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Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

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  • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

    Originally posted by beast23 View Post
    You're right, what the hell was I thinking.

    But, there still is that one thing. We shouldn't believe what Vnzla posts. After all, it's not what he himself believes. I'm pretty sure that it's just a PR spin. He couldn't possibly be telling us what he actually thinks. I mean, doesn't everyone constantly lie about what they are thinking, what they have planned and what they are currently planning?

    I mean, jeesh. Vnzla has made that perfectly clear to us.

    If one has no faith in the core values of those running the team one supposedly loves, I think that perhaps one is supporting the wrong team. One should therefore find a new team to support.

    I have no idea what you are talking about, it seems like the type of conversation you have with yourself when you have no other excuses to make about the team, you still have not proven to me or giving me an example about what this amazing plan the Pacers have/had, you don't even have one example.
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    • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

      Originally posted by billbradley View Post
      Not sure what else the Pacers were supposed to do. Maybe mortgage the future for Reddick? But Magic had better deals, so...

      Plus, how many big trades happened this year?

      But yea, if there was some magical fix all trade out there at the deadline I would have been all for it too.

      I have seen similar posts like this every year for the past 5 years, yep there is never nothing to be done...
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      • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

        Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
        I have seen similar posts like this every year for the past 5 years, yep there is never nothing to be done...
        You must have missed what was built over the past 5 years then.

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        • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

          Originally posted by billbradley View Post
          You must have missed what was built over the past 5 years then.

          One of the worse benches in the NBA? nope I didn't miss that.
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          • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

            Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
            One of the worse benches in the NBA? nope I didn't miss that.
            You think the Pacers spent 5 years building a bad bench? You have missed a lot my friend.

            Ian worked out, Green and DJ didn't, I'll be the first to say that. But you have a problem with what was done at the deadline. The problem with that? There wasn't any trade deadline action this year.

            I know you're style, it's easy to say the Pacers should have done something without highlighting what that "something" is. Nobody thought the Pacers would be #2 without Danny right now, be patient and see how we end the season.

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            • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

              Originally posted by billbradley View Post
              You think the Pacers spent 5 years building a bad bench? You have missed a lot my friend.

              Ian worked out, Green and DJ didn't, I'll be the first to say that. But you have a problem with what was done at the deadline. The problem with that? There wasn't any trade deadline action this year.

              I know you're style, it's easy to say the Pacers should have done something without highlighting what that "something" is. Nobody thought the Pacers would be #2 without Danny right now, be patient and see how we end the season.
              You are acting that because the Pacers are in 2nd place in the east that they shouldn't do anything and nope Ian didn't "worked out" he is average at best.

              And just so you know I have been talking for a whole year about what they should have done instead of getting all those scrubs, is not my fault if you missed it.

              Note that I know I'm wasting my time arguing with you, I know you think they are the best team ever.
              Last edited by vnzla81; 03-20-2013, 10:58 PM.
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              • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

                Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
                Note that I know I'm wasting my time arguing with you
                Might be the funniest thing you ever posted.
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                • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

                  Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
                  I have no idea what you are talking about, it seems like the type of conversation you have with yourself when you have no other excuses to make about the team, you still have not proven to me or giving me an example about what this amazing plan the Pacers have/had, you don't even have one example.
                  I'm sorry. In the future, I will not waste subtleness on you. In fact, I'm out because I was wrong. It is hopeless. I will not waste another post on you. You cannot admit to being wrong because you have such an intense defense mechanism that you are incapable of seeing that you are wrong... Even when direct quotes are presented to you.

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                  • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

                    Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
                    You are acting that because the Pacers are in 2nd place in the east that they shouldn't do anything and nope Ian didn't "worked out" he is average at best.
                    No, you're confused. I'm saying that the Pacers have built a good team, not perfect. Nobody predicted we would be at this point without Danny for this long. Obviously the PTB have done a good job, no?

                    And just so you know I have been talking for a whole year about what they should have done instead of getting all those scrubs, is not my fault if you missed it.
                    I haven't missed it. Had the Pacers made the choices you wanted over the years the team would be in terrible shape.

                    Note that I know I'm wasting my time arguing with you, I know you think they are the best team ever.
                    I don't think that at all, but just make up stuff, it's easier.

                    Point is, you were complaining specifically about the Pacers' comments about Danny coming back to help the bench THIS SEASON. From looking at activity around the league, regarding trades, there hasn't been much out there.

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                    • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

                      Originally posted by beast23 View Post
                      I'm sorry. In the future, I will not waste subtleness on you. In fact, I'm out because I was wrong. It is hopeless. I will not waste another post on you. You cannot admit to being wrong because you have such an intense defense mechanism that you are incapable of seeing that you are wrong... Even when direct quotes are presented to you.
                      Tell me what I have been wrong about? ONE EXAMPLE? you got nothing, I'm the one wasting my time arguing with people about things I have already been proven to be right about.
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                      • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

                        Originally posted by billbradley View Post
                        No, you're confused. I'm saying that the Pacers have built a good team, not perfect. Nobody predicted we would be at this point without Danny for this long. Obviously the PTB have done a good job, no?
                        How can you say they have done a good job? they have sucked.



