ButtersSuki wrote: » You assume an awful lot. I have actually listened to and watched some of Rogan's pods. I happen to like his stance on political correctness (as in he's anti-PC) for instance, and he's quite liberal. What I don't like is that it just seems a little amateurish to me at times from a journalistic perspective, and is more than a little tabloid. The Alex Jones interview car-crash and subsequent fall out are an example of this - he failed to prepare and you got a show like that. And there are others like that. Simmons is a journalist first and a podcaster etc. second (though you could argue he's a podcaster first now but the fact remains he trained and learned his craft as a newspaper journalist), Rogan is a bit of a jack of all trades (stand up comic, MMA announcer, lots of things in between). Rogan seems more entertainment than anything else, which is fair enough if that's your thing. I've said this frequently on the Radio forum though, popularity doesn't necessarily equal quality. Just because Rogan's pod is popular, doesn't make it good. You're entitled to your opinion. I'm entitled to mine. If we disagree, so be it.
Hitch2222 wrote: » Happy to end any conversation once Alex Jones makes an appearance, about time to give up all forms of discourse if you spend any time whatsoever lending him an ear. Thankfully a few media platforms have banned his hate speech, better late than never I suppose. I was hopeful that Brogdan would be back tonight but fair enough with Smart out too, largely a push. Hoping Giannis does the business tonight, +/- usually an indicator of post season success but I still have questions around them beating 76ers or Raptors. Looks like Smart is actually available
Carcharodon wrote: » Anyone but Houston, please Jebus, anyone !!! They are just that bit hungrier than the Warriors, which is understandable after how successful and dominant the Warriors have been, they are beating the Warriors at their own game, intense defense and spreading the floor. Harden has been immense, Durant carrying the Warriors a bit.
Legion. wrote: » Just throwing my biases out there - I used to live in Toronto and thats where I fell in love with basketball as a sort of junkie, and so last night was class. Absolute nail biter, but Kawhi has really put on a show this series. Credit to Nurse too for going to Ibaka-Gasol which only saw 30 mins or so in the regular season. Added size made a huge difference and both were excellent down the stretch. Would still be worried given Siakam's injury. While he played last night hes absolutely not healthy so its definitely something to keep an eye on. Great win for Denver last night too, I definitely would prefer them to progress. Blazers are fun but I think in many ways they're just worse versions of the Warriors/Rockets so wouldn't see it being much of a series. I don't really want to get bogged down in quoting recent posts regarding Simmons/Rogan but I will just say that in my humble opinion if you're citing Simmons as some sort of expert and his analysis as law then I'm afraid we're rarely if ever going to agree. I love Simmons and never miss a pod but absolutely can't take him much more seriously than the next guy. As I've stated previously, he feels much more like one of the lads is chatting to me.
Legion. wrote: » I don't really want to get bogged down in quoting recent posts regarding Simmons/Rogan but I will just say that in my humble opinion if you're citing Simmons as some sort of expert and his analysis as law then I'm afraid we're rarely if ever going to agree. I love Simmons and never miss a pod but absolutely can't take him much more seriously than the next guy. As I've stated previously, he feels much more like one of the lads is chatting to me.
Hitch2222 wrote: » Obviously an injury may be impeding him a tad but I think this is another series showing that Steph's game isn't as conducive to playoff success as it is to success in the regular season. He's a great player, best shooter ever etc but quite a few of his numbers get inflated in the earlier rounds before getting to the latter stages. This playoffs he's averaging 22.5 points per game, obviously Durant carrying a heavy load but at 30 have we now seen the best of Steph? It just seems that Steph isn't quite up to the task in this series, obviously a good game last night but his defensive frailties are showing up once again. That said, I think he can certainly feel hard done by with some poor calls.
K.O.Kiki wrote: » Utter bollocks to this.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/curryst01/gamelog-playoffs/ He's almost always a plus for his team. Not sure WHY he's bricking wide open shots - it's definitely out of form for him (career 44% 3PT shooter regressing to 25%?) but these are on open looks - so it's not Houston.
Carcharodon wrote: » People really debating joe Rogan in here...I’ll have to chime in on this as iam a huge fan, he has some fantastic guests, never claims to know more than he does, very down to earth and curious, doesn’t care what people think or expect from his podcast. I have a serious man crush
K.O.Kiki wrote: » Steph has never been about being the absolute best - that's how the Warriors even arrived at this point of dominance. He took a low-salary extension which allowed them to build a TEAM around him, and his gravity (current series notwithstanding) allows his team mates better looks. He never NEEDED to be the best player like MJ or LeBron, but he absolutely NEEDS to be there - look at every slump they go through when he's injured.
K.O.Kiki wrote: » Steph has never been about being the absolute best - that's how the Warriors even arrived at this point of dominance.He took a low-salary extension which allowed them to build a TEAM around him, and his gravity (current series notwithstanding) allows his team mates better looks. He never NEEDED to be the best player like MJ or LeBron, but he absolutely NEEDS to be there - look at every slump they go through when he's injured.
kmart6 wrote: » Liability Curry really stepped up when Durant went out.
Carcharodon wrote: » What a game, sold my ticket due to greed but ah well, I’ll go to game 7.... I would be surprised if Durant is back anytime soon, even if it’s not Achilles, any type of bad calf strain takes a while, did mine a while back and it was a tedious recovery, we are obviously similar types of athletes. I think we saw the best and worst of Draymond tonight, the fight, the passion, the big plays but silly impulses giving away technicals at a key moments, could of cost the game but you can’t change that. I think it’s hard to quantify the importance of Curry, the man is beloved here for all the right reasons, not only one of the all time greats but an exceptional role model. Oracle and the fans take on a different energy when he knocks down a big three, it just sets the place on fire and the players feed off him and the crowd. You can’t measure that stuff, I’ll admit he has struggled at times but my god when he gets going it’s something special These Rockets are one hell of a team and it would be a great achievement to beat them especially without Durant
Carcharodon wrote: » What a game, sold my ticket due to greed but ah well, I’ll go to game 7....
kmart6 wrote: » When they went on their first run and Oracle was hopping I was wondering were you there, looked like an unreal atmosphere. Hope you got a good price for the ticket.
Hitch2222 wrote: » I was out watching the Spurs match last night and actually thought of you and your seats when chatting to a Warriors fan from Oakland. He was explaining the ticketing system around your equity with the likes concerts etc being on in the arena. He also mentioned-which surprised me- that the new stadium will have a smaller capacity than the new stadium approx 16k to 14.2k he mentioned. On Steph, I certainly question his playoff numbers etc but he energizes a crowd like very few other people and his attitude is infectious. Such a joy to watch when in full flow.
