If David Stern the NBA commissioner, who wastes absolutely no time implementing a euro tourney, wants to improve ratings…open the system up. Give minor league teams to Bmore Seattle etc. bottom 2 teams of Eastern and Western Conferences go down, top 2 come up.
Mauricio Pochettino said that ‘American sports reward losers’ when asked about the style of play in top European nations vs. in the U.S. 😯🇺🇸
QUESTION: “We know how England, France, Spain play… Players from countries with a strong tradition have a recognizable style. What is the style of the US team? What kind of football do the Americans want to play?”
ANSWER: “Their culture is playful. They want to play. We told them, “Guys, playing soccer is one thing, competing is another.” They’re two completely different sports. They grow up in a culture of playing. Why? If you start in MLS and you haven’t won a game in three months and you’re at the bottom, what’s the consequence if there’s no promotion or relegation, no international competition? American sports reward losers! But soccer is different: if you reward those who don’t win… If you don’t have goals, you don’t fight. If I lose, what happens? Nothing. They just fire the coach. Also, the American player is disciplined. But with a sense of complacency that isn’t good in soccer. It took us a year and a half to change that mentality.”
[EL PAIS]
Wemby ended Chet’s series when he sent that fadeaway back in game 6. Dude looked dejected. Damn Wemby just took his team to the NBA Finals in his second year this is literally unprecedented. can’t wait to see pics of nba stars doing monk training this summer
The boomer generation will stop at nothing until our country is fully raped and destroyed.
A steady diet of Fox News, Facebook memes, and megachurch sermons brought us here.
Truly a disgrace
I pay for espn bc I don’t pay for cable anymore, I turn on Sportscenter to catch up on nba playoffs only to be forced to watch Wrestlemania coverage??? wtf is this @espn I’m not paying for you to cover theatre
I’m sorry but watching @espn and @SportsCenter cover the WWE like it’s a real sport has to be rock bottom for the network. How embarrassing. WTAF?!?
They used to be the Mecca of sports reporting and analysis. Now they are a joke.