tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post5206262205911567813..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: Bill Simmons Gives Up, Is Just Going to Publish Mailbags From Now OnBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-46221264869271109022014-03-10T07:38:00.729-04:002014-03-10T07:38:00.729-04:00Crazee, but Kevin Love. You could trade for him. W...Crazee, but Kevin Love. You could trade for him. Why not give up a great coach and Noah? It's Kevin Love!<br /><br />Fortunately for the Bulls and you the odds are 3-1 Love ends up with the Celtics. Those are exact odds too. Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-4769503322320111842014-03-09T11:00:38.556-04:002014-03-09T11:00:38.556-04:00As a Bulls fan, I say no to Paul's trade idea....As a Bulls fan, I say no to Paul's trade idea...a big, emphatic No. Seriously, Love is not worth losing our two most important assets(Noah, Thibs). Heck no.<br /><br /> But hey, Bill's readers. What do you expect?Crazeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-1347703156181775002014-03-08T19:25:29.689-05:002014-03-08T19:25:29.689-05:00Larry, when shouldn't be the question but what...Larry, when shouldn't be the question but what are the odds the Celtics form a super team of great white NBA players? The odds are 3 to 1 the Celtics trade for Love, sign Hayward, and then will trade for Chandler Parsons as well. It will be the Big 3 all over again. <br /><br />The Hayward signing is happening soon. Ainge has been rebuilding for 9 months now. Celtics fans haven't suffered this long in years. An entire year of one championship in the Boston area AND the Celtics aren't in playoff contention. Bill is really tortured right now. <br /><br />Franc, the first two days of the NCAA Tourney are better than Christmas and my birthday for me. I take the Thursday/Friday off every year. I don't watch as much NBA around March of every year and then find myself trying to catch up in early April. College basketball is great in my opinion. Couldn't live without it. <br /><br />The Jazz have to know the Celtics NEED another dynasty. They should waive Hayward out of respect for Larry Bird at the very minimum. <br /><br />Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-8456828354533101582014-03-07T20:10:50.637-05:002014-03-07T20:10:50.637-05:00@ben yeah, it's pretty bad. i would probably w...@ben yeah, it's pretty bad. i would probably watch 5-10 nba games per year instead of 20-30 if i had ncaa coverage. there's always eurobasket though.<br />@legend you should send an e-mail to bill asking him about this. something like joel anthony and a second round pick for hayward? or maybe the jazz can just accept the inevitable and waive hayward so the celtics can sign him for nothing.francnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-41159118583874446752014-03-07T19:13:31.317-05:002014-03-07T19:13:31.317-05:00Look, I just want to know when we're going to ...Look, I just want to know when we're going to discuss the most riveting plotline of the impending NBA offseason: when are the Celtics going to trade for Gordon Hayward? AMERICA NEEDS TO KNOW. CELTICS FANS HAVE SUFFAHED LONG ENOUGH. IT IS TIME FOR A RETURN TO GLORY. <br /><br />Seriously, he's brought that up like 50 times in the last 6 months (because Hayward is white). I hope Hayward goes to the Lakers and wins MVP next year.Larry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141943214237719821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-90061002044316320372014-03-07T13:07:44.754-05:002014-03-07T13:07:44.754-05:00Franc, it's a sin you don't have access to...Franc, it's a sin you don't have access to college basketball games. When I traveled to Germany/Austria in my junior year of high school we went during the NCAA Tourney. It killed me to miss it. <br /><br />Len is not going to be good unless he has someone great working with him to help him. He wasn't aggressive in calling for the ball at Maryland and too often made himself small once he caught the ball in the post. <br /><br />Bill probably won't stop b/c I think part of his identify is wrapped up in his writing. I really believe he wants to do more though. <br /><br />DG, they are just made up. They are guesses, but I'm sure someone somewhere thinks they actually mean something. Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-71867908298918428162014-03-07T11:50:39.132-05:002014-03-07T11:50:39.132-05:00My favorite part is his projected odds for each te...My favorite part is his projected odds for each team. Considering his well earned rep from last NFL season as a hilariously poor gambler it shouldn't come as much shock but man are those odds fucked. 12-1 for PHX? That is a really high probability for a team to say fuck it to a careful rebuild and stake their future on convincing Love to re-up. Even funnier is Boston at 3-1. 3-1! That is just an absolutely insane number to put on their chances to trade for him.DGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-75606012577149715232014-03-06T18:24:15.459-05:002014-03-06T18:24:15.459-05:00@JB and Ben, why would he ever stop, since the onl...@JB and Ben, why would he ever stop, since the only thing he does these days is a bunch of copy/paste, ego-stroking, recycled jokes, half-assed theories beaten into the ground and shameless name-dropping? it's the easiest job in the world, he will do it until he's 90 and senile. and even then, probably.francnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-3185522878579389472014-03-06T17:59:43.155-05:002014-03-06T17:59:43.155-05:00i don't have access to ncaa games, but your ta...i don't have access to ncaa games, but your take on len seems reasonable to me. he's been a stiff so far.<br />i don't think bill is way off in thinking the sixers are probably considering benching williams for awhile. but the advice is horrible - it's much better for him to play solid minutes and keep learning. he's been worse in the second half of the season precisely because he isn't a novelty to defenses anymore. 30+games is a lot of time to figure some things out.francnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-54964080816665221582014-03-06T16:42:14.728-05:002014-03-06T16:42:14.728-05:00Oh, and JB, it will never end. I think Bill wants ...Oh, and JB, it will never end. I think Bill wants to stop writing, but I think he prides himself on his popularity and he's afraid if he quits writing he will become a television talking head and lose relevance. Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-79306286334917529562014-03-06T16:41:34.431-05:002014-03-06T16:41:34.431-05:00Franc, Alex Len was never going to be good. He had...Franc, Alex Len was never going to be good. He had one good game against Mason Plumlee and this made some NBA guys forget he had two bad games against Plumlee and hasn't shown himself to be an NBA-caliber player. But he's tall, so he gets drafted early. <br /><br />I can't blame Carter-Williams for chasing the RoY. I'm posting about that mailbag, but I love the idea Bill gives advice to the Sixers to fake an injury to MCW and then bench him. I wonder how MCW feels about that? Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-81860391430900429652014-03-06T15:58:20.581-05:002014-03-06T15:58:20.581-05:00his latest nba mailbag is the stuff of gold. he...his latest nba mailbag is the stuff of gold. he's actually butthurt that half of the league will probably tank these last few weeks, while his own advice for sub .500 teams is to tank. still, he made a good point about carter-williams - he's chasing the ROY, and he's got the green light to do it whether it's good for the team or not.francnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-54852880434924985422014-03-06T15:32:20.399-05:002014-03-06T15:32:20.399-05:00the whole celtics getting love scenario is hilario...the whole celtics getting love scenario is hilarious. also, alex len hasn't shown anything this year which would lead teams to believe he can be a mediocre starter in the future, let alone a quality one. everybody's been ragging on bennett throughout the year, but bennett actually had a couple of good games at least. len lost minutes to miles plumlee.<br />also, the celtic pride bit... seriously. they dumped their franchise player this year who gave them the better part of his 20s and 30s and was finals mvp in the first celtic title since the bird era. even the suns kept nash for one or two seasons too many.francnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-69333842635839426512014-03-06T12:49:32.195-05:002014-03-06T12:49:32.195-05:00Oh, that Simmons. Will it ever end? He's worse...Oh, that Simmons. Will it ever end? He's worse than Skip Bayless, who isn't as dangerous, in my opinion, because Peyton Manning's playoff run to the SB made Tebow irrelevant. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com