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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#561 » by Duffman100 » Tue Jul 18, 2023 3:31 pm

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ruckus wrote:Isnt Pensare the abercrombie guy?


Yes. God forbid the stuff we do in our youth follows us forever, but yes.


And he's always denied he's on these boards, but he clearly is on these boards. He's currently on these boards.

I say fair game to someone who spreads toxic negativity. There's a reason his channel plateaued where it did and is often known in the Youtube community as a sign of stagnation. Yes I don't like the term 'mental patient' because off all the negativity and weirdness around it.

But if you're going to put yourself on Youtube, be a toxic figure, then you need to have the thick skin of dealing with people calling you out for it.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#562 » by Fairview4Life » Tue Jul 18, 2023 3:35 pm

Duffman100 wrote:
Fairview4Life wrote:
ruckus wrote:Isnt Pensare the abercrombie guy?


Yes. God forbid the stuff we do in our youth follows us forever, but yes.


And he's always denied he's on these boards, but he clearly is on these boards. He's currently on these boards.

I say fair game to someone who spreads toxic negativity. There's a reason his channel plateaued where it did and is often known in the Youtube community as a sign of stagnation. Yes I don't like the term 'mental patient' because off all the negativity and weirdness around it.

But if you're going to put yourself on Youtube, be a toxic figure, then you need to have the thick skin of dealing with people calling you out for it.


The first video I saw of his that someone posted here was like 4 hours long so I noped out of paying any attention to him.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#563 » by ruckus » Tue Jul 18, 2023 3:38 pm

Fairview4Life wrote:
ruckus wrote:Isnt Pensare the abercrombie guy?


Yes. God forbid the stuff we do in our youth follows us forever, but yes.


Doesn't sound like he's changed all that much since then.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#564 » by Los_29 » Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:08 pm

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lolll wait what.


Duffman didn't call Pensare a "mental patient". I did.

Duffman even said it was inappropriate for me to say it.

Pensare is fair game...he makes all sorts of claims about other's personal integrity on a public platform.

And I called him a mental patient because I watched him deliver a 20 minute monologue on youtube about getting robbed by "two black guys" at Kennedy Station that was clearly fictitious and frankly hilarious. But also disturbing.

The motivation to lie about such a thing on a public forum is why I referred to him as a "mental patient".

This dude is messed up.


sounds like just a bunch of hate coming from a main stream media shill. the guy was calling out the locker room drama and the rift between FVV and the young guys long before main stream media actually admitted that it was happening, and then we have some posters here condescendingly snarking that there isn't enough evidence to make that claim while relying on nonsensical reports about FVV being a good teammate from years past like it has any god damn relevance to the locker room dynamics this past season. like he said, read the room. it's like huge smoke emanating from a house but some refusing to acknowledge there is a fire because they can't see inside the house. the guy gives deep and thoughtful analysis and blows dudes like Doug Smith, Will Lou, Lewenberg, Raptors Digest, etc. out of the water with his discussions.Most of the time it's backed by thoughtful observations and evidence and it's convincing. keep hating and calling him a "mental patient" without addressing any points he actually makes, very insightful.


Pensare has no connections to this team. He’s a YouTuber with no following and no credibility within the team and league.

He’s not a person you go to get your basketball news from. People just watch for the laughs and for some, they watch because Pensare tells them exactly what they want to hear. His basketball analysis is worse than what you’d find on here and he has an inability to be objective.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#565 » by brownbobcat » Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:13 pm

Duffman100 wrote:
Fairview4Life wrote:
ruckus wrote:Isnt Pensare the abercrombie guy?


Yes. God forbid the stuff we do in our youth follows us forever, but yes.


And he's always denied he's on these boards, but he clearly is on these boards. He's currently on these boards.

I say fair game to someone who spreads toxic negativity. There's a reason his channel plateaued where it did and is often known in the Youtube community as a sign of stagnation. Yes I don't like the term 'mental patient' because off all the negativity and weirdness around it.

But if you're going to put yourself on Youtube, be a toxic figure, then you need to have the thick skin of dealing with people calling you out for it.

The past is fair game if he turned out to be still as douchey today as he was back then.


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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#566 » by ItsDanger » Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:16 pm

Don't watch 1-2 hr long Pensare YT videos. I'm surprised so many of you here watch that much content there to formulate such strong opinions. Must have a lot of time on your hands.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#567 » by Los_29 » Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:18 pm

ItsDanger wrote:Don't watch 1-2 hr long Pensare YT videos. I'm surprised so many of you here watch that much content there to formulate such strong opinions. Must have a lot of time on your hands.


