They Aren't Even Trying!!!

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Hungary Jack
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They Aren't Even Trying!!!

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What is it about sportswriters that makes them think that they know when players aren't putting forth any effort? How do they distinguish players who care vs. players who don't care about winning? Do they learn something in journalism school that allows them to detect laissez-faire behaviors? Or perhaps they are given special handheld meters that crackle like Geiger counters when they get near players who aren't giving it their all? Or maybe sportwriters are just more in tune with human nature than us mortals?

Or maybe it's just a bunch of bs...

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he always knows

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There's no such thing as a team having an off night, or god forbid a team simply being better in terms of talent. Whatever team happens to be winning the current game is simply trying harder. Bill Walton told me so.

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It's usually who wants it more.

One team is like, 'I'd like to win today', and the other team is like, 'Whatever'.

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Jocephus wrote:he always knows

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Mariotti's hair should be renamed "The Creeping Terror".

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sighyoung wrote:
Jocephus wrote:he always knows

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Mariotti's hair should be renamed "The Creeping Terror".
:shock:

I'm actually watching that movie as I type. The MST3K one, anyway.

Just wait until I go to sleep before you kill me and rob my apartment, please.

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Nothing bothers me more than automatically assuming a loss is a result of a lack of effort. It's just a completely ignorant and ridiculous notion.

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Is this about Bernie ripping on the Rams?

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