tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post5034441019901024913..comments2023-10-12T11:21:16.866-04:00Comments on Double Dribble: Dishing Dimes: NBA Chaos and Chris Paul Trade Veto ReactionsIzzy and Double Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698475723141758910noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-92100799268148958572011-12-10T01:36:36.375-05:002011-12-10T01:36:36.375-05:00Stewart, I have several bones to pick with you:
1...Stewart, I have several bones to pick with you:<br /><br />1) Nobody is "calling Izzy out," he's a Lakers fan, plain and simple - it doesn't take a grand leap in logic, or an attack on his character, to suggest that his view on this issue might be colored by the fact that his team got denied.<br /><br />2)I'm "ethically incorrect" about absolutely nothing, because Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585801345460423428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-57656222983522240542011-12-09T17:43:10.213-05:002011-12-09T17:43:10.213-05:00These are both two very valid comments. I'm no...These are both two very valid comments. I'm not going to respond to everything that you said in your response, Tom because I think that Stew did a good job refuting the main points. <br /><br />I'm outraged that the league stepped in and did this. They hired Dell Demps as a supposedly autonomous General Manager. All of a sudden, everything he works for is pulled from under him. He kept Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-46343756649867097222011-12-09T16:04:21.216-05:002011-12-09T16:04:21.216-05:00Tom. Before you call Izzy out for his perceived b...Tom. Before you call Izzy out for his perceived bias as a Laker fan, who do you root for? Because if you root for any of the smaller-market teams in the NBA, or even really anyone other than the Lakers, I'd throw your bias right back at you. By that, I mean I am.<br /><br />Read Bill Simmons' article today if you want further explanation of why it's stupid to wish so fervently Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583124741639981551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-29430384613693257502011-12-09T14:40:36.579-05:002011-12-09T14:40:36.579-05:00I completely disagree Izzy, and while you're o...I completely disagree Izzy, and while you're obviously making legitimate arguments, there's obviously no chance that your view of this situation isn't colored by your status as a Lakers fan.<br /><br />Let me make something clear, if this trade (and maybe more importantly, a subsequent trade for Dwight Howard to LA) was pulled off, people like me would simply stop watching the NBA. I Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585801345460423428noreply@blogger.com