It's time. In fact, it's past time. So here at last it is, the F.A.Q. made for and by the members of Pacers Digest.
For details on how to make this a better thread, scroll to the bottom of my post.
========================The Pacers Digest F.A.Q.========================
========================Table of Contents========================
Item #01: Current Events, Forum History, References & Terminology
Section #01: Current Events
01.01.01 - count55's guide to salary questions et al
Section #02: Abbreviations & Acronyms
01.02.01 - TPTB
Section #03: References
01.03.01 - Burlington Coat Factory
01.03.02 - Going PFFL
01.03.03 - Guess The Score Contest (From Doug / RoboDoug)
01.03.04 - Jerseys - What's the difference between a Replica, Swingman, and Authentic?
01.03.05 - RATS
Item #02: Forum Etiquette
Item #03: NBA/CBA Information
DISCLAIMER: This F.A.Q. is meant for people who are new to or moderately familiar with the NBA/CBA. For a more detailed account, please visit Larry Coon's outstanding website: http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm
03.01 - Free Agents
03.01.01 - Restricted Free Agents & Bird Rights
03.01.02 - Unrestricted Free Agents
03.01.03 - Lower Level Exception
03.01.04 - Mid Level Exception
03.02 - Player Salaries
03.02.01 - Minimum Salary
03.02.02 - Maximum Salary
03.03 - Team Salaries
03.03.01 - Salary Cap
03.03.02 - Luxury Tax
03.04 - Trades
03.04.01 - Trade Exception
Item #04: Statistics
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Item #01: Current Events, Forum History, References & Terminology
Section #01: Current Events
01.01.01 - count55's guide to salary questions et al - Here are many of the posts count55 has made recently in regards to frequently asked quesitons about the Pacers' salary situation and other issues as they relate to this 2008 summer and into the 2008 pre-season:
Section #02: Abbreviations & Acronyms
01.02.01 - TPTB - The Powers That Be - Whomever at that time is in the front office of the Pacers, Colts, or whatever team is being discussed.
Section #03: References
01.03.01 - Burlington Coat Factory - Several forum parties from 2003-2007 took place at Briggsy's Pizza King in Castleton. Briggy's was a small building located on the outskirts of the parking lot of the nearby Burlington Coat Factory.
The summer forum party of 2004 took place on the day in which it was announced that Al Harrington had been traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Stephen Jackson.
One of the party members, a poster by the name of Tim, was well known as a very strong supporter of Harrington at that time. Ironically, prior to the trade announcement, he had already passionately explained his position on Harrington to the other party members earlier that evening. Tim appeared to be dejected after the news broke.
As the party was winding down, the remaining party members were standing outside in the parking lot to conclude the evening. When Tim finally decided to leave, he took off in his vehicle heading directly at the Burlington Coat Factory. From the point of view of the remaining party members, Tim appeared to be failing to apply the brakes on his vehicle as he drew closer and closer to the BCF.
In jest, the observers started to imply he was trying to commit suicide in his despair by yelling exclamations to Tim such as, "No!" "Don't do it!" and "Stop!" before he finally slowed down and turned parallel to the front of the BCF.
Since that time, members of Pacers Digest who understand the reference will occasionally threaten to drive into the Burlington Coat Factory if something they view as particularly unfavorable with the Pacers were to happen.
01.03.02 - Going PFFL - Briefly, PFFL = Pacer Fan For Life.
He was an avid pacer fan and a poster at the Star Forum; probably from the very beginning. His posts were memorable not so much for basketball insights but for their humor and a seemingly endless collection of hilariously funny, personal anecdotes.
One thing he was very passionate about was that Isiah Thomas was a terrible coach. There were many debates about this fact, and after the last playoff disaster at the end of the 2002-03 season PFFL was absolutely convinced that an Isiah firing was inevitable. He felt so strongly about it that he vowed to give up on his life-long love of the team if Isiah was not fired.
Well, Donnie Walsh gave Isiah the old public "vote of confidence".
PFFL was furious- that night on the forum he, "went PFFL."
Now, he was known for his humor, stories, cleverness, and not for any huge temper, but he came onto the forum and berated the Pacers organization with every 4-letter word you can think of; basically begging to get banned. He was. Then he went on his wife's account and did the same thing; getting the IP banned. The posts all got deleted fairly quickly.
Of course, a few months later Larry Bird came on board, and Isiah was immediately fired. PFFL briefly appeared on Pacers Digest back in August/September 2003, but quickly disappeared again and has not been seen since. "Going PFFL" is a total all-out burst of rage that apparently ends your fandom forever.
Of course, over the years, many here felt attached to him for all of his funny moments and stories (guys like Peck and Skaut_Ech can more attest to this), but he dropped off the Earth to never return. Now and then, someone here thinks a new Star poster might be him, but it never seems to fit. When you go PFFL, apparently the rage is permanent, even if the cause of the rage disappears.
