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(03-10-2018 10:38 PM)jlbphila Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 09:04 PM)UMTiger02 Wrote:  Did the same thing to me. He absolutely loves him some Tubby bear....

This is false. What's your Twitter handle? I only have 1 account blocked.

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BBalljones is a joke site lol.
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He's an insufferably verbose writer.
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(03-10-2018 11:02 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  He's an insufferably verbose writer.

Thanks for reading.
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(03-10-2018 10:36 PM)jlbphila Wrote:  Blast from the past, thanks Latilleon. Turns out my take on expansion held up pretty well.

As for you Joe1 - you were jamming up my mentions in a big time way. Nothing personal, just got tired of it. I'll probably unblock you at some point.

Not knocking you from blogging; more power to you from sharing your opinions. But you were a poster first and a blogger second and I think that puts your opinions in perspective.
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I didn't click it by the way.
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(03-10-2018 11:42 PM)Latilleon Wrote:  
(03-10-2018 10:36 PM)jlbphila Wrote:  Blast from the past, thanks Latilleon. Turns out my take on expansion held up pretty well.

As for you Joe1 - you were jamming up my mentions in a big time way. Nothing personal, just got tired of it. I'll probably unblock you at some point.

Not knocking you from blogging; more power to you from sharing your opinions. But you were a poster first and a blogger second and I think that puts your opinions in perspective.

All good. I do the site and the show because it's fun, not really for any other reason. I realize I'm going to take some shots, and that's fine. I don't hide the fact that I'm a fan, or that I'm on a message board - why wouldn't I be?

Also, I don't pretend to be a serious journalist. I don't have a ton of time to cultivate sources and dig deep into stories. Like you said, it's mostly opinion.

As for Tubby, my main beef is why did they bring him here if they weren't prepared to give him time? They should have known the approach he would take. If he's not the right fit, it's an administrative failure.

I also happen to like his style, but I accept it's not for everyone.

As for Penny, I'm skeptical. But the first blog I do after he's hired (assuming it happens) will be a positive one citing all the reasons it can work. And I'll be pulling for him to win big.
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(03-09-2018 11:47 PM)snowtiger Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 11:40 PM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 10:54 PM)snowtiger Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 10:39 PM)jamammy Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 10:33 PM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  Fry

You can be a +1

To be honest.

Again.

I think she outranks the threesome of BWJ, you, and homefry20.

Yeah. Prolly so. I can always tell when one of his minions comes at me here—-trying to get a piece of my hide to take back to his board.

Funny thing is, I barely know the guy and was never on his board. We never even had any cross words. Shrug

You made him look bad that game she was freezing and you offered her a sweater.

Her teeth were chattering. I couldn't help it.


She should have put them in a glass of warm water.
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(03-11-2018 12:30 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  Also, I don't pretend to be a serious journalist. I don't have a ton of time to cultivate sources and dig deep into stories. Like you said, it's mostly opinion.

Kudos to you for acknowledging this.

Quote:As for Tubby, my main beef is why did they bring him here if they weren't prepared to give him time? They should have known the approach he would take. If he's not the right fit, it's an administrative failure.

Because it was a mistake. It was an administrative failure. In addition to him needing time (when he’s already an advanced age which limits any coaching longevity) his recent history has been he doesn’t put the effort to recruit the high level of talent Memphis coaches traditional recruit, specifically the abundance of Memphis kids who are among America’s best basketball players. It was a glaring weakness and when the plans were made to pursue him, the administration should have required control of his staff so that he could only hire people with AD input so he wouldn’t put in a staff of his long time peers (and son) who limit his ability to attract the kinds of players that are not only high level, but with his coaching would allow Memphis to contend and not just put a feather in our hat for being one and done year end and year out.

The guy was 64/65 when hired. Realistically did you expect him to be a long term option? Even if successful, I can’t think anyone expected him to go a decade. If he is a short term coach, why would we EVER want a five year process if his idea of an heir apparent is Saul Smith?

