I didn't mind him going with a bigger starting lineup considering who GW is. That said, Trey and Deion only combined for 33 minutes, so the "starter" minutes were played by other guys.
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Practice <> games. Evidently what transpires in practice is not finding its way into game performance.
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"Practice. It's easy to sum it up when you're just talking about practice. We're sitting in here, and I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we in here talking about practice. I mean, listen, we're talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, we talking about practice. Not a game."
And let us see, Deion and Trey combine for no points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 TOs, 2 assists and no steals and 15-18 minutes each. While JJ has
same amount of playing time with 7 points, 5 rebounds, 1 TO. JJ has more rebounds than those two combined.
Agree with you as far as 1-game assessment. Sometimes players don't play that well, we've all been there. Many of us believe that the problem is not confined to one game.
I was very surprised by the extended amount of time Mooney had SDJ, KF and JJ on the floor together. That means we have 5'11, 6'0 and 6'3 players on the court at the same time. Either Mooney thinks this group is better at defending than the alternative or he is looking to next year and getting some of our freshmen plenty of minutes. Foul trouble may have had something to do with it as well. JJ tied for minutes with DT and played more than TD. KF played the 2nd most minutes of anyone on our team. So much for seniority.
They knew you wanted to scarf up a bunch of red t-shirts, which when I first arrived were on every seat and made the Robins Center look like the seats were red. Looked great!The rest of our sell out crowd must have stayed in the basement.
Everyone had 2 fouls quickly in first half. TJ and DT were platooning after TJ got 4 fouls at 10 min mark. GW made 24 of a whopping 31 free Throws!! Have we made that many all year combined??
Can only hope coaches actually put the non-senior lineup together again at some point before end of the season. At least then there was some energy, quickness and aggressiveness out there on the court. Only fun time of the night and actually got us the lead which the others then came in and gave up. Instead of running a play in under 30 sec before half, why don't we just simply HOLD the ball and not let other team score? Maybe that D will work.
In Foggy BottomEveryone had 2 fouls quickly in first half. TJ and DT were platooning after TJ got 4 fouls at 10 min mark. GW made 24 of a whopping 31 free Throws!! Have we made that many all year combined??
UR 21-29
GW 28-36
Like your actions lately but they may be a little heavy handed. Don't let us influence your judgement.
Thanks, there are some great comments by fans of opponents at times, but I just need to try to eliminate the garbage.
I do not disagree that "garbage" posts by opponents on this board should be deleted as well as posts from members and supporters which “cross the line,” but, damn, my curiosity needs to be satisfied as to what they have said to invoke their removal, and I sure would like to learn how posts are determined to be garbage as well as where the line is. So I have been thinking about how those of us who might be intellectually challenged in understanding what can and cannot be posted on this board, and sincerely suggest the following:
Perhaps there is some way we could have a pinned "Garbage Posts by Opponents" thread where we could go to satisfy our curiosity. Or maybe we could a combined pinned thread entitled "Garbage/Deleted Posts By Opponents and Others Which Cross the Line" thread where we could go to view these posts and thereby satisfy our curiosity as well as provide those of us who struggle in learning where the line is with knowledge and understanding in this area, and which standards are imposed by the moderator in determining garbage and which posts are verboten because they cross the line. Such a thread would provide us with teaching moments as to how to define garbage posts by opponents, but more importantly, teaching moments so that those of us who so struggle can figure out where the line is that should not be crossed.
Additionally, I would suggest that when deleting posts, the responses to those posts should also be deleted so that the thread is more readable.
Just something to consider, that’s all.
I acknowledge and appreciate the work of the moderator for all the time and energy he takes to monitor this board, and I am hopeful that he will continue his work in monitoring this board, but while doing so become more open to seriously considering comments which may improve this board and which may advance the satisfaction of Spider fans who take their time and effort in posting comments which share information about the program, who offer their thoughtful opinions about all aspects of Spider sports, whether one agrees with them or not, and who are interested in nothing more than seeing all athletic programs at UR thrive and prosper.
