Dungleavy, Murphy still on honeymoon with Pacers

I'm totally joking. Never been a fan of Doucheleavy and wish I had the time and energy to be creative like Sleepy

I'd read your synopsis before on the trade and I don't have any major disagreements.  I think you're critique of Dunleavy, as always, is a bit harsh.  I don't think you, or many others, show much objectivity or balance when describing him.  The myths that you list are straw men.  No intelligent person would claim that Dunleavy is a "great shooter" or a "great passer".  And when people call him a "glue guy", that has nothing to do with the locker room.  They're talking about someone who can perform miscellaneous tasks on the court.  

In terms of b-ball IQ, you don't give him any credit, but what many basketball players don't understand or see is that a good passer doesn't necessarily have to get a lot of assists, although that may too occur.  A good passer can just be someone who recognizes opportunities and gets the ball to the right place.  It can be quickly passing the ball up the floor to someone on the wing, who then makes the defense scramble, resulting in a basket by someone else.  Or getting the ball in the right position (either by dribbling or passing) to make an entry pass to the post.  Those kinds of things are invaluable even though they don't show up in the stats and they do show that someone has a good basketball IQ.

Don't really want to re-hash the old "what is about Dunleavy?" debate, except to say that there was clearly something above and beyond his mediocre game that annoyed people.

Outside of where he was picked, I think his body language was probably a factor.  The only time he showed emotion was when he was whining about a call.  Still, I think it was mostly his on-court failures that made people not like him.  He was supposed to be a scorer and clearly he's not.

Again, the Foyle comparison: also a high, wasted first round pick, also a bad contract, also a disappointment as a player, but somehow much more beloved by fans. Obviously I don't know them personally, but for me Foyle always comes off as thoughtful and a good guy, while Dunleavy always seemed petulant and whiny. Sure, the fact that he's a privileged, white son-of-a-coach who went to Duke doesn't help his case. And those "Drunkleavy" photos that were posted here a few weeks ago just cemented my image of him as a spoiled, obnoxious fratboy (sorry if I offended any in the GSoM Greek community).

Foyle vs. Dunleavy isn't really fair.  For one, Dun was picked 3rd, which is high lottery.  That carries different expectations.  Second, their styles of play are very different and lead to the impression that one is overachieving while the other is underachieving.  Foyle is obviously limited, so any positives he gives are the result of hustle and selling out.  Fans appreciate that kind of stuff (and they should).  Dun, otoh, seems like he should be better than he is and fans are disappointed.  And that's fine, but objectively, even with his limitations, Dun is a more productive player than Foyle.  And if you're a fan of the team, you should recognize that.

As for personalities, who cares?  Foyle is obviously much more worldly and intellectual.  I'd definitely pick him over Dun in a debate or even just to hang out with.  A friend of mind smoked a blunt with Foyle at a club in San Fran, which is awesome (I was suprised to hear it, but as he said, "I'm from the Islands, man").  But fans who are rooting for or against personalities have it wrong.  Its about basketball, and unless someone's personality is hurting the team, it doesn't matter in the slightest.