I believe everyone is behind Dlo. No one hates him. How could you hate a kid on your own team just because he may display some emotion on the court. However some people may comment on some aspects of his game (ie. he has been the only player on the team that had to be disciplined a few times earlier in the seasoon) and should be free to do so without being labeled haters of Dlo. When you correct, discipline or constructively criticize your child does that mean you don't love them. If my kid comes home from school and informs me he was suspended for cursing out a teacher should I pat him on the head and say "good job Johnny?'. If I reacted to the slight criticisms of Dlo the way some of you do when my father criticized me I would have transferred families when I was a kid. Bet you Dlo takes the criticisms better himself than some of you do. Toughen up a bit already and stop being so sensitive. This isn't kindergarden FCOL.
You might as well just address this post to me.
You make some great analogies there about kids coming home from school and such. The point I have made and others have made in regards to those who seem to take him to task is they don't like his attitude. They think he throws up bad shots all the time but then the quiet one from Chicago who takes just as many bad jumpers and isn't as good of a player is reveled as this great thing. And it has created a divide between the fans as those who pull for the underdog and hate the cocky arrogant one who every coach in the BE would give their left arm to have. Heck we even had a couple posters critical of his hairstyle and body ink.
I was quick to point out in this thread that Dee's exuberance was celebrated last year when he was talking about Final Four's. But compare himself to the best player in the programs history and I can only imagine the comments that would come flowing. Chalk it up to a boring President's Day for Lenn to write his column and there not to be many responses.
I think you confuse hate with the fact that some on the board, led by you, have dramatically overrated Harrison. He is a good player on, unfortunately, what have been bad (or this year, decent) teams. You guys have acted like he is a collegiate Kobe and he isn't. He has made big shots for sure and has sometmes carried us at the end of games, no question. He has also played very poorly and selfishly in some games. Forget the body language on court, he has had to be disciplined several times and wh knows how that has affected the team? Maybe not at all, but maybe some. On a team without a leader that type of thing can have a negative affect, but again, maybe not. My take on Harrison is he is not nearly as good as you make him out to be, and not the villian you percieve some to think he is.
