And what random sampling might that come from?

From the Pistons Fan Universe.

Anyone who smiles and gets up to dance and yell when you shout the words "Deeeeetroit Basketball"

I don't understand. Are you saying you like Flip and therefore we shouldn't criticize him? Or just that we should not be so fixated on him?

I take a realist approach and have a different take on organizational circumstances and the personalities that act as its reference points.

By all means criticize and I have done my share. The real understanding is a different take on perception and how we control it (or reciprocally, how it controls us).

Here is a starting point (and you will have to develop understanding in a backward fashion):

Nature of Control

This should pretty much end this thread.