I just stay away from the basketball forum. It's polluted with trolls and haters and idiots. It's impossible to have a reasonable discussion there. This board has a few hysterical children (mostly posting during and immediately following games) but the majority of folks here are true fans. The worst of the worst like fpeaugh and the hundred incarnations of Ordfan have mostly been silenced by the football team's success. You can place the most despicable on ignore without too much disruption.
On the basketball side, the "basket of deplorables" destroy every thread with venom and negativity, regardless of the topic. It's too bad because there are a lot of passionate - yet reasonable - fans who would like to have sensible discussions.