{"id":1482,"date":"2011-12-19T15:48:20","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T20:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorkblog.com\/ydrinsider\/?p=1482"},"modified":"2011-12-19T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T20:48:20","slug":"positive-feedback-regarding-a-york-sunday-news-article-about-the-man-who-turned-down-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/ydrinsider\/positive-feedback-regarding-a-york-sunday-news-article-about-the-man-who-turned-down-the-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive feedback regarding a York Sunday News article about &#8220;The man who turned down the NBA&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just received a phone call that wiped away all the difficult, trying and unappreciated efforts that are part of working in a newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><center><figure id=\"attachment_1485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1485\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/ydrinsider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/20111216__web_121611-cd-lentz-03_500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1485\" title=\"20111216__web_121611-cd-lentz-03_500\" src=\"\/ydrinsider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/20111216__web_121611-cd-lentz-03_500-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art Lentz of West York describes a basketball trip to Pottsville he made when he played professionally for the York Pros basketball team, a member of the Eastern Professional Basketball League, from 1948 to 1951. Lentz was offered a spot in the NBA in 1950 or 1951, but turned it down. DAILY RECORD\/SUNDAY NEWS - CHRIS DUNN<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Ruth Lentz called to let us know that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ydr.com\/sports\/ci_19569937\">the article about her husband <\/a>this past Sunday had spawned an outpouring of support and praise. This was the story on the sports cover headlined &#8220;The man who turned down the NBA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The first feedback they heard on this article about her husband, Art, who rejected a $600-a-month offer from the Baltimore Bullets in the early &#8217;50s, came from the emergency department at York Hospital. People there were buzzing about the piece. The Lentz&#8217;s daughter works there and was telling everyone that this was her father.<\/p>\n<p>In church on Sunday, the pastor mentioned the article about the man who said of the NBA, &#8220;you wouldn\u2019t want to leave your own home for that type of thing.\u201d The congregation gave him a round of applause.<\/p>\n<p>And then their insurance agent showed up at their door. That&#8217;s right. Their insurance agent. He had an armful of laminated copies of the newspaper articles with him. One for the Lentzes and one for each of their kids.<\/p>\n<p>Ruth Lentz told me that she just wanted us to know how grateful they were for the positive story. We talked about what a quintessential York County story this is. One of someone choosing to live here, rather than longing to escape or quietly suffering this fate.<\/p>\n<p>And Ruth mentioned how polite and patient and respectful Reporter Jim Seip and Photographer Chris Dunn were when they interviewed Mr. Lentz.<\/p>\n<p>I told Ruth that as it is with so many things in life, we tend to hear about it when we make a mistake or rub someone the wrong way with an article. The positive feedback is all too rare.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks a million, Mrs. Lentz, for taking the time to let us know how this article came across. Just as I would tell you if you had called with a complaint, I can assure you that we will put this feedback to use.<\/p>\n<p>Positive reinforcement is a powerful tool.<\/p>\n<p><center><figure id=\"attachment_1487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1487\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/ydrinsider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/Lentz.20111212__web_121211-sub-art-lentz-1_300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1487\" title=\"Lentz.20111212__web_121211-sub-art-lentz-1_300\" src=\"\/ydrinsider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/Lentz.20111212__web_121211-sub-art-lentz-1_300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art Lentz played for the Red Lion American Legion basketball team that won the state championship in 1953 and traveled to play in a national tournament in Beaver Falls. From left are John Snyder, Lentz, J. Evans Chiappy, C. Heckert Horn, Robert Brown, David Zeigler and James Stock. (Submitted)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just received a phone call that wiped away all the difficult, trying and unappreciated efforts that are part of working in a newsroom. Ruth Lentz called to let us know that the article about her husband this past Sunday had spawned an outpouring of support and praise. 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