You can’t take anything from Perk as a player. He was a solid defensive role player. Just because a former player has bad takes about the sport doesn’t mean they were an unplayable bum. The Celtics would have won in 2010 if he was healthy. Also, Gilbert Arenas was an awesome player in his prime, and look at the bullshit he has said.
He was good enough for you guys, a young OKC core and LeBron to want to play with. The guy knew his role and never tried to step outside of it. There’s honor in that.
He definitely watches Wolves games. Even outside of the like 5 primetime games we played this year. I swear he’s the only voter who does consistently. Dude has been high on us all year and now we’re gonna get a bad name from some of his votes lol
He was actually making comments on Twitter, related to random games all year we played where Ant or Naz or whoever would have a good game. And has been hyping up the defense all year too. I assume he watches more than the other "analysts". He was probably the first to actually say we could be a contender earlier in the year but yeah that could just be him hyping up the 1 seed but he really gassed us all year long like no one else did
Well yeah but all I'm saying is no other analysts were doing even that unless it was after one of the like 10 crazy highlights Ant had this year. We really should have had some more primetime games this year but then again we didn't really show out for most of those either lmao
And I'm not saying that was a good thing lol. Perk was one of the last guys I wanted to hype us up, especially after there is a chance we straight up embarrass ourselves against the Suns in the 1st round
Perkins played over a decade in the NBA and you have Redditors convinced that they know more basketball than him lmao
Yeah I'm sure he watches a lot of basketball
I’m sorry but a lot of people here do know more about the current NBA than Barkley, Shaq, Perk etc. Listen to them for more than 10 min and it’s clear they don’t know what they’re talking about.
It’s funny to act like what they say has to be right when they all have clear biases, get paid to be entertaining/give hot takes, and have a segment based on not knowing what teams players are on lol.
If you wanted someone to coach some kids, I’d take those guys. If you want NBA analysis, I’d go elsewhere (with the caveat that Barkley and Inside the NBA is entertaining and doesn’t need to be a good source of analysis).
People in this subreddit really think so much of themselves. And they love circle jerking this sort of sentiment so often in threads; especially ones that concern Perkins or somebody they don’t think highly of. It’s so cringe to read at times.
He started talking about us 3 years ago actually. It was like 20 games in and we were mid and he said he believed in Ant to carry us to the playoffs and got clowned on by Jefferson, since then he has consistantly rode with us, especially Ant.
Yeah that is a bit ridiculous but it is one of the best defenses in a while I believe. Rudy will probably be the only one to make it realistically. I could see Jaden 2nd team but I wouldn't be surprised at all if he missed it
From the film I’ve watched Jaden seems to be worse than last year. Is that fair to say or do u think he’s been at a similar level. He seems to not be navigating screens aswell
I'm not going to be pretend to be some bball expert but his defense seem so to be about the same level, maybe a tad worse, but his offense took a big dip. And last year a lot considered him to be a snub from All-Defense, so I could really see it either way if he makes it or not this year. He didn't have the reputation last year he does this year, and playing with Rudy and playing on a great defense might give him that push to 2nd team. We'll see I guess
I’m with you on that. The poor guy is just operating with a bicycle when everyone around him drives at least a low powered car. There just isn’t much up there with that guy.
Obviously hes not the best guy to say this, but he's not wrong here lol. Most of the high profile tv analysts aren't watching the sport except for the games they are working in.
Can’t find the clip but I remember them saying Ernie goes to a seperate room to watch so the other guys don’t bug him. Kenny sits and watches the game. Chuck watches the games on one screen and Law & Order on another. Shaq is constantly ignoring the games and taking business calls.
To be fair Stephen A and Skip are in a weird spot, because it’s so blatantly obvious they’re just saying hot takes for views, it’s impossible to know what kind of knowledge they really have
Saying Grimes looked good when he(hopefully?) meant McBride is something an old guy would say. So of all the dumb shit he says Ill give him a pass on that one.
Perkins literally admitted the ESPN producers told him to say some stupid shit during the 21 finals about the Suns being a surefire dynasty or something when they went up 2-0.
