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Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

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  • #46
    Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

    Originally posted by MagicRat View Post
    Unclebuck- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

    Now you're just trying to derail the thread. Suggest you start a new topic on the main page. Otherwise, this one might go to .... in a handbasket.
    Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
    Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
    Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
    Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
    And life itself, rushing over me
    Life itself, the wind in black elms,
    Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you

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    • #47
      Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

      Originally posted by duke dynamite View Post
      Here is my problem. Just because they can jump high, run fast and catch a ball, why are they considered role models? What are they doing for the greater good of the planet?

      Athletes shouldn't be put to that type of standard. Just because you're good at a sport and people post your face on shoe and cereal boxes doesn't mean they should be a role model.

      This goes for actors and musicians, too.

      People that make a real difference in lives, Nobel Peace Prize winners, esteemed authors... examples like that.
      I agree. But, thats just not, "real world".

      I'm not going to ask anything unreasonable out of expectations. But many athletes use their fame and money to do amazing things... They should also be celebrated.

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      • #48
        Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

        Originally posted by duke dynamite View Post
        Here is my problem. Just because they can jump high, run fast and catch a ball, why are they considered role models? What are they doing for the greater good of the planet?

        Athletes shouldn't be put to that type of standard. Just because you're good at a sport and people post your face on shoe and cereal boxes doesn't mean they should be a role model.

        This goes for actors and musicians, too.

        People that make a real difference in lives, Nobel Peace Prize winners, esteemed authors... examples like that.
        Those people aren't in the media spotlight to be seen by kids. The media throws images of athletes, musicians, and actors at kids all day. Kids see that and make them their role model. No one really wants their kids to think of Paris Hilton as a role model, but I remember when I was a senior in high school, one of the freshman classes did something where the students wrote down their role models. The number one role model for the girls was Paris Hilton. There really isn't much you can do about it unless you censor everything your child does, and prohibit them from having friends. The best you can do is steer them towards the good role models that are in the public eye.

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        • #49
          Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

          Originally posted by ChicagoJ View Post
          Now you're just trying to derail the thread. Suggest you start a new topic on the main page. Otherwise, this one might go to .... in a handbasket.
          There should be a poll. just how self-riteous and self-absorbed is UB. A ton, a lot, too much or who is UB, I must have him on ignore.

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          • #50
            Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

            Originally posted by *astrisk* View Post
            I agree. But, thats just not, "real world".

            I'm not going to ask anything unreasonable out of expectations. But many athletes use their fame and money to do amazing things... They should also be celebrated.
            Why? When you have normal people volunteering at soup kitchens every Wednesday. Where is their celebration?

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            • #51
              Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

              I think anyone with media exposure is what you might call a passive role model, versus an active role model.

              To me, a passive role model can be anyone with media exposure (TV, radio, Internet, whatever), where in any case that person has an audience observing or listening to them. They may not be out there because the are actively trying to be mimicked in some way, but nonetheless they do have ears and/or eyeballs on them, and at least some people (probably mostly some children) are prone to taking something from their behavior and then mimicking it themselves. The whole monkey-see-monkey-do concept I used to hear as a kid. That's not their fault, and they didn't do it for that reason, and I don't feel they carry a high degree of responsibility for it, but I think it does exist.

              Then you have active role models, the people who deliberately want people to follow their example. Being a big fan of the character and those films, I immediately think of the fictitious example of what Bruce Wayne was trying to do by being Batman in the Nolan films; he wanted to inspire people to resist the state of things in Gotham (the corruption, the crime). He was an active role model who was deliberately theatrical to gain attention and to hopefully inspire good. He was an active role model. His actions would carry a much higher responsibility with regards to being a role model because he's actively bringing it upon himself on purpose.

              Something like that, anyway.

              Getting back to passive role models, I think they have some degree of responsibility in so much as they have to know that impressionable people (again, mostly some children) are observing them, and that if they act a fool, that might have a negative impact on someone like that (although I can't imagine it ever being very serious), but I think that only goes so far before you have to give them a pass. They are, ultimately, out there to earn money playing a sport, not because they deliberately wanted to be an active role model or were trying to inspire people, and I don't feel they're strictly obligated to do anything in that regard, though it's certainly good if they do and probably a good idea.

              /ramble

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              • #52
                Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

                Originally posted by Unclebuck View Post
                There should be a poll. just how self-riteous and self-absorbed is UB. A ton, a lot, too much or who is UB, I must have him on ignore.
                This could be as epic as the Best Kegboy poll.

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                • #53
                  Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

                  I'm sure its been said, but you probably caught him on a bad day. Sometimes people just aren't in the mood to mingle and joke around.

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                  • #54
                    Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

                    You want self-righteous, self-absorbed...

                    Here is the worst fan of player-player interaction I've ever heard...

