Bill Simmons shows Mort how its done

[RayClay]

Rembert is Rembert Browne, his former employee at Grantland. Meek is currently enjoying his 15 minutes of fame feuding with Drake.

Pop culture references have been Simmons' calling card since the day he started writing. If that's a problem for you, then you're never going to like what he puts out. And FWIW he didn't absolutely despite hockey. He pretty much wrote it off in the same sense that a lot of us are prepared to write off the NFL if we get the worst possible outcome. Inept, cowardly owner + maliciously incompetent commissioner = a bad experience. And that's without even getting into Ulf Samuelsson pollarding Neely's hip, etc. I can't blame Simmons (or anyone else) for being left in a bitter place.

My biggest issue with Simmons is that he just doesn't really know much about football. Which would be fine, except that doesn't seem to acknowledge it. He's a fantastic basketball guy, and he and his buddies at Grantland are one of the main reasons why I've gone from being only a Celtics fan to an NBA fan whose favorite team is the Celtics. When he writes about other sports, I just make sure to regard him as a basketball guy who's writing about Sport Y.

So Johnny Rembert is not the father of the Kardashian baby?

 

[TommyD4207]

So Johnny Rembert is not the father of the Kardashian baby?

Good for Johnny. He's gotta be in his mid-50s by now.

 

[SVN]

Bruce Allen retweeted
Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons 9m9 minutes ago
Bill Simmons retweeted Bob Kravitz

Yeah who cares what Bill Simmons think. Your expert reporting experience led to this tweet - https://twitter.com/bkravitz/status/557766880459759617…

Bill Simmons added,

Bob Kravitz @bkravitz
And seriously who cares what Bill Simmons think? He's a self styled Boston super fan who has limited reporting experience

 

[BradyFTW!]

Bruce Allen retweeted
Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons 9m9 minutes ago
Bill Simmons retweeted Bob Kravitz

Yeah who cares what Bill Simmons think. Your expert reporting experience led to this tweet - https://twitter.com/bkravitz/status/557766880459759617…

Bill Simmons added,

Bob Kravitz @bkravitz
And seriously who cares what Bill Simmons think? He's a self styled Boston super fan who has limited reporting experience

Haha, excellent. Crushed him.

 

[I.M. Fletcher]

Simmons is always at his best when he isn't holding back. He has nothing to lose in the next two months now that he has his HBO contract set.

Gonna be a great couple weeks from him, followed by scorched earth response once he's on the air.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

note to self:
call DirectTV in late September,
complain about service,
ask for free HBO for 6 months to make up for it,
watch Simmons CRUSH the NFL.

 

[Oswlek]

My biggest issue with Simmons is that he just doesn't really know much about football. Which would be fine, except that doesn't seem to acknowledge it.

I couldn't have worded it better. The issue is then compounded due to his forum since national fans either buy his nonsense about the Pats or think his ignorance is reflective of all NE fans.