People used to say the same about Gerald Wallace - and he ended up having a respectable career.
This board is notorious for picking a player to target and it's been WCS. He's not perfect but he is a valuable part of our team right now and he is definitely showing improvement. Are we so rigid that we don't acknowledge that because it goes against the tide of feeling about him?
Like I replied in a previous comment, this is the Internet and there are people that just live to whine and complain and point fingers. It's in their DNA and the Internet gives them free reign and they are quite prolific in expressing those views and monopolizing any kind of forum.
It's been Willie mostly for the last couple years anyway, Jackson took his unfair share of abuse, and of course Joerger and Vlade have been targeted, too. There is not really anything you can do about it. I really don't get rooting for a team and then turning around and
constantly attacking some aspect of that team. I get that the Kings have been bottom dwellers for a long time, but this season they really have a chance to start a new era. I know all about rooting for a losing team, been rooting for UK sports for over 45 years now, and during that time UK football has had a handful of decent seasons (two10 win seasons since 1977). But during all that time, I never lived to just berate and tear down the team, players, coaches, etc. There were plenty of long losing streaks, games and seasons, extremely frustrating, but if all I could do was attack the team, I would have found myself another team to root for.
I get tired of defending Willie on here against some of their more ridiculous claims. Willie has improved every year, but I think he could be so much better. He has shown a lot of growth in his 3-1/2 years (yes 3-1/2 not 5!). It's really only about 2 under Joerger's current system.
I think he will continue to get better, but I doubt he will ever reach his full basketball potential because there is so much more to him than just basketball. He has a multi-faceted personality, he does not live for basketball alone. I still think he can be a really good basketball player. He is still figuring things out, adjusting to the game. He has the natural athleticism, but not the natural mind set. I believe that, like physical skills, can be improved upon. Despite what his detractors say and hope for, he has shown a lot more consistency this year. Of course, they will not give him any credit, they focus on and exaggerate shortcomings while they belittle any progress he has made.
I would like to have serious critical discussions of Willie and any and all of the players and even staff. But you can't, because of this handful of posters that have imbedded bias and they exaggerate any and all faults to meet their agenda. It's like that on any forum or anything that allows comments. You should read, and maybe you do, the type of negative stuff people post on sites like Smithsonian, Discover, let alone any of the major news outlets. Yes, I know there is an ignore function, but they are so prolific it just leaves threads full of black holes. Plus, they can see and quote and twist your comments and if you have them blocked you will never know it.
I avoid those kind of people in the real world or if it calls for it, I will let them know in no uncertain terms what I think of them. Can't do that on here, got to play nice with the virtual world members but they can get away with saying things about real people that would get them in trouble with the mods if they said that about a member.
My solution is to limit my time on any of the sites, just let them have at it for the most part. I am really enjoying this season, I have said it is a magical season and it is. I DVR every game, sometimes watch them 2 or 3 times, sometimes delete them right away (Phoenix!). They have made a quantum leap in development as a team, but they have a long ways to go and they will not get there this year and may still be two years away. When I come to these sites on a regular basis, the joy is sucked right out and I wind up PO'd and sometimes just a little depressed by it. So, less time on Internet (probably a good thing anyway) equals more enjoyment of the season the Kings are having.