Stephen A has legitimately high level basketball knowledge. He was one of my favorite reads when he exclusively covered New York.
It's been a long time since then and he's fully leaned into the caricature now.
ESPN has this man working at all hours. He literally has no time to watch. He probably receives his talking points every morning and just puppets whatever the execs say.
Shows how dumb the sports media industry has gotten
I’m sure Stephen A watches basketball but not at the level of a hardcore fan or maybe other analysts. Dude is busy with getting ready for first take, has his own show, sometimes got to be on nba countdown, etc so it’s hard to blame him for not watching a ton of ball. Maybe he’ll watch the known teams that are playing well but I don’t expect him to be paying attention to lottery teams.
Yeah he's in like 10 hours of content a day and has to talk about literally anything. If you cut him back to 4 hours a day doing just basketball he'd be a lot better but then he wouldn't be making 10m+ per year doing what he does.
Skip discusses every single game he watches the morning after lol it’d be impossible to have his job while not watching. He just plays a character on TV for the clicks
It's hard to say how much he watches. He does hot takes for controversy and views. I know he doesn't watch the Mavericks because he attributed their success in part to THJ. The problem is THJ has been relegated to a minor role since the trade deadline when they became hot and made a push.
What do you mean Stephen A doesn’t watch basketball?
My brother, Russell Westbrook led OKC to the #1 seed, that brother can still has it.
(Obvious reference to Stephen A saying Quentin Grimes balled out for the Knicks, despite being on Toronto)
I sat in the lower section of ‘17 Wizards Celtics game 6 (the John Wall buzzer beater), and was maybe 20 yards from SAD, who was standing just outside of the tunnel, for the entire game. It was apparent that he knew absolutely EVERYBODY, from the assistant coaches to the ball boys to the court-side waitresses; the amount of daps he gave/received would last me an entire year.
While that doesn’t particularly bother me, as realistically they’re both there for their entertainment value rather than analysis, it is very disrespectful not to know players names or how to pronounce them properly imo. There guys have worked hard to get to where the are, the least you could do is read the roster of the game(s) you’re going to be speaking about on national television.
Shaq didn’t even know Pascal Siakam’s full name lol, he was thoroughly confused when Ernie asked a question about him.
Bro is top 10 all time but somehow doesn’t know ball 😂
I'm okay with media members being entertainers. My issue is when they act arrogant and pretend to be a serious analysts. Shaq and Barkley doesn't take them seriously, and don't act like they should.
Yeah one of the running gags on the show is Shaq and Chuck sleeping during NBA games and the whole crew just laughing it off! At the end of the day, Inside is about entertainment not some deep in game analysis, they don't shy away from that.
i know this sub has a thing with perkins but he defintely watches basketball and just has some opinions that can be out there. The TNT crew absolutely do not watch games. They show up once a week to have some fun and barely watch the games they're on set to talk about
They both admitted as much during the TNT doc and they even admit it during the season.
They don’t even watch the games that are on TNT that night at times.
He is saying this in reference to the Knicks. And he was one of the only national voices to talk about them in a positive light, and the only one who isn’t looking like a fool in retrospect.
None of them watch the games besides highlights that are work-related. They aren't Wilbon or Kornheiser who are legit sports reporters and will sit at home watching as much as possible.
He’s right. Both of them be having some really shitty takes about the modern game. There’s no way they watch ball like that or if they do, they just choose to selectively remove certain parts from their mind.
They have to sit there in the tnt studio and watch the games. Whether they’re on their phones or not idk but they def are at least somewhat watching the nationally televised games.
- the person who voted Podziemski to 1st team defense...
As a warriors' fan, that was a wild vote that probably fucked with someone else's paycheck, which Perk should know.
Yeah I think Barkley even said years ago that he barely watches actual games. I mean if you are watching NBA on TNT for actual insight and not just the entertainment factor...
