^ no he isn't . They are practically the same age , but when factoring in experience +coaching purvis is 'older' basketball wise . Pretty sure purv was a hyped 13-14 year old, probably around when AB started actually playing ?
3 days apart i'm so wrong fohDude, it's ok to admit that you're wrong about something. Amida Brimah is older than Rodney Purvis. That's a fact.
wrong about what? a useless fact? purvis was one of the top ten players in the country when brimah first touched a basketball. trajectory was different.still wrong though
You brought Purvis into the thread for no other reason then to rip him and then you were wrong about him being older than Brimah, fail all around.^ no he isn't . They are practically the same age , but when factoring in experience +coaching purvis is 'older' basketball wise . Pretty sure purv was a hyped 13-14 year old, probably around when AB started actually playing ?
i didnt bring him into this thread. mau did. so it doesn't matter that purvis was highly ranked at 16 when brimah first started playing basketball? ok. and yes i was wrong about his age, by >4 days lmao.You brought Purvis into the thread for no other reason then to rip him and then you were wrong about him being older than Brimah, fail all around.
Sorry thought you brought him up for no reason; didn't see Mau's post.i didnt bring him into this thread. mau did. so it doesn't matter that purvis was highly ranked at 16 when brimah first started playing basketball? ok. and yes i was wrong about his age, by >4 days lmao.
its perplexing to think other wise, not to mention the fact purvis had 3 year jump start in the circuit. its 100% reasonable to have more expectations for rp.Not sure why people are harping on the DOB thing - it's three days. 362 days out of the year, Brimah and Purvis are basically the same age. Not that big of a deal to call them the same age.
Not sure why people are harping on the DOB thing - it's three days. 362 days out of the year, Brimah and Purvis are basically the same age. Not that big of a deal to call them the same age.
Haha, he didn't call them the same age though. He explicitly said that Purvis is older than Brimah to rip on him, probably thinking that he was at least a year older.
It shouldn't be perplexing at all, you said Purvis is older and you were called out for being wrong. Rodney may have been playing basketball since he's two years old but that's irrelevant. Not a big deal, you were just corrected.its perplexing to think other wise, not to mention the fact purvis had 3 year jump start in the circuit. its 100% reasonable to have more expectations for rp.
no i 'probably thought' he was 3 days older, thinking that any reasonable individual would consider that the same age. and as noted i didnt bring RP into this discussion. and all my points are valid despite you ignoring them.
eh, i disagree. i find that to be nitpicking. i also find it relevant that purvis established himself as a prospect at about the same time AB starting picking up a basketball. brimah is older by days. yep. I was wrong there. doesn't diminish my point. Brimah could still get drafted on upside, while purvis can't.It shouldn't be perplexing at all, you said Purvis is older and you were called out for being wrong. Rodney may have been playing basketball since he's two years old but that's irrelevant. Not a big deal, you were just corrected.
People:
James's point DEFINITELY stands, even if he didn't do a super fact check on their actual DOBs. This part of the discussion gets us no closer to the truth about Brimah. The point stands--which is the important part--because RP is American and has played the game his whole life and took the conventional route to college ball.
Also, Mau brought up RP in a legitimate way, since it was meant (I think, Mau correct me if I'm wrong) as a comparison showing that this board as a whole is harder on Brimah than on other comparable guys on the team. Frankly, the fact that they just about the same age only makes that clearer.
People:
James's point DEFINITELY stands, even if he didn't do a super fact check on their actual DOBs. This part of the discussion gets us no closer to the truth about Brimah. The point stands--which is the important part--because RP is American and has played the game his whole life and took the conventional route to college ball.
Also, Mau brought up RP in a legitimate way, since it was meant (I think, Mau correct me if I'm wrong) as a comparison showing that this board as a whole is harder on Brimah than on other comparable guys on the team. Frankly, the fact that they just about the same age only makes that clearer.
I want to make sure I have this all straight. New Haven has the best pizza. Brimah is actually 3 days older than Rodney. James hates to admit when he's wrong. Yep now I think I got it all straight.
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good post fam
So what can we surmise from all of this?All good. I actually think people were "harsher" in regards to Rodney but that seemed ok since he didn't come close to living up to expectations early - thought he was mistreated due to impatience by some. I think people are "hard" on AB but mostly because they see the ceiling he has not because they don't think he's an impact player.
Bottom line is we're a lot better this year if they both improve in areas they need to along with the additions. It could really be special if they do!
So what can we surmise from all of this?
Is it that a player sucks who fails to meet a fans expectations or a fan sucks if he/she creates expectations and gets angry when the player fails to meet them? Or both? (All bad!!!!) Or neither? (All good!!!!)
And are you guilty of setting up expectations with that last statement? You cad!