Stephen A. Smith, Fresh Off signed his new contract of $ 100 million with ESPN, agreed to Final Four on Saturday and probably taught Clayton’s name for the first time.
“This brother is the real deal,” Smith tweeted when Clayton became the first player to publish 30-point games in a row in Elite Eight and Final Four since Larry Bird. “Reminds me of @detroitpiston’s Big-Time Guard Wade Cunningham.”
Many were quick to point out that “C” and “W” are too far away from each other on a keyboard for this to have been a spelling mistake. Others wondered loudly if Smith knows something about the retired Indycar driver Wade Cunningham from New Zealand that we do not.
ESPN has several reporters at College Hoops Beat, and they cover the sport well, but none of these guys have a tenth range that Smith has. And this Goof is not important enough to make it the possible “controversy” section on Smith’s Wikipedia page, but it personifies the common grip on the self -proclaimed global leader: lots of embrace of debate, not enough grinding the band.
For let’s be honest: Clayton is a fantastic college basketball player. He is not Cade Cunningham – and it is not intended as a little one for him. Cunningham has at least three inches and 25 pounds on Clayton, to begin with, so we do not work with similar buildings. Clayton is a 3-point bomb, which is hardly Cunningham’s game. Cunningham has hit Clayton basically everywhere -from court vision to pick -and role to rebounding.
It is the part that gets stuck in my Craw more than Cade vs. Wade. Some national TV guys do a good job, and others are out here and pull names out of thin air and connect dots that do not connect.
Recently, Charles Barkley accused ESPN’s talk managers for not covering NBA topics in addition to Lakers and Knicks – a little rich that comes from the star in “Inside NBA “‘s popular segment,” Who he plays for? “
But it is true that Cunningham and Detroit Pistons have been stiffened by the national media this year, even though they have qualified for their first post season in Forever. Shaquille O’Neal called him “Cade Dillingham” not so long ago. What does this poor guy need to earn some respect?
To unpack, let’s come up with three more insane NBA compartments Stephen A. can use Monday night when Florida meets Houston.
Florida Big Man Alex Condon reminds me of Kirk Nowitzki. Houston Guard Lj Cryer? No one but trail Blazer’s Rising star Jaden Sharpe. And Houston forward J’wan Roberts gets many returns – like that guy on Cavaliers, Kevin Mobley.
