Vote now! 2009 OTR Awards

[Real Deal]

Everyone vote, and please try and explain your answers in the topic.

 

Voting closes automatically in three days (sometime Saturday), so get your votes in quickly, and make sure you tell others to vote as well (ex. on AIM).

 

[reno]

I vote for Bigdog17k for member of the year, no one simply rolls harder than a bigdog.

 

Most Improved poster I chose chosenone out of iffy since I was not here the previous year. Go California i guess.

 

Most valuable fanbase available i voted for was the LA Lakers, simply have the most fans.

 

The most memorable moment, I unfortunately was not here before/during the hack, But I did join around the time when OTR was brought back to life. I voted for the Resurrection of otr.

 

 

Most underrated poster I voted for would be IBoldin, he never has a disappointing post and shows great knowledge/understanding.

 

Best matchup in a debate I voted for would be Real Deal and Erik Blasco as they usually bring the best to the table in regards of debates.

 

 

Best GFX Designer I voted for was Bigdog17k, as he really has a great ability in designing sigs/wallpapers. He has a great taste and knows style.

 

Twin-tower awards I voted for Confidence and Chosenone one, cause to be honest half the time i get confused by these posters on whos who. Its like they are twins i dunno.

[Poe]

I still don't understand what most underrated poster is supposed to mean.

[Real Deal]

I still don't understand what most underrated poster is supposed to mean.

Just like an underrated player. It's a poster who doesn't get enough credit for his knowledge, his contributions, and very few may reply to him because of it.

[Poe]

Just like an underrated player. It's a poster who doesn't get enough credit for his knowledge, his contributions, and very few may reply to him because of it.

The only time people are being given credit is now. So, from what I'm understanding, it's kind of unfair to make the most valuable and the most underrated poll at the same time.

[Force]

Member of the year: Erick Blasco…one of most knowledgeable posters on this site

 

Most Improved Poster: Legacy…started posting srsly instead of like those brian things lol.

 

Most valuable fanbase: Lakers..everybody either hates them or loves them.

 

Most memorable moment: resurrection because everybody was just like wtttf

 

Most underrated poster: person I forgot to nominate and woulda voted for woulda been basX, but I gave my vote to la bomba

 

Best matcup in a debate: Real Deal and His Greatness cuz I love the smartass replies yall give eachother.

 

Gfx designer: n4s..pauls a legend

 

Twin towers: confidence and chosen one

[Cobb]

I voted but don't have much time now to post my votes and explain them so I'll post them later on tonight.

[Jenneral]

Member of the Year: Blasco.. guy can't get enough credit. Very knowledgeable and posts quality topics.

 

Most Improved Member: Cleveland's Finest. He does it all, graphics, activity, and good posts.

 

Most Valuable Fan Base: Milwaukee Bucks

 

Most Memorable Moment: The Resurrection

 

Most underrated Poster: see top line on this post.

 

Best Match Up: BFT/Blasco

 

GFX: GuRu - solid work.

 

Twin Towers: Chosen One and Confidence for their somewhat similar names and posting styles.

[Legacy]

While there are smart Laker fans, I feel that every Raptors fan on this forum is very educated about basketball and it's fun to read their thoughts on their team. They have more quality than any forum, but the Lakers have the quantity.

[kingfish]

Did I win did I win? Thank you!! I hope I win, its an honor to be nominated. Thanks a million.

[Cobb]

Member of the year: bigdog17k, he's a pretty cool guy and has been active pretty much since the resurrection.

 

Most Improved Member: kingfish, I think everyone knows why

 

Most Valuable Fanbase/Team Forum: Lakers, it's the most active

 

Most Memorable Moment: The Resurrection

 

Most Underrated Poster: Erick Blasco, he's not the most active guy in the world but when he posts its always a good one

 

Best Match-up in a Debate: Two most knowledgeable members in my eyes so who wouldn't want to see it

 

Best GFX Designer: GuRu, I like his style

 

Twin Towers Award (post alike, think alike, etc): I don't think an explanation is needed

[BasX]

BFT

Supports everything he says and is very knowledgeable. Understands the game very well.

