Wes Rucker and Steven Pearl?

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After Rucker tweeted "Steven Pearl free throws are fun for the whole family." Steven Pearl then retweeted "My free throw % is better than your radio show ratings."

Thought this was interesting.
 
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That was clearly a joke between player and beat reporter. As much as those guys are around each other they can have a little fun on twitter without us screaming controversy or acting like either party was taking itself seriously.
 
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Rucker gets under my skin. Dude talks about not being a fan too much. He goes out of his way to proclaim his neutrality even when the situation doesn't call for it. Makes for awkward moments on the radio.

Caller: What did you think about the rebounding?
Wes: Well first let me say that I don't actively root for the vols. Saying that, they did pretty darn good on the boards.

like wtf...
 
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KiffinKiller said:
Rucker gets under my skin. Dude talks about not being a fan too much. He goes out of his way to proclaim his neutrality even when the situation doesn't call for it. Makes for awkward moments on the radio.

Caller: What did you think about the rebounding?
Wes: Well first let me say that I don't actively root for the vols. Saying that, they did pretty darn good on the boards.

like wtf...
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Ever notice how it seems like he is complaining on twitter about how much he works? The guy always talks about not getting sleep because of getting in late from a game, etc, etc. He covers SPORTS! Not much sympathy
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VolInMusicCity said:
That was clearly a joke between player and beat reporter. As much as those guys are around each other they can have a little fun on twitter without us screaming controversy or acting like either party was taking itself seriously.
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CONTROVERSY!!!
 
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I personally have respect for very few media types in sports or otherwise. This just sounded like a funny dig and retort, though. For those who don't think Pearl belongs on the floor are just plain blinded by the fact that he is the coach's son or something else. It does seem that somebody who plays on this level of college basketball could learn to shoot a foul shot. We basically won the game on the foul line last night, which is a great turn of events.
 
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zjcvols said:
After Rucker tweeted "Steven Pearl free throws are fun for the whole family." Steven Pearl then retweeted "My free throw % is better than your radio show ratings."

Thought this was interesting.
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While watching Pearl shoot free throws last night, Shaquille O'neal said Daaaammn! :)
 
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OrangeInKy said:
Ever notice how it seems like he is complaining on twitter about how much he works? The guy always talks about not getting sleep because of getting in late from a game, etc, etc. He covers SPORTS! Not much sympathy
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A friend and I were just talking about that last week.
I realize that I sound like a know-it-all here, but I would really like to have an air-check with Wes Rucker one day. I was a radio personality in Knoxville for a station that was consistently in the top three (ratings-wise) for about five years. I recently left to take a job for a TV network, but still, I listen to some of the radio talent in this town and would just love to sit down with them to help. Again, I realize that sounds arrogant of me, but that's actually a required attribute of any radio personality!
My biggest note for Rucker would be that nobody cares about his personal life. He makes the show about Wes Rucker first and sports second. Nobody gives a damn whether or not he slept late or shaved his beard. We care about the info he has that we don't on the Vols and other sports teams.
He'll get better, he just doesn't get it yet. He's still impressed with himself.
 
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TennesseeFan07 said:
The Pearl family must feel like they deserve more respect than earned.
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A post like this -- especially in the context of this particular thread -- can only be made by a guy who is actively going out of his way to bash Pearl.

A couple years ago I read a book entitled "Ghosts of Manilla" by Mark Kram. The book is centered around Ali and Frazier's epic third fight, but is mostly noteworthy in its attempts to discredit the historical overglorification of Ali the man. Kram's take on Ali is basically that he was a great boxer, but really not that great of a guy, and not a guy that should be viewed historically as some kind of civil rights hero...because he really wasn't that at all.

Kram's arguments are very much on point, but their effectiveness is undermined to a certain extent because Kram doesn't do a very good job of disguising his disdain for Ali. He obviously didn't like the man. And so his basic point that the romanticized historical view of Ali is a complete farce -- an argument that has a lot of merit and that really did need to be made...by somebody -- doesn't hit with the same force that it would have if delivered from a more seemingly neutral author.

Anyway, I hope this helps to shed some light on why I don't -- and nobody should -- take any of your arguments/points about Pearl without a grain or two of salt. Which is a nice way of saying you shouldn't in any way be taken seriously. I do thank you for this post, though. It has been quite helpful as an illustrative example.
 
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Panthro said:
A friend and I were just talking about that last week.
I realize that I sound like a know-it-all here, but I would really like to have an air-check with Wes Rucker one day. I was a radio personality in Knoxville for a station that was consistently in the top three (ratings-wise) for about five years. I recently left to take a job for a TV network, but still, I listen to some of the radio talent in this town and would just love to sit down with them to help. Again, I realize that sounds arrogant of me, but that's actually a required attribute of any radio personality!
My biggest note for Rucker would be that nobody cares about his personal life. He makes the show about Wes Rucker first and sports second. Nobody gives a damn whether or not he slept late or shaved his beard. We care about the info he has that we don't on the Vols and other sports teams.
He'll get better, he just doesn't get it yet. He's still impressed with himself.
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Yes, I personally loved listening to a couple hours of hearing his Valentines day plans and how he probably would get to go out to dinner until 8. Just seems like he talks about himself a lot and whines about lack of sleep. Most of his followers have 1 or 2 grueling jobs and families to balance, so listening to a 28ish year old single guy whine about having many listener's dream job is kinda irritating.
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kidbourbon said:
A post like this -- especially in the context of this particular thread -- can only be made by a guy who is actively going out of his way to bash Pearl.

A couple years ago I read a book entitled "Ghosts of Manilla" by Mark Kram. The book is centered around Ali and Frazier's epic third fight, but is mostly noteworthy in its attempts to discredit the historical overglorification of Ali the man. Kram's take on Ali is basically that he was a great boxer, but really not that great of a guy, and not a guy that should be viewed historically as some kind of civil rights hero...because he really wasn't that at all.

Kram's arguments are very much on point, but their effectiveness is undermined to a certain extent because Kram doesn't do a very good job of disguising his disdain for Ali. He obviously didn't like the man. And so his basic point that the romanticized historical view of Ali is a complete farce -- an argument that has a lot of merit and that really did need to be made...by somebody -- doesn't hit with the same force that it would have if delivered from a more seemingly neutral author.

Anyway, I hope this helps to shed some light on why I don't -- and nobody should -- take any of your arguments/points about Pearl without a grain or two of salt. Which is a nice way of saying you shouldn't in any way be taken seriously. I do thank you for this post, though. It has been quite helpful as an illustrative example.
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So fan07 doesnt like Ali?
 
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