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re: Idiots at ESPN don't know the difference between "gorilla" & "guerrilla"
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:01 am to lsupride87
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:01 am to lsupride87
Could be worse, he could have been accused of calling her the n word and actually didn't call her that. Haha
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Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:01 am to lsupride87
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And I am telling you, from playing in college, a little pro, that it is not used in tennis. This is the first time I have ever heard it used in a tennis setting
Like I said, I don't know. I'm not a tennis player.all I can do is go by what the article said.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:02 am to Darth_Vader
I haven't heard the term "guerrilla tennis" used in a while, but it was popular back in the Sampras days. People referred to his style as guerrilla warfare.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:03 am to Azazello
quote:It is possible it was used one time to describe someones game. But it simply isnt tennis lingo like Adler would like people to believe in the article.
I haven't heard the term "guerrilla tennis" used in a while, but it was popular back in the Sampras days. People referred to his style as guerrilla warfare
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:04 am to shel311
And Stephen A Smith is allowed to insinuate that Ray Rice's wife had it coming without even a 1 day suspension...not only did he not get a suspension, ESPN released a statement calling it an opportunity to start a dialague about such issues in our country
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:04 am to lsupride87
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Never heard the "guerilla effect" ever
He used the term to describe her net play, the way she would sneak and sneak and then charge the net. He used a good description of her play. I'm pretty sure he didn't mean anything racial about it.
I hope the guy wins his lawsuit. Cuz frick ESPN. I wish Fox Sports would overtake them.
This post was edited on 2/15/17 at 10:21 am
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:05 am to SabiDojo
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No metaphors, no similes, no hyperbole. We are practically witnessing the death of the English language.
The beginning of "Idiocracy".
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:05 am to lsupride87
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:06 am to SabiDojo
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SabiDojo
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everything said or printed must be literal and without color
fricking Mississippi hayseed racist.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:06 am to buffbraz
quote:Awesome. It still isnt common at all.
Apparently a big ad in 1995, "Nike Guerilla Tennis featuring Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras"....
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Martina NavratilovaVerified account ?@Martina 20h20 hours ago More @hbryant42 there is no such thing in tennis lingo as a guerilla effect, charging etc
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:07 am to lsupride87
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:08 am to i am dan
Can we just go back to the good ole days when Howard Cosell called the running back a "monkey"?
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:08 am to LSUsmartass
quote:Holy shite. I understand nike ran an ad. It is not a common tennis term. An ad that is 21 years old does not make it a tennis term. There isnt a tennis player alive that would tell you the guerrilla effect is part of tennis nomenclature.
Here is a 1996 Nike ad titled "guerrilla tennis"
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:09 am to lsupride87
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Apparently a big ad in 1995, "Nike Guerilla Tennis featuring Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras"....
Awesome. It still isnt common at all.
Why does it matter if it is common or not? It is a term that was coined before this incident, by Nike nonetheless. Firing is unwarranted.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:10 am to LSUsmartass
quote:Honest question, what would you do if someone attacked a female member of your family?
And Stephen A Smith is allowed to insinuate that Ray Rice's wife had it coming without even a 1 day suspension...not only did he not get a suspension, ESPN released a statement calling it an opportunity to start a dialague about such issues in our country
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:10 am to Azazello
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I haven't heard the term "guerrilla tennis" used in a while, but it was popular back in the Sampras days. People referred to his style as guerrilla warfare
Which term makes more sense for him to use at that time to describe what was happening?
A. Gorilla tennis
B. Guerrila tennis
To think he used the term "gorilla tennis" you've got to also beleive he is willing to sacrifice his whole career (not to mention be forever cast out and ostracized from social circles) just for the chance to express racism. Is that believable? Is this guy so much a racist that he's willing to ruin his life just for the chance to throw out one racial slur for all the world to witness?
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:10 am to buffbraz
quote:I said it mattered? I have simply only refuted this:
Why does it matter if it is common or not?
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guerilla,’ a word that is commonly used in tennis
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:10 am to lsupride87
So in order for an analogy to be valid, it needs to be normed and accepted in whatever field the analogy is used in?
Oh, and we get it...you played tennis.
Oh, and we get it...you played tennis.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:10 am to Darth_Vader
quote:It is clear he meant guerilla
Which term makes more sense for him to use at that time to describe what was happening?
A. Gorilla tennis
B. Guerrila tennis
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:11 am to LSUsmartass
quote:Where the frick have I said this?
So in order for an analogy to be valid, it needs to be normed and accepted in whatever field the analogy is used in?
I have said a 100000000x he meant guerilla.
This board, and society, thinks if you disagree with one part of an article or a person, you disagree with everything.
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