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fatlever wrote:if the hornets had signed... lets say, achiuwa, for 2/20, instead of plumlee. would that change your opinion?
HornetJail wrote:fatlever wrote:if the hornets had signed... lets say, achiuwa, for 2/20, instead of plumlee. would that change your opinion?
Achiuwa mildly functions as a center and isn't a telltale sign that Clifford/Kupchak have a voice in our front office
My reaction is less visceral with that signing.
Hornet Mania wrote:I somehow missed the original announcement of the Plumlee signing. I assumed the first few posts on this board I saw referring to it were just cynical doomer memes.
That's how obviously not a solution that signing was.
yosemiteben wrote:I'm just confused by the sentiment about wanting to see more posts about something that is universally agreed on. Maybe I'm the outlier here, but when literally everyone thinks the same thing, I don't get a ton of enjoyment out of that thing being repeated over and over, pretty much regardless of whatever it is. Just not interesting.
yosemiteben wrote:I'm just confused by the sentiment about wanting to see more posts about something that is universally agreed on. Maybe I'm the outlier here, but when literally everyone thinks the same thing, I don't get a ton of enjoyment out of that thing being repeated over and over, pretty much regardless of whatever it is. Just not interesting.
MasterIchiro wrote:I particularly enjoy applying constant pressure to a front office for cases like this one where it is specifically warranted.
MasterIchiro wrote:One function of a fanbase is to pressure a front office to take action, and to press media to ask tougher questions that hold team reps accountable to the public.
When the front office postures like everyone inside the org is content with running with what we currently have at center, the boring thing is to let them mute the voices of fan and just comply with it. Silence is complicity.
MasterIchiro wrote:You don't support fans unanimous on a position to be vocal about it?
Because it doesn't float your boat?
Hornet Mania wrote:yosemiteben wrote:I'm just confused by the sentiment about wanting to see more posts about something that is universally agreed on. Maybe I'm the outlier here, but when literally everyone thinks the same thing, I don't get a ton of enjoyment out of that thing being repeated over and over, pretty much regardless of whatever it is. Just not interesting.
To be fair these small signings, like losing PJ Hall to the Grizz or seeing Precious get a deal, pick at the scab every so often. It's natural to note they'd have been better options and it restarts the conversation. But I get what you're saying.
yosemiteben wrote:MasterIchiro wrote:I particularly enjoy applying constant pressure to a front office for cases like this one where it is specifically warranted.
You know the FO doesn't read what you post, right? You aren't pressuring anyone, you're just posting on a message board.
By contrast, we do, and you repeating the same complaints over and over is just tiring IMO.MasterIchiro wrote:One function of a fanbase is to pressure a front office to take action, and to press media to ask tougher questions that hold team reps accountable to the public.
When the front office postures like everyone inside the org is content with running with what we currently have at center, the boring thing is to let them mute the voices of fan and just comply with it. Silence is complicity.
You posting on here isn't going to pressure the FO to sign a center.
IMO "silence is complicity" is a non-sense take on a message board. If someone agrees with an issue but only posts it once (or doesn't post at all), they aren't complicit in it. That's not how this works.MasterIchiro wrote:You don't support fans unanimous on a position to be vocal about it?
Because it doesn't float your boat?
Because it gets tiring reading the same takes over and over that aren't controversial. There's nothing new in it, just repeating the same talking point that everyone knows and understands and agrees with.
I view the function of this board to be to facilitate interesting discussion about the team, not a platform to try to influence the FO by repeating criticisms over and over in hopes that someone that matters reads them or cares. There surely are better, more effective ways to try to elevate perceived issues on the FO's radar then posting on a random message board that is extremely unlikely to be read by anyone with any ability to influence our FO's decision making.
fatlever wrote:first of all... if the front office does see your post, they'll also see your okc thunder icon next to your name. what message does that send? change it to hornets so they'll know you are a superfan.
fatlever wrote:we all universally hate the plumlee signing.
MasterIchiro wrote:Not taking the bait with you two mods. I understand you don't want me to post here.
No more cheap thrills for you.
Diop wrote:MasterIchiro wrote:Not taking the bait with you two mods. I understand you don't want me to post here.
No more cheap thrills for you.
its not that we don't want you to post here. repetitive posts of the same message just get tiresome and draining to read.
Similar to when we had Lin and we used to get flooded with Lin stuff, when its overly repetitive it drives some people away.
if you want to use social media to pressure the Organisation I would recommend using more Twitter and Facebook, the areas with more exposure and users.