In Reply to: Re: Big Ten expert picks: 2024-25 preview, projected order of finish, posted by BruinsFTW on October 09, 2024 at 13:37:04
swimming upstream, knowing that in the end all you're going to do is lay an egg and die.
People who follow basketball for a living, posters on this board who have played and coached the game at a high level, and true fans who have proven their knowledge over the years, all recognize Cronin's ability and are excited about this team's potential to compete at the highest level.
Like a modern day Diogenes, you carry your lonely cynical torch for Cronin and throw chickens onto the board. Unlike Diogenes, you demonstrate no individual committment to self-control or personal excellence.
And of course, over and over, you've refused to put your own money where your mouth is, showing zero courage in your convictions, convictin yourself as a zero.
Yes, that must be hard; frustratingly difficult, in fact, like Sisyphus rolling the boulder up the hill. Perhaps you will avoid his fate, but if you don't, you can't say you haven't earned it.