01.03.03 - Guess The Score Contest (From Doug / RoboDoug) - Doug put together a terrific FAQ for his Guess The Score Contest:
01.03.04 - Jerseys - What's the difference between a Replica, Swingman, and Authentic? - Duke Dynamite explains:
01.03.05 - RATS - Refers to the Indianapolis Star Message Board or Forum. Rats is from spelling Star backwards. It is considered to be a demeaning reference to that message board.
Item #02: Forum Etiquette
Item #03: NBA/CBA Information
03.01 - Free Agents -
03.01.01 - Restricted Free Agents & Bird Rights -
03.01.02 - Unrestricted Free Agents -
03.01.03 - Lower Level Exception -
03.01.04 - Mid Level Exception -
03.02 - Player Salaries -
03.02.01 - Minimum Salary -
03.02.02 - Maximum Salary -
03.03 - Team Salaries -
03.03.01 - Salary Cap -
03.03.02 - Luxury Tax -
03.04 - Trades -
03.04.01 - Trade Exception -
Item #04: Statistics
========================The Pacers Digest F.A.Q.========================
Details:
I intend for this to be largely if not completely member-driven. If I feel I have something to contribute I will, but primarily you guys will build this F.A.Q. from the ground up.
We will divide it into various topics, and I will do my best to keep it organized and easy to read.
This would be the place to answer those persistent questions about the CBA, including the hot question of, "Can we or can we not combine our trade exception with Player X in a trade?"
It can also be questions about the forum itself. I am not going to make this into a joke, so please don't come in just to be silly. But sometimes newer folks have questions about our forum etiquette, references, abbreviations, or history, and I think that has a place here, too.
What I'm asking you to do is make a reply in this thread that is factually accurate, easy to read and understand, and with zero or a minimum of grammatic mistakes (I'm not going to be super strict on this, but it needs to not look sloppy) to explain a topic that frequently or consistently appears on Pacers Digest.
For example, count55 may want to just copy and paste (or touch up if he thinks it needs it) his explanations of CBA rules regarding trade exceptions and retaining the rights of free agents.
Someone else might want to explain what things like IMHO or TPTB mean.
Someone else might explain, "Let's please move on."
Someone else might explain, "Why can't we just cut Jamaal Tinsley like the Colts cut Ed Johnson?"
I will then take what is submitted and edit it into this post above what I am typing now.
For details on how to make this a better thread, scroll to the bottom of my post.
========================The Pacers Digest F.A.Q.========================
========================Table of Contents========================
Item #01: Current Events, Forum History, References & Terminology
Section #01: Current Events
01.01.01 - count55's guide to salary questions et al
Section #02: Abbreviations & Acronyms
01.02.01 - TPTB
Section #03: References
01.03.01 - Burlington Coat Factory
01.03.02 - Going PFFL
01.03.03 - Guess The Score Contest (From Doug / RoboDoug)
01.03.04 - Jerseys - What's the difference between a Replica, Swingman, and Authentic?
01.03.05 - RATS
Item #02: Forum Etiquette
Item #03: NBA/CBA Information
DISCLAIMER: This F.A.Q. is meant for people who are new to or moderately familiar with the NBA/CBA. For a more detailed account, please visit Larry Coon's outstanding website: http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm
03.01 - Free Agents
03.01.01 - Restricted Free Agents & Bird Rights
03.01.02 - Unrestricted Free Agents
03.01.03 - Lower Level Exception
03.01.04 - Mid Level Exception
03.02 - Player Salaries
03.02.01 - Minimum Salary
03.02.02 - Maximum Salary
03.03 - Team Salaries
03.03.01 - Salary Cap
03.03.02 - Luxury Tax
03.04 - Trades
03.04.01 - Trade Exception
Item #04: Statistics
========================================
Item #01: Current Events, Forum History, References & Terminology
Section #01: Current Events
01.01.01 - count55's guide to salary questions et al - Here are many of the posts count55 has made recently in regards to frequently asked quesitons about the Pacers' salary situation and other issues as they relate to this 2008 summer and into the 2008 pre-season:
Originally posted by count55
View Post
Originally posted by count55
View Post
Originally posted by count55
View Post
Originally posted by count55
View Post
Originally posted by count55
View Post
Originally posted by count55
Originally posted by count55
Originally posted by count55
Originally posted by count55
Originally posted by count55
Originally posted by count55
01.02.01 - TPTB - The Powers That Be - Whomever at that time is in the front office of the Pacers, Colts, or whatever team is being discussed.
Section #03: References
01.03.01 - Burlington Coat Factory - Several forum parties from 2003-2007 took place at Briggsy's Pizza King in Castleton. Briggy's was a small building located on the outskirts of the parking lot of the nearby Burlington Coat Factory.
The summer forum party of 2004 took place on the day in which it was announced that Al Harrington had been traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Stephen Jackson.
