The issue here is that most of the time people don't pay attention at what he says or the way he says it. Friedman is very careful with his words especially with regard to the Avs. He never says "I heard" or something like that. He says "I believe", "i think", " I wouldn't be surprised", etc. then people start with the rumors.
That wouldn’t fly. League would crack down so hard on both teams. That’s like when teams would play shenanigans with future considerations back in the day
It is the same as Sakic is not working because he is at a Nuggets game, or CMac is not working because technically if the trade didn't happen then it wasn't work.
He's no different than LeBrun, or Dreiger, or Johnston, or Pagnotta, or Seravalli, etc. They all do the same things.
I was gonna say Chabot and that would be awesomeChabot- now that's high dollar !
Indeed, and this is true for most insiders. You really have to pay attention to the wording they use. I feel like Friedman always makes it clear when he speculates, whereas Seravalli and Dreger make their opinions sound much more like actual facts. This is a reason I don't really like Dreger, though I can't question his work as an insider. I really like LeBrun and CJ, they pretty much just stick to the facts, or don't really mention specific names.
I disagree, some speculate more than others and some people know more about specific teams than others. LeBrun has shown for years that he has some taps in the Avs organization, and even he doesn't get a whole lot from them. But if he says that the Avs are onto something, I do trust him while I wouldn't trust Friedman per se.
Because some other insiders, like forementioned LeBrun, don't do that. For what it's worth, I don't really hold it against Friedge, because like I said, he's usually very articulate when it's him speculating.
The two days a year he shows up to work is a stark contrast to everyone else.
It’s a cool job, it’s not a hard job. There is no thinking or physical activity required doing what Friedman is doing. Traveling can be physically exhausting, but come on. They travel and sleep in nice hotels and stuff, I wouldn’t really call that physical activity.
I don't disagree about LeBrun. Very often it does make sense for the Avs to go after the player he says. Heck most of the posters on here want those same players. He is just doing his job. Not his fault people take what he says the wrong way. The old "Listen to the words coming out of my mouth" applies very much with him.
In terms of the Avs I agree because he seems to have a direct line to Sakic but otherwise he’s in the same breed.
I don't see him speculate nearly as often... and his hit rate of calling trades prior is much higher. Mostly because he doesn't constantly state things. He's just more reserved about it all.
I would argue having to be on your phone basically all the time, with no real work hours because it's a 24/7 thing can be exhausting as well. A lot of jobs are similar, but not that many where you really have to be alert all the time because if you start missing stuff your reputation goes down the drain as well.
I guess I should have clarified that I wasn't talking about just their knowledge about the Avs. I meant that they all do basically the same things. Some speculate more than others, some choose their words more carefully than others, and some seem like outright jerks when people challenge them, but they are all "Insiders/News breakers" when it comes to signings and trades. Anyone of them will have info that the others don't, but they all are quick to credit the one that breaks the news first. Kevin Weekes is trying to get into this area for ESPN, but he's not quite there, yet.
