I put some bad juju on the Nets and I will do the same with the Suns.
Give him credit brother, he’s moving in the right direction. It would be a 60 win team this time right than 70
At least one of Bridges / Cam would be needed in the trade for KD
He'll be back at the Cavs for a third stint through free agency.
I like Perk. whats his beef with Perk?
I don't mind Wright. You might not agree with him but he does seem to at least give his honest opinion. It's the Skip Bayless's of this world that irritate me the most. He just regurgitates the same old stuff and no matter what happens on any given day or in any given game you just get the same old tired spew. He's basically the Howard Stern of sports talk. The people who like him listen because they like him but even more people listen because they want to hear his latest moronic take (especially if one of the people he pretends not to like has a good game) and how he's going to defend it.
Perk is the same as he has always been and is himself. Stephen A and Skip are actors. Perk is just a big country boy who keeps it a hundred. He also won championship and has been at the highest level
They spent $80 million on Kelly Oubre, including the tax costs, and that arena is printing money so I'm sure they will spend as much as they can to keep that roster together. There aren't many teams with cap space and I doubt the teams that do will spend it on Payton, who is 29, or Looney so if they can get them back for $10 million each then I would imagine they will. Porter I could see getting an offer that they wouldn't be able to match, he was generally very good for them off the bench and would be a useful role player for any contending team.
He actually gives some of the same credit that you do to Perkins. In a way. He says Perkins actually “did it” (although Draymond isn’t exactly complimentary of how good Perkins is) and shouldn’t need to resort to the talking head status of the others he trashes. Which I guess makes it even worse because that’s what he does do.
Skip has nothing else to work with, Perkins does or at least SHOULD, so the fact that he’s operating in the same way is sad.Agree with that. Also see the Rodney McGruder thing: even then he could have, and did somewhat, made the fair point that so many people in the league act tough. But he and Klay kind of shit on him.I did find it a bit hypocritical that he talks about the new media and that "over here we don't tear people down, we critique but also uplift'" right after he called Perk an idiot and a moron
I really am not fond of Wright but I could almost see why someone would be. Almost. If I knew him in person I might not mind talking to him. I think he can probably do the non shouty stuff if he tried. My problem with him, with most of them really, is that they behave in a way that aims for these “hot takes” as he calls them, and sometimes those takes end up wrong and sometimes right. Mostly wrong. But if they’re right they crow, and if they’re wrong they make a big deal of “hey I was wrong, but I admit it!” But then they go back to doing the exact. Same. Thing. No thought of should my analysis change. No thought of should my method change. No thought of what do I need to improve. Just more hot takes, another (to varying degrees depending on the individual) educated guess with the hope of earning some “legitimacy” by being right next time (for example Stephen A called the Warriors winning it this year, so what). Let’s just continue in the exact same fashion as though this didn’t blow up in our faces last time or the ten times before that.
I don't understand "Charisma black hole" like what does that describe? He is clearly entertaining as he is put on many shows for said reason. He is also honest and straight up where as Stephen A simply dick ride their favs. Skip is just a hater. Nothing more, nothing less
So you are upset because he gave an opinion about the Warriors? How does that make someone a gobshite? Simply made an erroneous prediction.....He actually gives some of the same credit that you do to Perkins. In a way. He says Perkins actually “did it” (although Draymond isn’t exactly complimentary of how good Perkins is) and shouldn’t need to resort to the talking head status of the others he trashes. Which I guess makes it even worse because that’s what he does do.
As for liking Perkins, we’ll just have to disagree here. The man is an oaf and a fool, and clearly with the last few years with the Warriors thought he was getting a chance to trash them without any real substance, . Saying “he is who he is” (a) I’m not sure about that, a lot of these ‘pundits’ or commentators are extremely performative, and (b) it doesn’t say much if “who he is” for real is a gobshite.
Agree with that. Also see the Rodney McGruder thing: even then he could have, and did somewhat, made the fair point that so many people in the league act tough. But he and Klay kind of shit on him.
I really am not fond of Wright but I could almost see why someone would be. Almost. If I knew him in person I might not mind talking to him. I think he can probably do the non shouty stuff if he tried. My problem with him, with most of them really, is that they behave in a way that aims for these “hot takes” as he calls them, and sometimes those takes end up wrong and sometimes right. Mostly wrong. But if they’re right they crow, and if they’re wrong they make a big deal of “hey I was wrong, but I admit it!” But then they go back to doing the exact. Same. Thing. No thought of should my analysis change. No thought of should my method change. No thought of what do I need to improve. Just more hot takes, another (to varying degrees depending on the individual) educated guess with the hope of earning some “legitimacy” by being right next time (for example Stephen A called the Warriors winning it this year, so what). Let’s just continue in the exact same fashion as though this didn’t blow up in our faces last time or the ten times before that.
Perkins could, and probably will, say each year “no more titles for Steph.” Eventually he’s going to be right? So what? It doesn’t mean that year his analysis is better of his input is more useful. He’s just the broken clock that’s right that time, eventually.
also none of these types are educating any of their viewers. They’re not teaching you anything explaining anything. It’s just noise. Nothing like Thinking Basketball or some of the Athletic’s articles breaking stuff down. Even if those guys make a prediction and end up wrong, at least you see their work and can respect that, and learn from their thought process.Way more than some talking head on tv shouting “warriors(or whoever) for the chip!” That’s ultimately just a guess and you hope you get lucky.
I’ve explained myself pretty clearly in that post and it’s not “I’m upset he gave an opinion.”
Yep, gonna lose most of those guys.
Don’t know why anyone would actively seek them out (although some people like hate-watching/laughing at them react to being wrong again) but given the platform they have its pretty easy for their sound bites to bleed into social media, Twitter timelines etc., it’s the whole point of their shtick, especially when players respond to them. Aside from that, they’re on TVs everywhere you go: gyms, bars, even restaurants, airports, I feel like olds have them on tv a lot.
