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Re: Bill Simmons is a traitor
« Reply #60 on: April 21, 2008, 10:58:00 PM »

Offline Roy Hobbs

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1. The dude watches basketball, I think that's clear.
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3. Simmons mentioned in the podcast and MVP article that he has watched all or almost all of the Celtics games this year. I see no reason not to believe that.

Yes, I believe Simmons watches the games.  Whether he pays attention, though, is up for debate.

I mean, how do you rationalize the "Ray Allen is just a spot-up shooter who doesn't play defense" line of reasoning?  Anybody who has followed Ray at all this season knows that that's far from being accurate, and you would expect Boston Superfan #1 to recognize that.

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Re: Bill Simmons is a traitor
« Reply #61 on: April 21, 2008, 11:35:01 PM »

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I dont much think he is really picking the Lakers so much as he knew that everyone and their mother was expecting him to pick the Celtics in his predictions and decided to throw a curveball to his readers AND avoid a jynx all in one stroke.

He is very, very superstitious and after writing the Pats legacy article BEFORE they won the super bowl.  He's extremely gun shy to coronate the Celtics.

I think he honestly believes LA will make the finals, but deep down he knows Boston is a better team.  He just can't say it out loud.  I don't blame him.

Another possibility is that he really thinks Doc will screw it up some how against Phil Jackson.  But that wasn't my impression from listening to the podcast.

Re: Bill Simmons is a traitor
« Reply #62 on: April 22, 2008, 12:13:15 AM »

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He can pick whoever he wants, I know who's gonna win. What I don't understand is how anyone outside of New England can stand him or read any of his stuff, he only cares about Boston and writes for a national media outlet.

Re: Bill Simmons is a traitor
« Reply #63 on: April 22, 2008, 01:11:08 AM »

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Simmons is a joke.

Remember when he thought trading for Ray was a bad call cuz of Ray's ankles?

Remember how he didn't give Big Baby a chance from the start?

Remember when he wrote about a conversation/phone call he had with his dad after the Allen & KG trades and how his dad was all upset that we developed Big Al just to see him go and how the trades were poor?

Wonder why he never did a follow up to that one...?

That was the last Simmons article I (will ever) read.

0% chance he watches all the games.

So to conclude, i hate BS

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Re: Bill Simmons is a traitor
« Reply #64 on: April 22, 2008, 02:19:11 AM »

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If I remember his column after the draft, I think he was quite high on Big Baby.

Re: Bill Simmons is a traitor
« Reply #65 on: April 22, 2008, 04:52:43 AM »

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Simmons is a joke.

Remember when he thought trading for Ray was a bad call cuz of Ray's ankles?

Remember how he didn't give Big Baby a chance from the start?

Remember when he wrote about a conversation/phone call he had with his dad after the Allen & KG trades and how his dad was all upset that we developed Big Al just to see him go and how the trades were poor?

Wonder why he never did a follow up to that one...?

That was the last Simmons article I (will ever) read.

0% chance he watches all the games.

So to conclude, i hate BS

Go C's!

well, for a journalist to stir up such a reaction you have to give him credit.