Quote:I also happen to like his style, but I accept it's not for everyone.

That grumpy old man style?

Many people like Tubby’s viewpoint of coaching. He is an old head. I think college basketball is a racket to begin with and I think a coach needs to be able to get his hands dirty without getting his reputation sullied. Tubby mentioned sleeping well because his conscience is clear and I’m wondering how is he sleeping well went he has no chance of making the NCAA tournament! How does he sleep well when his team is not competitive against quality opponents? What’s the point of JUCO players if the two year guys aren’t having an immediate impact in getting you over a hump.

Quote:As for Penny, I'm skeptical. But the first blog I do after he's hired (assuming it happens) will be a positive one citing all the reasons it can work. And I'll be pulling for him to win big.

We all know the issues with bringing Penny in. But as Tiger fans, we know Tubby is a hired gun who has no loyalty to us and Penny is one of us. He may not be able to properly handle the job. But we know basketball has been his career and he would bring a great deal of excitement and attention to us. He has it in his soul to make Memphis (as the city, the region, and the school) better. That alone gives me hope. The kind of hope I don’t have with Tubby Smith who will forever be just passing through.

As far as you blocking Joe on Twitter; I’ll give you my unsolicited opinion. If you will put yourself out there, you get support and you will get opposition. You have been passionate about an unpopular viewpoint. There is nothing wrong with being adamant about the contrary viewpoint. But understand when it is a passionate issue, people will think and speak with their hearts more than their heads. As a guy who wants to build an audience, I hope that you understand you will get people to message you about your opinions. I don’t know if Joe was threatening you with his tweets, but if he was sending you lots of message criticizing you for your opinion and writing, it seems more like you have thin skin than you basically limiting his ability to keep messaging you. Because when you block someone, they know you blocked them and they win because they will always think you can’t handle people calling you wrong. That’s why you use “MUTE” on Twitter if needed because you are being harassed, but let your critics message you and you just take it because are willing to be a focal point as a writer building an audience.

I found out last night TOGC blocked me on Twitter. I have followed him a while because though he is a thorn in many sides around MT.org, I have always respected his opinion. I will admit I told him to get back on MT.org when the rehabilitation day happened last year. I don’t message TOGC there much so I know he didn’t block me because I was harassing him. Maybe he didn’t like what I tweeted, but he could just unfollow me if that was the case. But BLOCKING me has some sort of symbolic value to say that he was so disgusted with me on Twitter so much he wants to eradicate my existence from that form of social media. So now he is in the rarified air of people like Star Jones, Wendi Thomas, and the Kang to have blocked me on twitter while people like Gary Parrish, Chris Vernon, Dan Wolken, and Geoff Calkins who I have sent hundreds of tweets over the years aggressive criticizing their public opinions and writings never blocked me and will still respond to me now and then. That’s how you earn respect of those who don’t agree with your written opinions.
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(03-09-2018 09:42 PM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 09:31 PM)jamammy Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 09:29 PM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 09:17 PM)jamammy Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 09:11 PM)BandwagonJumper Wrote:  yep

It's twitter not a audition for a Nobel prize.

I got BLOCKED by the mindfulness guy because of some weird comment bluto, whose board I QUIT a while back, made while tweeting as orlandoe nomo, so I blocked bluto.

He wants you back.

He knows what my demands are.

Make me a mod so I can ban chirs.

Point plankn.

Chirs is a nice guy.
No he is not. He is a liar and a weak little b*tch. He openly attacked me personally in a thread and called me a liar. I PM my personal information to show him that I was indeed exactly who I said I was and asked him to either apologize or retract his previous statements. He would not man up and do either. Instead all he did was run and hide. I gave him multiple opportunities and he had nothing but crickets. I have no problem with disagreeing with a poster but I have never said completely unfounded lies about them in an attempt just to prove a point.

