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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.

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Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

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  • #61
    Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

    I think the Pacers now understand that the bench has to be able to put the ball in the bucket.

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    • #62
      Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

      Originally posted by Kraft View Post
      I think the Pacers now understand that the bench has to be able to put the ball in the bucket.
      Totally agree. Did anybody watch the playoffs this year? Plus, the team needs to get more athletic all the way around. We get killed by athletic teams.

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      • #63
        Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

        Originally posted by Shade View Post
        Significantly worse. The Dallas trade will go down as one of the worst in Pacers franchise history.

        The Green signing is the only thing I like.
        this. ian ****ing mahinmi! are you kidding me?

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        • #64
          Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

          Originally posted by ESutt7 View Post
          For those saying it depends on Augustin, if we DO get him would that lead you to believe we improved our team today?
          I think so, the reason Miami won was because our bench was built for offense and couldn't get a bucket. Jones was pretty much the only quality defensive player, everyone else being more on the offensive side. I know Lou is/was a fan favorite, but I wanted to look away everytime the ball was near him, not a shooter and got thrown on defense. Plumlee can be better I think, just because he can score better and can rebound, but I hope he can improve his on the ball defense. Tyler (if he stays) I think can still be a serviceable player on both sides of the ball, he just lost his confidence when he was moved to the bench. He has a good mid-range and hustle that is rare to find. Don't forget Tyler and Lance are young as well as didn't have a training camp. It's too early to tell if this will be an improvement off the bench with/without DJ, but also with the improvement out of the starting 5 the Pacers could get away with a weaker bench as well.
          "Missouri's former basketball coach Norm Stewart would traditionally have his players stay in Kansas City, Missouri, before playing at Kansas, going so far as to require the team bus to buy its gasoline at a Missouri filling station and reprimanding players who ate in Kansas, as he did not want to put any money into Kansas' economy."- MIZ-ZOU

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          • #65
            Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

            Originally posted by cdash View Post
            They forked over $100 million+ in player contracts this offseason. Something tells me if they really wanted him, they would have kept him. The fans are upset, because they are New York fans, and that's what they do.
            It's not a matter of money. Nets became taxpayers with the Joe Johnson deal. They used their one and only exception (the $3 taxpayer MLE) on Teletovic. They didn't have Bird rights for Green, who was a D-League pickup last year. So the only contract they could offer is the vet minimum.

            Nets fans are upset because they're scouting came up with a diamond in the rough, but their financial situation prevents them from keeping him.

            Originally posted by cdash View Post
            Here's the thing from my perspective: I don't know if we got better or worse. Honestly, we haven't moved the needle much either way. It's just a lot of shaking up of a roster that had some success and seemed to get along great in the locker room, by all accounts. I get that we needed to make some moves and our bench bludgeoned us against Miami, but I don't see where long-term or short-term these moves make us a significantly better team. It just seems to be moves for the sake of making moves.
            I agree with this view. We're certainly different, but I'm not convinced we're better. On the other hand, tons of people would be complaining too if we'd just kept the old team and not made any additions. At some point, you just have to give the FO the benefit of the doubt and see how it plays out on the court. What's certainly obvious is that there's a new hand steering the wheel, with an entirely different vision of the bench at least. Got to see how it plays out.

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            • #66
              Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

              Dozen in one and 12 in the other.

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              • #67
                Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

                I'm hoping there's a reason we did a S&T for an average backup big when we could have just signed one without losing assets. If the reason we did it was for DJ Augustin then..... :shakehead

                The Green signing I'm fine with, he's cheap and can contribute. But I certainly wouldn't call our bench significantly better than last year.

                Our biggest problem was not having a shot creator. Still don't have one (unless Lance becomes that), and Augustin to me isn't the answer either. We got a backup big, I just don't see why it had to be via S&T when there were so many, including the one we got, to just outright sign.

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                • #68
                  Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

                  Originally posted by Heisenberg View Post
                  too early
                  This. I'll also agree with daschysta that DC could have gotten us more. But let's see how everything plays out first.
                  Originally posted by IrishPacer
                  Empty vessels make the most noise.

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                  • #69
                    Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

                    Just realizing that this is our front office, and they will make decisions, some I like and some I don't like, but really only time will tell how they actually did decision wise.

                    Also I would like to say that most people are not worried about the signing of Green, or S&T for DJ (I am still hoping it is not involving a pick), but I think most really can not wrap their minds around the Collison/Jones trade.

                    I am assuming most, including myself, are underestimating Mahinmi's potential, but we can only go by what we see. Someone said he averages a double-double per 36, and he has the ability to play the 4 or the 5. Maybe he will turnout to be more than what I am expecting, but first he needs to focus on his fouling issues.

                    I wish him the best though as a Pacer.
                    Why so SERIOUS

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                    • #70
                      Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

                      Oh yeah, the good thing about Mahinmi is that if he can be atleast a decent backup his contract will not be bad, and should allow us to resign some of our core guys in the future.

                      Also when comparing D. Jones to Green, you are swapping defense for offense, and I do not think people are overrating D. Jones, the dude has consistently stuck in the league, and Gerald Green has consistently had a hard time staying out of the D-League. Green is still young and has potential, but I do not think it is a clear cut improvement or regression.
                      Why so SERIOUS

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                      • #71
                        Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

                        Originally posted by presto123 View Post
                        Totally agree. Did anybody watch the playoffs this year? Plus, the team needs to get more athletic all the way around. We get killed by athletic teams.
                        THIS!!!
                        We have taken an absolute weakness of ours (athleticism) and made it into a strength. We now have the versatility to play big, or small, while always having enough athletic players to not get punished by the longer, athletic teams in the league. And we also shed salary, so we also have enough money to add another piece before we sign Roy and Hill (though we don't have all the time in the world to get those two locked up)

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                        • #72
                          Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

                          Originally posted by Shade View Post
                          Significantly worse. The Dallas trade will go down as one of the worst in Pacers franchise history.

                          The Green signing is the only thing I like.
                          This is dumb. Two backups (one who hardly touched the floor) for another back up and the team is significantly worse & its the worst trade in Pacers history? This place is so damn bipolar its funny
                          I Bleed Blue

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                          • #73
                            Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

                            I am glad that Augustin was one of the options because I was going to do a "write-in" vote. I think if we dont get him we will still need to get someone else at the PG spot, but DJ would be a def. upgrade over DC in our system. Green is nice and if we get DJ we will have improved IMO.
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                            • #74
                              Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

                              It looks likes the plan was to dump Collison and Jones to sign and trade for Augustine. Now that's not going to happen.

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                              • #75
                                Re: Poll: Did we just get better or worse?

                                Originally posted by CreekShow View Post
                                This is dumb. Two backups (one who hardly touched the floor) for another back up and the team is significantly worse & its the worst trade in Pacers history? This place is so damn bipolar its funny
                                To be fair I think Shade was drunk .................................. or not?
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