philippe eko eel leans into the criticism and doubles down going in on his own self for poor performance and questionable decisions and mediocre results. he's quick to agree with any reporter criticizing him, and often said reporters find it disarming. "Hey philippe eko eel it looked like you weren't really playing your best out there tonight, care to comment on the line of donuts tonight?" "aw man i really played like dog shit out there today didn't' i? i'm a good player in general i thikn but man oh man i sucked the shit tonight buddy you sure are right! not much to do but move past this one as fast as possible and get right for Toronto on Tuesday." If, however, a reporter criticizes philippe eko eel's teammates, that's when they've crossed a line. hey man you can say WHATEVER you want about me, i don't care, i can take it, but the minute you come after one of my BOYS, that's when we've got a fuckin problem buddy.