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voltch 04/26/17 3:56:19 PM #51: |
Which season do you guys expect Giannis to finally explode and become an MVP winner?
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Metal_DK 04/26/17 3:56:54 PM #52: |
Could be next year honestly. Probably when hes like 25/26 though
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TheRock1525 04/26/17 4:01:36 PM #53: |
transcience posted...
Thomas has like 1-2 more years before he falls off dramatically. he'll most likely be gone before Lebron due to his size. he's unusual though so maybe he can beat the odds. I mean, Allen Iverson didn't stop being relevant until he was traded from Denver and that was when he was 32. And Isaiah has the benefit of being a young 28 (only in his sixth season). I don't think he'll fall of dramatically until 33-34. --- TheRock ~ I had a name, my father called me Blues. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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UltiXX 04/26/17 4:02:31 PM #54: |
You guys are blaming reduced interest in sports for this? Are you fucking high? Look at sports ratings, especially for playoffs. They're insane. Sports are America's #1 TV interest.
ESPN went totally political in a climate where people don't want to hear about politics (sports), and on top of that people know that the liberal snowflake culture isn't what wins in sports so ESPN was doubling down on going the wrong way. I don't give a shit what people think about Kaepernick kneeling down when everyone knows he can't okay QB. They're also based in Nowhere, Connecticut and openly fire anyone with a conservative opinion. When you go political, you lose half your audience. When you go leftist, you lose more than half. When you're based on Connecticut and FS1 is in Los Angeles, people won't be upset about getting fired. They have a great landing spot. http://awfulannouncing.com/espn/confirmed-espn-layoffs-constantly-updated.html Read those tweets. None are upset. Fuck ESPN. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KingButz 04/26/17 4:12:26 PM #55: |
Lol here he is
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HookedOnSonics 04/26/17 4:27:34 PM #56: |
This was also announced today and it seems in line with the direction espn night eventually be going in
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transcience 04/26/17 5:06:52 PM #57: |
I have no idea what any of that Ulti post means
I don't think you can directly compare Thomas to Iverson. he's a few inches shorter and probably not as fast? not totally sure about that last one. Thomas didn't become a bigtime player until his mid-late 20s whereas Iverson was a can't miss. --- add the c and back away iphonesience ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LeonhartFour 04/26/17 5:13:03 PM #58: |
Yeah, it's a bummer to see so many people go, including some that I liked. The big issue is so many people just dropping cable altogether, so that revenue just isn't coming in as strong anymore. They're not making all that extra money from people who have the channel but never watch it.
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HookedOnSonics 04/26/17 5:16:28 PM #59: |
Jayson Stark is a big loss for mlb but really all these hockey guys in the middle of the NFL playoffs is "odd" ( not really since they dgaf about hockey)
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Jakyl25 04/26/17 5:17:02 PM #60: |
I think within a decade they will have some sort of HBO Now model where cord-cutters can just pay them directly for content.
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LeonhartFour 04/26/17 5:17:42 PM #61: |
UltiXX posted...
Read those tweets. None are upset. Kannell seemed pretty clearly upset, but the others are just being "professional" to make it easier to land their next job. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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swirIdude 04/26/17 5:17:58 PM #62: |
HookedOnSonics posted...
Jayson Stark is a big loss for mlb but really all these hockey guys in the middle of the NFL playoffs is "odd" ( not really since they dgaf about hockey) The saddest loss is Ed Werder. Laid off the day before the draft and his dog is about to die, and the health maladies that have affected his family. --- "The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima Now owned by DpOblivion. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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transcience 04/26/17 5:28:47 PM #63: |
yeah I would pay $10/month for just ESPN but not $50 or whatever for a package. tv just isn't that valuable for me. I only care about sports and only during certain months.
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transcience 04/26/17 5:29:56 PM #64: |
also, I think it's weird that the world is going digital so they canned a lot of writers. if anything, they should be getting rid of sportscenter anchors or tv guys. maybe cut back on the number of ESPN channels.
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swirIdude 04/26/17 5:41:44 PM #65: |
transcience posted...
also, I think it's weird that the world is going digital so they canned a lot of writers. if anything, they should be getting rid of sportscenter anchors or tv guys. maybe cut back on the number of ESPN channels. People are going to specialty sites like Fangraphs for better coverage of the sport they like. ESPN's "Wal-Mart" approach to sports isn't cutting it anymore. --- "The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima Now owned by DpOblivion. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SmartMuffin 04/26/17 6:00:21 PM #66: |
the weird thing is they originally announced that they would mostly be firing "on-air talent" but then they just fired their bloggers instead
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Paratroopa1 04/26/17 6:03:17 PM #67: |
I haven't been able to stand ESPN for years so this is fine
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scarletspeed7 04/26/17 6:06:52 PM #68: |
The moment commercial television came into existence and became the primary source of revenue, television's days were numbered.
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Corrik 04/26/17 6:53:34 PM #69: |
Eamonn Brennan was a huge loss but I think he knew it was coming. A line he said in his bubble watch made me think something was up.
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Metal_DK 04/26/17 7:07:11 PM #70: |
UltiXX posted...
