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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.

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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 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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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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  • Re: Grizzlies Pacers postgame thread

    Originally posted by Sookie View Post
    I was going to say, it wouldn't surprise me if they would take him. Not sure if they have anything we would want though.
    The Lakers don't really have any assets aside from Clark and some future picks. They don't even have their pick this year.
    Originally posted by IrishPacer
    Empty vessels make the most noise.

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      Originally posted by Nuntius View Post
      People whined about Barbosa in the playoffs but forget that he played through injury. Now, people want him back.

      Currently, people whine about Green but also seem to forget that he is playing through injury. If we trade him and his shooting reverts back to normal after his ankle is 100% are we going to want him back as well and consider it a FO blunder that we traded him?

      Just be patient
      I think the issue is, we saw what Barbosa was capable of in the regular season and were pleased with his performance. The difference between the two is that Green's contributions have been very few and far in between and there is no indication that he's going to get better. Rather, he seems to be getting worse.
      Peck is basically omniscient when it comes to understanding how the minds of Herb Simon and Kevin Pritchard work. I was a fool to ever question him and now feel deep shame for not understanding that this team believes in continuity above talent.

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      • Re: Grizzlies Pacers postgame thread

        Originally posted by BornReady View Post

        Somebody's bound to want to take a chance on him, right?

        Someone did.... Donnie Walsh.

        Green's set for the next 2 1/2 years.

        As far as OJ goes, I like some of the things I see from him.

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          Originally posted by Nuntius View Post
          The Lakers don't really have any assets aside from Clark and some future picks. They don't even have their pick this year.
          They just picked up Clark as a FA as well, right?
          Peck is basically omniscient when it comes to understanding how the minds of Herb Simon and Kevin Pritchard work. I was a fool to ever question him and now feel deep shame for not understanding that this team believes in continuity above talent.

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            Originally posted by BornReady View Post
            I think the issue is, we saw what Barbosa was capable of in the regular season and were pleased with his performance. The difference between the two is that Green's contributions have been very few and far in between and there is no indication that he's going to get better. Rather, he seems to be getting worse.
            He contributed nicely before the ankle injury
            Originally posted by IrishPacer
            Empty vessels make the most noise.

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              Originally posted by BornReady View Post
              They just picked up Clark as a FA as well, right?
              No. Clark was a part of the D12 trade.
              Originally posted by IrishPacer
              Empty vessels make the most noise.

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              • Re: Grizzlies Pacers postgame thread

                Originally posted by Nuntius View Post
                By the way, I didn't expect this win. I'm soooo glad that they proved me wrong

                I just hope that now the majority of the board fully believes in the team now
                Many here believe in the Team as a whole....but not the Players as individuals.
                Last edited by CableKC; 01-21-2013, 06:52 PM.
                Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.

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                • Re: Grizzlies Pacers postgame thread

                  Originally posted by mattie View Post
                  I would trade half the Pacers and my left nut for LBJ.
                  Well, just so we are clear. I'd trade half the Pacers and BOTH of your nuts for LBJ.

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                  • Re: Grizzlies Pacers postgame thread

                    Originally posted by Naptown_Seth View Post
                    I agree. To me the shots they were getting, especially early, required tons of OFFENSIVE work, ball movement, drives, rotations. And for each move both defenses would counter.

                    For example, Gay comes over a high PnR, West hedges hard, tips away Gay's dribble. Gay recovers it about 10 feet away so West gets no stat for that, but the PnR was destroyed and West had time to retreat all the way back to the lane.

                    Conley tips Hill's pass, Hill tips Conley's pass. Tyler scraps for a rebound, Allen scraps for a rebound. Gay challenges a shot, Paul challenges a shot. It definitely was that heavyweight fight where the knockout couldn't be found as someone said.

                    Part of the reason Paul had all those assists was the tough Memphis DEF forcing more movement.



                    Player of the game to me was DAVID BAMF WEST who was just bezerk on defense. There aren't enough regular stats to show just how disruptive he was. The shot blocks were just a blip on the radar of what he did. He was rotating to people all over the place and he kept finding a way to get his hand on the ball. He knocked away more than one dribble that didn't get recovered for a steal (so no stat) and he rotated to tons of people in time to get in their face and force a missed shot.

                    He had a great defensive game about a week or two ago that I thought was his best as a Pacer, but this was even better than that. I mean he has just been on fire as a defender.