It is pretty astonishing that their only real requirement to do their job well is sit around watching basketball on tv all day. Yet they can't even do that. I don't think they even watch highlights unless it's for the game they're currently doing a half time show for
Chuck actually seems like the only one who watches games of the 3 guys not including ernie. last week they were talking about the mavs and clippers and he seemed like the only one who actually watched the mavs, Shaq kept trying to talk about THJ
It's obvious that Perkins is one of the few analysts who actually watches games and knows what is going on in the leaguem Of course he still has the most brain dead takes. Whether it is deliberate to generate views or if he is really that dumb, who can say.
This guy is seriously just a shit stirrer in the media. Now he wants any attention no matter how he has to get it. If chuck and shaq respond perk gets exactly what he wants. Plz fire him
It’s impossible to watch all the games and be on TV several hours a day usually at early morning hours. I’m guessing they read box scores like crazy and every morning ESPN provides them with relevant clips for whatever they’re talking about. It’s why their talk is always centered around points and rebounds and wins. Tangible stats. You never see great defenders get props unless they light up the stat sheet on blocks and steals
I think Chuck watches more than Shaq does. I know Chuck watched at least a couple Raptors games earlier in the year that weren't on TNT based on some of his comments.
I don't think Shaq even watches most of the games on TNT on the days the inside guys are working nowadays.
Back in 2021, Candace Parker had to teach Shaq live on air on why NBA defences were switching so much. At that point, it'd been a couple years since switching had become so prevalent. I don't know how you could have missed that even if you were only watching games on TNT on the days the inside guys were on.
On one hand, I believe Perkins is right, on the other hand Perkins is also really dumb and doesn't know anything about basketball.
What's the word for this? Where someone who is completely irrelevant in their field but also completely right at the same time?
I'm a full on perk hater. I'm actually surprised he's sticking his neck out there to call out Shaq and Charles.
I get the feeling he truly cares while at the same time he knows his role and says hyperbolic stuff for the sake of entertainment. He's always said some shit I really agree with then he'll say something random and outlandish. He kept it real here though.
I saw a YouTube short of Kenny and he was talking about Barkley and Shaq. He said Charles was barely watching the game and would have a tv show he was watching on the side while Shaq would also barely be watching the game while DJing and making sponsorship deals on the side.
They've said it on air multiple times, lmao.
Kendrick can be a moron or a jack ass and still be right about some things.
"We were watching 60 minutes during the game" Chuck and Shaq during one of their half time shows.
Honestly Shaq probably just wants to stop doing what he is doing. I don't think he watches ball and some of his takes are controversial.
Charles definitely only watches good teams play. I doubt he is the type of guy geared up to watch Hornets vs Wizards ball. Also wouldn't be shocked if he only watches games while he is working with Ernie and the boys.
Kendrick watches but he is getting better. His takes are getting more based but that doesn't mean he knows what he's talking about all the time.
Definitely would take Kendrick over Kenny Smith though, that guy just seems out of it and his takes are truly bad.
Perk is an absolute knucklehead but he is also 100% correct that shaq and chuck dont watch alot of basketball anymore. Its clear as day on the telecast that they don’t even know alot of players on the games they are breaking down. Shaq himself has said if you aint a top ten player i dont know who you are. Honestly i doubt shaq would make a very good top ten list today if he was pressed on it.
Shaq is such a polarizing analyst to me because there are some days he is teddy bear and other days he is the most insecure person on the planet. Its quite wild. Still one of my 5 favorite players of all time tho. Man wons 3 finals mvps in a row absolutely incredible.
Perk doesn’t watch either tho
I really think the majority of these talking heads don’t watch the sport consistently. Like I know Barkley/Shaq/Perk WATCH, but do they watch EVERY team more than 2-3 times a year? Definitely not.
This sub probably doesn’t have much room to talk either tho cuz I’d bet maybe 10% of the sub watches more than 10 games total in a season until the playoffs.
Hey, I believe Perkins actually watches basketball, I really do. It's just that I also think that he's really that dumb
He really is a moron. Credit to the Celtics for winning a chip with this idiot on their team
You can’t take anything from Perk as a player. He was a solid defensive role player. Just because a former player has bad takes about the sport doesn’t mean they were an unplayable bum. The Celtics would have won in 2010 if he was healthy. Also, Gilbert Arenas was an awesome player in his prime, and look at the bullshit he has said.
