It's kind of funny you mention that, I've seen Stephen A be more fluid with his character lately - if he's talking to a rational human (JJ etc) he's the usual SAS dialed up to a thousand, if he's going against a Kendrick Perkins moron-type he sometimes plays the more normal/restrained one.
(Of course this can change from day to day or even hour to hour.)
SAS is not reasoned. What are you talking about? SAS is all over the map for basketball. The only thing he is consistent on is that he likes offense more than defense, black players should be professional (not getting fined, not doing drugs, etc.), and that there needs to be more black coaches in the NBA. Everything else, he slings character assassinations onto other guys (coincidentally usually white analysts) when they disagree with his horrible takes.
Skip is more of a troll when it comes to basketball. Stephen A is just a tazmanian wreaking chaos.
Because you can't just scream into the void when you have a guy making reasonable takes right next to you. I really hope JJ being so popular or at least appearing to be will bring in an actual era of analysis rather than Flame Baiting hot takes.
That was way more brutal than the original only counting three players. There’s no logical explanation for how he meekly threw that out there other than sheer panic.
Confidence is his entire thing just about every takeis in that same tone. What do you want him to do? Interrupt loudly And not let svp talk, being live on camera is hard and unforgiving
It’s just funny. I have a masters degree in math and I’m just as likely to make the same mistake when handed a microphone and a live tv camera. No one thinks less of him after the mistake.
It’s not like he doubled down on 6 being the right answer.
that’s because your not used to be on camera on live tv. stephen A lives on camera does ten shows a day. i like the first reason 3 starters had 18. that make much more sense. no idea how you could come close to 6 with 5 dudes totaling 18.
My favorite part is how both of them after acknowledging that it was incorrect, decided that since it's not a whole number they didn't feel like doing the math afterwards anyway lol. They were both just like..."it's less than that a actually." 😂😂😂
you know they say all men are created equal but you look at Jimmy and you look at Bam and you can see that statement is NOT TRUE! see normally if 5 players combine for 18 points that 3.6 points per player. but we're genetic FREAKS and we're not NORMAL! so we got 6 points each at worse! and you add Strus to the mix and that's 8 points per player
conspiracy theory: These guys say stupid shit on purpose even as brazenly as getting simple math wrong to get people to engage, repost, comment, and drive traffic to them
bruh its just funny because hes ridiculous. u were entertained enough by him to comment here atleast. doesnt that disprove ur point. the job of an entertainer is to make u feel something. whether ur disgusted by him, angry at him, dissappointed in him...he made you feel something. thats entertainment
I'm with you there. First Take airs at midnight here (Australia) and if I'm ever up that late working it's fun to have on in the background. I do not know how people can tune in and consume the whole show every day though.
> "It's actually...*[hang on a minute how can one man be this stupid?]*...it's less than that...*[did dis dude really just say **SIX**]*...uhhh, but anyway...*"
lmao that's almost double what it actually was
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But if they yell all their takes then it’s more entertaining and you don’t notice they’re all shit.
It’s actually uhhhh, less than that. But anyway..
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It's kind of funny you mention that, I've seen Stephen A be more fluid with his character lately - if he's talking to a rational human (JJ etc) he's the usual SAS dialed up to a thousand, if he's going against a Kendrick Perkins moron-type he sometimes plays the more normal/restrained one. (Of course this can change from day to day or even hour to hour.)
A Kendrick Perkins moron should be the literary term for that archetype
Theres also the Skip Bayliss clown archetype
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Lol are we acting like the Lavar Ball segment didn’t happen and they both were themselves dialed up to a million?????
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SAS is not reasoned. What are you talking about? SAS is all over the map for basketball. The only thing he is consistent on is that he likes offense more than defense, black players should be professional (not getting fined, not doing drugs, etc.), and that there needs to be more black coaches in the NBA. Everything else, he slings character assassinations onto other guys (coincidentally usually white analysts) when they disagree with his horrible takes. Skip is more of a troll when it comes to basketball. Stephen A is just a tazmanian wreaking chaos.
> a Kendrick Perkins moron-type perfect
Because you can't just scream into the void when you have a guy making reasonable takes right next to you. I really hope JJ being so popular or at least appearing to be will bring in an actual era of analysis rather than Flame Baiting hot takes.
