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    Maria Taylor (6'2) vs Rachel Nichols (5'5)

    Nichols was working/filming from a hotel room last May just as the NBA Playoffs were getting underway (due to the pandemic) and it appears she left her camera on somehow, and the thing was still recording when she had this chat with Mendelsohn ... with the feed going back to the ESPN studio, where somebody captured the damning words exchanged.
    In the first snipped posted by the Times, you can hear Nichols venting to Mendelsohn -- who's a PR/comms wiz -- about how ESPN had approached her with the idea of doing sideline reporting during the Finals that year, as opposed to hosting -- a task Nichols has shared on and off lately with Maria Taylor, another rising star ... who's African-American.

    Check out the convo ... Nichols basically says she declined ESPN's offer, because she knew it would make way for Maria to handle hosting duties full-time, essentially pushing Nichols out of the picture ... something she was clearly not down for, as she wanted to maintain her gig.
    Nichols goes on to say of Maria shortly thereafter ... "If you need to give her more things to do because you are feeling pressure about your crappy longtime record on diversity -- which, by the way, I know personally from the female side of it -- like, go for it." She adds, "Just find it somewhere else. You are not going to find it from me or taking my thing away."

    In a 2nd audio snipped ... Mendelsohn is heard giving advice to Nichols about how she could frame the dynamic of ESPN pitting two females against each other in order to gain leverage, even if it would potentially be at Maria's expense. He also had some interesting thoughts on #MeToo and BLM, saying he had "nothing left" and was exhausted ... in what sounds like what he (and perhaps Nichols) considered phony pandering/appeasing at the executive level.

    After this video/audio was spread around among ESPN workers internally, it eventually reached the higher ranks ... and the NYT reports the network has been in damage control mode ever since, with fears that Nichols might sue -- and that Taylor might leave entirely.

    The latter's contract is up this year ... and word is she has not responded to Nichols' attempts to apologize or make peace. Messy stuff, for sure ... and very telling.

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    Pretty sure ESPN told Taylor to go fuk herself today

    refused 5 million a year

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    At one point in negotiations with NBA Finals host and College Football national championship sideline reporter Maria Taylor, ESPN offered her a raise from her current salary of nearly $1 million per year that would eventually reach almost $5 million, according to sources.
    Taylor turned it down.
    Taylor, sources said, was hoping to be in the “Stephen A. Smith money” neighborhood, which is near $8 million annually.
    But since the initial near $5 million offer was made during last year’s pandemic, the world at ESPN has changed even further. With Disney closely watching the network’s pocketbook, the majority of big earners at ESPN are being asked to take pay cuts.

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    Taylor and Nichols are both boring and unqualified, both have positions where’re they are because of quotas and their left wing politics.

    This is what espn is, shitty analysts and left wing propaganda. They’ve completely destroyed one of the best networks in sports in less than a decade.

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    Stephen a smith is a moron but he gets a lot of views. Taylor is a zero, she could be replaced overnight and no one would care.
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    Bill Simmons was the last nba analyst other than leg let who knew what he was talking about, they got rid of him because he didn’t want to spout their bullshit left wing propaganda. Simmons is doing fine with his podcast anyways, probably better than he was doing with espn.

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    Yep


    Quote Originally Posted by thomorino View Post
    Stephen a smith is a moron but he gets a lot of views. Taylor is a zero, she could be replaced overnight and no one would care.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thomorino View Post
    Stephen a smith is a moron but he gets a lot of views. Taylor is a zero, she could be replaced overnight and no one would care.
    Maria Taylor in Stephen A territory gtfo

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    The only women worth a shit at ESPN is Doris Burke.

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    Gayle Gardner was the last women at Espn who was talented i think!

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    Leslie Visser is the GOAT
    Gayle Gardner is right up there.

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    Who's telling Maria Taylor that she's worth the same as Stephen A Smith there?

    They're all overpaid anyway but I get why SAS is their top dog too.