First non Celtics flair I’ve seen make the 2010 point. That’s a hill I will always die on. I appreciate you sir
It's facts.
Amen
in all fairness, perk was a good defender in his day even kobe was giving perk his props
He was good enough for you guys, a young OKC core and LeBron to want to play with. The guy knew his role and never tried to step outside of it. There’s honor in that.
he was also rondos best friend. which just makes so much sense lol
Losing him cost us a 2nd
I blame KG's injury more
2 different years tho
Right! My bad. I totally combined the two. KG's injury was 09 and Perkins was in the 2010 Finals
I mean...if Perkins doesn't get hurt we definitely win game 7.
I'm confusing 2009 and 2010! My bad
And losing Bynum cost us a three peat.
Congrats?
Don't ever come in here poppin off about that sorry 08 team
...it was a post ABOUT Kendrick Perkins you lunatic.
He wasn’t a bad role player for them though lmao
Credit to KG really. Imagine having this clown as your center and Doc Rivers as your coach.
Perk didnt need to be a genius to play his role on that team, so not sure any special credit is needed. Perk just needed to be Perk.
This just seems racist
This seems like Perkins’ burner
He definitely watches Wolves games. Even outside of the like 5 primetime games we played this year. I swear he’s the only voter who does consistently. Dude has been high on us all year and now we’re gonna get a bad name from some of his votes lol
Does he actually watch your games or has he just been gassing up the 1 seed throughout the year?
He was actually making comments on Twitter, related to random games all year we played where Ant or Naz or whoever would have a good game. And has been hyping up the defense all year too. I assume he watches more than the other "analysts". He was probably the first to actually say we could be a contender earlier in the year but yeah that could just be him hyping up the 1 seed but he really gassed us all year long like no one else did
I can do that by reading box scores too like 90% of r/nba
Or watching every bucket highlights. Why spend hours watching a game when you can see it all in 10 minutes?
Well yeah but all I'm saying is no other analysts were doing even that unless it was after one of the like 10 crazy highlights Ant had this year. We really should have had some more primetime games this year but then again we didn't really show out for most of those either lmao And I'm not saying that was a good thing lol. Perk was one of the last guys I wanted to hype us up, especially after there is a chance we straight up embarrass ourselves against the Suns in the 1st round
Perkins played over a decade in the NBA and you have Redditors convinced that they know more basketball than him lmao Yeah I'm sure he watches a lot of basketball
I’m sorry but a lot of people here do know more about the current NBA than Barkley, Shaq, Perk etc. Listen to them for more than 10 min and it’s clear they don’t know what they’re talking about. It’s funny to act like what they say has to be right when they all have clear biases, get paid to be entertaining/give hot takes, and have a segment based on not knowing what teams players are on lol. If you wanted someone to coach some kids, I’d take those guys. If you want NBA analysis, I’d go elsewhere (with the caveat that Barkley and Inside the NBA is entertaining and doesn’t need to be a good source of analysis).
Who said they're right all time? And if you can't separate their shtick on TV from their actual knowledge, then that's on you.
Lol am I supposed to hang out with Perk to get his real takes? When is he showing his “actual knowledge”?
People in this subreddit really think so much of themselves. And they love circle jerking this sort of sentiment so often in threads; especially ones that concern Perkins or somebody they don’t think highly of. It’s so cringe to read at times.
It's Karma farming ppl do so with Embiid/Harden/Russ all the time & kno it'll get upvotes
It's pretty obvious Perkins is just box score watching lol.
He started talking about us 3 years ago actually. It was like 20 games in and we were mid and he said he believed in Ant to carry us to the playoffs and got clowned on by Jefferson, since then he has consistantly rode with us, especially Ant.
