bill simmons on ryan reynolds
― get at me frog (symsymsym), Thursday, 30 June 2011 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
thought that was a pretty interesting article
― dirty deathdrone boys (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 30 June 2011 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
even if you need to strip away the "how hollywood is like the nba" arc
― dirty deathdrone boys (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 30 June 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
i do not need a ryan renolds themed bill simmons think pece in my life, i do not need it!
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 30 June 2011 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
the will smith part is pretty otm actually
― a slight case of joe johnsonitis (agent hibachi), Thursday, 30 June 2011 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
Grantland.com succinctly summarized
― Clay, Thursday, 30 June 2011 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
i feel like for every person he hires that i like hes planning on hiring another person that i hate― ☂ (max), Wednesday, June 29, 2011 4:58 PM
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmhb7goxVB1qa9bmvo1_400.png LaBeouf
― rip nyc chicken (am0n), Thursday, 30 June 2011 21:09 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― dirty deathdrone boys (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 30 June 2011 22:52 (twelve years ago) link
muniz
― ☂ (max), Friday, 1 July 2011 12:39 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6708682/the-math-problem
too easy i guess but i'm surprised we didn't take a doodoo on this one
― bros -izing bros (k3vin k.), Friday, 8 July 2011 14:39 (twelve years ago) link
it was way, way too easy
― call all destroyer, Friday, 8 July 2011 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
i mean, i'm sympathetic to the position but it was just a dumb article.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 8 July 2011 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
that piece has been savaged all over the place
― gucci mande (J0rdan S.), Friday, 8 July 2011 15:54 (twelve years ago) link
http://deadspin.com/5819051/dear-grantland-your-motto-is-wrong
this is really damning & unbelievable -- i can tell you from experience that editing is really not that hard, and even less hard is setting up a system so that you don't have a myriad of typos in your articles, especially when you have an unlimited budget and especially when you're posting like 3 stories a day, most of which aren't even much more than 1,000 words long. some of this shit is just embarrassing.
― gucci mande (J0rdan S.), Friday, 8 July 2011 15:57 (twelve years ago) link
yeah agreed
― call all destroyer, Friday, 8 July 2011 15:59 (twelve years ago) link
i will use this forum to offer my services as grantland copy editor--i only ask that they match my current salary and never make me meet bill simmons in person.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 8 July 2011 16:00 (twelve years ago) link
can't match your current salary but I can offer you a substantial share in the toronto raptors organization and only a 5% chance of ever meeting bill simmons in person
― dayo, Friday, 8 July 2011 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
i will have to discuss with my accountant and my attorney
― call all destroyer, Friday, 8 July 2011 16:22 (twelve years ago) link
(he means his cats)
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 8 July 2011 16:28 (twelve years ago) link
mr. fluffy jd & miss whiskers cpa
― johnny crunch, Friday, 8 July 2011 16:40 (twelve years ago) link
The least a copy editor can do is verify all the proper nouns and dates, which takes no time at all.
― polyphonic, Friday, 8 July 2011 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
the "I fix the NBA" column is so scattered. like he has a paragraph about how horrible donald sterling is and then uses the fact that he hasn't cut into the lakers' popularity as evidence that greater LA needs an 3rd franchise and chicago needs a 2nd.
― circles, Saturday, 9 July 2011 22:58 (twelve years ago) link
ha yeah the 'just get everybody into a room and figure it out ffs' line of reasoning is usual reserved for like the stupidest of all politicians etc
― ice cr?m, Saturday, 9 July 2011 23:53 (twelve years ago) link
thx again upthread dudes for the :07 seconds or less rec. after not paying thirty for a Chapters copy I was stoked to find it for six and change on getting home. great read
― bear, bear, bear, Monday, 11 July 2011 01:16 (twelve years ago) link
Even that fuck Mike Barnicle gets to write for this thing? Ugh.
― polyphonic, Monday, 11 July 2011 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
it was an inoffensive enough piece but yes my reaction was mike fuckin' barnicle? really?
― call all destroyer, Monday, 11 July 2011 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
that asshole disgraced himself in boston-area media years ago. it's amazing that anybody lets him write.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 11 July 2011 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
he must've been super nice to simmons when bill was a pup
― gucci mande (J0rdan S.), Monday, 11 July 2011 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
i can't figure out biographically where they would have crossed paths--maybe bu j-school? but yeah that would not shock me.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 11 July 2011 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Colombia and to clarify that Megan Rapinoe was not a starter for the United States.
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― gucci mande (J0rdan S.), Monday, 11 July 2011 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
culumbia
― call all destroyer, Monday, 11 July 2011 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
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yeah wtf this guys is like on tv all the time still after making up fake cancer patients just so he could push his self righteous butthole shtick
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 12 July 2011 02:22 (twelve years ago) link
okay this is awesome http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6760779/the-legacy-yao
― gucci mande (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 12 July 2011 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
a 6k word molly lambert piece published by espn.com = the definition of
― J0rdan S., Monday, May 2, 2011 6:54 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark
aw i love molly lambert. it's weird to me that she's writing for bill simmons's vanity project but i'll take what i can get
― horseshoe, Thursday, 14 July 2011 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
i like her too generally speaking, it just seems really forced (which is no fault of her own)
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 14 July 2011 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
Mobley's current career plans included opening a medical marijuana dispensary
ice cold
― dayo, Thursday, 14 July 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
The Chris Ryan relegation piece?
― boxall, Monday, 1 August 2011 18:54 (twelve years ago) link
He is such a hack.
― boxall, Monday, 1 August 2011 19:06 (twelve years ago) link
lotta women falling into the grantland/deadspin overlap huh
― Notinnymane (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
guess who was guest-hosting pti today
http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/11/2011/08/368053050.jpg
if you guessed bill simmons' new mustache, you win!
― Clay, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 06:43 (twelve years ago) link
ahaha
― circles, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 06:48 (twelve years ago) link
a face made for TV
― dayo, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 11:34 (twelve years ago) link
can we just acknowledge that bill simmons is not suited for anything outside of writing. sounding like a 20 year old fratboy when you're 45 is nagl
― dayo, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 11:35 (twelve years ago) link
who doesn't acknowledge that?
― frogbs, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 13:05 (twelve years ago) link
people on here who acknowledge listening to his podcasts and are proud of it
― dayo, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 13:10 (twelve years ago) link
i'm not so sure he's even suited for writing anymore. the idea of a 45-year old man trying to lace sports columns with Jersey Shore references and a "breakdown" of the Pippa Middleton "situation" is cringe-worthy. plus I don't think he really passes the Sports Guy Turing test anymore as I'm pretty sure I could write an article that could be mistaken for the actual thing. in fact, it would be underrated, kind of like a 2006 post-breakup Jennifer Aniston. see, here's the thing. In 2006, she was underrated, as everybody (the Sports Wife) was feeling sorry for her, and hated Angelina Jolie. But, in 2008, she became overrated, as
― frogbs, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 13:12 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think he really passes the Sports Guy Turing test anymore
ahahaha first thing the stache made me think of was this
http://www.gonemovies.com/www/Pictures/Pictures/BladerunnerLeon.jpg
― rock out with your lock out d-stern (agent hibachi), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
― dayo, Tuesday, August 9, 2011 9:10 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark
lol i have no idea about "proud of it" but depending on the guest podcast simmons is far and away the most tolerable simmons.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
his podcasts are often great
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 9 August 2011 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
tho often maddening