Former PJStar sportswriter Phil Theobald passes

[yoda]

Per obit in PJ Star

https://pjstar.com/obituaries/pils0963435

[MacabreMob]

Wasn't it Theobald that said if he can't say anything nice, then he won't say anything at all? In his remembrance, I'll do the same for him:














Signed
Macabremob

[Dub]

If you try hard enough, you can find something nice to say about anyone. Phil Theobald struck me as a man very dedicated to his craft and his point of view.

[Da Coach]

Wasn't it Theobald that said if he can't say anything nice, then he won't say anything at all? In his remembrance, I'll do the same for him:














Signed
Macabremob

Nicely done MM.

[bradleyfan124]

Nicely done MM.

Same here.

[PhiAlphaBoy]

<<crickets>>

[yoda]

If you try hard enough, you can find something nice to say about anyone. Phil Theobald struck me as a man very dedicated to his craft and his point of view.

Agree
funny how even the eulogy in today’s paper highlights mostly how “irascible” & “combative” he was (their own words) and how he tried to verbally insult & anger the people he was interviewing-
“had a knack for eliciting reactions from people” - meaning he intentionally provoked people to make them angry so he could have something controversial to write about. That is actually horrible journalism.

( in that light, he was dead wrong with his false allegations that Bradley tampered to get Cellus - and even the very source he used to post his lies called him out on it and confirmed it was lies. But Theobald never apologized.)

he is the epitome of a so-called journalist whose desire to actually get the facts and get the story took 2nd place to trying to BE the story by provoking tirades & calling attention to himself.

His attacks on Molinari were partly responsible for BU dumping one of their best coaches ever with one of the best incoming groups ever that Mo woulda had in 2002- FOUR One-Thousand-Point guys (actually Four 1400-point guys) on the same team.
Marcello 747 career points, 416 career assists
Gillingham 1,416 career points
Granger 19.2 ppg, 8 rpg, 1,586 career points (missed 25 games when transferred) landed in NBA
Gilbert 1,689 career points
Tucker 1,555 career points
Tisby became a starting center in the SEC at South Carolina
Andre Corbitt 7.3 ppg & 5 rpg as a soph
Danny Adams super sub, 41.5% 3pt shooter

[Bradley8792]

A nice article in today’s journal star by Dave Emenian.

With Phil’s passing reminded there are fewer and fewer legit journalists.