DeMar DeRozan Doesn’t Know Who ESPN’s John Hollinger Is, Still Called Him a Clown, Anyway

The Toronto Raptors are coming off a 23-43 season, but they are 5-1 in the preseason with a young core that includes DeMar Derozan, Landry Fields, Kyle Lowry, Jonas Valanciunas, and rookie Terrence Ross. It is a very different team than the one that finished 12 games behind the 8th-seed last season. ESPN’s John Hollinger recently picked the Toronto Raptors to win 33 games this season. (Insider!) The Raptors do not agree. From the Toronto Sun:

“I saw today someone predict we’re going to win 33 games, so, with that lack of respect, that should get us motivated to come in this gym each and every day to bust our tails,” [head coach Dwane] Casey said.
“(The) Hollinger report or whatever it was. That right there tells us how much lack of respect the league has for us and how much we’ve got to continue to work each and every day we walk on the floor.”

Casey isn’t the only one who disagrees. DeRozan recently took to Twitter to share his opinion.

Who the hell is John Hollinger!? #Clown
— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) October 25, 2012

DeRozan loses points for not calling Hollinger a fraud, but if he really hasn’t heard of him, he wouldn’t be sure anyway.

[Toronto Sun, US PRESSWIRE]

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27 Responses to “DeMar DeRozan Doesn’t Know Who ESPN’s John Hollinger Is, Still Called Him a Clown, Anyway”

H.E. Pennypacker Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:34 AM

math is for nerds who dont understand basketball

scripty Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:42 AM

Those sideburns on Calderon(?) are the worst. Did he just join a fraternity in 1995. Just get the Abercrombie sweater and white & stained ballcap with the bill folded way too much. Almost die.

spencer096 Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:45 AM

hate on bad sideburns, abercrombie sweaters and overfolded bill, but lay off the well worn hat.

scripty Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:47 AM

well you can have a nice broken-in hat but wash it every once in a while for godsakes. nobody wants to see sweatmarks.

spencer096 Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:49 AM

“why this golfer, who is currently outside in the sun whist sweating, has wear marks on his hat! OH HEAVENS NO.”

nobody wants to see fat chicks in tight clothing…i think we should tackle that national tragedy first before we hate on the impossible to stop aging process.

Watsonian Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:49 AM

well you can have a nice broken-in hat but wash it every once in a while for godsakes. nobody wants to see sweatmarks.

Wait wait wait. You actuall put hats in the washer? Who fucking does that?

spencer096 Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:51 AM

i once heard a story about a custom violin maker who refused to return a violin sent in for refinishing because it was apparent it wasn’t being played. always liked that story.

i like the things i use to look like this.

Scalia Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:51 AM

math is for nerds who dont understand basketball

…and GMs and coaches.

TheRealAC Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:52 AM

if you want your hat the cleanest… put it in the dishwasher.

sousedbergin Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:52 AM

nobody wants to see fat chicks in tight clothing…

Always shocking how popular Mariah Carey is.

cleet Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:55 AM

Those sideburns on Calderon(?) are the worst. Did he just join a fraternity in 1995.

Summer of 2000, home from college, working at Jersey Mike’s, I had long sideburns, like chops, but they weren’t big chops, just thin ones going down into the cheek. I cringe when I see pictures of it, twas ridiculous.

Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:56 AM

math is for nerds who dont understand basketball

Hollinger’s groovy formula had Jeremy Lin ranked as a top 10 point guard last season while Rajon Rondo was ranked somewhere around 18th.

Career High Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 10:58 AM

overfolded bill

The overfolded bill is much better than fresh off the rack straight bill. Especially the ones with the sticker still on them.

cleet Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:00 AM

fresh off the rack straight bill

I can’t do this. As soon as I get a hat I am curving that thing up.

Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:02 AM

33 wins sounds a little generous.

H.E. Pennypacker Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:02 AM

Hollinger’s groovy formula had Jeremy Lin ranked as a top 10 point guard last season while Rajon Rondo was ranked somewhere around 18th.

god damn nerds ruining my sports.

HtownHacker Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:03 AM

Hollinger’s groovy formula had Jeremy Lin ranked as a top 10 point guard last season while Rajon Rondo was ranked somewhere around 18th.

LOL. Just looked that up and you’re right. Rondo was 19th, Lin 8th.

HtownHacker Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:03 AM

Raptors total is at 33.5 at 5dimes, so Vegas is right in line with Hollinger.

Career High Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:07 AM

33 wins sounds a little generous.

Who the hell is Jim Harbough Scramble!? #Clown

— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) October 25, 2012

Watsonian Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:07 AM

fresh off the rack straight bill

Spencer rocks the straight bill.

Career High Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:08 AM

fresh off the rack straight bill
Spencer rocks the straight bill.

I bet it’s tilted to the side as well.

scripty Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:09 AM

okay you dont have put the hat in the dishwasher. I dont care if you bought that stupid hat shaper gimmick off QVC. Just get some soapy water (Woollite is you live with a woman who takes care of her delicates) and just clean the hat with a cloth. The dishwasher ruins the bill.

And gently curve the bill. We’re talking functionaly daily hats here. If you want to make some cultural statement and sport a flat bill, that’s outside of this topic.

scripty Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:10 AM

The Cavs outside shooting is heinous. I like their young talent but damn they aren’t winning the 33 games or whatever I’ve seen them predicted to win unless Waiters developed some range during his Weight Watchers sessions this summer.

spencer096 Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:17 AM

i do not fucking rock the straight bill.

Garland Greene Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:17 AM

33 wins sounds a little generous.

I’m cautiously optimistic about the Raptors season. I love the Kyle Lowry pick-up. Bargnani needs to be healthy. I see the best case being 38-40 wins if everything breaks right.

Also, DeMar Derozan is terrible. He’s a ‘scorer’ who can’t dribble or shoot the three.

Nada Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 11:41 AM