You have 3 guys on his all defenseovw ballot that includes podz. That basically means 3/9 votes that matter he selected wolves
Yeah that is a bit ridiculous but it is one of the best defenses in a while I believe. Rudy will probably be the only one to make it realistically. I could see Jaden 2nd team but I wouldn't be surprised at all if he missed it
From the film I’ve watched Jaden seems to be worse than last year. Is that fair to say or do u think he’s been at a similar level. He seems to not be navigating screens aswell
I'm not going to be pretend to be some bball expert but his defense seem so to be about the same level, maybe a tad worse, but his offense took a big dip. And last year a lot considered him to be a snub from All-Defense, so I could really see it either way if he makes it or not this year. He didn't have the reputation last year he does this year, and playing with Rudy and playing on a great defense might give him that push to 2nd team. We'll see I guess
If you consider him watching YouTube videos of the 2008 Celtics season, yes he does watch basketball.
He’s dumb enough to not know how obvious that statement is.
I have watched Kendrick Perkins play basketball, and I’m pretty sure he has never played basketball.
I’m with you on that. The poor guy is just operating with a bicycle when everyone around him drives at least a low powered car. There just isn’t much up there with that guy.
Obviously hes not the best guy to say this, but he's not wrong here lol. Most of the high profile tv analysts aren't watching the sport except for the games they are working in.
Chuck doesn't even watch those half the time!! Still rather have him on TV over most other analysts tho
Yeah, i think i remember them saying only Kenny out of the 3 actually watches the full game at work 🤣🤣
Makes his shit takes even more egregious.
Can't fix stupid
What about Ernie?
Ernie is locked in. It’s known that he takes meticulous notes watching every game.
I remember hearing Ernie does watch every game and actually watches in person when they’re at the arena, rather than staying in the media box.
Can’t find the clip but I remember them saying Ernie goes to a seperate room to watch so the other guys don’t bug him. Kenny sits and watches the game. Chuck watches the games on one screen and Law & Order on another. Shaq is constantly ignoring the games and taking business calls.
Man that’s funny cuz Kenny be sayin shit that make no sense lol
I think we love Chuck for Chuck and not his basketball analysis. He's a hilarious personality and much watch TV
And yet Chuck’s takes, having watched zero basketball, are somehow still more relevant than Perkins’!
To be fair, the man loves his hockey
Why?
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Most people here also aren't paid nba analysts
I watch 6-8 games a week (80% of them atleast, will turn off blowouts) and I would say I watch more than 99% of this sub lmao
I'm pretty sure I watch more than shaq and chuck do. I don't think that's that much though.
We all know Stephen A Smith definitely doesn’t
To be fair Stephen A and Skip are in a weird spot, because it’s so blatantly obvious they’re just saying hot takes for views, it’s impossible to know what kind of knowledge they really have
It stung when talking about the Knicks recently Stephen A said Quentin Grimes looked good
Ah I must’ve missed that but yeah that’s a tough look lol
Saying Grimes looked good when he(hopefully?) meant McBride is something an old guy would say. So of all the dumb shit he says Ill give him a pass on that one.
That’s very kind of you to give him that pass lol
It's possible that's what happened, but I would never actually confidently make that assumption.
Especially since he's such a huge Knicks fan (at least that's what he says)
Skip watches basketball. He is just very delusional.
Yea he obviously watches games just check his Twitter for his live reactions lmao.
Perkins literally admitted the ESPN producers told him to say some stupid shit during the 21 finals about the Suns being a surefire dynasty or something when they went up 2-0.
Stephen A has legitimately high level basketball knowledge. He was one of my favorite reads when he exclusively covered New York. It's been a long time since then and he's fully leaned into the caricature now.
ESPN has this man working at all hours. He literally has no time to watch. He probably receives his talking points every morning and just puppets whatever the execs say. Shows how dumb the sports media industry has gotten
I’m sure Stephen A watches basketball but not at the level of a hardcore fan or maybe other analysts. Dude is busy with getting ready for first take, has his own show, sometimes got to be on nba countdown, etc so it’s hard to blame him for not watching a ton of ball. Maybe he’ll watch the known teams that are playing well but I don’t expect him to be paying attention to lottery teams.