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(03-11-2018 08:40 AM)Latilleon Wrote:  
(03-11-2018 12:30 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  Also, I don't pretend to be a serious journalist. I don't have a ton of time to cultivate sources and dig deep into stories. Like you said, it's mostly opinion.

Kudos to you for acknowledging this.

Quote:As for Tubby, my main beef is why did they bring him here if they weren't prepared to give him time? They should have known the approach he would take. If he's not the right fit, it's an administrative failure.

Because it was a mistake. It was an administrative failure. In addition to him needing time (when he’s already an advanced age which limits any coaching longevity) his recent history has been he doesn’t put the effort to recruit the high level of talent Memphis coaches traditional recruit, specifically the abundance of Memphis kids who are among America’s best basketball players. It was a glaring weakness and when the plans were made to pursue him, the administration should have required control of his staff so that he could only hire people with AD input so he wouldn’t put in a staff of his long time peers (and son) who limit his ability to attract the kinds of players that are not only high level, but with his coaching would allow Memphis to contend and not just put a feather in our hat for being one and done year end and year out.

The guy was 64/65 when hired. Realistically did you expect him to be a long term option? Even if successful, I can’t think anyone expected him to go a decade. If he is a short term coach, why would we EVER want a five year process if his idea of an heir apparent is Saul Smith?

Quote:I also happen to like his style, but I accept it's not for everyone.

That grumpy old man style?

Many people like Tubby’s viewpoint of coaching. He is an old head. I think college basketball is a racket to begin with and I think a coach needs to be able to get his hands dirty without getting his reputation sullied. Tubby mentioned sleeping well because his conscience is clear and I’m wondering how is he sleeping well went he has no chance of making the NCAA tournament! How does he sleep well when his team is not competitive against quality opponents? What’s the point of JUCO players if the two year guys aren’t having an immediate impact in getting you over a hump.

Quote:As for Penny, I'm skeptical. But the first blog I do after he's hired (assuming it happens) will be a positive one citing all the reasons it can work. And I'll be pulling for him to win big.

We all know the issues with bringing Penny in. But as Tiger fans, we know Tubby is a hired gun who has no loyalty to us and Penny is one of us. He may not be able to properly handle the job. But we know basketball has been his career and he would bring a great deal of excitement and attention to us. He has it in his soul to make Memphis (as the city, the region, and the school) better. That alone gives me hope. The kind of hope I don’t have with Tubby Smith who well forever be just passing through.

As far as you blocking Joe on Twitter; I’ll give you my unsolicited opinion. If you will put yourself out there, you get support and you will get opposition. You have been passionate about an unpopular viewpoint. There is nothing wrong with being adamant about the contrary viewpoint. But understand when it is a passionate issue, people will think and speak with their hearts more than their heads. As a guy who wants to build an audience, I hope that you understand you will get people to message you about your opinions. I don’t know if Joe was threatening you with his tweets, but if he was sending you lots of message criticizing you for your opinion and writing, it seems more like you have thin skin than you basically limiting his ability to keep messaging you. Because when you block someone, they know you blocked them and they win because they will always think you can’t handle people calling you wrong. That’s why you use “MUTE” on Twitter if needed because you are being harassed, but let your critics message you and you just take it because are willing to be a focal point as a writer building an audience.

I found out last night TOGC blocked me on Twitter. I have followed him a while because though he is a thorn in many sides around MT.org, I have always respected his opinion. I will admit I told him to get back on MT.org when the rehabilitation day happened last year. I don’t message TOGC there much so I know he didn’t block me because I was harassing him. Maybe he didn’t like what I tweeted, but he could just unfollow me if that was the case. But BLOCKING me has some sort of symbolic value to say that he was so disgusted with me on Twitter so much he wants to eradicate my existence from that form of social media. So now he is in the rarified air of people like Star Jones, Wendi Thomas, and the Kang to have blocked me on twitter while people like Gary Parrish, Chris Vernon, Dan Wolken, and Geoff Calkins who I have sent hundreds of tweets over the years aggressive criticizing their public opinions and writings never blocked me and will still respond to me now and then. That’s how you earn respect of those who don’t agree with your written opinions.

