The raptors beat writer that grinds my gears the most is....

[rseal]

Zach's easily the best in my opinion. He makes the in-depth analysis easy to understand for the more casual fan and always backs it up with videos and evidence to help explain it. My favourite thing about him though is that during the season he'll probably write an article on every single team in the NBA, not just the Heat/Pacers/Spurs teams (although obviously he writes more on them, they are more relevant).

His podcasts with Bill Simmons are also very good, his logical approach to his opinions compliments Bill Simmons' opinions which are based off things like body language and feelings.

Yep, Zach provides even coverage of all teams and that's what separates him from others, IMO.

When he writes a story on the Utah Jazz, it'll be just as thoughtful and thorough as a story on the Heat, Spurs, or Pacers.

[NoPropsneeded]

I have followed and unfollowed her so many times. She just comes across as a thirsty groupie at times. She is a good writer and has good insights, but can just be too much

I totally get what you mean. She seems more like a groupie who gets access to the locker room than a sports writer lol

[thead]

Why's that?

your penchant for taking a contrary position... I would assume

[Jclaw]

I don't mind Eric Koreens articles either. But he's a douche bag follow on twitter.

He cracks me up on twitter but that means it's a taste thing and the great thing about the world is that we don't all have to like the same thing

[isaacthompson]

I don't think he appreciates Gay's game one bit - although, perhaps that's changed since Rudy's improved his play and efficiency in Sacramento.

Moore was thrilled when the Grizz dealt him to Toronto, and proceeded to scoff at Raps and Gay on pretty much a nightly basis. Especially on Gay's most inefficient (10 of 37) performances, which ended up being most nights.

After the trade, he still doesn't give the Raps the credit that I think they've earned so far this season. He doesn't appreciate the talent on the Raps roster, which may be a by-product of being an American who's out of touch with happenings north of the border.

That said, overall, he's a decent follow on Twitter.

I agree with what you've said. I only really follow him on a humour basis.. his actually writing isn't that great IMO.

One thing that really irks me about him is how much he bash people that don't agree with him, and do it publicly (i.e. quote your tweet in his tweet). That's the downside to the humour-related stuff.. he seems to do it only to get a laugh out of people.

^I'm a victim of this though; probably why it annoys me so much. lol

[rseal]

I agree with what you've said. I only really follow him on a humour basis.. his actually writing isn't that great IMO.

One thing that really irks me about him is how much he bash people that don't agree with him, and do it publicly (i.e. quote your tweet in his tweet). That's the downside to the humour-related stuff.. he seems to do it only to get a laugh out of people.

^I'm a victim of this though; probably why it annoys me so much. lol

Agreed - his work isn't the best.

As it relates to the Raptors, I've noticed that he's wrong quite a bit so I tend to call him out given that he's overly critical of the team. Even then, he'll refuse to acknowledge that he didn't get it right.

So as a result, I am also a victim of his public bashings lol.