MilwaukeeBucks

From what I can remember, he seems to be developing his arguments better and making better posts and showing an improvement that if it continues should be nominated for 2010 member of the year

Raptors (bias )

I love my forum, that is all. The quality is top notch

Resurrection

Rebuilding is better then destruction

La Bomba

Needs to post a little more but his college ball knowledge is second to none. Wished Memphis was a little better though.

BFT/Blasco

Two of the smartest guys on the forum. All three choices are good

GuRu

They are all good, I picked GuRu because he won the challenge and I like his style. All 4 are awesome.

Philly boys

This isn't so much think alike, but the desire they share for their teams is awesome to see and it's nice to see them post in areas and discuss topics that at times could have trouble getting going and they both find ways to create discussion.

Edited January 28, 2010 by BasX

[MainEv3nt]

seeing how my name isnt up there i refuse to vote.

 

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Edited January 28, 2010 by Epidemik

[JWaLL]

I'm with Poe on this, I don't really understand the underrated poster thing. I would think the nominees would be the "silent but contributing" members, which would mean members who don't have many posts but still contribute plenty. I don't see why I would be nominated for it when I have one of the highest post counts.

 

But whatever, it's nice to be nominated lol.

Edited January 28, 2010 by Bulletproof

[Real Deal]

Simply put, you think that Antawn Jamison is underrated because he wasn't chosen as an all-star, despite his contributions. Also, how many people actually give him credit for his numbers?

 

Same with the underrated poster. I consider Wali an underrated member because he does a TON for OTR, as a mod, a member and someone who runs our Youtube...but does anyone actually give him props? They could do it in a topic he posts a video in, they could say it in the anniversary topic, they can say it anywhere on the site (as many just go off-topic to begin with). He also makes very intellectual posts, but very few reply to them. A +1 rep would be the thing to do as well, but he's sitting at seven right now.

 

Poe says we don't give anyone credit until this poll, but that's not true. The examples are above. People give reputation points. Was Wali nominated for MVP? He didn't get enough votes to land him in the top nominated group. Even in the NBA, the only official time you are given credit for anything would be the All-Star game and the end-of-season awards, correct?

 

Underrated players, underrated members, same boat...just as the MVP of the league and the MVP of OTR.

[ChosenOne]

bigdog1k

ChosenOne

Rockets

The Actual Hack

ECN

Brandon v Mason

bigdog17k

Great minds think alike

[JWaLL]

Simply put, you think that Antawn Jamison is underrated because he wasn't chosen as an all-star, despite his contributions. Also, how many people actually give him credit for his numbers?

 

Same with the underrated poster. I consider Wali an underrated member because he does a TON for OTR, as a mod, a member and someone who runs our Youtube...but does anyone actually give him props? They could do it in a topic he posts a video in, they could say it in the anniversary topic, they can say it anywhere on the site (as many just go off-topic to begin with). He also makes very intellectual posts, but very few reply to them. A +1 rep would be the thing to do as well, but he's sitting at seven right now.

 

Poe says we don't give anyone credit until this poll, but that's not true. The examples are above. People give reputation points. Was Wali nominated for MVP? He didn't get enough votes to land him in the top nominated group. Even in the NBA, the only official time you are given credit for anything would be the All-Star game and the end-of-season awards, correct?

 

Underrated players, underrated members, same boat...just as the MVP of the league and the MVP of OTR.

Lol I like the Jamison comparison. Sounds more clear, I was just confused because I didn't really see how someone with a very high post count can be underrated.

[Poe]

Simply put, you think that Antawn Jamison is underrated because he wasn't chosen as an all-star, despite his contributions. Also, how many people actually give him credit for his numbers?

 

Same with the underrated poster. I consider Wali an underrated member because he does a TON for OTR, as a mod, a member and someone who runs our Youtube...but does anyone actually give him props? They could do it in a topic he posts a video in, they could say it in the anniversary topic, they can say it anywhere on the site (as many just go off-topic to begin with). He also makes very intellectual posts, but very few reply to them. A +1 rep would be the thing to do as well, but he's sitting at seven right now.

 

Poe says we don't give anyone credit until this poll, but that's not true. The examples are above. People give reputation points. Was Wali nominated for MVP? He didn't get enough votes to land him in the top nominated group. Even in the NBA, the only official time you are given credit for anything would be the All-Star game and the end-of-season awards, correct?