Great post and feedback, thank you for taking the time to write it. You're exactly right. I'll unblock Joe and promptly mute him.
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(03-11-2018 11:33 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  
(03-11-2018 08:40 AM)Latilleon Wrote:  
(03-11-2018 12:30 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  Also, I don't pretend to be a serious journalist. I don't have a ton of time to cultivate sources and dig deep into stories. Like you said, it's mostly opinion.

Kudos to you for acknowledging this.

Quote:As for Tubby, my main beef is why did they bring him here if they weren't prepared to give him time? They should have known the approach he would take. If he's not the right fit, it's an administrative failure.

Because it was a mistake. It was an administrative failure. In addition to him needing time (when he’s already an advanced age which limits any coaching longevity) his recent history has been he doesn’t put the effort to recruit the high level of talent Memphis coaches traditional recruit, specifically the abundance of Memphis kids who are among America’s best basketball players. It was a glaring weakness and when the plans were made to pursue him, the administration should have required control of his staff so that he could only hire people with AD input so he wouldn’t put in a staff of his long time peers (and son) who limit his ability to attract the kinds of players that are not only high level, but with his coaching would allow Memphis to contend and not just put a feather in our hat for being one and done year end and year out.

The guy was 64/65 when hired. Realistically did you expect him to be a long term option? Even if successful, I can’t think anyone expected him to go a decade. If he is a short term coach, why would we EVER want a five year process if his idea of an heir apparent is Saul Smith?

Quote:I also happen to like his style, but I accept it's not for everyone.

That grumpy old man style?

Many people like Tubby’s viewpoint of coaching. He is an old head. I think college basketball is a racket to begin with and I think a coach needs to be able to get his hands dirty without getting his reputation sullied. Tubby mentioned sleeping well because his conscience is clear and I’m wondering how is he sleeping well went he has no chance of making the NCAA tournament! How does he sleep well when his team is not competitive against quality opponents? What’s the point of JUCO players if the two year guys aren’t having an immediate impact in getting you over a hump.

Quote:As for Penny, I'm skeptical. But the first blog I do after he's hired (assuming it happens) will be a positive one citing all the reasons it can work. And I'll be pulling for him to win big.

We all know the issues with bringing Penny in. But as Tiger fans, we know Tubby is a hired gun who has no loyalty to us and Penny is one of us. He may not be able to properly handle the job. But we know basketball has been his career and he would bring a great deal of excitement and attention to us. He has it in his soul to make Memphis (as the city, the region, and the school) better. That alone gives me hope. The kind of hope I don’t have with Tubby Smith who will forever be just passing through.

As far as you blocking Joe on Twitter; I’ll give you my unsolicited opinion. If you will put yourself out there, you get support and you will get opposition. You have been passionate about an unpopular viewpoint. There is nothing wrong with being adamant about the contrary viewpoint. But understand when it is a passionate issue, people will think and speak with their hearts more than their heads. As a guy who wants to build an audience, I hope that you understand you will get people to message you about your opinions. I don’t know if Joe was threatening you with his tweets, but if he was sending you lots of message criticizing you for your opinion and writing, it seems more like you have thin skin than you basically limiting his ability to keep messaging you. Because when you block someone, they know you blocked them and they win because they will always think you can’t handle people calling you wrong. That’s why you use “MUTE” on Twitter if needed because you are being harassed, but let your critics message you and you just take it because are willing to be a focal point as a writer building an audience.

