Why the Hell Do We Listen to Chris Broussard?

     I have a confession to make. As I write this I have to acknowledge that I have a personal bias. I hate Chris Broussard. I have hated this man's guts on a level usually reserved for racism and taxes. I have hated Chris Broussard for over four years now. I know some of you are thinking, "Damn, Digital Jeezus, why you gotta hate on dude? I thought you were supposed to be about the love and what not?" And most of the time, I am. Digital Jeezus loves everyone.....for the most part. But I got to admit, I hate Chris Broussard. However, I don't want you to think that I just pick on the dude for no reason. Trust me, I got my reasons. So, before you start thinking that I just hate on people for no reason, allow me to explain why I have complete and utter disdain for Chris

Broussard. 

Who the hell are these so called "sources"?

      To understand my hatred for Chris Broussard, you have to first understand what it is I love: sports. I love sports, almost to a degree that is unhealthy. Especially my local teams. This goes all the way back to childhood. My first passionate moment came when I was little kid and wouldn't stop crying because the Fighting Illini lost in the Final Four. When Michael Jordan retired the first time, I walked around in a deep depression for a year and a half until the day he decided to play basketball again. When the Bulls drafted Derrick Rose, I felt like a proud dad watching his son graduate college. When he blew out his knee (the first time) I felt as though I just tore my ACL. When he injured his other knee, I was shell shocked for the better part of a year. To this day, I'm such a passionate Cubs fan that if you tell me that Andre Dawson wasn't one of the greatest baseball players to ever live, I may just punch you in the face. Suffice to say, my love for Chicago sports runs deep. 

      Now if you have any idea about the history of Chicago sports, you understand that to be a sports fan in this city can be a heartbreaking experience. As a city we have had our dreams dashed so much, it always has our fan base searching the horizon for any small freaking glimmer of hope that we can get. And that's where Chris Broussard comes in at. For those of you who have no idea who he is, Chris Broussard is a reporter/analyst/columnist for ESPN. I use all those terms loosely. See all this goes back to LeBron. When LeBron James was first hitting free agency four years ago, it was a lot of speculation. The whole world wondered "Is he leaving Cleveland?","What team would he go to?", "Why would he want to leave Cleveland?", and " Is Delonte West really sleeping with his momma?", I watched all the speculation with an air of indifference. If sports news doesn't directly affect my team, I only marginally care. Then came a fateful ESPN interview. And the host of the show asks Chris Broussard, where he thinks LeBron will play next year. Broussard says something to the effect of, "Based on what my sources tell me, I would say LeBron is going to Chicago." 

      All of a sudden every thing has changed. Possibilities I never dared to consider had come to light. Should I really dare to dream big? Over the following weeks, Broussard continued to push the story that LeBron was leaning toward coming to Chicago. You can see on the link.

 http://youtu.be/3I-Ji_JQ9W4

   Needless to say, LeBron didn't come. That's what made me notice: Whenever there is a big signing or trade to announce Chris Broussard is one of the first people to jump out there and say "My sources tell me..." Only, there's one problem with that. Chris Broussard's sources are ALWAYS WRONG. I MEAN ALWAYS. Don't believe me? Go to youtube and look it up. Dude is consistently wrong. Which begs the question, why do we listen to Chris Broussard? And if not him, then who?

Who should we listen to?
     Listen to Digital Jeezus. Because when I dont know something, I tell you I dont know something. I just dont make up b.s. with all the accuracy of a local weatherman. Now if you gotta rock with ESPN, here's the rule of thumb. Unless one of the following three people reports it, its not true: David Aldridge, Andy Katz, and sometimes Stephen A. Smith. EVERYBODY ELSE IS JUST GUESSING! However, if you want to get some quality sports news and Digital Jeezus isnt around to give it to you, there's a couple of more sites you can check out. For all my local Chicago Bulls news I tell people to go to BullsConfidential.com. My man Doug Thonus, runs a pretty accurate, well researched site. The site has several good podcasts you want to check out too, including The Bulls Show, Bawl! on Bulls. I also recommend AccordingtoSources.com. Although its a fairly new site, they run a pretty tight ship. Their information tends to be accurate a very high percentage of the time and I noticed during this past NBA free agency, they were breaking accurate stories very early in the news cycle. A very slept on Internet gem. Now if you got way too much free time, I can recommend Bleacher Report. They have the best service as far as sending up to the minute updates to your phone or mobile device. You can get customized alerts to get news stories involving your favorite college or pro teams and even add individual players to your news feed.   However, as they pull from a lot of other sites as well the flow of information is high, and you can end up having to filter out some Broussard like ish. If I find any other sites I will bring them to your attention. If you have any other sites you feel I should check out, feel free to leave them in the comment section. Until we talk again, one final thought......F*#% Chris Broussard.

CHUUCH