Fischella wrote:lol I know but you learn over time my man, I didn't know like 1% of what I know about bball know back then, that's all, it has been 5 years, as it is evident by that trash of a board
I also heard a lot about Mario after the fact, I am obviously taking that into account, I also overrated the flashes, like a lot of others did as well, not sure how this is relevant or makes my post less of a reality truly
Did he play a bit more in EuroLeague but overall his season was worse for a worse team and he was less important? yes, was he a year older? yeah, was he a conflictive guy and a difficult character to have around? I guarantee you that too
So not really sure what are you trying to accomplish here? brought me a laugh though, thanks for the memories
Of course everybody learns (well, you'd hope so). I wasn't trying to show you up but you come in here and throw around statements such as:
Avdija played more than Hezonja, Bender and Kurucs for a way better team, he showed more, just stop it, talking about him as if he were a marginal guy (like those dudes) for Maccabi this year is just ridiculous
Hezonja was always bad lol plus a terrible guy to have around
So what you're doing here is being condescending to people comparing Avdija to Hezonja as EuroLeague players and say it's ridiculous; you claim that Hezonja has always been bad and make it seem as if this has always been obvious. And then I recalled correctly that you were in fact pretty high on Hezonja and have been raving about him. So yeah, that doesn't match. And sure, using hindsight makes sense and is appropriate – but it's not appropriate to appear as if people should have known all along and that comparisons are ridiculous when you yourself have been raving about the player back then.
OT: Just some food for thought: you seemed as confident in your opinions about players back then as you seem today. What makes you believe that what you believe now is that much more accurate and obviously true when you yourself now judge your own views of the past harshly, when most likely you believed exactly that, too? And if you don't believe that, then why are looking down on other people's opinions the way you seem to do and post overconfident opinions? Reacting to other people's not-obviously-crazy opinions the way you're doing in this thread and some others (‘just stop it’, ‘ridiculous’, ‘not how it works at all’, ‘lol’) is – in my view – just having a poor approach to discussions and it looks weird when you have had such strong opinions in the past about players on which you've been obviously wrong with hindsight.
Not sure how the others feel, so I can only speak for myself. But I like your insights and I do believe you have an eye for talent and knowledge about the NBA draft. Still, a bit more humility in the light of incorrect assessment in the past would help the quality of your posts and the discussions you're involved in a lot. Everybody is wrong on prospects and everybody is entitled to learn from past mistakes and change their views – but that also means that everybody should take that into account when engaging with others and dealing with other people's opinions that differ from ours. That shows character, in my view.
But I'll leave it at that (it's off-topic now, but I found it nonetheless important to post it once); in the end it's your and everybody's own decision as to how to conduct yourself, and I can't expect anybody on a messaging board to take such advice to heart. Just a quick last note: I work in academia/research and the greatest minds of my particular field tend to be rightfully confident but at the same time very aware of the limits of their knowledge and the fact that what they believe or contend is not some kind of indisputable and obvious truth – and they discuss and reflect accordingly.
