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Message: [QUOTE="billsin01, post: 1222216, member: 837"] I have a bit of unique perspective as I covered high school sports and had the pleasure (mostly) and absolute brutal misery (less frequently but not exactly rarely) of interacting with athletes' parents. I think this boils down to a few really simple facts that everyone needs to bare in mind at all times before coming to this board: 1) These kids aren't amateurs nor are they minors. They're not. Anyone who feels otherwise needs take a breath, step back and realize that this is professional sports. Obviously this doesn't really excuse people from saying completely hurtful personal things, but it DOES mean that these kids and their parents get plenty of perks for their efforts. Message boards, unfortunately, can be a major downside, but this is not like cursing out an 8-year-old pop warner kid who dropped a touchdown. 2) All parents are biased. And before people flip out, this is the WHOLE POINT OF BEING A PARENT!!! Loving your kid unconditionally and being incredibly proud of him (or her) are extremely important things about parenting. But let's also be realistic and understand that maybe weighing in on playing time decisions and team strategy aren't your best option as a parent. 3) The Interwebs are full of d-bags. This is not written to excuse anyone's behavior but I think it's safe to say that basically anyone who has an account on this board cares far too much about a bunch of 18-22 year olds who happen to wear orange jerseys and play basketball. We embarrass ourselves with every loss (some more than others) but pretty much everyone knows there are two basic facts about any internet message board poster: We know everything and we definitely know what everyone else should be doing. Bottom line is this: YES, I am absolutely in favor of telling any athlete's parents not to come to this board. Is there really any argument to the contrary? If your kid is Melo, then fine, but otherwise go find other stuff to do. This is not going to end well. [/QUOTE]

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