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Originally Posted by saphojunkie
The reason why I said you were a piece of shit fan, and why others agree with me, is because you have watched four years of outstanding basketball played by outstanding players under the direction of an outstanding coach, and yet...
Your only focus has been to blast Perry Ellis.
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Sorry, but it doesn't make me a piece of shit KU fan to not like watching Perry Ellis play basketball. Commenting on the strengths and weaknesses of players is part of being a fan at any level of sport (and yes, that includes major college athletics). We've all done it all season for every single player on this team. It isn't my fault that you can't handle that exercise in his case (apparently to the point that you can't help yourself from hurling insults in my general direction at any opportunity).
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To say you can't wait until you don't have to watch Perry Ellis anymore is a piece of shit fan statement.
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I don't like watching players who are soft and incapable of playing two-way basketball. And I will always enjoy when I no longer have to. That neither makes me a bad fan or a bad person. I bear no ill will to Perry. He seems like a great guy. And I hope he has a long successful career playing basketball (which he is totally capable of). But when he's gone, I'll be more than fine with it.
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That respect is different than a pro-athlete. It just is. There is a fine line between bitching about their play (okay), bitching about their playing time (okay but probably stupid - Self knows better, but still... it's okay) and lamenting their presence on the team (not okay).
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I shouldn't have to point out that this reasoning makes no sense. It's fine to criticize a college athlete's play and playing time but it's not fine to lament their presence in the lineup and wish that a better option would replace them? There is no real tangible difference between the two.
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Either way, your bile has stunk up this board for months, years. You are actively disappointed when Perry Ellis - an EXEMPLARY JAYHAWK - does anything to disprove your theory that he is a net loss contributor, a worthless player, a bum, a liability.
You root against Perry Ellis.
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Root against Perry Ellis? I've never done anything of the sort. I've been hoping he would find the form and intensity he showed last February during conference season before he got hurt. Now it seems obvious that that stretch was the exception rather than the norm, but it doesn't stop me from holding out that little bit of hope for him (and us). If we have any chance at winning another National Championship this year, it's going to require him showing at least a little bit of toughness and not wilting like the last two seasons.
Good, I hope you got that all out of your system and you won't have to resort to any more personal attacks. Seemed like the Perry frustration had been building up for quite a while.