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I need Bill to do a GSW podcast today.
Reminder, Bill was totally right about Lacob fucking up the Dubs' karma.
https://youtu.be/s40aJB1Ryp0?t=42m And Klosterman proves to be a fucking idiot, which is zero surprise.
You can't possibly believe this
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Haralabob is on today!
Haralabob is on today!
Is this the dude who thinks he is smarter than every coach in the NBA?
I'd say there's definitely something to it. It might not be karma, exactly. But acting ultra-smarmy, acting like you figured it all out/lightyears ahead and giving all 29 of your competitors extra-incentive to beat your teeth in on the court is asking for trouble. He acted super cocky and is looking like an idiot now. He opened himself up to the criticism.You can't possibly believe this
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He's not an idiot, that's going too far admittedly, but I'm not a fan.I've never heard someone say Klosterman is an idiot before. I don't even know how to respond to that.
I've never heard someone say Klosterman is an idiot before. I don't even know how to respond to that.
I'd say there's definitely something to it. It might not be karma, exactly. But acting ultra-smarmy, acting like you figured it all out/lightyears ahead and giving all 29 of your competitors extra-incentive to beat your teeth in on the court is asking for trouble. He acted super cocky and is looking like an idiot now. He opened himself up to the criticism.
He's not an idiot, that's going too far admittedly, but I'm not a fan.
Anyway, the Haralabob pod was a solid listen as usual. He comes off as knowledgeable without being douchey or pretentious. I don't think they gave my nearly Raps enough credit but that's my bias seeping through.
Was the MLB-cast any good? Still haven't listened to it. Was it just an hour-plus of sawx-yanks?
Klosterman is a fantastic writer if nothing else.
And Lacob is a fucking idiot. That NYT piece was so full of smarm.
Thought the MLB pod was mediocre. I thought the opposite about Mallory than how I usually do. She usually come across as knowledgeable on the other pods, but her baseball knowledge seemed shallow.
Really? It seemed to me she knew way more about baseball than Simmons and JackO put together but maybe thats not saying much
I have the feeling she knows more about NL teams than either of them
Their twitter account just announced that the website is launching next week!
https://twitter.com/ringer/status/735832893902213120
That's the feeling I got. Simmons was shocked looking at the standings, as if he didn't know Milwaukee and San Diego were bad, whereas Mallory was rattling off players who could be dealt at the tradeline. I follow baseball casually but she seemed to know a lot more than the other two.
And she definitely knows more about football than the guy who would take Dalton over Rodgers. And she knows more about Game of Thrones than Chris and Andy! Why isn't she doing everything? I bet she could nail Bachelorette and WWE, too.
I don't trust anyone who was more upset at the death of a cgi dog than Hodor's
Young Metro doesn't either, btw.
Awesome news about the website launch; really curious to see what kind of articles they are going to be doing.
Slightly off topic, but I hate how neutered Andy and Chris Ryan are now when talking about GoT. Do you remember the incessant mocking about Bran's 'Vision Quest' in past season. 100% on board now. I love GoT, I just enjoyed their GoT conversations more when they could be slightly critical about it.
I am guessing it will take it a few months for them to find their form.
Its going to shame slow readers and drive them from the website.Each article states roughly how long it should take to read. That's genius and I don't know if they got this from somewhere else, but that is a great touch.
Each article states roughly how long it should take to read. That's genius and I don't know if they got this from somewhere else, but that is a great touch.
Wow at the Miller Lite ads. Whatever, though).(how do they sneak by AdBlock?
Each article states roughly how long it should take to read. That's genius and I don't know if they got this from somewhere else, but that is a great touch.
That David Chang podcast was one of the best podcasts I've heard. So much insight into the life of a high end restaurateur, and you really can't oversell the phenomenon Linsanity was if you were in NYC at the time.
Moved right along to Kilborn for more and... he used to seem in on the joke on how he comes off but he's like a self-parody now. Had to shut it off; too cringey.
OK I'm gonna rely on you guys to identify the good writers and articles.
Feel like Simmons has been slacking on pods during one of the most exciting times of the sports year.
OK I'm gonna rely on you guys to identify the good writers and articles.
Feel like Simmons has been slacking on pods during one of the most exciting times of the sports year.
All the podcasts lately have been great. I agree with you that the Chang podcast was exceptional and the Kilborn podcast was shit.That David Chang podcast was one of the best podcasts I've heard. So much insight into the life of a high end restaurateur, and you really can't oversell the phenomenon Linsanity was if you were in NYC at the time.
Moved right along to Kilborn for more and... he used to seem in on the joke on how he comes off but he's like a self-parody now. Had to shut it off; too cringey.
I'm glad to be able to read Jason's GoT articles without having to do it on facebook.
Based on what I read, about as expected honestly. The David Chau piece on Chino Hills BBall team was really good. Game of Thrones stuff enjoyable as always. "What’s the Best Thing That Has Happened in 2016?" is the most predictable piece ever based on this crew.
The Joe Buck piece was absolute garbage though, speaking as someone who really likes Bryan Curtis generally.
Deadspin still pushing forward with their hard-on for anything Simmons-related.
http://deadspin.com/other-than-hbo-has-anyone-invested-in-bill-simmons-and-1779909602
I think it's the same reason why many on GAF hate him -- they feel like they're snarky brilliant sports geniuses who should be making that Simmons cash even though they're hacks at best.Deadspin has had a strange hate-boner for Simmons for a while now. Not exactly sure why, but it comes across as bitter, desperate and a little jealous.
I think it's the same reason why many on GAF hate him -- they feel like they're snarky brilliant sports geniuses who should be making that Simmons cash even though they're hacks at best.
That's not exactly fair. Deadspin's got good writers and bad writers. Diana Moskovitz has done superb work on Baylor, Jameis, and Greg Hardy.
I thought the Tech pod was p interesting, but it was a pretty different tone than most of the other Ringer pods I listen to.