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Los216 said:
lol Independence rural? That's hilarious.
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Not just rural, but "remote" as well. Apparently, if you can see the downtown skyline of the nearest major city from multiple points in your town, it qualifies as remote haha.

I live down the road in Brecksville. Guess that makes me a good ol' country boy :chuckle:
 
NorthCoastBias said:
Not just rural, but "remote" as well. Apparently, if you can see the downtown skyline of the nearest major city from multiple points in your town, it qualifies as remote haha.

I live down the road in Brecksville. Guess that makes me a good ol' country boy :chuckle:
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Independence might have the nicest McDonald's in the whole state. It doesn't even look like a Micky D's it's so nice but yeah it's rural :chuckle:
 
NorthCoastBias said:
This thread is now for aggregating stupidity from The Ringer. Sorry for hijacking :chuckle:
View: View: https://twitter.com/Gotribe31/status/998945144266264576
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Naw it's cool. The east coast media is trash. Let's trash it.

Rural Ohio would be like...Richfield, Rootstown, or even like...Hartville (my hometown) or something.

This is a joke.

czvo said:
What's incredible is ESPN may have been keeping his Boston fandom from running wild. Grantland was not like this. It was not unabashedly Boston-centric. And Simmons... man, the dude actually used to be readable. But he's basically caved into himself and let the Boston shit consume him to the point where he's insufferable.
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Boston and Philly have like...this shitty "little brother" complex towards New York. It shows in how they talk about their teams and how arrogant they are. It's why they go overboard with how obnoxious and rude they are to say, Joe Minnesota Vikings fan or any given Clevelander about their team.

New Yorkers are surprisingly a mix of a confident and actually respectful when talking to like, a Cleveland fan per my experience.

Also unlike Boston fans? Always complimentary towards our city, it's restaurants, and our attractions.
 
Triple-S said:
Naw it's cool. The east coast media is trash. Let's trash it.

Rural Ohio would be like...Richfield, Rootstown, or even like...Hartville (my hometown) or something.

This is a joke.



Boston and Philly have like...this shitty "little brother" complex towards New York. It shows in how they talk about their teams and how arrogant they are. It's why they go overboard with how obnoxious and rude they are to say, Joe Minnesota Vikings fan or any given Clevelander about their team.

New Yorkers are surprisingly a mix of a confident and actually respectful when talking to like, a Cleveland fan per my experience.

Also unlike Boston fans? Always complimentary towards our city, it's restaurants, and our attractions.
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I think NY fans benefit from having the Knicks being a steaming pile of garbage. Gives them some perspective haha.

All of Boston's teams have been championship level for basically 20 years now.
 
czvo said:
I think NY fans benefit from having the Knicks being a steaming pile of garbage. Gives them some perspective haha.

All of Boston's teams have been championship level for basically 20 years now.
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Well the Nets are also garbage. Along with the Jets routinely disappointing them and the Rangers having also been a franchise that have been historically disappointing.

And yeah, it got old. Like the Patriots dynasty should be, by any other fan's standard? A god send. A combo like Belichick and Brady over here (which did happen in the 40s-50s with Paul Brown, Otto Graham) would be on a level of insanity. There would probably be talks about high schools being named after those figures.

In Boston? Always would go back to "BUT IT'S NOT THE RED SOX!". and seemed to be somewhat thought of as some sort of after thought at times. And even when the Red Sox won? They played the "OH IT'S BEEN SO LONG" card with the fucking Celtics of all teams. A team that had won THREE TITLES in the 80's, and has 17 overall.

It's these weird victim complex which them morphs into this obnoxious asshole complex that just perplexes me with them.
 
I've just rarely been able to just dismiss just...vast swathes of people covering a sport, but god the NBA media in general has really sucked lately.

Some of the takes on LeBron are incredibly bad.

Not to mention the Durant takes which are consistently them ready to crown him as the next Jordan.
 
View: https://twitter.com/timkawakami/status/1004567256154755072


Yep.

I mean it wasn't like ol Horseface (my mother, father called him that) beat the Browns with his back against the wall with a lesser team and picked apart a team with one of the best secondary's in league history.

Yep. Exact same. I'm sure Cleveland fans would compare the situations.

Jesus christ. I'll rant here, but how the fuck do these idiots get work?

