TruePoint wrote: ↑5 months ago
KeaneyBluBallz wrote: ↑5 months ago
TruePoint wrote: ↑5 months ago
Hearing Archie say that Fuchs might someday risk it all to go after a ref might be the thing that puts me over the line in terms of being in his corner. I already thought he was getting a raw deal on here before and came to his defense a little then, but that was more about us than it was about him really. But now I think I actually like him. He’s a man after my own heart.
I’ve always thought nobody hates refs like I do, as a player when I was kid, as a coach and as a fan - I’ve been thrown out of a gym as all three lol. But maybe I’m wrong. Maybe my guy Fuchs is a kindred spirit in that regard.
this isn't something to be proud of
Maybe. Maybe not. To me, refs are the same type of people as most cops. Maybe with a few exception, these are people that in the natural order of things nobody respects - at least not to the degree that they wished and hoped - and so they seek out a situation where they can take a test and put on a goofy uniform and then by law people have to show them the deference and respect they feel they deserve. And that’s fine, I guess. But the nature of people like that seems to be that they then abuse that situation, especially if anyone dares not show them the deference and the respect that they have EARNED by taking a test and putting on a goofy uniform, and that is what I can’t abide. It’s a petty mindset, and it’s why I hate them and will gladly get run out of a gym telling them about it.
And hey, if you have a cousin or a friend or something that is a ref or a cop and you’re thinking that person is a reasonable guy and not a petty, abusive asshole, then I’m probably cool with your cousin or whatever. I know some refs and some cops that are decent people, at least to me when they aren’t refereeing or policing me. I’m of course making a generalization here and I acknowledge that.
This is Harvard president not being able to condemn calls for genocide bad.
Maybe one you keep to yourself.
Based on this - if someone wrote the same post with a few substitutions - would you be ready to protest about it?
I mean - I've been tossed from games too before. Not because I detest the institution of refereeing or the respect that they're meant to bring the game, but because calls go wrong and sometimes I feel like the team I'm rooting for is being intentionally slighted - like last night. I think that's within the confines of being a fan, and part of the give and take a referee agrees to when they sign up.
But I don't begrudge referees because without them there would be no organized basketball. I appreciate that guys willingly sign up to do that. Even the ones I completely detest like James Breeding.
But you're a grade A piece of shit for having that outlook on life, specifically when it comes to cops. And I sincerely mean that. I'm glad you're "cool" with my family and friends that would show up at your door when you were in need without asking whether or not you "respected" them or their career choices. Or without asking what you did/who you voted for/your sexuality/your race/or any other bullshit qualifier that people like you feel the need to identify how you interact with the world.
Just make sure to stay true to yourself and don't dial 911 when you need something. Take care of it yourself or call a social worker mr super brave tough guy. Fuck you.