Perhaps there is some way we could have a pinned "Garbage Posts by Opponents" thread where we could go to satisfy our curiosity. Or maybe we could a combined pinned thread entitled "Garbage/Deleted Posts By Opponents and Others Which Cross the Line" thread where we could go to view these posts and thereby satisfy our curiosity as well as provide those of us who struggle in learning where the line is with knowledge and understanding in this area, and which standards are imposed by the moderator in determining garbage and which posts are verboten because they cross the line. Such a thread would provide us with teaching moments as to how to define garbage posts by opponents, but more importantly, teaching moments so that those of us who so struggle can figure out where the line is that should not be crossed.
Additionally, I would suggest that when deleting posts, the responses to those posts should also be deleted so that the thread is more readable.
Just something to consider, that’s all.
I acknowledge and appreciate the work of the moderator for all the time and energy he takes to monitor this board, and I am hopeful that he will continue his work in monitoring this board, but while doing so become more open to seriously considering comments which may improve this board and which may advance the satisfaction of Spider fans who take their time and effort in posting comments which share information about the program, who offer their thoughtful opinions about all aspects of Spider sports, whether one agrees with them or not, and who are interested in nothing more than seeing all athletic programs at UR thrive and prosper.
One of the posts removed were clips from the VCU/GW game. These have nothing to do with the thread and were a transparent attempt at trolling by a poster who repeatedly does nothing but troll these boards. In my estimation the moderator looks at the content of a post, the intent of the post, and the poster's record on this board when making the decision to remove posts. If a post is irrelevant to the topic being discussed, is intended to troll, and is posted by someone who repeatedly trolls the board the post will probably be deleted.
This forum is run by, as far as I know, a single moderator. Removal of posts and determining acceptable content on the board is solely up to his discretion. Perhaps he wants to curate a certain atmosphere on the board, or maintain a certain standard of discourse. These choices are perfectly acceptable as the owner of the board. If the opaqueness of the rules is a big problem for a large number of posters there are plenty of other places to move your discussions. I don't see any of the main members of the board complaining though.
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Thank you for the information. I had no idea what the deleted post was about.
I assume by "curate" you intended the word "create" since curate is a noun, or are you suggesting that "he" is a member of the clergy and misusing the form of the word? I am going with the former based on the high level of intelligence demonstrated in some of your prior posts.
First of all, no disrespect intended, but I do not believe that the moderator is the "owner" of the board and even if he were that he would react as you to well-intended suggestions, even mine. I am pretty sure that the moderator welcomes sensible suggestions, and, though I am not an attorney and have not read the Rivals Contract, I am pretty sure that Rivals owns the board and that the moderator has been chosen as their agent to administer and monitor the board, for which I give him full credit and acknowledge his power. He also deserves credit for pursuing and establishing the creation of this board. I assume that along with perhaps one or two others he took a lot of his time and energy to establish this board and that by doing so he is entitled to a very high degree of respect and admiration from us, especially us “[non] main members,” and he has certainly demonstrated a degree of love and support for his alma mater exceeded by few, if any, who post on this board. I get all that. I really do. I have in prior posts acknowledged my support and regard for him and the job that he does. That notwithstanding, however, I think he would agree that improvements can be made and that he would welcome input along that line.
I ask the moderator to share his understanding of where the ownership lies with this board since the "ownership" question has been brought up or suggested a few times before, and the moderator is an attorney, which I assume that you are not.
As to "opaqueness" of rules, that is exactly what I was suggesting be avoided through my prior complaints and current suggestion, though I would have used the term "ambiguousness" or "obscureness," and as to your suggestion that I and others who disagree with you move to other places for a discussion of how this board may be improved, I ask that if such places do exist and that if you are aware of them, that you be more specific and point to where one or more of those "other places" are located. I want to check them out. I may be on the wrong board. Even if most of the "main members" do not find or express the need for a more delineated line, I believe that some may, and that even if it is only us non-main members who find this need, it is still important to address. But's that me.
