Awful Announcing
"The WBC is a meaningless exhibition series designed to: get YOU to buy another uniform, to hell with the real season, and split up teammates based on where their grandmothers got laid."
There's a long and strange history of Bayless arguing to end field goal kicking, and the world yelling at him for that argument.
"Drama could be annoying. But that’s what people see and people like to talk about."
"Tom Brady is going to be a bum in short order."
"CP can't guard nobody man. Everybody in the NBA know that. ...He's a cone."
"Legalizing weed in track and field competition is terribly dangerous if you throw the javelin."
It's quite something to see Greenberg and Teixeira both arguing for players to take whatever ownership offers after their own histories of getting the most out of management.
"I was never a big fan of Vince Young. I hated his throwing motion. I said 'He reminds me of Tebow, he wins games, but with that throwing motion, he'll never be a great pocket passer.'"
"Was the Super Bowl halftime show obscene?" That virulent Gil Smart take could have been kept to the Treasure Coast Newspapers, but USA Today decided to infect the rest of the country.
After almost three years, This Week In Hot Takes is coming to an end. Here's a look at our picks for the five hottest takes we've covered, plus the final standings and thoughts on the top five finishers there.
Bayless has been hating on Leonard since Leonard left the Spurs, but he took that to a new level Thursday night and Friday morning after Leonard was named Finals MVP.
"But for the Knicks, it feels like a sign of weakness, it feels like they have no other options, it feels like desperation. ...If I'm Kevin Durant, that kind of turns me off."
"ESPN DOT COM decides to come out with a story ON THE DAY THAT MAGIC AND THE CREW ARE GOING TO BE HERE! Do I like the fact that I have to deal with it today? HELL NO!"
