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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1191510, member: 40"] OttoMets, I want to be clear--I have no issue whatsoever with people critiquing performance or discussing player skill limitations, etc. objectively. In my opinion, that is what a discussion board is for, and those type of discussions are completely in bounds. It's the personal attacks, lack of perspective, and polarizing pro- or anti-player bias that gets mixed into the "analysis" that bother me. As does some posters actively rooting for certain players ON OUR TEAM to fail. I'll also disagree with you slightly on two points you make above. First of all, Dion Waiters--the #4 pick in the NBA draft--should not be the standard of comparison to hold Cooney against for the obvious reasons. Secondly, I don't agree with the notion that a double figure scorer is somehow subpar. Cooney has solid numbers, its the consistency that's lacking. For some reason, this forum looks down their nose at role players and undervalue them, ignoring the fact that 12 ppg in a conference like the ACC is pretty damn good. Its as though some posters go out of their way to cut off their nose to spite their face to express the complaint that 12 points per game isn't as good as 16 [for the record, I'm not accusing you of this specifically ottomets, just making a general observation about a faction on the board]. What Cooney needs to do is shoot for a consistently higher percentage, and hopefully diversify his offensive game a little more. The problem isn't that he is scoring 12 verus 14 versus 10 -- it's that he is streaky. And frankly, I couldn't care less how many points he scores, so long as the team's offensive identity evolves, he fits into whatever it ends up being, and we win games. Wringing our hands becaue he scored a fraction of a ppg lower than Triche [just borrowing from your example] and two points less than Devendorf, who is one of the more dynamic scorers in program history, isn't a very compelling issue to worry about. Talking about his streakiness / inconsistency is a more relevant thing to focus upon. [/QUOTE]

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