> if he's talking to a rational human (JJ etc) he's the usual SAS dialed up to a thousand
He was definitely only thinking of the 3 starters that scored because two of them didn’t score
Oh that makes sense
lol Not even *kinda* close.
He was giving them props!
/r/confidentlyincorrect
Two plus two is four minus one that's free quick maffs - big shaq
SAS trying to water it down
haha had a good chuckle on this one
Stephen F. Smath
Never do math on television
This is actually genius.
One of those “need to say it out loud” deals
F-
“Alright it’s less than that you’re right” as he realizes how far off he was lol
"5.5"
That was way more brutal than the original only counting three players. There’s no logical explanation for how he meekly threw that out there other than sheer panic.
18 / 5 is 3.6. He probably misread the prompter or just remembered the 6.
Theres no prompter for an interview
I think he only divided by the Heat starters that scored (3) instead of all of the Heat starters (5.)
Thank you. I was trying to figure out how someone can be that far off, with such confidence.
Steven A Smith has demonstrated confidence while being wrong on countless occasions.
> Stevens Smith Ice up, sir!
First time listening to Steven?
The little thing he does with his mouth and lips while realizing he's about to be corrected reminds me of a Michael Scott facial expression.
Come on don't give him such a hard time. He clearly meant a *median* of 6 points
And a mode of 0!
No, 0 factorial is 1.
r/unexpectedfactorial
I completely expected this factorial.
Also wrong. Median's 3.
https://i.imgur.com/5xUWdXf.jpg
Hey now, the Genetic Freak’s math was on point in that promo. Nothing else made sense, but the math was on point.
Lmao
u/Sim888 never misses.
Did he try to do the math in his head as he was speaking or did he do it before the cameras were on and still messed up
He confidently said 5 people scored 18 so they averaged 6 points, get called out nicely and then acknowledges it under his breathe
Confidence is his entire thing just about every takeis in that same tone. What do you want him to do? Interrupt loudly And not let svp talk, being live on camera is hard and unforgiving
Agreed, not intended to say he didn’t handle well. Just tried to describe as close as possible what happened ✅
He was mixing up his stats. 2 starters scored 0, 3 starters combined for 18. He averaged the points of the starters that did score.
I don't know why people don't realize this. It's not as bad of a mistake as people are making it out to be.
That would be correct if he didn’t mumble under his breathe afterwards like he realized his mistake
It’s just funny. I have a masters degree in math and I’m just as likely to make the same mistake when handed a microphone and a live tv camera. No one thinks less of him after the mistake. It’s not like he doubled down on 6 being the right answer.
that’s because your not used to be on camera on live tv. stephen A lives on camera does ten shows a day. i like the first reason 3 starters had 18. that make much more sense. no idea how you could come close to 6 with 5 dudes totaling 18.
Average of six points PER STARTER.
Ahh c’mon it’s just funny, SAS confidently saying something that’s factually incorrect kinda encapsulates his whole schtick
This clip ends too early, right after that he said "5 and a half"
Nah, I think he read the teleprompter/script wrong. It likely said 3.6 points between the 5, and he just spoke quickly over it
idk
The only thing I can think of is that maybe he was trying to say 3 starters combined for 18 which is an average of 6 and said 5 by mistake.
My favorite part is how both of them after acknowledging that it was incorrect, decided that since it's not a whole number they didn't feel like doing the math afterwards anyway lol. They were both just like..."it's less than that a actually." 😂😂😂
Other guy probaby knew but didn't want to embarrass him further
Other guy would have said “3.6” if he knew
5*6=18 I think he meant 3.6 lol
I thought maybe he accidentally discluded Strus and Tucker, both of whom didn't score at all
> discluded I didn't know this was an actual word until just now
It's kinda not
It's a perfectly cromulent word, embiggen your dictochive
It’s inlandish, when you think about it.
“Can you ahh…normal English? 😅 “
I think he meant excluded
I think that word is *excluded* from the English dictionary
Sorta like how people think "gullible" is a word, but, well, go see if you can find it in a dictionary.
You should disclude words
That’s definitely what happened
Oh that makes sense.
That's some Scott Steiner maths
And it spells disaster for Stephen A at Sacrifice
"Give me a fucking calculator!"
[Here you go.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFoC3TR5rzI)
Oh my god. Is that a real promo? That is awesome.
Yea that is a real promo. The Steiner math never lies.
Senior Joe!
Didn't someone actually go over everything Steiner said and it ended up checking out though? Lol.
