Blazers Vs Timberwolves 11/11/09 Review

by Aaron Sass on Nov 11, 2009 7:56 PM PST

Tonight I was pleased with the balanced scoring. I didn't get too excited though because the Trail Blazers were playing the Timberwolves and I expected a blowout. I would be worried if the Blazers won by any less then 10.

Greg Oden shined brighter tonight then anyone of the other Trail Blazers finishing with a double double and ZERO FOULS. It looks like what Nate said to him worked. Greg probably doesn't want to get into early foul trouble and sit for the entire fist half. This was the best offensive showing from Oden so far in his career. When he played against the Spurs last week was previously the best in my opinion. But this one now tops it. I understand that the Timberwolves are horrible and they don't really have a great defensive center who could potentially stop Oden. But you always have to be encouraged when you see Oden dominate a game offensively, on the glass, and defensively. Oden did it all tonight while not fouling once. Just a great performance.

Brandon Roy didn't have great numbers but he didn't need to have great numbers. He's still getting better on coming off of picks and catching and shooting. Though I would like to see Roy with the ball in his hands more and be slightly more aggressive then he's been in the last couple games. But the team is winning and that's all that matters. As the season goes on Roy will score more then 14 points. But Blazer fans need to be patient with this team. It's still a work in progress. Also the Blazers are extremely lucky that they're being able to work out the kinks against bad competition. So when they play the Lakers in January, Portland should be ready to go.

LaMarcus didn't get it going until late in the game. But it's okay. In a game like this against a team like the Timberwolves LaMarcus didn't need to get it going. But with Oden finding himself offensively the Blazers have a number of threats on offense. Brandon and LaMarcus don't have to have big games every night for the Trail Blazers to win. They just have to be productive and efficient.

The Blazer bench played well tonight as well. They got off to a slow start but got it going late. Rudy had his best game this season in my opinion and Martell looked good.

One last observation of tonight was that the Blazers finally are looking inside to Greg Oden. If that continues and Greg continues to stay out of foul trouble then the Blazers will be extremely tough to beat.

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Big Chief Oden

Heap O’ Big medicine that guy.

Our brave warriors benefit.

Enemies see big shadow looming in the NW western skies.

The Oden Era, Day 872

by Heymoe on Nov 11, 2009 8:08 PM PST reply actions 3 recs

terrible.

The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.

by faith on Nov 11, 2009 8:13 PM PST up reply actions

Just the NW western skies? Not the NE North western skies?

I love my Comcast!

by Comcast Lover on Nov 12, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions

PC police

Sometimes I forget what world I’m supposed to be living in.

Is that offensive also to say?

The Oden Era, Day 872

by Heymoe on Nov 11, 2009 8:33 PM PST reply actions

i realllllllllllllllly hate your sig :(
n o offense
-BlazerFan1

by TheTinfoil on Nov 11, 2009 9:18 PM PST reply actions 4 recs

lol

this is for real. somebody gamed google.

by shralpster on Nov 11, 2009 10:02 PM PST up reply actions

Dude

The nightly recap threads/monopolizing the sidebar isn’t cool. I actually read and enjoyed your Oden post (heck I rec’d it) because it’s well written, isn’t repetitive of what the site editors do, and sparked some good conversation. But please cool it with the nightly recaps. You’re a good writer, and you know you’re hoops, so please don’t take this as an insult. But if you want to do the recap thing, start a blog, put a link to it in your sig, and keep doing good original stuff like the Oden post/comments in other threads in your posts here.

