F#$* you :)

Most of the time, people post without really having an opinion on the topic. Very annoying. Then you get threads that have nothing to do with the topic raised. People do not follow up replies to their threads. Most people see someone with a differing view as being aggressive, rather than seeing it as bringing something to the topic or conversation.

I like to look at hoops sa, having played and coached about 3,000 games,but if I mention something that may be of interest,it usually gets aggressive replies.
So I tend to read rather than reply.

bruce beck - if you have done all you say you've done. Your the type of person who needs to speak out more. I would like to see more people responding to topics. I keep seeing the same names on posts. Often they have a limited viewpoint and don't see the big picture of basketball in Australia and the world. These forums would work even better if everyone involved got more involved.

I played 3-4 games a weeks for about 30 years and made a lot of friends. It does not seem 'friendly' anymore. People seem all wired up and don't carefully read what is written and go off half-cocked.

Their hand gets caught in the net 'most of the time'

I was thinking that too BALLA.
Maybe I could pass on a few interesting things BUT did not seem to be the case.
Anyways, I enjoy coaching beginners and watching their improvement from the start of the season to the end of the season.

.. and they mostly come at night... mostly.

damn ELG u beat me too it.

I enjoy reading Sturty6ers TR
ELG EC moses guthrie
they seem to reply, most of the time.

anonymous=very funny, trying to make one of my points about posting something entirely unrelated to original thread. Well done son! LOL...

I love playing but I am not much of a watcher. I get so wound up I just want to rush on the court.
The game I love gets me too excited to watch it !!!!

I think wot mercades is saying..
is some of us are quiet and shy but like to say something occasionally but we are scared.

When I played U12 U14 and 16
someone picked me up and brought me home coached and scored etc.
Now I am doing all that.
It would be good to have a chance to say something about these events.

I'm a nervous kinda person who loves playing but get all wound up watching I wanna race on the court jump off fire engines etc.

This would be a good forum for those that run and around picking up juniors and coaching beginners, most of the time.

Dog 11, thanks for the kudos but I have to agree that there's a few too many aggressive folk out there in Hoops SA reply land. It reminds me of an ex-teammate of mine, Lucian Tucker (see photo above).

That is how I picture some of the repliers. Either I'm too sensitive
or else I'm getting soft.

I'm a sorta easy going person.
I got a smile on my face, most of the time.
There was a bit of agression on the court in some games now and again
back when I played.
Seems like much more now.

I did not like to see sturt south girls elbowing abusing tripping like that. I prefer to see the game played skillfully.

I wonder why so much agression.
How ? Please advise.

When I look back on those carnivals in Mt.Gambier, Mildura, Melb.etc.
They were the best.
So many good times some many friends. Basketball took us overseas an 'round Aust.
Good friends with everybody.
Now I see it is mostly
f... y..

Some say that we attract what we give out.
If everyone around us , people we meet appear friendly. then we are giving out friendly signals.
If we are always running into aggressive people, then it is us who are being aggressive.

Agression came into the game.
The angry coach abusing players etc.
Then people and clubs realised that does not work.
It is more about skills.
Shame about Sturt v South girls.

Are you having a conversation with yourself? Three straight posts from the same IP.

a lot of basketballers come in here and look at hoops amongst other things like practising etc

A lot of us come on here for a bit of fun and to talk a bit of Sh*% as well!

Some of us have only recently started playing and looking at hoops(and, we have to look at sporting pulse , of course.) Some of you have been 'round hoops for 2-3 years and we were not sure how to take some of the comments.
Kinda like the way *BALLA* does it.