That’s where they get their basketball news from. It’s pretty wild.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#568 » by Morse Code » Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:42 pm

mdenny wrote:
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mdenny wrote:
Duffman didn't call Pensare a "mental patient". I did.

Duffman even said it was inappropriate for me to say it.

Pensare is fair game...he makes all sorts of claims about other's personal integrity on a public platform.

And I called him a mental patient because I watched him deliver a 20 minute monologue on youtube about getting robbed by "two black guys" at Kennedy Station that was clearly fictitious and frankly hilarious. But also disturbing.

The motivation to lie about such a thing on a public forum is why I referred to him as a "mental patient".

This dude is messed up.


I've actually enjoyed some of his recent insight regarding the confabulated myths about Scottie lacking work ethic. If he isn't beyond making stuff up and ranting about it, that is pretty serious. How are you sure he made up a story about being robbed?


There are multiple reasons why I am certain but I'm not gonna list them here. Anyone with an ounce of awareness would only have to watch it.

I guess it was a weird coincidence that the only time I clicked on his YouTube channel he went off on that ridiculous lie. Was also down-talking his own parents in the same video. Shameful.

Yes because his parents were physically abusive to him. Lmao you blame him for condemning them?
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#569 » by JPriest » Tue Jul 18, 2023 5:24 pm

Fairview4Life wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
Fairview4Life wrote:
Yes. God forbid the stuff we do in our youth follows us forever, but yes.


And he's always denied he's on these boards, but he clearly is on these boards. He's currently on these boards.

I say fair game to someone who spreads toxic negativity. There's a reason his channel plateaued where it did and is often known in the Youtube community as a sign of stagnation. Yes I don't like the term 'mental patient' because off all the negativity and weirdness around it.

But if you're going to put yourself on Youtube, be a toxic figure, then you need to have the thick skin of dealing with people calling you out for it.


The first video I saw of his that someone posted here was like 4 hours long so I noped out of paying any attention to him.


lmao. hopefully u don't make unfounded judgments about the content since u don't even listen to it.

I disagree he is spreading negativity and being "toxic", whatever that means. He heaps praise when its warranted. I can see how some who don't actually listen to the content and jump to conclusions about the channel can have that perspective, which is a bit Ironic given some of the posts in this thread. The guy is just calling it as it is and it appears a huge portion of the fanbase agrees with his sentiments, especially about Fred this past season. From my sense of it, he's just trying to tell the truth and he's a passionate fan like a lot us so it's like taking things a bit personally. He ain't Raptors Digest with the pompoms and non-stop excitement and rushed superficial analysis. The guy also admits when he's wrong and when he **** up. He knows his flaws as a person and acknowledges it.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#570 » by Fairview4Life » Tue Jul 18, 2023 5:28 pm

JPriest wrote:
Fairview4Life wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
And he's always denied he's on these boards, but he clearly is on these boards. He's currently on these boards.

I say fair game to someone who spreads toxic negativity. There's a reason his channel plateaued where it did and is often known in the Youtube community as a sign of stagnation. Yes I don't like the term 'mental patient' because off all the negativity and weirdness around it.

But if you're going to put yourself on Youtube, be a toxic figure, then you need to have the thick skin of dealing with people calling you out for it.


The first video I saw of his that someone posted here was like 4 hours long so I noped out of paying any attention to him.


lmao. hopefully u don't make unfounded judgments about the content since u don't even listen to it.


I posted on this board with him for half a decade or more. He was a clown then, and nothing seems to have changed.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#571 » by Dennis 37 » Tue Jul 18, 2023 5:38 pm

Duffman100 wrote:
Fairview4Life wrote:
ruckus wrote:Isnt Pensare the abercrombie guy?


Yes. God forbid the stuff we do in our youth follows us forever, but yes.


And he's always denied he's on these boards, but he clearly is on these boards. He's currently on these boards.

I say fair game to someone who spreads toxic negativity. There's a reason his channel plateaued where it did and is often known in the Youtube community as a sign of stagnation. Yes I don't like the term 'mental patient' because off all the negativity and weirdness around it.

But if you're going to put yourself on Youtube, be a toxic figure, then you need to have the thick skin of dealing with people calling you out for it.


