They have access to their games that sportswriters don't. Reporters haven't been out there yet. There is nothing to argue about.

Most of the time, a reporter or writer will give you an honest opinion about what is happening.

Many athletes have so many conflicts of interests that they can't keep it real.

They have played a game with someone. They used to play for an organization. They represent a player that should be blasted. They are both members of the same Fraternity at the same College.

There is a long list of reasons why they will sell the fans.

They will lie to you about what you saw with your own eyes.

It makes me cringe.

The worst take in sports TV history was delivered by Redick on Wednesday.

After the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Golden State Warriors, he decided to do a stupid public service announcement.

The Lakers should be treated as a celebration of individual greatness by the public. Spending all day talking about their weaknesses is not good.

Redick should have quit on the spot and left the set.

Redick doesn't want to do his job of analyzing games. He is supposed to let fans know what happened and what can be done to correct it. It wasn't easy to comprehend. He wrote off the season after the first game. He didn't think about the rest of the Lakers and the fans.

L.A. will win its next five games. It's comical.

When James becomes the NBA's all-time scorer, there will be a lot of time to talk about him. There will be a lot of attention paid to the moment.

It's ridiculous to throw in the towel after a single loss.

We didn't hear Redick say he'd return all the Lakers' season ticket money to fans. There are a lot of former athletes on TV. They get out of the business because they can't be honest.

The exception to the rule is CharlesBarkley. A lot of players dislike the former NBA star because he is honest.

There is no agenda for the man. He is not out to hurt anyone. He puts all the information on the table.

He takes on the top players. Everyone is not spared. Anthony Davis was called "street clothes" by him last season.

After just a bad half of basketball, Charles Barkley told viewers that the NBA was not worth watching.

It was good. It was nice to be outside.

The product would never be bashed by most people. They would be afraid that the league would take them out of their job if they were negative.

In sports, it happens all the time. The analysts and commentators are watching the teams. The majority of the talk is sugar coated.

Most of the time, national commentators do not bash coaches for poor game plans or say that a player made a bad play in the National Football League.

It's not about ripping people. It is about honesty when it comes to the game.

People want to know what's really going on. Fans would like team websites if they were only for the good. Fans are aware that most are just PR tools. No matter how bad a team is, you won't read anything negative on those websites.

Even though it is brutal to hear, fans prefer to read about their teams.

It's code for athletes to cover themselves when Draymond Green talks about the new media Athletes are covering for each other

If fans only respected the opinions of people who played the game, the traditional media would be out of business.

fans are smarter than that They wouldn't have thrown in the towel on Redick's career after he averaged six points in his first year.