People who present facts as "I think ...."

Bucky Chris · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2012 3:35 pm

FavreFan wrote:

Bucky Chris wrote:

The Original Kid Cairo wrote:

Scorehead wrote:

Isn't a comment prefaced by "I think" regarded as an opinion rather than a fact?

What FavreFan is saying is that certain statements are so obviously factual, they should not be prefaced with "I think."

Example: "I think ketchup is red." That's not an opinion. It is a fact. So the sentence should simply be, "Ketchup is red."

Except that no one (ok, other than blind people DT) would say anything differently about ketchup. There are probably people who think Harden is overrated. Further, what does "one of the best" mean? Top 5? Top 10?

You can debate where he's rated. Saying he's one of the best young players in the league isnt really debatable. Of course he is.

I'm sure people think he is overrated.

Krazy Ivan · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:17 pm

Bucky Chris wrote:

bigfan wrote:

Dr. Jack Never ONCE picked the Bulls to win it all with Jordan! Always said the league will catch up with Jordan and create a defense to stop him.

Old school NBA guys never liked Jordan.

".....Jordan isn't going to turn this franchise around. I wouldn't ask him to. He's a very good offensive player, but not an overpowering offensive player."
-- Rod Thorn, then Bulls general manager, after selecting Jordan in the 1984 NBA Draft (Chicago Tribune, June 20, 1984)

Did anyone think he was going to be as good as he was in 1984?

I did.

Frank Coztansa · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:40 pm

The Original Kid Cairo wrote:

What FavreFan is saying is that certain statements are so obviously factual, they should not be prefaced with "I think."

Example: "I think ketchup is red." That's not an opinion. It is a fact. So the sentence should simply be, "Ketchup is red."

Kind of like, "Mully & Hanley are fucking terrible"

The Original Kid Cairo · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:53 am

Krazy Ivan wrote:

Bucky Chris wrote:

bigfan wrote:

Dr. Jack Never ONCE picked the Bulls to win it all with Jordan! Always said the league will catch up with Jordan and create a defense to stop him.

Old school NBA guys never liked Jordan.

".....Jordan isn't going to turn this franchise around. I wouldn't ask him to. He's a very good offensive player, but not an overpowering offensive player."
-- Rod Thorn, then Bulls general manager, after selecting Jordan in the 1984 NBA Draft (Chicago Tribune, June 20, 1984)

Did anyone think he was going to be as good as he was in 1984?

I did.

You were an infant.

romante5 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:21 am

Bucky Chris wrote:

bigfan wrote:

Dr. Jack Never ONCE picked the Bulls to win it all with Jordan! Always said the league will catch up with Jordan and create a defense to stop him.

Old school NBA guys never liked Jordan.

".....Jordan isn't going to turn this franchise around. I wouldn't ask him to. He's a very good offensive player, but not an overpowering offensive player."
-- Rod Thorn, then Bulls general manager, after selecting Jordan in the 1984 NBA Draft (Chicago Tribune, June 20, 1984)

Did anyone think he was going to be as good as he was in 1984?

bores says he we was the first to write it.

Douchebag · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:03 pm **Posts:** 43583

immessedup17 wrote:

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

http://score670.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=1365107#p1365107

There really isn't anything that bad in that thread. Carmelo is having a great year, but I'm not changing my mind on him until he can get out of the first round. That team still isn't very good.

BD · **Joined:** Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:05 pm **Posts:** 12452

romante5 wrote:

Bucky Chris wrote:

bigfan wrote:

Dr. Jack Never ONCE picked the Bulls to win it all with Jordan! Always said the league will catch up with Jordan and create a defense to stop him.

Old school NBA guys never liked Jordan.

".....Jordan isn't going to turn this franchise around. I wouldn't ask him to. He's a very good offensive player, but not an overpowering offensive player."
-- Rod Thorn, then Bulls general manager, after selecting Jordan in the 1984 NBA Draft (Chicago Tribune, June 20, 1984)

Did anyone think he was going to be as good as he was in 1984?

bores says he we was the first to write it.

Doesn't Boers claim to know everything Jordan was doing off the court during those days, but never actually reported anything about it? I thought he had some reason behind not reporting what he knew (perhaps being a beat guy and covering the team would have made his day to day job harder if he was reporting dirt on Jordan?), not that I actually think he knew anything at the time.

good dolphin · **Joined:** Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:35 pm **Posts:** 82261

Green tomatos make green ketchup. White FarveFan makes incorrect statements.

Would you say I have a plethora of pinatas?

Rod · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:22 am

BD wrote:

Doesn't Boers claim to know everything Jordan was doing off the court during those days, but never actually reported anything about it? I thought he had some reason behind not reporting what he knew (perhaps being a beat guy and covering the team would have made his day to day job harder if he was reporting dirt on Jordan?), not that I actually think he knew anything at the time.

At least Sam Smith saved the shit he held back for his book. Maybe one day Terry will finish his. :lol:

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