I sense Bill likes the détente he has developed with the Rivers family.Bill should have pushed back at some point.
I sense Bill likes the détente he has developed with the Rivers family.Bill should have pushed back at some point.
Is he unfamiliar with the Mismatch on the Ringer podcast network, which released an episode YESTERDAY discussing potential Lillard trade destinations? Clean up your own house first, Bill.Bill leading the pod with the topic that nba trade talk 24/7 and non-stop rumors is bad for the league and exhausting is so fucking insane. He's up there with all the espn guys he clowns. What a joke.
His entire empire was built on spitballing bullshit and incessant idiotic trade scenarios, columns, etc. That's what he does, for every sport. There's no "analysis". So to turn around and say how dare everyone else, i mean come on.
I just cant, it would be like Trump complaining about political discourse being too aggressive and negative.
It's been this way for a while but Bill is so rich he's entered a new realm of delusion.
You're right in a vacuum but I don't blame him there. Rivers is an employee and Bill's not really a hard hitting journalist or anything...I am assuming he just wanted the conversation to go smoothly and onto other topics instead of going down that rabbit hole.....Austin Rivers is delusional and bitter thinking his NBA career got derailed by bad luck despite him being an elite scorer. Bill should have pushed back at some point.
Patriots are 0-2. Mac Jones', Simmons' MVP pick for 2022, is decent but not awesome.Bill leading the pod with the topic that nba trade talk 24/7 and non-stop rumors is bad for the league and exhausting is so fucking insane. He's up there with all the espn guys he clowns. What a joke.
His entire empire was built on spitballing bullshit and incessant idiotic trade scenarios, columns, etc. That's what he does, for every sport. There's no "analysis". So to turn around and say how dare everyone else, i mean come on.
I just cant, it would be like Trump complaining about political discourse being too aggressive and negative.
It's been this way for a while but Bill is so rich he's entered a new realm of delusion.
He doesn't know shit about football, do you really want to listen to him talk NFL 6 hours a week? All he has on football is amateur gambling and his bizarre blue/red/pink/yellow chip rankings.Patriots are 0-2. Mac Jones', Simmons' MVP pick for 2022, is decent but not awesome.
No better time to talk about the NBA than Week 3 of the NFL season, which is over a month away from the NBA season starting.
Plus, Simmons is washed in general, he's dumb and not interested in anything but flashy hot takes and weird rankings. Simmons' fall as a Podcaster is definitely a top 10, Top 3 of the Top 5 collapses of the last 9.4 years.
I don't listen to him at all, except on the Rewatchables. Problem solved.He doesn't know shit about football, do you really want to listen to him talk NFL 6 hours a week? All he has on football is amateur gambling and his bizarre blue/red/pink/yellow chip rankings.
Hearing him talk about Boston teams is like WEEI. He even says "not to be like Boston talk radio but..." and then he gives a Boston talk radio take. He knows basketball and really that's it. The Ringer has hired some great football commentators, so he's gotten that part right.With regard to today's Parent Corner, Bill Simmons needing to have his kids injured at sports to gain a full appreciation for the human cost that NFL players endure in every single game may be the most Bill Simmons thing ever.
(Also, if I ever hear him imply - or even outright say - "I know football because I watch it for 12 hours every NFL Sunday" again, it'll be too soon.)
This is questionable, too. He's really good at talking about knowing basketball.He knows basketball and really that's it.
He did Inside the NBA with Magic and Jalen Rose and whoever for a few years, I am willing to assume he earned his stripes. All other sports, he's an outsider just like us.This is questionable, too. He's really good at talking about knowing basketball.
He knows basketball history well.This is questionable, too. He's really good at talking about knowing basketball.
I have been tied up all day, otherwise I would've written almost the same post after listening this morning. I both couldn't believe he said it AND that he said it without the slightest clue as to how sociopathic it sounded.With regard to today's Parent Corner, Bill Simmons needing to have his kids injured at sports to gain a full appreciation for the human cost that NFL players endure in every single game may be the most Bill Simmons thing ever.
