Sleepy is one of the best posters here. Wish I had the writing skill to make my posts as insightful and clever as his.

Back to hoops, WITHOUT the benefit of hindsight, I still think the JRich/BWright trade was the right call. What didnt help was blowing our cap space on Maggatte and a ridiculuos Jackson extension. Going back to you preveiew for the team, do you still think Andris is being overpaid? While he might not ever be an All Star, you dont find hard working quality big men growing on trees. If anything that was a steal of signing, he is locked in at 9 mil for the next 4 years.

Great. I have no problem with being criticized for my analysis and takes. I’m happy to have a good discussion where we can all learn from each other’s takes. But silly blanket statements like that without any actually discussion of what folks are actually saying is useless and leads to unintelligent conversation.

Fair enough. You obviously have made your share of good analysis here. And you did, after all, help found the place. But I’m far from the only regular here who’s noticed that your posts here have, on the whole, gotten decreasingly insightful and increasingly incite-ful.

But I guess that’s what you’re here for?

“silly blanket statements like that without any actually discussion of what folks are actually saying is useless and leads to unintelligent conversation”

India is a religiously diverse country that has a history of religious acceptance (Jews, Zoroastrians)- not a perfect one though, but it is a predominantly Hindu country. It is not "Muslim-led". Funny how you led with India on your list of Muslim-led countries..

See, you totally misread me. Of course I know India isn’t a Muslim-led country. The point was that it is, in the North, an area of conflict involving Islam and other religions/cultures.

Later when backtracking…

Not backtracking, clarifying.

Aside from geography and a distant history of partition I don’t see how you can group India with Pakistan as countries that like to stir up trouble. They are far from being politically, culturally, and economically similar as well. Just admit your mistake and move on.

Again, there was no mistake. I said and meant India/Kashmir/Pakistan was a hot region involving an Islamic country and a predominantly non-Islamic one. The “two-way street” line was an attempt to soften the blow of what would otherwise have seemed like an overly anti-Muslim analysis. Partly because my Dad is half-Indian, and my Mom is Jewish (but very anti-Zionist), I always have to struggle with not being anti-Muslim in my geo-political views.

That said, I do feel really bad about quoting my uncle’s “[Muslims] tend to like to stir up trouble” line. I think it’s partially true … plus, IIRC, it was also partially an offer of an olive branch to sam23, whose pro-war in the Middle East stances were getting skewered in that forum (by me and others). But still, it’s an inappropriate comment for a public forum like that. If I’m allowed to recant any statements in those epic political threads, that’s the one (along with some of the more pointed comments I made to sam23, whose posts I normally love).

Look I know how much you enjoy inciting a flame war

Not at all. Conflict, even on a message board, actually makes me feel a little sick.

and personally attacking me

Not really, either. I don’t particularly like you or your shenanigans, but on the whole, I try to ignore you. But when you make a post like the one I just replied to — congratulating yourself on your infinite wisdom, while baiting people who have a slightly different take and calling them “haters” — you kinda get what’s coming to you.

getting off subject

Heh, guilty as charged. I do like to discuss things other than hoops. I thought broadness of scope was one of the good, unusual things about this site. I guess I’m wrong.

but I’m here to talks hoops.

Good for you. Maybe you should specify “no discussion of non-hoops-related things” in the community guidelines.

Newsflash: no one cares to read Sleepy Flame War or Sleepy Fraud. Sleepy Freud is tad too homerish and sensationalistic for my tastes, but he’s tolerable and usually an interesting read despite his faulty understanding and usage of stats.

Hm. I think, on the whole, I’ll take that as a compliment. ;-)

I’d really appreciate it if you didn’t try to continually post delusional personal attacks at me and others in the comments- it’s very Fox Newish and leaves us a big mess to clean up.

Some time while you’re sifting through my old posts, you should figure out what percentage of them (4,000-plus — ugh!) involve personal attacks at you and others.

You’ve made your objectives abundantly and explicitly clear numerous times- you’re not on here to have fun. You’re here to personally attack people like an e-thug. Pretty silly.

“silly blanket statements like that without any actually discussion of what folks are actually saying is useless and leads to unintelligent conversation”

It needs to stop. If not, find another spot. There’s a wonderful Warriors message board out there that would be a perfect fit for your antics.

Wooh. Again with the ban stick. You’re a big, scary man. Nah, I’m perfectly happy to continue doing my thing here, but again: coming from you, I’d take a ban as a compliment.