All this stems from a post made that said "Chong needs to be more aggressive and look for her offense more to realize her full potential." Then I gave reasons why "she is thinking too much, nervous, afraid of making a mistake, lack of confidence, etc," and everyone tells me I don't know anything. Then the very next day Geno comes out and makes comments eerily similar to mine and everyone tells me "he does that about everyone" and I still know nothing. Then Saniya herself makes comments eerily similar to mine that she was "thinking too much and needs to relax and just play" and guess what I still don't know anything and I am a "moaner". What other reasons or causes do I have to give? Some of you people are so quick to defend "your girls" that you didn't even realize that what I said was basically a comment towards Saniya and how good I think she can be. You people can live in a "dream world" and think this team is 100% perfect and has zero flaws but thank god that Geno and the team itself live in reality and know differently. Finally if anyone thinks this is just meant to be funny its not it is a shot at people like me that "tell it like it is" and don't blow smoke.
Sawx, I think a lot of the reason some folks react to you the way they do can be found in your last two sentences: "You people can live in a "dream world" and think this team is 100% perfect and has zero flaws but thank god that Geno and the team itself live in reality and know differently. Finally if anyone thinks this is just meant to be funny its not it is a shot a people like me that "tell it like it is" and don't blow smoke."
Frankly, there's an awful lot that I can pick at in those two sentences.
First, I don't not think that there is one regular, over-the-age-of-12 poster on this board that "lives in a dream world" and thinks this team is 100% perfect and has zero flaws. I mean that - not a single one. So, either you grievously misread your audience, or this is purely an exaggerated, strawman argument.
In saying "thank god Geno and the team itself live in reality and know differently", there are a couple of implications. First, there's the implied repetition that some of us other posters aren't living in reality. Second, there's the implication that, along with God, Geno, and the team, you do - nice company to anoint yourself with. Rather immodest, actually.
Then we get to "Finally, if anyone thinks this is just meant to be funny its not it is a shot at people like me that "tell it like it is" and don't blow smoke." In here, you repeat the implication that other posters are ungrounded in reality, or, by the use of "blowing smoke" are intentionally dishonest. Stating that the original post is not meant humorously, but, rather, is an intentional affront to "people like you", is to display quite a bit of sensitivity. If I were to analyze your reaction from afar, the way you analyzed Chong, I might use words like "martyr complex", paranoid, arrogant, and emotionally immature (particularly given the language you sometimes use.)
We pick on each other a lot on this board, Sawx. I won't tell you that it never crosses the line into personal spats, but, that is the exception. The sort of post that got you upset has become almost a tradition over the past couple of years - the exaggerated list of "what's wrong with this year's team" post. It is almost always perceived as intentionally humorous. Every season, there are some folks, like you, who focus on the things that the team need to do better. Then there are the folks who tend to focus on what the team does well, and celebrate that. There are the folks who focus on recruiting. There are the folks who focus on "how good we're going to be next year", and almost seem to take the current season for granted.
So, yes, folks are going to disagree with you, and, poke fun. If you react dramatically, and take things personally, you're gonna have a tough time on this - or any - message board. You are obviously entitled to your own opinions. Other people are entitled to theirs. When you make disagreement between the two into a personal battle of ego, it gets ugly.