I hate Comcast
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I need to stop being so hard on Steve Blake. Even though I'd rather see him as a top 5 backup PG than an undersized starting SG, he's a Bazer, he works hard, he has earned respect.

by blazeraddict on Nov 11, 2009 9:42 PM PST reply actions 5 recs

ugh "you're hoops"

Can we please get an edit function in this piece? Please? Self flag for 3rd grade mistakes

by blazeraddict on Nov 11, 2009 9:45 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah I’m not taking it as you insulting me and I’m glad you think my stuff is good. I don’t know if you read every one of my nightly recaps but some are better then others. It’s just hard for me sometimes to pay attention to a game at Minnesota because it’s so dead in the building and I can’t get into it. So I can’t explain things in detail as well as say a home game or a game in LA. But I may start my own blog but for now I’m going to post them on here.

by Aaron Sass on Nov 11, 2009 11:30 PM PST up reply actions

Fair enough

We can disagree on the sidebar issue. Glad you didn’t take what I said as a personal attack (it wasn’t meant to be one, but I could easily see it being taken as such) – I still think you could incoprporate your recaps into Dave’s and/or your own site, but you should defintiely keep posting, it’s an open forum for all Blazer fans. We can disagree on the resource allocation, but more importantly, we agree on Greg Oden

by blazeraddict on Nov 12, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions

I suppose if Dave or Ben don't want these recaps in the sidebar

they’ll tell him so.

"Woulda, Coulda, Mighta and Shoulda – the Four Horsemen of the Procrastocalypse" - Red-5

by jscot on Nov 11, 2009 11:55 PM PST up reply actions

and that will be sad

because I read the previews and 3-4 recaps to get other angles on the action

by lurtsman on Nov 12, 2009 5:07 AM PST up reply actions

Well, if they do ask him to stop

maybe they’ll help him get his own blog started.

I like the different perspectives when I don’t have time to watch the game, too. I only comment on Bedge, but there’s a couple other blogs out there.

"Woulda, Coulda, Mighta and Shoulda – the Four Horsemen of the Procrastocalypse" - Red-5

by jscot on Nov 12, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions

Many people would prefer previews and post games to be comments inside Dave’s previews and post games, instead of making fanposts that duplicate Dave’s fine work.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 12, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

I know

I don’t care much either way. But it really is up to Dave, isn’t it? I don’t really think people should be jumping on the guy’s case. Dave can decide.

"Woulda, Coulda, Mighta and Shoulda – the Four Horsemen of the Procrastocalypse" - Red-5

by jscot on Nov 12, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions

Yes, I think so as well.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 13, 2009 8:41 AM PST up reply actions

What if

everyone did this, and we ended up with 20 different reviews of each game. Game reviews can be left in the comments of Dave and Ben’s reviews. If people think it is interesting there then they will comment on it there.

If he really has a desire to blog about every game he can do it on his own blog.

I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden

by mxpx5678 on Nov 12, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs

agreed.

"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."

by Arby on Nov 12, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Better to have 20 game reviews than 20 trade posts...

I don’t have a problem with the Sassrecaps, other than the fact that they could stand to be a little more spicy and they could use pictures.

Seriously, don’t we have better things to be worrying about? Like 25 word “Fanposts” with no thought or effort behind them?

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Nov 12, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions

Why does it have to be one or the other?

Why can’t we hate both?

"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."

by Arby on Nov 12, 2009 8:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Yeah thanks. People really need to get off my ass about posting recaps. If they don’t like them then they shouldn’t waste their time reading them. Go read Dave’s or whatever his name is. I’m just offering something a little different then the “real writers” I guess you would call them. But yeah I’ll throw in some pictures the next time too and I’ll try to be a little more creative and less vague with my posts.

by Aaron Sass on Nov 12, 2009 9:35 PM PST up reply actions

Seriously bro

just put your posts as a comments in the post game recap that Dave does. Its really a simple idea. Instead of having 5 posts with 15 comments each about one thing, have 1 post with 80+ comments.

by Starvin' Marvin on Nov 12, 2009 10:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Dave is indeed his name.

You should read his previews and recaps sometime. Good stuff.

You’re Right-The Arkitect

by Roybot on Nov 12, 2009 10:50 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs

Sass, Here’s the deal.

I don’t think anyone has said your thoughts are bad or that you have a lousy perspective on the game. You do well for someone your age. But your fan base is dwindling fast.
As of now, I have officially quit reading your posts because, albeit a couple were good, a lot would have been better served as a comment in someone else’s post.