(Also, if I ever hear him imply - or even outright say - "I know football because I watch it for 12 hours every NFL Sunday" again, it'll be too soon.)
Isn't his audience middle aged men who have daughters who nate obsessed with Taylor Swift? Will the viewership #s suffer?Incredible Bill thinks his audience wants to hear Taylor Swift talk from a middle-aged man whose specialty in life is ticket service fees.
Entire podcast was good, listened to the whole thing. Not sure why people are so serious about it. I would listen to Bill and Sal 5x a week if they were on WFAN.
This is a hilarious juxtaposition of posts.Oh, I heard a thing that bothered me, a Joe Gibbs slander about him not having “it” when he came out of retirement. Well, in 4 years, I think he made the playoffs twice. Won a game and then lost to the eventual NFC champion Seahawks. All this while working for Dan Snyder. So, it’s a lot better than what BB has done post Brady while working for a “good” owner.
Me too, they crack me up.Entire podcast was good, listened to the whole thing. Not sure why people are so serious about it. I would listen to Bill and Sal 5x a week if they were on WFAN.
He pretty much ended that story by insinuating BB no longer has “it” so I’m not sure what your beef is.Oh, I heard a thing that bothered me, a Joe Gibbs slander about him not having “it” when he came out of retirement. Well, in 4 years, I think he made the playoffs twice. Won a game and then lost to the eventual NFC champion Seahawks. All this while working for Dan Snyder. So, it’s a lot better than what BB has done post Brady while working for a “good” owner.
I apologizeHe pretty much ended that story by insinuating BB no longer has “it” so I’m not sure what your beef is.
Schrager was back on the pod today for a 10-minute discussion about "why did the Giants sign Daniel Jones instead of franchising him" that at no point (unless I somehow missed it) referenced the fact that they could not franchise Jones since they used the tag on Barkley.Looks like he cut Schrager from the rotation? He kinda bugged me at times with his overreliance on what friends (McVay, etc.) around the league fed him while watching TV together or whatever, but the good generally outweighed the bad. Bummer.
He SAID IT AGAIN this week, which is funny both because it's a sociopathic thing to say and because he's entering his Francesa era where he doesn't remember when he's told stories before.With regard to today's Parent Corner, Bill Simmons needing to have his kids injured at sports to gain a full appreciation for the human cost that NFL players endure in every single game may be the most Bill Simmons thing ever.
Simmons is washed, bro.He SAID IT AGAIN this week, which is funny both because it's a sociopathic thing to say and because he's entering his Francesa era where he doesn't remember when he's told stories before.
Agreed. I find him an enjoyable distraction on my Monday and Thursday morning commutes and workouts. I don't take him too seriously and I enjoy his repartee with Sal. I think he still has some worthwhile basketball opinions, but it's rare that he says something about hoops that KOC or Russillo will not say or have said better.I still find Simmons very entertaining when he has on the right guests and tackles the right topics. I don't listen that often, but he did an episode with Rusillo about the Cs a week or so ago, and it was great.
I mean, if anyone is expecting to hear anything insightful when he does NFL gambling picks, well that's on you. I find it pretty easy to discern what segments/episodes are worth the time.
Yes the main difference for me over time is I used to listen beginning to end 8-10 years ago, but now I surf the time stamps for which segments to tune in for. And that's fine nowadays, BS used to be one of only a handful of "good" podcasts back in the day but now there is plenty of other content if his pod doesn't strike my fancy.I still find Simmons very entertaining when he has on the right guests and tackles the right topics. I don't listen that often, but he did an episode with Rusillo about the Cs a week or so ago, and it was great.
I mean, if anyone is expecting to hear anything insightful when he does NFL gambling picks, well that's on you. I find it pretty easy to discern what segments/episodes are worth the time.