I found out last night TOGC blocked me on Twitter. I have followed him a while because though he is a thorn in many sides around MT.org, I have always respected his opinion. I will admit I told him to get back on MT.org when the rehabilitation day happened last year. I don’t message TOGC there much so I know he didn’t block me because I was harassing him. Maybe he didn’t like what I tweeted, but he could just unfollow me if that was the case. But BLOCKING me has some sort of symbolic value to say that he was so disgusted with me on Twitter so much he wants to eradicate my existence from that form of social media. So now he is in the rarified air of people like Star Jones, Wendi Thomas, and the Kang to have blocked me on twitter while people like Gary Parrish, Chris Vernon, Dan Wolken, and Geoff Calkins who I have sent hundreds of tweets over the years aggressive criticizing their public opinions and writings never blocked me and will still respond to me now and then. That’s how you earn respect of those who don’t agree with your written opinions.

Great post and feedback, thank you for taking the time to write it. You're exactly right. I'll unblock Joe and promptly mute him.

Doesn’t work like it should when you tell him. Lol
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(03-11-2018 12:05 PM)Latilleon Wrote:  
(03-11-2018 11:33 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  
(03-11-2018 08:40 AM)Latilleon Wrote:  
(03-11-2018 12:30 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  Also, I don't pretend to be a serious journalist. I don't have a ton of time to cultivate sources and dig deep into stories. Like you said, it's mostly opinion.

Kudos to you for acknowledging this.

Quote:As for Tubby, my main beef is why did they bring him here if they weren't prepared to give him time? They should have known the approach he would take. If he's not the right fit, it's an administrative failure.

Because it was a mistake. It was an administrative failure. In addition to him needing time (when he’s already an advanced age which limits any coaching longevity) his recent history has been he doesn’t put the effort to recruit the high level of talent Memphis coaches traditional recruit, specifically the abundance of Memphis kids who are among America’s best basketball players. It was a glaring weakness and when the plans were made to pursue him, the administration should have required control of his staff so that he could only hire people with AD input so he wouldn’t put in a staff of his long time peers (and son) who limit his ability to attract the kinds of players that are not only high level, but with his coaching would allow Memphis to contend and not just put a feather in our hat for being one and done year end and year out.

The guy was 64/65 when hired. Realistically did you expect him to be a long term option? Even if successful, I can’t think anyone expected him to go a decade. If he is a short term coach, why would we EVER want a five year process if his idea of an heir apparent is Saul Smith?

Quote:I also happen to like his style, but I accept it's not for everyone.

That grumpy old man style?

Many people like Tubby’s viewpoint of coaching. He is an old head. I think college basketball is a racket to begin with and I think a coach needs to be able to get his hands dirty without getting his reputation sullied. Tubby mentioned sleeping well because his conscience is clear and I’m wondering how is he sleeping well went he has no chance of making the NCAA tournament! How does he sleep well when his team is not competitive against quality opponents? What’s the point of JUCO players if the two year guys aren’t having an immediate impact in getting you over a hump.

Quote:As for Penny, I'm skeptical. But the first blog I do after he's hired (assuming it happens) will be a positive one citing all the reasons it can work. And I'll be pulling for him to win big.

We all know the issues with bringing Penny in. But as Tiger fans, we know Tubby is a hired gun who has no loyalty to us and Penny is one of us. He may not be able to properly handle the job. But we know basketball has been his career and he would bring a great deal of excitement and attention to us. He has it in his soul to make Memphis (as the city, the region, and the school) better. That alone gives me hope. The kind of hope I don’t have with Tubby Smith who will forever be just passing through.

As far as you blocking Joe on Twitter; I’ll give you my unsolicited opinion. If you will put yourself out there, you get support and you will get opposition. You have been passionate about an unpopular viewpoint. There is nothing wrong with being adamant about the contrary viewpoint. But understand when it is a passionate issue, people will think and speak with their hearts more than their heads. As a guy who wants to build an audience, I hope that you understand you will get people to message you about your opinions. I don’t know if Joe was threatening you with his tweets, but if he was sending you lots of message criticizing you for your opinion and writing, it seems more like you have thin skin than you basically limiting his ability to keep messaging you. Because when you block someone, they know you blocked them and they win because they will always think you can’t handle people calling you wrong. That’s why you use “MUTE” on Twitter if needed because you are being harassed, but let your critics message you and you just take it because are willing to be a focal point as a writer building an audience.

