God I hate ESPN: Cowherd - Kobe PEDs too much!

lakerholic wrote:"The King" (yuck!) plays at MSG tomorrow night. I GUARANTEE YOU these two things:

1) He doesn't hit anywhere close to 40, much less 60

2) ESPN makes a HUGE DEAL OF THIS and intimates that "The King" trusts his teammates more than Kobe and that his assists/rebounds show this.

I HATE BSPN!

Jeez man, havent you been reading the news? The Knicks GAVE Kobe 61 by not playing any defense at all.

When LBJ earns his 30-10-8 while carrying his team (how are they still getting away with saying this BTW?) he will prove that he is the more talented player.

Kobe shouldnt have rubbed it in NY's faces by actually competing either. What a jerk.

phoenixrisingla wrote:

lakerholic wrote:"The King" (yuck!) plays at MSG tomorrow night. I GUARANTEE YOU these two things:

1) He doesn't hit anywhere close to 40, much less 60

2) ESPN makes a HUGE DEAL OF THIS and intimates that "The King" trusts his teammates more than Kobe and that his assists/rebounds show this.

I HATE BSPN!

Jeez man, havent you been reading the news? The Knicks GAVE Kobe 61 by not playing any defense at all.

When LBJ earns his 30-10-8 while carrying his team (how are they still getting away with saying this BTW?) he will prove that he is the more talented player.

Kobe shouldnt have rubbed it in NY's faces by actually competing either. What a jerk.

LOL, exactly!

we should make another thread... WHAT WOULD ESPN POLLS ASK NEXT?

Props doesn't count if after every statement you have a "but" that is what they have done.

Kobe scored 61 on an historic night BUT was it better than MJ's 55.
Kobe drops 61 as Lakers beat Knicks BUT Cavs and Celtics are up next what will LBJ do?

It doesn't matter what Kobe does they absolutely can not give him credit. When they do it has to have a disclaimer of some sort to minimize what he has done. How much did we hear about his triple-doubles? How many times did we hear about 45 assist in 3 games? How many times have we heard he is shooting with a butchered hand? The answer is simple we haven't.

Let this be LBJ or D Wade and it is a slobber fest equal to a 2 dollar ho convention at a party for millionaires.

Seriously, BSPN is pathetic. I just wish there was another sports network but unfortunately there isn't.

puffyusaf#2 wrote:Props doesn't count if after every statement you have a "but" that is what they have done.

Kobe scored 61 on an historic night BUT was it better than MJ's 55.
Kobe drops 61 as Lakers beat Knicks BUT Cavs and Celtics are up next what will LBJ do?

It doesn't matter what Kobe does they absolutely can not give him credit. When they do it has to have a disclaimer of some sort to minimize what he has done. How much did we hear about his triple-doubles? How many times did we hear about 45 assist in 3 games? How many times have we heard he is shooting with a butchered hand? The answer is simple we haven't.

Let this be LBJ or D Wade and it is a slobber fest equal to a 2 dollar ho convention at a party for millionaires.

You guys are right. I'm just saying, that at least it's better than nothing. Trust me I hate them as much as any one of you guys, but at least it's something...

puffyusaf#2 wrote:Props doesn't count if after every statement you have a "but" that is what they have done.

Kobe scored 61 on an historic night BUT was it better than MJ's 55.
Kobe drops 61 as Lakers beat Knicks BUT Cavs and Celtics are up next what will LBJ do?

It doesn't matter what Kobe does they absolutely can not give him credit. When they do it has to have a disclaimer of some sort to minimize what he has done. How much did we hear about his triple-doubles? How many times did we hear about 45 assist in 3 games? How many times have we heard he is shooting with a butchered hand? The answer is simple we haven't.

Let this be LBJ or D Wade and it is a slobber fest equal to a 2 dollar ho convention at a party for millionaires.

Ah you must have missed NBA Tonight on BSPN 30 minutes ago....A 10 min exposee where Leglar and Mash said Jordan's 55 was better than Kobe's 61. It was purposeful and carefully scripted show to diminish what Kobe did last night, something that political campaign organizers would be PROUD of.

I swear it was so obvious, the intended purpose, that I pretty much laughed at the whole show.

therealdeal wrote:

puffyusaf#2 wrote:Props doesn't count if after every statement you have a "but" that is what they have done.

Kobe scored 61 on an historic night BUT was it better than MJ's 55.
Kobe drops 61 as Lakers beat Knicks BUT Cavs and Celtics are up next what will LBJ do?

It doesn't matter what Kobe does they absolutely can not give him credit. When they do it has to have a disclaimer of some sort to minimize what he has done. How much did we hear about his triple-doubles? How many times did we hear about 45 assist in 3 games? How many times have we heard he is shooting with a butchered hand? The answer is simple we haven't.

Let this be LBJ or D Wade and it is a slobber fest equal to a 2 dollar ho convention at a party for millionaires.