You have some good thoughts and I’ve seen others try to get you to be involved with the community. But you apparently have a different agenda. The "Dave, or whatever his name is", comment just alienated me from reading any more of your posts.

Not to mention that when your post level exceeds your comment level it comes off as you don’t care what other people think, only that you be heard. And I think that’s the point other people are trying to make. It doesn’t matter where we are in life, nobody wants to be with the guy who doesn’t care what anybody else thinks but himself. I’m not saying that’s the way you are, but that’s the way you come across. However, a few of your last comments make me think that you really don’t care what others think.

I hope I’m wrong about that. And here’s to hoping you reconsider your position about not interacting with the great community here.

Regards, Randall

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Nov 12, 2009 10:59 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs

Yeah I get that it may seem like I don’t care about what other people think. But the reason I’m posting everything on here is because I want to know what other people think about my opinions. I understand that I could post my post game stuff as a comment on Dave’s post game recap. But I don’t want to. I’ll comment on it if I read it. But I often don’t. It’s nothing against Dave. He does what he does and I’ll bet it’s better then what I do.

The reason I post my own stuff is just because I just want to make my own forum. I’m not trying to compete with Dave I’m just trying to be different. I don’t know if my opinions are different or whatever but I’m just trying to create a different place for people to talk about the game or whatever.

But the one thing that pisses me off the most about when I do the recaps, is that 1 or 2 people will always comment on it and say “Dave already does this. I don’t want to read 2 posts about the same thing.” Well my response to that is DON’T READ IT THEN. I title my posts to where you know exactly what you’re reading. It’s not like you’re about to be surprised with what the post is about.

I’m thankful to everyone who has read my posts and given me feedback on them. I know I’m pretty bad at commenting and what not and I do care what other people think. I read a lot of the fan posts on here I just don’t comment them. If I’m rubbing people the wrong way here then I’m sorry for that. But know that I wouldn’t post things or even be on this website if I didn’t care what people thought.

by Aaron Sass on Nov 12, 2009 11:49 PM PST up reply actions

I see your point, but I’m not sure you fully see my point.

We all, to some degree, would like to see our points validated; we care about what others think about our views and opinions. But when you never comment or join in the other threads it comes across as the only thing you care about is "what are others thinking about you and your thoughts" and that you don’t care about what others are thinking unless it’s about you your thoughts. i.e. that you don’t care about my thoughts in general, but that you only care about my thoughts if they happen to be regarding you and only you.

I’ve met a lot of people in this forum that I’ve never met in life. And I do care about them beyond the feedback they give me on my thoughts. I care about them as individuals.
When you come for the only purpose of having your thoughts critiqued, it comes across as you don’t really want to make friends here.

Anyway, probably could have said it better.

by Blazer1342 on Nov 13, 2009 12:34 AM PST up reply actions

No I do see your point.

I get that my stuff would be better suited for my own blog and I’ll probably end up doing that soon. Also I’m new to this site and I’m still trying to get involved on here. But I’m just saying, people need to stop getting pissed because I’m writing recaps.

by Aaron Sass on Nov 13, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions

I don’t wont to belabor the point, but thought it might be good to make one more comment and try to add a little more perspective.

There seem to be two areas where the crux of the matter lies. Duplicate Posts, and comment to post ratio.

Duplicate posts:
Whenever there is an influx of new posters, many disregard the site rules in making an effort to not duplicate posts. Not that a few duplicate subjects would be a big detraction, but when 5 to 10 posts all have the same related content it becomes annoying. I’ve only been here a year, but I’ve been here long enough to see where established good posters who write better than you and me will pull down one of their posts from the sidebar when someone beats them to the punch on a particular subject. That is done out of respect for the guy/girl who put up a post ahead of them, and respect for the site rules.

Comment to Post ratio:
There are a lot of ideas on what a good comment to post ratio is, but you’ll see if you look at profiles that many of the new posters have a very bad ratio where this is concerned. You and maybe a couple other new posters are leading the pack with this bad ratio. Hence, that is why I say it comes across as you using the site for your own personal benefit, and not really wanting to be a part of the community.

