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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.

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Off season Rumors and Speculation

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  • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

    Originally posted by diamonddave00 View Post
    Crowder is a 6'4 power forward I don't see him as a fit at all.
    6'6" and more of a SF, he is trying to convince teams that he can play the 2.
    Why so SERIOUS

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    • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

      Originally posted by Really? View Post
      6'6" and more of a SF, he is trying to convince teams that he can play the 2.
      While I don't think he can play the 2, I still think he can be a very effective backup 3. Maybe undersized, but he makes up for it in BBIQ, hard work and he's a tough defender.
      First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.

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      • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

        Originally posted by Sparhawk View Post
        While I don't think he can play the 2, I still think he can be a very effective backup 3. Maybe undersized, but he makes up for it in BBIQ, hard work and he's a tough defender.
        Yeah I think he can too, interesting article about him, http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=866

        Hope u enjoy.
        Why so SERIOUS

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        • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

          I wouldn't be surprised to see Collison and #26 moved to Portland for #11. I see a deal like that happening

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          • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

            It looks like Toronto has some deals in place.

            http://www.iamagm.com/news/2012/06/1...medium=twitter
            @WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!

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            • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation


              http://hoopshype.com/rumors/tag/indiana_pacers


              Monday, June 18 2012
              David Aldridge: Source: Bobcats have told Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw he is no longer a candidate for their HC job... Twitter


              Larry Bird On trading vs. free agency as the primary vehicle for change: "Right now, we've been talking to a few teams and it seems like there's more activity now before the draft than there ever has been. I wouldn't be surprised if you see some trades around the league.
              There is more activity but if we can do something now, I'm all for it. … I do believe if we can get something done now it's even better for us." On the 2011 NBA Draft class: "I don't think this is a very strong draft. There will be some players that do well in our league but there's a lot of kids that didn't come out."NBA.com

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              • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

                http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/80...lties-floppers

                NBA weighs flopping penalties
                Updated: June 19, 2012, 1:36 AM ET
                Associated PressPRINT

                MIAMI -- David Stern is determined to stop the floppers, even if it takes until the next morning.

                The NBA commissioner believes too many players are deceiving referees into calling fouls by falling down, or flopping. So he and the league's newly reformed competition committee met Monday for a discussion about how it can be prevented.

                One option, Stern said, is a "postgame analysis" in which a player could be penalized if it was determined he flopped. The league retroactively upgrades or downgrades flagrant fouls after review, and along those lines he said that perhaps a player could receive a message from New York saying: "Greetings from the league office. You have been assigned flopper status."

                "No, I'm joking, but something like that," Stern said. "That sort of lets people know that it's not enough to say 'it's all part of the game.' "
                The committee is made up of coaches Doc Rivers of Boston, Rick Carlisle of Dallas and Lionel Hollins of Memphis; owners Dan Gilbert of Cleveland and Joe Lacob of Golden State, and general managers Bryan Colangelo of Toronto, Sam Presti of Oklahoma City, Mitch Kupchak of the Lakers and Kevin O'Connor of Utah.

                During a 6-hour meeting, they also discussed expanding instant replay for flagrant fouls and goaltending, decided the lottery system is the best one currently available, and seemed to favor leaving the away from the ball foul rule as is, so coaches could continue to intentionally foul notoriously bad free throw shooters.

                Any rules changes they recommend would have to be approved by the league's Board of Governors, set for its next meeting in July.
                Stern hopes by then to have a policy to address flopping, which bothers him because he feels it tricks the referees. He said there's a "broad array of issues" to look at that can let players know the practice is to be discouraged.

                "If you continue to do this, you may you have to suffer some consequences," he said. "What those exactly should be and what the progression is is to be decided, because ... we just want to put a stake in the ground that says this is not something that we want to be part of our game, without coming down with a sledgehammer but just doing it in a minimalist way to begin stamping it out. And I think there are ways we can do that and we'll have to wait and see exactly what we come up with."

                Stern has talked of allowing replay on all flagrants. Referees currently can only look at the more severe flagrant-2 penalties to determine if they indeed warranted ejection or should be downgraded to flagrant-1s. He has said he is intrigued by the international goaltending rules, which allow a defensive player to knock the ball off the rim.

                He's neutral when it comes to the away from the ball fouls, which led to Hack-a-Shaq and which the Thunder used while intentionally fouling San Antonio's Tiago Splitter in the Western Conference finals. On one hand, he feels bad for the player who is being embarrassed by his poor free throw shooting; on the other, he understands that maybe coaches should then take the player out.