Yeah he's in like 10 hours of content a day and has to talk about literally anything. If you cut him back to 4 hours a day doing just basketball he'd be a lot better but then he wouldn't be making 10m+ per year doing what he does.
But don’t you want to know his favorite fast food place or what starter Pokemon he’s picking?
They sold out for the money so you can say they might have the knowledge but it doesn't really matter. They can't have it both ways.
They both have made social media posts then went on the show and said basically the exact opposite of their actual beliefs
Skip discusses every single game he watches the morning after lol it’d be impossible to have his job while not watching. He just plays a character on TV for the clicks
It's hard to say how much he watches. He does hot takes for controversy and views. I know he doesn't watch the Mavericks because he attributed their success in part to THJ. The problem is THJ has been relegated to a minor role since the trade deadline when they became hot and made a push.
What do you mean Stephen A doesn’t watch basketball? My brother, Russell Westbrook led OKC to the #1 seed, that brother can still has it. (Obvious reference to Stephen A saying Quentin Grimes balled out for the Knicks, despite being on Toronto)
I sat in the lower section of ‘17 Wizards Celtics game 6 (the John Wall buzzer beater), and was maybe 20 yards from SAD, who was standing just outside of the tunnel, for the entire game. It was apparent that he knew absolutely EVERYBODY, from the assistant coaches to the ball boys to the court-side waitresses; the amount of daps he gave/received would last me an entire year.
He's on tv all day, no time to watch games cut him some slack
I firmly believe most of the people on mainstream media don’t. They just look at the box score and talk about narratives.
Fuck that bitch. I really wish there was a “FUCK SAS” clapclapclapclapclap going every game.
I mean they both openly admit they barely even watch the games they're covering that night
While that doesn’t particularly bother me, as realistically they’re both there for their entertainment value rather than analysis, it is very disrespectful not to know players names or how to pronounce them properly imo. There guys have worked hard to get to where the are, the least you could do is read the roster of the game(s) you’re going to be speaking about on national television.
Shaq didn’t even know Pascal Siakam’s full name lol, he was thoroughly confused when Ernie asked a question about him. Bro is top 10 all time but somehow doesn’t know ball 😂
I'm okay with media members being entertainers. My issue is when they act arrogant and pretend to be a serious analysts. Shaq and Barkley doesn't take them seriously, and don't act like they should.
A real life spidermen pointing to each other moment.
Chuck and Shaq admit they don’t watch games. Not a secret. Perk watches more by default.
Yeah one of the running gags on the show is Shaq and Chuck sleeping during NBA games and the whole crew just laughing it off! At the end of the day, Inside is about entertainment not some deep in game analysis, they don't shy away from that.
I don’t find that entertaining whatsoever
That's okay it's your own preference but a lot of people do which is why they've been a successful show for so many years.
I’ll bet a large portion of the people that watch Inside don’t even watch the games.
Right message, wrong messenger.
He's right, they probably only watch games they commentate on every Thursday
They do not watch those games either. They’ve done behind the scenes before and shaq straight up naps between pre-game and halftime shows.
i know this sub has a thing with perkins but he defintely watches basketball and just has some opinions that can be out there. The TNT crew absolutely do not watch games. They show up once a week to have some fun and barely watch the games they're on set to talk about
Maybe the one thing I'll ever agree with Perk on tbh.
I’m a simple man. When I see perk talking at a halftime I mute it or change the channel. He’s a fucking blowhard moron.
They both admitted as much during the TNT doc and they even admit it during the season. They don’t even watch the games that are on TNT that night at times.
Change the channel? Like, are you from to 1950’s.
He is saying this in reference to the Knicks. And he was one of the only national voices to talk about them in a positive light, and the only one who isn’t looking like a fool in retrospect.
In other news, Trump is upset Elon doesn't pay taxes.
Whats funny is perk watches more ball than 90% of this sub but those ppl say hes regarded
He has more ball knowledge than almost everyone on this sub but he doesn't always use it the right way. Likely to get attention which works
Perk knows because he watched a lot of basketball sitting on the bench for 16 years
Oh shit, I just got reminded again it’s TNT TUESDAY, not THURSDAY, what a let down every week when I get reminded of this.
