JKool

Whodi and FOB,

I agree that the \"a win is a win\" line is not sufficiently nuanced. Certainly, there are good and bad wins. However, wins are good and loses are bad - I\'m not one for this losing will make us better stuff. Having a losing attitude will cause players to want to jump ship, make it harder to sign free agents, and all in all get a team a bad rep. These are things that I don\'t want for our boys. I don\'t understand why people are willing to suffer these consequences and loss after loss just to get a higher draft pick. I think we\'re getting a new coach either way, so I don\'t put a lot of stock in that argument.

As for the crazy girlfriend analogy, are you saying that pesimists are suited for dating crazy girls? I think the pesimist who continues to date the crazy girl secretly thinks that she won\'t be crazy the next time (otherwise, why would he stick with her).

I like the thin ice analogy, but I don\'t think it captures the difference between optimists and pessimists. Half empty or half full - the difference between the two positions is NOT factual, it is merely in how one veiws the situation. Thus, I argue that there is no interesting distinction between the two positions, except in how they describe THE SAME FACTS.

"... I was beating them with my eyes the whole game..." - Aaron Brooks