TV Spot 1

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Series of video clips of Hassan Whiteside highlights.
Narrator: "What if I told you that there is a universe in which Hassan Whiteside will go down as one of the greatest big men of all time?"

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Stephen A. Smith: “I’m going to try to keep my composure”

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Series of video clips of JaVale McGee bloopers.
Narrator: "What if I told you that there is a world in which JaVale McGee is considered more valuable than Bill Russell?"

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Stephen A. Smith: “WHY WOULD YOU SAY SOMETHING SO BLASPHEMOUS?”

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Series of video clips of Kobe making the most difficult shots imaginable.
Narrator: "What if I told you, that in the latest all-time draft, Kobe Bryant went undrafted?”

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Stephen A. Smith: “APOLOGIZE FOR THAT!”

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Series of video clips of DeAndre Jordan and Rudy Gobert Highlights.
Narrator: “What if I told you, that DeAndre Jordan and Rudy Gobert were top 20 players of all-time?”

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Stephen A. Smith: “THESE MEN ARE BONAFIDE SCRUBS! THEY CAN’T PLAY!”

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Series of images flash into and out of the screen followed by 30 for 30 logo.
Narrator: “What if I told you, about WhatIF Sports?”

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Stephen A. Smith: “GO TO BREAK.”

love it SAS should {slaps desk} as he shouts go to break

TV SPOT 2

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Shot opens on a computer screen, hands typing feverishly... camera zooms in until the computer screen takes up the whole image. Different images fill up the screen including box scores, an algorithm being run, names of NBA Legends are highlighted, players like Charles Barkley and Karl Malone are holding trophies they never won in real life.
Narrator: “What if I told you, about a website for simulated sports whose history is more fascinating than the real thing?

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Bill Simmons: “What’s a simulated sport?”

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Series of doctored video clips of NBA Legends playing against current NBA superstars.
Narrator: What if I told you, that you could match current players and teams against players and teams from the past?”

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Bill Simmons: “Are there Boston Players?”

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Series of highlights from the following players.
Narrator: “What if I told you, that you can team up Magic and Bird, draft LeBron James, pit Stockton against Malone?”

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Camera catches Bill Simmons give exaggerated fist pump, Simmons realizes he’s on camera, “Oops.”

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The following images appear on the screen: LeBron and MJ, face to face, glaring at each other, Wilt playing against Russell, Magic playing Bird, the ’96 Bulls holding a trophy across from the 16-17 Warriors.
Narrator: “What if I told you, that there was a way to settle all barbershop debates?”

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Bill Simmons: “WOAH!”

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Series of basketball images flash into and out of the screen followed by 30 for 30 logo.
Narrator: “What if I told you, about WhatIF Sports?”

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Bill Simmons: “Are we sure MJ is good?”

Posted by copernicus on 6/16/2020 10:18:00 PM (view original):
Narrator: “What is your greatest WIS moment?”: OMG I just remembered !

somewhere around here there is a goldmine of owner/user interviews they used to do - they never did um, that one guy for some reason but


there has to be trove of quotes and ideas around here somewhere

Never interviewed me either. Guess I caused too much trouble

Posted by ashamael on 6/17/2020 2:45:00 PM (view original):

Posted by copernicus on 6/16/2020 10:18:00 PM (view original):
Narrator: “What is your greatest WIS moment?”: OMG I just remembered !

somewhere around here there is a goldmine of owner/user interviews they used to do - they never did um, that one guy for some reason but


there has to be trove of quotes and ideas around here somewhere

Never interviewed me either. Guess I caused too much trouble

Nah they just stopped doing them as often, and specifically stopped doing them for simleague basketball players. After mine in 2008, which is probably around when you started, the only other one they did was ncmusician in 2010. Frankly I have no idea why they chose me, or why they listed me as a simleague basketball player; at the time I was probably just as prominent as a gridiron dynasty player (though I was quickly becoming nothing special in that regard, too).

Your spots are hilarious, Ben. I might have to try my hand at it.

Posted by dBKC on 6/17/2020 3:29:00 PM (view original):
Your spots are hilarious, Ben. I might have to try my hand at it.

Please do! I need a stand-up champion to add some comedy to the whole doc! I'm over here researching worst Colin Cowherd takes for the next spot like it's my job right now, so I need a good laugh.