When you get to know the people here better, you’ll also see that some of the good posters might have a 100 comments to 1 post, or 200:1, or higher. I think you’ll be hard pressed to find any good posters who are at a 1:1 ratio as yourself. While there is no specific number laid down in the site rules. It does cause angst among the long standing members when someone new comes in and acts like they’re king of the hill so to speak.
I don’t think all of this angst directed at you is all your fault, some of it is due to the general disregard that many of the new posters show for the site rules. But you, I think are receiving the brunt end of it because you are leading the pack in the areas listed above. Right now you have 13 posts, if you had 400-500 comments to go with it, you might be receiving far less criticism. And compared to some long time members, that’s still a fairly bad ratio. The main thing is people hate to see the sidebar go crazy.
Without saying anything further, I would encourage you in the direction of what mort and jscot have said.

by Blazer1342 on Nov 13, 2009 8:34 PM PST up reply actions

I've had your back, Aaron

but you’ve just about lost me.

There is only so much room on the sidebar, and your posts push other posts down and off the page. It isn’t just about “don’t waste time reading them”. Most of the people commenting here are glad to read them, they just want you to post them in a different place. They have a legitimate reason — and your response is simply “I don’t want to.”

Your comments here show that A) you haven’t even bothered to try to understand the objection B) you don’t care about this site community enough to even be sure of Dave’s name C) you aren’t even reading the site D) you want to make your own forum and E) you haven’t really engaged in discussion with other site members enough to know what this site is about.

This site is about conversation about the Blazers. You’ve had very limited participation even in the conversations you’ve started.

If you want to make your own forum, make your own forum on your own blog. If you want to join a conversation here, join the conversation. This isn’t the place to make your own forum. This is Dave’s and Ben’s forum, and we’re all invited to join the conversation.

Just in case you missed it:
Site rules
Excerpt:

•Do not duplicate other Fanposts and Fanshots.
•Do not post more than two Fanposts or Fanshots in a single day. Leave room for others.

Notice the first. If your take on the game duplicates Dave’s, you are doing worse than duplicating another fanpost, you are duplicating the front page. If you are going to create a fan post, you should be bringing something to the table that is different. There is no way you can be confident you are abiding by this rule if you have not even read Dave’s recap. I wrote a fanpost that was a recap once, but it focused on different things and had a completely different emphasis than the main page recap.

Notice the second. “Leave room for others”. That’s the thing that is really bugging people here, and you are just blowing them off with “I don’t want to.” Not cool.

If You’re New
Dave wrote this one to give further guidelines.

Excerpt #1

Before you post a Fanpost you may want to read a couple to see what they’re like. Something important to remember is that only a limited number of Fanposts are displayed on the front page. You can read older ones by clicking on the links below the Fanpost section. Practically speaking, though, most people don’t read or comment on Fanposts that have left the main page.

The Fanposts are arranged in order of posting. That means each new Fanpost pushes the bottom one in the list off the page. Therefore most members are interested in keeping the quality of those posts pretty high, so as not to have fantastic posts pushed off the page by more mediocre ones.

This is not to say you should be intimidated to post! Have at it! But do realize this is not the same format as a traditional forum or message board. Your Fanpost should be interesting, reasonably well thought out, and relevant. It’s also important to make sure the topic you want to cover isn’t already being talked about in another Fanpost on the page. If the topic has been brought up, your contribution should probably go there unless it differs significantly from what’s being discussed.
This is the culture of this place in regard to fanposts. You give the impression of not caring in the least about that, which is likely to just annoy people and make enemies.

You don’t have to be Shakespeare and you don’t have to be an expert, just make sure you’re bringing something to the table when you create a Fanpost.

Get that last part. You aren’t making sure you are bringing something to the table, because you aren’t even looking to see what is on the table.

I would strongly encourage you to start your own blog for your game recaps, put a link to it in your signature here, AND stay part of this community by taking part in the conversations. Either that or put your game recaps in the comments on Dave’s recaps.

