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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"

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"Remember when PosterX said OldCommentY that no longer looks good? "

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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.

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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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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  • #31
    Re: Mike Dunleavy

    Originally posted by imbtyler View Post
    Dun was just in the right place at the exactly right time. An effective player would have gone for the ball with TWO HANDS, secured it and/or put it back in immediately.
    I stopped reading right here.

    Dunleavy was in the right place because he put himself there. Most players would have passed the ball in bounds and just stood there. Yes, he was out of bounds, 35 feet from the rim. The easy thing to do would be to have just stood there and watched Granger shoot it and hope for the best. He made the smart play, which also happened to be the hustle play, and got to the rim to tip it in.

    Then you go as far as to complain about HOW he tipped it in? He knew to start there was 3.9 seconds left. Why would he take the time to catch it and risk not getting it back to the rim in time? You really think while he's going for the rebound he has time to look at the clock? Of course not, he needs to watch the ball. A little busy to know what the clock said at that exact moment.

    This might be the most outrageous knock against Dunleavy I've ever heard, and there's been some silly ones. Congrats, you might be the fastest to ever be ignored. The first two paragraphs of silly and condescending diatribe was more than enough for me. There are things to complain about with Dunleavy of course, he's a role player. He's not going to play like Lebron, but these complaints are asinine. The guy made a great play, period. I'm not going to waste my time reading posts from someone with such irrational complaints.

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    Last edited by xBulletproof; 12-28-2010, 04:56 AM. Reason: Edited for tact.

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    • #32
      Re: Mike Dunleavy

      The only problem with Mike Dunleavy is some people tend to over value his ability to contribute to winning basketball games in the NBA. The harsh reality is that he has never been able to do that.

      On the right team Dunleavy can contribute, in a certain role. But if he is a key cog in your team you are going to struggle. He is radically inconsistant on offense. And I refuse to drink the Kool-Aid, because he absolutely stinks on defense.
      "Don't get caught watchin' the paint dry"

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      • #33
        Re: Mike Dunleavy



        Considering volume of shots and position, I think it's safe to say Dunleavy has been of the best, if not the best, Pacers' player finishing at the rim.

        Btw, he ranks 9th league-wide amongst SGs and SFs with more than 30mpg in efficiency finishing at the rim.

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        • #34
          Re: Mike Dunleavy

          Originally posted by imbtyler View Post
          To those of you trying to defend Mike Dunleavy and his disgustingly pathetic antics: boo-****ing-hoo.

          The fact that our fans rely on the unathletic, quick-to-shoot-and-fail playing style of MDJ is just bad. You're all like women with your undying loyalty for something that doesn't love you back. You cherish everything he does, defend everything he doesn't, but don't realize that the negatives greatly outweigh the positives in this abusive relationship. You're afraid to let go of someone you've trusted (and who has squandered your trust), simply because you don't want to take an unnecessary risk. And all he's doing is stealing your money and taking up space.

          If I wanted my team to miss lay-ups in the most important parts of games, I'd play for the team myself. If Dunleavy actually deserves as much respect as you say, maybe he should prove it to me. A lucky tip-in on an ungodly miss at the buzzer? Andrew Bogut can (and did) do the same thing. Dun was just in the right place at the exactly right time. An effective player would have gone for the ball with TWO HANDS, secured it and/or put it back in immediately.

          I don't know about you guys, but I don't want to keep winning games that way. I also don't want to keep losing games the way we did on Sunday. We need someone we can trust, someone who cares for us as much as we do for them, who wants to earn their money, rather than take it easy and get it as it comes. We need someone who can complete a fast break with more than a missed lay-up.

          In closing, I want to touch on those mentioning that we're "so quick to criticize coaches' and players' performances." We're fans. It's what we do. This is OUR team, the players wouldn't be on the floor without us, and we wouldn't be in the gym without them. When players can't do their job (whether that be making a lay-up, not throwing your girlfriend down a flight of stairs, and/or not smoking the ganj during the season), they have to feel repercussions. This can range from playing time decreases to pay cuts per game to criticism on a message board.

