@ssmith0929@oliveyakim@wavgawd There are actually plenty of athletes who have. Look it up. If she wanted to Bonnie Blue could give a lecture at Harvard.
@signsofaging@eringrugan He is not right, clearly someone leaked this Colin. This happens after every big controversial trade. Same thing for Luka etc.
@chuckmonkey2010@Bitcoin_Teddy I believe the point is the bank will give him every opportunity to restructure and continue to be commercially viable so that he can pay. Seizing assets may counterproductive. Writing of the losses would result in eating the vast majority of the loss.
@Kevthatniggaa@SarksDaddy@Fullcourtpass@colincowherd Are the chess skill and his actual talk. His chess skill is bang average. The part of the talk I saw was actually pretty appalling. It’s hard to watch and not become skeptical of this “intellectual” image. And yes, Boston is pushing this narrative as damage control.
@Kevthatniggaa@SarksDaddy@Fullcourtpass@colincowherd I know they were said at the time, but I think it’s hyperbolic. Media does it all the time especially with young black athletes. e.g LeBron’s photographic memory. He’s by no means dumb. But there is nothing exceptional here. The only things that can be verified independently -
@Kevthatniggaa@SarksDaddy@Fullcourtpass@colincowherd Giving a talk doesn’t mean you are some kind of expert. There are a myriad of reasons he was invited beyond his ‘intellect’. His talk wasn’t good. These exec quotes are hyperbolic narrative pushing BS. He’s a bright young guy with wide interest. Nothing exceptional.
@Blockmonster8_@SarksDaddy@Fullcourtpass@colincowherd I’m not saying he’s dumb. But a room full of multi million dollar execs and coaches has a lot of intelligent people. Nobody can stand the kinda smart guy that thinks he is a genius. That’s the criticism.
@Blockmonster8_@SarksDaddy@Fullcourtpass@colincowherd “Cultural studies of sports” sounds like a gruelling class. He was invited because of his incredible athletic achievements and his academic interests. The talk itself was not impressive. His chess rating of 1250 ish is extremely average. Mad credit for the languages if true.
@Cbrooks707@SarksDaddy@Fullcourtpass@colincowherd If he was valedictorian of his school I will count that as good evidence, where is there any evidence for anything like that. Playing chess means nothing, he skill at chess is completely average. The others are a result of his image and stardom, more than anything else.
@DerickMcAfee@TheOmniLiberal Come on, get a grip. Why do you keep repeating this non sequitur. Nothing you are talking about came from your own independent verification. That’s the point, I obviously don’t care whether this specific translation is accurate.
@DerickMcAfee@TheOmniLiberal What would I need to cope for? Wouldn’t matter to me either way. Your entirely worldview would be shattered if you investigated this with any level of intellectual honesty. So you cling to obvious pseudoscience and quackery.