Comments on: The More You Hide It, the Juicier It Is When I Find It

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:09:19 +0000

I don’t think you understand the NBA well enough to call out LeBron James. Pass the ball more? The man was 9th in the NBA in assists last year – while still being 2nd in points, 27th in rebounds, and having no solid second fiddle to help him out.

And you have no idea what Nike is doing with that video, do you? Has the thought that maybe they’re waiting for this kid to go pro, so that they can sign him to a contract and use this video for marketing purposes, ever entered your mind?

By: Rebecca Kelley

Rebecca Kelley — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:35:28 +0000

Awesome post. I thought the exact same thing when I read about the dunk censoring. I like Lebron James but this is pretty douchey.

By: Lisa Barone

Lisa Barone — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:06:25 +0000

I actually received a few DMs asking if I was the mysterious author behind that post. Apparently there was a similar degree of snark to my own posts. I didn’t personally read it. I only read posts where the author isn’t took chickenshit to reveal their own name. :)

By: jlbraaten

jlbraaten — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:55:22 +0000

I love this post, Lisa. If only you could expose the person who wrote the Google regulation piece on TechCrunch this morning. I’d pay to read that post.

By: Lisa Barone

Lisa Barone — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:35:33 +0000

Anthony: If you’re calling LeBron James one of the classiest people in sports…then we should just agree to disagree on that. :)

By: Anthony Verre

Anthony Verre — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:30:37 +0000

Lisa:

I’m going to have to agree with Ben (aka “skitzzo”) on this one. I think the LeBron metaphor is apt as far as owning up to your actions and letting the issue simmer. But, to call out one of the classier athletes in sports is quite another.

I don’t want to make this about sports, but he’s a pretty young kid still. Thrust into the spotlight early and often, and up until the last three incidents (you left out the Trevor Ariza botch) he’s been nothing but admirable and good-humored under pressure most people can’t possibly fathom.

Maybe if he’d had you whispering in his ear at these crucial moments, these could have been avoided. And, on that note, I think that metaphor extends more completely, that good online rep management is a must and can help you save some face.

By: Stuart Foster

Stuart Foster — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:07:31 +0000

Proactive honesty is an awesome thing. It allows you to shape the dialogue and have the conversation you want to have. No surprises and you usually don’t come out looking like a douche.

A video exists of me dunking on LeBron but they confiscated that one as well for obvious reasons.

By: Lisa Barone

Lisa Barone — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:57:35 +0000

haha damn you for making me go YouTube that. cough

By: Nick Gowdy

Nick Gowdy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:53:14 +0000

I wish I was little bit taller,
I wish I was a baller,
I wish I had a million dollar sponsor,
I would holler.

By: Lisa Barone

Lisa Barone — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:45:58 +0000

Ben: Yeah, perhaps debating the sportsmanship and character of LeBron James’ basketball career isn’t the most on-topic convo for an SEO blog. I’ll take responsibility for that, though. :)