One of the party members, a poster by the name of Tim, was well known as a very strong supporter of Harrington at that time. Ironically, prior to the trade announcement, he had already passionately explained his position on Harrington to the other party members earlier that evening. Tim appeared to be dejected after the news broke.
As the party was winding down, the remaining party members were standing outside in the parking lot to conclude the evening. When Tim finally decided to leave, he took off in his vehicle heading directly at the Burlington Coat Factory. From the point of view of the remaining party members, Tim appeared to be failing to apply the brakes on his vehicle as he drew closer and closer to the BCF.
In jest, the observers started to imply he was trying to commit suicide in his despair by yelling exclamations to Tim such as, "No!" "Don't do it!" and "Stop!" before he finally slowed down and turned parallel to the front of the BCF.
Since that time, members of Pacers Digest who understand the reference will occasionally threaten to drive into the Burlington Coat Factory if something they view as particularly unfavorable with the Pacers were to happen.
01.03.02 - Going PFFL - Briefly, PFFL = Pacer Fan For Life.
He was an avid pacer fan and a poster at the Star Forum; probably from the very beginning. His posts were memorable not so much for basketball insights but for their humor and a seemingly endless collection of hilariously funny, personal anecdotes.
One thing he was very passionate about was that Isiah Thomas was a terrible coach. There were many debates about this fact, and after the last playoff disaster at the end of the 2002-03 season PFFL was absolutely convinced that an Isiah firing was inevitable. He felt so strongly about it that he vowed to give up on his life-long love of the team if Isiah was not fired.
Well, Donnie Walsh gave Isiah the old public "vote of confidence".
PFFL was furious- that night on the forum he, "went PFFL."
Now, he was known for his humor, stories, cleverness, and not for any huge temper, but he came onto the forum and berated the Pacers organization with every 4-letter word you can think of; basically begging to get banned. He was. Then he went on his wife's account and did the same thing; getting the IP banned. The posts all got deleted fairly quickly.
Of course, a few months later Larry Bird came on board, and Isiah was immediately fired. PFFL briefly appeared on Pacers Digest back in August/September 2003, but quickly disappeared again and has not been seen since. "Going PFFL" is a total all-out burst of rage that apparently ends your fandom forever.
Of course, over the years, many here felt attached to him for all of his funny moments and stories (guys like Peck and Skaut_Ech can more attest to this), but he dropped off the Earth to never return. Now and then, someone here thinks a new Star poster might be him, but it never seems to fit. When you go PFFL, apparently the rage is permanent, even if the cause of the rage disappears.
01.03.03 - Guess The Score Contest (From Doug / RoboDoug) - Doug put together a terrific FAQ for his Guess The Score Contest:
Originally posted by Doug
View Post
01.03.04 - Jerseys - What's the difference between a Replica, Swingman, and Authentic? - Duke Dynamite explains:
Originally posted by duke dynamite
View Post
01.03.05 - RATS - Refers to the Indianapolis Star Message Board or Forum. Rats is from spelling Star backwards. It is considered to be a demeaning reference to that message board.
Item #02: Forum Etiquette
Item #03: NBA/CBA Information
03.01 - Free Agents -
03.01.01 - Restricted Free Agents & Bird Rights -
03.01.02 - Unrestricted Free Agents -
03.01.03 - Lower Level Exception -
03.01.04 - Mid Level Exception -
03.02 - Player Salaries -
03.02.01 - Minimum Salary -
03.02.02 - Maximum Salary -
03.03 - Team Salaries -
03.03.01 - Salary Cap -
03.03.02 - Luxury Tax -
03.04 - Trades -
03.04.01 - Trade Exception -
Item #04: Statistics
========================The Pacers Digest F.A.Q.========================
Details:
I intend for this to be largely if not completely member-driven. If I feel I have something to contribute I will, but primarily you guys will build this F.A.Q. from the ground up.
We will divide it into various topics, and I will do my best to keep it organized and easy to read.
This would be the place to answer those persistent questions about the CBA, including the hot question of, "Can we or can we not combine our trade exception with Player X in a trade?"
It can also be questions about the forum itself. I am not going to make this into a joke, so please don't come in just to be silly. But sometimes newer folks have questions about our forum etiquette, references, abbreviations, or history, and I think that has a place here, too.
What I'm asking you to do is make a reply in this thread that is factually accurate, easy to read and understand, and with zero or a minimum of grammatic mistakes (I'm not going to be super strict on this, but it needs to not look sloppy) to explain a topic that frequently or consistently appears on Pacers Digest.
For example, count55 may want to just copy and paste (or touch up if he thinks it needs it) his explanations of CBA rules regarding trade exceptions and retaining the rights of free agents.
Someone else might want to explain what things like IMHO or TPTB mean.
Someone else might explain, "Let's please move on."
Someone else might explain, "Why can't we just cut Jamaal Tinsley like the Colts cut Ed Johnson?"
I will then take what is submitted and edit it into this post above what I am typing now.
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