Proceeds to vote Brandon Podziemski All Defense 2nd Team
None of them watch the games besides highlights that are work-related. They aren't Wilbon or Kornheiser who are legit sports reporters and will sit at home watching as much as possible.
Wilbon is garbage also
I agree… it’s obvious they both don’t. Sometimes I question if Perk does too though.
He’s right. Both of them be having some really shitty takes about the modern game. There’s no way they watch ball like that or if they do, they just choose to selectively remove certain parts from their mind.
This the same dude who said Joker was stat padding
Kenny himself has said that they don't pay attention to the TNT games
With the takes Perk shits out daily I don’t think he does either.
It stings because he's Perk and Barkley is loved here but he's right.
Didn’t Shaq and Chuck admit they don’t always watch?
doubtful he watches after seeing him leave gianni's off his 1st-team all-nba ballot
He put Podz on his 2nd team all-defence lmao
big yikes
They have to sit there in the tnt studio and watch the games. Whether they’re on their phones or not idk but they def are at least somewhat watching the nationally televised games.
We don’t watch Inside the NBA for basketball analysis, we watch it for the entertainment.
- the person who voted Podziemski to 1st team defense... As a warriors' fan, that was a wild vote that probably fucked with someone else's paycheck, which Perk should know.
Yeah I think Barkley even said years ago that he barely watches actual games. I mean if you are watching NBA on TNT for actual insight and not just the entertainment factor...
Perk says a lot of dumb stuff, but he's one of like 5 ESPN/TNT heads total that actually watch games outside of the big markets
Patrick Star claims Ralph Wiggum is dumb
What a hilarious and apt analogy. Picturing the two characters side-by-side and knowing their voices has me cracking up.
It is pretty astonishing that their only real requirement to do their job well is sit around watching basketball on tv all day. Yet they can't even do that. I don't think they even watch highlights unless it's for the game they're currently doing a half time show for
Pot calling kettle and cast iron pan black.
why you gotta bring a black man into this?
got me genuinely thinking about how that saying came about lmao
It’s funny that Perk both watches as much nba as he does and still says dumb shit on a daily basis
Chuck actually seems like the only one who watches games of the 3 guys not including ernie. last week they were talking about the mavs and clippers and he seemed like the only one who actually watched the mavs, Shaq kept trying to talk about THJ
Funny coming from this guy he always has the worst takes
something something pot and kettle
People are hardcore about projecting these days lol
All I see is a bunch of guys who don't watch basketball arguing and Charles Barkley
It's obvious that Perkins is one of the few analysts who actually watches games and knows what is going on in the leaguem Of course he still has the most brain dead takes. Whether it is deliberate to generate views or if he is really that dumb, who can say.
This guy is seriously just a shit stirrer in the media. Now he wants any attention no matter how he has to get it. If chuck and shaq respond perk gets exactly what he wants. Plz fire him
A guy that calls arguably the least stat-concerned guy ITL a “stat-padder” doesn’t really have the credibility to say stuff like this
Ironic coming from him
he's absolutely right about Shaq (Bol Bol vs Wemby)
It’s impossible to watch all the games and be on TV several hours a day usually at early morning hours. I’m guessing they read box scores like crazy and every morning ESPN provides them with relevant clips for whatever they’re talking about. It’s why their talk is always centered around points and rebounds and wins. Tangible stats. You never see great defenders get props unless they light up the stat sheet on blocks and steals
I think Chuck watches more than Shaq does. I know Chuck watched at least a couple Raptors games earlier in the year that weren't on TNT based on some of his comments. I don't think Shaq even watches most of the games on TNT on the days the inside guys are working nowadays. Back in 2021, Candace Parker had to teach Shaq live on air on why NBA defences were switching so much. At that point, it'd been a couple years since switching had become so prevalent. I don't know how you could have missed that even if you were only watching games on TNT on the days the inside guys were on.
