Gil's Arena UPDATE: Stephen A pulled up for smoke Update 2: "Standup Steve.." Mccants backs down

[aceboon]

She most definitely got shyt for the shyt Gil was saying. Talking about them being dinosaurs and shyt lol.


Yea, I fukk with Cody too. They need to keep him on every show. I hope they bush the other white boy on there. I think they call him Incognito? He is straight trash. Brady's broadcast shyt was the topic. Aqib and McCoy straight laid out and said Brady doesnt get insider information, basically guaranteed it. Incognito kept saying "it isnt fair, ,Brady can pass on the inside knowledge he gets from team interviews". When McCoy asked him what info he could possibly get, Incognito couldnt name anything and kept repeating "he can get inside knowledge"

Permanent lineup should be Cody/McCoy/Aqib on every show imo, nice balance. Of course you gotta deal with Skip

Richie Incognito, I don't even listen if I see him in the screencap/description

Incognito: I apologized to Ngakoue for remark

Bills guard Richie Incognito told TheMMQB.com that he apologized to Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue after Ngakoue accussed Icognito of using racial slurs in the teams' playoff game earlier this month.

www.espn.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

This is the goal for most of these youtube shows

‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ To Run On Netflix As Streamer Strikes Broad Video Deal With Spotify

The move will see shows such as The Bill Simmons Podcast and The Rewatchables air on the streamer and taken down from YouTube.

deadline.com

 

[T-K-G]

was Cody Kessler doing TV work for any big networks prior to this gig with the pod? I actually fukk with him on this, once him and Aqib get done talking I usually ffwd past Skip talking

I finally started checking the show since some of these games have been complete fukkery

Skip isn't being as annoying maybe he's just annoying when it comes to basketball for me, he's not talking crazy to any of these guys as players either

They aren't relying on shouting matches as much as Gil does on the basketball show

 

[Big Boss]

Josiah said he makes more than league minimum NBA players, and they make 1.2 mill. He's the brains of the show, comes up with the topics, gets there first, stays late and works from home. Underdog is worth over 1.2 billion, so they shouldn't be tripping over the cost of the show since it's one of their biggest advertisers. They should be treating it like Stake does Kick.com.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250326332418/en/Spark-Capital-Leads-Underdog-Series-C-Pushing-Valuation-Over-%241.2-Billion

 

[daboywonder2002]

I'm listening to the video now with Ray asking them questions. So Gil doesn't own the IP for Gil's Arena? It's 50-50? And because of this, that's how he got the big studio and was able to pay the cast decent salaries.

 

[T-K-G]

yall really are delusional


yall believe a person is getting paid 3 milions dollars per year to host a youtube basketball show?

no wonder this world is the way it is

You being completely oblivious to how much other money is going to these YouTube shows from sponsors and bigger networks trying to purchase them is way more egregious.

It's not the early 00's anymore, some of these people are making more than most actors, YouTube has a WAY bigger reach than the average television network individually

They had people watching a new 2.5-3 hour episode for 4 days a week for MONTHS, that's way more watch time than your favorite TV show gets airing one 1hr-long episode per week for a few months.

They can attract bigger bags to their platform than a show could

 

[stepbackj34spud]

@stepbackj34spud

I’d say Josiah and Gil are the heart of the show and the modern Ernie and Chuck, so to speak.

To me, among the rest McCants and Cole are the closest to a “Kenny” (or rather a contrast/antagonist to Gil) however Rashad’s problem is similar to Kenyon’s where he has his own extreme biases and gets super emotional and loud when ish aint going his way.

When Rashad is at his best is when he’s talking in-game adjustments like how a team should guard xy and z. With Cole, he’s good… he just doesn’t have an engaging personality and he also dikkrides Spo the same way Kenyon does AI and Melo.

I actually feel your boy Pierce would be a good 3rd piece. Altho he would still have the Cali bias, he was good enough as a player (and his own biggest fan) that wouldn’t just be another Bron (Josiah) Kobe (Gil) or Melo/AI (KM) dikkrider. He also has a bit more respect for modern players, which I feel would also be a good contrast.

I'm really glad someone else picked up on this. Honestly, I can't stand Kenyon. 1: He can't put together a proper sentence. 2: He's biased towards anyone he's played with. When they made that list of the top 10 players of the decade, he called out Nick Young for having Paul Pierce on his list. He mentioned something about 'California love'... but then Kenyon has Melo on his list.

Can someone explain what Melo did in the 2000s to deserve a spot as a top 10 player of that decade? I'm waiting.

Kenyon is dikkhead. He always gets loud and defensive when someone disagrees with him.

And sure, Paul Pierce might shine in this kind of environment, but I wouldn't want him playing second fiddle to Arenas. They treat Gil like he's a god on that show when he's really just a 2-3 time All-Star. Like it or not, Pierce is an NBA legend... he can't be the #2 guy to somebody like Arenas.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

nikka what are you talking about the sound mixer probably made that much himself


Lexi was in a weird spot, she was the only active player there and wasn't even good forreal to be giving opinions about other people. I think she did well not talking down on other women players.

For a guy like Mccants it doesn't matter cuz he can just go home after stirring the pot. Lexi had to pull up to practice with starters and all stars who had extra smoke for her cuz she making more money than them.


Just look at how they were hating on Clark and Reese, two players who actually had the on court popularity to validate the success.

You just KNOW players were talking to Lexi filthy Skylar Diggins is for sure an a$$hole, wouldn't be surprised if she pressed her first day after the trade.

Lexi Brown provided zero insight, and she’s a d-league level wnba player. Lexi went like 2-14 when they pulled up to her game vs CC last year. shyt was straight comedy.

 

[T-K-G]

Lexi Brown provided zero insight, and she’s a d-league level wnba player. Lexi went like 2-14 when they pulled up to her game vs CC last year. shyt was straight comedy.

Yea it's impossible for her to talk about anything or anyone and I think that's why she doesn't say anything

Imagine if Mccants was an active player nikkas would be putting 50-60 up on him all season if the coach didn't bury him in the bench first



Now if they brought Kelsey Plum on the show made a terrible decision to leave the Aces but still is a champ and top hooper in the league

 

[Rev]

This is the goal for most of these youtube shows

‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ To Run On Netflix As Streamer Strikes Broad Video Deal With Spotify

The move will see shows such as The Bill Simmons Podcast and The Rewatchables air on the streamer and taken down from YouTube.

deadline.com

How they gonna put these podcasts on Netflix and not include The Ringerverse shows...which are about films and film culture?

 

[EzekelRAGE]

Skip isn't being as annoying maybe he's just annoying when it comes to basketball for me, he's not talking crazy to any of these guys as players either

He aint got no choice, he dont run shyt on there like he did on undisputed, Gil over everything over there. He a guest at someone else's home. He probably grateful for the chance to be somewhat relevant again and hoping it gets picked up by Netflix/Amazon.
Not sure Netflix is still in play with them partnering to put Ringer shyt on there though.

I'm listening to the video now with Ray asking them questions. So Gil doesn't own the IP for Gil's Arena? It's 50-50? And because of this, that's how he got the big studio and was able to pay the cast decent salaries.

Yea. He didnt discuss it in that clip but he broke everything down 2 years ago on stream and showed contract talk/email negotiations.
On the stream, he said the channel and shyt reverts back to him. He leasing shyt like the channel to Underdog/showtime. They pay him $1 for every subscriber they get, He gets paid twice, once as talent(like everyone else) and again because his production company or w/e as well.