Kevin McHale is a HOF player, therefore he will be a great coach

You must spread some Rep blah blah blah.

That is an incredibly apt observation. Maybe lacking in "intelligence" isn't the right choice of words. Or I was just being mean. Lacking in logic, lacking in objective thinking, incapable of overcoming emotional biases etc may be more applicable.

However, you gotta admit, watching people trying to explain to me why my logic is horrible the last few pages is pretty entertaining. I mean, seriously guys, I think I'm going to need some more X, Y, Zs in order to understand. Maybe a JCDenton graph or two to boot.

 

I created a thread that was not meant to be understood until it was meant to be understood. The only people left pissed off are the ones who still do not understand.

Explain to me why I would want rational discussion with people who have already made up their minds? All there is left to do is make them look stupid. Which plenty are doing as you can see in this thread. Or maybe you don't. I am the only stupid one of course.

No, no. Easy.

You used to respect CXbby as a poster, when you used to agree with him. Now that you do not, he is the worst poster alive. It's okay. You aren't alone. Read up on that meh post again btw, incredibly applicable to your situation.

 

Go read what I replied to him with.

I said it way better than he meant.

 

Sure, I'll address that in a sec.

But first off let me just comment on this sentiment of yours towards me. Unlike for a few others around here who share your opinions on me and the current predicament of the franchise, I have actually had plenty of respect for you in the past. That is something I have repeated a few times in the last few conversations of ours in an attempt to reach out to you. Because while I have no problem giving most a piece of my mind around here, when it comes to guys I actually respect, I take no pleasure when our arguments boil over like it has the last few times re: Adelman/McHale/Morey/Les. You call it my "current personality", when you should know better. I have always been an *******, and that is even something you ribbed me on in the past. The only reason you took it lightheartedly at the time was because you AGREED with me. This is what I said to Easy as well. Nothing has changed, except we are talking about a subject that is obviously sensitive and you vehemently disagree with me. That isn't something that is going to change anytime soon, I suspect. So between you and me, I hope we can keep it cordial in the meantime. And hopefully continue a friendship sometime in the future. At least I'll try my best.

On to your question.

First off, I am a little disappointed that out of the entire post that you quoted, this was what you had a problem with. Whether I said "supposedly" or "definitely the worst GM EVARRR" is irrelevant to the point that I was making. So if you would like me to take that out, my post still stands. The point of the post, and the thread, is a great player does not make a great coach, JUST LIKE a bad GM does not make a bad coach. The latter being a logic often misused around here, including by yourself. Funny how most spotted the bad logic in the first statement right off the bat in comparison.

As for why I said "supposedly", I'd give credit where it's due:

To be honest, I was as ignorant about the Twolves as the rest of you when McHale's name first popped up. Because who really cares about the Twolves. I simply assumed that the conventional wisdom that McHale ran that franchise to the ground was true. However, I've always held the position that that has little to do with his coaching ability. Not until Carl brought it to my attention did I open my eyes to look deeper. Not that anyone is saying he is a great GM or anything close. Just that if you look at the details with an open mind, he may not have been as much of a sure-fire disaster that we are led to believe.

Anyways, I hope you keep an open mind about things like that, the state of the franchise, and even me. Hope you enjoy your time in SF.