hahahaha
― 乒乓, Thursday, 18 October 2012 23:05 (eleven years ago) link
oh and think it was in some big transport rig a la band equipment - so it obviously huge and also labeled with ewing's name
obviously funnier when he actually tells it
― questionable motor (agent hibachi), Thursday, 18 October 2012 23:06 (eleven years ago) link
hah!
― --bob marley (lag∞n), Thursday, 18 October 2012 23:08 (eleven years ago) link
Simmons fan, Star Trek fan, or the man himself?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A7vyG51CIAEvGpK.jpg
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 15 November 2012 14:01 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― Good job, good multiple efforts (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 15 November 2012 14:43 (eleven years ago) link
would have had mucho respect for Simmons had he run this BEFORE the deer antler story but still, kinda ballsy
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8904906/daring-ask-ped-question
― frogbs, Friday, 1 February 2013 21:48 (eleven years ago) link
eh don't care about PEDs
― manti 乒乓 (k3vin k.), Saturday, 2 February 2013 00:47 (eleven years ago) link
i have no idea what his point was (as usual these days when he tries to be serious)
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 2 February 2013 00:51 (eleven years ago) link
his point was fair enough, we're inconsistent in how we judge ppl about PEDs - assholes like lance barry and a-rod are suspect but we don't care about AD or peyty because we like them - i just think talking about PEDs even more than we already do is just asking for a sports world completely devoid of joy. there are better issues to moralize about
― manti 乒乓 (k3vin k.), Saturday, 2 February 2013 00:56 (eleven years ago) link
feel like there's no much point in suspecting everyone who is capable of amazing sports accomplishments bc then you might as well stop watching (and his "list" seems to cover everyone who's not a mediocrity.)
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Saturday, 2 February 2013 00:59 (eleven years ago) link
- there are two sports guys- espn sports guy shies away from discussing peds- old school sports guy wants to discuss them. can we make this happen?- he thinks ray lewis is a cheater- he thinks adrian peterson is clean- what a world, that doubt can be cast upon our noblest performers
― mookieproof, Saturday, 2 February 2013 00:59 (eleven years ago) link
he didn't make this point, but dudes who tear their triceps and miss entire seasons are at significant risk of losing their jobs, while dudes who use deer antler spray are apparently rather less so
― mookieproof, Saturday, 2 February 2013 01:02 (eleven years ago) link
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Friday, February 1, 2013 7:59 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
exactly
― manti 乒乓 (k3vin k.), Saturday, 2 February 2013 01:04 (eleven years ago) link
he has a pretty clear point imo. It's that we could enforce stricter or more effective drug testing but we don't want to in part (and this is his main point) the media chooses to overlook the elephant in the room.
― ryan, Saturday, 2 February 2013 01:33 (eleven years ago) link
missing a "because" in there
wait what's the elephant in the room?
(NB i skipped the last third of it)
― manti 乒乓 (k3vin k.), Saturday, 2 February 2013 01:34 (eleven years ago) link
that many of the accomplishments and quick recoveries that the sports media likes to hype are phony because of PEDs.
― ryan, Saturday, 2 February 2013 01:35 (eleven years ago) link
oh right, that's basically what i said. it's ok when cool ppl do it but bad when assholes do
― manti 乒乓 (k3vin k.), Saturday, 2 February 2013 01:36 (eleven years ago) link
tbf the sports media is the fucking worst, elephants or no
― mookieproof, Saturday, 2 February 2013 01:41 (eleven years ago) link
he also gets into the grey areas of, like, why is putting a testosterone patch on your testicles this unforgivable sin but cutting-edge performance-enhancing medical techniques is just part of an athlete's life.
i mean if you take the anti-PED thing to it's logical conclusion we'd really never let an athlete come back from surgery.
