Comments on: ‘Drew Undergoes Surgery

By: Laker6.17.10

Laker6.17.10 — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:09:38 +0000

I was at Lebron’s party at Lavo in Vegas. Now that I have personally seen the sycophants surrounding him, his terrible decision makes sense. He may be the most gifted athlete in history (a guard in a center’s body), and no doubt an articulate, intelligent man. When the party ends, he will have not a penny to his name and no rings to ease the suffering. No one will have time for an old, angry, bitter Lebron. It is not too late for him, but those leeches have their teeth into him and won’t let go without a fight.

By: Darius

Darius — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:50:54 +0000

#62. Celtics fan,
With all due respect, I’m not going to get into the communications that I have with any representatives from ESPN. The reason being is that it’s not relevant. I can run what I want at this site because I own/operate the site. No one dictates to me what can and can’t go up as those decisions are made by me and the other writers that contribute here. So, while some may be looking for further explanation, I hope this is enough.

On a side note, just because someone else thinks this is a relevant topic to be covered doesn’t mean I have to agree with that. My opinions (or those of the other contributors) are what make up the posts of this site. Said another way – and I by no means want this to come off as snarky or condescending – if someone wants to discuss a topic in more depth, they can run it at a site that they control. What ESPN does with their content is their deal. If the story was Lakers related in any way, I’d probably feel different, but the story in question was not. So, why exactly is this important for FB&G to cover? No one has really answered that question. I feel the topic only came up because some commenters were interested in the story, see that FB&G has an affiliation with ESPN, and then jumped to the conclusion that this site is controlled by them so there must be some cover up. That reasoning doesn’t hold up from my end (me being the guy that actually runs the site). Even sitting here and explaining it further is annoying, but there were still questions, so I hope to answer them with this last statement. What I’ve just written will be the last thing I say on the matter.

By: Joel

Joel — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:44:49 +0000

I’m pretty sure the post just above you answered the question quite clearly.

“FB&G is independently owned and operated. ESPN does not dictate how I run the site.”

By: Celtics fan

Celtics fan — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:18:38 +0000

Darius & Phillip. With all due respect, I think that you are still dodging the question; As #53 asks: Yes or No?

BTW, I enjoy the blog even though I’m a C’s fan.

By: Darius

Darius — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:53:42 +0000

#53. FB&G is independently owned and operated. ESPN does not dictate how I run the site. And maybe “non story” isn’t quite accurate…it is a story. But not a basketball one. It’s a media story and general story about ESPN the company/organization. Those aren’t topics that I’ll look to address with posts too often. If you’re disappointed in that, fine.

By: Mimsy

Mimsy — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:28:06 +0000

@Phillip
Thanks for the Kobe update.

By: Chris J

Chris J — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:00:17 +0000

Too mean? Come on, Z, that was a funny post.

By: tsuwm

tsuwm — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:42:18 +0000

the previous thread had no link at the bottom to this one; ergo, it must been misplaced in this thread instead.

it’s a strange loop, batman.

By: Phillip

Phillip — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:28:40 +0000

Wow… Don’t know what happened there. The post showed up on my computer but wasn’t actually published. Sorry about the confusion. Here’s the actual link to the new post:

http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2010/07/30/fast-break-thoughts-70/

By: Joel Lawrence

Joel Lawrence — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:09:35 +0000

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