Lol @ Skip Bayless. Good job, now Kobe hates you too

[lilteapot]

http://deadspin.com/skip-bayless-claims-rape-charges-helped-kobe-bryant-sel-1648935985

:roll: :roll: :roll: Idiot. Can't wait for Kobe to go HAM on him.

[Beastmode88]

:facepalm

[Eric Cartman]

Maybe ESPN wants Kobe to have a great season hence poking the Mamba :confusedshrug:

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

ESPN is ****ing ebola.

[sportjames23]

Skip is the ultimate troll! :oldlol:

[ZeN]

Bill Simmons gets suspension for being candid, but Bayless can spew about rape case helping shoe sales? ESPN is a joke. :oldlol:

[crisoner]

I remember back when that case was going on. A whole bunch of reporters said that the rape case would help Kobe's street cred.

lol So nothing new here.

[Beastmode88]

They took that segment out of the podcast. :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Real Men Wear Green]

Bayless and Smith make their living pushing the controversy as far as they can. Sometimes they step over the line. Bayless maybe crossed the line hear, but in a small way. He didn't condone rape here, and may not have to apologize to anyone. But it was too dumb a comment to be worth risking trouble for. It's not thought-provoking, deep, funny, or anything. Just kind of weird.

[Heavincent]

Even Stephen A. Smith was at a loss for words :roll:

[dynasty1978]

That wasn't awkward at all :oldlol:

[riseagainst]

"Next time on NBA First Take, Skip will talk about how MJ's involvement in his father's murder also led to his 2nd 3peat and eventually cementing himself as the GOAT."

[SugarHill]

Skip is hilarious

[Hey Yo]

Skip has felt this way for over 10yrs. Here's a "Page 2" article he wrote from Sept. of 04.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless/040903

[lilteapot]

Skip has felt this way for over 10yrs. Here's a "Page 2" article he wrote from Sept. of 04.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless/040903
Just because it's an opinion he's had for a while doesn't make it any less dumb.

[Hey Yo]

Just because it's an opinion he's had for a while doesn't make it any less dumb.
No sheit. Never implied it makes it less dumb.

[G0ATbe]

Maybe ESPN wants Kobe to have a great season hence poking the Mamba :confusedshrug:
This. Which is why i'm happy they've been saying stuff like this. The more they talk shit, the more dominant GODbe will be this season:applause: .

[sportjames23]

I remember back when that case was going on. A whole bunch of reporters said that the rape case would help Kobe's street cred.

lol So nothing new here.


lolwut? :oldlol:

[JT123]

:oldlol: You could tell Skip knew he had gone too far, and was trying to wiggle his way out of it. #awkward
Skip must own ESPN, cause I don't know how he can get away with not being suspended for this, while Stephen A was suspended for merely telling women that they shouldn't provoke fights with abusive men. :facepalm I don't like to pull the race card, but I'm struggling to find any other reason.

[MavsSuperFan]

skip is the only guy on espn I will actually look forward to hearing his opinions on certain sports events. for that reason alone he is arguably espn's most valuable asset

[ralph_i_el]

If we all stop watching skip he'll go back to being a punk ass nobody local journalist

[mlh1981]

Skip got exactly what he wanted out of this. Everyone talking about him. He tossed out his journalism credentials a lot time ago (if he ever had them to begin with)

[Genaro]

How does somebody still wanna hear what he has to say? The guy is an idiot, saying stupid things to get attention and it has been this way for years.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

LOL this guy has alienated both the LeBron and Kobe fan-bases (95% of basketball fans)

[KyleKong]

That might have been the most akward thing I've ever seen on ESPN.

And that shit was hilarious. :roll:

[Angel Face]

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[Joyner82reload]

I actually like Skip Bayless solely for the fact that he has become very successful through playing society like a fiddle. He plays a fictional character, yet everyone believes that is the real Skip Bayless.

However this was a bit much and he should probably get a suspension from ESPN for it.

