ESPN's WHO's NOW - VOTE FOR Tony Parker

[hsxvvd]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=whosnow

My apology if there is already a thread for this, but I thought it'd be good for us all to support Tony Parker and there might be enough of us to get him the upset over Federer.

Just click on the launch Who's Now link and vote for TP!

[sa_kid20]

done

[Josh810]

Against Federer? Ouch.

[Beno Udrih]

I don't watch tennis.

[inconvertible]

ESPN is trivializing sports, they are their own worst enemy.

[Kermit]

If Vince loses to Sharapova, Tony's getting his ass handed to him by Federererererer.

[CubanMustGo]

I looked at this when it kicked off. They had TP as one of the 64 but not TD. And before you start going off on "well it's who's hot NOW" they had Fat Shaq in there too.

Fuck the Ever Sucking Posterboy Network.

[justanotherspursfan]

If Vince loses to Sharapova, Tony's getting his ass handed to him by Federererererer.
General rule on espn.com: vote for the hot chick. Federer... not so much a hot chick as Sharapova. :lol

[Guajalote]

Thanks for the link. I was meaning to get to that and you made it even easier.

[Bruno]

I've voted for Federer but no Duncan, while Shaq is in, is BS.

[gaKNOW!blee]

I've voted for Federer but no Duncan, while Shaq is in, is BS.
do you get the whole concept of whos now?

[Oh, Gee!!]

I won't vote. IMO this "Hot Now" contest ranks second in the "stupidest ESPN ideas" column by a razor-thin margin to the mock drafts of a few years ago.

[Spurminator]

What about ESPN Hollywood hosted by Mario Lopez?

[J.T.]

I voted for homeboy but Tony should call up Dirk to ask what it's like to get bounced in the first round.

This contest is based on performance AND the players' real life personality, hotness value or whatever. In that case Duncan has really none. When people talk about how great he is on TV you can almost hear it in their voice that they don't want to admit it because he's not flashy like the Kobes and Lebrons, but he is the most dominant player since MJ so it's like they are forced to give him props.

I hope Peyton Manning and Tom Brady get paired in a later round. I'd like to see how the panelists on ESPN debate Tom Brady's multiple hot girlfriends and his 3 rings over Peyton's endorsements, TV commercials, 1 ring, and him being the best QB in the NFL.

We'll see how far Eva can carry Tony in this contest but I think he goes out in the first round.

[bdictjames]

A 1-time Finals MVP vs. a multiple-time Wimbledon champ? Damn.

I still cant believe Duncan wasn't there, talk about underappreciated. I guess Nash and Dirk there are too, no?

[FromWayDowntown]

This whole thing is all about ESPN justifying (or modifying) which athletes get its love. When Lebron is the last standing NBA player, the ESPN folks can say "well, you see -- the world loves Lebron and just can't get enough of him, so we have to pimp him to satisfy our viewers."

[thekingrobert]

sadly nash was there whats so now about him?

[TxJudsonRocketTx]

This "NOW" thing is so fucking retarded, I swear to God I change the channel every time it comes on, I dont care if its Tony Parker or not on there. The shit is fucking stupid and ESPN is probably turning a lot of people off to their Sportscenter shows other than me...I know I go to Fox now when I can

[Avitus1]

Done.

[rob5]

Fuck BSPN and there American idol contests. It's not about pure sports achievement anymore, it's about the networks and the power they have. Lebron is flashy and Ducan is boring because they tell us on national television over and over again until it's so. It's nothing but high tech sports propaganda. But thank God for history. Because when the smoke clears and it always does. Still standing there will be Duncan, and all his Championships.

[to21]

Voted 5 times.

[kingkoopa]

I think Tony will win. NBA is far more popular then Tennis.

[Oh, Gee!!]

I think Tony will win. NBA is far more popular then Tennis.


but the spurs probably are not.

[Spurminator]

Another brilliant concept by E!SPN.

[Oh, Gee!!]

wilbon, out!!

[NorCal510]

TP will beat anyone basically win the championship, finals mvp, eva, wedding.

[monosylab1k]

this is the gayest shit ever but I voted for Federer to piss off Spurs fans.

[Spurminator]

Shit, I'd have voted for Federer...

[Oh, Gee!!]

this is the gayest shit ever but I voted for Federer to piss off Spurs fans.

did they boo when you hit the "submit" button? I bet they booed. Did they boo?

[Spurminator]

:lol

[bigfish22]

Really nobody outside of San Antonio and this forum cares about anyone on the Spurs. And since this is decided by the public vote, this race comes down to one thing:

What do people care less about?

A) tennis
B) the French

The loser of this question, will win this match.

[monosylab1k]

did they boo when you hit the "submit" button? I bet they booed. Did they boo?
no they just created a thread campaigning for Tony Parker to get votes.

[Oh, Gee!!]

no they just created a thread campaigning for Tony Parker to get votes.

oh, so when you hit the "submit" button is when the OP decided to create this thread?

[Spurs rock]

lol Parker won.

[CubanMustGo]

So now everyone needs to go vote for Phelps to beat FatShaq.

[E20]

I stopped reading once I saw this:
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k210/rtfunshots/manueva.jpg
This gave me a good chuckle. Good photoshop work. LMAO

[O-Factor]

ESPN Now....more July filler bullshit by espn huh?

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

So who won?

EDIT: Nevermind.

[hsxvvd]

Parker Won! Well done Spurs fans!

It was the first upset in any of the match ups to date.

Parker's next match up is Shaq or Phelps.

... and agreed it's stupid, but hey, we might as well win it!

[Xolotl]

I can't believe that ESPN does this kind of shit, it's so damn pointless I really wish I could stand watching FSN but they're idiots too

[bdictjames]

I love Tony Parker, but no way should this guy should have beaten Roger Federer, the best athlete of the world.

Is who's now only a popularity contest? If it is then might as well put Michael Jordan in it. The show's for idiots.

[MoSpur]

Glad some people outside of San Anto voted for Parker.

[CubanMustGo]

It's funny to read the comments on espn.com, there's a lot of "what a bunch of bullshit Parker has no business beating Federer" (which is true if you're talking about sports only certainly). But of course the same people won't say boo about Shaq being there instead of TD.

[mardigan]

I love Tony Parker, but no way should this guy should have beaten Roger Federer, the best athlete of the world.

Is who's now only a popularity contest? If it is then might as well put Michael Jordan in it. The show's for idiots.
:lol at Federer being the best athlete in the world

[The Max]

I'm fucking tierd of Eva Longoria. She is the definition of a B movie star.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Tony v. Shaq in round 2 should go well for TP.

[Oh, Gee!!]

tonee will bee liek t0tally 0wn3d by shaq

[greywheel]

Who did the panel vote for?

[J.T.]

Tom Brady is still the best QB in the NFL. Peyton is a close second though.

Maybe. This year will be the year Peyton passes Brady.

If Brady is better it's like 51% to 49%.

[bdictjames]

:lol at Federer being the best athlete in the world
And why isn't he? Federer > Parker.

But if its a popularity contest, Parker wins because of his megastar wife.

[mabber]

This "NOW" thing is so fucking retarded, I swear to God I change the channel every time it comes on, I dont care if its Tony Parker or not on there. The shit is fucking stupid and ESPN is probably turning a lot of people off to their Sportscenter shows other than me...I know I go to Fox now when I can

I couldn't agree more!

[Hemotivo]

Just like Rocky VI
TP > Federline

[LEONARD]

I'm so sick of this shit...is ESPN really this fucking bored? That they have to manufacture some dumb shit to talk about? Unbelievable...