I found out last night TOGC blocked me on Twitter. I have followed him a while because though he is a thorn in many sides around MT.org, I have always respected his opinion. I will admit I told him to get back on MT.org when the rehabilitation day happened last year. I don’t message TOGC there much so I know he didn’t block me because I was harassing him. Maybe he didn’t like what I tweeted, but he could just unfollow me if that was the case. But BLOCKING me has some sort of symbolic value to say that he was so disgusted with me on Twitter so much he wants to eradicate my existence from that form of social media. So now he is in the rarified air of people like Star Jones, Wendi Thomas, and the Kang to have blocked me on twitter while people like Gary Parrish, Chris Vernon, Dan Wolken, and Geoff Calkins who I have sent hundreds of tweets over the years aggressive criticizing their public opinions and writings never blocked me and will still respond to me now and then. That’s how you earn respect of those who don’t agree with your written opinions.

Great post and feedback, thank you for taking the time to write it. You're exactly right. I'll unblock Joe and promptly mute him.

Doesn’t work like it should when you tell him. Lol

Whether he unblocks me or not, puts me on mute or not, matters not. I won’t be following or reading his stuff anymore. I view it as a waste of time. And furthermore, when he announces that he’s going to put me on mute, he’s basically saying he doesn’t want to read my posts, tweets, or opinions (which is fine, again it’s a joke to me), and if he wants people to read his opinions and or articles, telling others he doesn’t want to read their opinions (by putting people on mute) is no way to gain followers/readers.
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(03-11-2018 11:33 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  
(03-11-2018 08:40 AM)Latilleon Wrote:  
(03-11-2018 12:30 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  Also, I don't pretend to be a serious journalist. I don't have a ton of time to cultivate sources and dig deep into stories. Like you said, it's mostly opinion.

Kudos to you for acknowledging this.

Quote:As for Tubby, my main beef is why did they bring him here if they weren't prepared to give him time? They should have known the approach he would take. If he's not the right fit, it's an administrative failure.

Because it was a mistake. It was an administrative failure. In addition to him needing time (when he’s already an advanced age which limits any coaching longevity) his recent history has been he doesn’t put the effort to recruit the high level of talent Memphis coaches traditional recruit, specifically the abundance of Memphis kids who are among America’s best basketball players. It was a glaring weakness and when the plans were made to pursue him, the administration should have required control of his staff so that he could only hire people with AD input so he wouldn’t put in a staff of his long time peers (and son) who limit his ability to attract the kinds of players that are not only high level, but with his coaching would allow Memphis to contend and not just put a feather in our hat for being one and done year end and year out.

The guy was 64/65 when hired. Realistically did you expect him to be a long term option? Even if successful, I can’t think anyone expected him to go a decade. If he is a short term coach, why would we EVER want a five year process if his idea of an heir apparent is Saul Smith?

Quote:I also happen to like his style, but I accept it's not for everyone.

That grumpy old man style?

Many people like Tubby’s viewpoint of coaching. He is an old head. I think college basketball is a racket to begin with and I think a coach needs to be able to get his hands dirty without getting his reputation sullied. Tubby mentioned sleeping well because his conscience is clear and I’m wondering how is he sleeping well went he has no chance of making the NCAA tournament! How does he sleep well when his team is not competitive against quality opponents? What’s the point of JUCO players if the two year guys aren’t having an immediate impact in getting you over a hump.

Quote:As for Penny, I'm skeptical. But the first blog I do after he's hired (assuming it happens) will be a positive one citing all the reasons it can work. And I'll be pulling for him to win big.

We all know the issues with bringing Penny in. But as Tiger fans, we know Tubby is a hired gun who has no loyalty to us and Penny is one of us. He may not be able to properly handle the job. But we know basketball has been his career and he would bring a great deal of excitement and attention to us. He has it in his soul to make Memphis (as the city, the region, and the school) better. That alone gives me hope. The kind of hope I don’t have with Tubby Smith who well forever be just passing through.

