This forum's stupid logic

[DMC]

The work of Timvp, Bruno and others who would make well-thought out articulate posts of publishable quality is what attracted me to this site in 2008. Living far away from SA, I could get links to all the relevant articles on the Spurs in one place and often follow interesting discussions. It was the best place to come for an instant update.

I think it was after the loss to the Heat in 2013 that this place began to suffer a bit, as many of the old posters left. Then came a few posters (very few really, but they may have alts), who I truly believe are not Spurs fans but fans of other teams who have succeeded in dividing this forum into various groups. I don't think I'd ever heard the term "player fan" until this year, and I wonder if those who introduced it were not themselves trying to create dissension. The incessant Tony bashing shows a mob mentality, with the leaders doing it as loudly as possible and others meekly following just to fit in. Other posters have tried to turn Kawhi, who definitely deserves mammoth praise, into practically the sole reason we're winning, and advocated this in so many ridiculous threads, posted at such a rapid frequency, that a backlash against Leonard has developed, and now an anti-Kawhi contingent roams these boards. Throw in a few spoiled fans who want to fire Pop, despite 20 years of unparalleled success, or bench player X every time we lose a game, and discussion has been replaced by a primitive sort of tribalism. It is rather sad that these provocateurs whose agenda is clearly to create rifts among the Spurs faithful have succeeded.

Given how successful the Spurs have been for decades, if this is the high life, I'd hate to see what these sames fans would do if they were supporters of the Timberwolves, or Hornets, or Knicks or even the Clippers until recently. My guess is very little, as no one would care. But making fans of the most successful franchise of all major American sports the past 20 years, one really rivaled only by the Patriots, feel miserable and hate their own players is quite a trolling accomplishment. Congratulations. I hope it gives your life meaning.

I was using the term player fan in 2010. It describes a certain type of person who follows an individual regardless of that individuals team. Think Lebron fans. These dip s here aren't trying to cause a rift, they are just begging for the attention from the rare few who bring fresh takes, they long to belong. They see someone bring up an interesting new schtick and they all hop aboard to pick the crumbs from it. A lot of these are just alternate names from other ty posters. You know who they are, just look at the post count of the normal names here.

They have nothing else to do. It's not like they have a lot of cash and a social life. It's nothing new, much of it was brought on by the originators in fact. What you see now is just the lower level trolls who aren't even in the least bit interesting. They always existed however now that the originators have fled, the leg riders are like fleas in a bathtub full of water once the dog has left.

[silverblackfan]

Holy crap! They are coming out of the woodwork!

[silverblackfan]

The work of Timvp, Bruno and others who would make well-thought out articulate posts of publishable quality is what attracted me to this site in 2008. Living far away from SA, I could get links to all the relevant articles on the Spurs in one place and often follow interesting discussions. It was the best place to come for an instant update.

I think it was after the loss to the Heat in 2013 that this place began to suffer a bit, as many of the old posters left. Then came a few posters (very few really, but they may have alts), who I truly believe are not Spurs fans but fans of other teams who have succeeded in dividing this forum into various groups. I don't think I'd ever heard the term "player fan" until this year, and I wonder if those who introduced it were not themselves trying to create dissension. The incessant Tony bashing shows a mob mentality, with the leaders doing it as loudly as possible and others meekly following just to fit in. Other posters have tried to turn Kawhi, who definitely deserves mammoth praise, into practically the sole reason we're winning, and advocated this in so many ridiculous threads, posted at such a rapid frequency, that a backlash against Leonard has developed, and now an anti-Kawhi contingent roams these boards. Throw in a few spoiled fans who want to fire Pop, despite 20 years of unparalleled success, or bench player X every time we lose a game, and discussion has been replaced by a primitive sort of tribalism. It is rather sad that these provocateurs whose agenda is clearly to create rifts among the Spurs faithful have succeeded.

Given how successful the Spurs have been for decades, if this is the high life, I'd hate to see what these sames fans would do if they were supporters of the Timberwolves, or Hornets, or Knicks or even the Clippers until recently. My guess is very little, as no one would care. But making fans of the most successful franchise of all major American sports the past 20 years, one really rivaled only by the Patriots, feel miserable and hate their own players is quite a trolling accomplishment. Congratulations. I hope it gives your life meaning.

[Cry Havoc]

Well you're 0-1 so far.

Me too -- catching up on Bob's Burgers. Last movie I saw on that was November Man which I liked, Brosnan usually makes for at least a basically enjoyable movie. Saw that a bunch of classics like Chinatown and French Connection are on it so I'll rewatch those and maybe take in Insomnia if i feel like tolerating 21st century Pacino.

Just started watching Dark Matter. It's watchable. Good in places, even. If nothing else for the main female, who's extremely hot.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

In case anyone was wondering, I'm not Asian. I'm whiter than the inside of a freshly baked loaf of H-E-B bread, actually.

[GSH]

Duncan228 was a good poster who left because she was sick and tired of being harassed by cant_be_faded and a few others for posting articles rather than speaking her mind. It had nothing to do with the downward spiral of Spurstalk. The "Tony sucks", "Manu sucks", or "OP is a got" posts is what happens when you leave the forum to the dogs, free of moderation.

At the time, she was posting articles that no one else found, or at least before anyone else had found them. I liked it, as did a lot of others, because I didn't have to scrub the web. If there was something worth finding, chances are she found it long before I would have.

This was always a big boys' forum. Say something stupid, and you'd get your ass kicked. Most people - at least most people here - didn't object to that. But just pissing one someone for the of it? No normal person wants to line up to see that. THAT's the "downward spiral". And that's what Duncan228 got tired of... getting pissed on for no reason. It got to be like watching a bunch of middle school boys trading "your mama" cuts. It's annoying, but also boring as to anyone out of middle school. Now we have the Tony/Manu/Kawhi Krews, and that's boring too.

ChumpDumper is a snide sonofa , but at least he's creative when he trashes someone. And when he's talking ball, he knows his . Say what you want, but he's not boring. With the incredible offseason the Spurs had, and all that there should be to talk about, most of posts are repe ive garbage. As much as anything, it's the ing boredom that kills this place now. Same.old. .

In case anyone was wondering, I'm not Asian. I'm whiter than the inside of a freshly baked loaf of H-E-B bread, actually.

I don't know about anyone else, but I promise you I don't give a rat if you're Asian or white bread.

[RD2191]

At the time, she was posting articles that no one else found, or at least before anyone else had found them. I liked it, as did a lot of others, because I didn't have to scrub the web. If there was something worth finding, chances are she found it long before I would have.

This was always a big boys' forum. Say something stupid, and you'd get your ass kicked. Most people - at least most people here - didn't object to that. But just pissing one someone for the of it? No normal person wants to line up to see that. THAT's the "downward spiral". And that's what Duncan228 got tired of... getting pissed on for no reason. It got to be like watching a bunch of middle school boys trading "your mama" cuts. It's annoying, but also boring as to anyone out of middle school. Now we have the Tony/Manu/Kawhi Krews, and that's boring too.

ChumpDumper is a snide sonofa , but at least he's creative when he trashes someone. And when he's talking ball, he knows his . Say what you want, but he's not boring. With the incredible offseason the Spurs had, and all that there should be to talk about, most of posts are repe ive garbage. As much as anything, it's the ing boredom that kills this place now. Same.old. .




I don't know about anyone else, but I promise you I don't give a rat if you're Asian or white bread.

Where are your basketball takes? Where are your threads that generate basketball discussion? People have been ing about this place for years yet no one takes the initiative to make a change. Almost all of the older posters just and whine. Only a handful actually bring the goods. If you don't like it, change it.