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Yamaneko, Your attitude towards people's criticism of trades, ethics, etc.. is extremely defensive... nearly 100% of the time. As a moderator, I understand you have to maintain a level of control here, but I honestly didn't see one thing written in this thread that constituted threatening a ban or whatever.
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ANYONE can critisize, thats what the message board is for. But when anyone posts something thats in detail, well thought out, things for pros and cons on it, etc., you either A. reply with respect and stick to the points, or B. dont reply at all, if all that will be said has to do with vomiting, or the like. When did I threaten a ban? I said to the poster who had 2 (maybe 3) profanitly laced posts in one day, in multiple threads (one having nothing to do with me) to please refrain from doing that, or else those types of posts will be deleted. Its nothing new. We edit posts, delete derrogatory posts, etc. etc. all the time. I didnt threaten anyone with a "ban", i dont think i can even ban anyone.
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People making fun of trade proposals are nothing new on basketballboards.net, it happens all the time!
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Yes, and therse nothing wrong with debating trade proposals, like i said. But one thing we need to have on here is respect for opinions. Unless theres a troll who comes in here and says we should trade brand for kwame brown, all posters here deserve respect. This is what makes this board the best out there IMO for clippers boards, is USUALLY we are above this kind of behavior, where a poster posts something, yet instead of going into a debate on it, we have just one liner immature comments. When that happens, it brings down the quality of the board, you dont think so? What HELPS the quality of a board is when multiple people can have a discussion about something without that sophmoric humor. Like i said, we dont have to agree, but at the same time we should be above those kind of posts.
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The point about bringing up race as a factor in trades on multiple occasions is a valid one. It shouldn't be tolerated, and your defensive response is disappointing to say the least...
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What shouldnt be tolerated? A complete fact? Like others have posted, like it or not, these are factors that are considered by organizations. Not necessarily by the coach who only worries about basketball decisions, but by owners, etc. who have to worry about making money. Its not a racial thing per ce, its just marketing. Like i said above, the reasons the professor, and rafer alston, etc. are chosen, doesnt necessarily have to do with race, its about marketing. Like it or not, players like ha seung jin can be marketed more than someone like rebraca. Its just a fact.