In fact, the only player that is still on the team when O'Connor coined them that is Devin Booker. Vernon pointed out that when he called them the "bright future Suns", they had so many other players. First, Chris Vernon called him out on his "bright future Suns" comment, and when he was pushed by Vernon, he kind of just blahed his way through his speech. He is never wrong, it was something out of his control that caused his shit take to be off.įor example, I was listening to their most recent episode, and twice he said some shit that was so off that it made me audibly gasp and call him an idiot to my iPhone. He takes credit for the few things he gets right, and when he is very wrong, which is a lot, he almost always deflects the blame. He has one, maybe 2 good takes per episode, but everything else is so absurd and contradictory and asinine and flat out stupid. Yes, he can be obnoxious from time to time, he can be a little loud, but again, he seems like the smartest person that is involved with the whole Ringer crew. I also enjoy his passion for the game, and his love for his hometown team, the Memphis Grizzlies. He has some of the better takes on the pod, he seems to understand the NBA pretty well, and he isn't a yes man, of which this company is filled with. I listen to their NFL show, and I listen to their NBA show hosted by Chris Vernon and Kevin O'Connor. While I do not read the website anymore, it feels like a total waste of time, I do subscribe to 2 of their podcasts.
Also, his interviews with Malcolm Gladwell have been horrendous and awful, in so many different ways. I do not trust a word he says anymore, and while he was once a solid writer, he has only shown since starting The Ringer, is that he wants so badly to still be in his 20's, even though he is approaching his 50's. He is such a non factor in the NBA world now.
Also, Bill Simmons is one of the biggest has beens in the sports writing business. I don't feel like they do a ton of research, and they just want to put out stuff to get clicks on the site. All the majority of the hosts of the podcasts, and their writers, it is all about the quickest and hottest take out there. I feel like it is filled with hot take millennial BS that is pointless. I am very tough on the website The Ringer.
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