Fuck the Bay Area. What a smug ass shit hole that place is.
 
https://www.si.com/nba/2018/06/10/l...vs-dan-gilbert-decision-sixers-lakers-rockets

1. FUN
The outpouring of sympathy for LeBron after these Finals reached a fever pitch. (I myself am incredibly guilty here.) It was all probably the slightest bit over the top. At the same time, there was a definite sadness about this Cavs team, and James in particular, who was stuck in purgatory for an entire season. LeBron really played in every single game this year, his 15th season in the league, leading the NBA in minutes, even though he definitely knew his team had no shot at winning a championship. The best way to describe this Cleveland team would be joyless. Whatever James does next, I hope he prioritizes fun. That may sound like a millennial take, but the stakes attached to LeBron’s every shot have been exhausting for way too long. Whether it’s Houston or Los Angeles or Philly or Miami, James should go to a team that’s going to ensure he enjoys what is left of his career. LeBron is significantly closer to the end of his playing days than the start. Instead of being beholden to non-stop talk about his legacy, LeBron deserves to experience joy in whatever he does next. What joy means to LeBron—winning titles, playing with smart teammates, partnering with a chill owner—only he really knows.
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No.

You're a fucking asshole.

You have never been to Cleveland if you have? it's been pouting in the Hilton at Hopkins.

Every person I've met who's visited the 216/330? Has been nothing but sincere, kind and complimentary.

"Oh I loved the rock hall!"
"Oh man, Melts was great!"
"I tried that "Polish Boy" they had on "Man Vs. Food"
"Yeah dude the bar scene is unreal"
(me taking a cincinnati friend to "Ray's Place") "This is the best cheeseburger I've ever had in my life"
"Cedar Point man...awesome place"

It insults me because this actually goes against my very nature as a human being.

You know what I fucking did this week? I drove 4 hours to Dallas and 4 hours back. To go see an IndyCar race at a Track I had never been to and to "sight see" around the area. I didn't give a shit. I wanted to do something. Turns out? DFW is awesome and I want to go see it more.

Retire this shitty excuse. It's done. It's over. It's dead. You are a hack. You are the worst type of person. Afraid to explore and afraid to see new things.
 
LOL. I'm not clicking on the link to that SI "article" but would bet my life savings it was written by Andrew Sharp. Dude is garbage.
 
Triple-S said:
https://www.si.com/nba/2018/06/10/l...vs-dan-gilbert-decision-sixers-lakers-rockets



No.

You're a fucking asshole.

You have never been to Cleveland if you have? it's been pouting in the Hilton at Hopkins.

Every person I've met who's visited the 216/330? Has been nothing but sincere, kind and complimentary.

"Oh I loved the rock hall!"
"Oh man, Melts was great!"
"I tried that "Polish Boy" they had on "Man Vs. Food"
"Yeah dude the bar scene is unreal"
(me taking a cincinnati friend to "Ray's Place") "This is the best cheeseburger I've ever had in my life"
"Cedar Point man...awesome place"

It insults me because this actually goes against my very nature as a human being.

You know what I fucking did this week? I drove 4 hours to Dallas and 4 hours back. To go see an IndyCar race at a Track I had never been to and to "sight see" around the area. I didn't give a shit. I wanted to do something. Turns out? DFW is awesome and I want to go see it more.

Retire this shitty excuse. It's done. It's over. It's dead. You are a hack. You are the worst type of person. Afraid to explore and afraid to see new things.
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The most common comment I've gotten from people from other parts of the country who visit Northeast Ohio is "the people are so nice."
 
NorthCoastBias said:
LOL. I'm not clicking on the link to that SI "article" but would bet my life savings it was written by Andrew Sharp. Dude is garbage.
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naw some rando from Miami.

It is the weirdest thing. I have never seen a group of people cheerlead so badly for LeBron to leave.

And it's entirely based on the fact that it's a bunch of reporters who can't stand the fact they have to visit this state.

If "Pyonyang April 25" was a contender for whatever reason to get LeBron? The SAS types, and others of the world would be talking about the greatness of Kim Jung Un, Juche and Kimchi.

They really are the worst sort of snobs towards certain areas of the country.
 
I have THIS to say to ESPN:

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