Skip Bayless admits on national TV that the Media has a bias when voting awards

[kennethgriffin]

8:33 into the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_CMY6TcaPk

"the only thing i've seen in the past. I'm not calling anybody out. but occasionally i see this syndrome develop where if one player is more accessible and forthcoming to the media. more willing in interviews. he gets the nod. where if another guy is just a usual jerk to the media or distant or not available. he doesn't get the nod" - Skip Bayless

Kobe wasn't accessible from 2003-2015
kobe wasn't forthcoming from 2003-2015
kobe wasn't willing in interviews from 2003-2015
kobe was a jerk to the media from 2003-2015
kobe was distant from the media from 2003-2015
kobe wasn't available to the media from 2003-2015

only just recently has kobe opened up to them.

did skip basically use kobes life story without naming names?

[Fallen Angel]

Sounds like he's talking about Kevin Durant, too.

KD's WS and PER are greater than LeBald's this season, yet KD never gets talked about as the best SF in the league.

[kennethgriffin]

well its official ... throw out all the maurice podoloff trophies since 1980

[tmacattack33]

8:33 into the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_CMY6TcaPk










Kobe wasn't accessible from 2003-2015
kobe wasn't forthcoming from 2003-2015
kobe wasn't willing in interviews from 2003-2015
kobe was a jerk to the media from 2003-2015
kobe was distant from the media from 2003-2015
kobe wasn't available to the media from 2003-2015

only just recently has kobe opened up to them.

did skip basically use kobes life story without naming names?

Shut up bro. This has nothing to do with Kobe.

Kobe was never a good MVP candidate besides 2008, and even in 2008 it could have easily gone to Chris Paul. So you should be happy he even has one MVP.

[JerrySeinfeld]

Bron with 5 MVP's, Kobe with 1...

This isnt groundbreaking news here

[kennethgriffin]

Shut up bro. This has nothing to do with Kobe.

Kobe was never a good MVP candidate besides 2008, and even in 2008 it could have easily gone to Chris Paul. So you should be happy he even has one MVP.

whos skip talking about then



and chris paul can have the 2008 mvp. its tainted anyway


i actually wish kobe didn't get one. it probably would have led to an investigation and the nba stripping the writers of their vote

[kennethgriffin]

Bron with 5 MVP's, Kobe with 1...

This isnt groundbreaking news here

with admitted media bias against guys like kobe and towards guys like bron and nash


straight from the horses mouth


the writers are gonna kill skip for that shit






SNITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Odinn]

Did you see how he sounded like Kobe was a worthy MVP candidate after 2010? That's some professional sh.t right there.

I know it's stan thread but I have to congratulate the guy.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Shaq was great with the media, and only has 1 MVP.

Lets be real...it isn't your theory.

[Fallen Angel]

Sounds like he's talking about Kevin Durant, too.

KD's WS and PER are greater than LeBald's this season, yet KD never gets talked about as the best SF in the league.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/mvp.cgi

[jlip]

Wasn't accusations of bias one of the reasons the vote was taken away from the players in 1980? I would prefer to see a combination of media and players voting. If there is a tie, maybe a collective coaches vote could break the tie.

[tmacattack33]

Didn't the media hate Lebron after the Decision? He even actively took on the villain role after that...and would continually say things like "you guys are going overboard with this". "You guys" was referring to the media.

But...Lebron still got MVP's after The Decision.

Theory debunked.

[JerrySeinfeld]

Wasn't accusations of bias one of the reasons the vote was taken away from the players in 1980? I would prefer to see a combination of media and players voting. If there is a tie, maybe a collective coaches vote could break the tie.

That's not a bad idea.

[Kblaze8855]

Doesnt take bias to choose an MVP who won 66 games with Mo Williams as a #2...or 61(with a 4 game losing streak as Bron sat out the end of the season) putting up like 30/11/8 when Mo went down going on 13 game win streaks...or a guy who won 66 while putting up 27/8/7 with 2 steals a game shooting 57% overall and 41% from 3. The Heat lost a game on February 1st...and aside from a Bulls game 27 wins later...they didnt lose another game Lebron played in until May the 6th....in the second round of the playoffs. Meaning 2 Bulls games aside...Lebron didnt suit up and lose from February 1st...to May the 24th. And in the May 24th loss...he went 14 of 20 from the field.

Lebron was winning virtually inarguable MVPs. You poll the media....the coaches...the fans...or the stray cats of America....Lebron wins at LEAST 3 of those 4 mvps. If they just wanted to give him MVPs he didnt deserve they could have. They didnt give him MVP for a 31/7/6 season shooting 48% on a 50 win team. They didnt give him the MVP for a 27/7/7 57% 36% from 3 season when they won 54 games.

Lebron didnt win MVPs when there was a half decent reason he shouldnt.

Nobody rational feels a need to look for a deeper reason a guy wins MVP when he wins 65+ games and puts up nearly unheard of numbers...

Notice how he didnt win in 06, 07, 08, 2011, 2014, and 2015 despite all time great play and good to great records? And how he likely wont win this year even with his team on pace for 61 wins?

He doesnt just get handed MVPs. He gets MVPs when only an idiot wouldnt vote for him. Which is why 90% of the Earth had him as MVP in every season he won it.

[SouBeachTalents]

Doesnt take bias to choose an MVP who won 66 games with Mo Williams as a #2...or 61(with a 4 game losing streak as Bron sat out the end of the season) putting up like 30/11/8 when Mo went down going on 13 game win streaks...or a guy who won 66 while putting up 27/8/7 with 2 steals a game shooting 57% overall and 41% from 3. The Heat lost a game on February 1st...and aside from a Bulls game 27 wins later...they didnt lose another game Lebron played in until May the 6th....in the second round of the playoffs. Meaning 2 Bulls games aside...Lebron didnt suit up and lose from February 1st...to May the 24th. And in the May 24th loss...he went 14 of 20 from the field.

Lebron was winning virtually inarguable MVPs. You poll the media....the coaches...the fans...or the stray cats of America....Lebron wins at LEAST 3 of those 4 mvps. If they just wanted to give him MVPs he didnt deserve they could have. They didnt give him MVP for a 31/7/6 season shooting 48% on a 50 win team. They didnt give him the MVP for a 27/7/7 57% 36% from 3 season when they won 54 games.

Lebron didnt win MVPs when there was a half decent reason he shouldnt.

Nobody rational feels a need to look for a deeper reason a guy wins MVP when he wins 65+ games and puts up nearly unheard of numbers...

Notice how he didnt win in 06, 07, 08, 2011, 2014, and 2015 despite all time great play and good to great records? And how he likely wont win this year even with his team on pace for 61 wins?

He doesnt just get handed MVPs. He gets MVPs when only an idiot wouldnt vote for him. Which is why 90% of the Earth had him as MVP in every season he won it.

OP destroyed