 

Underrated players, underrated members, same boat...just as the MVP of the league and the MVP of OTR.

Rep isn't really an accurate way to look at a contributing member when one liner jokes get about the same rep as entire articles. Not saying there is anything wrong with repping a good joke or a small but well said statement, but long thought out posts don't normally get a whole lot of credit through rep.

 

And your talking about Antawn not being an all star, well that's like [insert member here] not being nominated as a most valuable member.

 

Plus, analysts discuss players values all the time. We hardly ever discussed the value of specific members until now.

[JWaLL]

Rep isn't really an accurate way to look at a contributing member when one liner jokes get about the same rep as entire articles. Not saying there is anything wrong with repping a good joke or a small but well said statement, but long thought out posts don't normally get a whole lot of credit through rep.

 

And your talking about Antawn not being an all star, well that's like [insert member here] not being nominated as a most valuable member.

 

Plus, analysts discuss players values all the time. We hardly ever discussed the value of specific members until now.

I'll rep that.

[BasX]

I also gotta thank Force for the nomination. Repped.

[Real Deal]

Rep isn't really an accurate way to look at a contributing member when one liner jokes get about the same rep as entire articles. Not saying there is anything wrong with repping a good joke or a small but well said statement, but long thought out posts don't normally get a whole lot of credit through rep.

 

And your talking about Antawn not being an all star, well that's like [insert member here] not being nominated as a most valuable member.

 

Plus, analysts discuss players values all the time. We hardly ever discussed the value of specific members until now.

In other words, you wanted to win the award?

 

I don't know what to tell you. You're trying to debate me over an award topic that includes a category most everyone ALWAYS has when they do these, and one that we've had for the 3-4 years we've done them. It looks like most everyone knows what it means.

 

In other words, if we were to discuss who the best posters on the site are, which would be left out of the discussion? And among those, which SHOULD have been inserted into it? It's not hard to figure out, but I'm done talking about it.

[Poe]

In other words, you wanted to win the award?

 

I don't know what to tell you. You're trying to debate me over an award topic that includes a category most everyone ALWAYS has when they do these, and one that we've had for the 3-4 years we've done them. It looks like most everyone knows what it means.

 

In other words, if we were to discuss who the best posters on the site are, which would be left out of the discussion? And among those, which SHOULD have been inserted into it? It's not hard to figure out, but I'm done talking about it.

Umm.. I never said I wanted the award... at all. I don't see how talking about rep, disagreeing with your point on Jamison, and disagreeing with your point on how an underrated player is the same thing as an underrated member = "I want an award".

 

Besides, I asked about the underrated member thing since the nominations, before the voting thread.

 

And actually, I don't even want any awards whatsoever. I'll ask for them when I deserve one, but then again, if I did deserve them I would have been nominated in the first place without having to ask.

 

 

And you're talking about "trying to debate me" as if I'm attacking you through words. All I'm doing is just stating my opinion on something I don't agree with.

 

 

Back to underrated member awards, I don't care who else has done it. I need a way to understand how members are rated to know who is the most underrated member is, so I can fairly nominate and vote. Again, this is the first time members are being rated, yet the most underrated is brought up in the same poll.

Edited January 28, 2010 by Poe

[Real Deal]

...dude, NBA players are never "rated" either. What rating system do you see in the NBA? Yet, all of a sudden, they have fans voting for an all-star game?

 

You're getting too technical for no reason at all. If you don't get the award, don't vote. It's that simple. I've explained it three different ways, and there are over 30 people who understand the award.

 

The next time a topic asks you about an underrated player, I'll remember this. In fact...check this out:

 

Alston has played good D, but is inconsistent with his threes and his shooting tendency is a bit high for my taste. I hope the Heat go after Steve Blake this offseason. He's underrated, a very good friend of UD, and his whole skillset is exactly what I believe the Heat will need.

When has anyone ever "rated" Steve Blake? What is his current "rating" in the NBA? Just explain that to me...

[xx.]

 

 

Most Improved Member: kingfish, I think everyone knows why

 

 

Nah, but I would love to know why.