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Old 01-11-2024, 07:51 PM   #18
Eugene Church
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Originally Posted by BIG17EASY View Post
As a former sports journalist, I would argue that adjectives should very rarely be used to describe a performance, unless it's an adjective like "dominant" that gives some context to what it meant in the grand scheme of the game. When is the last time you read a beat writer's story (or a bland AP recap, for that matter) that described a player's day as "good" or "great"? Those are lazy adjectives that don't really say anything.
Can't argue with a journalist... thanks for the post.
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