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2733071, I don't disagree but...
Posted by ThaTruth, Wed Mar-03-21 03:06 PM
>He's one of the funniest motherfuckers alive. Same with
>Chuck, really. But the second they start talking about the
>modern NBA, they reveal all the shit they don't know. They're
>still thinking it's the same game as 30-40 years ago.

that's a little bit of exaggeration Shaq just retired 10 years ago and his last title was 15 years ago. The game has changed dramatically during that relative short time.

>It also
>doesn't help that they clearly don't watch tape, as shown by
>that "Name That Player" segment, lmao.
>
>So if he realized he's there to pop shit, be funny, tell some
>fun "back in the day" stories, and bust some balls
>occasionally? He's perfect at that. But he can't hang with
>Candace in a breakdown of the intricacies of the modern NBA.
>Be it age or unwillingness to learn... he's just never gonna
>come across well in a convo like that.
>
>Candace is, unsurprisingly, brilliant and fantastic at her
>job. (D-Wade is also really good from what I've seen.)

I LOVE Candace and she knows her shit.

I'm a huge fan of Shaq as a player but honestly I don't think he's good in this role on Tuesdays or Thursdays. On Thursdays Kenny used to provide balance with Chuck but for whatever reason they thought Shaq would add something but he doesn't.