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Message: [QUOTE="leftytg, post: 1228064, member: 2651"] that's the best you got? It doesn't even make sense. Let me break it down for you, as you seem to have difficulty grasping the concept. You reference two data points. There is a press conference where JB speaks negatively about the team. There is a comment from Welsh where JB supposedly said he is confident the team will grow into something good. These two data points (supposedly, in your constuction anyway) conflict. You resolve this conflict by discrediting the press conference (JB being hyperbolic) and crediting the statement through Welsh (JB probably wouldn't feed him BS). You do this despite: - the comment from Welsh being hearsay. You do not know what JB said to Welsh. Something could have been lost in the translation, Welsh may have misunderstood something, etc. - the comment to Welsh happened before the La Tech game, and was more out of date - the comment to Welsh is but a comment. The press conference was a lengthier, fuller examination of his thoughts and feelings toward the team (relative to the comment to Welsh) - the assertion that JB wouldn't feed him BS. Huh? Why not? You don't explain, you just assert. - yet, the blanket assertion that the press conference was just hyperbole, theatrics. - you aren't close, personal friends with JB and privy to his inner thoughts and motivations In light of all this, it is puzzling that you would make the conclusions about the conflicting data points that you do, as they are logically unsupported. The best explanation, therefore, is confirmation bias. The real answer, of course, is complex and unknowable. The press conference was probably a mixture of JB's true feelings (at that moment), with some frustration and hyperbole mixed in. His comment to Welsh was probably a mixture of optimism and giving the press a shallow soundbite to use, playing the media game. My main point is that it is fun and worthwhile to discuss as fans. The shouting down of any negative observations is a disservice to intelligent and balanced discussion. [/QUOTE]

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