Opening Credits 4/27/09

by wondahbap on Apr 27, 2009 11:10 AM PDT in Credits

[Ed. Note: Starting today, we should have daily links posts, pulling together the best and most interesting posts and articles from blogs and publications around the internet. Wondahbap and LVElephant will be taking point on this, with Linix129 helping out, as well. With LVElephant currently bogged down at work, Wondahbap is here to bring you today's links.]

Laker Links:

Sunday Post Practice Report: Interviews

Los Angeles Times grab bag of links.

Salt Lake Tribune grab bag of links.

David Friedman's "20 Second Timeout" breaks recaps all of the weekend's games, but as always, he does his best job with Kobe and the Lakers.

This writer feels Bynum should not tryout for Team USA.

Kobe plans on staying aggressive.

Gils_keloids wants to know why the Jazz bloggers have been so quiet. They don't play home games on Sunday in Utah. Maybe they don't blog either. We will wait and see. But please be nice.

Those are your Laker Links. Click on through for the General NBA Links.

Other NBA Links:

The New York Times' Pete Thamel on Jeremy Tyler (the high school kid leaving school for Europe), and Brandon Jennings.

Did Game 4 Favor Refs the Bulls? Celtics fans thoughts, and an appreciation for an instant classic.

Rondo's team? FreeDarko comments on Rondo being the "the unquestioned star and center of attention" of the Celtics and the team dynamics of Boston and Chicago.

Henry Abbott on Playoff experience in the Portland/Houston series. Wonder what Matt Moore thinks?

Marc Stein: "The postseason of the point guard."

Hardwood Paroxysm's Polite Request. (Not a problem here in Lakerland.)

After a boring series, the Cavs have time off. Considering momentum, how many days is too much time off? Thoughts?

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Oh those Jazz Bloggers will be back

If the Jazz win tonight, trust me.

I don’t go to the other side to gloat, I mostly lurk.

But once in a while I’ll jump in to question some of the more extreme/inaccurate views.

by Gils_Keloids on Apr 27, 2009 11:51 AM PDT reply actions

I do the same.

The “be nice” comment wasn’t directed at you though. I just had to throw that in there incase others wanted to visit and taunt.

by wondahbap on Apr 27, 2009 1:21 PM PDT reply actions

I've seen some Silver Screen members over there doing that

It’s not nice.

by Gils_Keloids on Apr 27, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions

I agree.

I go on Celticsblog often (not much during the playoffs though), and while I may chime in to correct an incorrect Laker comment, I never go there to bash the Celtics on their own fan’s site.

It’s rude and classless. I don’t understand why some feel the need to.

Discuss and debate.

by wondahbap on Apr 27, 2009 1:35 PM PDT reply actions

When we get a chance

We’ll be talking about how to be a good Lakers fan, and a good NBA citizen, at the same time. Trolling and taunting certainly fall in the “don’ts” column.

Strength & Honor

by Josh Tucker on Apr 27, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions

"How to be a good person"

by Gils_Keloids on Apr 27, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions

I don’t understand what is wrong with talking smack as long as it doesn’t get personal. As long as you don’t attack people personally, it’s all good. Also I can take it as well as I give it! So people are always welcome to talk smack to me as long as it makes sense and doesn’t get personal.

by LAKERJK on Apr 27, 2009 5:00 PM PDT reply actions

What if

It doesn’t make sense and isn’t personal?

by Gils_Keloids on Apr 27, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions

That is a cute question though Gils

by LAKERJK on Apr 28, 2009 1:26 AM PDT up reply actions

What I mean by not making sense is: For example if a blazer fan was making fun of a Lakers fan if the Lakers were to lose a game in the fourth quarter when the Blazers weren’t even the team that was playing against the Lakers in the game. If that makes any sense! I don’t know if it does. But my main point is people should be able to talk smack to eachother as long as it is not personal. No one should have to endure personal attacks!

by LAKERJK on Apr 28, 2009 1:25 AM PDT reply actions

Agreed, to a point

But there’s talking smack, and there’s rubbing salt in the wound. And on the internet, there’s trolling. Rubbing salt in the wound is stopping by right after your team has won to taunt the other team. Honest smack talk or not, no one likes that. No one. So save it for before and during the game. When the game is over, say, “Good game,” and show yourself out.

I would also say that there’s a difference between smack talk and trolling. Going to the other team’s blog to simply taunt them, tell them their team sucks, etc., is trolling. If you want to actually engage the other team’s fans in real discussion — not discussion that mocks them or their team, but actually valuable discussion, trading points about the game — then that’s okay. We have people who come here and do that, such as WaveOcean (he does it quite well). But you should know that people put up with pure, unadulterated smack talk from opposing fans on their boards much less so than they do on general NBA boards, in one-on-one conversations, or in real life. If you want to smack talk, I’d say either find a couple of people who are up for it and start a Google Talk session, or go to your local sports bar and strike up a conversation with other fans.

Or, here’s a good idea: Start a FanPost at their blog (or ours) called “Game # Smack Talk” and let people know it’s there for true smack talkers. In the FanPost, say you’re not trying to troll and there’s no hard feelings, but you love some good smack talk, and you can take it as well as give it out. Let them know if they join you in the comments of that FanPost, they have to have thick skin. And then carry out your cross-team smack talk in the comments of that FanPost. That way, no one feels like you’re coming to crash their party and be an ass. You’ve created your own space for smack talk, where that kind of thing is allowed and welcomed, and they don’t have to go there. It works for everyone.

That’s really the way I would go, because crashing their GameThreads and post-game analyses will be completely unwelcome, even if to you it’s just good-hearted smack talk.

Strength & Honor

by Josh Tucker on Apr 29, 2009 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions