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Just in terms of writing.
Not reporting, interviewing, investigating, or commentating.
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@CDonkey26
Originally posted by baumy300Yeah, she may be a bit of a beotch, but you get back to me when you find out a way to motorboat personality...Comment
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Originally posted by G PericoIf I ain't got it, then I gotta take it
I can't hide who I am, baby I'm a gangster
In the Rolls Royce, steppin' on a mink rug
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Really? There are only a handful of people good enough to be starting NBA players. We can break them down all we want from our couches, but I think it's a stretch to say the man isn't good at his job (DukeC posted his stats). At worse it's a push, and Kaman may have height but he doesn't have the luxury of throwing out garbage for a reaction to gain/maintain relevance.Comment
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Are you confusing Bill Simmons with Skip Bayless?Really? There are only a handful of people good enough to be starting NBA players. We can break them down all we want from our couches, but I think it's a stretch to say the man isn't good at his job (DukeC posted his stats). At worse it's a push, and Kaman may have height but he doesn't have the luxury of throwing out garbage for a reaction to gain/maintain relevance.
Serious question.Bears | Bulls | Cubs | Illinois | #Team3Some
@CDonkey26
Originally posted by baumy300Yeah, she may be a bit of a beotch, but you get back to me when you find out a way to motorboat personality...Comment
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I missed the part of Kaman's career when he was only in the league because of his height.
Ryan Hollins is only in the league because of his height, Brendan Haywood is only in the league because of his height, Chris Kaman averaged EIGHTEEN points a game and made an All-Star team at points in his career, you don't do that by just being 7 feet tall.NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers
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Kaman is not in the league if he's 6'7". That's what I'm saying. If he wasn't a freak by genetics, he wouldn't be anywhere near the NBA. If somebody wants to criticize what he does/has done with his talent, I don't have an issue with it.I missed the part of Kaman's career when he was only in the league because of his height.
Ryan Hollins is only in the league because of his height, Brendan Haywood is only in the league because of his height, Chris Kaman averaged EIGHTEEN points a game and made an All-Star team at points in his career, you don't do that by just being 7 feet tall.
Now, if Kaman were a 6' PG with excellent skills (shooting, handling, awareness, etc.), I wouldn't say anything. When you're 7' tall, you only need so much skill to do well in basketball. Stop acting like you're better than everybody and above criticism just because you play in the NBA. You're there in largest part due to genetics.
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I am too. That's not the point right now.Bears | Bulls | Cubs | Illinois | #Team3Some
@CDonkey26
Originally posted by baumy300Yeah, she may be a bit of a beotch, but you get back to me when you find out a way to motorboat personality...Comment
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I think there's a thin line between being a douche and giving constructive criticism. And as a fan, we basically live on that line, and can go either way depending on how our teams our doing.Originally posted by G PericoIf I ain't got it, then I gotta take it
I can't hide who I am, baby I'm a gangster
In the Rolls Royce, steppin' on a mink rug
The clique just a gang of bosses that linked upComment
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I prefer the douches and ***holes(myself included) of OS over that clown Simmons.
But then again, I've never been fan of Simmons or his Grantland stuff.#RespectTheCultureComment
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There's no way for any of us to know that. If he was 6'7 he may have just developed a different set of skills. Too many hypotheticals to say that definitively.Originally posted by G PericoIf I ain't got it, then I gotta take it
I can't hide who I am, baby I'm a gangster
In the Rolls Royce, steppin' on a mink rug
The clique just a gang of bosses that linked upComment
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Well, regardless, he didn't earn his height, and it's his greatest asset as a basketball player.
He needs to be appreciative of that rather than acting like he's above criticism.Bears | Bulls | Cubs | Illinois | #Team3Some
@CDonkey26
Originally posted by baumy300Yeah, she may be a bit of a beotch, but you get back to me when you find out a way to motorboat personality...Comment
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What do you THINK his skillset would've been if he was 6'7?
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Except Simmons didn't actually criticize him, he was just being an *******.
You're acting like Simmons got up on ESPN and broke down all the things that are wrong with Chris Kaman's game and Kaman turned around and called him a douche. No, Simmons decided to be a smartass on Twitter instead and Kaman called him a douche. I might do the same thing.NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers
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Like DHY said, there's no way of knowing, but from what I've seen, kids on that relative growth track tend to build a center's skillset because it can carry them through high school and possibly into college with a scholarship. I know plenty of tall guys who are playing ball in college (6'3" to 6'7") who didn't put nearly as much into their game as the 5'9" PG, but are having their college paid for because they have more potential. It's different when the player is incredibly skilled through hard work. (obvious example is Hakeem Olajuwon
Simmons was being as ******* by questioning the Mavs' adding Kaman and Brand? He didn't make it personal. He didn't even aim the tweet at either of the players. Elton Brand didn't say anything (as far as I know), because age is a valid question for both players Simmons mentioned (which is essentially what he commented on by mentioning 2006).Except Simmons didn't actually criticize him, he was just being an *******.
You're acting like Simmons got up on ESPN and broke down all the things that are wrong with Chris Kaman's game and Kaman turned around and called him a douche. No, Simmons decided to be a smartass on Twitter instead and Kaman called him a douche. I might do the same thing.
I'd cringe at whatever words LeBron might get to rightfully say to you after your various "criticisms" of him. Same with me and Carlos Boozer. Or everybody and Juwan Howard.
Athletes shouldn't take offense to criticisms of their game if they're even slightly based. Simmons' criticism of the Mavs' moves is obviously based in the age of the two players they picked up.Bears | Bulls | Cubs | Illinois | #Team3Some
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Originally posted by baumy300Yeah, she may be a bit of a beotch, but you get back to me when you find out a way to motorboat personality...Comment

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