Max Kellerman breaks his silence on Stephen A on Bill Simmonds

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Max Kellerman is a better sports commentator than Stephen A.
Always has been.

It’s just that for some stupid reason people find Stephen’s attitude and performance more entertaining.

I think the collaboration ran its course in part because of what Max said: essentially Stephen got tired of debating a smarter guy. But also because he just didn’t have the same chemistry that he did with Skip. Probably because they’re both low brow morons.
 

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Max Kellerman is a better sports commentator than Stephen A.
Always has been.

It’s just that for some stupid reason people find Stephen’s attitude and performance more entertaining.

I think the collaboration ran its course in part because of what Max said: essentially Stephen got tired of debating a smarter guy. But also because he just didn’t have the same chemistry that he did with Skip. Probably because they’re both low brow morons.


Kellerman is just not fit to be a lead on a live TV broadcast, it is what it is. It's just not his skillset
He thrives better in a long form, slowed down form of media where he can flesh out his thoughts and give longer breakdowns. This is why his current show, The Ring Magazine Podcast, it's a longer 2 hour show. He's doing great at that. Also did Radio, great at that as well

His time on First Take was clunky. He's just not a natural with quick witted hot takes, couldn't make his point in under 2 min, and had no comedic timing, etc

You can also look at when he was on HBO Boxing on a live broadcast, he was always the 3rd guy on the mic :manny:
 

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Kellerman is just not fit to be a lead on a live TV broadcast, it is what it is. It's just not his skillset
He thrives better in a long form, slowed down form of media where he can flesh out his thoughts and give longer breakdowns. This is why his current show, The Ring Magazine Podcast, it's a longer 2 hour show. He's doing great at that. Also did Radio, great at that as well

His time on First Take was clunky. He's just not a natural with quick witted hot takes, couldn't make his point in under 2 min, and had no comedic timing, etc

You can also look at when he was on HBO Boxing on a live broadcast, he was always the 3rd guy on the mic :manny:
You’re not wrong.
This is why I don’t watch these debate shows or listen to talk radio to begin with.

If you want to get thoughtful, honest understanding and debate on sports, it’s very hard to do in short bursts.
 

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Max Kellerman is a better sports commentator than Stephen A.
Always has been.

It’s just that for some stupid reason people find Stephen’s attitude and performance more entertaining.

I think the collaboration ran its course in part because of what Max said: essentially Stephen got tired of debating a smarter guy. But also because he just didn’t have the same chemistry that he did with Skip. Probably because they’re both low brow morons.
Max is not a better sports commentator. He’s more subdued, but he just as dumb and ignorant about sports as Stephen A, Columbia degree or not.

He has volumes of footage (on both radio and TV) of stupid takes, being completely wrong, veiled racism, and being a know it all jackass. Basically like every other talking head. The myth that he was some great sports debater comes from people not liking Stephen A, not from his actual prowess.

There’s a reason no one besides local radio shows wanted him after First Take. No one willingly sits on the sideline in media for that long. No media company worth a damn wanted to invest in him until now.

In the words Dame Dash, Max sounds smart to someone who is dumb.
 

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Max is not a better sports commentator. He’s more subdued, but he just as dumb and ignorant about sports as Stephen A, Columbia degree or not.

He has volumes of footage (on both radio and TV) of stupid takes, being completely wrong, veiled racism, and being a know it all jackass. Basically like every other talking head. The myth that he was some great sports debater comes from people not liking Stephen A, not from his actual prowess.

There’s a reason no one besides local radio shows wanted him after First Take. No one willingly sits on the sideline in media for that long. No media company worth a damn wanted to invest in him until now.

In the words Dame Dash, Max sounds smart to someone who is dumb.
Every time I’m quoted by you I know I’m going to end up reading some bullshyt.

And I have to ask myself if I have the energy to destruct your nonsense point by point.

And I don’t.
 

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Damn Max basically just said Stephen A didn’t want the smoke anymore. Max is a smart dude. Even in that interview with Bill Simmons, he’s almost always making his counter host look stupid in comparison.
 
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