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Originally Posted by michaeljohn The words “any fan” presumes “every fan”. The words “so prominent in any fan’s discussion”, means I can pick “any fans” or you can pick “any fans” and interview them to see what they talk about! ……. Furthermore, since he claims it will happen and be “prominent in any fan’s discussion”, he is determining their relevance by…drum roll please…..SPECULATION! |
You claim my use of the terms “any’ and “all” is speculation as there is no proof that any and all fans agree with me. You are confusing a speculative statement with a generalization.
It would not be speculation for me to say “Any fan would rather be a champion than a runner-up”. Nor is it speculation to say “All fans would prefer to defeat their traditional rival in a playoff series than lose to them”. I do not have to go to forums to prove these statements. These are logical generalizations that do not need backup evidence. Same with my statements.
I have previously noted that Lakers fans near-automatic response to which team was better in the 80’s has always been “Lakers, 5-3 in championships and 2-1 head-to-head.” You don’t think when fans of the Giants, Cowboys and 49er’s get together to determine who has been more successful, the subject of their respective head-to-head playoff meetings does not come up? You don’t think the Steelers are extremely proud of their 6-0 record in the Super Bowl and the Bills are a little embarrassed about being 0-4? Logical generalizations such as these matter when developing relevant categories.
I am sure you have read through the replies to the Hollinger article. There are numerous references to 9-2, 17-3 and 14-15. I would say that refutes this statement:
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Originally Posted by michaeljohn Check any basketball forum. They talk about every basketball notion you can imagine, except this! |
Tell me the last time you were at a basketball forum that talked about a year-by-year analysis of the performance of two teams? Yet you include this in your scorecard. This is just more evidence of the bias of your scorecard. You have based the relevant categories on YOUR opinion. Once again we note the hypocrisy of a statement of yours.
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Originally Posted by michaeljohn I don’t think we should allow opinions to determine relevant categories. |
Your scorecard categories have all been determined by YOUR opinion!