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[QUOTE="RandygoCuse, post: 278719, member: 1231"]
I'll repeat what has been said many times on the message board (as well as in this thread).  Whether it is Gerry McNamara, Carmelo Anthony, or Craig Forth, it is logical to assume that SU Basketball will be discussed on an SU Basketball message board.  Some of this will be negative critiques of players.  Yes, many of these players have contributed much off the court for their contributions to the school and community at large.  We should applaud them for this.  However, this does not mean that we cannot talk about the flaws in their game.  If we were to only talk about their strengths, the board would lose all creditbility.  I also do not think us criticizing the players affects our recruiting.  I do not spend as much time on the message boards as others, but I'm willing to bet that every school that has avid fans posts both postitives and negatives on their players and coaches.  I  believe recruits admire our passion and understand that playing in the spotlight has pros [I]and [/I]cons.
 
  I agree that we should generally avoid making personal attacks on their character, but I feel this very rarely happens.  It certainly does not happen that often for players as generous as Melo or for ones that are such a great role model in the classroom like Forth.  But we need to separate critiquing players' games from who they are as person.
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