Set as Homepage - Add to Favorites

【Rolls Royce Baby】

Source：Inspiration Information Network Editor：Entertainment Time：2025-06-26 06:24:53

ESPN's chief bloviator,Rolls Royce Baby Stephen A. Smith, is usually the loudest guy in the room but he's not always the sharpest tool in the shed.

He's also remarkablybad at picking NBA Finals winners. Like comically, preposterously, impossiblybad.

  • In 2011, he picked the Heat to beat the Mavericks; then the Mavs beat the Heat.

  • In 2012, he picked the Thunder to beat the Heat; the Heat then beat the Thunder.

  • In 2013, he picked the Spurs to beat the Heat; the Heat then beat the Spurs.

  • In 2014, he picked the Heat to beat the Spurs in their finals rematch; the Spurs won this time.

  • In 2015, he picked the Cavaliers to beat the Warriors; the Warriors ended up beating the Cavs.

  • In 2016, he said the Warriors would beat the Cavs; this time, the Cavs beat the Warriors in their rematch.

I mean, you have to be trying reallyhardto be thisbad, right? Your job is to talk about sports for a living, ostensibly with some level of insight, and you claim to be some sort of "NBA insider" -- and you get a prediction that ostensibly has 50-50 odds wrong SIX YEARS IN A ROW?!?!

That's bad. But this video spliced together by an internet hero -- showing six consecutive years of Smith being emphatically wrong -- is wonderful.

It's glorious. It's high art. It was being shared far and wide Friday morning because, behold:

After the recent departures of two other "personalities" whose only discernible talent is being annoying at very high volume -- Skip Bayless and Colin Cowherd, to be precise -- ESPN has been doubling down on Smith.

Mashable Top Stories Stay connected with the hottest stories of the day and the latest entertainment news. Sign up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletter By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

He's been all over the place during the NBA Playoffs -- it's felt impossible to turn on an ESPN channel or load ESPN.com without getting yelled at by Smith about manufactured sports drama. And for what? So he can be wrong at high volume for a seventh straight year? Good thing this dude isn't a doctor.

Meanwhile, ESPN recently fired some of its best NBA reporters, talented writers who provided real insight and unearthed new information on a regular basis. Those reporters are all missed, yet we fans still have to endure Stephen A. Smith being inflicted upon us at seemingly every turn.

Anyway, I digress. This guy has been wrong about the NBA Finals for six straight years. The rub, of course, has become this: You actually want Smith picking againstyour team, so piss-poor are his prognostications.

A Vice Sportsheadline Friday morning nailed it: "Cleveland and Oakland Wait in Horror for Stephen A. Smith's Finals Pick".

But Smith actually made his prediction back in March.

Smith chose the Cavaliers, whose NBA Finals series against the Warriors is set to tip-off on June 1. This is the third straight finals matchup between the two squads, and Smith says the Cavs will win.

In other words: You can probably start planning that victory parade now, Warriors fans.

Featured Video For You
The top best shots in cinema without those damn characters in the way

Previous：No Time for a Negative Peace

Next：The Best Gaming Concept Art of 2016

Related Articles
Related Recommendations
Categories
Latest Articles
Popular Articles
Hot Recommendations
Featured Column

Quick Links

All these new smartwatches crush the Apple Watch in one regardJ.K. Rowling tweets heartwarming message in the wake of the London terror attackSerena Williams and Roger Federer to play in Australian bushfire charity match2020 winter theater preview: Armie Hammer, Bobby Cannavale, and moreIndia's controversial biometric ID card system could become the only oneFacebook: Lies in political ads are allowed, but you can choose to see fewer of themHow to make Australian trolls angry: Tell them their country isn't realGlowing Facebook story pulled from Teen Vogue following serious WTFsCongratulations, 2019 was the second hottest year on recordPeople are making fun of Airbnb's new Chinese nameUber might be stalling on adding more cars in its secondScammers are trying to fool people into thinking they've been draftedJoe Biden met a puppy named Biden and for a moment, the entire world stoppedHoney browser extension was a security risk during the holiday season, says AmazonTwo guys trespassing an NBA player's yard is now a judgmental memeSamsung reveals how many Galaxy Fold phones it really sold, sort ofHoney browser extension was a security risk during the holiday season, says AmazonFacial and voice recognition in cars sounds like a privacy nightmare5 cool CES products you can get your hands on in 2020Lime lays off dozens and pulls e Amusing Myself: An Interview with Bob Neuwirth by Gary Lippman Material Objects by Benjamin Breen The Morning News Roundup for October 14, 2014 John Berryman and Yeats Light Up Sadie Stein on “In a Dark, Dark Room” The Morning News Roundup for November 6, 2014 Italy in the Years of Lead Inside the Offices of Therapists and Analysts Royal Quiet Deluxe The Morning News Roundup for October 3, 2014 An Interview with David Gordon The Morning News Roundup for October 16, 2014 This Week’s Paris Review Staff Picks The Literary Agent of Yore The Morning News Roundup of October 17, 2014 How to Win the Nobel Prize William Carlos Williams’s “Election Day” Eric Fischl’s “Disturbing Innocence” Staff Picks: Thirteen Days, One Hundred Brothers, Five Cars by The Paris Review The Morning News Roundup for October 22, 2014

2.4374s , 10131.7421875 kb

Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Rolls Royce Baby】,Inspiration Information Network  

Sitemap

Top

Quick Links