Poster recognition

[bwgood77]

Hmm who here could be considered a curmudgeon?

Surely not me

I've certainly thought about some for that title, but surely not you of course, but didn't really want to assign negative titles unless they'd want it and embrace the title with pride.

[sleepyvato]

I have never seen anything like this before but it sounds fun and interesting.

[bwgood77]

I have never seen anything like this before but it sounds fun and interesting.

Good to hear. Sometimes I'm hesitant to roll such things out that we've been asked to do because I know many people don't like such things but it's mostly to try and make things more interesting.

Sometimes things can get boring but I do feel like people should be recognized if others would like to nominate them or if the mods collectively feel like someone has been bring some big time value to the forum so they don't feel their contributions go unnoticed.

We don't necessarily want or like making these decisions unilaterally and the more participation the better. And I will say I am glad to see your contributions since you've been around.

[sleepyvato]

Good to hear. Sometimes I'm hesitant to roll such things out that we've been asked to do because I know many people don't like such things but it's mostly to try and make things more interesting.

Sometimes things can get boring but I do feel like people should be recognized if others would like to nominate them or if the mods collectively feel like someone has been bring some big time value to the forum so they don't feel their contributions go unnoticed.

We don't necessarily want or like making these decisions unilaterally and the more participation the better. And I will say I am glad to see your contributions since you've been around.

I think it's a great idea to be honest, the more interesting things there are to do on a forum the better and the more involved the posters are IMO. This forum has several great posters that deserve some form of recognition for the contribution they make to keep this forum highly active with their refreshing opinions and information.

Well I try to post when I can and so far I'm enjoying my stay here with all these great long time Suns fans.

[MrMiyagi]

Hmm who here could be considered a curmudgeon?

Surely not me

I've certainly thought about some for that title, but surely not you of course, but didn't really want to assign negative titles unless they'd want it and embrace the title with pride.

May I suggest that title be renamed "The Suns RealGM Saint-Frank Spirit of Skepticism Award"? Seems only right to immortalize greatness.

[aIvin adams]

this thread is the michael olowokandi of threads

started pretty bad and yet also consistently has gotten worse

[bwgood77]

this thread is the michael olowokandi of threads

started pretty bad and yet also consistently has gotten worse

I'd like to nominate you for the Brody Stevens award. Always living and breathing positive energy.

[NavLDO]

It has recently been discussed between the mods, across all forums, to possibly institute nicknames in forums to replace the freshman, sophomore, rookie, etc designations.

Some ideas thrown around among mods in across all forums (none of these I personally came up with, but I think many are great):

Achievement nicknames:

MVP - Best poster, someone who consistently posts in a good, balanced and insightful manner.
ROM - New poster who stands out, great way to keep new posters around
MIP - Poster who gets recognized for significant self-improvement
DPOM - Poster who absolutely loves and defends his team no matter what
COTM - Poster who goes out of their way to help out others

Special titles:
These posters could be a visible go-to resource if other posters have specific questions. They could be life-time (or as long as the poster wants the title) and we could tag multiple people (why not have 3 analytic guru's if they are all qualified?).

Examples:
Analytic Guru - Posters who know the numbers and helps keep less-inclined posters in the loop
League Historian - Posters with great knowledge of the history of that team
Capologist - Posters who are most familiar with the current CBA rules and regulations
College/draft fanatic - Posters who follow college sports and can bring that perspective to bear
International aficionado - Posters who also follow international leagues

Job/duty titles:

Examples:
Game thread creator - Posters who likes being part of the game threads and is willing to help ensure we always have one.
Media scavenger - Posters who keep their ear to the ground and can share links/analysis of articles and other media.

Examples:
Challenge winner titles - If people win something, it would be a great way to recognize
Predictive trader - Poster who proposed a trade that ended up actually happening

'Just for fun" titles
These could be some silly titles, or ideas that don't fall into other categories, simply for entertainment. It would be VERY important to ensure the posters also find these titles funny, rather than insulting, as taken the wrong way this could achieve the opposite result of driving posters away from the forum.

Examples:
Volume shooter - Posts a ton
Curmudgeon - We all know those posters, some of them have the good humor to embrace it.
Australian Ambassador

Any suggestions or nominations here? I have been assigning some of these and if people prefer not to have the titles I have given, let me know.