In a recent video he mention he was here 15 years ago. In another he mentioned that his skin has grown thicker.

As for growing an audience he is all in on Fred having to leave this team. If one does not agree with that position, one is not going to watch his videos. The Fred had to leave group might be numerous here, but I'm not sure how numerous it is in the general, less obsessed, fanbase. Until it is proven that the team functions better without Fred, that audience probably will not increase.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#572 » by tripa » Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:01 pm

Im one of the guys that robbed Pensare at Kennedy station, I can confirm that he is not lying.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#573 » by Duffman100 » Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:21 pm

tripa wrote:Im one of the guys that robbed Pensare at Kennedy station, I can confirm that he is not lying.


You got the Sweet sweet Youtube ad revenue.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#574 » by TorontoBarneys » Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:27 pm

Probably wise to give Flynn one more chance while we park Nowell in the 905 for a year before testing his NBA-readiness. Maybe a short stint or two due to injuries this year.
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Post#575 » by WaltFrazier » Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:58 pm

tripa wrote:Walt watched Eddie Lebaron play from the radio


Nah, some things were even before my time. but I read about him.

There goes my hero. Watch him as he goes.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#576 » by lolwut » Tue Jul 18, 2023 7:50 pm

ruckus wrote:
Fairview4Life wrote:
ruckus wrote:Isnt Pensare the abercrombie guy?


Yes. God forbid the stuff we do in our youth follows us forever, but yes.


Doesn't sound like he's changed all that much since then.

How was that ever confirmed?
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#577 » by Vorticity » Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:11 pm

ruckus wrote:
Fairview4Life wrote:
ruckus wrote:Isnt Pensare the abercrombie guy?


Yes. God forbid the stuff we do in our youth follows us forever, but yes.


Doesn't sound like he's changed all that much since then.


no back then it was "Messiah" on here worshipping Bargs and fighting the good fight (Bargs vs. everyone) here, now his pet project has switched to Scottie and found his platform on Youtube and some people here follow the messiah lol
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#578 » by elmer_yuck » Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:42 pm

Messiah was a weird dude.
But not as weird as Roy_Jones_Calderon, who worshipped Andrea Bargnani. The tilt of his chin, the steely look in his eye.
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Post#579 » by TheGeneral99 » Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:47 pm

KL78192020 wrote:
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Does Duffman know Pensare personally?


lolll wait what.


Pensare used to be a poster here called Messiah who defended Bargnani for years and claimed he was an Abercrombie model.
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Re: Raptors sign Markquis Nowell 

Post#580 » by TheGeneral99 » Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:49 pm

Los_29 wrote:
JPriest wrote:
mdenny wrote:
Duffman didn't call Pensare a "mental patient". I did.

Duffman even said it was inappropriate for me to say it.

Pensare is fair game...he makes all sorts of claims about other's personal integrity on a public platform.

And I called him a mental patient because I watched him deliver a 20 minute monologue on youtube about getting robbed by "two black guys" at Kennedy Station that was clearly fictitious and frankly hilarious. But also disturbing.

The motivation to lie about such a thing on a public forum is why I referred to him as a "mental patient".

This dude is messed up.


sounds like just a bunch of hate coming from a main stream media shill. the guy was calling out the locker room drama and the rift between FVV and the young guys long before main stream media actually admitted that it was happening, and then we have some posters here condescendingly snarking that there isn't enough evidence to make that claim while relying on nonsensical reports about FVV being a good teammate from years past like it has any god damn relevance to the locker room dynamics this past season. like he said, read the room. it's like huge smoke emanating from a house but some refusing to acknowledge there is a fire because they can't see inside the house. the guy gives deep and thoughtful analysis and blows dudes like Doug Smith, Will Lou, Lewenberg, Raptors Digest, etc. out of the water with his discussions.Most of the time it's backed by thoughtful observations and evidence and it's convincing. keep hating and calling him a "mental patient" without addressing any points he actually makes, very insightful.


Pensare has no connections to this team. He’s a YouTuber with no following and no credibility within the team and league.

He’s not a person you go to get your basketball news from. People just watch for the laughs and for some, they watch because Pensare tells them exactly what they want to hear. His basketball analysis is worse than what you’d find on here and he has an inability to be objective.


A lot of people here don't know he was a notorious poster on this board who used to defend Bargnani all the time.

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