The Official Off-Season NBA Thread

[HIM]

oh boy.

 

[had pants]

 

[lawdog1]

that's fine, I wasn't defending SAS history.
I was defending the specific point.

the point that I was making agree or disagree was not "contrarian"
I think you should acknowledge that.

You are putting a gloss on what SAS said that removes all context and the way that he said it. He's Stephen A. Smith; if he thought that point was "banal and obvious" he wouldn't of said it because that's not what he gets paid to do.

Yes, "people who live and work in a country generally benefit from learning that county's primary language" is an arguably obvious concept.

MLB Superstar Shoehei Ohtani is hurting baseball by speaking through an interpreter, which is what SAS said, is not banal and obvious. Nor was it intended to be.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

You are putting a gloss on what SAS said that removes all context and the way that he said it. He's Stephen A. Smith; if he thought that point was "banal and obvious" he wouldn't of said it because that's not what he gets paid to do.

Yes, "people who live and work in a country generally benefit from learning that county's primary language" is an arguably obvious concept.

MLB Superstar Shoehei Ohtani is hurting baseball by speaking through an interpreter, which is what SAS said, is not banal and obvious. Nor was it intended to be.

lolwut?
SAS says obvious things all the time.

people don't tune into SAS for some groundbreaking analysis. or earth shattering observations.
they tune in because he's an entertaining and charismatic TV personality.

saying it hurts when your biggest star can't speak the language of primary audience
is the principle as "people who live and work in a country generally benefit from learning that countries primary language"
just applied to a company.

if you think there is some latent xenophobia in SAS statements fine.
I don't, and I don't think you need to be an exaggerator or a contrarian to come to that conclusion.

 

[ace]

AE is the truth. Hope he gets out of MIN and finds the proper market.

 

[pmatic]

Not that the would-be trade would have mattered considered AD got hurt in round one, but was Lowry healthy and sitting out games because the Raptors were tanking last season? Or was he legit hurt?

 

[firstclass]

As a 21-22 Cavs fan here, nobody gives AF about that title from eons ago.



Kyrie even called us ungrateful the other day . And that’s dude that hit the shot.

Relax

 

[Coupé It]

They steal our takes….

I said something along these lines last week.

 

[frshstunna]

Here’s what everyone should try to do for the next week.

Not talk about Steph or LeBron.

Only was this happens is if the internet is shut down rest of the week…dudes can’t help themselves, they don’t even gotta be playing that day

 

[addict4sneakers]

Tyrese Parker

 

[Jumanji]

About to be courtside for this warriors and rockets game

….
Via oculus

 

[xxpizzo]

About to be courtside for this warriors and rockets game

….
Via oculus

Tried this at a friends crib one night. Its pretty dope tbh

I think ima grab one

 

[addict4sneakers]

About to be courtside for this warriors and rockets game

….
Via oculus

Does it pick up courtside chatter?

 

[703 hwy]

Memphis knows Embiid is out right?

 

[amitt5504]

Tried this at a friends crib one night. Its pretty dope tbh

I think ima grab one

I’m on the fence but I heard a certain company dropping a vr headset soon

 

[youngwolf]

I’m on the fence but I heard a certain company dropping a vr headset soon

Hopefully it's Apple. That's the only tech company I trust.

 

[tay1]

Ja can take this take over at a moments notice. He playing a bit relaxed it seems

 

[Based Jesus]

Hopefully it's Apple. That's the only tech company I trust.

You shouldn't

 

[Peep Game]

@HOU$TON Peep Game

Perfectly said. Confidence is one thing, being an infatuated w hore is another. Morey couldn’t help but to always talk and be the super square that he’s always been.

Also, had they managed to make it past the Warriors, they would’ve politely got the Cavs out the way 4-2 max, and Lebron would’ve aggressively snatched his jersey off again

 

[dman14]

Amir Coffey been making the most out of his opportunities

 

[703 hwy]

Grizzlies struggling

 

[lawdog1]

lolwut?
SAS says obvious things all the time.

people don't tune into SAS for some groundbreaking analysis. or earth shattering observations.
they tune in because he's an entertaining and charismatic TV personality.

saying it hurts when your biggest star can't speak the language of primary audience
is the principle as "people who live and work in a country generally benefit from learning that countries primary language"
just applied to a company.

if you think there is some latent xenophobia in SAS statements fine.
I don't, and I don't think you need to be an exaggerator or a contrarian to come to that conclusion.

Even assuming there were no xenophobic/racist motives behind them, I still think, in the context of a generational superstar athlete, who was already getting people out to stadiums in droves, SAS’ comments were silly and misinformed.

Otani is a phenomenon whether he speaks English or not. Him speaking English more would make zero to negligible difference in his popularity and people’s interest level in him.

And I already know what your response will be to this, so type it out if you feel like it, but I’ve said all I have to say on the subject.

 

[bhzmafia14]

 

[elpablo21]

Crunchtime cool. Should probably go to in game audio a little more though

 

[tay1]

Grizzlies struggling

Ja got 9 turnovers