Perkins has been pretty direct in saying Rondo wanted out. That seems significant to me.
Yup - this is from his best friend! Still waiting for all the apologies for Jackie Mac from the Rondo apologists?? I mean, she pretty much nailed it back in August, it's just that nobody wanted to hear it...
Exactly.
First off, who the heck ever has apologized to any journalist on any story on this website. We have at various times complained about steven a smith, vecsey, thorpe, woj, jackie, felger and too many others to name. Occasionally some of them have made predictions that came right. Do you think Jackie is sitting on her computer like, man I really hope they apologize for not believing me on celtics blog. I was right!
Second, what is the point of that? Do we need all the people on here to apologize for their false rondo proposals that were better offers?
I don't know why people think Jackie is the greatest thing ever, but asking posters to apologize for not believing her rondo rumor is absurd.
The problem is people off their meds. They rant like they know it all calling reporters names and then they are silent when the report they didn't like turns out correct. There is no talking to these people when they are ranting. They insist so strongly about things they don't know. Since there is no talking to them as they rant, all we are left with is calling them out when we find out the real deal.
The problem isn't these people being wrong. The problem is how insistent they are and their rage.
On the other hand, Perk didn't say anything about August. We don't actually have a timeline on Rondo's feelings. That still requires speculation.
I think people get justifiably annoyed with the way some of their journalists pass off their "sources" as facts so frequently, especially on ESPN. They have one reporter that says sources tell them this player wants out or is unhappy. Then ESPN will start citing their own sources to create a world of references based entirely off one crumb of a rumor that may be true. For example shefter say demarco murray may play. Then their ticker and affiliates start citing shefter. It is a game of shells! This could get super off topic, but this may be a contributing factor in a net sports network like fox sports emerging into the market share.
I agree that 'sources' are often just people with connections but with no actual real knowledge of issues they are commenting on. For this reason, it is good to know the track records of individual reporters to have a feel for their level of responsibility. Also, we should probably have different expectations for journalists and former athletes.
In general, in the age of the internet, cable news, and bloggers, we no longer fact check and we rarely track down primary sources. People just float a story and everyone latches on, regardless of real events. This even shapes elections. I don't see insisting on personal speculation as a useful response to this.
It is also not surprising to see sport networks do this if more political networks like FNC have succeeded doing this same irresponsible behavior on issues that actually matter.