                        I haven't missed it. Had the Pacers made the choices you wanted over the years the team would be in terrible shape.
                        A healthy Monta Ellis is better than a broken down Danny if you don't think that I don't know what to tell you, now we can't even get a bag of Cheetos for that guy.



                        I don't think that at all, but just make up stuff, it's easier.
                        Yep making stuff up like Danny is not coming back as all star Danny, what a bunch of lies I posted lol.

                        Point is, you were complaining specifically about the Pacers' comments about Danny coming back to help the bench THIS SEASON. From looking at activity around the league, regarding trades, there hasn't been much out there.
                        They never made a comment about Danny "helping the bench" who is making s*** up again? their comments were always about him starting.
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                        • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

                          Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
                          How can you say they have done a good job? they have sucked.
                          So the Pacers brass has done a bad job of building a team over 5 years? Wow.

                          A healthy Monta Ellis is better than a broken down Danny if you don't think that I don't know what to tell you, now we can't even get a bag of Cheetos for that guy.
                          It's not even worth going down the list of all your other ideas.



                          Yep making stuff up like Danny is not coming back as all star Danny, what a bunch of lies I posted lol.
                          I never said the Pacers are, "the greatest team ever." You made that up. You just now brought up All Star talk, you're all over the place.


                          They never made a comment about Danny "helping the bench" who is making s*** up again? their comments were always about him starting.
                          Wrong.

                          Vogel said Danny coming back would help the bench.

                          Originally posted by Vogel
                          “It’s Danny Granger we’re bringing back, not a D-League guy. I have been happy with our bench play. Of late it’s been one of our strengths, and Lance will only make it better.”
                          http://www.therepublic.com/view/loca...rob_1362458245

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                          • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

                            Originally posted by billbradley View Post
                            So the Pacers brass has done a bad job of building a team over 5 years? Wow.
                            Yep great job by Walsh and Pritchard in this past five years....



                            It's not even worth going down the list of all your other ideas.
                            I can do it, Scola, Brand, Monta, Crawford, OJ and Kaman.




                            I never said the Pacers are, "the greatest team ever." You made that up. You just now brought up All Star talk, you're all over the place.
                            Somebody here is all over the place trying to make a point and that isn't me.


                            Wrong.

                            Vogel said Danny coming back would help the bench.



                            http://www.therepublic.com/view/loca...rob_1362458245
                            That article you posted makes my point, funny that you even got thanked, more prove that some of this guys don't even read what other people post they just thank posts that argue with me not matter what haha.
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                            • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

                              You said 5 years and, never mind. Not worth it.

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                              • Re: Is it time to pull the plug on Granger’s comeback? Conrad Brunner

                                Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
                                There is no reason for you to always try to talk down to me.



                                There is nothing and I mean nothing that tells me that they were "prepared for the possibility of Danny running into a roadblock", this part of the article is nothing but a PR spin, I mean I could be "prepare" to kill a tiger with a knife but that doesn't mean I am "prepare" to kill the tiger, I am just some crazy duma$$ that doesn't know that I need something better than a knife to kill the tiger.

                                Again the Pacers quotes at the time Danny was coming back tell us pretty much how "prepare" they were, saying that their all star was coming back to make them one of the best teams in the NBA doesn't sound to like they were "prepared" for some kind of "roadblock", saying that it was going to take few weeks for Danny to be the starter doesn't tell me that they were "prepared" either, I have a feeling that you didn't see the Vogel, Walsh and Pritchard interviews at the time.

                                If you tell me that this amazing backup plan they had was to count on Green, Young and OJ I really don't know what to tell you.
                                First and foremost I have no problem with this post other than you don't need to be involved in a direct confrontation with another poster. But frankly while I may or may not agree with your analogy I don't think you are off base in citing the knife to kill a tiger. In fact I think that was kind of clever myself.

                                However now to be fair to everyone else and the Pacers management here I need to point something out.

                                You are 100% correct that members of the Pacers were leading us to believe that Danny was further along than what he may or may not have been. However I am pretty certain that you never heard Kevin Pritchard or Donnie Walsh make those statements.

                                I know that one time after a practice that Walsh was quoted as saying that he had forgotten how good Danny was so again that did lead to the speculation that he not only was on track but there was the subtle hint there that he was maybe approaching old form. I know I fell into that trap, I don't blame management btw, I just admit to being a fan and really hoping.

                                Now here is the part that I want everyone to take away from this.

                                Just because there was no trade made doesn't mean one could not have been made. So Vnzla81 has every right to make that complaint. He doesn't know if there was one either but it is his right to speculate. Remember he was saying all along that Granger was going to be the way he is at the current moment so in his mind this was a no brainer. Now the rest of us don't think like that but he is not wrong to have those thoughts.

                                Now Vnzla81 you need to take away from this that you don't know that the Pacers didn't try. Don't buy into the Wells piece that they were watching practice instead of working the phones. In this day and age they have smart phones, lap tops other devices and they could have been reached at any time. You don't know that they didn't look and try and do something and then ultimately decided they just couldn't get anything reasonable done.

                                You have the right to be upset and IMO you have the right to say "told you so" because this is what you were saying all along. But you can't say that they didn't try either because we just don't know.

                                Also to everyone, let's keep this above the belt line. If you don't like what a poster has to say then you have the right to say something to them but not about them.


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