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From an entertainment perspective, Shannon is easily more charismatic and magnetic.
I do think Mohammed Kellerman is probably a better debater.
Either way…First Takes quality has definitely dipped and due to the quality of fill ins…it doesn’t hit the same as the incredible ESPN personality roster of yesteryears.
I like the rotation better than Skip and definitely Max. I don't grow tired of the people for them to annoy me. I can tolerate 30 minutes of Chris Canty.
I think Bomani talked about his experience on Around The Horn and First Take. He debates to win. SAS and Skip debate for the show and the audience. Max was like Bomani to me, and the show wasn't entertaining with him IMO. When Max left, I never wondered what his opinion was.
I don't watch Get Up, First Take, PTI or ATH to learn anything. I watch to be entertained. Max often lost that the goal is to entertain the audience and not the subject. Stephen A never loses that. Max wasn't good on TV in that format.
That's why the thing Stephen A is doing is what he does with sports, but in politics you can't just say anything you want without fact checking or rebuttal. Well, before Trump.
