[News] Scott Perry is the new GM of Sacramento Kings

[Tetsujin]

Is he going to recruit DK Metcalf from the steelers to play SG?

His dad was one of the first black coaches in the NFL for the Steelers.

 

[KingsFanSince85]

If he gives you any guff remind him that the Bulls still suck and have been as bad of a franchise as the kings for the last 20 years. If the kings and Bulls switched conferences they would be 30-52 and the Kings would be in the playoffs.

Spot on here.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1954874964970238034

 

[upinsmoke]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1954874964970238034

What the hell?

 

[kingsboi]

Scott channeling his inner philosopher

 

[King Baller]

 

[Padrino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1954874964970238034

Or, ya know, negative thoughts are a naturally occurring byproduct of being human? And orienting oneself toward positivity at all times may have toxic consequences of its own? And instead it might be wise to learn how to regulate all of our emotional responses to our circumstances, rather than cut ourselves off from fundamental emotional experiences?

 

[pdxKingsFan]

 

[hrdboild]

Or, ya know, negative thoughts are a naturally occurring byproduct of being human? And orienting oneself toward positivity at all times may have toxic consequences of its own? And instead it might be wise to learn how to regulate all of our emotional responses to our circumstances, rather than cut ourselves off from fundamental emotional experiences?

Yeah, completely. I was quite pleasantly surprised when I saw the movie Inside Out for the first time that the central conflict in the story came down to Joy trying to force Sadness out of the mental decision-making process and the fallout of that mistake resulting in an exploration of how Sadness can be a positive emotion when it helps us to connect empathetically with others. That was a more mature treatment of emotional intelligence than I'm accustomed to seeing in mainstream media.

It's also not helpful when we make people feel responsible for circumstances which are outside of their control and force 'positive thinking' as a panacea for all of life's complications. There are times when mental re-framing is the best solution to a problem but there are also times when anger/frustration/depression are the most rational responses to a particular situation and rather than looking for ways to mask those negative emotions what we really should be doing is addressing the root causes of them.

 

[Warhawk]

I wish I could like this more than once. Great flick.

 

[Sluggah]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1954874964970238034

 

[Padrino]

Yeah, completely. I was quite pleasantly surprised when I saw the movie Inside Out for the first time that the central conflict in the story came down to Joy trying to force Sadness out of the mental decision-making process and the fallout of that mistake resulting in an exploration of how Sadness can be a positive emotion when it helps us to connect empathetically with others. That was a more mature treatment of emotional intelligence than I'm accustomed to seeing in mainstream media.

It's also not helpful when we make people feel responsible for circumstances which are outside of their control and force 'positive thinking' as a panacea for all of life's complications. There are times when mental re-framing is the best solution to a problem but there are also times when anger/frustration/depression are the most rational responses to a particular situation and rather than looking for ways to mask those negative emotions what we really should be doing is addressing the root causes of them.

I had a buddy in college who was an international student from Spain. We were drinking together one night and talking about the differences between Spain and America, and he said some things that really struck me. He offered that Americans cannot simply sit with their sadness without thinking that something is actively wrong with them for feeling negative emotions.

He found it strange how, if he was feeling a little down, his American peers would always ask him if he was "okay". He said something to the effect of: "They don't ask me what's wrong. They just ask me if I'm okay, as if feeling sad is somehow not okay. Why shouldn't I feel sad sometimes? I'm happy to be here, of course, but I'm also very far from home. I miss my family. In this country, it's like you're not allowed to be sad!"