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Tag Archives: Bill Simmons
Bill Simmons: Tiger Apologetic But LeBron Birther
Some people just can’t let some things go. One of my favorite sports writers has now so invested himself in hating LeBron James that he inserts cheap shots in columns which have nothing to do with LeBron. Normally I am … Continue reading
Miami Heat and Ron Rothstein
This won’t feel right unless Miami Senior High Hall of FamerUdonis Haslem stays with the Heat. But that aside, there are a few things we can be certain of today. It’s a mistake to compare what the Heat have done … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Simmons, Miami Heat, Miami Senior High, NBA, NY Hating, Ron Rothstein
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Isiah Thomas: The Anti-Cristobal
The hiring of Mario Cristobal as the football coach at FIU was a welcome departure from the safe practice of hiring ‘names.’ He was a young coach with extensive roots in the area, personal and professional. The perception was that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Simmons, FIU, Isiah Thomas, Local Sports, Mario Cristobal, Pete Garcia
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I Vote for Player of the Year
As an award. As fans, how and when did the MVP [in the grand tradition of other inferior winners, i.e. Windows & VHS] supplant Player of the Year [let’s have a big hand for those lovable losers, POY, Apple [operating … Continue reading
Tagged Bill Simmons, Jerry West, Miami Heat
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Unmistakable Stench in the Sports Air
Dwyane Wade was incredible in the Heat’s victory, but you can read about that elsewhere. Let’s address the smell which comes with any visiting New York sports teams and their fans. The smell has various components. Old jerseys in need … Continue reading
Posted in Random Observations, Sports
Tagged Bill Simmons, Dwyane Wade, Latrell Sprewell, Miami Heat, NBA, NY Hating
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Must love dogs and The Dooze
Bill Simmons describes what it was like to get, have and lose a great pet. A golden retriever nicknamed, The Dooze. A sample: We had our new roommate within two weeks: an 8-week-old puppy named Daisy, or as we ended … Continue reading
Samuelson [Wade] vs. Krugman [Kobe]
Robert Samuelson is a top economist who gets a wide audience, mostly due to his Newsweek column. I find him to be the most consistently politically-neutral economist around, think of him as the Dwyane Wade of economists; talented, hard-working and … Continue reading
Funniest writing — Bill Simmons
The consistently funniest writing I come across comes from ESPN’s Sports Guy [SG], Bill Simmons. The surprise is that some of the best lines come from his readers in his mailbag forum. A sampling: Q: I had a stunning realization … Continue reading
Fans of New York Sports Teams
Not all ignorant and alcoholic sports fans are fans of New York sports teams, some ignorant and alcoholic sports fans change their allegiances upon leaving New York. [In some cases the switch in allegiances is motivated by purely sporting concerns, … Continue reading
Tagged Bill Simmons, Isiah Thomas, NY Hating
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What Can Get My Mind Off This Election?
The sports writing of Bill Simmons can do it. Sentences like those copied below give me, what I happily acknowledge to be, an inordinate amount of pleasure, even when they do not conjure up images of Christina Hendricks. If the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Simmons, Christina Hendricks, Isiah Thomas, Mike D'Antoni, Wally Szczerbiak
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