The Ringer Thread: Complain about everything, yet still consume content

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  1. Xander Crews

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    The number of times House has said “I agree with you 100% Bill Simmons” has to be in the low 4 figures at this point.
     
  2. ZeroPointZero

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    It was like listening to a 13 year old girl who just got dumped talk to her mom

    “Maybe it would’ve been better for the Celtics to not even make the Finals in the first place :magatears:

    “Oh no sweetie, it’s gonna be okay! Tatum is only 24, he’ll learn from this!”

    “I mean if Middleton is healthy, the Bucks are in the Finals…right? :cryingjordan:

    “Oh come on sweetheart, you play who’s on the court! You can’t control that!”
     
  3. MG2

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    I don't think I've ever made it more than 5 minutes on any pod with House. I don't see myself even trying on this.
     
  4. Snakes

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    Skipping House pods is the first step to full Simmons deconstruction. You’re on your way.
     
  5. Fran Tarkenton

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    House aint going to bite the hand that feeds him

    Getting paid to do a golf podcast with Nathan Hubbard isnt free
     
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  6. bro

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    House ass-kissing his millionaire friend who employs him is the least shocking thing ever.

    I enjoy drunk House, but hate when he is in fealty mode.
     
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  7. BudKilmer

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    I mean did y’all expect him to come in and shit talk his best friend and the guy who pays him?
     
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  8. LuPoor

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    Imagine having a friend you can't shit talk. You simply would not remain friends with such a man.
     
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  9. ZeroPointZero

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    It’s not shit talking to say Boston’s run was mostly injury luck aided and that Tatum isn’t a superstar, it’s just the truth. Hearing a Wizard fan go glass half full and give a pep talk about the Celtics future is cuck personified.
     
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  10. Fecta23

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    Ill never understand people listening to the Boston Sports Guy and complaining about him being too invested in Boston.
     
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  11. Gallant Knight

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    I probably would not talk shit to my friend hours after losing a championship

    if the razorbacks ever play for a title (lol) and lost and a friend did that I would exercise my 2nd amendment rights and go buy an assault rifle
     
  12. bro

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    Yes but we aren’t talking about shitty ol Arkansas. This is Boston. They have like 12 pro sports titles this century
     
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  13. ZeroPointZero

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    I realize this post is basically a copy and paste for you to drive by in this thread, but we were talking about Joe House who is not a Boston fan
     
  14. BudKilmer

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    I saw my alma mater lose to Bama in a national championship and if a friend had talked shit to me within an hour of it I probably would have said fuck Off even though Bama was better
     
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  15. bro

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    But if Bama lost I think a joke could be made since they just won and will win again. That’s my point
     
  16. BudKilmer

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    i don’t disagree…and House could have pushed him harder but House also gets a stupid food and gambling lifestyle subsidized by Bill so I’d imagine he treads lightly. I mean has House ever said one interesting thing about golf?
     
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  17. bro

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    He seems enthusiastic but not intelligent on the topic
     
  18. ZeroPointZero

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    so we're on to Tatum's minutes being the excuse for him being so shitty in the Finals
     
  19. ZeroPointZero

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    Bill and Ryen competing to see who could blow Steph Curry more, great radio
     
  20. Butthead

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    "Macarb" with a return
     
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  21. Butthead

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    I listened to both of those pods and I feel like I didn't learn anything
     
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  22. joey jo-jo jr shabadoo

    joey jo-jo jr shabadoo you know for me, the action is the juice

    you didn’t get anything out of john jastremski screaming at you for 10 minutes?
     
  23. War Grundle

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    Wish they would drop a new Rewatch Pod instead of another NBA one.
     
  24. Celemo

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    should've done "Celtic Pride" imo
     
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  25. War Grundle

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    Basketball pods they could do:

    Above The Rim (big want)
    He Got Game
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    Re-do White Men Can't Jump since that was the first one they did in 2017 and didnt have any categories

    They've done: Hoosiers, White Men Cant Jump, Blue Chips, Love & Basketball
     
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  26. ZeroPointZero

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    Seerat Sohi always sounds like she just woke up from a nap, awful podcaster
     
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  27. BudKilmer

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    laughed pretty hard at this tweet. I like Kevin Clark
     
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  28. War Grundle

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  29. bro

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    Ya her voice is not good. Like the opposite end of the unlistenable spectrum from Chris Vernon
     
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  30. Handcuffed

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  31. bro

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  32. BudKilmer

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  33. Butthead

    Butthead narmas, narmas

    That's a 20 year old yahoo geocities blog

    He hasn't lived there since around then either
     
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  34. ZeroPointZero

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    he also spent his formative years in Connecticut
     
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  35. Fecta23

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    That was your takeaway huh?
     
  36. Upton^2

    Upton^2 blocked just a park away, but I can't really say
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    I appreciate his sentiment and public acknowledgement, but brings me right back to

    A Truly Sad Week in America, Plus the 2005 NBA Redraftables With Ryen Russillo
     
  37. Butthead

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    from that post or in general?
     
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  38. Butthead

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    i loved those podcasts + the 90s bulls stuff, and then they took a giant dump on it by doing the bolded
     
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  39. steamengine

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    KOC is so bad. I do not understand why people respect his basketball opinions.
     
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  40. Josey Wales

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    He and RR actually watch games, so there’s that. This likely speaks to the bullpen of pundits there. Wos and Raja are the only other two I like listening to on bball. If they put Raja and KOC together they could cancel the other 10 NBA pods that exist on the network.
     
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  41. steamengine

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    You can watch a ton of games and still not know what you’re talking about.
     
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  42. Josey Wales

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    Most likely describes the majority of fans tbh
     
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  43. Fran Tarkenton

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    The "I Watch League Pass" defense is akin to tmb's "I joined a discord server"
     
  44. Sanjuro

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    This basketball course is well worth the small investment. I learned a great deal that I hadn’t been exposed to previously.
    https://www.learn-basketball.com/courses/xsandos
     
  45. steamengine

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  46. Sanjuro

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    I don’t get a cut if that’s what you are implying. Just stating that a condensed course on the current state of basketball strategy and concepts is good for understanding the NBA today unlike some of the Ringer pod hosts.
     
  47. ZeroPointZero

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    current state of basketball strategy

    3 pointers go in? You win!
    3 pointers go cold? You lose!
     
  48. Xander Crews

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    i was gonna say, she’s not the best but at least she’s a non-privileged white guy named Chris or Kevin, who says intelligent things sometimes.

    But of course she’s from an upper class, political family.
     
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  49. Butthead

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    i felt like bill was actually onto something when he started talking about tatum's minutes played during the regular season and playoffs up to the finals. and how every #1 player is tired and has some kind of injury, but he immediately moved onto some other topic