Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Mond......Tuesday Morning S--t Storm

Hopefully everyone had a wonderful weekend, I know I did. Sorry about the storm yesterday we got a little mixed up but we'll try to make it up to you today.

The topic: Misunderstood athletes.

I'll give you a little example. Icehouse and I were talking about the whole Shockey incident over the weekend. Now personally I think Shockey is a huge asshole, but you can't deny the effort and ability he brings to the field. However, most of the media portrays him as a selfish, over-rated jackass.


So basically what we are looking for is an athlete who has a disconnect between their perceived perception and on field performance.

First example:
Ron Artest. Artest will never live down the Rumble in the Palace, and rightfully so. (although nobody really knows how they would react in that situation) However, I always felt like Artest busted his ass on the court and was a vital asset to any team. I'd also like you to look at this video.


In my semi-professional opinion this is a classic case of ADHD. Yeah, we currently over-diagnose this condition, but damn.

Another good example is Mike Vick. I think we all know the public perception of Vick, but the guy has no concern for his body. He just wants to score and win.



The examples I just threw up were guys who were perceived as bad people, but good players. Icehouse pointed out that this could work in the exact opposite way. That is, players who are viewed as gods, but are complete assholes. See Favre, Brett.

Tuesday Storm Begin.

10 comments:

  1. Michael Jordan makes commercials. He makes movies with Buggs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. He's generally perceived as the nicest guy in the world.

    He is an asshole. He's such an asshole that Kwame Brown almost killed himself. He ruins everyone's life around him, because that's how he is. He's a gambler. He's a womanizer.

    He hates you.

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  2. Tim Duncan, is, in fact, extremely personable.

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  3. Drew Brees: Nice guy, gives back to the community, right?

    Wrong. He hates his family, and even sued his mother once.

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  4. ERIC CANTONA: Typically evil on the field - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-WmfTIRUWY
    unless he's battling Satan and his minions - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwW04WprZvQ

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  5. In case you couldn't tell last week.

    Al Hrabosky: Total asshole

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  6. Carlos Boozer...

    Nope, we're pretty dead on with him.

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  7. Eli Manning being dumb, while simultaneously holding a degree in Astrobiology and Advanced Linguistics.







    Just kidding, I can't say that with a straight face, he's a drooling, incoherent moron.

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