Kevin Pelton (ESPN) on Jazz

[candrew]

I appreciate the thoughtful answer on Corbin. I agree that evaluating coaches is very difficult. Maybe it wasn't you that was not a fan of Corbin, but I know for a fact that Hollinger was pretty critical. Jazz fans too of course, but most of them also wanted to run Sloan out of town until around oh, I don't know, '97 or so. I wish young/first-time coaches were given a little more time to "develop" before they were judged, but alas, I understand that's what people do, especially sports fans.
And I certainly have been critical at times, but yeah, we forget that coaches have development curves just as players do. In general, the number of fans who are unhappy with their coach far exceeds the number who are satisfied.

I'm automatically suspicious of anyone who uses the word "alas" as an adverb and isn't from 17th century England.

 

[silesian]

forsooth

I'm automatically suspicious of anyone who uses the word "alas" as an adverb and isn't from 17th century England.

Forsooth, I'm suspicious of anyone who declares alas to be an adverb, when it is, verily, a connector

 

[candrew]

Forsooth, I'm suspicious of anyone who declares alas to be an adverb, when it is, verily, a connector

Alas, you are wrong.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/british/alas

 

[TroutBum]

Thanks for posting and I agree for the most part with all his answers.

Except, he didn't actually answer anything. Posing a bunch of questions in answer to a question is not what I consider a real "answer". In short, this whole thread is rat ****.

 

[One Brow]

Alas, you are wrong.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/british/alas

Alas, you are both wrong, and so is the dictionary in this case. The very fact that we can and do separate the word from the rest of the sentence with a comma, as well as that it's used to change the tone of a sentence, not a word, means that alas is neither adverb nor "connector" (conjunction?), but is an interjection.

 

[One Brow]

In short, this whole thread is rat ****.

It's showing potential as a discussion of grammar.

 

[TroutBum]

It's showing potential as a discussion of grammar.

Take your silver lining and cram it up your poop-chute, grammar-boy!

 

[TheSilencer1313]

Nice thread. I like reading opinions like this.
No negativity here....

 

[TroutBum]

Nice thread. I like reading opinions like this.
No negativity here....

There are only three dots in an ellipse, *** wipe.

 

[TheSilencer1313]

There are only three dots in an ellipse, *** wipe.

I'm going to have to confirm this.... jerk wad.

 

[candrew]

Alas, you are both wrong, and so is the dictionary in this case. The very fact that we can and do separate the word from the rest of the sentence with a comma, as well as that it's used to change the tone of a sentence, not a word, means that alas is neither adverb nor "connector" (conjunction?), but is an interjection.

Thank God we got One Brow to straighten out those hacks at Cambridge University. OK lm done with this.

 

[Harambe]

Thank God we got One Brow to straighten out those hacks at Cambridge University. OK lm done with this.

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