                    OJ sure has poise. He had a poor TO at one point but didn't get flustered and came back to make some more good plays.


                    DJ simply hitting 3s does wonders for the bench. He's still not ripping it up, but just a spot up shooter is a big asset.


                    What has happened to Green? I mean he is getting worse by the minute. Zero confidence. Wild speculation, but I sure hope it's not something behind the scenes that's wrecking his game because he does not look right. He made the right call on shots to take, he just doesn't look good executing anything right now. Even his hops are down a bit.


                    Roy was great on defense, but it seems like his offense might have slipped down yet another notch somehow. I used to think he was going to salvage that end of the court but its looking very unlikely now. At least he's an outstanding one-way player.


                    **** TRIPLE DOUBLE SIDEBAR******
                    Pacers now have near trip dubs from the 4 regular starters
                    Roy - legit
                    West - legit
                    Hill - lost it when assist was taken away
                    Paul - missed by one assist and Hill had an open 3 that would have been the 10th assist late

                    That's pretty crazy, 4 legit trip dub threats on one team. Not sure Danny could get the blocks, steals or assists to join that group, but he has the talent. But lets make Danny the Reggie player, big scorer who won't trip dub. Can you guys think of any Pacer team that would have had Reggie PLUS FOUR guys that each were trip dub threats?

                    Chuck (iffy), Det (obvious) and...Mike Williams or Smits? Not really, though Smits almost had one that I saw (missed on assist), and it wasn't that era.

                    Jax (sure), McKey (maybe), Smits or Dale? No

                    JO (sure), Ron (sure), Tins (did it) and....Al or Jack? Doesn't seem likely and Al especially would seem doubtful on assists or any defensive stat.
                    Paul George had his 10th assist on a PnR with West. for some reason they didn't give him the assist. But he definitely got it.

                    I think the only way Granger could get a triple double is through blocks, and that's just a little too high for him.

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                    • Re: Grizzlies Pacers postgame thread

                      Originally posted by BRushWithDeath View Post
                      You guys are acting like LeBron is O.J. Simpson or something. LeBron didn't cut off a waiter and his wife's head. His biggest transgression is what? Choosing to go to Miami as a free agent instead of returning to Cleveland? How dare he! My morals will not allow me to root for such a man!
                      You are jumping to conclusions all over the place! Name one person that said LeBron is a bad guy.

                      I don't want guys with any type of attitude. LeBron isn't that way.

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                      • Re: Grizzlies Pacers postgame thread

                        Originally posted by beast23 View Post
                        Well, just so we are clear. I'd trade half the Pacers and BOTH of your nuts for LBJ.
                        HAHA nice.

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                          I'm with Will. James definitely wouldn't feel like "one of our guys" and any winning with him would feel unearned and would ring hollow to me. I don't like "bought" wins, and I'm a Yanks fan. I refuse to root for ARod still and continue to hate him. No WS ring changes that. The team I loved was a bunch of farm system kids like Jeter, Rivera, Bernie and Posada plus some marginal talents that people didn't think much about like Tino and Pauly O.

                          When the Yanks bought Knoblauch, Mussina or the antichrist Clemens, I LOATHED the idea and them as Yanks.

                          It's not just the buying I suppose because I loved CC and Granderson before they became Yanks. It's just that as a fan I have to like and respect the player first, and then at least partially respect how they were acquired.


                          I could support trading for Bosh, I could support trading for Dirk, and I would be thrilled for Noah to become a Pacer somehow, but I could never, ever be excited about Lebron as a Pacer. I could maybe support a guy like Kobe if it was so late in his career that he was a role player ala B Scott.


                          Now maybe if Lebron stays in Miami and puts up a nice career, then at the end they blow the team apart and he's discarded and the Pacers bring him in as that vet getting one last shot...maybe then, and I'd have to see how things went up to that point to be sure.

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                            Who else thinks Granger should rock the badass oldman game goatee when he comes back??? Also he should throw a few random elbows from time to time to remind people that the slower and older he gets the more of an ******* he becomes...

                            jus' sayin'

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                              Did they credit Paul George for a trip double because TNT ticker shows that he got it

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                              • Re: Grizzlies Pacers postgame thread

                                Originally posted by granger4mvp View Post
                                Did they credit Paul George for a trip double because TNT ticker shows that he got it
                                I don't know, but he definitely should have. They definitely screwed him out of an assist...

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