You guys are right. I'm just saying, that at least it's better than nothing. Trust me I hate them as much as any one of you guys, but at least it's something...

I gotta disagree. Getting NOTHING is better than getting scraps.

Feigned respect is worse than someone telling you you stink to your face.

BSPN is just playing Fox Snooze to Kobe Bryant's Barack Obama.

Drama like politics, sells.

In the end, it's all entertainment, right?

Well most things on NBAtv are crap anyway those are the the junior-junior league

If you want to hear some really, truly obvious bias from ESPN watch the SportsCenter that's on right now until the very end. Or hell watch it right now. I almost puked...

^^ details?

therealdeal wrote:If you want to hear some really, truly obvious bias from ESPN watch the SportsCenter that's on right now until the very end. Or hell watch it right now. I almost puked...

Only time I watch BSPN is if there's a game on that I can't see anywhere else.

Otherwise, I don't watch and I avoid their website as well.

NBAtv Headline "Lebron gets crack at Kobe's MSG record"

It really amazes me that these writers have discredited what Kobe has done so much that they basically think Bron can "just do it" at will.

It will be hilarious to see him try to get it. I want him to try to do it....even at the risk of losing to the Knicks. More comedy will occur after the game when they will attempt to spin any result to LeBron's benefit.

Outcomes:
1. He fails - they concentrate on his rebounds and assists, say he played an unselfish, more well rounded, "team" game and that he out winning the game and the team first.

2. He succeeds - LOL. I doubt this happens, but if it does, the entire East Coast will suffer temporary hearing loss and blindness as every as every college fratboy jock douche that rocks a pinstripe for BSPN will cream their pants and holler from every rooftop in Bristol: LeBron the greatest EVAR!!! Kobe who?

BSPN, they're very good at perpetratin'.

kray28 wrote:

therealdeal wrote:If you want to hear some really, truly obvious bias from ESPN watch the SportsCenter that's on right now until the very end. Or hell watch it right now. I almost puked...

Only time I watch BSPN is if there's a game on that I can't see anywhere else.

Otherwise, I don't watch and I avoid their website as well.

Yeah but they still have the most data in one spot. It's so easy to get stats and things when they're scrolling the bottom of the screen...

I recorded JRIB and Around the Horn from yesterday to see what they have to say about Kobe and the Lakers.

Before Bynumhad his run of 5 great games no one talked about the Lakers "toughness". Now that he is injured all of a sudden we are not tough enough to win the championship. Do these clowns even listen to themselves? I can see how they can say we would have trouble with Boston because they beat us in the Finals but now we aren't strong enough for the Cav's and Magic.

puffyusaf#2 wrote:I recorded JRIB and Around the Horn from yesterday to see what they have to say about Kobe and the Lakers.

Before Bynumhad his run of 5 great games no one talked about the Lakers "toughness". Now that he is injured all of a sudden we are not tough enough to win the championship. Do these clowns even listen to themselves? I can see how they can say we would have trouble with Boston because they beat us in the Finals but now we aren't strong enough for the Cav's and Magic.

Their opinions are basically worthless...even casual Laker fans know more about the up and downs of the team than these clowns. Yet they talk like experts who have done all their homework, when all they've done is read some box scores, recaps, summary stats and maybe a few highlights. Their mediocre level of analysis consistently betrays it too.

With Drew playing great, we were playing great, and when Drew wasn't playing great, we were still playing great.

^ I was frustrated out of my mind listening to those guys. I thought after Kobe's 61 pt. out burst they'd say something like," Even with Andrew Bynum out, they have the reigning MVP Kobe." But it was all doomsday gloom instead.

I think Willbon was the only one that seemed genuinely impressed by Kobe, and respected his achievement and respected the Lakers.

^ what did Kornheiser say? he's actually the one who has liked the Lakers all season and thinks they have a good shot in the Finals. but I'm curious to see if he's singing a different tune with Bynum out.

wallangong wrote:^ what did Kornheiser say? he's actually the one who has liked the Lakers all season and thinks they have a good shot in the Finals. but I'm curious to see if he's singing a different tune with Bynum out.

Not positive, but I think I remember them agreeing that the Lakers are still the team to beat in the West, and still easily a contender for the Championship. They conceded that it would be much harder without Bynum, but siting the run they made last season, I'm pretty sure they both said that the Lakers are in good shape.

^the other day wilbon said that he doesnt think the lakers are the team to beat in the west anymore, the spurs were. kornheiser disagreed with him.

puffyusaf#2 wrote:NBAtv Headline "Lebron gets crack at Kobe's MSG record"

It really amazes me that these writers have discredited what Kobe has done so much that they basically think Bron can "just do it" at will.

Yup, even BSPN how has the same headline.

CaCHooKa Man wrote:^the other day wilbon said that he doesnt think the lakers are the team to beat in the west anymore, the spurs were. kornheiser disagreed with him.

wilbon was saying the spurs were close to the lakers now

they both pretty much thought that the lakers are still the team to beat in the west