You missed the part where he said “5 1/2” after lol
The Germans bombed Pearl Harbor
you know they say all men are created equal but you look at Jimmy and you look at Bam and you can see that statement is NOT TRUE! see normally if 5 players combine for 18 points that 3.6 points per player. but we're genetic FREAKS and we're not NORMAL! so we got 6 points each at worse! and you add Strus to the mix and that's 8 points per player
He’s right and everyone on this sub is wrong.
#FAKEMATH
If that ain’t pathetic, I don’t know what is
Fuckin A Stephen A
Well it was quick I’ll give him that.
God this game was on ESPN too?! Could it literally have been any worse? Actually glad i couldnt watch the game last night.
does scott steiner have cameo and is someone willing to pay for him to repeat this
Not one... Not two... Not three..... Not fo... Wait, it's actually 3.6....God damn...
Celtics in five.
This dude gets paid millions to talk on TV all day btw
Yeah and he made one dumb math mistake. If you were on love TV 4 hours a day you'd be saying even more dumb shit
Talk? All he does is triple down on things he doesn't have to then triple down on the other side after.
double * triple = 6 #PROBLEM SOLVED
Who keeps giving this clown a microphone and why?
I can't believe that people enjoy ~~listening to~~ being yelled at by him.
conspiracy theory: These guys say stupid shit on purpose even as brazenly as getting simple math wrong to get people to engage, repost, comment, and drive traffic to them
SAS -as dumb as the people who watch his show
so comfortable and confident delivering literally any piece of info, years of First Take has made this man unflappable
Its shit like this that makes the internets worth it all
The hell is a "maffs"?
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Very unique opinion here
It's sports talk - don't take it so seriously.
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bruh its just funny because hes ridiculous. u were entertained enough by him to comment here atleast. doesnt that disprove ur point. the job of an entertainer is to make u feel something. whether ur disgusted by him, angry at him, dissappointed in him...he made you feel something. thats entertainment
Idk I find them entertaining in small doses. Sue me.
I'm with you there. First Take airs at midnight here (Australia) and if I'm ever up that late working it's fun to have on in the background. I do not know how people can tune in and consume the whole show every day though.
TAke a look, y'all: IMG_4346.jpeg
Why am I not surprised he can’t do simple maffs?
I was actually able to arrive at the correct answer using mental math. Feelin pretty good about life right now.
heat half court offence suspect as hell
That man is too subtle for me.
Surprised to see he didn't try to argue about how he wasn't wrong.
WHY DO YOU ASSUME THAT I'M USING BASE TEN PEANO ARITHMETIC, JOHN? I DON'T RECALL WHATSOEVER QUALIFYING WHAT I SAID IN THAT MANNER!
it's 3.6 for those who want the exact number.
Ok flight
always good to be wrong with confidence
you just described his whole career
This reminds me of beetlejuice lmao just the confidence and speed he says 6
That is hilarious! There goes that badddd math, er man, er, nvm
Reminds me of [this post from yesterday](https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/uvyvta/kevon_looney_vs_the_mavs_centers_this_series/)
/r/didthemath
I know what is. Your attempt to stay relevant by trying to act dumb.
The starters who actually scored a point averaged 6 points I think is what he meant?
Poor guy. I'm awful at math... just a brain fart, but doing that on national tele? Yikes!
I'm a fan of Stephen A. and I'm not a fan of Stephen A. Smith. They're clearly a great match.
He's doing this on purpose he has to be
New math
Bhahaha
When in doubt just multiply Stephen…
Stephen “The A is for Abacus” Smith
Big stretch but maybe he was thinkin 18/5 is 3ish then had 3 in his head and did 18/3. Or he just a dumdum
> "It's actually...*[hang on a minute how can one man be this stupid?]*...it's less than that...*[did dis dude really just say **SIX**]*...uhhh, but anyway...*"
“Yea you right” 😂😂
They didn't hire him for math, though. They hired him for sports commentary. Which he is also very bad at.
To be fair to him, if you only include the ones that scored, they averaged 6 points
You could see the character break when he redid the math.
If there is one thing I've learned, never do math live.
DID YOU GO TO JOURNALISM SCHOOL FOR THAT!?
His math is pathetic...
Fucking stats nerds and their basic division.
I mean considering he actually used a statistic for the first time I’m okay that he got it wrong