Stephon Marbury has a problem with analysts that never played pro basketball

[Swagnificent]

It's funny but I can't really rock with this. Literally EVERYONE has played basketball at some point in their lives, and anyone who became an analyst likely played a lot of basketball even if they didn't play it at the high level.

Organized basketball is different than pickup. With the higher the level you go the more knowledge you acquire. Most people who have played basketball don't even know the simplest basketball plays. This is why listening to guys talk basketball on TV who don't even know what "floppy action" is makes no sense. How can you claim to talk about something you really don't understand at all?

 

[smitty22]

Trying too hard breh.

Siragusa and Collinsworth bother me more than Webber and Reggie Miller.

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

 

[NYC Rebel]

How many GMs and head coaches actually played in the league though? It’s ridiculous to try to hold analysts to a higher standard than the people actually running the teams.

But some of these geeks have NEVER had the experience of being the top dog and most dominant player on a court not named their backyard at any point in their lives.

I totally get what he's saying. If you have ever had the experience of knowing most of the time you're better than anyone else on the field or court, there will always be some things that you learn from that experience that only those howve had it at one time or another felt. I see it in the coli all the time with the geek heads

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

That's why they always bring on real players and experts, to down the deep analysis and explain what goes on behind the scenes... What's he want.. Every network, newspaper, live event and show be all former pro athletes? A virgin could spot some wack ass porn, I'm sure we all did

 

[ABlackMan]

This why tnt best. It isn’t called inside the nba for nothing, they need a more recently retired guy that isn’t Vince Carter

 

[The War Report]

Analysts should either be former players or coaches.

 

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Bill Belichick is a great football coach (and would also be a good analyst) he did not have any real football career.
Same with Mike Tomlin, Andy Reid, Pete Carroll, etc.

These are football references but the same would be true for basketball. Being a former player helps and is a benefit, but not a requirement.

Bill played nose tackle in college, Tomlin played wide receiver in college, Andy Reid played the game as well and Pete Carroll if I remember played multi sports at a college and university.

Not helping the case there breh. They all played at very high levels.

 

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I mean it's a funny quote that makes some sense.

But athletes who can't speak or make sense bother me as analysts and announcers too.

What does this even mean?

 

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You don’t have to have played in the NBA, but you should have played at least some level of competitive ball to get paid to analyze it.

I think that is what he is getting at and I agree totally.

 

[Based Lord Zedd]

Bill played nose tackle in college, Tomlin played wide receiver in college, Andy Reid played the game as well and Pete Carroll if I remember played multi sports at a college and university.

Not helping the case there breh. They all played at very high levels.

Marbury said "at this level" you are twisting his words. He is clearly talking about the NBA. You are talking about "what you think he is getting at."

More quotes, about people who played in college but didn't make the NBA.

“You start making me think that you’ve done something at a level and now you didn’t reach that level and then now you’re speaking about another level. When you play in the NBA, that’s a different space. Right? After ten, it’s eleven and that’s it. It’s 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and then after that you’re going into eleven. Right? Once you start going into different spaces; you know you can start talking about what it is you feel and what you think.” Marbury continued.

Stephon Marbury Has A Problem With Analysts That Never Played Basketball: 'You Can’t Break The Game Down To Me If You Never Played At This Level Before … If You Never Had Sex Before And You’re A Virgin, You Can’t Tell Me How It Is To Bust A Nut.'

 

[Apprentice]

Can someone name an Analyst who didn’t play? I don’t even think those exist

 

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Marbury said "at this level" you are twisting his words. He is talking about the NBA. You are talking about "what you think he is getting at."

More quotes, about people who played in college but didn't make the NBA.





Stephon Marbury Has A Problem With Analysts That Never Played Basketball: 'You Can’t Break The Game Down To Me If You Never Played At This Level Before … If You Never Had Sex Before And You’re A Virgin, You Can’t Tell Me How It Is To Bust A Nut.'

The quote is aimed and Stephen A Smith and Shannon Sharpe who have not played basketball at a "high competitive level", he says it the quote.

Some of the coaches you named have played at a high or relatively competitive level.

 

[Based Lord Zedd]

The quote is aimed and Stephen a Smith and Shannon Sharpe who have not played basketball at a "high competitive level", he says it the quote.

The coaches you named have played at a high competitive level.

Didn't Stephen A Smith play college basketball?

 

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Didn't Stephen A Smith play college basketball?

Yeah, he did not sure he played at all on the team or played a high competitive level would have to look it up.