I don't think it takes too much to understand why it was closed. Reviewing the last two pages reveals several, subtle snarky posts that's sole intent was to deride the Hicks trade, depending on how he played on any given night and whichever side of the divide one stood. It wasn't a healthy thread, the purpose of the thread was to revisit the Hicks/Murphy trade now that some time has passed and it's impact is more known. It had degenerated beyond that and was nothing more than a daily referendum on the trade and was getting fairly petty.