As far as you blocking Joe on Twitter; I’ll give you my unsolicited opinion. If you will put yourself out there, you get support and you will get opposition. You have been passionate about an unpopular viewpoint. There is nothing wrong with being adamant about the contrary viewpoint. But understand when it is a passionate issue, people will think and speak with their hearts more than their heads. As a guy who wants to build an audience, I hope that you understand you will get people to message you about your opinions. I don’t know if Joe was threatening you with his tweets, but if he was sending you lots of message criticizing you for your opinion and writing, it seems more like you have thin skin than you basically limiting his ability to keep messaging you. Because when you block someone, they know you blocked them and they win because they will always think you can’t handle people calling you wrong. That’s why you use “MUTE” on Twitter if needed because you are being harassed, but let your critics message you and you just take it because are willing to be a focal point as a writer building an audience.

I found out last night TOGC blocked me on Twitter. I have followed him a while because though he is a thorn in many sides around MT.org, I have always respected his opinion. I will admit I told him to get back on MT.org when the rehabilitation day happened last year. I don’t message TOGC there much so I know he didn’t block me because I was harassing him. Maybe he didn’t like what I tweeted, but he could just unfollow me if that was the case. But BLOCKING me has some sort of symbolic value to say that he was so disgusted with me on Twitter so much he wants to eradicate my existence from that form of social media. So now he is in the rarified air of people like Star Jones, Wendi Thomas, and the Kang to have blocked me on twitter while people like Gary Parrish, Chris Vernon, Dan Wolken, and Geoff Calkins who I have sent hundreds of tweets over the years aggressive criticizing their public opinions and writings never blocked me and will still respond to me now and then. That’s how you earn respect of those who don’t agree with your written opinions.

Great post and feedback, thank you for taking the time to write it. You're exactly right. I'll unblock Joe and promptly mute him.

Whatever man. I’m not going to read your articles anyway. So, there’s that. Reminds of being blocked by Steve Cohen, I love it, wear it like a badge of honor.
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Alright fine, I'll unmute you. Now that Tub's about to get toasted, you'll probably be way less annoying. In fact, you'll love the Penny Hardawag quote I posted on the site last night.
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(03-12-2018 08:10 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  Alright fine, I'll unmute you. Now that Tub's about to get toasted, you'll probably be way less annoying. In fact, you'll love the Penny Hardawag quote I posted on the site last night.

Be tweet guys. Who is Penny Hardawag?
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(03-12-2018 08:27 AM)MemphisTigerPawr Wrote:  
(03-12-2018 08:10 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  Alright fine, I'll unmute you. Now that Tub's about to get toasted, you'll probably be way less annoying. In fact, you'll love the Penny Hardawag quote I posted on the site last night.

Be tweet guys. Who is Penny Hardawag?

Hardawag classic.

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(03-11-2018 09:34 AM)bcspiker Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 09:42 PM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 09:31 PM)jamammy Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 09:29 PM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  
(03-09-2018 09:17 PM)jamammy Wrote:  It's twitter not a audition for a Nobel prize.

I got BLOCKED by the mindfulness guy because of some weird comment bluto, whose board I QUIT a while back, made while tweeting as orlandoe nomo, so I blocked bluto.

He wants you back.

He knows what my demands are.

Make me a mod so I can ban chirs.

Point plankn.

Chirs is a nice guy.
No he is not. He is a liar and a weak little b*tch. He openly attacked me personally in a thread and called me a liar. I PM my personal information to show him that I was indeed exactly who I said I was and asked him to either apologize or retract his previous statements. He would not man up and do either. Instead all he did was run and hide. I gave him multiple opportunities and he had nothing but crickets. I have no problem with disagreeing with a poster but I have never said completely unfounded lies about them in an attempt just to prove a point.

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