                    A guy I know was a HUGE Marshall Faulk fan when he was a kid... After a colts practice he found Marshall's car and waited for him bright-eyed and adoringly... Marshall came out... Told the kid to get the f... away from his car... Got in... Drove off... I can't imagine how tore up he was as a kid meeting his "idol"...
                    Nothing in life worth having comes easy.

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                    • #55
                      Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

                      While I completely see what astrick is saying, I think MunciePacerBabe hit it on the head. He does seem different to me, but it seems like it's a way for him to cope with the environment. Plus I think it is really hard to hear her in a loud arena. Almost every time Paul George gets interviewed he has to ask her to repeat herself. If he's like me, it will take him some time to process what she just said, and that's when people start "falling back" into their comfort zone conversations like canned, "we gotta step it up" statements or, in Roy's case, some goofy, off-the-top-of-his-head ramblings. Did you also notice he said "I think I'm repeating myself"? He was just trying to come up with something to say to fill the void.
                      BTW, I think Roy was also a LOT more comfortable being interviewed by Stacy Paetz. She was always able to get the best out of him.

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                      • #56
                        Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

                        Originally posted by J7F View Post
                        You want self-righteous, self-absorbed...

                        Here is the worst fan of player-player interaction I've ever heard...

                        A guy I know was a HUGE Marshall Faulk fan when he was a kid... After a colts practice he found Marshall's car and waited for him bright-eyed and adoringly... Marshall came out... Told the kid to get the f... away from his car... Got in... Drove off... I can't imagine how tore up he was as a kid meeting his "idol"...
                        Ouch! That's pretty rough. But finding a dudes car and waiting for him there is pretty creepy. How did he know it was his car? How old was he? Was he alone? I was a huge Faulk fan as a kid too, and I hate to think he did this.

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                        • #57
                          Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

                          One thing left out of this conversation I've seen with some of the horseshoes. Sounds silly but... these guys have wives/girlfriends who have no problem letting a player know not to get too friendly with females in general and this can include lady journalists or hosts. I'm not kidding when I say a player may be famous enough to have many lady friends but if he is hitched his partner can and will make things difficult if she thinks the conversation had too much spark.
                          You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....

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                          • #58
                            Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

                            Originally posted by J7F View Post
                            You want self-righteous, self-absorbed...

                            Here is the worst fan of player-player interaction I've ever heard...

                            A guy I know was a HUGE Marshall Faulk fan when he was a kid... After a colts practice he found Marshall's car and waited for him bright-eyed and adoringly... Marshall came out... Told the kid to get the f... away from his car... Got in... Drove off... I can't imagine how tore up he was as a kid meeting his "idol"...
                            Honestly. When I read that I think it is rude for someone to wait for an athlete at their car. Does seem a little creepy.

                            If I leave work here and see anyone, some kid or a grown man waiting by my car, I might say something like Marshall did or call the police.

                            I blame the kid's parents.

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                            • #59
                              Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

                              Athlete-fan interactions have to toe such a careful line. I generally try to treat them like anyone else (which is AS CREEPY AS POSSIBLE), I hang at Mo's a lot before and after games as people on here know, so I bump into the players there after the game. Generally unless it happens naturally like I would with any other human being, I don't really interact with them too much. I don't like it too much when random people I don't know come up and try strike a convo with me, and I especially don't like it when I feel like it is forced up on me by the situation.


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                              • #60
                                Re: Roy Hibbert- self-riteous, self-absorbed?

                                Originally posted by Trophy View Post
                                You summed up my thoughts and emotions on the OP perfectly.

                                Also, since everyone else seems to be ignoring the elephant in the room (Thread) - the word is righteous not riteous. Before you call someone out or imply that they are something so spurious, please at least do a quick spell-check.

                                This encounter where Roy Hibbert allegedly blew you and your kids off reminds me of my only real world encounter with Reggie Miller.

                                Reggie Miller once straight up ignored me when he came to the movie theater I worked at. Of course I did yell, "Hey, Reggie!" at the top of my lungs in a crowded theater lobby. He hurriedly walked to his movie without even turning his head. My best friend at the time who was working with me had a field day with that. He laughed so hard he nearly pee'd himself. This was the day after game 3 in that incredible Playoffs series against the Knicks in 1994. I was a huge Reggie Miller fan. I remember going to see his first home preseason game and he became an instant favorite. I was embarrased when he ignored but but it never changed my view of Reggie Miller. The man was trying to get to the movie before being mobbed by fans for autographs.

                                Reggie wasn't there to see me just like Roy wasn't there to see you. We might know a lot about these players but they don't know us. If they have time on their hands and are prepared to welcome fans they are usually very friendly and accomodating. If they have something else on their mind or their agenda they might brush past us to do what they need to do. No one should begrudge them for that. Just be happy you got to see him live and in the flesh. That's something the majority of Pacers fans never will get to experience.

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