To be fair, you have to work with the people on a regular basis. If you're going to be more "in your face accountability" - you're going to get less content and accessibility.
With Carrlyn, I don't remember who she spoke to, but she said to the extent you have to frame your questions differently, depending on the person. Like, Quick won't throw his teammates under the bus, and he'll answer very shortly. If you prod him to try to get more content, you're less likely to get cooperation.
There's also a reason why I write in a particular tone with Mayor's Manor. I would never look at a player and write "I hope the Kings avoid this guy." Because if the Kings take him, we're already starting off on the wrong foot by having a piece ****ting on a kid, plus with me not being a scout, I'm coming across as adversarial with the scouting staff and they may want to be less communicative in helping Hoven provide content in the future.
Plus, I may not be high on some prospects for various reasons, but I'm 99% against ****ting on a prospect in general, unless it's someone like the Seattle Thunderbirds' players who called their own teammate a racial slur and waved a banana at him, or Mitchell Miller who bullied a disabled kid.
Long and short of it - I have a better understanding and appreciation for the effort done by the likes of Hoven, Carrlyn, DB, Jesse Cohen, Gann Matsuda, and anyone else I'm forgetting. I still vehemently disagree with them at times and get annoyed with stuff they've written/said (and I disagree at times with Hoven, despite enjoying writing for him). But there's a reason why these people continue to have (and build) connections - and yes, they have legit connections: they treat them like people instead of shooting for a sound byte.