― Clay, Saturday, 2 February 2013 01:42 (eleven years ago) link
I thought Kobe going to Germany to get stem cells was something that should probably be illegal, but what do I know
who knows. maybe Jordan was 'roiding the whole time. hooo boy would that shut some people up
― frogbs, Sunday, 3 February 2013 02:12 (eleven years ago) link
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18l9v3yk1g0lfgif/k-bigpic.gif
― brony james (k3vin k.), Sunday, 21 April 2013 22:21 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― mookieproof, Sunday, 21 April 2013 22:24 (eleven years ago) link
generally about the quality of his output these days
― joe smith avatar (agent hibachi), Monday, 22 April 2013 12:36 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9261768/nba-trade-value-part-3
this is pretty terrible halfway through
― 'scuse me while i make the sky cum (k3vin k.), Saturday, 11 May 2013 21:59 (ten years ago) link
he overrates steph altho steph's contract is insane
also always will and always has overrated carmelo
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 11 May 2013 22:46 (ten years ago) link
yeah the melo section is just completely religious. you wouldn't trade melo for cp3 straight up? and his griffin "oh noes his per-game scoring and rebounding averages are down" shit i assumed was beneath him
if steph plays anything like this on that contract #3 is totally defensible tho
― 'scuse me while i make the sky cum (k3vin k.), Saturday, 11 May 2013 22:50 (ten years ago) link
he remains otm about harden though
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 11 May 2013 23:01 (ten years ago) link
he didn't quite make a case for why he put westbrook over him though
i think it's close
― 'scuse me while i make the sky cum (k3vin k.), Saturday, 11 May 2013 23:03 (ten years ago) link
it is just shameful that there are people who still apologize for that trade btw. just indefensible on any level
― 'scuse me while i make the sky cum (k3vin k.), Saturday, 11 May 2013 23:29 (ten years ago) link
yeah, truly
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 11 May 2013 23:31 (ten years ago) link
i think part of the problem -- in presti's defense -- is that harden was underrated around the league. if the wizards and warriors both turned down offers, they're nuts.
SIIIIMMMMOONNNNSSSS!!!!
How'd We Fix It: The Lakers
It's actually worse than you would expect an article from him with that title to be.
I'm like a cross between the Wolf, Olivia Pope and Jerry West. Or I like to think that I am.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 21:21 (ten years ago) link
Last week, an L.A. reader named Jake B. even compared him to Tommy Boy, followed by me being unable to figure out if that was a bigger insult to Jimmy Buss or to Tommy Boy.
cool story
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 21:26 (ten years ago) link
Tim Marchman @timmarchman 3h
There are over 50 uses of I, I'm, me, and my in this column. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9466869/lakers …
― mookieproof, Thursday, 11 July 2013 00:04 (ten years ago) link
it's a good article f the haters
― k3vin k., Thursday, 11 July 2013 12:53 (ten years ago) link
50 doesn't seem like that many uses for a guy who has always written 1000s of words in the first person
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 11 July 2013 12:59 (ten years ago) link
well the point that he makes about the Bucks is definitely true and quite frustrating
― frogbs, Thursday, 11 July 2013 13:22 (ten years ago) link
lol? http://deadspin.com/sources-magic-johnson-left-espn-because-of-bill-simmon-1443543687
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 October 2013 19:24 (ten years ago) link
even tho i dont care for him much its kinda awesome how this guy who used to joke fantasize abt controlling espn now controls espn
Celtics beat Lakers yet again
― polyphonic, Thursday, 10 October 2013 19:37 (ten years ago) link
haha
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 October 2013 19:38 (ten years ago) link
lmao polyphonic
― Me & Mahomies (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 10 October 2013 20:13 (ten years ago) link
PRAISE SIMMONS
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 10 October 2013 20:18 (ten years ago) link
magic and wilbon were completely and totally insufferable
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 10 October 2013 20:19 (ten years ago) link
Im not a huge fan but he is better than anyone else on that show no doubt. Magic was the worst he can be gone and stay gone faic.
― Me & Mahomies (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 10 October 2013 20:20 (ten years ago) link
yeah magic and wilbon are terrible
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 October 2013 20:31 (ten years ago) link
Replacing Wilbon with Doris Burke is a huge upgrade imo
― polyphonic, Thursday, 10 October 2013 20:38 (ten years ago) link
<3 doris
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 10 October 2013 20:41 (ten years ago) link