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Kevin O'Connor is like a poor, poor man's Zach Lowe. The majority of his articles read like something I could write.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:Kevin O'Connor is like a poor, poor man's Zach Lowe. The majority of his articles read like something I could write.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:Kevin O'Connor is like a poor, poor man's Zach Lowe. The majority of his articles read like something I could write.
If you hear him on a Ringer pod a few days after Lowe Post comes out he always references it. It's pathetic. I like listening to The Mismatch to hear Chris Vernon bash KOC.
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verb_to_trust wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:Kevin O'Connor is like a poor, poor man's Zach Lowe. The majority of his articles read like something I could write.
If you hear him on a Ringer pod a few days after Lowe Post comes out he always references it. It's pathetic. I like listening to The Mismatch to hear Chris Vernon bash KOC.
I do enjoy Chris Vernon calling him out constantly.
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verb_to_trust wrote: KD easily. I don't mind the blog boys but certain guys really get grating after a while. Zach Lowe and Kevin O'Conner. Brian Windhorst. They have such obvious bias and try to blather on about it like their opinion is based in analytics or what they see during 5 minutes of a game on league pass. It gets nauseating.
I like Lowe in written form but not on TV/podcasts. I actually believe that he really does watch basketball and offers good insights when breaking down X's and O's. On TV he's just another windbag and I find him off-putting on his podcast, too. But I still like reading his preview of playoff series.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:Kevin O'Connor is like a poor, poor man's Zach Lowe. The majority of his articles read like something I could write.
If you hear him on a Ringer pod a few days after Lowe Post comes out he always references it. It's pathetic. I like listening to The Mismatch to hear Chris Vernon bash KOC.
I do enjoy Chris Vernon calling him out constantly.
KOC tries to sneak in hipster music takes too. It's like...nobody cares about the Muse show you went to douchebag.
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4/5 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote: KD easily. I don't mind the blog boys but certain guys really get grating after a while. Zach Lowe and Kevin O'Conner. Brian Windhorst. They have such obvious bias and try to blather on about it like their opinion is based in analytics or what they see during 5 minutes of a game on league pass. It gets nauseating.
I like Lowe in written form but not on TV/podcasts. I actually believe that he really does watch basketball and offers good insights when breaking down X's and O's. On TV he's just another windbag and I find him off-putting on his podcast, too. But I still like reading his preview of playoff series.
I like his pods, but not really on TV. Then again, I don't like most analysts/writers on TV.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
4/5 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote: KD easily. I don't mind the blog boys but certain guys really get grating after a while. Zach Lowe and Kevin O'Conner. Brian Windhorst. They have such obvious bias and try to blather on about it like their opinion is based in analytics or what they see during 5 minutes of a game on league pass. It gets nauseating.
I like Lowe in written form but not on TV/podcasts. I actually believe that he really does watch basketball and offers good insights when breaking down X's and O's. On TV he's just another windbag and I find him off-putting on his podcast, too. But I still like reading his preview of playoff series.
I like his pods, but not really on TV. Then again, I don't like most analysts/writers on TV.
On podcasts he talks over his guests too often and too often doesn't acknowledge what they just said. It seems like he isn't listening and is just waiting for his next turn to speak.
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4/5 wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
4/5 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote: KD easily. I don't mind the blog boys but certain guys really get grating after a while. Zach Lowe and Kevin O'Conner. Brian Windhorst. They have such obvious bias and try to blather on about it like their opinion is based in analytics or what they see during 5 minutes of a game on league pass. It gets nauseating.
I like Lowe in written form but not on TV/podcasts. I actually believe that he really does watch basketball and offers good insights when breaking down X's and O's. On TV he's just another windbag and I find him off-putting on his podcast, too. But I still like reading his preview of playoff series.
I like his pods, but not really on TV. Then again, I don't like most analysts/writers on TV.
On podcasts he talks over his guests too often and too often doesn't acknowledge what they just said. It seems like he isn't listening and is just waiting for his next turn to speak.
That's fair. I guess I'm just to used to that in podcasts, especially when it is a recorded phone conversation.
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He's a know it all who thinks if he references some analytics it negates the fact he's just another dork who has league pass.
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I said "too often" twice within a span of five words. I'll be in timeout for the next few minutes.
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Open Floor is my favorite NBA pod do you guys mess with that one?
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There is a Bulls one called Cash Considerations that is just as cynical as the title makes it sound that I really like too.
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verb_to_trust wrote:Open Floor is my favorite NBA pod do you guys mess with that one?
I liked Andrew Sharp at Grantland. I might have to check that one out.
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my mvp rankings:

giannis
joel embid
paul george
stephen curry
kawhi leonard
kevin durant
greta van fleet
james harden
anthony davis
lebron james
russell westbrook
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:my mvp rankings:

giannis
joel embid
paul george
stephen curry
kawhi leonard
kevin durant
greta van fleet
james harden
anthony davis
lebron james
russell westbrook
Does this giannis have a first name?
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:my mvp rankings:

giannis
joel embid
paul george
stephen curry
kawhi leonard
kevin durant
greta van fleet
james harden
anthony davis
lebron james
russell westbrook
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:my mvp rankings:

giannis
joel embid
paul george
stephen curry
kawhi leonard
kevin durant
greta van fleet
james harden
anthony davis
lebron james
russell westbrook
Harden notices your shade.
does he post here?
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I sent him the link.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:I sent him the link.
uh oh...post your rankings plz
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