Announcement

Collapse

The Rules of Pacers Digest

Hello everyone,

Whether your are a long standing forum member or whether you have just registered today, it's a good idea to read and review the rules below so that you have a very good idea of what to expect when you come to Pacers Digest.

A quick note to new members: Your posts will not immediately show up when you make them. An administrator has to approve at least your first post before the forum software will later upgrade your account to the status of a fully-registered member. This usually happens within a couple of hours or so after your post(s) is/are approved, so you may need to be a little patient at first.

Why do we do this? So that it's more difficult for spammers (be they human or robot) to post, and so users who are banned cannot immediately re-register and start dousing people with verbal flames.

Below are the rules of Pacers Digest. After you have read them, you will have a very good sense of where we are coming from, what we expect, what we don't want to see, and how we react to things.

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.

Rule #2

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.

The wrong place is to do so in the original thread in which the administrator took action. For example, if a post gets an infraction, or a post gets deleted, or a comment within a larger post gets clipped out, in a thread discussing Paul George, the wrong thing to do is to distract from the discussion of Paul George by adding your off topic thoughts on what the administrator did.

The right places to do so are:

A) Start a thread about the specific incident you want to talk about on the Feedback board. This way you are able to express yourself in an area that doesn't throw another thread off topic, and this way others can add their two cents as well if they wish, and additionally if there's something that needs to be said by the administrators, that is where they will respond to it.

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.

Rule #3

If a poster is bothering you, and an administrator has not or will not deal with that poster to the extent that you would prefer, you have a powerful tool at your disposal, one that has recently been upgraded and is now better than ever: The ability to ignore a user.

When you ignore a user, you will unfortunately still see some hints of their existence (nothing we can do about that), however, it does the following key things:

A) Any post they make will be completely invisible as you scroll through a thread.

B) The new addition to this feature: If someone QUOTES a user you are ignoring, you do not have to read who it was, or what that poster said, unless you go out of your way to click on a link to find out who it is and what they said.

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!

Rule #4

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.

Rule #5

When you share or paste content or articles from another website, you must include the URL/link back to where you found it, who wrote it, and what website it's from. Said content will be removed if this doesn't happen.

An example:

If I copy and paste an article from the Indianapolis Star website, I would post something like this:

http://www.linktothearticlegoeshere.com/article
Title of the Article
Author's Name
Indianapolis Star

Rule #6

We cannot tolerate illegal videos on Pacers Digest. This means do not share any links to them, do not mention any websites that host them or link to them, do not describe how to find them in any way, and do not ask about them. Posts doing anything of the sort will be removed, the offenders will be contacted privately, and if the problem becomes habitual, you will be suspended, and if it still persists, you will probably be banned.

The legal means of watching or listening to NBA games are NBA League Pass Broadband (for US, or for International; both cost money) and NBA Audio League Pass (which is free). Look for them on NBA.com.

Rule #7

Provocative statements in a signature, or as an avatar, or as the 'tagline' beneath a poster's username (where it says 'Member' or 'Administrator' by default, if it is not altered) are an unwanted distraction that will more than likely be removed on sight. There can be shades of gray to this, but in general this could be something political or religious that is likely going to provoke or upset people, or otherwise something that is mean-spirited at the expense of a poster, a group of people, or a population.

It may or may not go without saying, but this goes for threads and posts as well, particularly when it's not made on the off-topic board (Market Square).

We do make exceptions if we feel the content is both innocuous and unlikely to cause social problems on the forum (such as wishing someone a Merry Christmas or a Happy Easter), and we also also make exceptions if such topics come up with regards to a sports figure (such as the Lance Stephenson situation bringing up discussions of domestic abuse and the law, or when Jason Collins came out as gay and how that lead to some discussion about gay rights).

However, once the discussion seems to be more/mostly about the political issues instead of the sports figure or his specific situation, the thread is usually closed.

Rule #8

We prefer self-restraint and/or modesty when making jokes or off topic comments in a sports discussion thread. They can be fun, but sometimes they derail or distract from a topic, and we don't want to see that happen. If we feel it is a problem, we will either delete or move those posts from the thread.

Rule #9

Generally speaking, we try to be a "PG-13" rated board, and we don't want to see sexual content or similarly suggestive content. Vulgarity is a more muddled issue, though again we prefer things to lean more towards "PG-13" than "R". If we feel things have gone too far, we will step in.