And I would strongly urge you to read Dave’s recaps as well. You might learn some things about basketball (you obviously know the game, but we all can learn), and you will definitely learn some things about writing and life in general.

"Woulda, Coulda, Mighta and Shoulda – the Four Horsemen of the Procrastocalypse" - Red-5

by jscot on Nov 13, 2009 12:38 AM PST up reply actions 6 recs

Rats

The following was supposed to be part of the block quote. Stupid formatting.

The Fanposts are arranged in order of posting. That means each new Fanpost pushes the bottom one in the list off the page. Therefore most members are interested in keeping the quality of those posts pretty high, so as not to have fantastic posts pushed off the page by more mediocre ones.
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This is not to say you should be intimidated to post! Have at it! But do realize this is not the same format as a traditional forum or message board. Your Fanpost should be interesting, reasonably well thought out, and relevant. It’s also important to make sure the topic you want to cover isn’t already being talked about in another Fanpost on the page. If the topic has been brought up, your contribution should probably go there unless it differs significantly from what’s being discussed.

That last sentence is perhaps the most relevant of all. And that’s the way Dave wants us to operate on his site.

"Woulda, Coulda, Mighta and Shoulda – the Four Horsemen of the Procrastocalypse" - Red-5

by jscot on Nov 13, 2009 12:40 AM PST up reply actions

Here's the thing...

Me posting too many fanposts and people getting mad about my recaps didn’t happen until a few days ago when I did the Blazers and T’Wolves recap and then I did the Greg Oden one right after that. I never post more then once a day. I really only post if there’s a game. So maybe 3 times a week and I haven’t even posted that many times until this week.

There are many reasons I don’t want to start my own blog. One of them is that I don’t know how many people will actually read it. Even if I post a link on here it may seem to others that I’m just trying to whore out my blog and I don’t want to seem like that. I understand that my recaps may be better suited for my own personal blog. I don’t think anyone gets that.

Also, I’ve commented and been involved in some posts but not a lot. As most people know I am new to this site and I’m working on getting involved in more things besides my own posts. But I am getting frustrated because people are saying that I’m constantly posting things when I’m really not. That’s it. I get why people would rather have me have my own blog and that’s cool. But I’m not constantly throwing things up and I’m not trying to push everyone’s posts off the board.

by Aaron Sass on Nov 13, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions

I get all that, Aaron

It’s the “bringing something to the table” thing.

You aren’t making sure you are bringing something to the table on your game reviews. That’s all.

Talk to timbo, he’s got some ideas of things you can bring to the table. I don’t know what his ideas are. Email him, he’s just below here. He’s a decent guy sometimes.

I’ll say this, though. If you have good things to say, and say them well, people will read your blog. Guaranteed. It may take some time to build up readership, but it will happen.

Here’s a way to do it.
1. Start your blog and put your game reviews on your blog.
2. Go into your profile, and put your blog address in your signature line. People click through on other people’s sig lines. Not everyone, but enough do.
3. Comment here A LOT. That will build up people’s confidence in your opinion, and so they’ll want to see what you have to say on your own blog.
4. Write a piece on your blog besides game reviews, like your Oden piece, at least a couple of times a week.
5. Not more than once a week, and on average only one or two times a month, post a link to one of your better pieces as a fan shot, not a fan post. When you’ve been writing for a while, you’ll know which ones have really been good. Those are the ones you link to on Bedge.
6. Every once in a while, maybe once every 4-5 months, you will write a piece that you know is one of the best ones you’ve ever written. Post it on your blog. Post it as a fanpost here, too, and say that it is from your blog (with link) but that you thought the Bedge community would appreciate it, too.

Now, three other comments on what you said. First, you are wrong in saying that people weren’t bothered until this and the Oden thread. There were comments in your other reviews as well. But the main thing is “bringing something to the table” that isn’t already there.