You guys are blaming reduced interest in sports for this? Are you fucking high? Look at sports ratings, especially for playoffs. They're insane. Sports are America's #1 TV interest. The NFL saw a decline in ratings this year, primarily because of the fact that all their superstars are pretty much 33+ years old (QBs), and the current crop of in their prime are mostly boring people (Ryan, Dalton, Flacco), or disappointments (Luck -hell be 28 at the start of next season...). Russell Wilson and Newton (who kinda disappointed last year) are the only two QBs in their prime that arent super boring, although maybe Matt Ryan entered a better tier. Some of the QBs who are like 22/23 are interesting though. Also the decline in ratings had nothing to do with Kaepernick before some idiot says that. --- Casual Revolution 2007 - 2016 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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scarletspeed7 04/26/17 7:15:13 PM #71: |
What about Colin Kap - *blocked*
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Emeraldegg 04/26/17 7:32:25 PM #72: |
LeonhartFour posted...
UltiXX posted...Read those tweets. None are upset. Yeah, this. Ulti you are naïve if you think they aren't upset, they just aren't going to talk **** about their previous employer so it doesn't give them a bad look. --- I'm a greener egg than the eggs from dr. seuss ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Corrik 04/26/17 7:34:03 PM #73: |
Metal_DK posted...
UltiXX posted...You guys are blaming reduced interest in sports for this? Are you fucking high? Look at sports ratings, especially for playoffs. They're insane. Sports are America's #1 TV interest. Election killed the ratings. --- LoL ID = imajericho XBL GT = Corrik ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KokoroAkechi 04/27/17 1:56:03 AM #74: |
Never expected Jay Crawford or Trent Dilfer to be on this list.
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KokoroAkechi 04/27/17 1:58:25 AM #75: |
Emeraldegg posted...
LeonhartFour posted...UltiXX posted...Read those tweets. None are upset. idk about this. The later sure, but while they are upset, I'm not sure how many are actually angry. I mean the ones who had high profile gigs will get taken up by someone pretty quickly, and the mid level ones should find something too. People go into this knowing a tenure with one place can be limited unless you're extremely fortunate. --- Kokoro's Anime Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaIA0gY11FQ_Zh6kLSam5OA Updated: July 27th, 2016. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Metal_DK 04/27/17 8:55:34 AM #77: |
UltimaterializerX posted...
no it wasn't (at least primarily), the election caused some of the drop, but not all of it, or even most. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/02/07/super-bowl-audience-was-the-lowest-since-2013/ https://www.recode.net/2017/2/4/14508632/nfl-tv-ratings-down-moffettnathanson https://www.forbes.com/sites/nelsongranados/2016/12/01/nfl-ratings-have-recovered-only-partially-since-election-night-so-the-drama-continues/#5540d5257089 https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/01/nfl-ratings/512624/ --- Casual Revolution 2007 - 2016 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SeabassDebeste 04/27/17 9:13:23 AM #78: |
what, what?
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Emeraldegg 04/27/17 10:36:10 AM #79: |
Wow Andy Katz now too
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transcience 04/27/17 11:08:26 AM #80: |
no way. Andy Katz is CBB royalty
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th3l3fty 04/27/17 11:14:31 AM #81: |
after they basically canned the rest of the cbb crew yesterday I'm not surprised
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transcience 04/27/17 3:17:50 PM #82: |
I just realized that everyone is getting killed but the NBA guys
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transcience 04/27/17 3:18:06 PM #83: |
or maybe they're waiting for the playoffs to be done
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KokoroAkechi 04/27/17 3:20:33 PM #84: |
Wait who covers hockey now?
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LOLIAmAnAlt 04/27/17 3:29:31 PM #85: |
KokoroAkechi posted...
Wait who covers hockey now? mullet --- lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dr_Football 04/28/17 6:06:19 PM #86: |
so they let go of Marc Stein as well
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transcience 04/28/17 6:15:49 PM #87: |
Steiny Mo is out? man, he pretty much was their NBA coverage for the last 10 years or so
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SeabassDebeste 04/28/17 6:23:16 PM #88: |
whoa i liked marc stein too
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LeonhartFour 04/28/17 8:19:38 PM #89: |
Yeah, gotta wonder where it ends at this point.
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transience 04/28/17 9:15:19 PM #90: |
oh my god chad ford is gone
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SmartMuffin 04/28/17 9:16:38 PM #91: |
LeonhartFour posted...
Yeah, gotta wonder where it ends at this point. when all they have left are black power feminists that they arent allowed to fire? --- SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized - http://i.imgur.com/W66HUUy.jpg http://dudewheresmyfreedom.com/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LeonhartFour 04/28/17 9:21:42 PM #92: |
all I really need is Around the Horn, PTI, and Le Batard
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transience 04/28/17 9:23:27 PM #93: |
I recommend podcasts or radio
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SmartMuffin 04/28/17 9:29:33 PM #94: |
Kornheiser's podcast is better than PTI tbqh
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LeonhartFour 04/28/17 9:29:39 PM #95: |
I listen to podcasts and radio, too!
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LeonhartFour 04/28/17 9:30:02 PM #96: |
SmartMuffin posted...
Kornheiser's podcast is better than PTI tbqh They're both great and worth following! --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SmartMuffin 04/28/17 9:30:39 PM #97: |
aw mang I've been a little since 2002
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transience 04/28/17 9:32:11 PM #98: |
that's what espn becomes from here - low-budget productions to save bucks
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LeonhartFour 04/28/17 9:33:43 PM #99: |
Highly Questionable, Around the Horn, and PTI have been their three most popular shows for years anyway. Those aren't going anywhere regardless. Le Batard's radio show is way better than HQ though.
SmartMuffin posted... aw mang I've been a little since 2002 Only about four years for me. I didn't even realize he had a radio show until then or I'd have been on it sooner! --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dr_Football 04/28/17 9:45:05 PM #100: |
Chad Ford done after the draft
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