Now THIS is a badly written article...

Crystallas

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I can't stand Chase, and Dwyer is missing facts when he jumps to conclusions. We're better off reading Sam Smith and Billy Witz.
 

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I can't stand Chase, and Dwyer is missing facts when he jumps to conclusions. We're better off reading Sam Smith and Billy Witz.

Usually his articles are good, he is an admitted Bulls fan...but his annual position rankings are usually really good...Sam Smith is polarizing too. Sometimes people question his sanity...lol.
 

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I've read a lot of bad articles (mostly on Bleacher Report) and I have no problem with parenthetical comments (I use them myself sometimes) but I think Kelly got a little carried away (They are all over the place!).

You say he's a Bulls fan but the article reads like it was written by a Spurs fan who is trying to make excuses for his favorite team losing.

The article starts with a bad headline ("streets ahead?" I'm not even sure what that expression means.), poses the question, "Did the Spurs take the night off?" and then never argues either side to answer it.

What does he mean by this: "Rose was clearly the catalyst, shooting 18-28 and tossing in a couple of great (for him) dimes in transition on his way to eight assists." Is he saying that those shots would be routine for most players, but they were a great accomplishment for him?

... At least there were no spelling or punctuation errors. Good for him.
 
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Can you even count that as an 'article'? Ball Don't Lie is a blog isn't it?
 

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Whatever it was, it sucked. Just like the last article that was posted on this forum. The one that included references to Big Ben, street gangs, and some psychology babble...all the while trying to lead the reader to find his point about rose and the pg position.
 

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Just because there are worse articles, it doesn't mean there aren't bad articles. way to reason.
 

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