Second, I like reading your recaps, and I wouldn’t mind at all having them stay on Blazersedge. But I’d rather see them as comments under Dave’s recaps, for the reasons given. I haven’t joined the chorus until your comments in this thread, because to me it isn’t a big deal, but that would be my preference if you ask me. Not that Aaron goes away to his own blog, but that Aaron joins the community the way the community runs.

Third, you are right that it hasn’t been as if you are posting three fanposts a day. But think about this. There are probably 500 active posters on this site, maybe more. You’ve had 14 fanposts in 19 days. Suppose 1/10th of them (that’s 50 people) started a fanpost every other day (less frequently than you). That would be 25 new fanposts a day. Now, if it is all substantive new material, that’s great. But this is why it is important to check other material and see if anyone else has covered the same ground before posting. Because there are a lot of people on this site who know basketball at least as well as you, people who have coached, who could write game recaps, too. They don’t do it because it wouldn’t be new ground.

Probably my last word on this:
If you start a blog, I’ll click through and read it. Not all the time, at first anyway, until you convince me it is worth my time to do so consistently. But you’ll get hits from me. But I’d rather just see you put your game reviews as comments under Dave’s, and write the occasional fanpost like everyone else.

And if you continue as you have, I’ll still probably read your reviews, and might comment from time to time, but that wouldn’t be what I’d prefer, and you will probably continue to get flack from other people.

Good luck either way.

"Woulda, Coulda, Mighta and Shoulda – the Four Horsemen of the Procrastocalypse" - Red-5

by jscot on Nov 13, 2009 11:37 PM PST up reply actions

I count myself as pretty liberal when it comes to the fanpostin' rules and regulations

Here’s the problems peeps be having:

You’re making a lot of fanposts, and none of them are bad, but most seem vague and aren’t covering new ground. So, since they seem redundant, people say “well why is this taking up space as a fanpost?”. That’s why you’re getting crap when you’re not saying or doing anything REALLY wrong— it’s just that people don’t like the same topics re-hashed over and over in the same way it was done before, taking up Fanpost space.

A general site rule is that if a fanpost or main page post is already covering that topic, we try to keep most of the conversation there. It’s not that only Dave’s recaps of the game are valid, but that another simple recap is just duplicating what has already been done. And knowingly covering the same ground that was just covered on the main page or in a recent fanpost is discouraged here.

I don’t want you to get turned off by the generally mild complaints; I hope you keep posting regularly. You love the Blazers and that’s good enough for me.

But a fanpost a day, covering the exact same thing that’s been covered elsewhere on the site isn’t likely the best idea.

Keep writing, keep reading, keep growing as a basketball writer. My only advice is to try to cover stuff that hasn’t already been covered if making fanposts.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Nov 13, 2009 1:45 AM PST up reply actions 7 recs

Of course, no two people will see a game the same way, so no two recaps — written well — are going to be "duplicates."

Aaron’s problem — other than the fact that he’s not holding things down to no more one post a day — is that he still hasn’t quite found his unique voice and his unique angle. Give him time. Just as the initial “Oh hooray!” was too loud, now the “You suck!” is misplaced…

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with writing for the sidebar. That’s what powers this site, actually — not taking anything away from Dave’s essays and Ben’s reportage… When the sidebar is perking with original content, that’s when BE moves from “really good” to “exceptional” status.

Nobody emerges fully formed as a writer and it takes time to find a voice…

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Nov 13, 2009 7:53 AM PST up reply actions

And my problem is this damned board isn't editable... Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Nov 13, 2009 7:54 AM PST up reply actions

................................Okay, shaddap, so I have other issues........

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Nov 13, 2009 7:54 AM PST up reply actions

I really agree

I see it like approaching it like an article, and hopefully most fanposts are thought out like that. You are being published, in a way, and in a perfect world all fanposts are thought provoking and well written. I am fine with someone learning their way as a writer through the fanposts; like you say, the “problem” occurs when two articles are very similar and the 2nd article doesn’t add anything new.

It gets worse when ya start getting 3rd, 4th, and 5th versions of the same topic that add nothing new.