OK, OK, I can see how I MAY be a little 'overzealous' in my defense of this team, but I don't think I defend every member of this team.

For example:

--I think Sarver is one of the worst owners in the league, and IMO, holds this team back.
--Horny was a very mediocre HC and got lucky his first year, and developed Len poorly while he was here.
--I've admitted that McD has made some questionable moves (signing Chandler for 4 years, re-signing Knight to as much as he did, and held on to Kieff way too long; even if he did get good value for him, expecting Dudley to be our starting PF, NOT keeping one of Leuer/Teletovic to be our starting PF to mentor/bring along Chriss and Bender, signing Barbosa, and a couple of other ones)
--I'm not a big fan of PJ, but for $5.5M, he's a good back-up--problem is, I think he starts this season over Warren
--Knight needs to go...like, ASAP, but I can see wanting to keep him to see how he does with a hopefully healthy-all-season-Bledsoe.

I do often defend McD, because he's young, and believe he gets more right than wrong; I like his approach for the draft. I hated those seasons where we sold Draft Picks for cash, etc. I think McD knows how to navigate his way through the Draft process, as well as, getting more in return than I think other GMs would have when trading players away.

I do defend Len, but ONLY because he gets unfairly compared to other players that are not expected to be two-way players, or hold as big a part in the Offense that Len does.

I do think Warren and Booker are both future All-Star/All-NBA-type players, and am willing to be patient with the development of our young players--Len, Booker, Warren, Chriss, Bender, Ulis, and to a lesser extent, Goodwin.

But thank you for the honor, nonetheless. (My question, though, is...is it really an 'honor' or more of a back-handed complement???)

[bwgood77]

It has recently been discussed between the mods, across all forums, to possibly institute nicknames in forums to replace the freshman, sophomore, rookie, etc designations.

Some ideas thrown around among mods in across all forums (none of these I personally came up with, but I think many are great):

Achievement nicknames:

MVP - Best poster, someone who consistently posts in a good, balanced and insightful manner.
ROM - New poster who stands out, great way to keep new posters around
MIP - Poster who gets recognized for significant self-improvement
DPOM - Poster who absolutely loves and defends his team no matter what
COTM - Poster who goes out of their way to help out others

Special titles:
These posters could be a visible go-to resource if other posters have specific questions. They could be life-time (or as long as the poster wants the title) and we could tag multiple people (why not have 3 analytic guru's if they are all qualified?).

Examples:
Analytic Guru - Posters who know the numbers and helps keep less-inclined posters in the loop
League Historian - Posters with great knowledge of the history of that team
Capologist - Posters who are most familiar with the current CBA rules and regulations
College/draft fanatic - Posters who follow college sports and can bring that perspective to bear
International aficionado - Posters who also follow international leagues

Job/duty titles:

Examples:
Game thread creator - Posters who likes being part of the game threads and is willing to help ensure we always have one.
Media scavenger - Posters who keep their ear to the ground and can share links/analysis of articles and other media.

Examples:
Challenge winner titles - If people win something, it would be a great way to recognize
Predictive trader - Poster who proposed a trade that ended up actually happening

'Just for fun" titles
These could be some silly titles, or ideas that don't fall into other categories, simply for entertainment. It would be VERY important to ensure the posters also find these titles funny, rather than insulting, as taken the wrong way this could achieve the opposite result of driving posters away from the forum.

Examples:
Volume shooter - Posts a ton
Curmudgeon - We all know those posters, some of them have the good humor to embrace it.
Australian Ambassador

Any suggestions or nominations here? I have been assigning some of these and if people prefer not to have the titles I have given, let me know.

OK, OK, I can see how I MAY be a little 'overzealous' in my defense of this team, but I don't think I defend every member of this team.

