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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Totally agree with both of you, but there's value in discussing wick prospects we do think will make it and which won't. A good example of that is the Carroll discussion MMF and I had. I'm excited by his production, grit and size. MMF simply said he was less impressed as he's an overager, but didn't need to stand from the rooftops to be right about it. History shows he is likely right, but it didn't become a "wet blanket" argument where anyone was invested in someone failing. A chorus of "he's gonna be a superstar" is a poor conversation
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I'd qualify the discussion you and MMF had as a mature and measured one - the type that I personally welcome. I'm talking about the tiresome discussion of "Player X is terrible" or "Player Y will never amount to anything" that some seem to consistently engage in. Also talking of those who can find something to complain about in any situation. There's people with a generally negative and closed-minded outlook (the type that Jiri discussed above) and there's people who have a cautiously optimistic approach and leave themselves open to possibilities (such as yourself and MMF as evidenced by the discussion you mentioned).
There's individuals like Eric Francis (as mikeecho brought up) and others on CP whose angle or slant is always negative and like Jiri, I can't help but feel that they do so in order to proclaim themselves right as the odds are in their favor.