I think that’s the problem I’ve been having too - the lack of viable options out there that are both timely and not behind a paywall are low enough that the gravity of AV kept pulling me back in. That’s on me though - I can’t keep complaining about their bullshit if I’m not willing to invest in another platform. This…

I’m officially done with this site.

800 million for a mining co. as a retainer for legal expenses is a normal operating expense.

Lol viewing Canada as “beta testing ideas for a larger US market” is the most American thing ever. Passive aggressively condescending with the implicit presumption that America is the model other countries are trying to emulate. 

You’re not wrong, this will most likely destroy you and make you ugly-cry. It certainly did for me.

Deadspin is so weird sometimes.

This is a pathetic, embarrassingly bad post. Fails on every level: journalism, satire, humor. I mean, it’s not even good trolling. It’s like a bratty kid who just learned a new curse word and wants to try it out.

To think this is the site that claims the moral and intellectual high ground against every other media…

Here’s my problem with this kind of bullshit.

It’s like we’re looking at a burning building and instead of trying to put the fire out, we’re debating whether the building is “ablaze” or “in flames”.

So what is the problem with this article? It’s predominantly focused on the way the Ball brothers are changing the once established rules of basketball fundamentals.

Can you link the article? Did a google search for “lavar ball TheRinger 2016" and can’t find the article you mention.

Same boat. Fan since day one and I for years tried to ignore all the narratives around us being chokers that couldn’t close. I think part of the reason this feels so surreal is that it undos a (well-earned) reputation that felt so ingrained into our DNA that it would never go away.

I am a casual NBA fan who only watches the Finals and after Durant went down I changed the channel.

This is such a stupid take. You act like the Warriors were forced into their roster.

Not to mention asking Lowry about Demar while split-screening to Masai. That just felt they were trying to stir up shit. 

Remember when Garnett yelled “Anything is possible” when Boston won the finals? It didn’t really mean anything to me then.

Yes, that’s one form of native advertising, so is the State Farm’s integration into the Draft Guide.

Wow. I get Deadspin doesn’t like Bill Simmons, but this is reeeeeally reaching.

Were you at the game? The initial cheer was because at that point all we knew was Ibaka got a steal and a 2 on 1 fast break. After it became clear KD was hurt, the tone shifted. Yes, there were groups of assholes still basking in the injury, but they were far and away the minority. According to KOC from TheRinger, the…

So much this. Deadspin is the morality police only when they see fit. When it’s inconvenient, they simply ignore parts of the narrative they don’t want to hear and act as if they don’t regularly call others out for the exact same bullshit they’re swimming in.