And Now, A Note From Brian Powell
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
'Despite all your Negativity'
'Thank you for being in the business despite all your negativity' was one of the last lines from NBA Commissioner David Stern to Mike and the Mad Dog on the show today. In what was a highly contentious interview in which Stern used MMD's words against them to make them eat humble pie. The commish came prepared, like a lawyer setting up a trap for an unwitting defendant. Stern worked them over until they were thanking him for coming on and destroying them. The interesting dynamic is that when Russo gets embarrassed or humiliated, it's easier for him to laugh it off. But Mike is such a humorless, arrogant prick that he has a hard time being modest and contrite. The only thing that Stern got wrong was 'despite all your negativity'. David, if Mike and the Mad Dog didn't have negativity, they would have nothing.
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Gman, that was a classic interview. A caller just got on with Mike and Chris and referenced the interview and Mike downplayed it "It was fun, it was fun." What part of it was fun Mike? The part where you pretended to not remember the inaccurate quotes that Stern read back to you from a few weeks ago? Or the part where Stern rebuffed everything you tossed at him? Let me know..
"he knows we're right" just came out of Mike's mouth talking about David Stern's decision to sign with ABC/ESPN.
Also, I loved how all throughout the series, Mike made a big deal about letting Joey Crawford officiate any Spurs games and then when Stern came on, he let Chris ask the question and didn't even follow up about it. Way to back down Mikey.
THAT was a CLASSIC example of MMD being ILL PREPARED, ARROGENT and bitchslapped all over the studio. Its happened before and it will happen again. My only hope is that the standard mikefranesca.com brown nose posters don't call in to soothe their heroes feelings.
They are bullies and react like them when someone calls them out.
After getting owned by David Stern today, Mike is going to take his aggression out on Sweeny next time he's on their show.
anonymous...you are probably right about taking their aggression out on Sweeny. By the way, just to digress for a moment...have you noticed how lately Sweeny, in turn, takes out his aggression on Benigno and Roberts. It's almost like Sweeny knows he cant speak up to Mike so he fires away at Joe and Evan.
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