[navy]

I actually like Skip Bayless solely for the fact that he has become very successful through playing society like a fiddle. He plays a fictional character, yet everyone believes that is the real Skip Bayless.

However this was a bit much and he should probably get a suspension from ESPN for it.
Suspended for what?

[RoseCity07]

Thanks Skip Bayless

brb new marketing idea: get accused of rape
brb I sizzle
brb making shit load more money

[stanlove1111]

:oldlol: You could tell Skip knew he had gone too far, and was trying to wiggle his way out of it. #awkward
Skip must own ESPN, cause I don't know how he can get away with not being suspended for this, while Stephen A was suspended for merely telling women that they shouldn't provoke fights with abusive men. :facepalm I don't like to pull the race card, but I'm struggling to find any other reason.


If you and the others can't tell the difference between what Smith said and this I am not sure would you are capable of understanding..I will try to explain but just once..


What Smith said could easily be considered blaming victims of abuse of causing their abuse//Some thought that was a slap in the face of victims to ever even hint at something like that.


Skip didn't even come close to or hint that victims are to blame for being abused. His opinion was that Kobe sold more shoes because he lost his sqeuky clean image. This has nothing to do with the victims..

Its not really hard to see the difference.

[SpecialQue]

"Remember Kobe pre-Eagle, Colorado," Bayless started. "He failed in his first sneaker deal because he was too clean cut? I think it was Adidas that had him first?

"He couldn't sell sneakers because he didn't have enough edge," he said. "But post-Eagle, Colorado, it brought a little attention to him, like it gave him a little bit of ... sizzle."

I can't remember the last time a basketball article caused me to actually laugh out loud and spit out my food. Jesus Christ, man.

Also, what the fvck is this, shit on Kobe month? :lol

[stanlove1111]

One thing I haven't seen in this thread yet is anyone say flat out that Kobe didn't sell more sneakers because his image was changed by what happened in Colorado. Typical internet message board. Talk about everything but the issue itself..


If someone is sure that's not true then come out and say it...


Does anyone have his sneaker sales figures before and after Colorado?

[stanlove1111]

I can't remember the last time a basketball article caused me to actually laugh out loud and spit out my food. Jesus Christ, man.

Also, what the fvck is this, shit on Kobe month? :lol


So you are positive Kobe didn't sell more sneakers because of what happened in Colorado? Is that correct?


How is this shitting on Kobe? It might be shitting on sneaker buyers..

[DavisWarriorsFan]

What the hell? :oldlol:

[stalkerforlife]

It gave Kobe a little "sizzle."

lol.

Kobe before the accusation was a Grant Hill type of figure. Afterward, not only did he have the high IQ, marvelous speaking ability, and good looks...but he also had street cred.

[BigBoss]

I'll say it again:

Kobe signed with Nike the same summer Colorado happened in 2003.

Nike shelved Kobe for 3 years and released the Zoom Kobe I in 2006.

Check your facts Skip.

Skip has the same DNA as gossip bloggers and paparazzi. He's a low life who makes a living talking down on other people.

[Joyner82reload]

One thing I haven't seen in this thread yet is anyone say flat out that Kobe didn't sell more sneakers because his image was changed by what happened in Colorado. Typical internet message board. Talk about everything but the issue itself..


If someone is sure that's not true then come out and say it...


Does anyone have his sneaker sales figures before and after Colorado?

I would say it was due to him becoming the face of the franchise after Colorado, because Shaq left leaving behind a void. He also developed into the league's best player and premier star of the NBA around 2006 which is when his popularity went atmospheric.

[Hoopz2332]

Kobe's sneakers didn't sell then and they don't sell now:oldlol:

[HomieWeMajor]

Skip didn't tell no lie. Just like the animosity between black and white people allowed David Stern to market Magic vs Bird as the faces of the league and save the NBA.

[rlsmooth775]

Skip didn't tell no lie. Just like the animosity between black and white people allowed David Stern to market Magic vs Bird as the faces of the league and save the NBA.

Magic and bird came before stern

[c5terror]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFkq7tIw0Is