Bingo. Like today, I jumped right to his NFL segment and skipped the first 40 minutes of NBA stuff.Yes the main difference for me over time is I used to listen beginning to end 8-10 years ago, but now I surf the time stamps for which segments to tune in for. And that's fine nowadays, BS used to be one of only a handful of "good" podcasts back in the day but now there is plenty of other content if his pod doesn't strike my fancy.
Solak's voice and personality are so grating. He's the most annoying kind of know-it-all.Bill is still great. I’m still trying to figure out what the young ringer people are bringing to the table. Like what the fuck is the point of Solak? I like to hear about the NFL so I’ll listen to it but this is the super interesting shit he brought to the table on the recent ep.
Do any of those friends of yours have a net worth of 8-9 figures? I think the standard for Simmons in this regard ought to be significantly higher than that - especially when it makes him sound sociopathic. The topic in question isn't something like, "I didn't really realize what the locals are going through in Ukraine until a Ukranian refugee moved in next door and I had a chance to talk to her." I don't think anyone here would complain if that's the sort of thing he'd said, or indeed how he said it. He equated a sport in which Damar Hamlin almost died very recently, and in which concussions and permanent, traumatic brain injuries have been front and center for at least a decade, never mind the obvious wear and tear every player suffers in every game and the "average NFL career = 4 years long" stat that has been in the ether for much longer than that, to a niggling hamstring injury his daughter has suffered playing soccer. And I could even forgive him that comparison to some extent if he'd put it differently...but it was the utter self-absorption of the way he said what he said which had me shaking my head.And people get so weird about him. I’m finally heard him mention his daughter’s hamstring injury that pissed off some here. It was nothing. He’s a guy who struggles to understand things unless it affects him personally. I have several friends like that. It’s fine.
The bolded is 100% correct.Solak's voice and personality are so grating. He's the most annoying kind of know-it-all.
Bill is at his best when he's opposite someone who isn't intimidated by him, like Russillo or Sal or Fennessey or Ryan, because they'll call him on his shit in real time.
He is still worthy of listening to about the NBA (particularly the Celtics) for sure.Agreed. I find him an enjoyable distraction on my Monday and Thursday morning commutes and workouts. I don't take him too seriously and I enjoy his repartee with Sal. I think he still has some worthwhile basketball opinions, but it's rare that he says something about hoops that KOC or Russillo will not say or have said better.
I see what you mean but I could get around that if I felt like he was adding some value. I have many style and mistakes of logic things I could point to about Mike Lombardi, but that guy provides real value in terms of what actually goes on in the building, processes of teams, NFL history, and he does have real sources. I am over the Sopranos references and he does a lot of results-based thinking while criticizing people for using results-based thinking. For example, I think every single time he is asked if he would have gone for it on 4th down his answer will be yes if it worked and no if it failed. That is a small price to pay for the value he provides. I don't need anyone to be perfect but if their info is mediocre at best they have to at least be entertaining.Solak's voice and personality are so grating. He's the most annoying kind of know-it-all.
I didn’t hear the first reference, apparently.Do any of those friends of yours have a net worth of 8-9 figures? I think the standard for Simmons in this regard ought to be significantly higher than that - especially when it makes him sound sociopathic. The topic in question isn't something like, "I didn't really realize what the locals are going through in Ukraine until a Ukranian refugee moved in next door and I had a chance to talk to her." I don't think anyone here would complain if that's the sort of thing he'd said, or indeed how he said it. He equated a sport in which Damar Hamlin almost died very recently, and in which concussions and permanent, traumatic brain injuries have been front and center for at least a decade, never mind the obvious wear and tear every player suffers in every game and the "average NFL career = 4 years long" stat that has been in the ether for much longer than that, to a niggling hamstring injury his daughter has suffered playing soccer. And I could even forgive him that comparison to some extent if he'd put it differently...but it was the utter self-absorption of the way he said what he said which had me shaking my head.
(I didn't think the way he referenced his daughter in this week's pod was quite as egregious as the way he referred to it last week, FWIW. Same thing, basically, but slightly softer.)