What are your opinions on Stephen A smith?

Cevap · Post #41 » by **Cevap** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:59 pm

http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/200 ... s-umm.html
10 million for 5 years for Reilly

I have no link for Simmons but I'm sure he pulls in a mill easy considering how popular he is and that he lives in a nice neighborhood in LA with a stay at home wife and two toddlers.

Deepness5134 · Post #42 » by **Deepness5134** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:08 pm

I wouldn't say he doesn't know anything. I feel like he actaully knows a lot, but his gimmick (being loud and obnoxious) are what keeps him on TV. Same w/ the 1st and 10 guy (i can't think of his name right now). ESPN has plenty people who know what theyre talking about...they need different personalities.

erudite23 · Post #43 » by **erudite23** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:52 pm

You mean Skip Bayless? Yeah, he's a buffoon of the highest order, too.

As for SAS.....I only have one question: How does this guy have a job? I have never seen such incompetent, ignorant and flat out STUPID commentating/analysis in my life. He makes Dick Vitale look like Peter Gammons.

Deepness5134 · Post #44 » by **Deepness5134** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:06 pm

YES! Skip Bayless...thank you for that

But yea...seriously i do think that both skip and sas have intelligent thoughts...its just that those thoughts don't come out cuz tv ratings wouldn't be as good.

I mean...we've got a thread about how SAS and how we dont like him. But we're still talking about him. We have so many of these. Any publicity is good publicity.

Imagine someone new joining the boards who didnt know who SAS was and saw all this. He'd want to go watch him and hear him for himself.

Nebroc · Post #45 » by **Nebroc** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:09 pm

Everyone whines about SAS having no basketball knowledge yet no one gives any quotes to display this alleged ignorance.

NDaATL · Post #46 » by **NDaATL** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:20 pm

Nebroc wrote:Everyone whines about SAS having no basketball knowledge yet no one gives any quotes to display this alleged ignorance.

One of the funniest ones was on draft day during the Zach Randolph/Francis trade. He was ranting and praising Isiah for getting rid of one of those "BIG contracts" and just kept going on about it. The funny thing is that Randolph's contract is much worse, Francis' actually would've expired after next season.

Post #47 » by **pillwenney** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:31 pm

Nebroc wrote:Everyone whines about SAS having no basketball knowledge yet no one gives any quotes to display this alleged ignorance.

His arguments basically center entirely around what superstars teams have--that is unless he can find a big white guy to call "sowuft" and say "No team could eva win that has RA-SHO NE-STER-O-VIC!"

pballa · Post #48 » by **pballa** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:40 pm

Nebroc wrote:SAS knows alot about basketball. I find him entertaining too. I could see why some meeker people might feel intimidated or whatever by his attitude and if you are one of those people you should just read him columns. I think his basketball intelligence comes across better in his columns myself. So what if he screams? I find that more entertaining then listening to Bill Simmons sound like a 12 year old going through puberty confessing his man crushes for Nash, Kevin Durrant, and KG whil making stupid conspiracy theories and obscure references to some 80's flick no one has ever seen. The SAS gimick is supposed to be thatit sounds as if he's talking with friends at a water cooler or a barber shop or something. When you guys talk about something you feel passionate about do you whisper? Please forgive a man for showing some compassion abou something he cares about. People act as if SAS says stuff far crazier then what we get on these boards all day. If SAS posted on RealGM you wouldn't notice him. Bosh is soft? Okur folds under pressure? Such new ideas!

BS > SAS.

Duiz · Post #49 » by **Duiz** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:40 am

erudite23 wrote:You mean Skip Bayless? Yeah, he's a buffoon of the highest order, too.

He picks Deron Williams over CP3

Canomad · Post #50 » by **Canomad** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:39 am

i think steven a smith is skip bayless. in the morning he gets a head 2 toe makeover and goes on first take. then he goes and gets the white stuff of off his skin and yells for the rest of the day. im willing to bet in real life steven a smith yells when he talks. hes just one of those dudes. i cant stand him and i cant stand skip bayless.

Cevap · Post #51 » by **Cevap** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:42 am

I can't stand Boston.

Nate505 · Post #52 » by **Nate505** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:44 am

letsgetit wrote:i think steven a smith is skip bayless. in the morning he gets a head 2 toe makeover and goes on first take. then he goes and gets the white stuff of off his skin and yells for the rest of the day. im willing to bet in real life steven a smith yells when he talks. hes just one of those dudes. i cant stand him and i cant stand skip bayless.

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