I grab my cup of coffee, open the GARM and to my disappointment I count no less than 10 DMo threads. So much traction for an ok player with a scumbag agent in BJ. In the meanwhile, the Rockets are sitting at 15-7 on pace for 56 wins exceeding all expectations, all with a new coaching staff, some new players and one of the toughest schedules so far with several away games. 4 wins in a row, just a half game behind the Clips for 3rd in the West playing a very entertaining game of basketball. NBA record of 21 games hitting at least 10 3's This whole DMo situation is taking away from the credit the Rockets deserve so far. Rockets deserve the attention! We need more Rockets and less DMo in the GARM. Best franchise in the city by far and it ain't even close. Rockets have a MVP candidate in Harden putting up insane numbers, a 6 MOY Candidate in Gordon who now has 7 straight games with 4+ 3 pointers (franchise record), a possible Most Improved Player in Capela, 2nd in EFF FG%, 2nd in TS%, tied 3rd in offensive efficiency, five guys shooting > 38% in 3 (not Harden or Nene) and other good stuff that could be talked about and yet all this is swept by the ongoing DMo and BJ drama.
Agreed. Can I just say right now....Eric F. Gordon? ERIC F. GORDON!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously though. What a godsend. Mana from heaven, the bread of life. I had no idea. How can someone be so ice cold AND be on fire?
you know what's interesting OP, by inserting "DMo" into your thread title not once, but TWICE, you are in fact contributing to the very problem you claim to be combating. Now, I don't claim to be the sharpest knife in the drawer, what with that schooling system of mine having failed me and all , but it seems to me as if you are engaged in a very pronounced act of "virtue signalling." Again, me being not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, I have to fall back on the urban dictionary to help it make sense to me: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=virtue signalling Saying you love or hate something to show off what a virtuous person you are, instead of actually trying to fix the problem. Since I'm a few fries short of a Happy Meal, I also figure wikipedia might help, given that my schooling system has rendered me completely incompetent to rely on anything more substantial. Not sure I follow this, but here goes anyway: Virtue signalling From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Virtue signalling is the expression or promotion of viewpoints that are especially valued within a social group, especially when this is done primarily to enhance the social standing of the speaker.[1][2][3] The term is chiefly used by commentators to criticize what they regard as the platitudinous and empty or superficial support of socially progressive views on social media,[2][3] but has also been used to describe analogous behaviour in other groups, such as pro-gun rights grandstanding among the American right,[3] and by signalling theorists to discuss conspicuous piety among the religious faithful as well as agnostics and atheists.[4] James Bartholomew has claimed to have invented the term in The Spectator in a 2015 column,[5] but it was used in 2010 within the framework of signalling theory,[4] and at the blog LessWrong, where the idea was first alluded to in February 2009[6] and later squarely expressed in July 2013: "My upbringing and social circles are moderately left-wing. There's a well-observed failure mode in these circles, not entirely dissimilar to what's discussed in Why Our Kind Can't Cooperate, where participants sabotage cooperation by going out of their way to find things to disagree about, presumably for moral posturing and virtue-signalling reasons."[7] Reception of the phrase has been mixed: Zoe Williams has described the phrase as the "sequel insult to champagne socialist",[8] while David Shariatmadari says that while the term serves a purpose, its overuse has rendered it a meaningless political buzzword.[2] Aaron Siering has called the use of the phrase, "an unfortunate abuse of the term virtue". Some on the left have embraced the term: Helen Lewis, writing for the New Statesman, blamed virtue signalling for Labour Party's surprise defeat in the 2015 general election, suggesting that the desire to be seen as holding virtuous opinions leads political activists to focus on issues such as nuclear disarmament that are lofty and remote to common voters, resulting in an echo chamber effect that led Labour strategists to underestimate support for Conservative policies.[9] Not sure what to make of all that, maybe you can help? I confess that intellectually, I'm just a few Bradys short of a bunch. Please . . . help me understand. I'm begging you. Good post btw. Rockets are doing super so far this season. Much better than expected. Not enough people are talking about that imo.
Seems like Rockets can't get a break ! First DH drama now D-Mo, not to mention BJ fiascos, waiting for Corey Brewer exposing those nudes! We win a championship and still ESPN will be all over McHaile!
Wait, is this a DMo thread or not? Did I click on the wrong thread? I admit I am a DMo thread junkie... uh... addict. I click on every thread that has the dude's name in its title. Man, I knew skipping that DMoholic-Anonymous meeting wasn't good for me!
