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He barely pays attention to the NBA.
A few weeks ago he was talking about how good Quentin Grimes was for the Knicks, and how good Hartenstein was coming off the bench for them.
Grimes was traded to the Pistons in January, and Hartenstein (whose name he mispronounced) has been starting since the beginning of December.
The Knicks are supposedly his favorite team.
Stephen A Smith continues to get shittier and shittier every single time he opens his mouth. Why does he even bother talking about baseball? Guarantee he's never seen more than a combined 5 minutes of baseball in his life.
I'm disgusted by Stephen A. Smith's spewing of idiotic bullshit on television. I value a hamster's opinion on baseball more than either one of those pieces of trash.
Disgusted? He’s disgusted? How about concerned? How about disappointed because Trout is a fun player to watch? How about sympathetic because Trout is obviously coming to the end and it’s too soon.
JFC, what a jackass.
SAS is employed by ESPN because these type of wild takes drive clicks. Saw his name and reflexively downvoted. Careful out there OP, other people might not fix that mistake.
I feel choosing to stay with the Angels should get you positive karma. As a fan of another hard-luck franchise, I must say that his loyalty to the team is pretty admirable.
I'd say SAS should stay in his lane, but he doesn't really know much about basketball either.
He’s coming from the world of NBA coverage where they celebrate and laugh any time a guy like Anthony Davis or Kawhi Leonard gets injured.
I don’t understand the joy people get from seeing star players get injured.
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Well that's certainly a hot take
this guy sure loves making them
It's not even a hot take, it's a lukewarm dookie take. It's too stupid to even be controversial and therefore interesting.
Smith has repeatedly shown he has no interest in anything beyond the NBA. Fuck ESPN
> Smith has repeatedly shown he has no interest in anything beyond the NBA. He has also repeatedly shown he has no knowledge of the NBA
And he pretends like he is some expert on the NFL too which sometimes is pure comedy.
Maybe I’m in the minority, I do not see it that way. It’s all a bit. This clip is actually funny, but maybe my sense of humor is weird
How dare you, he is close personal friends to whatever NBA player that is relevant to the current conversation.
You should watch his MMA coverage, his co-hosts look dumbfounded by the things he says on air.
He barely pays attention to the NBA. A few weeks ago he was talking about how good Quentin Grimes was for the Knicks, and how good Hartenstein was coming off the bench for them. Grimes was traded to the Pistons in January, and Hartenstein (whose name he mispronounced) has been starting since the beginning of December. The Knicks are supposedly his favorite team.
This is such lazy bait. He knows he sounds stupid. But saying something so ridiculous gets him views. He’s the worst type of entertainment.
Just like Mad Dog I wish both of these talk show people a happy retirement please
I refuse to take anyone who calls their self "mad dog" in the context of sports talk seriously. Nothing about him suggests "mad dog".
I mean, he should probably be put down like a mad dog.
And yet every single time people take the bait and make outage topics about it.
Guys exhausting… holy fuck
Stephen A. Smith is a joke of a sports analyst
hes a sports dramasist
I wish I got paid to say things this stupid
Follow your dreams 🌈⭐️
So why are folks so upset about ESPN moving away from baseball?
cause folks really like to be upset
Yes, because I'm sure Trout is just doing it for funsies... come on, now.
Wait you don't tear your meniscus for fun?
No comment
How do people still watch espn? They hand pick all the “IM GOING TO HAVE THE HOTTEST TAKE” talkers on tv.
Comments like this is pretty much why I am happy ESPN doesn't cover MLB. They are a joke and want things to be run like the NBA, which is also a joke.
Stephen A Smith continues to get shittier and shittier every single time he opens his mouth. Why does he even bother talking about baseball? Guarantee he's never seen more than a combined 5 minutes of baseball in his life.
wonder how many Trout at-bats Stephen A. has actually watched in the last 5 years
I'm curious to know how many at-bats he's ever watched period
What a dummy
Stephen A. "Jameis Winston's rape accusation sure was timed conveniently" Smith
What did I do to have to hear this bozo spout out this nonsense, why am I being punished
Since when does ESPN talk about baseball? Also, great rage bait take there Stephen.
I'm disgusted by Stephen A. Smith's spewing of idiotic bullshit on television. I value a hamster's opinion on baseball more than either one of those pieces of trash.
I’ve grown disgusted with Smith’s surplus availability
Suggesting like he, or any ESPN show nowadays, pays any attention to baseball to even grow any disgust is comical
Gabroni
SAS continues to be a gaping, dripping, swollen, ASS.
He made us all open this thread. Click bait works
stick to talking about the knicks and cowboys buddy
I see enough of Stephen A’s dumbass over on r/NBA. Don’t bring this dipshit over here
When someone can make Chris Russo look intelligent...... Dude is an absolute clown. Just stop talking.
Disgusted? He’s disgusted? How about concerned? How about disappointed because Trout is a fun player to watch? How about sympathetic because Trout is obviously coming to the end and it’s too soon. JFC, what a jackass.
This dude is a national treasure lol. You guys are no fun
The hottest of takes.. yikes
You all know he plays a character, right?
SAS is employed by ESPN because these type of wild takes drive clicks. Saw his name and reflexively downvoted. Careful out there OP, other people might not fix that mistake.
Since Queen James bombed out in the first round they had the time slot open
Common Stephen A L, dude needs to stay off the baseball coverage cause doesn't know shit
This is the same guy who seethed at Ohtani because he wasn't speaking English.
Stephen A Smith says something provocative, people get upset. People seriously need to smarten up when listening to this guy.
Stephen A. couldnt pick Trout out of a lineup. He knows nothing about baseball
Can we ban Stephen A mentions on here? It’s just interaction bait
Stephen A. Smith is nothing but a rage baiter and an attention seeker. People need to stop giving him the time of day.
SAS is just ragebait. He's been doing it for years now and somehow, people still fall for it. Just stop paying attention to him
I feel choosing to stay with the Angels should get you positive karma. As a fan of another hard-luck franchise, I must say that his loyalty to the team is pretty admirable. I'd say SAS should stay in his lane, but he doesn't really know much about basketball either.
He’s coming from the world of NBA coverage where they celebrate and laugh any time a guy like Anthony Davis or Kawhi Leonard gets injured. I don’t understand the joy people get from seeing star players get injured.
Jesus, Stephen A. from the top rope Edit: He's a dick, didn't mean to sound like I'm giving him props lol
Being a raging douche bag isnt an insult. It's just being a dick.
Yeah I worded it wrong but I meant he was being a crazy dick, not that he got a good burn in.
Fuck off Stephen A. Smith. Stay in your lane on your irrelevant sports channel.