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[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by bainsey

It's only hyperbole when you don't mean what you say. I do.

And Snaqs, sometimes, we have to give a damn what people infer. Perhaps not in rule enforcement, but in the grand scheme of things, simply being nice and classy makes things smoother between us and the rest of the basketball world.

Hypocrisy is saying something you don't believe or act upon.

Hyperbole is making more of something than it is.

Saying that referees who dislike shaking hands with players are demonstrating poor sportsmanship is an exaggeration and therefore hyperbole.

Personally, I think it gives the impression of currying favor with the officials, not of sportsmanship.

Not everyone is going to take it the same way. (Which is also why you can't worry too much about how it appears to people because it will appear exactly opposite to two different people more times than not.)

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

Hyperbole is making more of something than it is.

...in something YOU say, not what someone else says.

For example, if I said, "that quarter took forever," that would be an example of hyperbole, because I said it. You can't apply it to what someone else says. ("Misrepresentation" could apply.) I meant what I said, therefore no hyperbole.

Personally, I think it gives the impression of currying favor with the officials, not of sportsmanship.

Are you saying we should be generally cynical and suspect of any player/coach that chooses to be nice? While some people indeed need an individual read on their level of trust, overall, I think we're far better off accepting handshakes/fist bumps as an act of respect, than to waste time wondering what their true motivation is (if any).

Someone once said here that part of our roles is that of a salesman. Salesmen need good interpersonal skills to thrive. They can help you get out of the inevitable damaging situations that will arise.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by bainsey

...in something YOU say, not what someone else says.

For example, if I said, "that quarter took forever," that would be an example of hyperbole, because I said it. You can't apply it to what someone else says. ("Misrepresentation" could apply.) I meant what I said, therefore no hyperbole.


Are you saying we should be generally cynical and suspect of any player/coach that chooses to be nice? While some people indeed need an individual read on their level of trust, overall, I think we're far better off accepting handshakes/fist bumps as an act of respect, than to waste time wondering what their true motivation is (if any).

Someone once said here that part of our roles is that of a salesman. Salesmen need good interpersonal skills to thrive. They can help you get out of the inevitable damaging situations that will arise.

Just because you mean it doesn't mean it's not hyperbole.

It doesn't make me think they are currying favor. I think it causes the fans to think they are currying favor. It makes me think they are wasting time on a mostly meaningless gesture.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

Just because you mean it doesn't mean it's not hyperbole.

Actually, that falls under the very definition of hyperbole. If you find comments to be disagreeable, that's something else entirely.

It doesn't make me think they are currying favor. I think it causes the fans to think they are currying favor. It makes me think they are wasting time on a mostly meaningless gesture.

Okay, I see your point with the players intent vs. the fans' inference, but I know coaches that insist on this respectful act, and trust me, it isn't meaningless. The long-term effects of a handshake may not always be apparent, but they exist, and go a long way toward collective respect.