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    Where did Maria Taylor come from anyways?? Isn't there seniority at ESPN?

    The bullsh#$ all went to her head when they had an all black panel with Maria Taylor, Jalen Rose, and Chauncey Billups.

    It's all a bunch of bullsh#$. Rachel Nichols deserves an opportunity to host.

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    Jalen Rose is terrible too and has the personality of a potplant like many of them there...got a bit lucky they redid that awful GetUp! show which is a slightly less horrible but still horrible show.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff_Black View Post
    Jalen Rose is terrible too and has the personality of a potplant like many of them there...got a bit lucky they redid that awful GetUp! show which is a slightly less horrible but still horrible show.
    Yeah he is an idiot, he runs a charter school in Detroit too yet he must repeats dumb left wing talking points all day even though the left would.close every charter school in a second if they could, they are bought and sold by the teachers union.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thomorino View Post
    Yeah he is an idiot, he runs a charter school in Detroit too yet he must repeats dumb left wing talking points all day even though the left would.close every charter school in a second if they could, they are bought and sold by the teachers union.
    No one cares what you think. Literally fading your thoughts in life would make any poster profitable

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    Quote Originally Posted by goduke View Post
    No one cares what you think. Literally fading your thoughts in life would make any poster profitable
    Says the guy who reads and responds to every o e of my posts. I own you dumb shit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thomorino View Post
    Says the guy who reads and responds to every o e of my posts. I own you dumb shit.
    You own nothing but guess what I own? Your time here and the fact that you’ll never be able to have another useful conversation here. I’m going to ruin every moment for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by goduke View Post
    You own nothing but guess what I own? Your time here and the fact that you’ll never be able to have another useful conversation here. I’m going to ruin every moment for you.
    You are just showing what's loser you are you dumb shit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thomorino View Post
    You are just showing what's loser you are you dumb shit.
    I’m still waiting to find out what time the Nets are playing in the finals since you said you were right about them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by goduke View Post
    I’m still waiting to find out what time the Nets are playing in the finals since you said you were right about them.
    You don't understand basic about betting. Bye dumb shit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thomorino View Post
    You don't understand basic about betting. Bye dumb shit.
    You won’t leave so your bye means nothing. I understand you are down so many units. I understand that you ran away from my challenge because you knew you would lose. So I must understand betting because you won’t face me because you will lose and you know it

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    Quote Originally Posted by goduke View Post
    You won’t leave so your bye means nothing. I understand you are down so many units. I understand that you ran away from my challenge because you knew you would lose. So I must understand betting because you won’t face me because you will lose and you know it
    Wrong, you are a dumb shit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Pretty sure ESPN told Taylor to go fuk herself today

    refused 5 million a year
    Hopefully she ends up in porn. She’s Fukkin HAWT

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    Taylor was dumb to turn down offer


    She would of eventually got good morning America job how dumb

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Taylor was dumb to turn down offer


    She would of eventually got good morning America job how dumb

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    Good job women. Way to confirm that women don’t get along even when there’s only like five of you in a workplace with hundreds of people.

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    ^
    She has man hands.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    ^
    She has man hands.
    They are big but still feminine. She really tall so I would expect it. She can grab both my butt cheeks while she simultaneously blows me anytime

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    Quote Originally Posted by KiDBaZkiT View Post
    They are big but still feminine. She really tall so I would expect it. She can grab both my butt cheeks while she simultaneously blows me anytime
    No love for Doris Burke ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    No love for Doris Burke ?
    I’d *** her, but that’s not saying much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KiDBaZkiT View Post
    I’d *** her, but that’s not saying much.
    I think I'm the only dude on these boards that thinks she does a great job.

    How about Holly Rowe?
    Any love there?

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    ^
    She has man hands.
    Big hands and long fingers come with tall people the majority of the time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by seaborneq View Post
    Big hands and long fingers come with tall people the majority of the time.
    Of course they do.
    I was just citing a Seinfeld episode.





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