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Video clip of Donyell Marshall smoking a victory cigar in his trophy room. A quick transition of the crying Jordan meme crossfades to Elton Brand holding up the Larry O’Brien trophy
Narrator: "What if I told you that there is a universe in which Elton Brand goes down as one of the best small forwards of all time?"

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Stephen A. Smith: “STAY OFF the WEEEEDDDDDDDDUHH”

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A short clip of fans booing when Allen Iverson is drafted, followed by a quick compilation of him bricking layups.
Cut to a press conference with Iverson at the mic: “We talkin about EFFICIENCY?!?”

Narrator: “a world where Jon Barry is more valuable than Allen Iverson?”

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Charles Barkley: “BASKETBALL ISN’T PLAYED ON PAPER. THAT’S FOR DUMB NERDS!”

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Series of video clips of Charles Barkley leading THE TURRIBLE TURRIBLE TEMPERS to the DH52 title.

Charles Barkley: “You know, I’ve always been a fan of whatifsports”

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Narrator: “what if I told you that there was a world where Kobe was a G-Leaguer?”

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A video of Shaq rapping on stage at a Corey Gunz concert.
Shaq: “I get rings, where are you on draft day??//Yo Kobe: Tell me how my @$$ tastes!”

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Series of video clips of Steve Nash dunks

Narrator: “What if I told you, that everything you knew about basketball was a lie?”

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Stephen A. Smith: “WHAT?! WHAT!?! TH- THAT IS BLASPHEMOUS!”

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Series of images of Jamario Moon and Joel Przybilla flash into and out of the screen followed by 30 for 30 logo.
Narrator: “What if I told you, about WhatIF Sports?”

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Brian Windhorst: “My wife left me.”

^ Yes!

TV Spot 3 right there!

oh that's good stuff

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Brian Windhorst: “My wife left me.” holding up a 3x5 notecard with NBA stats on one side and division of assets on the back.

Posted by pexetera on 6/17/2020 4:13:00 PM (view original):
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Brian Windhorst: “My wife left me.” holding up a 3x5 notecard with NBA stats on one side and division of assets on the back.

Crying Jordan meme

you got me

Maybe overlay an image of dBKC’s kitchen counter full of statistical note cards on that part.

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Video clips of Dwight Howard hitting game winning contested fadeaways play, followed by a clip of Charlie Ward disrespectfully stepping over Kobe Bryant (like AI did to Lue)

Narrator: "What if I told you that there is a universe in which Charlie Ward is a top 15 Point Guard of all time? A world in which Kobe isn’t that good...”

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Bill Simmons: “Are the Celtics still good?”

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A compilation plays of Nikola Vucevic posterizing Bill Russell - Bill Simmons stares in disbelief while watching on an iPad.

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Narrator: “a world where unsung players finally get their due”

A series of clips show Kevon Looney throwing Bill Laimbeer around like a rag doll.

Charles Barkley: “THAT’S JUST TURRIBLE”

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Narrator: “A world where any player could become a star...”

A clip plays of Adam Silver at the podium announcing “with the 49th pick of the ODL draft, Redbooda selects....BOB RULE”

Narrator: “well...almost anyone”

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Narrator: “Classic barbershop debates get answered. WhatIF the Thunder never traded James Harden?”

A set of clips play showing Westbrook and Harden in Thunder uniforms taking turns throwing the ball out of bounds for no reason.

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Skip Bayless: “I’m sorry, I know this is a controversial opinion, but Jose Calderon is NOT better than Isiah Thomas”
Steven A Smith: “You make me sick sometimes. Please. PLEASE. You don’t know what the hell you’re talking about. Jose Calderon is a legend. Isiah Thomas is a BONAFIDE SCRUB”

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Series of images of Rodrigue Beaubois and Cole Aldrich flash into and out of the screen followed by 30 for 30 logo.
Narrator: “What if I told you, about WhatIF Sports?”

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Video of Carmelo Anthony hitting a midrange 2-pointer
Marv Albert: “PAUL GEORGE WITH THE THREE!”

dB these are gold. I probably only have 1-2 TV spots left in me before moving to other episodes. Feel free to add as many as you want (and to add anything and everything you want to the other episodes)!