society.
It is an interesting modern problem. Before the internet, was there any type of real life trolling? I don’t remember anything like it other than playing jokes on people. It seems like anonymity has fueled these sad people, that really don’t have anything else to contribute.
 
kcgar said:
Trolling is one of the most foreign things to me. Like, I can’t even fathom the purpose of it. I understand that it is an insecurity/immaturity type response, but I don’t see how it makes them feel better about themselves. “I feel so good because I said dumb pointless stuff on the internet, antagonizing others and now everyone hates me.” What a sad life. It contributes nothing to any discussion and is a net negative in our society.
It is an interesting modern problem. Before the internet, was there any type of real life trolling? I don’t remember anything like it other than playing jokes on people. It seems like anonymity has fueled these sad people, that really don’t have anything else to contribute.
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Well, you had people like Andy Kaufman, who in my opinion were primarily entertaining themselves. I feel like the public reaction was part not getting it and part wanting to seem sophisticated about getting it (when they didn’t) and the audience wanting to laugh at the joke, when it was them who were the butt of the jokes. Any time I hear the term “comedic genius” thrown around, it invariably gives me these vibes, as when people don’t get something and want to pretend they do, you hear the term, rather than when someone gets something… you just say “they’re really funny.”

That’s a long-*** tangent that may seem irrelevant but I’ve been bottling it up for a few decades.
 
infection said:
Well, you had people like Andy Kaufman, who in my opinion were primarily entertaining themselves. I feel like the public reaction was part not getting it and part wanting to seem sophisticated about getting it (when they didn’t) and the audience wanting to laugh at the joke, when it was them who were the butt of the jokes. Any time I hear the term “comedic genius” thrown around, it invariably gives me these vibes, as when people don’t get something and want to pretend they do, you hear the term, rather than when someone gets something… you just say “they’re really funny.”

That’s a long-*** tangent that may seem irrelevant but I’ve been bottling it up for a few decades.
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kcgar said:
Trolling is one of the most foreign things to me. Like, I can’t even fathom the purpose of it. I understand that it is an insecurity/immaturity type response, but I don’t see how it makes them feel better about themselves. “I feel so good because I said dumb pointless stuff on the internet, antagonizing others and now everyone hates me.” What a sad life. It contributes nothing to any discussion and is a net negative in our society.
It is an interesting modern problem. Before the internet, was there any type of real life trolling? I don’t remember anything like it other than playing jokes on people. It seems like anonymity has fueled these sad people, that really don’t have anything else to contribute.
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In real life it's generally a form of bullying or harassment. I think they feel so low about themselves that anything they can do to make them feel powerful feels reasonable to them. They have my pity really. But they can also **** off.
 
I know the mood’s kinda low in here cos Rudy and the Twolves are down 0-3.

And no team in the NBA history had ever come back from that.

But eyes on the prize, he got this.
 
The Midnight said:
You’re not a Rudy/Twolves fan, I take it?
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It would be interesting to be there when you get older and more mature and you look back at your life and you cringe at this time when internet trolling was the highlight of your day. Then again some people never change or mature. A bit of self-reflection goes a long way.
 
kcgar said:
It would be interesting to be there when you get older and more mature and you look back at your life and you cringe at this time when internet trolling was the highlight of your day. Then again some people never change or mature. A bit of self-reflection goes a long way.
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The vast majority of humans barely become self-aware during their lifetimes. I'm sure the trolls will look back on their time of "pwning da n00bs" with nothing but fondness and giggles.
 
kcgar said:
It would be interesting to be there when you get older and more mature and you look back at your life and you cringe at this time when internet trolling was the highlight of your day. Then again some people never change or mature. A bit of self-reflection goes a long way.
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You know one could find it weird for someone on a Jazz forum to be rooting for a player no longer on our team AND for an opposing team that owed multiple picks to us to win a Chip.

One could even consider that position to be “trolling” since it’s so against logic it boggles the mind.

And yet many are doing that today.

Go figure.
 
The Midnight said:
You know one could find it weird for someone on a Jazz forum to be rooting for a player no longer on our team AND for an opposing team that owed multiple picks to us to win a Chip.

One could even consider that position to be “trolling” since it’s so against logic it boggles the mind.

And yet many are doing that today.

Go figure.
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First off, rooting for a player has zero effect on anything. Doesn't change any outcomes and has literally no impact, whether it is our team or some other team that we have picks for. It is a good human quality to be happy for other's achievements, especially if they used to be on your team and you really enjoyed them while they were here. It would be like if your friend worked at your same company and then left to a competitor. Are you going to be happy for their success even if it affects your company? Absolutely.

Second, are you not a fan of any other player in the NBA that is not a Jazz player? You don't enjoy watching Ant, Kyrie, Lebron, Giannis, or any other awesome player. Do you root for players that were at your alma mater, if they are on a team other than the Jazz? I root for Delon Wright, Jakob Poetl, or any other Utes. However, Kuzma makes it a bit difficult.

Third, almost every one of the Rudy threads was started by people that do not like him. What do you think about that? What is the point of starting a thread for a person you dislike? Likewise, this goes for the Donovan threads too. I'm not a big fan of his based on how he left. but I don't have any problem with people rooting for him.

It's just a basketball game and is entertainment, but doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. I don't think anything I said is mindboggling but whatever.

P.S. for the love of god, can we stop using the term "chip?" It sounds so stupid and is not in the word Championship. My pet peeve.
 
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