Rise from the Ashes
Price defies corsi
"I dont understand this pick what so eva, this is a terrible pick by the Raptas."
-Steven A. Smith
ANYWAYS; I particularly hate the sports show called The best damn sports show period., all they talk about is Basketball, baseball and football. The NHL does not exist on either ESPN or FOX. I believe its because they lost so much money on the NHL, but still how do you expect people to become exposed to hockey. Oh and Chris Paul achieving breakthrough athlete of the year over Alexander Ovechkin. PLEASE.
-Steven A. Smith
ANYWAYS; I particularly hate the sports show called The best damn sports show period., all they talk about is Basketball, baseball and football. The NHL does not exist on either ESPN or FOX. I believe its because they lost so much money on the NHL, but still how do you expect people to become exposed to hockey. Oh and Chris Paul achieving breakthrough athlete of the year over Alexander Ovechkin. PLEASE.
I had to look up who Chris Paul was.
The NBA is just as much a struggling company trying to shake it's image and recapture former glory, but nobody seems to jump on its back. Like most people have said, S.A. Smith is probably better off not talking about hockey. We'd just get another Nielsen ratings discussion or Bertuzzi debate. Anyone who tries to talk hockey just goes over the same tired subjects so why bother?
The NBA is just as much a struggling company trying to shake it's image and recapture former glory, but nobody seems to jump on its back. Like most people have said, S.A. Smith is probably better off not talking about hockey. We'd just get another Nielsen ratings discussion or Bertuzzi debate. Anyone who tries to talk hockey just goes over the same tired subjects so why bother?
MiamiScreamingEagles
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Slightly off topic. I rarely listen to sports radio mainly because it bores me and more so due to the lack of hockey discussion but I did catch a national show during the 2006 Finals and it was one of those defining moments. The caller was Magnus from Minnesota. He barely said his piece of the wonders of hockey before the host said "You know why hockey will never make it? Because you have to have a name like Magnus and be from a place like Minnesota to like it." The channel was immediately switched.
PeterSidorkiewicz
HFWF Tourney Undisputed Champion
XM Radio hockey talk my friend, XM Radio Home Ice. Finally a sports station I can listen to, although even I disagree with some of the views on there, still entertaining nonetheless.
guinness
Not Ingrid for now
SAS was supposed to appear at my university tomorrow, but was postponed, I thought about going to see him just yell, and act angry for no apparent reason. Maybe the organizers figured that he just sucks and postponed him indefinitely.
SAS had mark messier on last week. He asked him some good questions it wasn't a bad interview. You guys are getting angry for no reason, ask any producer for any national radio/tv station in the US and they'll tell you that talking hockey flat lines their ratings. It's sad, but it's the truth.
Hockey needs some visable minorites in the game, it is a must these days. No one sees Jarome Iginla because he is stuck in Calgary. It doesn't help when you have guys like Georges Laraque and Donald Brashear playing the enforcer roles.
Hockey needs some visable minorites in the game, it is a must these days. No one sees Jarome Iginla because he is stuck in Calgary. It doesn't help when you have guys like Georges Laraque and Donald Brashear playing the enforcer roles.
TheDanceOfMaternity
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I would still think he is a ****** if I wasn't a hockey fan.
And if I was a Kobe fan, or a Patriots fan, or a TO fan (being all he ever talks about), I would not find a single thing inciteful about what he has to say that involves screwing with players' lives on national television.
And if I was a Kobe fan, or a Patriots fan, or a TO fan (being all he ever talks about), I would not find a single thing inciteful about what he has to say that involves screwing with players' lives on national television.
Who cares? He's a loud, arrogant blow hard. Could really care less. I understand you want to expose the game and get it more pub, but who really cares about Steven A. Smith?
Bear of Bad News
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You could, but this is a hockey forum, so you can't bring him up. Plus, he doesn't bring up the race card.
xeric716x
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Higgy4
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I dont like him either. I despise him, in fact. But why does this need a thread of its own? If you are looking to find some hockey on the Stephen A. Smith show, then you are really digging at the bottom of the barrel.
But, to be fair...it isnt his sport. Don Cherry would sound just as rediculous talking NBA basketball as Smith would talking hockey. So...lets be fair about it. Some guys can talk about all sports, but there are MANY who only know what they know. Or, they decline to talk about something they clearly know nothing about. I, for one, take it as a admission by Smith that he doesnt know hockey, so why talk about i? I would rather have him NOT discuss hockey, then to try and discuss it and make himself look completely idiotic.
He has his niche...it sucks, mind you...but it is his niche, and his show gets fairly good ratings.
But, to be fair...it isnt his sport. Don Cherry would sound just as rediculous talking NBA basketball as Smith would talking hockey. So...lets be fair about it. Some guys can talk about all sports, but there are MANY who only know what they know. Or, they decline to talk about something they clearly know nothing about. I, for one, take it as a admission by Smith that he doesnt know hockey, so why talk about i? I would rather have him NOT discuss hockey, then to try and discuss it and make himself look completely idiotic.
He has his niche...it sucks, mind you...but it is his niche, and his show gets fairly good ratings.
I've seen his show and I have seen guys like Mark Messier, Pete Rose, Wayne Gretzky, John McCain and Donald Trump and all have been great interviews and he's even worked with guys like Tom Tolbert and Tim Legler.
xeric716x
Born To Expire
A few months ago I heard that his ratings were like 20,000 households which forced ESPN to move him from his primetime slot (4:30 p.m. ET) to 11 p.m ET.
Lokking at that, I would question why any hockey personality would go to the show when practically no one will watch.
Lokking at that, I would question why any hockey personality would go to the show when practically no one will watch.
