[clicheusername3]

Originally Posted by tm3308

I would guess that "buying into the system" is a pretty general phrase, one that he could say to cover a lot of different things. It's not that the players hate it, it just needs to be better executed. Hell, if I wanted to be really cynical, I could say that he's taking a subtle shot at fans who are constantly b*tching about it. But that's not the attitude that the players have. They aren't making excuses for themselves, which is another reason why I think we're going to be better next year. They aren't going to sit around all offseason and say "we'll be better automatically, since we were just young last year". They're going to bust their a**es to improve their game because they believe that it's the correctable flaws in their game that is keeping them from winning.

OK let me tell you once again that "not buying in" is not a general phrase up for your interpretation. Let me break it down for you:

Synonyms: don't believe in, don't want to purchase, not interested

Antonyms: believe in it, want to purchase, like what they see

Example: "I went to Toyota the other day to get a new car. The salesman assured me that the product was top notch A+ great awesome. The next day I read on the interweb that millions of Toyota's were recalled. At that point I was NOT BUYING IN to what the salesman told me."

[tm3308]

Originally Posted by clicheusername3

OK let me tell you once again that "not buying in" is not a general phrase up for your interpretation. Let me break it down for you:

Synonyms: don't believe in, don't want to purchase, not interested

Antonyms: believe in it, want to purchase, like what they see

Example: "I went to Toyota the other day to get a new car. The salesman assured me that the product was top notch A+ great awesome. The next day I read on the interweb that millions of Toyota's were recalled. At that point I was NOT BUYING IN to what the salesman told me."

Except that Cole is not a salesman, and he can't just come out and something like "we don't have much talent" or something like that. But when he's asked a direct question, he has to give some kind of answer.

[clicheusername3]

Originally Posted by tm3308

Except that Cole is not a salesman, and he can't just come out and something like "we don't have much talent" or something like that. But when he's asked a direct question, he has to give some kind of answer.

So why didn't he say the usual? We're playing 100%, we've had some tough breaks, the shots will fall eventually?

Let me give you another example then: "I was playing basketball at the rec center the other day when the coach told me to go guard the other teams 6'10" center. At 5'7" I was a little put off by this. But then coach said just buy in to this because one day you might grow up to be 7' tall and then we'll have the advantage. So I went and guarded the tall guy and got owned all day, I was no longer buying in to this coach."

See that? I put my example as a basketball player, which Cole is...so now you can understand rite?

[tubahawk]

Originally Posted by clicheusername3

OK let me tell you once again that "not buying in" is not a general phrase up for your interpretation. Let me break it down for you:

Synonyms: don't believe in, don't want to purchase, not interested

Antonyms: believe in it, want to purchase, like what they see

Example: "I went to Toyota the other day to get a new car. The salesman assured me that the product was top notch A+ great awesome. The next day I read on the interweb that millions of Toyota's were recalled. At that point I was NOT BUYING IN to what the salesman told me."

So to interpret what you're telling us... You didn't mean anything negative about Toyota by that statement. In fact you'll be going back to the dealership to make a down payment on a Toyota today?