re: Simmons done at ESPN - contract bought out

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I loved him when he was up and coming on Page 2 or whatever and was comparing sports shite to "Swingers" and "Rounders." That schtick got old, but you can't deny that his transformation into Grantland, 30 for 30, and podcast guru is amazing

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yeah there are basically 3 phases of bill simmons

1. the page 2 era, which was great, refreshing, and a hidden secret that the masses didn't know about

2. the page 1 era, which became terrible. he was a caricature of his page 2 self and acted like THE coolest motherfricker on earth. all his columns about "doing vegas right" about his trips to LV with his dorky white friends were just douche chill to the max

3. the Book of Basketball era. this is where he really got his groove. concentrated on only really pushing basketball as his individual content. he went bheind the scenes for 30 for 30 and Grantland. his NBA content was fricking insane and has been white hot for a few years and Grantland got a bunch of great NBA guys to compliment him. he had good repoire with Jalen behind a mic. he really found himself