Comments on: Bill Walton: “I used to be a SportsCenter guy till I found First Take”

By: DeusExMachina

DeusExMachina — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:39:21 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnz95vZn7ig

This clip shows why Walton is so great. While the homer play by play guy is desperately trying to keep attention on the home team, Walton is ignoring him and laughing at how great the dunk was. He doesn’t give a fuck.

By: HPN

HPN — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:05:10 +0000

Can they fire skip and just have bill Walton debate people?

By: TNCOWBOY7

TNCOWBOY7 — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:04:33 +0000

Agree with dawgfather but also wonder how an American citizen can be banned from twitter by an employer. Seems like it’d be crossing a privacy boundary

My last two jobs (healthcare marketing) we had voluminous sections in our Policy and Procedures Manual that spelled out what we could and could not do on social media. I always thought it strange too.

By: Shining Base Path

Shining Base Path — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:50:48 +0000

Agree with dawgfather but also wonder how an American citizen can be banned from twitter by an employer. Seems like it’d be crossing a privacy boundary

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:51:17 +0000

I didn’t listen to the video.

I didn’t either until I saw disagreement in the comments. I understand where you are coming from, but Walton was dissing on First Take. I don’t have much exposure to Walton so I don’t have any hatred of him.

By: Dawgfather

Dawgfather — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:32:57 +0000

Do you really not hear the sarcasm from that entire exchange?

I didn’t listen to the video. See my above comment. I cannot stomach a single word spoken by that bumbling moron. I have lived in PAC10 country my whole life so maybe I have just had more exposure than most and my hatred has festered.

By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!

Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:19:17 +0000

“Someone needs to inform the Running Utes that BJ Singler is right handed, and he will be using that right hand for the remainder of the game”

Bill Walton

Funny guy

By: Monster is Meth

Monster is Meth — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:18:21 +0000

Deadspin said he got twitter suspended for three days.

With some people these days you take twitter away from them for 3 days they might start offing themselves.

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:18:19 +0000

1. Maybe you are right. Simmons has a history of this.

2. Deadspin got the length of suspension wrong.

3. It is Spring Break and he has two kids that are in school and he is probably on vacation. The masses at this time of year are NCAA hoops interested and not as much NBA interested and this is a perfect time for him to take vacation time.

By: TNCOWBOY7

TNCOWBOY7 — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:13:03 +0000

But that is what I am saying. The three days are up and he’s staying largely silent. I proposed Friday when his column didnt go up that it could be out of spite. No one seemed to want to go there and it may be total BS but Simmons has got his nose out of shape several other times when they have tried to muzzle him.

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:09:00 +0000

He is clearly shitting on First Take. I bet that show is a bad joke among ESPN employees that have pride and Walton was making an inside joke with them.

I have no clue on these media things but I have a feeling this is going to be a pretty big story sometime next week.

Deadspin said he got twitter suspended for three days.

By: TNCOWBOY7

TNCOWBOY7 — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:04:32 +0000

Exactly, Deus.

Also, arent Walton and Simmons pretty tight?

TBL writers, people here seem to think you guys have 3 or 4 dozen ESPN people on speed dial. Get us some gossip and speculation more informed than mine.

By: DeusExMachina

DeusExMachina — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:00:45 +0000

This isn’t surprising. Walton is so annoyingly positive about everything. He is like an older, out of touch, less knowledgable version of Gruden with a speech impediment. Can’t stand listening to him.

Do you really not hear the sarcasm from that entire exchange?

By: TNCOWBOY7

TNCOWBOY7 — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:59:19 +0000

I say he had tongue planted firmly in cheek.

Its worth noting that Simmons has not tweeted (other than retweets of Grantland related) and never did post a column Friday. Now, I read somewhere that he was traveling so maybe he took the week off. But do you really think he would pass up the chance to write about the Heat win streak or the Tourney?

I have no clue on these media things but I have a feeling this is going to be a pretty big story sometime next week.

By: Dawgfather

Dawgfather — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:52:45 +0000

This isn’t surprising. Walton is so annoyingly positive about everything. He is like an older, out of touch, less knowledgable version of Gruden with a speech impediment. Can’t stand listening to him.

By: Monster is Meth

Monster is Meth — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:42:43 +0000

Last night, he affirmed to partner Dave Pasch that he has become a First Take fan. “Those guys, they bring it. The bullshit that is.”