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Bill Simmons being himself
Posted on 6/13/14 at 8:40 am
Posted on 6/13/14 at 8:40 am
Posted on 6/13/14 at 8:47 am to steakbombLSU
Yeah he has certainly been a smug douchebag this entire series.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 8:48 am to vuvuzela
Simmons needs to take his talents back to print
Posted on 6/13/14 at 8:49 am to vuvuzela
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Yeah he has certainly been a smug douchebag since he's been on TV.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 8:49 am to Dire Wolf
Simmons has been a bit of a douche in this series, but Sage has routinely cut him off all year.
Those 2 clearly don't like working together.
Those 2 clearly don't like working together.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 8:50 am to vuvuzela
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Yeah he has certainly been a smug douchebag for the last 5 years
Fify
Posted on 6/13/14 at 8:51 am to boXerrumble
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but Sage has routinely cut him off all year.
She's doing us a favor
Posted on 6/13/14 at 8:51 am to steakbombLSU
Absolutely cannot stand him. He's always been this way.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 8:54 am to steakbombLSU
He never provides any analysis or information of substance. It's always about the overall narrative of the series or a historical comparison.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 9:03 am to okietiger
Ya he doesn't look like he would be a fun guy to discuss sports with. He's too smarmy.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 9:03 am to Samso
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He never provides any analysis or information of substance
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It's always about the overall narrative of the series or a historical comparison.
Lol what would u expect. guy has an encyclopedic knowledge of all things NBA
That said. I prefer his ramblings with cousin sal during FB season, gambling, above anything else
Posted on 6/13/14 at 9:03 am to boXerrumble
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Simmons has been a bit of a douche in this series, but Sage has routinely cut him off all year.
I mean, it's kinda her job. She's the main facilitator of the show, and Simmons routinely interrupts Collins/Rose and chimes in randomly before they go to break. It's really noticeable that he doesn't understand his place on the show.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 9:04 am to Samso
He's an oddity for me in that I enjoy his podcast and his columns, but I can't stand him on TV or any other medium. He's become this smug, self-important caricature of himself.
I don't know what it is about sportswriters, but the good ones always seem to turn into terrible, petty people who vastly overstate the importance of both sports and themselves. Simmons, Rick Reilly, Peter King -- seems to happen to everyone.
One thing about Simmons is that he goes on these insane tangents every now and then in these shows, the worst being when he tried to posit that LeBron played badly in a playoff game because Cleveland got the first pick in that day's lottery, and perhaps that meant he was thinking of returning to the Cavs and he'd be playing with that pick. Like I said, insane.
Bill Simmons Lays Out Nonsensical Theory About LeBron James
I don't know what it is about sportswriters, but the good ones always seem to turn into terrible, petty people who vastly overstate the importance of both sports and themselves. Simmons, Rick Reilly, Peter King -- seems to happen to everyone.
One thing about Simmons is that he goes on these insane tangents every now and then in these shows, the worst being when he tried to posit that LeBron played badly in a playoff game because Cleveland got the first pick in that day's lottery, and perhaps that meant he was thinking of returning to the Cavs and he'd be playing with that pick. Like I said, insane.
Bill Simmons Lays Out Nonsensical Theory About LeBron James
This post was edited on 6/13/14 at 9:10 am
Posted on 6/13/14 at 9:06 am to AlexLSU
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I mean, it's kinda her job. She's the main facilitator of the show, and Simmons routinely interrupts Collins/Rose and chimes in randomly before they go to break. It's really noticeable that he doesn't understand his place on the show.
Yeah, I don't think he gets that these shows aren't conversations as much as they are organized quasi-debates wherein each person gets a specific amount of time to talk on a specific topic. It's stupid, but that's what it is.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 9:07 am to steakbombLSU
He needs to stick to writing. Super awkward on TV and just doesn't have the personality for it IMO
Posted on 6/13/14 at 9:09 am to steakbombLSU
Love his podcast work and what he has done at Grantland but he is not a good TV analyst.
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