          They're doing their job, we're doing ours. And if they're not going to give their one-ten every game, then they need to be giving their fifteen elsewhere.
          So just to get this straight you are saying that he was the primary reason that indiana has not made it to the playoffs since he has been here. Or that he is the primary reason that they lost that game yesterday?
          JOB is a silly man

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          • #35
            Re: Mike Dunleavy

            We know Mike Jr isnt the second coming. We can sit here and complain but he was a piece that help put this franchise back together after a few knuckleheads burned it to the ground. He is what we could get at the time to continue to play and he has done a good job when he has played.

            Do we truely want him longterm as our SG no. But there is no reason to sit here and ***** about a guy who is not going to be moved until the offseason. He has nba talent and a high IQ. He may not be a top 30 scorer or be a defensive specialist but that is not why we brought him here. He was traded for to get the other jokers off the team and this is the only guy that someone would give us.

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            • #36
              Re: Mike Dunleavy

              I'm cool with Dunleavy being around until the end of the season. Then we'll go from there.

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              • #37
                Re: Mike Dunleavy

                Originally posted by dohman View Post
                We know Mike Jr isnt the second coming. We can sit here and complain but he was a piece that help put this franchise back together after a few knuckleheads burned it to the ground. He is what we could get at the time to continue to play and he has done a good job when he has played.

                Do we truely want him longterm as our SG no. But there is no reason to sit here and ***** about a guy who is not going to be moved until the offseason. He has nba talent and a high IQ. He may not be a top 30 scorer or be a defensive specialist but that is not why we brought him here. He was traded for to get the other jokers off the team and this is the only guy that someone would give us.
                WTF??? we have not done **** with Dunleavy that trade was horrible for us brought in 2 sorry players. For Jax and al who were a hell of a lot better than murphleavy.

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                • #38
                  Re: Mike Dunleavy

                  Originally posted by cordobes View Post


                  Considering volume of shots and position, I think it's safe to say Dunleavy has been of the best, if not the best, Pacers' player finishing at the rim.

                  Btw, he ranks 9th league-wide amongst SGs and SFs with more than 30mpg in efficiency finishing at the rim.
                  Well... that about settles that! The facts compel you!

                  It also validates my opinion on TJ "airball layup" Ford. Thanks!

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                  • #39
                    Re: Mike Dunleavy

                    Originally posted by cordobes View Post


                    Considering volume of shots and position, I think it's safe to say Dunleavy has been of the best, if not the best, Pacers' player finishing at the rim.

                    Btw, he ranks 9th league-wide amongst SGs and SFs with more than 30mpg in efficiency finishing at the rim.
                    Good stuff. I knew Dunleavy's percentage, but I didn't know what the league average was and I wasn't going to say anything without it. I would have been just asking for someone to jump on it and say it's still bad.

                    Again, Dunleavy takes the blame for something that doesn't stand up statistically. It's like people are trying so, so hard to blame him for everything.

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                    • #40
                      Re: Mike Dunleavy

                      Originally posted by jhondog28 View Post
                      So just to get this straight you are saying that he was the primary reason that indiana has not made it to the playoffs since he has been here. Or that he is the primary reason that they lost that game yesterday?
                      My biggest issue with Mike Dunleavy is that we HAVE to rely on him to be a star here, because he's what we have. He played better tonight, but it still wasn't enough. In addition to that, I realize that we need him right now, but we could have someone better who can capitalize on all the missed opportunities.

                      What I'm most worried about is Bird/O'Brien wanting to keep him around after his contract is up, when his tradable expiring can get us someone who can do what he can't. Or at least someone with more value, who we can use to our advantage. I can't imagine no one wanting Dunleavy on their team, especially as an expiring semi-talent. I mean, I was surprised when Troy Murphy got escorted out of Indy. So there's some hope for Dun.

                      For the time being, especially since we have more than just the MDJ problem to fix, at least he's being "effective," according to the statistics. Maybe that effectiveness will get him on another team. Until then, we need to worry about why Dahntay is taking (and completely missing) threes, why Roy is sitting crunch time, and why Danny is passing up shots, and missing the ones he's not.
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                      • #41
                        Re: Mike Dunleavy

                        It will be interesting to see how mike is viewed by other GMs in the league. I mean what do you think other GMs would think would be fair trade assets for him. My gut tells me that unless we are out of the playoff race by the trade deadline Bird will want to hang on to him until the end of the year.
                        JOB is a silly man

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