"Legitimate website". That's how low we've slipped these days.
? The guy is questioning those on RealGM like it is some tabloid. It's a legitimate basketball source. I have no idea what you are trying to get at.
Can you kindly elaborate on your interpretation of the term "legitimate"?
Why don't you actually explain what you are actually trying to get at before I kindly elaborate anything.
If you don't think the RealGM website is actual relevant basketball source/website I'm not sure what to tell you. I shouldn't have to elaborate anything (or whatever it is you are actually looking for or alluding to).
You should, in fact, because you're the one making claims.
Nah, it's on you. I've now asked you three times, including now, to actually specify what you are looking for. You haven't. Stop being smug. I'm not making any 'claims.' Smitty working for RealGM in some kind of capacity is a fact. Him being a moderator is a fact. Him attending the summer leagues (Orlando is closed to the public by the way) is a fact. Shams going from RealGM to the Vertical with Woj is a fact. These aren't claims that are some how arguable. I've actually provided some information on what and who some of these RealGM folks are. It's on you to provide whatever questions you want to ask which you haven't yet. You are just making broad and vague statements in your two or three replies to me. What do you think RealGM is? You know it exists beyond the forums, correct?
RealGM is literally in flames right now. Horribly toxic environment there. I hate posting there, it's so negative and so evil, lol.
Side note (for those who believe Smitty): it seems he may stop posting there. Lots of users are attacking him there, and to make it worse, guys like Dan Lifshatz and our own Kevin O'Connor cited him recently and used the quotes that he had obtained from his sources. I think it's very likely that at the end of all this, he unfortunately loses a few of his contacts. He already lost one earlier this week due to people posting it all over twitter.
Basically, RealGM is in a bad state right now.
Let it burn. It's about time those fanboys overthrow their fake insiders and clean house. I'm not sure how they've survived a decade of seeing these trolls post fake information without demanding a better moderation team.
Frankly, anyone who quoted these people in their articles should be ashamed. It's worse than a tabloid. It's "Weekly World News" level nonsense.
That said, maybe we trade for Blake tomorrow and these people take credit... despite the fact people like Bill Simmons have been saying for several months that Blake Griffin is the sleeper trade candidate.
You have no idea what you are talking about, as usual. I don't know why you have always been so salty that there are a few people on RealGM that have some legit contacts. Smitty works for RealGM (the actual website, and he's a mod) and went to two summer leagues (Orlando and Vegas). He's easily as legitimate as they come. Are his sources actually good, though? That's a different question all together. Why should anyone be ashamed for quoting a legitimate RealGM employee who attended NBA Summer Leagues as an employee? RealGM is a legitimate basketball website that has seen a couple writers go on to greater websites (see Shams Charania).
There have been a few that came through and were obviously BS, and they've always been shunned off the board ASAP.
Good post. TP.
The issue with RealGM has always been posters, not people with legitimate information - which makes it no different than any other internet fan board.
RealGM is mainly an aggregate of information from other websites. They just link to ESPN articles, for instance. Because of the nature of that website, their forums are a cess pool of wannabe GM's. For years, fans have pretended to have insider sources. A lot of folks there are "respected" despite the fact they have repeatedly been proven to be frauds. The fanboys who breathlessly digest their "info" attack anyone who attempts to discredit their beloved fake insiders.
It is what it is.
You talk about better moderation, but Smitty is a mod himself who actually works for RealGM as a cap specialist of sorts (his work is actually pretty awesome). But you can go on and keep putting your fingers in your ears about this..
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