Most importantly, however, my post was a suggestion, not a complaint, though without question any suggestion emerges from the same spring of water as does a complaint, there is a difference beyond the manner of presentation. My post was a suggestion, not a complaint. Its intention was to be a positive. It was neither disparaging, nor sarcastic, and it was certainly not an attack on the moderator. If you interpreted my suggestion as sarcasm, which would be fair enough based on some of my previous posts, then you are just plain wrong. I intended no sarcasm.
Admittedly, taking the "well-intended suggestion" approach is new for me, and I suspect that you are merely reacting to some of my prior posts which were clearly complaints. Fair enough. I get that. But if you are doing so, you are making the wrong inference and drawing the wrong conclusion.
Once I realized that my prior approach was not only ineffective, but also that it seemed to anger many on this board, particularly those who seem content with the status quo, no offense intended, I decided to change. My intended purpose in my prior complaints went far beyond what others took it for, but as I realized I was not expressing myself in a receptive manner and defeating the purpose intended. So I decided to change my approach. Further, my approach may have been off, but my complaints have been wrongly interpreted by many, apparently including you, as an attack on our moderator. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I have come to realize that since my complaints, though well taken in my opinion and certainly not deleterious to the continued prosperity of this board, were not only falling upon deaf ears, but also raising the ire of many of the "main members," I thought I would try a new approach with the hope that the moderator might address my concerns when presented in this new and more appropriate manner. And that is what I did. Perhaps you read something into my post that was not there, or was not intended. And maybe rightfully so. Your reaction surprised me at first, but upon reflection I can see how taking a person's history into account, as you suggest the moderator might do when deciding whether to delete threads of posts, you may have done the same with me and understandably misinterpreted my intent.
Finally, let me say that I generally respect your posts and generally find them be very useful and insightful with respect to both information and manner of presentation. I am not of that mind with respect to your reaction to my suggestion as evidenced in the post I quoted above, though I think I do understand the reason behind your reaction.
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Good post, I am sorry I was hostile in my response. In my previous post I was using curate as a verb, as in 'to curate an exhibit at the museum.' I meant to say the moderator perhaps curates this board by weeding out content he deems inappropriate for the atmosphere he wants to maintain. As for ownership of the board, I do not know if the moderator has a financial stake or not, so I don't know if he is the owner in that sense. Perhaps manager would have been a more appropriate word.
As for other places to have general discussions about A10 related things, such as the spiders, there is http://www.basketballforum.com/atlantic-10-conference/, http://www.a10talk.com/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/atlantic10 which have varying degrees of activity. There is also the option of starting your own subreddit for free, with your own rules and posting guidelines.
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I wont speak for URFAN1, but with all the other options above for speaking about Basketball, why let an obviously belligerent troll like HoosVDUFan post his trash at a site intended for UR fans. The only thing good about someone like HoosVDUFan is that he always proves the stereo type of most bandwagon RPI fans.
The Ulla prefers a benevolent dictatorship. OSC
I appreciate the sentiment, but freedom of speech is a protection from the government. It does not apply at all to privately owned and operated forums on the internet. The founding fathers did not intend for people to say whatever they wanted wherever they wanted with no repercussions.
Is this a privately owned forum? Seriously, I don't know. Thought it was an open forum for all. Not to mention it's only a glorified talk show. Not gonna change the world here.
The government certainly doesn't own it. Even if they did 'free speech' only means the government can't arrest you due to comments posted on the board, not that they would allow anything and everything to be posted.
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Lol. URFAN is not the government and is allowed to take out the trash anytime he or she wants.
Thanks. Just killing time until the Walking Dead starts.
Are we seriously having a free speech debate about deleting posts from some vcu troll? What in the world is happening here?
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