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I don't know what took him so long, I really don't. Have suspected ever since Ball was drafted that Broaddus must have had some close relative who was mistreated by her teenage boyfriend, and he just projected all his hate on to Ball for sins of his youth.
Practically anyone who has actually watched Ball (which would notably exclude one of the other antagonists-in-chief, Nate Newton, by his own slip-of-the-tongue admission last year)... not just for his mistakes, but for his positives... aka, "critical thought" and analysis... sooooo, watched him and only him as film study... has known for awhile that he's been a superior run blocker.
His pass blocking up til now had been average for a rookie (last season... he was injured too early in 2021, btw) and sophomore (this season). What's different this season so far has been that he's been stout on one-on-one matches. He's only had an issue on occasion when there's been a stunt, and he and his dance partner beside him didn't communicate sufficiently.
I'm not one to condemn deathbed conversions, so I'm certainly not one to condemn this. Good on you, Bryan. I know, I know... you also gave yourself the out by saying you need to see the same vs. Raidas. Not bothered. For the first time, you've finally shown a capacity to assess both good and bad for Josh Ball.
And with that, I also know how this thread will immediately be descended upon like a pack of wild hyenas. Enjoy yourselves. I won't be letting myself get sucked into the negative reactions... life too short to not be selective about what discussions are worthwhile and productive. I've seen what I've seen. I've acknowledged the bad, too. I believe there's a lot of good that's been ignored, largely because just as sometimes fans seize upon players to be their pet cat, other times seize upon other players to be their punching bag. The pet cat thing often is something people realize about themselves, though, and they openly acknowledge that slight tilt toward irrational positivity. It's the punching bags that tend to be too difficult cognitively for them to openly acknowledge their slight tilt toward irrational negativity. And to be fair, at least Josh Ball did do something albeit long ago to spark that for them.
Practically anyone who has actually watched Ball (which would notably exclude one of the other antagonists-in-chief, Nate Newton, by his own slip-of-the-tongue admission last year)... not just for his mistakes, but for his positives... aka, "critical thought" and analysis... sooooo, watched him and only him as film study... has known for awhile that he's been a superior run blocker.
His pass blocking up til now had been average for a rookie (last season... he was injured too early in 2021, btw) and sophomore (this season). What's different this season so far has been that he's been stout on one-on-one matches. He's only had an issue on occasion when there's been a stunt, and he and his dance partner beside him didn't communicate sufficiently.
I'm not one to condemn deathbed conversions, so I'm certainly not one to condemn this. Good on you, Bryan. I know, I know... you also gave yourself the out by saying you need to see the same vs. Raidas. Not bothered. For the first time, you've finally shown a capacity to assess both good and bad for Josh Ball.
And with that, I also know how this thread will immediately be descended upon like a pack of wild hyenas. Enjoy yourselves. I won't be letting myself get sucked into the negative reactions... life too short to not be selective about what discussions are worthwhile and productive. I've seen what I've seen. I've acknowledged the bad, too. I believe there's a lot of good that's been ignored, largely because just as sometimes fans seize upon players to be their pet cat, other times seize upon other players to be their punching bag. The pet cat thing often is something people realize about themselves, though, and they openly acknowledge that slight tilt toward irrational positivity. It's the punching bags that tend to be too difficult cognitively for them to openly acknowledge their slight tilt toward irrational negativity. And to be fair, at least Josh Ball did do something albeit long ago to spark that for them.
