This is a fair statement. And my response to it is to say that these words could just as easily be thrown back in your face. So, you're saying that just because this message board "tends to swing pro-Kings player" (in your opinion; I'd argue that mileage varies on the subject), that doesn't mean that we're right, and Napear is wrong. Fair enough. I would say that just because there are "PLENTY of Kings fans who agree 100% with Grant, and think he's dead on," that doesn't mean that they're right, and we're wrong. I mean, you did just get done saying that just because a bunch of people co-sign what you think, that doesn't mean that what you think is correct, didn't you?
Why do I think that he'd do something purposefully counterproductive to his job? I don't think that he thinks that it is counterproductive to his job. Why do I think that he's prone to being petty? Because I think that everyone is prone to being petty. I trend towards cynicism: it's not in my character to see the best in people. Not only have I never personally interacted with a person whom I felt comfortable saying was "evolved" above being petty, but it's been my experience in life that the more influence a person is able to exert, the more likely they are to be petty. Grant Napear has been an influence in your area for decades: for not merely tens of thousands, but basically an entire generation of Kings Fans, he is the authority on the Sacramento Kings. I find that people with that kind of influence tend to wake up petty, go to sleep petty, and stay petty all day in between. I don't actually believe that there is a grudge so small that Napear wouldn't hold onto it, and there's nothing that he's allowed me to know about him that would give me any reason to believe otherwise.
Why do you think we know it when we see it? We can smell our own.
Why do I think that he'd do something purposefully counterproductive to his job? I don't think that he thinks that it is counterproductive to his job. Why do I think that he's prone to being petty? Because I think that everyone is prone to being petty. I trend towards cynicism: it's not in my character to see the best in people. Not only have I never personally interacted with a person whom I felt comfortable saying was "evolved" above being petty, but it's been my experience in life that the more influence a person is able to exert, the more likely they are to be petty. Grant Napear has been an influence in your area for decades: for not merely tens of thousands, but basically an entire generation of Kings Fans, he is the authority on the Sacramento Kings. I find that people with that kind of influence tend to wake up petty, go to sleep petty, and stay petty all day in between. I don't actually believe that there is a grudge so small that Napear wouldn't hold onto it, and there's nothing that he's allowed me to know about him that would give me any reason to believe otherwise.
Why do you think we know it when we see it? We can smell our own.
To your first paragraph, I agree one million percent. Neither proves either correct. Just more than one side.
I disagree with this wholeheartedly, but I cannot refute your personal truth. I have mine, you have yours, and I respect that.
Your final sentence? Touché!