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Rule #1

Pacers Digest is intended to be a place to discuss basketball without having to deal with the kinds of behaviors or attitudes that distract people from sticking with the discussion of the topics at hand. These unwanted distractions can come in many forms, and admittedly it can sometimes be tricky to pin down each and every kind that can rear its ugly head, but we feel that the following examples and explanations cover at least a good portion of that ground and should at least give people a pretty good idea of the kinds of things we actively discourage:

"Anyone who __________ is a liar / a fool / an idiot / a blind homer / has their head buried in the sand / a blind hater / doesn't know basketball / doesn't watch the games"

"People with intelligence will agree with me when I say that __________"

"Only stupid people think / believe / do ___________"

"I can't wait to hear something from PosterX when he/she sees that **insert a given incident or current event that will have probably upset or disappointed PosterX here**"

"He/she is just delusional"

"This thread is stupid / worthless / embarrassing"

"I'm going to take a moment to point and / laugh at PosterX / GroupOfPeopleY who thought / believed *insert though/belief here*"

"Remember when PosterX said OldCommentY that no longer looks good? "

In general, if a comment goes from purely on topic to something 'ad hominem' (personal jabs, personal shots, attacks, flames, however you want to call it, towards a person, or a group of people, or a given city/state/country of people), those are most likely going to be found intolerable.

We also dissuade passive aggressive behavior. This can be various things, but common examples include statements that are basically meant to imply someone is either stupid or otherwise incapable of holding a rational conversation. This can include (but is not limited to) laughing at someone's conclusions rather than offering an honest rebuttal, asking people what game they were watching, or another common problem is Poster X will say "that player isn't that bad" and then Poster Y will say something akin to "LOL you think that player is good". We're not going to tolerate those kinds of comments out of respect for the community at large and for the sake of trying to just have an honest conversation.

Now, does the above cover absolutely every single kind of distraction that is unwanted? Probably not, but you should by now have a good idea of the general types of things we will be discouraging. The above examples are meant to give you a good feel for / idea of what we're looking for. If something new or different than the above happens to come along and results in the same problem (that being, any other attitude or behavior that ultimately distracts from actually just discussing the topic at hand, or that is otherwise disrespectful to other posters), we can and we will take action to curb this as well, so please don't take this to mean that if you managed to technically avoid saying something exactly like one of the above examples that you are then somehow off the hook.

That all having been said, our goal is to do so in a generally kind and respectful way, and that doesn't mean the moment we see something we don't like that somebody is going to be suspended or banned, either. It just means that at the very least we will probably say something about it, quite possibly snipping out the distracting parts of the post in question while leaving alone the parts that are actually just discussing the topics, and in the event of a repeating or excessive problem, then we will start issuing infractions to try to further discourage further repeat problems, and if it just never seems to improve, then finally suspensions or bans will come into play. We would prefer it never went that far, and most of the time for most of our posters, it won't ever have to.

A slip up every once and a while is pretty normal, but, again, when it becomes repetitive or excessive, something will be done. Something occasional is probably going to be let go (within reason), but when it starts to become habitual or otherwise a pattern, odds are very good that we will step in.

There's always a small minority that like to push people's buttons and/or test their own boundaries with regards to the administrators, and in the case of someone acting like that, please be aware that this is not a court of law, but a private website run by people who are simply trying to do the right thing as they see it. If we feel that you are a special case that needs to be dealt with in an exceptional way because your behavior isn't explicitly mirroring one of our above examples of what we generally discourage, we can and we will take atypical action to prevent this from continuing if you are not cooperative with us.

Also please be aware that you will not be given a pass simply by claiming that you were 'only joking,' because quite honestly, when someone really is just joking, for one thing most people tend to pick up on the joke, including the person or group that is the target of the joke, and for another thing, in the event where an honest joke gets taken seriously and it upsets or angers someone, the person who is truly 'only joking' will quite commonly go out of his / her way to apologize and will try to mend fences. People who are dishonest about their statements being 'jokes' do not do so, and in turn that becomes a clear sign of what is really going on. It's nothing new.

In any case, quite frankly, the overall quality and health of the entire forum's community is more important than any one troublesome user will ever be, regardless of exactly how a problem is exhibiting itself, and if it comes down to us having to make a choice between you versus the greater health and happiness of the entire community, the community of this forum will win every time.

