The Truth

lol one of the thousand? there's like ten, maybe fifteen active members here, bro. he's already banned two of my favorite members in the last week. who's to say he won't just continue to ban people? that's why I can't take it anymore. I did all I possibly could to not go against him and to just follow everyone else, but there's only so far I can go. when he tells me I mean nothing to the site and that everyone else is more important and when he bans people just for saying one bad thing about the Lakers - it gets to me. I don't want to be part of a site where people can't even express themselves.

I [expletive]ing love this place, dude. I wouldn't have posted here every day for like the last six months if I didn't. I just can't stand RD and his dictating ways. he's the only reason I'm leaving.

I might as well get an even 1400 posts if these dumb shits aren't going to ban me.

you think you're so smart. 'I won't give him the satisfaction of banning him now. I'll wait until he comes back, we'll say we'll give him another chance, then we'll ban him when he least expects it.' I've been doing this for years, bro. I know exactly how pieces of shit like you think. you'd be doing yourself a disservice by not banning me now. I'll just go ahead and spam the place if you don't. you don't think I'm serious? try me.

I've put up with your shit for as long as possible. how did I know you'd ban MS like a little bitch? he tried debating with you like a man, but you're clearly too much of a child to handle anyone talking down on your team. you're the epitome of a forum nazi. anyone who disagrees with you gets banned. get a [expletive]ing life, dude. do something besides obsess over the Lakers all day. you're a complete and utter joke. if anyone says anything controversial at all about the Lakers or Kobe, they're gone forever. I hope it was all worth it for you. you banned two (about to be three) good, active members from your site just because you wanted to go on a little power trip. you love nothing more than to control your members and tell them what and what not to do on your forum. controlling people is your forte - you would have made a hell of a slave owner. I did all I could to fit in here, but I just can't put up with your shit anymore. you treat members like this and wonder why your site is far more inactive than HN. a year or two from now, you'll have no one left here because they will have all grown tired of your senseless shit. keep loving the Lakers, man - none of us have the right to say anything bad about them at all, ever. I'm sure you're gonna make Kobe feel better by sucking his dick after that embarrassing loss today. I'm out. I'm gonna go somewhere that actually tolerates people's opinions. I need a site with an owner who doesn't permanently ban members for doing practically nothing. if you would have reread that 'Gasol is soft topic' you'd see that MS was actually defending the Lakers at first. I was repping your posts as well. but hey, that's not enough for you. you needed to ban someone to make your day. I'll let you do it again. go ahead and ban me. I'm sure you'll feel much, much better about yourself. can't wait to see the Lakers lose in the finals this year. peace out, you worthless piece of shit.

where did he 'trash the community?' I love this site and its members - I acknowledged that in my last post. you're confusing trolls with people who just have different opinions. if MS came in here and started trashing Kobe and saying all these horrible things - that would be one thing. all he's doing here, though, is making arguments as to why he thinks some other players are better. I don't see the problem there. trust me, this guy isn't here to bait or troll. I know the kind of member he is from reading hundreds of posts on HN. he's extremely mature and he knows the game very well. what him and I posted in this topic isn't worthy of bashing. fair enough. what boat? all I've done is respect this site and its members since joining here. anytime you've confronted me about something, I followed your orders and did my best to stick to the script. I make one tiny complaint about the site and suddenly I'm public enemy #1? I just don't get it, man.

I know you said you didn't have a problem with what he did, but you also basically said that he didn't have reason to do it. imo, he had every reason to do it. he won them the game and played as well as anyone.

you're judging who someone is as a member based off three or four posts. what's so bad about someone having a different opinion? having read many of MS's posts on HN, I can safely say he respects Kobe's skill. just because he thinks there's a few players better than Kobe doesn't mean he thinks Kobe sucks. you guys are basically chasing him away from the site just because he has a different opinion. his posts in this topic were as informative, compelling, and impressive as anyone's, but because you don't agree with what he says, none of that matters. rather than at least acknowledging the time and effort he puts into his argument, you just insult him and wait for other immature members to give you rep. that my friends, is what's wrong with OTR. don't get me wrong - I love this site. I love the members. but this - this is ridiculous.

getting a rebound off a free throw and subsequently putting the game away isn't reason enough to get vocal? K-Mart scored 18 points on 8-15 shooting. he also had 8 rebounds, a block, and an assist. he played as well as anyone in this game.

i'm perplexed at how a player can be criticized for showing emotion. if he decided to do that when the Nuggets were still down, I'd understand the scrutiny, but he just put a dagger through their hearts. he won them the game after making an almost impossible play and he gets backlash for being vocal and thumping his chest. I don't get it, this is professional sports. it's not like it's Sunday afternoon tea and crumpets.

I never thought I'd see Ilgasuskas score more than ten points in a game this year.

but what he did individually helped the team win as a whole. that's what makes it special.

hilarious and true at the same time lol. I enjoyed this article.

http://thyblackman.com/2011/04/03/dr-boyce-jalen-rose-deserves-another-chance-with-espn/

lol @ Mike Breen getting on K-Mart's nuts. can players do anything at all anymore without getting criticized for it? the man got an offensive rebound off a free throw and sealed the deal for the Nuggets. I think he has the right to get a little excited about it.

i'm completely serious. basketball is a game of matchups. we don't stack up well against this team. Lopez and Hump are going to have their way with us on the boards and D-Will's going to abuse whoever's guarding him. unless LeBron and Wade perform above expectations, we're not going to lose.

i'm so glad you didn't say, 'heard they played good.' that's so refreshing lol.

i'm actually really worried about this one. we just match up with them horribly. Bibby might have to defend D-Will and idk how we're to contain Hump and Lopez down low. Wade and James need to put on a monster performance if we want any chance at winning.

we got handled again today. JV must be one of the most overrated pitchers in history. I have no idea what GM's see in that guy. I've pretty much already lost faith in our season. I don't care about baseball anymore.

lol it would suck if he drafted either of those guys. what do you think they should do with Stephen Jackson?

precisely. that's why I thought contraction might be a good idea for the league.

it was a good move for the long-term success of the franchise. Jordan wanted to shed that contract and get younger. by getting draft picks for Wallace, they save money and improve for the future. I like the direction they're headed, but yeah, Michael's done poorly in regards to drafting. doesn't he have scouts? lol.

well, for the playoffs, we'd stick with the current formula of making topics for each series. I just thought this might be good idea for a few reasons: 1. team forums never become cluttered with gameday topics 2. all gameday discussion stays in the gameday forum 3. makes it easier to look at discussion for all games but I see where you're coming from as well. if the members like the way it is now, we should keep it that way.