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I honestly would put my money on Bulls tickets. I just know they will leave with something great. Go get those tickets before its too late. The resale value will be worth it.
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ESPN does not have any analysts that report straight source facts for NBA material.
Broussard will copy sources from other beat-writers. If you believe his news is accurate, then let me introduce you to the Onion.
Ford gets a lot of mixed intel, and he will make assumptions based on everything he has heard, and then turns nearly all of his reports into insider articles.
Hollinger is a formula guy, who roots for teams and players that support his formulas.
Stein likes to fire attacks through his writings, he's just a pencil-gun.
Abbott is more facts than anything. ESPN pushes it's writers to spin, therefore the facts guy mixes trash and you don't know if it's okay to take him seriously.
Sheridan is a hard one to read, he'll flip-flop a lot on his own "facts" but I don't dislike him as much as the rest of BSPN.
Bucher and JA are almost purely commentary. You don't get your news from them. Just entertaining "what-if" scenarios and "remember when" jargon.
But Hey! This is 2010, you can't fault ESPN entirely. News, reporting just the facts, and revealing sources is a thing of the past. Wikipedia used to be a joke, because anyone can re-write their own "facts" but now the rest of the media seems to have learned nothing from being neutral. Wiki is credible, the rest of the news, not so much. What a strange turn of events!
Broussard will copy sources from other beat-writers. If you believe his news is accurate, then let me introduce you to the Onion.
Ford gets a lot of mixed intel, and he will make assumptions based on everything he has heard, and then turns nearly all of his reports into insider articles.
Hollinger is a formula guy, who roots for teams and players that support his formulas.
Stein likes to fire attacks through his writings, he's just a pencil-gun.
Abbott is more facts than anything. ESPN pushes it's writers to spin, therefore the facts guy mixes trash and you don't know if it's okay to take him seriously.
Sheridan is a hard one to read, he'll flip-flop a lot on his own "facts" but I don't dislike him as much as the rest of BSPN.
Bucher and JA are almost purely commentary. You don't get your news from them. Just entertaining "what-if" scenarios and "remember when" jargon.
But Hey! This is 2010, you can't fault ESPN entirely. News, reporting just the facts, and revealing sources is a thing of the past. Wikipedia used to be a joke, because anyone can re-write their own "facts" but now the rest of the media seems to have learned nothing from being neutral. Wiki is credible, the rest of the news, not so much. What a strange turn of events!
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I dont know about ALL of that but ESPN is pretty bad. It seems like theyll hi-jack something and call it their own if its confirmed early...but if it remains unconfirmed, theyll do the same thing except attribute the story to someone else.
You used to really see this when Schefter was at NFLN and would scoop Mortensen. Schefter would have stuff put out there way before Mortensen but ESPN would give credit to Mortensen even though Schefter had easily beaten him to the story.
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I was watching him yesterday, and I swear to God... I was thinking to myself 'man... this shit sure reminds me of the Onion'
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Ok.
1. The meeting never happened.
2. The clue as to why the information is false can be seen in the way it was written/reported on air.
Broussard and Stein never said that their sources saw any of these guys in Miami, at a meeting, playing bags, or whatever. They reported it as "our sources have been informed/heard/been told about the meeting by someone with knowledge of it" Basically their sources "source(s)" was full of shit. They were reporting third hand information from un-ID'ed sources in Miami. If Broussard's or Stein's sources were actually the ones who had seen or heard the meeting in person they would have reported the story differently. "My source was at the meeting. My source saw them" etc etc. But that's not the way it was reported. Broussard and Stein's sources got duped hardcore...
1. The meeting never happened.
2. The clue as to why the information is false can be seen in the way it was written/reported on air.
Broussard and Stein never said that their sources saw any of these guys in Miami, at a meeting, playing bags, or whatever. They reported it as "our sources have been informed/heard/been told about the meeting by someone with knowledge of it" Basically their sources "source(s)" was full of shit. They were reporting third hand information from un-ID'ed sources in Miami. If Broussard's or Stein's sources were actually the ones who had seen or heard the meeting in person they would have reported the story differently. "My source was at the meeting. My source saw them" etc etc. But that's not the way it was reported. Broussard and Stein's sources got duped hardcore...
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Yes I can.
Wade was in Chicago. I have first hand reports saying so.
Prove otherwise with first hand reporting and credible information.
Yes I can. Look at the wording etc. Give me a credible timeline, a sensible timeline, something....anything..
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The point is that you don't/can't know for sure. James has said publically that a meeting of free-agents was going to happen before July 1st. July 1st is in 14 hours... It very well might have already happened lately. So why is this such a surprising story to begin with that these 3 players (allegedly) have already met?
Maybe they met before the weekend.
Maybe they all talked over Skype for all we know.
Maybe they never met at all.
We. Don't. Know.
But more importantly
It. Doesn't. Matter.
Maybe they met before the weekend.
Maybe they all talked over Skype for all we know.
Maybe they never met at all.
We. Don't. Know.
But more importantly
It. Doesn't. Matter.
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Yes I do.
No meeting happened this past weekend.
I'm 110% sure.
Good for LeBron. Did he take into account Wade's divorce proceedings or time with his children?.....
Ok..but that doesn't mean it happened this weekend. I never took issue with the meeting occurring in general. I have only ever said that those three meeting in Miami on Saturday night..or anytime this past weekend for that matter...did not happen.
Ok, not what the story(that I took issue with) said.
Ok, not what the story(that I took issue with) said.
Yes I do.
A meeting this past weekend in Miami never happened.
Then why are you still posting?
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FirstTimer said:
Tryina help a brotha out
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Mission: Failed
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fixed
Since you want to be vague and then get mad when I jump down your throat about it.. :smh:
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I was responding to the OP...which was obviously referencing the meeting from this last weekend.... What other "report" from Broussard and another ESPN insider(Stein) that was proven wrong could he have possibly been referencing?
It was impossible for me to be vague because there was no other report mentioned or even applicable to the OP's post. Hell, no other poster here, until you(responding to me) even mentioned the meeting taking place at any other time.
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all I responded to was the "it never happened" statement. I think we've cleared this up?
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I know. "It" (The meeting in the report referenced by the OP, then specifically called out by me) never happened. What the hell was even remotely "vague" about my original post?
Yeah, you are unable to follow conversations. Crystal clear.
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What are your thoughts on the Bosh to Miami rumor?
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fixed again
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For your future kids sake I hope this is true.
You became "unwilling" to follow it when you had no choice because you had no response to my posts.
Shouldn't you be off writing a shitty article or something?
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