AmishBoy Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 (edited) There's a poll that asks who from the 2004 draft class will be the most productive over the next 5 years. It's between Iggy, Josh, Emeka, Deng, and Gordon. Josh currently leads by 1%. Edited August 3, 2008 by AmishBoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrReality Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 What is the link?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBoy Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 What is the link?? It's on the realgm homepage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrReality Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 The link. http://realgm.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone034life Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Positive news on one of the Hawks players doesn't get to many posts. If you say "Smoove is overrated" or "Marvin!Marvin!Marvin!" or "Smoove vs JJ" then you can expect multiple pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member mrhonline Posted August 4, 2008 Premium Member Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Positive news on one of the Hawks players doesn't get to many posts. If you say "Smoove is overrated" or "Marvin!Marvin!Marvin!" or "Smoove vs JJ" then you can expect multiple pages. While I would agree with the sentiment of this post, this thread isn't really about "news." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone034life Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Call it what you want but this thread could have been easily used to point out how Smoove has and will become more productive than every player on that list. That would involve posting positive aspects of Smooves game and not everyone on Squawk would be able to do such a thing. So like I stated, this thread is to positive to get many posts. Drama always seems to win on message boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzard Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Call it what you want but this thread could have been easily used to point out how Smoove has and will become more productive than every player on that list. That would involve posting positive aspects of Smooves game and not everyone on Squawk would be able to do such a thing. So like I stated, this thread is to positive to get many posts. Drama always seems to win on message boards. It is really not like that at all. It is hard to get excited about what other fans think about our team. In other words, who knows our players better, us (we follow every game they play) or them (they see us maybe four times a year)? This is similar to a ESPN fan vote in which I think Tiger Woods won as the best athlete. Now what person in their right mind really sees Tiger as a better athlete than LT? A fans' vote is based on the marketing hype, highlight reels, and fantasy points. I enjoy reading these types of things as they are entertaining; but I do not put a whole lot of weight into them... It is nice they think a lot of Smoove. There is really nothing else to say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone034life Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 It is really not like that at all. It is hard to get excited about what other fans think about our team. In other words, who knows our players better, us (we follow every game they play) or them (they see us maybe four times a year)? This is similar to a ESPN fan vote in which I think Tiger Woods won as the best athlete. Now what person in their right mind really sees Tiger as a better athlete than LT? A fans' vote is based on the marketing hype, highlight reels, and fantasy points. I enjoy reading these types of things as they are entertaining; but I do not put a whole lot of weight into them... It is nice they think a lot of Smoove. There is really nothing else to say... Really, then why did someone post a thread about how Detroit fans felt about Marvin and it got more burn than this thread? Smooves supporters aren't trying to throw this in other fans face like the Marvin fans were with that other thread. I'm not going to say something childish like "Its a shame you have to go to a poll on another site to get optimism about Smoove." Others were quick to say such foolish things about fans opinions about Marvin. Where are they all now about this "opinion based" poll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member mrhonline Posted August 4, 2008 Premium Member Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 (edited) Really, then why did someone post a thread about how Detroit fans felt about Marvin and it got more burn than this thread? That's just it. The "Marvin" thread only got attention because I titled it so, and even then 80% of the posts were arguments. A stupid thread about Marvin's offseason habits commands more attention than any real discussion of his ability. You're absolutely right when you say that positive threads get no attention on here. It's because the majority of the top posters would rather argue vs. other internet egos than actually discuss the team. That applies to Marvin, Smith, Childress, etc. Even a Joe Johnson thread is likely to get distorted. Edited August 4, 2008 by ifthenwouldi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzard Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Really, then why did someone post a thread about how Detroit fans felt about Marvin and it got more burn than this thread? Smooves supporters aren't trying to throw this in other fans face like the Marvin fans were with that other thread. I'm not going to say something childish like "Its a shame you have to go to a poll on another site to get optimism about Smoove." Others were quick to say such foolish things about fans opinions about Marvin. Where are they all now about this "opinion based" poll? It is really weird around here with Marvin and Smoove. I like Smoove and firmly think he is a solid starter; but will never be an all-star. Smoove supporters consider that blasphemus and will argue till the cows come home. There is no real way to prove anyone right or wrong. Only Smoove's future performace will tell the truth. I am also a Marvin supporter. I have tempered it through the years but still firmly think he is also a solid starter. This is only blasphemus to some of the Smoove supporters who think Marvin should be on the 1st plane out of Atlanta. And you are dead on, any post seen in a negative way will usually get a lot more discussion going than a positive post. My post about Smoove not being worth 72 mill is probably my most read thread to date. I only stated that Smoove is worth 60 mill but not 72 mill. It is not like I said he was bust and should be getting the MLE at best; but for some that is how they read it... Just the way it is...do not try and figure it out and enjoy posting when and what you like.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 It is really weird around here with Marvin and Smoove. I like Smoove and firmly think he is a solid starter; but will never be an all-star. Smoove supporters consider that blasphemus and will argue till the cows come home. There is no real way to prove anyone right or wrong. Only Smoove's future performace will tell the truth. I am also a Marvin supporter. I have tempered it through the years but still firmly think he is also a solid starter. This is only blasphemus to some of the Smoove supporters who think Marvin should be on the 1st plane out of Atlanta. And you are dead on, any post seen in a negative way will usually get a lot more discussion going than a positive post. My post about Smoove not being worth 72 mill is probably my most read thread to date. I only stated that Smoove is worth 60 mill but not 72 mill. It is not like I said he was bust and should be getting the MLE at best; but for some that is how they read it... Just the way it is...do not try and figure it out and enjoy posting when and what you like.... The ironic part is that Marvin probably would be on the 1st plane out of Atlanta if Smoove had the ability to effectively play the 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swish Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 That's just it. The "Marvin" thread only got attention because I titled it so, and even then 80% of the posts were arguments. A stupid thread about Marvin's offseason habits commands more attention than any real discussion of his ability. You're absolutely right when you say that positive threads get no attention on here. It's because the majority of the top posters would rather argue vs. other internet egos than actually discuss the team. That applies to Marvin, Smith, Childress, etc. Even a Joe Johnson thread is likely to get distorted. The ironic thing is mr.H is that the JJ threads are slim to none! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzard Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 The ironic thing is mr.H is that the JJ threads are slim to none! JJ is an all-star. Not a whole lot to complain about if you ask me LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traceman Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 The ironic thing is mr.H is that the JJ threads are slim to none! For now. He was getting killed early last season when he was not producing like he is capable of. The way he played the 2nd half of last season, I don't see how ANYONE could find fault with him. He was simply amazing after Bibby came on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swish Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I obviously didn't discover HS till very late in the season. Hey, if its one thing you can count on its fickle fans. Me included! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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