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Bill Simmons: Elvis Presley of Sportswriters

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Maybe you remember an old Sirius XM radio advertisement. The spot highlighted the men who changed music (Elvis Presley), comedy (Richard Pryor), sports (Michael Jordan) and radio (Howard Stern). If and when the title is bestowed upon a sportswriter, it will no doubt be former ESPN.com's "Sports Guy" Bill Simmons. As the daily newspaper sports section diminishes; finding a … [Read more...] about Bill Simmons: Elvis Presley of Sportswriters

Simmons, “Grantland” Dominate on Day One

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On Wednesday, ESPN’s Bill Simmons launched his new sports and pop culture website, Grantland. Grantland consists of Simmons, writer Chuck Klosterman, and a variety of others throughout the field of journalism and entertainment that contribute to the Grantland site. On day one, Simmons and others blasted past standards and compiled a collection of blogs and columns that … [Read more...] about Simmons, “Grantland” Dominate on Day One

The NBA’s Opportunity to Fix Pro & College Basketball

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A few weeks ago, during an episode of "The B.S. Report," Bill Simmons and Chuck Klosterman discussed (half-heartedly) ideas in which to make college basketball players stay in school longer than just one season. That discussion triggered a memory of a conversation I had in a dimly lit ice fishing shack a little more than a year ago with a buddy of mine. The finer points of … [Read more...] about The NBA’s Opportunity to Fix Pro & College Basketball

NBA Trade Machine Challenge: Blow Up Pistons’ Roster

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The Sports Guy refers to himself as the Picasso of ESPN's NBA Trade Machine.  Well if he is Picasso then The Sports Bank's Peter Christian and David Kay are the da Vinci and van Gogh of the trade machine (though neither would cut their own ear off while working on a trade... or at least I don't think.) In this new feature, Peter and David will play the role of NBA general … [Read more...] about NBA Trade Machine Challenge: Blow Up Pistons’ Roster

Deng possibly the missing piece in Bulls puzzle after all?

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Luol Deng's 39 points on Monday night can not be ignored. He's the X-factor. If Deng shines this season or even comes close to the potential the Bulls envisioned when they handed him a contract potentially worth up to $80 million, Chicago has a chance to seriously compete in the much-improved east. Ifs, ands, or buts aside, this is not the first time Deng has flashed his … [Read more...] about Deng possibly the missing piece in Bulls puzzle after all?

Boston Three Party ready for Postseason

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By Paul M. Banks In Bill Simmons’ 700 word epic “the book of basketball,” he ranks three current Boston Celtics amongst the top 75 individual players of all-time: #63 Ray Allen, #54 Paul pierce and #22 Kevin Garnett. These three future hall of famers have 28 combined All-Star appearances in their NBA careers. I was quite impressed that the ESPN Sports Guy was able to keep … [Read more...] about Boston Three Party ready for Postseason

Yep, these are our Readers

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By Paul M. Banks I've gotten my news from the Daily Show and Colbert Report for a quite a few years now. Given how pathetic cable news is (CNN sucks, Fox is blatantly a conservative PR firm and MSNBC is trying to do the same thing the opposite way, but with less balls) and how local network news is SO AWFUL it makes the cable news business look closer to respectability, … [Read more...] about Yep, these are our Readers

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