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OFFICIAL 2021 NBA PLAYOFF THREAD - YAWNIST WITH THE CLOSEOUT 50 PIECE - BUCKS WITH FIRST CHIP SINCE ‘73 - CP0 LOSES AGAIN
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moe200069
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thinking about the marketability of a sport solely within the United States is myopic.. major league sports are becoming more international. pigeonholing themselves to only the US fanbase precludes them from accessing revenue streams from larger countries. Yao Ming created a bridge between China and the NBA that now generates over $200 million a year (at least prior to Daryl Morey's comment). He didn't have to learn fluent English to make this happen.
also, the United States has no official language. English is just accepted as the de facto language. in 50 years, Shohei better learn Spanish to make baseball more marketable.
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Great question and better answer
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Don’t think it’s this way with the Angels yet, and I don’t have any data to back this up, but I’d estimate based personal experience/observations that there already as many Dodgers fans who speak Spanish as Dodger fans who don’t.
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I don't know you, but this was dope of you to share.
I thought the same thing of the Racial Nichols situation (shout out to whoever came up with that name).
A lot of people in here, I wonder if they would have the same energy for their boss at work if their job found out some of the views they shared privately from work yet publicly online.
She said some dumb **** on 1 hand... but on the other hand, she has pushed for a lot of Black athletes to be featured on her show too.
And I'm not a Nichols fan. But we ALL have said dumb **** or at the very least have family members or close friends that do/did about other races.
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Me looking at these comments the past few pages…
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best player in baseball speaks english and does nothing to promote the game
stupid take by screaming a smith
That clip about the Nigerian team
I really wish people would stop posting his videos in here lol this is the only place I ever come across screaming a smith content.
This is exactly why I said a few pages back to keep dude as far away from the Finals games as possible.
That Nigerian clip was wild condescending.
Nice to see how NT has progressed from the days of holdentresvant handing out bans and suspensions to any anti-Laker member for "not staying on topic".
Said it before, but I really don't understand why a dead *** mlb topic is not a completely separate thread.
If I'm a basketball fan, why do I have to sift through a Stephen A Smith comment on BASEBALL during the NBA playoffs?
The NBA thread is basically the NT General of S&T?
Might as well discuss bitcoin and blockchain now. Smh
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I think its important to state that Rachel wasnt simply making a dumb/ignorant comment. She was angling to undercut a peer based on those ignorant views.
Which reminds me since I've scrubbed my internet history of "Rachel Nichols Thick" searches...
Ol boy with Rachel was talking even more greasy. Bron ever handle that?
Which reminds me since I've scrubbed my internet history of "Rachel Nichols Thick" searches...
Ol boy with Rachel was talking even more greasy. Bron ever handle that?
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Last thing, I really only watch basketball these days. And even I tuned into the homerun derby as well as the ASG just to see Shohei.
It doesn't matter to me that he's not speaking english. Dude is NICE and I wanted to see a show.
He got eliminated in the 1st freaking round and I still kept watching (mainly because I'm a Mets fan and was also checking for Alonso).
So his ability to speak english had zero bearing on my choice to tune in.
Hearing "learn to speak english" almost comes off as "well go back to *insert foreign country here* if you don't like it here in the US!".
What's next? Don't speak english with the accent of the country you're originally from?
Wack
P.S. Good to see old heads like ska, CP, okb, pac, etc, etc still around.
Half of you couldn't stand me. And I couldn't stand half of you.
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@ bricklayer being zo. No way. I think zo would have mentioned the Suns more than Kobe.
It doesn't matter to me that he's not speaking english. Dude is NICE and I wanted to see a show.
He got eliminated in the 1st freaking round and I still kept watching (mainly because I'm a Mets fan and was also checking for Alonso).
So his ability to speak english had zero bearing on my choice to tune in.
Hearing "learn to speak english" almost comes off as "well go back to *insert foreign country here* if you don't like it here in the US!".
What's next? Don't speak english with the accent of the country you're originally from?
Wack
P.S. Good to see old heads like ska, CP, okb, pac, etc, etc still around.
Half of you couldn't stand me. And I couldn't stand half of you.
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@ bricklayer being zo. No way. I think zo would have mentioned the Suns more than Kobe.
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I think its important to state that Rachel wasnt simply making a dumb/ignorant comment. She was angling to undercut a peer based on those ignorant views.
Which reminds me since I've scrubbed my internet history of "Rachel Nichols Thick" searches...
Ol boy with Rachel was talking even more greasy. Bron ever handle that?
If there’s one lesson I’ve learned in my life, it’s never trust short, big titty Jewish women. I seen this coming from Rachel Nichols (ne Jacobs).
(This has nothing to do with being rejected (repeatedly) by my high school crush, who happened to be a 5’ Jewish girl with amazing boobs).
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Between however you pronounce his last name and Ohtani using interpreters, I got nothing left.
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I don't know you, but this was dope of you to share.
I thought the same thing of the Racial Nichols situation (shout out to whoever came up with that name).
A lot of people in here, I wonder if they would have the same energy for their boss at work if their job found out some of the views they shared privately from work yet publicly online.
