ELFRID PAYTON THREAD 1-

Last week I used the word “dehumanizing” to describe some fans’ treatment of Elfrid Payton.

If you disagree then we will always disagree because I feel it very much exists.

In terms of emotion, that’s what fandom is about. Just be fair about.
ELFRID PAYTON THREAD 2-

In being fair,you can’t ignore what the team has done defensively and his minutes reflect that success. Metrics can be skewed to devalue this, particularly on/off, which has been validated by NBA analytics folks like the great Dan Dickey ( @Hoops_Nerd)...
ELFRID PAYTON THREAD 3-

His offensive game from a modern spacing perspective is poor relative to the rest of the league, which is fair, but not earth shattering. It’s low -hanging fruit that has been talked about enough IMO. He’s a limited player.
ELFRID PAYTON THREAD 4-

Knicks fans have a habit of literally HATING on one player historically. This is a fact. Why that is doesn’t matter, it just needs to stop. Be critical but be fair and remember these players are human beings.
ELFRID PAYTON THREAD 5-

And stop counting their money- it’s been earned through discipline, hard work and years of sacrifice.

END THREAD

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PS The Bargnani Trade was a big time fail 😀
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