BradyFTW!

Say what you want about Simmons' knowledge of every other sport (he's terrible w/ football, in particular), but the guy knows basketball. Frankly, I just wish he'd stick to writing about basketball and leave everything else alone.

PatsWickedPissah

Simmons is way past his shelf date.

I was a big fan of his from Jurassic Internet times at digital city but sadly the whiner peaked in February 2002 with his fine article on the Pats SB win that perfectly captured the perspective of long suffering Pats fans. Great piece. Sadly, the guy has gone all West coast on us. No longer has even a clue about what's happening with the Patriots. This cultural disconnect was exemplified by his pathetic performance during Spygate.

Stick a fork in this once great writer. He is dead to me.

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Patjew

I find Simmons to be an extrmely petty person. He seems like the kind of guy that takes pot shots and runs away to his typewriter. It's too bad, I used to really like him back in the day.

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Joker

not that I give a crap or have a preference but YOU are way off base, in fact WRONG, about a couple of points. EEI and ESPN have formed a business partnership. You must have been pulling a Rip Van Winkle the past few months.Furthermore, it seems like YOU think Simmons working for ESPN is some sort of class distinction, relegating an EEI to the low rent district?? Well, once again, WTF rock have YOU been hiding under since 2007? BullcrapSportsNetwork is more or less HATED WITH A VENGEANCE around these here parts, pard, for their unbelievably unprofessional, petty, vindictive and near criminal week after week assaults on the Patriots organization. Im sort of leery about how this will affect the shows on EEI but as far a Simmons goes, well, THIS IDIOT is sniping a part of the SAME organization the HE works for, which if THAT isn't near sub-mongoloidal, is dyam close.

BennyBledsoe

I hope Simmons will take his own advice and get the hell out of California and soon. I think he's slowly getting the idea he's lost his angle.

That being said, even Simmons at his nadir (which he most certainly is now), he's still far more interesting than the Big Show. I can't stand that big carwreck.

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Hardboiled

Easy. Breath and reach for the meds. He's not off-base. The distinction is he's making is National/Local. Why does that make you mad?

The Simmons/98.5 segment was pretty weak. Over 10 minutes talking about another station. I hate to agree with Maz, but let it go. I think Simmons demeans himself talking about The Big Show.

But then again, I live in LA.

Joker

uh...well you hit it right on the head...I won't argue with you, Hardboiled but don't ask me WHY I get heated when I read this crap. I live HERE...you can call me a local yokel from out there in LA and put me down as some troglodytic New England misanthrope but ,despite YOUR catbird seat, I have taken GREAT UMBRAGE to the depiction of the NFL football team I live within 50 miles of by the hordes of genius party members in such fine centers of human intelligence as St Louis(you know,home to former MENSA members like Marshall Faulk and Kurt Warner). The day in and day out LA Times columns for what seemed like 12 months straight, stridently crying 'FOUL CHEATERS!!!!!!!!!" and ripping and tearing at off topics like "SHOULDN'T WE SUSPECT THE CELTICS TOO????? really incensed THIS little small minded local southern New Englander.So let me apologize for being a tad sensitive about being heckled and insulted and threatened with violence as I travel interstate, my kids unwilling to wear their team hats on vacation at Disney and such, because as YOU say..."just calm down you oversensitive moron, out here in LA we, the genii, know what's best for you to think"....I will say this, in all honesty though, it might be a good idea for anyone you may know from the genius centers outside of the little southern NE fiefdom I live in,to be aware that if they run their mouths around here with that crap they might not be able to cash those checks with their azz that their mouths are writing out.

BradyManny

I disagree - Bill Simmons does not know basketball...he might watch a lot of basketball, but he does not know basketball. I truly question whether Simmons has played the game at all, even just pickup bball.

Hardboiled

I guess I don't know what "crap" you are referring to. The guy was comparing Simmon's national presense to Orway being a local market player (albeit a very successful one).

How did I do that?

My reference to my location was due to comments regarding Simmons being too long in LA. Nothing more. Again, relax.

I thought this thread was about Simmons vs. WEEI.

Oh, it's about you. My bad.


Sweet. All this because a guy said ESPN is national and WEEI is local?

Hardboiled

[QUOTE=ivanvamp;1589990]Well put. It's the nature of both businesses. But I'd suggest checking out some of Simmons' podcasts. You have to be selective with them - there are gems and clunkers.