Rule #10

We like small signatures, not big signatures. The bigger the signature, the more likely it is an annoying or distracting signature.

Rule #11

Do not advertise anything without talking about it with the administrators first. This includes advertising with your signature, with your avatar, through private messaging, and/or by making a thread or post.
See more
See less

Adjustments for the Heat

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • #16
    Re: Adjustments for the Heat

    Originally posted by graphic-er View Post
    definetly PG is gonna have to hit shots early because Lebron will is gonna save himself for the 2nd half. I'm really not sure why Lebron focused so much on him to start the game when the scouting report should say in big fat letters 2ND HALF MONSTER!
    Paul is a monster when he needs to be a monster. Against the Heat, he will be aggressive and dominant unless they put LeBron on him...who I'm beginning to think doesn't have Paul's stamina. King James has some mileage on him...and it's not going to get easier for him against Paul.

    Comment


    • #17
      Re: Adjustments for the Heat

      Originally posted by HickeyS2000 View Post
      Also, Haslem can hit that mid-range shot, and has hurt us in the past, so I was surprised he didn't play against us last time. I expect him to this time unless he is hurt.
      If I were Miami, it would be less Battier and Lewis, much more Haslem. Haslem is a much better player in the paint at both ends of the floor. One of the biggest problems we had with Miami in the playoffs was Haslem being found for open 10 foot baseline shots.

      Comment


      • #18
        Re: Adjustments for the Heat

        Originally posted by BlueNGold View Post
        I expect them to try very hard to get Roy in foul trouble. Post up Bosh and have him drive a little would be a decent start. I don't think LeBron has the same strength advantage over Paul this year, which will make it that much harder to get to the rack. But LeBron might also try to go even harder at Hibbert...to see if he can get him in foul trouble. Hibbert is the wall keeping the Heat out of the finals. He is the only man capable of stopping them IMO.
        This is exactly what they will try to do. Happened game 7 last year.
        {o,o}
        |)__)
        -"-"-

        Comment


        • #19
          Re: Adjustments for the Heat

          Originally posted by owl View Post
          This is exactly what they will try to do. Happened game 7 last year.
          LeBron doesn't have that strength advantage this year and the team is wising up to Birdman. It's going to be really difficult for Miami this year. Paul was good last finals, but he's a lot better now. ...and finally Danny "Robin" Granger has his Batman.

          Comment


          • #20
            Re: Adjustments for the Heat

            I'm not sure the heat need to make too many adjustments. They were beating us pretty well in the first half and only lost by 6 to a team that's been dominant at home this year. If they (mainly Battier, Chalmers and Allen) hit a few more open 3's and their good. Also you have to consider, Lebron isn't going to shoot under 50% too many games! and he also isn't going to be so patient offensively either (only 16 FGA).

            With all that said, I think they'll pressure the guards more, but stop coming off Roy in the post. I also anticipate more hard double teams defensively.

            Offensively I could see them moving the ball a little quicker, trying to beat our rotations. They also will probably try and get Beasley going a bit offensively off the bench (the few Heat games I've watched, he's been effective offensively but bad defensively)

            Comment


            • #21
              Re: Adjustments for the Heat

              The game on Tuesday was kind of strange. Miami was doing all of the right things to beat up on a team that just arrived home from a 5 game road trip. LeBron was playing tight defense on Paul until they both checked out the first time (2 points in the first half). They were double teaming the ball handler on PnR situations because we didn't seem comfortable making the pass. They were swinging the ball around on the perimeter getting us out of position numerous times. However, the shots just weren't falling for them and the Pacers wanted the game more in the second half. I don't think they make many adjustments this next game, but I also don't expect them to shoot as bad as they did this time around. The Pacers won't be as sluggish either which should lower the amount of turnovers this game. It should be interesting.

              Comment


              • #22
                Re: Adjustments for the Heat

                Originally posted by picasso View Post
                I get tired of hearing this, After 3 games it might have been luck, But after 18 games, It's just not a coincidence. Our Defense was tailored to stop Miami my friend. Go look at Ray's numbers
                with the HEAT vs our beloved Pacers, They are woeful.
                My main point is that one of the key offensive weapons that the Heat employ is LeDecision and Wade creating open look for their 3pt shooters. Yes, the Heat couldn't hit the side of the barn with their 3pt shot in BLF....but it's not like they won't continue to try and ( most importantly ) it's not like their 3pt shooters aren't capable of getting hot in an instant. Maybe call that luck....but IMHO Chalmers, Battier and Chalmers are all very solid and experienced Veterans that won't be cold ALL the time.
                Last edited by CableKC; 12-13-2013, 02:38 AM.
                Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.

