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Is david locke a hack?

Is David Locke A Hack

  • Yes

    Votes: 37 38.9%

  • No

    Votes: 58 61.1%
  • Total voters
    95
Joe Bagadonuts said:
You don't like him and don't think he knows what he's talking about yet you watch his podcasts?
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Jazz news is always my number one priority. I separate what he says on those fronts (rarely illuminating) from his personal analysis (rarely illuminating). But while he hasn't broken a credible story to date, he does offer up the occasional anecdote I enjoy because of his access. And since I'm a hopeless Jazz addict, I'll watch every one of his terrible videos so long as there's a chance I'll get something of use out of them. But I skip through all his crap.
 
billyshelby said:
But he's just not truly objective because of his emotional/professional attachments so you have to take what he says with a grain of shill.
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And this is why I consider him to be a hack, at least somewhat. I want the truth at all times, regardless of how uncomfortable it may be for certain people. I just can't take any journalist seriously, if I know his work is censored, sugarcoated, or just not the whole truth, because he's afraid of offending some important person. I actually like him as a personality, and I can appreciate anyone who puts so much into his love for the Jazz, but it would impress the hell out of me, if he would just write one single article, in which he threw just a little criticizm towards our FO. Just once. It doesn't even matter what. Hell, just say the popcorn is stale and the hot dogs cost too much, or something. Anything, so we know that he isn't just a prop being used to train our fragile little minds.
 
freakazoid said:
And this is why I consider him to be a hack, at least somewhat. I want the truth at all times, regardless of how uncomfortable it may be for certain people. I just can't take any journalist seriously, if I know his work is censored, sugarcoated, or just not the whole truth, because he's afraid of offending some important person. I actually like him as a personality, and I can appreciate anyone who puts so much into his love for the Jazz, but it would impress the hell out of me, if he would just write one single article, in which he threw just a little criticizm towards our FO. Just once. It doesn't even matter what. Hell, just say the popcorn is stale and the hot dogs cost too much, or something. Anything, so we know that he isn't just a prop being used to train our fragile little minds.
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Nailed it, and I don't know if I could add to what you said. Locke is effectively a high ranking Jazz employee. I can't remember when he's ever come out against KOC on anything. He's a little more critical of Ty, barely, but he'll talk himself into anything KOC does, and we all know who signs his checks. Bottom line: if you think he's objective, you're a fool.
 
Lived in 6 NBA cities. Locke is by far the best basketball analyst in local market I have listened to.
 
gomretat said:
Lived in 6 NBA cities. Locke is by far the best basketball analyst in local market I have listened to.
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Nailed it. Sure he can get under your skin at times, but compare him to most others and he's not all that bad. I've listened to other market's stations and we really don't have it that bad. Oh, and I predict Checketts will eventually leave for a national gig someday. You can rag on him all you want, but the guy is really good.
 
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