StickeeFingaz wrote:Listened to Marques’s first episode of his Bucks podcast “The Hear District” and it was very good, definitely the best Bucks pod out there.
Marques is a treasure.
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StickeeFingaz wrote:Listened to Marques’s first episode of his Bucks podcast “The Hear District” and it was very good, definitely the best Bucks pod out there.
jimmybones wrote:I don't think Sparky is super insightful in terms of breaking down what's happening on the floor but he's definitely passionate and I dig that. I'm a fan
Gery Woelfel wrote:Got a time big boy?
soboMP3 wrote:Agreed. Sparky was such a huge part of my resurgence of fandom with the Bucks. Similar to Tim Allen (and Sparky at the time) with the Brewers. Great to have him back. As much as people liked to rag on Gary and many of the hosts at 1250, nothing replaces it. 97.3 is borderline unlistenable.
I started the first episode, didn't get far yet, but I'm already a big fan.ColeWorld23 wrote:Hear District is the best Bucks related podcast ever by far.
ColeWorld23 wrote:Hear District is the best Bucks related podcast ever by far.
Bucksmaniac wrote:I'm sorry, but I'm starting to sour on Giannis
RiotPunch wrote:ColeWorld23 wrote:Hear District is the best Bucks related podcast ever by far.
It's good, but Nehm was so cringe.
I could listen to Marques all day.
JimmyTheKid wrote:RiotPunch wrote:ColeWorld23 wrote:Hear District is the best Bucks related podcast ever by far.
It's good, but Nehm was so cringe.
I could listen to Marques all day.
Why do you say that? Thought he was great.
Bucksmaniac wrote:I'm sorry, but I'm starting to sour on Giannis
RiotPunch wrote:JimmyTheKid wrote:RiotPunch wrote:It's good, but Nehm was so cringe.
I could listen to Marques all day.
Why do you say that? Thought he was great.
His insight was fine, but I found his attempts at being funny and his seemingly *adjusted* vernacular to be cringeworthy. I've always been kinda meh on Nehm as a personality, though.
BucksStatsGuy wrote:I absolutely miss that one guy who'd call in for every Bucks loss and say that Middleton just doesn't have that dawg in him and that we need a "20ppg scorer".....despite Middleton averaging 20+ppg. I think I just enjoyed all the ludicrous takes from the callers.
BigO wrote:My problem with Eric Nehm is that he is not a journalist. He is a better analyst than an actual journalist.
What's cringeworthy are his questions to players and coaches. A good journalist doesn't ask questions over and over like "Bud, what did you think of Giannis's 40 point 16 rebound effort? "
He would never ask: "Bud, why is the three point defense thirtieth in the league?" Or "why did you play this guy in this series and not in the other series?"
He's afraid of alienating coaches, which a good journalist would never do. I rarely read his stuff anymore.
KidA24 wrote:BigO wrote:My problem with Eric Nehm is that he is not a journalist. He is a better analyst than an actual journalist.
What's cringeworthy are his questions to players and coaches. A good journalist doesn't ask questions over and over like "Bud, what did you think of Giannis's 40 point 16 rebound effort? "
He would never ask: "Bud, why is the three point defense thirtieth in the league?" Or "why did you play this guy in this series and not in the other series?"
He's afraid of alienating coaches, which a good journalist would never do. I rarely read his stuff anymore.
I want you to point out one reporter who asks those questions you are demanding in 2024.
BigO wrote:KidA24 wrote:BigO wrote:My problem with Eric Nehm is that he is not a journalist. He is a better analyst than an actual journalist.
What's cringeworthy are his questions to players and coaches. A good journalist doesn't ask questions over and over like "Bud, what did you think of Giannis's 40 point 16 rebound effort? "
He would never ask: "Bud, why is the three point defense thirtieth in the league?" Or "why did you play this guy in this series and not in the other series?"
He's afraid of alienating coaches, which a good journalist would never do. I rarely read his stuff anymore.
I want you to point out one reporter who asks those questions you are demanding in 2024.
Most reporters in Chicago, New York, Philly and other big cities. Matt Schneidman of The Athletic doesn't usually ask "suck up" to the coach or player questions.
In most other big cities, there are more media critics who write for the newspapers or are regulars on the radio, so there are more eyes to hold reporters accountable.
If you've ever listened to The Score out of Chicago, they'd have a field day with Nehm and the Journal writer if they were beat reporters in their city.
As I said before, Nehm does a pretty good job of analyzing things, but even then with an eye to make sure he isn't overly critical of the coaches or players. He's much more critical of Griffin, now that he's gone.
The thing that is bothersome about your question is that it implies that it's ok to be fanboy as a reporter. Or it may mean that you are so cynical that you don't expect reporters to actually ask tough questions.