Saturday, February 23, 2008

Jay Crawford Really Hates Skip Bayless


Over the years I have watched ESPN's Skip Bayless on 1st and Ten, and over those years I have come to believe that Skip Bayless is one of two things. Either he is being paid by ESPN to just disagree with anything anyone says so that their show can have some flare to it, or he is just really the dumbest sportscaster in American. I really hope it is the former. If it is not then I am ashamed that ESPN has kept this man on the air after all of these years.
Being a Cavaliers fan, I especially take offense when the man refuses to give LeBron James, pretty much the best player in the NBA right now, any credit for what he has done in this league. I want to give you an example of 1st and Ten episode from Thursday. Jay Crawford, also an Ohio native who can be seen squirming in his seat as Skip spews out idiotic sentence after idiotic sentence, asked Skip and his opponent to grade LeBron's two triple double's in a row. This was a dumb question to begin with, how can you grade a triple double? Isn't that always an A+? Anyway. Skip gives LeBron James a B for his performance and proceeds to lay down all the reasons why LeBron James pretty much had nothing to do with the win over the Pacers that night. This is where Jay Crawford becomes my hero. As Skip is making ridiculous comments such as "Larry Hughes was the one that hit the dagger 3 in the corner" and "Zydrunas Ilgauskas was the one making the big shots" pretty much discrediting the 31 points, 15 boards, and 11 assists LeBron had. Crawford begins to jump and and team up with his other co-host to make Bayless look like the idiot he is. Jay begins with a soft blow, such as "So you are telling me LeBron had no part in the outcome of this game?" and then starts going harder. He makes a great comment, as heis face gets redder, saying "Yes, because Zydrunas is the focus of the Cavaliers offense and really makes them go, really won the game for them." Then, as the topic ends, Jay looks at the camera and makes the best comment of the day. "Step it up LeBron, you are really slacking out there." Jay was about ready to fight Skip, great TV.
But honestly, can we just give LeBron the MVP trophy right now? He just led a team with two D-leaguers, Eric Snow, and Damon Jones (who actually played unbelievable with 27 points) to a win over the Wizards. Man, it must be rought to be a Wizards fan right now. We welcome Big Ben, Joe Smith, Wally World, and Delonte West on Sunday, I cannot wait.

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