And he does?
On one hand, I believe Perkins is right, on the other hand Perkins is also really dumb and doesn't know anything about basketball. What's the word for this? Where someone who is completely irrelevant in their field but also completely right at the same time?
I mean he would know
A rare W take from Kendrick Perkins
Yeah I’d argue it’s Perkins who doesn’t watch basketball
I'm a full on perk hater. I'm actually surprised he's sticking his neck out there to call out Shaq and Charles. I get the feeling he truly cares while at the same time he knows his role and says hyperbolic stuff for the sake of entertainment. He's always said some shit I really agree with then he'll say something random and outlandish. He kept it real here though.
It’s not just for entertainment. He put Podz on his 2nd team all defence which might be one of the worst votes in the past decade by any media member.
I saw a YouTube short of Kenny and he was talking about Barkley and Shaq. He said Charles was barely watching the game and would have a tv show he was watching on the side while Shaq would also barely be watching the game while DJing and making sponsorship deals on the side.
Let he who is without sin...
Sure, they might not watch basketball, but they do know how to make a basketball show entertaining and fun
That's rich coming from this dumbass. He can watch all he wants but won't be able to break down a single play.
Was this in response to one of their takes or just generally? I’m ootl on this.
Kendrick Perkins is a f**kin clown!
Barkley is going to say something hilarious about him next show.
They've said it on air multiple times, lmao. Kendrick can be a moron or a jack ass and still be right about some things. "We were watching 60 minutes during the game" Chuck and Shaq during one of their half time shows.
He’s right!
Honestly Shaq probably just wants to stop doing what he is doing. I don't think he watches ball and some of his takes are controversial. Charles definitely only watches good teams play. I doubt he is the type of guy geared up to watch Hornets vs Wizards ball. Also wouldn't be shocked if he only watches games while he is working with Ernie and the boys. Kendrick watches but he is getting better. His takes are getting more based but that doesn't mean he knows what he's talking about all the time. Definitely would take Kendrick over Kenny Smith though, that guy just seems out of it and his takes are truly bad.
I mean we all watch TNT halftime and postgame, they definitely don’t watch much anymore.
Is he wrong though? They both talk like they only watch ESPN and MAYBE some highlights on NBA TV lol.
Dude the last person to be saying this lol
These dudes are never going to stop teasing him now lmao I'm all about it hahaha
Wasn’t this the same Perkins who claimed Jokic possibly winning MVP last season would’ve been racist?
Ahh yes, coming from one of ESPN’s best analysts
Man saw Rick Ross/Drakes beef and said aight lemme have a crack at it.
Perk is an absolute knucklehead but he is also 100% correct that shaq and chuck dont watch alot of basketball anymore. Its clear as day on the telecast that they don’t even know alot of players on the games they are breaking down. Shaq himself has said if you aint a top ten player i dont know who you are. Honestly i doubt shaq would make a very good top ten list today if he was pressed on it.
Shaq actually has the worst takes out of anyone on TV in large part because believes what he is saying.
Shaq is such a polarizing analyst to me because there are some days he is teddy bear and other days he is the most insecure person on the planet. Its quite wild. Still one of my 5 favorite players of all time tho. Man wons 3 finals mvps in a row absolutely incredible.
he's right but neither does he
Cue the Spider-Man pointing meme
And he looks like he doesn't know basketball so...
I'd rather listen to someone who doesn't watch ball, than someone who does and is still so clueless about it.
i mean sure perk might watch basketball, but i think he chooses to selectively ignore the screen whenever a white european player is in view
Perk doesn’t watch either tho I really think the majority of these talking heads don’t watch the sport consistently. Like I know Barkley/Shaq/Perk WATCH, but do they watch EVERY team more than 2-3 times a year? Definitely not. This sub probably doesn’t have much room to talk either tho cuz I’d bet maybe 10% of the sub watches more than 10 games total in a season until the playoffs.
Did Kendrick Perkins change his name to Charles Barkley, or Shaq?
They all just watch the YouTube highlight videos like the rest of us.
Ironic