1. 05-16-13 09:45 PM #1
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    Carmelo Anthony should be a teacher or professor...

    of ebonics

    They should be required to reach a 4th grade English level before giving interviews.

    It's funny to hear but really it's sad.
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  2. 05-16-13 09:48 PM #2
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    yeah because these guys get paid millions to master the English language and give smart, witty post game interviews

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  3. 05-16-13 10:10 PM #3
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    they are putting the round object in the round hole...just like toddlers... its not fair to expect them to be as educated as most people...
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  4. 05-16-13 10:13 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by pattymayo View Post
    yeah because these guys get paid millions to master the English language and give smart, witty post game interviews

    It's the least they could do being broadcast to millions of viewers. I'm sure they wouldn't want to, but maybe the league fines them for each grammatical flop

    The League doesn't care though. Carmelo pollutes the audio while Rachel Nichols and that mug of hers pollutes the video
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  5. 05-16-13 10:15 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by NrmlCurvSurfr View Post
    they are putting the round object in the round hole...just like toddlers... its not fair to expect them to be as educated as most people...
    We are quickly becoming the dumbest laziest country in the world. Educated as most people where? Harvard?
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  6. 05-16-13 10:42 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheCentaur View Post
    It's the least they could do being broadcast to millions of viewers. I'm sure they wouldn't want to, but maybe the league fines them for each grammatical flop

    The League doesn't care though. Carmelo pollutes the audio while Rachel Nichols and that mug of hers pollutes the video
    Their fukkin NBA players nobody expects them to be scholars

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  7. 05-16-13 10:47 PM #7
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    You don't have to be a scholar to speak English intelligibly
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  8. 05-16-13 10:57 PM #8
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    LPGA tour had rule requiring players to be moving towards or able to give press conferences in English. And that's with hundreds of international players, is it too much to ask of born and bred Americans?
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  9. 05-16-13 11:02 PM #9
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    They just stopped letting these thugs wear skinny jeans and let their asscracks hang out when not in uniform on the bench a few years ago. Let's not push it.
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  10. 05-16-13 11:04 PM #10
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    We're the ones watching them. If it was that big of a deal, we'd quit watching.
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  11. 05-16-13 11:17 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by seaborneq View Post
    We are quickly becoming the dumbest laziest country in the world. Educated as most people where? Harvard?
    you may be right, I suppose it depends on who you surround yourself with, MOST people that I associate with are quite educated so maybe I take it for granted...I do think education is a serious issue in the US...its easy to market to the less educated, maybe that is one reason. If the general public is kept in the dark its easier for the educated to gain an advantage...KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! lol..but seriously..it is

    Having said all of that, I don't think all nba players should be expected to be highly educated on anything but basketball, they are "specialists" if you will. Called upon to do a job and that's it..if more people cared about education, basketball players would be held more accountable
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  12. 05-17-13 12:03 AM #12
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    What's funny is you bet your hard earned money on this guys
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  13. 05-17-13 03:55 AM #13
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    I would just like them to make freaking free throws

    Thanks Indiana you bums
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  14. 05-17-13 04:01 AM #14
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    What do you expect from knee grows
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  15. 05-17-13 09:27 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by tony_come View Post
    What do you expect from knee grows
    Just the basics.
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