[LuckE2Bhere]

Wow - I used to admire you Garvin.  For the record, I too was very disappointed in how the team performed under JD last season (can you show me where you think I said I was happy with it, aside from noting that his team smoked your Almighty Monty's team twice?).  As BC noted, and I acknowledged/re-focused (without taking personal offense), this particular discussion was about this season's performance.

In my book, objective analysis usually involves conceding that few of us have all of the answers all of the time, and considering that most questions worth debating are not entirely black and white.  Ironic that you're suggesting that I'm throwing out red herrings, and ignoring statistics, when you can't even concede the simple fact that the roster a coach inherits will have at least some impact on his early Win-Loss record.

I will apologize to you for mentioning Wilner's name in attempting to draw an analogy as to how I perceived your responses to less-than-favorable assessments of Trent Johnson's coaching performance. I had no idea how sensitive that nerve apparently is for you, and truly did not mean to upset you (or anyone else).

It's really a shame if people on this board can't "agree to disagree" (let alone concede that "both sides" may have points worth considering).  That's exactly why I've never posted on The Bootleg.  Maybe I should just keep my ideas to myself, unless they conform to the consensus (or the unassailable conclusions of board veterans such as yourself)?  Lesson learned.  :'(

[LuckE2Bhere]

Wow - I used to admire you Garvin.  For the record, I too was very disappointed in how the team performed under JD last season (can you show me where you think I said I was happy with it, aside from noting that his team smoked your Almighty Monty's team twice?).  As BC noted, and I acknowledged/re-focused (without taking personal offense), this particular discussion was about this season's performance.

In my book, objective analysis usually involves conceding that few of us have all of the answers all of the time, and considering that most questions worth debating are not entirely black and white.  Ironic that you're suggesting that I'm throwing out red herrings, and ignoring statistics, when you can't even concede the simple fact that the roster a coach inherits will have at least some impact on his early Win-Loss record.

I will apologize to you for mentioning Wilner's name in attempting to draw an analogy as to how I perceived your responses to less-than-favorable assessments of Trent Johnson's coaching performance. I had no idea how sensitive that nerve apparently is for you, and truly did not mean to upset you (or anyone else).

It's really a shame if people on this board can't "agree to disagree" (let alone concede that "both sides" may have points worth considering).  That's exactly why I've never posted on The Bootleg.  Maybe I should just keep my ideas to myself, unless they conform to the consensus (or the unassailable conclusions of board veterans such as yourself)?  Lesson learned.  :'(