                Comment


                • #23
                  Re: Adjustments for the Heat

                  Originally posted by graphic-er View Post
                  definetly PG is gonna have to hit shots early because Lebron will is gonna save himself for the 2nd half. I'm really not sure why Lebron focused so much on him to start the game when the scouting report should say in big fat letters 2ND HALF MONSTER!
                  Seemed like they were trying to make a statement and also bend the Pacers will to where they would doubt whether they could win the game at halftime. That Pacers would most likely have bent after that first half by the Heat last year. But they are much better and more mentally strong this year to withstand that.

                  Lebron gave everything he had in that game in the first half to defend PG. He wanted to break PG's will, but PG's grown up this year. PG laid it on Lebron in the second half. Lebron usually shakes PG's hand at the end of the game, but that was before PG was on his level. PG can now beat Lebron. Lebron is only getting older and PG still hasn't hit his prime. Lebron sees that as good as he is right now, there will come a day where PG will be better than him. Father time always wins.

                  Comment


                  • #24
                    Re: Adjustments for the Heat

                    My main concern for this game is the pacers matching the heat's intensity. Remember a few years ago when the pacers won in chicago and Rose took exception to our celebrating? What happend when we played them again? Blown out. Same thing this year after we beat them at home. The pacers don't play well when a elite team puts a bulleye on them...see the thunder game. They need to play well, and not get curl up and get blown out again.

                    Comment


                    • #25
                      Re: Adjustments for the Heat

                      Originally posted by circlecitysportsfan View Post
                      My main concern for this game is the pacers matching the heat's intensity. Remember a few years ago when the pacers won in chicago and Rose took exception to our celebrating? What happend when we played them again? Blown out. Same thing this year after we beat them at home. The pacers don't play well when a elite team puts a bulleye on them...see the thunder game. They need to play well, and not get curl up and get blown out again.
                      I think historically you are right, but I am not worried about it with the team finding some maturity. EVERY team this season has had a bullseye on us - I don't think San Antonio or LAC or Miami had less of a target painted on us than Portland, OKC, or Chicago.

                      Bear in mind there really have been zero wild celebrations after wins against elite teams, so the only "bulletin board" material is what has to be dug out of responses to reporters questions or the very fact that elite teams (including the Pacers) don't like getting beat.

                      I'm more concerned about playing Miami in Miami - they are a very strong team at home, and one expects to play less strongly on the road. Even at that, though, I don't think it is a huge disadvantage, just a slight lean in Miami's favor.
                      BillS

                      A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
                      Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...

                      Comment


                      • #26
                        Re: Adjustments for the Heat

                        They should hit more threes this time, but surely we will clean up all those turnovers and get it down to a more normal number. Hopefully, it will be a wash.
                        "Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." —Kevin Pritchard press conference

                        Comment


                        • #27
                          Re: Adjustments for the Heat

                          I've noticed a lot of these posts have little to do with adjustments, and more just to do with execution.

                          Comment


                          • #28
                            Re: Adjustments for the Heat

                            Adjustments?

                            Instead of driving to the hole and passing out because they are afraid of Roy, create contact. Roy gets the benefit of the officials but if Lebron does it enough, in Miami, Roy's going to be sitting down with foul trouble.

                            Comment


                            • #29
                              Re: Adjustments for the Heat

                              For me there is no reason why George Hill shouldn't dominant off the ball against chalmers. I understand he struggles against the trap like everyone but we should run some plays for him rather than have Orlando Johnson taking threes. Anything to get Hill into some space off of curls would be nice and it would be a nice switch to allow PG a breather from running all over the place.

                              Comment


                              • #30
                                Re: Adjustments for the Heat

                                Originally posted by Sookie View Post
                                Adjustments?

                                Instead of driving to the hole and passing out because they are afraid of Roy, create contact. Roy gets the benefit of the officials but if Lebron does it enough, in Miami, Roy's going to be sitting down with foul trouble.
                                Unless Oden helps combat Hibbert, that is really the Heat's best hope. Get Hibbert in foul trouble and the Pacers quickly become easy to beat. They really need to have Wade, Chalmers and LeBron all driving...and maybe that will get it done. So, the Pacers need to be ready for that kind of thing.

                                Comment

                                Working...
                                X