She said some dumb **** on 1 hand... but on the other hand, she has pushed for a lot of Black athletes to be featured on her show too.
And I'm not a Nichols fan. But we ALL have said dumb **** or at the very least have family members or close friends that do/did about other races.
I feel that, but I really think people who are on TV everyday in a professional environment should know better. Yes, I’ve said dumb things, but would I say something, AT WORK, about someone only getting a job because of their race, or mocking their last name, or how someone does, or doesn’t, speak English well? Nah.
People, especially those with large platforms, should be held accountable. I’m sure they know better. Especially SAS who clearly preps for all his segments and still said that ignorant ****.
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miss you goat
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We need to cancel Racial Nichols
And name Giannis NBA Finals presented by YouTube MVP in a losing effort.
And name Giannis NBA Finals presented by YouTube MVP in a losing effort.
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Alphabet winning finals and mvp lil daddy
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It's a long break between games and you guys are off-topic so let's get back to the NBA Finals.
NBA Finals history lesson:
In the 2020 NBA Finals, LeBron James shot 50% or better from the field in SIX (6) games. This means that he shot 50% or better in every game during this Finals.
In kobe bryant's NBA Finals career, he played THIRTY-SEVEN (37) games and shot 50% or better in FIVE (5) games.
This means that a 35-year-old LeBron James put up more 50%+ FG games in ONE (1) Finals series than the greatest brick-layer of them all put up in a combined SEVEN (7) Finals series.
LeBron James also took 1.5x as many 3-Pointers as kobe bryant and so he was taking more shots from further out on the floor.
NBA Finals history lesson:
In the 2020 NBA Finals, LeBron James shot 50% or better from the field in SIX (6) games. This means that he shot 50% or better in every game during this Finals.
In kobe bryant's NBA Finals career, he played THIRTY-SEVEN (37) games and shot 50% or better in FIVE (5) games.
This means that a 35-year-old LeBron James put up more 50%+ FG games in ONE (1) Finals series than the greatest brick-layer of them all put up in a combined SEVEN (7) Finals series.
LeBron James also took 1.5x as many 3-Pointers as kobe bryant and so he was taking more shots from further out on the floor.
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moe200069
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i'll spare the folks who aren't interested in this topic so i'll just spoiler it:
appreciate the response and introspection. I don't think SAS is intentionally trying to offend and xenophobic, but his comments are a part this country's fascination of "othering" people that don't neatly fit into what it means to be "American." the tradition of xenophobia in the US is cooked into the subconscious of this country and comes in many forms, it doesn't have to be MAGA folks screaming to build a wall or some random karen yelling "go back to where you came from" to non-white folk. the belief that people need to the "speak English" is in the same vane, as it projects non-English speakers as being a part of the out-group. if you speak another language, it's unsavory and un-American.
it's like when the Texas leglislator, betty brown, said Asian people should adopt names that "are easier for americans to deal with." ...someone gonna break it to betty that Asian folk are also American?
for what it's worth, i do think that SAS' follow up response was sincere and a reflection of him taking accountability for his words. by no means do i believe that talking heads need to be perfect at all times or that they shouldn't make mistakes; however, given the platform and audience they have i'd say they have a greater responsibility to be more mindful of the messages they send. we saw what happens to this country when we have a president who is overtly and belligerently racist.
it's like when the Texas leglislator, betty brown, said Asian people should adopt names that "are easier for americans to deal with." ...someone gonna break it to betty that Asian folk are also American?
for what it's worth, i do think that SAS' follow up response was sincere and a reflection of him taking accountability for his words. by no means do i believe that talking heads need to be perfect at all times or that they shouldn't make mistakes; however, given the platform and audience they have i'd say they have a greater responsibility to be more mindful of the messages they send. we saw what happens to this country when we have a president who is overtly and belligerently racist.
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moe200069
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you call folks off-topic and then proceed to post stuff that belongs in the off-season thread
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Last thing, I really only watch basketball these days. And even I tuned into the homerun derby as well as the ASG just to see Shohei.
It doesn't matter to me that he's not speaking english. Dude is NICE and I wanted to see a show.
He got eliminated in the 1st freaking round and I still kept watching (mainly because I'm a Mets fan and was also checking for Alonso).
So his ability to speak english had zero bearing on my choice to tune in.
Hearing "learn to speak english" almost comes off as "well go back to *insert foreign country here* if you don't like it here in the US!".
What's next? Don't speak english with the accent of the country you're originally from?
Wack
P.S. Good to see old heads like ska, CP, okb, pac, etc, etc still around.
Half of you couldn't stand me. And I couldn't stand half of you.
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Does he have to learn english? No, not at all.
But it obviously woudnt hurt if he did. If im going to work in a foreign nation, its probably a good idea for me to pick up on the language a bit. Probably woudnt be necessary, but again its be helpful.
Problem really was just how SA said it.
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Why can't Giannis speak English in an American accent. He's hurting the game
Just trying to apply SAS logic
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giannis going goat mode. he's learning. reading defenses.
feague lucked.
feague lucked.
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