What does it accomplish. He wants to continue to have access to the team, and Monty isn't going anywhere for now. Besides we are discussing it - so obviously the message did get out.
By the way, putting something in print is a lot older medium than the radio.
Exactly. Not talking about the medium, itself. Just the idea that it has to be in "writing". Stupid. Like a reporter gets a pass because he says something on Radio or TV. Since when?
I explained that. Modern reporting which includes all forms of media (written, radio, TV, social media) don't require only one form to have credibility. Can you give me an example where a reporter got a pass because he was blatantly wrong on TV or radio?
I would say that depends. If you talking some random insider on the net? OK. If you are talking about a well-known reporting with a good track record? Not so much. Often unless a reporter ALSO hears the same, they won't say anything unless they have direct knowledge as well. For example, Gambo said a bunch of stuff on radio first that nobody reported for days about the Suns. Why? Because nobody else could corroborate. Would it add credibility? Absolutely. However, that doesn't mean it has NONE.
I am with you. If it was just him speculating and discussing that is a totally different scenario. That's not what it sounded like to me but I could be missing context.
I doubt it. I don't recall someone saying "well he said it on TV or Radio" so it doesn't count. That's beyond ludicrous.
I agree it’s nice. Fact checkers are different and post assessment or trying to expose a lie. Not at all what I said or asked you to show an example of.
Bu the way it would be awesome if they had this for sports reporters and maybe some of the bigger insiders (a la politifact). They could score them like that site. I would be all for it.
If Kellan actually broke that story that this was solely between Jae and Monty, that would have been covered in the paper, Twitter, arizonasports.com and talked about during any suns broadcasts on national TV when the Crowder situation repeatedly comes up.
Fair enough but I heard it twice and what Steve posted alluded to the same thing. Maybe they were speculating based on rumors. Let’s not pretend though a crap ton of rumors in “writing” are not as fallible. Shams put stuff in writing recently and Gambo shot it down.
For me it’s just that most of the time when Kellan breaks something on radio, it’s almost always followed by a column on arizonasports.com detailing the scoop. That’s what makes me dubious.
He is a paid personality on the show and on all the time. I don’t recall him having an article for every appearance and conversation but maybe he does. You could be right.
Only when he breaks something relatively big. The Jae question would seem like a pretty big story break.
Not only that but it was so unnecessary and handled badly all the way around.
Not the worst proposal I've seen. I'm not sure I'd part with two unprotected picks though.
