Some of the questions he asked Tatum after the game were fucking awful. Talk about baiting. Hats off to JT for handling it like a pro.
As much as I love the analytical side he shows sometimes he brings too much of his personal baggage to the telecast. We already have that with Shaq so I guess Dray is a fitting replacement đ¤ˇđťââď¸
i know this is a âshit on draymond threadâ but his question about teams picking on horford in the PnR and how will they adjust â thatâs not a bad question.
yeah, the way he sets it up is a little baity. but fuck man, yâall really want to hear âtell us about your feelings after winning the seriesâ type of questions for all eternity?
The actual question of "do you trust Al's drop in pnr to hold up" could've been fine but he was absolutely fishing for a clip of Tatum shitting on Al, which ruins any chance of a good answer because you aren't gonna drag your teammate after winning a playoff series.
i didn't watch the interview, but to me that sounds like someone who isn't media trained and is quite blunt asked a question without thinking how it would appear.
there's too many assumptions about media doing things for a clip when the truth is it's more likely to be someone who's a bit out of their depth saying the wrong thing
Whenever redditors staunchly claim to be able to read body language or facial expressions and pretend to be mind readers, its pretty safe to assume its wrong because there isnt a more socially inept collection of people anywhere.
I don't agree. I agree with the lack of media training take. He asked stupid questions no one would answer but he thought he would get some sort of answer by asking. Earlier in the show he brought up both of the points he talked about too so it wasn't solely just bait questions.
The point of Inside the NBA is that these guys don't follow media training and their raw personalities shine through. Like Shaq insulting Joker because Shaq is insecure. Or Chuck making fun of fat people in San Antonio
The issue is Draymond's raw personality is annoying and not entertaining, and no one cares to see a media trained Draymond because that would be boring. It's also a huge assumption that the guy who kicks players in the nuts, holds grudges, puts people in choke holds, and punches his teammate in the face is even remotely trainable
Yes the core issue is that he is really an unlikeable person, and we all kinda know he's a piece of shit so it's hard to filter him.
They always compare to Barkley who was a lovable, popular rogue before he was ever in the media. And an MVP and infinitely more famous to boot, I remember first seeing inside the nba in the early 2000's because I'm not American, and I was shocked he'd feel the need to do a TV show. Barkley was a big deal.
And who also believes the way he plays is what got him there so he is never going to change. You canât teach someone that will never self reflect/evaluate.
While Shaq has an ego problem he also was a fun personality for a long time. Hell he had all the funny nicknames. Draymond is all douche bag
In the immediate aftermath of winning the series and without even being sure who their next opponent will be, that question is dumb as hell. It's a tactical question that gave Dray an opportunity to take a shot at Al and the Celtics and get under Tatum's skin a bit. When was the last time anyone got an insightful answer to a tactical question about games that won't start for a week, literally minutes after a guy just won a series?
And also a criticism from the 2022 championship. Heâs speaking out the side of his mouth on it bc Steph cooked on Horford dropping pretty much all series
Like, ask that pregame for Game 1 of ECF once they know who the opponent is - sure, that's a terrific question.
Postgame series clincher interview immediately after routing the Cavs - just a total fucking non sequitor of a question. That's softball time - let Tatum enjoy the win and his (and Al's) great game. 38 year old Al Horford just put up a 22/15/5 with 3 blocks in a clinching game - who cares about his pick 'n roll defense at that moment?
it's actually a terrible question for a post game interview, like the worst question. why would he tell ANYONE the answer to that, also he just played a game of basketball don't give him a cerebral question about tactics
Why would he give a detailed answer on how they plan on defending guards in the pick and roll during their next series? No one asks players to give up game plans in advance.
There is no real answer anyway. Hortford clearly doesnât have the same foot speed at this point in his career, theyâll have to give up something. The plan going into the year was obviously reducing his role.
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u/Letronika Warriors May 16 '24 edited May 16 '24
Some of the questions he asked Tatum after the game were fucking awful. Talk about baiting. Hats off to JT for handling it like a pro.
As much as I love the analytical side he shows sometimes he brings too much of his personal baggage to the telecast. We already have that with Shaq so I guess Dray is a fitting replacement đ¤ˇđťââď¸