Lastly, there are also some posters, who are generally great contributors and do not otherwise cause any problems, who sometimes feel it's their place to provoke or to otherwise 'mess with' that small minority of people described in the last paragraph, and while we possibly might understand why you might feel you WANT to do something like that, the truth is we can't actually tolerate that kind of behavior from you any more than we can tolerate the behavior from them. So if we feel that you are trying to provoke those other posters into doing or saying something that will get themselves into trouble, then we will start to view you as a problem as well, because of the same reason as before: The overall health of the forum comes first, and trying to stir the pot with someone like that doesn't help, it just makes it worse. Some will simply disagree with this philosophy, but if so, then so be it because ultimately we have to do what we think is best so long as it's up to us.

If you see a problem that we haven't addressed, the best and most appropriate course for a forum member to take here is to look over to the left of the post in question. See underneath that poster's name, avatar, and other info, down where there's a little triangle with an exclamation point (!) in it? Click that. That allows you to report the post to the admins so we can definitely notice it and give it a look to see what we feel we should do about it. Beyond that, obviously it's human nature sometimes to want to speak up to the poster in question who has bothered you, but we would ask that you try to refrain from doing so because quite often what happens is two or more posters all start going back and forth about the original offending post, and suddenly the entire thread is off topic or otherwise derailed. So while the urge to police it yourself is understandable, it's best to just report it to us and let us handle it. Thank you!

All of the above is going to be subject to a case by case basis, but generally and broadly speaking, this should give everyone a pretty good idea of how things will typically / most often be handled.

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If the actions of an administrator inspire you to make a comment, criticism, or express a concern about it, there is a wrong place and a couple of right places to do so.

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B) Send a private message to the administrators, and they can respond to you that way.

If this is done the wrong way, those comments will be deleted, and if it's a repeating problem then it may also receive an infraction as well.

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To utilize this feature, from any page on Pacers Digest, scroll to the top of the page, look to the top right where it says 'Settings' and click that. From the settings page, look to the left side of the page where it says 'My Settings', and look down from there until you see 'Edit Ignore List' and click that. From here, it will say 'Add a Member to Your List...' Beneath that, click in the text box to the right of 'User Name', type in or copy & paste the username of the poster you are ignoring, and once their name is in the box, look over to the far right and click the 'Okay' button. All done!

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Regarding infractions, currently they carry a value of one point each, and that point will expire in 31 days. If at any point a poster is carrying three points at the same time, that poster will be suspended until the oldest of the three points expires.

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10 Favorites To Watch Nightly ( Roy Hibbert)

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    10 Favorites To Watch Nightly ( Roy Hibbert)

    By: Tyler Sherkin
    Feb 02, 2011 22:51 PM EST


    In honor of the All-Star Game this month, which is ultimately a glorified showcase of basketball's best talent, I wanted to take a look at the 10 players I personally enjoy watching the most on a nightly basis. Some of the choices are common, but a few are certainly surprising.

    • Ray Allen

    There really isn’t anyone in the league who moves without the ball better than Ray Allen and he’s just about the best jump shooter I’ve seen apart from Steve Nash, who does it a whole different way. Allen is a cagey, savvy veteran player but he’s been playing like this since he was at UConn. He’s borderline OCD, but it makes him one hell of a shooter and his attention to detail shows in how he plays the game.

    • Kwame Brown

    What? What’s he doing here? I took a lot of heat for years on the boards about Kwame, and still do occasionally, so it’s nice to see him playing well for the Bobcats and building a little on some things he started to do as soon as he left the Lakers. He’s having the best season of his career if you’re looking at his per-minute rates or what he’s done since Larry Brown’s departure. Surely, he’s no star, but for me, I really enjoy watching bigs play the game the right way. He’s rebounding and defending well and he’s playing some competent offense.

    • Roy Hibbert

    Especially now that Jim O’Brien is gone and he’s being permitted to play, Hibbert is a captivating player to watch. He won’t ever be mistaken for Shaq, but he’s a nice mid/low-post big with legitimate skills. Hibbert is a great passer, good defender, crummy rebounder (given his size), but he’s making strides. I love to watch his inside/outside offense and just how versatile he can be working from the elbow area and in the low post.

    • LeBron James

    He’s not the most varied player in terms of how he scores, but he’s a creative passer and an electric scoring threat who can throw down some big dunks. I like watching him if we get little flashes (just flashes) of Bird and Magic from him, with some ‘Nique in there as well. He never really puts it together quite the same way, but he’s pretty much the most physically gifted perimeter player in league history and he’s not just coasting on physical talent. He’s become a fantastic defender and has noticeably improved his shooting, which has left him a legitimate MVP candidate even though so many people are still obsessed with how he handled 2010 and he plays alongside Dwyane Wade. He’s still managing 26/7/7 on exceptional efficiency, which is simply ridiculous. His passing is really what gets it for me, and whenever Erik Spoelstra can force him into the post.

