@FarNrthJHwk
@globaljaybird cuts a lot of slack and looks after the backs of most. I would take what he wrote to heart and hang in.
This board has apparently evolved quite differently than most. It is small in number and has a lot of long timers. It’s more like a 20th cafe in a small town than a Starbucks in a big city. There is a legacy memory here that is absent in many online communities.
If you want to learn about KU Basketball–about what is really knowable about it short of being on the inside, or being a reporter getting face time, this board has that.
We have some writers and some guys that taught themselves to write here. They “think” about basketball, and they “listen.” Board rats here actually hear and think about what is posted and there are some here with some miles on them; that have seen some eras come and go and so can fit what others write into a larger context. You write something here and someone will think about it. A lot of new posters aren’t ready for that. They are used to jerks bashing them, or approval from shallow shared opinions, but they are not used to being taken seriously by grown men and women.
There’s something I call “a hard 13” here. I’ve been writing a lot for a long time here. I have some that agree often and others that don’t. But nobody gives me a freebie here. You get 13 votes here and it was something special. Your getting votes beyond shared points of view. I don’t get that very often. They let me know where I stand and where they do. But they don’t let differences get in the way when you do something worthwhile.
But this place is more than a 20th Century word cafe. It’s a 21st Century logonasium to come work out and play pickup word games in. Most here have played basketball, some competitively and some on the playgrounds. If you go to a new playground, or gym, you know you’re going to get a few smashed back in your grille till you figure who is who. You don’t quit and go home, because some one schooled you on something. You learn and get better and try to find a way to stay on the court.
This court still has some old metal nets on the side baskets and some old guys that care, even if they can’t get up like they used to. I don’t think he said anything you can’t take. He just went up and rejected one in your grille. Ya gotta stay to play though. Up to you though. No one’s going to come looking for you to invite you back.
Rock Chalk!