For example:

--I think Sarver is one of the worst owners in the league, and IMO, holds this team back.
--Horny was a very mediocre HC and got lucky his first year, and developed Len poorly while he was here.
--I've admitted that McD has made some questionable moves (signing Chandler for 4 years, re-signing Knight to as much as he did, and held on to Kieff way too long; even if he did get good value for him, expecting Dudley to be our starting PF, NOT keeping one of Leuer/Teletovic to be our starting PF to mentor/bring along Chriss and Bender, signing Barbosa, and a couple of other ones)
--I'm not a big fan of PJ, but for $5.5M, he's a good back-up--problem is, I think he starts this season over Warren
--Knight needs to go...like, ASAP, but I can see wanting to keep him to see how he does with a hopefully healthy-all-season-Bledsoe.

I do often defend McD, because he's young, and believe he gets more right than wrong; I like his approach for the draft. I hated those seasons where we sold Draft Picks for cash, etc. I think McD knows how to navigate his way through the Draft process, as well as, getting more in return than I think other GMs would have when trading players away.

I do defend Len, but ONLY because he gets unfairly compared to other players that are not expected to be two-way players, or hold as big a part in the Offense that Len does.

I do think Warren and Booker are both future All-Star/All-NBA-type players, and am willing to be patient with the development of our young players--Len, Booker, Warren, Chriss, Bender, Ulis, and to a lesser extent, Goodwin.

But thank you for the honor, nonetheless. (My question, though, is...is it really an 'honor' or more of a back-handed complement???)

I agree with most of that. But yes, of course it's an honor, as you take pride in defending your view with much research. I mean DPOTY is better than whatever the previous designation was isn't it?

[NavLDO]

It has recently been discussed between the mods, across all forums, to possibly institute nicknames in forums to replace the freshman, sophomore, rookie, etc designations.

Some ideas thrown around among mods in across all forums (none of these I personally came up with, but I think many are great):

Achievement nicknames:

MVP - Best poster, someone who consistently posts in a good, balanced and insightful manner.
ROM - New poster who stands out, great way to keep new posters around
MIP - Poster who gets recognized for significant self-improvement
DPOM - Poster who absolutely loves and defends his team no matter what
COTM - Poster who goes out of their way to help out others

Special titles:
These posters could be a visible go-to resource if other posters have specific questions. They could be life-time (or as long as the poster wants the title) and we could tag multiple people (why not have 3 analytic guru's if they are all qualified?).

Examples:
Analytic Guru - Posters who know the numbers and helps keep less-inclined posters in the loop
League Historian - Posters with great knowledge of the history of that team
Capologist - Posters who are most familiar with the current CBA rules and regulations
College/draft fanatic - Posters who follow college sports and can bring that perspective to bear
International aficionado - Posters who also follow international leagues

Job/duty titles:

Examples:
Game thread creator - Posters who likes being part of the game threads and is willing to help ensure we always have one.
Media scavenger - Posters who keep their ear to the ground and can share links/analysis of articles and other media.

Examples:
Challenge winner titles - If people win something, it would be a great way to recognize
Predictive trader - Poster who proposed a trade that ended up actually happening

'Just for fun" titles
These could be some silly titles, or ideas that don't fall into other categories, simply for entertainment. It would be VERY important to ensure the posters also find these titles funny, rather than insulting, as taken the wrong way this could achieve the opposite result of driving posters away from the forum.

Examples:
Volume shooter - Posts a ton
Curmudgeon - We all know those posters, some of them have the good humor to embrace it.
Australian Ambassador

Any suggestions or nominations here? I have been assigning some of these and if people prefer not to have the titles I have given, let me know.

OK, OK, I can see how I MAY be a little 'overzealous' in my defense of this team, but I don't think I defend every member of this team.

For example:

--I think Sarver is one of the worst owners in the league, and IMO, holds this team back.
--Horny was a very mediocre HC and got lucky his first year, and developed Len poorly while he was here.
--I've admitted that McD has made some questionable moves (signing Chandler for 4 years, re-signing Knight to as much as he did, and held on to Kieff way too long; even if he did get good value for him, expecting Dudley to be our starting PF, NOT keeping one of Leuer/Teletovic to be our starting PF to mentor/bring along Chriss and Bender, signing Barbosa, and a couple of other ones)
--I'm not a big fan of PJ, but for $5.5M, he's a good back-up--problem is, I think he starts this season over Warren
--Knight needs to go...like, ASAP, but I can see wanting to keep him to see how he does with a hopefully healthy-all-season-Bledsoe.