I want anyone who wants to write fanposts here to have the time they need to find their voice without getting ridiculed for it along the way (critiqued is fine, but not needlessly ridiculed), but I don’t think that’s the problem people were having here.

People were having a problem with the amount of fanposts… like 2 a day or so, and written on topics well covered. With how quickly we cycle through the 50 fanposts now (that’s what I got my page set to; I can’t imagine someone keeping it at the default 20 fanposts setting. We go way too fast for that), and how much gold can get lost in the clutter— I mean, we even cycle through the fanposts rec’d to the sky now. You’ll see a fanpost with 30+ recs that is a day or two old get bumped for a new fanposts with 30+ recs.

Normally I bet it wouldn’t be a problem, but with the repetitive posts that came up after a loss, trade consolidation posts, 3 guard lineup posts… most are looking to keep the fanposts less cluttered.

I honestly don’t see much wrong with what Aaron is doing, I’d just like to see him put more time into the writing (approach it with trying to bring us something new), and be mindful of how many fanposts he’s had this week. There would be zero “controversy” (we have such lame controversies here sometimes, don’t we) if those are attempted to be followed.

Keep writing Aaron, make sure it’s gold, and Go Blazers.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Nov 13, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions

Drop me a line, Aaron, I've got some ideas for you.

MutantPop@aol.com

Yeah thanks. People really need to get off my ass about posting recaps. If they don’t like them then they shouldn’t waste their time reading them. Go read Dave’s or whatever his name is. I’m just offering something a little different then the "real writers" I guess you would call them. But yeah I’ll throw in some pictures the next time too and I’ll try to be a little more creative and less vague with my posts.

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Nov 13, 2009 7:43 AM PST up reply actions

i like where this thread is going…

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Nov 11, 2009 9:48 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Let the Greg Oden Era Begin!!!!!!!!

by Sabasdaman on Nov 12, 2009 12:10 AM PST reply actions

I for one enjoy these fan recaps...

They often have different takes & observations than the official BE write-ups. Obviously it’s ideal if the writer comes up with a unique angle – I especially enjoy recaps from attendees that relay some of the RG atmosphere or other nuances you can’t get on tv. The above one was a bit generic, but I’ve seen good writeups from him before.

Maybe some of you guys have the time to read multiple Blazers blogs and sift thru all the comments, but my morning blog rounds need culling like the Blazers roster. I like the convenience of clicking the ol’ sidebar here and basically knowing what I’m gonna find…

by aster on Nov 12, 2009 11:10 AM PST reply actions

that is kind of the problem though

With too many redundant things in the sidebar, other worthy and original articles get pushed down or out.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 12, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions

but doesn't the rec system...

help worthy posts rise to the top?

by aster on Nov 12, 2009 12:55 PM PST up reply actions

The irony cracks me up.

You could make the same argument about multiple daily junk drawers pushing out worthy posts. :-)

by Corvid on Nov 12, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs

Yeah

or the daily Sched Ahead updates I did last spring that everyone liked so much.

"Woulda, Coulda, Mighta and Shoulda – the Four Horsemen of the Procrastocalypse" - Red-5

by jscot on Nov 12, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions

Define "everyone"

…If you mean all of us, I guess it’s a good use of the word.

THIS time.

M—

by Mortimer on Nov 12, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions

"Everyone"

means whatever I want it to mean when I use it. Since it’s all about ME, anyway, that’s really all that matters.

But since it is YOU that asked, I will let you think that it means whatever you want to think it means. I wouldn’t do this for just anyone, but you are Morty.

"Woulda, Coulda, Mighta and Shoulda – the Four Horsemen of the Procrastocalypse" - Red-5

by jscot on Nov 12, 2009 11:38 PM PST up reply actions

I agree with you Corvid. I am not the one making multiple JDs.

The only reason it is done is to help out folks with slow connections/computers. I am fine with one 3,000 commented JD per day. I don’t need or really even want multiple ones.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 13, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions

The only JD’s I have authored are at 8:40 in the morning, well after the midnight time. I have never asked anyone to create a new one while a perfectly good one was already posted.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 13, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions