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Wortho vs White: Did Wortho cross a line?

Remember that Homicide is trying to make a career for himself in a foreign country away from friends and family. He'd barely have a chance now of standing out if he hadn't been brash his whole career. He'd be looking at the Stephen A Smiths of the US sports scene and figuring that his best chance is to carve out an Australian equivalent. I mute him, but I don't blame him for trying!

Homicide's part time job is clumsily fishing for attention on twitter. Looks like plenty are taking the bait.

My part time job is trolling Homicide on Twitter...

I'm not much of a Homicide fan, but I'd like to think that if pulled up like that, he'd be inclined to empathise a little. "You're right. My bad. That is an UGLY ankle."

Remember that Homicide is trying to make a career for himself in a foreign country away from friends and family. He'd barely have a chance now of standing out if he hadn't been brash his whole career. He'd be looking at the Stephen A Smiths of the US sports scene and figuring that his best chance is to carve out an Australian equivalent. I mute him, but I don't blame him for trying!

Wortho just trying to stay relevant.

He sounds robotic on the sportsbet ads.

Got no personality should stick to committing the foul like he did his whole career.

I didn't see it as Homicide being a put-down. just that trying to be someone else (regardless of who) is fake and weak.

"Coincidence that Wortho announced his woes on LinkedIn (job seeking platform) of all places?"
Nope. I'm disappointed it worked for him. Another dud commentator, woohoo!

I didn't see it as Homicide being a put-down. just that trying to be someone else (regardless of who) is fake and weak.

Best part of White's first post was the use of "Homicide" as a put down on Wortho. Shows White is a pretty good judge!

Truck come back! Wortho needs another headlock.

Coincidence that Wortho announced his woes on LinkedIn (job seeking platform) of all places?

"He will learn."

Haha you would think he would learn a lesson eventually but I think there is some wise saying about not repeating the same routine over and over and expecting a different result, and I think the same could be applied to listening again and again to a dimwit and expecting something intelligent.

Well said Isaac. Kev might have strayed a little but he's right in what he's trying to say. As for what White brings to a club, not something I'd question. Watch the other end of the floor and learn something.

Agreed Isaac, that's how I read it too. I thought White handled it well.

Wortho implied Ogilivy was scared to play against Perth. I don't believe anyone here is coming close to suggesting the same thing about Wortho. They might be saying worse things, but they are not alike.

Far out that ankle looks bad, no wonder he sat down when its only the first game of the season.

I'm not sure what Wortho was tying to achieve with that post.

At worst, he'd get it wrong and be hated.

At best, he gets to accurately call AJ soft and still be hated for being negative when it's not called for.

But White's reference to Wortho's post about his mental health struggles was also leftfield.

Person A is acting like a knob.
Person B says to Person A 'remember you said you had mental health issues'?

Not a normal flow of conversation.

I love the number of people on here gleefully leveling almost exactly the same accusation at Wortho that Wortho leveled against Ogilvy.

I doubt Wortho made any conscious decision to use his mental health issues to get work. Going public about mental health problems is not something that people do easily. Its incredibly difficult, and even when you are brave enough to do so, people will make references to you being weak before of it. See the above post (anon 709204) talking about him "crying" about his mental health. There's a huge stigma attached to it.

Having said that, I think its clear Wortho still has some work to do to empathise with others' struggles.

Wortho with the really poor 'champ' work there. Really grasping at straws.

I wouldn't be surprised if my initial read on the Wortho situation was true - cry about mental health while unemployed to angle for a gig with the NBL he is ill equipped for. Sack him.

I said when Wortho was announced as a commentator that it was a baffling decision. The NBL choices for TV work are shocking, this further proves how much they are and highlights how dumb Wortho is. For someone who had mental health issues he could be causing some for AJ now.

White for Prime Minister. Well Done Kevo, fantastic team mate, super guy and one of the most loyal individuals I know.

Wortho just had a spotlight brain fart. He will learn.

Wortho's always been a bit of a dick.

Great basketball player, but lacking plenty off the court.

Even if AJ didn't want to sit, his coach would have ordered it anyway since there are way bigger fish for AJ & the Hawks to fry this season than trying to conjure up a 40 point comeback win in impossible circumstances.
Not sure what's so difficult for Wortho about admitting he fucked up.

Why does Kevin White even have an NBL contract? Wortho's worst game would be superior to anything Kevin White has done on an NBL court. Wortho wasn't the only one calling out AJ, who has a history of going missing in games.

Worthington penning a story about mental health and then working with a betting company says it all.

Last of my "Player Spotlight's" is up. This time it's on Darren Ng

http://www.36reasons.net/2012/05/player-spotlight-darren-ng.html

What did you make of "Ninja's" 2011-2012 season?