                The committee appears to be leaning toward the status quo.

                "It's fair to say there was a strong sense that we shouldn't cut down on the toolbox that coaches have available to them, despite what may seem the unseemliness of the way it goes down," Stern said. "But that's just one of the things that you do if you want to win and it works."

                He said the committee, formerly made up of the league's general managers, plans to reconvene in September.

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                • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

                  http://www.indystar.com/article/2012...ntil-next-week

                  Larry Bird, Indiana Pacers owner put off meeting until next week

                  Written By Mike Wells

                  Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird and owner Herb Simon won't meet until next week to address Bird's future.The two had hoped to meet this week so that they could try to reach a new agreement on Bird remaining as president.Bird wants to talk to Simon about replacing current general manager David Morway with Kevin Pritchard, who is currently the team's director of player personnel.Bird likes Pritchard's basketball knowledge. Pritchard is a former general manager in Portland.

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                  • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

                    Originally posted by Will Galen View Post

                    http://hoopshype.com/rumors/tag/indiana_pacers


                    Monday, June 18 2012
                    David Aldridge: Source: Bobcats have told Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw he is no longer a candidate for their HC job... Twitter


                    Larry Bird On trading vs. free agency as the primary vehicle for change: "Right now, we've been talking to a few teams and it seems like there's more activity now before the draft than there ever has been. I wouldn't be surprised if you see some trades around the league.
                    There is more activity but if we can do something now, I'm all for it. … I do believe if we can get something done now it's even better for us." On the 2011 NBA Draft class: "I don't think this is a very strong draft. There will be some players that do well in our league but there's a lot of kids that didn't come out."NBA.com
                    This article is from last year, for some reason the hoopsworld guys posted it.
                    @WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!

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                    • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

                      Originally posted by Will Galen View Post
                      http://www.indystar.com/article/2012...ntil-next-week

                      Larry Bird, Indiana Pacers owner put off meeting until next week

                      Written By Mike Wells

                      Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird and owner Herb Simon won't meet until next week to address Bird's future.The two had hoped to meet this week so that they could try to reach a new agreement on Bird remaining as president.Bird wants to talk to Simon about replacing current general manager David Morway with Kevin Pritchard, who is currently the team's director of player personnel.Bird likes Pritchard's basketball knowledge. Pritchard is a former general manager in Portland.
                      Do you check the Dates ?

                      this is common knowledge to most people by now
                      Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.

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                      • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

                        Originally posted by Hypnotiq View Post
                        Do you check the Dates ?

                        this is common knowledge to most people by now
                        So they should be meeting sometime this week.
                        First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.

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                        • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

                          Originally posted by Sparhawk View Post
                          So they should be meeting sometime this week.

                          It would be nice if the meeting had already transpired. It should have been done and over with by now. A week b4 the draft is cutting it close if they can't get something worked out. I'm sure they will, but why wait until the last moment?

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                          • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

                            Looks like Lorbek is coming over.

                            http://projectspurs.com/2012-article...xt-season.html

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                            • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

                              Originally posted by BigAndy View Post

                              ABOUT TIME!

                              Pop was extremely upset with Splitter against the Thunder. Last game in the second half he pulled him and gave him an ear full after having just entered the game.

                              Splitter is a player of interest to me as a b/u BIG.

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                              • Re: Off season Rumors and Speculation

                                http://www.iamagm.com/news/2012/06/1...des.hornets.10

                                Rumor: Evan Turner, Eric Bledsoe, Darren Collison & Paul Millsap in play for trades for Hornets (#10 pick) and Blazers (#11 pick)
                                Indiana Pacers Los Angeles Clippers New Orleans Hornets Philadelphia 76ers Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz
                                Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 5:30pm

                                The New Orleans Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers are two teams that have been rumored to be interested in trading their late lottery picks in order to acquire young veteran player. ESPN's Chad Ford writes that the players in play for these picks include B-level talent such as Paul Millsap, Evan Turner, Eric Bledsoe and Darren Collison. This report is rather vague if it is sourced material, or just speculation.
                                According to Chad Ford

                                from ESPN.com:

                                If the Hornets are looking to trade Pick 10 for a young veteran, who are some of the potential targets?

                                Chad Ford: Darren Collison, Eric Bledsoe, Evan Turner I've heard a lot. Ditto for Paul Millsap of the Jazz. By the way, I'm told the Blazers are looking at the same group of players at 11 if they decide to trade the pick.
                                Who would the Pacers be looking at for 10 or 11 (I realize it's most likely just speculation)?

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