06-24-2022, 12:44 AM
(06-24-2022, 12:30 AM)Hogmelon Wrote: Yeah, "wow" is right.
If you do a search on this forum for "Hollinger," you will find at least two dozen PAGES of posts quoting or referencing Mr. John Hollinger before the first time I ever even mentioned the guy.
For example, at 10:51 AM on June 20, Kammrath posted the link to Hollinger's article for The Athletic ("Hollinger’s Top 75 NBA Draft prospects"). Then, during the actual draft (around 8:00 PM), Kammrath posted a link to a Hollinger tweet in which Hollinger boasted that his "top nine players went off the board in the first nine picks" (and the tweet provided a link to The Athletic's article).
Then ...
When Kammrath repeatedly mentioned the surprisingly ongoing availability of E.J. Liddell, I posted a comment that merely quoted the part of the article in which Hollinger discussed Liddell. I added no endorsement, or any commentary whatsoever of my own.
Then ...
When the Mavericks traded with Sacramento to draft Jaden Hardy (with Liddell still available) at #37, I posted a comment that merely quoted the part of the article in which Hollinger discussed Hardy. Again, I added no endorsement, or any commentary whatsoever of my own.
Then ...
You went a little overboard, methinks.
Like I have heard around here so many times, ... Hey, man, don't shoot the frigging messenger.
And ... as far as your [rhetorical???] question ("Did he even play ball?") ...
Thanks for the chortles.
P.S. John Hollinger is not really my uncle; I actually don't give even ½ of a shit about the man; and my posting of articles (in whole or in part) written by Hollinger should NOT be taken as an endorsement of those articles. Thank you, and good night.
This is a weird conversation. I’ve known who Hollinger is for years. I dislike his analysis and was trying to talk smack about him. I still don’t get your point. He’s a writer. He never balled. I’m unimpressed with his takes. You are of course welcome to be unimpressed with mine.