Gunn .... of course there is no "hate" in that piece. That is my whole point. It's actually quite positive. And it was written by an "ESPN staff writer."
We just have too many fans who simply choose to live in the "ESPN hates/disrespects us" narrative. I understand that it comes natural to them to simply play the victim role ... you know, kind of a reverse bigotry.
They simply choose to ignore the impartial and positive coverage and focus on perceived and nonexistent negative coverage. They fight a war of their own making in their head. It's actually quite neurotic.