Otherwise Addled

@DJRTistic Lol! Also I'm the guy that hit you up right as you were wraping up outside, thanks for taking the time to talk a bit!

@owaddled Lmaooo I don’t think I’ve ever once played Informer before!

L.A., I’ll be DJing at The Clippers vs Spurs game tonight for HBCU night! Catch me 5:30PM-7PM at Pre-game!

@CW_Chambers @dommiecito @khrisody Heck Amin himself had no real defense of reading that email out of context when I called him on it x.com/DarthAmin/stat…

@CW_Chambers @dommiecito @khrisody There were hints that the ethics were wrong to anyone with eyes on episode 1 at 59:03 when Amin reads Joe Sanberg's email about a sweetner out of context. Their own video editors show the parts he's skipping.

I’m not going to criticize Pablo Torre for bringing the story to light—by most accounts, there were legitimate questions that needed answers. But the way he handled the reporting, and especially the tone he took toward the people involved, pushed it into a strange space. Once the Clippers declined to comment, he either refused—or at least appeared unwilling—to seriously engage with alternative explanations. The framing became: “the Clippers did this, here’s how,” and anyone questioning that was dismissed as a Steve Ballmer loyalist. We saw a similar reaction when Mark Cuban pushed back—he was met with immediate criticism rather than real engagement. There was also a broader tone throughout the reporting that felt off. The way billionaires were discussed—this assumption that they’ll do anything to win, disregard rules, operate without limits—came across as more ideological than analytical. It lacked nuance and, at times, coherence. But the strangest part is how the spotlight was placed. Based on Torre’s rhetoric, Ballmer was treated as the central figure, when the focus arguably should have been on Joe Sandberg and his role within Aspiration.

@dommiecito @CW_Chambers @khrisody His reporting sometimes leaves out context. He made a big deal out of Ballmer dontaring to the Golden State Opportunity foundation but left out that their website clearly distances themselves from Sanberg before Ballmer's donation.

@CW_Chambers @owaddled @khrisody there’s nothing wrong with his reporting but there is also no concrete proof of ANYTHING. when other journalist (who aren’t married to this story like pablo is) look into it, the holes really start to show. just read that new espn article that says the kawhi contract is standard

@CW_Chambers @dommiecito @khrisody Journalist 3: Baxter Holmes swiss cheeses Samson's "expert" contract analysis. Pablo made a big deal about the beliefs clause but after Andrei Cherny said it was standard for their celebrity deals, Pablo has never pushed back espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

@CW_Chambers @dommiecito @khrisody Journalist 2: John Karalis the day after episode 1 gets a quote from Aspiration sources pushing back on the "no show job" characterization by Pablo. bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/09/04/exc…

@CW_Chambers @dommiecito @khrisody nytimes.com/athletic/70953…

@dommiecito @CW_Chambers @khrisody Exactly. Every time a real journalist like Mike Vorkunov or Baxter Holmes releases an article on the story Pablo's sensationalist "isn't this weird" claims take a hit.

@CW_Chambers @khrisody the research wasn’t impeccable. it was mostly pulling up documents and hinting at foul play. drawing imaginary lines through investments. the truth is there was NEVER any solid evidence of salary cap circumvention. there was contracts and “👀 look at this, this is weird right?”

@LawMurrayTheNU Young Bananeezy!

Crazy confluence of my interests

@LawMurrayTheNU Thank you Law. Will someone write a "he should have stopped before 51" think piece?

If I told you a player had 51 points But 24 of those points came after player's team trailed by 30 in the 4th quarter How would y'all assess that 🤔

@ctopherd @LawMurrayTheNU 47% of a record breaking point total coming after the game is decided is even crazier

@LawMurrayTheNU 24 points in a quarter is wild.

@LAClippersFilm Maybe I'm a dinosaur, but what's the appeal of the Essentials stuff? They look nice but not like...extraordinary?

Gotta relax 😂

@Blogless1380 @LawMurrayTheNU I'd like to see it too, wonder what the furthest distance guys had to close out to a shooter was. I'm doubtful it was 22 feet.

@LawMurrayTheNU It looked like a faster pace going by shots per game but the offenses were more condensed, less off ball movement , rotations shorter. I would love to see tracking data of 84 championship

Basketball players who got hurt in the 60s and 80s were disappeared And there wasn’t nearly the same number of players getting to and past Year 15 And there wasn’t any social media asking why certain players just fell off lol

@PinkMoon___8 @JamCristopher Try to have fun with the rest of the season, Ty Lue isn't going anywhere

@owaddled @JamCristopher Lol...Having a MVP level player, defense, size, experience, doesn't matter ? You say really dumb things.

Spurs so damn impressive.

@PinkMoon___8 @JamCristopher 3 point volume is the name of the modern NBA game. Look at the Celtics.

@owaddled @JamCristopher They get up more 3s ? So ? ...

@1stSportsGuru @JamCristopher If there's no plan to maximize talent then why is John Collins shooting the best from 3 of his career. DJ 2nd best from 3 for his career. Kris Dunn best of his career for a full season. That's coaching.

The greater & more honest observation & question is what has been the Clippers gm plan/approach from their standpoint going into each gm. It is apparent to me that we roll out the ball & play based on Kawhi's talent as opposed to a comprehensive gm plan to maximize the entire team & each player. To me thats coaching or the lack thereof. Thats the bigger & more important question/observation. We are reactionary as opposed to imposing our will/gm plan🤔 Your thoughts

Easily worst game since DG’s arrival. Just both ends. Imo that spurs defensive talent on the perimeter just makes it really hard if DG is having an off shooting night. Gotta bounce back and regain some mojo before the play ins

@DiamanteAyo @JamCristopher The choice is between Spurs and Thunder so yes the Spurs

@JamCristopher Yall still want to see the spurs?

@PinkMoon___8 @JamCristopher Lol I'm a clippers fan and I think you're far off base. They have 3 really good guards in Fox, Castle, Harper. Vassell and Champagnie get up 2x as many threes as Collins and DJones.

@JamCristopher This is because they're very well coached. Clippers have a better roster than Spurs without Wemby. It's not even close. But there is a great coach, who created an offense with great structure, discipline, ideas. And there is Tyronn Lue.