    • Kevin Love

    Rebounding. I mean, is there anything else to say? He’s having one of the best rebounding seasons we’ve had since Dennis Rodman retired. And that he might match the 20 and 15 Moses Malone posted in 82-83 (which we kind of thought Dwight Howard might do the last couple of seasons) is also pretty special. That he’s also a dominant offensive rebounder who shoots threes is even cooler.

    It’s unfortunate that he languishes on such a bad team and that he’s catching flak from people who think that he’s not good just because the Wolves suck. There’s only so much you can do with a team that devoid of legitimate talent.

    • Amar'e Stoudemire

    Do I even need to explain? Even though he doesn’t drop the thunderous dunks with quite the frequency as he once did before the surgery, Stoudemire can still slam with the best of them and he’s better than any other big apart from Dirk Nowitzki at moving without the ball and working for short jumpers, milking the pick-and-roll, etc.

    • Dirk Nowitzki

    Dirk is one of those shooters that make jumpers fun. Plus, since he got roasted by the Warriors in the 2007 Playoffs, he’s turned himself into a hell of a post player. A 7-footer with 3-point range, a post game and pretty much the best perimeter jumper in the league apart from Nash’s (and maybe better, given how often he airs that thing out past the foul line and under the arc), he’s just all kinds of unique. There isn’t really anyone like him and he’s just a dominant offensive threat. Before the injury this year, too, he was having an insane run. It’s a real shame he got derailed, but he’s starting to pick it up again. Dirk has one of those Old Man Games that lasts because he never really relied on athletic ability in the first place, and now with the post game, he doesn’t even need to pull the first step out all that much.

    • Steve Nash

    Nash is the best shooter I’ve ever seen, and as a playmaker, there is really only one guy I’ve seen who did a better job and that was Magic Johnson. At somewhere between 6’2” and 6’3” and lacking explosive athleticism even on his best of days as a youngster, Nash still finds a way to break you down with the threat of his jumper and his handles. He’s got some of the best developed skills of any player in the league and is just such a massive offensive threat that he’s got the current Suns as a top-6 offense despite the dearth of serious talent around him and some of the offensive titan squads elsewhere in the league.

    • Dwight Howard

    I tried hard to put him number one because he’s the closest thing to a truly dominant power-post center (my favorite type of player) in the league. And he’s darn close. The rebounding, defense, jaw-dropping athleticism, it’s all there. He’s even starting to add some range, just about on the schedule I had him moving along, too. That’s satisfying. He’s about the same age as when Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing really started to refine their offensive games and develop what he now has. Orlando is starting to use him a little more offensively. He’s starting to pull out that 13-foot Tim Duncan banker from the left side of the floor and he’s finishing with a couple of new and effective moves inside and just outside of the paint, which is great. He’s even pushing boundaries and taking some 16- and 17-foot jumpers. If he gets the 17-footer down, he’s going to be a 25+ ppg player pretty soon as he’s already climbing towards 23.

    • Blake Griffin

    This guy had to be on this list, and he had to be saved for last. Blake Griffin is unquestionably the most exciting player in the league right now. He full-on reminds me of a 6’10 Charles Barkley. He is defined by power, speed and full-on aggression. He dunks through people, not on them, and it’s amazing. He has spin moves and hook shots and off-ball movement for days. Plus, he’s a wicked rebounder and a really surprising talent as a passer, which makes him even MORE fun when he’s setting up Baron Davis or DeAndre Jordan for dunks off of the defensive attention he receives.

    Griffin is a fantastic young talent that looks even better day-by-day. His January splits were 26 ppg, 13.4 rpg and 4.4 apg. In December, they were “only” 23 ppg, 13.5 rpg and 3.9 apg. He’s pretty much found his stride as a mid-20s scorer, dominant rebounder and really good passer. The best part is, he isn’t even a turnover or foul factory; he’s simply this good.

    We haven’t seen a rookie come in and do anything like this since Duncan and even Elton Brand’s rookie season wasn’t this good. Now, Blake isn’t the defender Duncan was back then, but Duncan also wasn’t this exciting and Blake doesn’t play with David Robinson.

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    http://basketball.realgm.com/article..._Watch_Nightly
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    Re: 10 Favorites To Watch Nightly ( Roy Hibbert)

    already a thread 4 this

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