I do often defend McD, because he's young, and believe he gets more right than wrong; I like his approach for the draft. I hated those seasons where we sold Draft Picks for cash, etc. I think McD knows how to navigate his way through the Draft process, as well as, getting more in return than I think other GMs would have when trading players away.

I do defend Len, but ONLY because he gets unfairly compared to other players that are not expected to be two-way players, or hold as big a part in the Offense that Len does.

I do think Warren and Booker are both future All-Star/All-NBA-type players, and am willing to be patient with the development of our young players--Len, Booker, Warren, Chriss, Bender, Ulis, and to a lesser extent, Goodwin.

But thank you for the honor, nonetheless. (My question, though, is...is it really an 'honor' or more of a back-handed complement???)

I agree with most of that. But yes, of course it's an honor, as you take pride in defending your view with much research. I mean DPOTY is better than whatever the previous designation was isn't it?

Yes, yes it is an honor, though I know a few posters here would just assume I shut-up and take off the rose-colored glasses. Mostly, though, I'm a defender of McD. That will sour quickly if in two years we are still a lotto team.

But I love McD's approach to the draft:

- I think Len has been developed improperly and could be a special player if that changes before his bad habits become permanent.
- I think Goodwin was a good gamble, but he just hasn't matured enough, and a rarely to late 1sts amount to much.
- Warren was a great pick at 14, though his defense may always be his downfall, if let loose, I'm confident he could become easily a 20/5/4 type player at SF or PF.
- Booker was genius of course, though many will say it was just picking BPA at 13, but it's more than that. It's knowing/understanding perceived draft value and when o when not to trade up...
- ...which brings us to Chriss. He wasn't never going to make it down to 13; Bogdan was acting like he wasn't coming over...again, and the collected late 1st asset helped us go get his guy. Chriss may never materialize and end up like a 'Goodwin-level' player we gambled on at 8, but I like that McD, again, understood the value and made the move.
- Bender may take 2-3 years to develop, and I can't wait for the nay-sayers by the end of his 2nd season calling him a 'bust', but he will be 20YO at that point, and just because Kristaps blew-up his rookie year, doesn't mean Bender is supposed to. KP was older and had a lot more experience at the adult level leagues in Europe than Bender did.
- Ulis looks like he will be at worst, a 2nd-team-level PG who will be around for awhile, and actually like him better than the Ennis pick...the ONE pick I have heartache over with McD.

So McD needs a chance. He's a very active GM trying to put together a competitive team, but he's young and has made some mistakes; show me a GM who hasn't.

So yes, thank you for the designation. I'll wear it with pride!

[sleepyvato]

I got rookie of the month? Nice! Thank you guys for recognizing me.

[TASTIC]

I got dibs on New Zealand Ambassador.

And also Suns Practice Floor 3pt Sniper

[sunsbum]

They call me the human goat. Cause I eat trash willingly.

[sunsbum]

also...why am i stuck at rookie, i hit 1k posts after 9 years and this is the thanks i get!? I blame traxxe.

[bwgood77]

They call me the human goat. Cause I eat trash willingly.

Good try.

[LukasBMW]

How did I miss this thread? You all know me best. Haze away.

[bwgood77]

How did I miss this thread? You all know me best. Haze away.

Well I don't want to mention Drunken and BMW in the same name. Drunken Libertarian? Suns Forum Massive Dumper? Gotta think of a basketball analogy maybe.

[LukasBMW]

How did I miss this thread? You all know me best. Haze away.

Well I don't want to mention Drunken and BMW in the same name. Drunken Libertarian? Suns Forum Massive Dumper? Gotta think of a basketball analogy maybe.

Drunk and BMW are good keywords.

ASU, immature, and real estate also describe me.

Drunk Sundevil Baller?

Wasted BASKETball CASE?

Drunk and Basketball? (Instead of love and basketball)

SlamDRUNK?

Gone in 60

[bwgood77]

also...why am i stuck at rookie, i hit 1k posts after 9 years and this is the thanks i get!? I blame traxxe.

We could go with "Suns Forum Joe Johnson Bobblehead enthusiast"

[batsmasher]

IDK. I'm a Sarver apologist.

Also, role. Sorry not sorry.