THIS JUST IN: BILL SIMMONS DECLARES THE THUNDER ARE IDIOTS FOR PLAYING KEVIN DURANT!!

by hurryup09 on Apr 28, 2010 8:19 PM PDT

That's right: Bill Simmons says the Thunder have no shot at winning a title this season. So why on earth would they risk the health of their still-frail franchise player in a series in which he's being manhandled by a beast like Ron Artest? "Short-term thinking," declared Simmons in a scathing column. "Only a dysfunctional franchise with a front office in disarray would sign off on something as foolish as this!"

THIS ALSO JUST IN: SIMMONS DECLARES THE KNICKS WERE IDIOTS TO LET WILLIS REED PLAY HURT!! "The front office people who signed off on that should have been taken out and shot," Simmons railed. "Sure, the Knicks were battling for a title that season. Yes, their gamble paid off when Reed hobbled out and inspired the Knicks to victory. Sure, that's a moment etched in the memory of every Knicks fan to this day. But that's still short-term thinking. What about the Knicks' dynastic hopes? How many titles did they end up winning? Maybe a healthier Reed would have gotten them over the top. Why on earth would you roll the dice like that with your star center's health? Stupid, stupid, stupid!"

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What do you think of Bill Simmons' takes on the Blazers?

He's an objective and reliable NBA expert. I take his opinions to the bank.

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Kevin Pritchard must have stolen Simmons' girlfriend. There's no other explanation for his relentless Blazer-bashing

146 votes

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Nice.

by jigglyai on Apr 28, 2010 8:21 PM PDT reply actions

do we really need a fanpost for everything Simmons writes? Look, the guy doesn’t hate Portland but he does enjoy getting a rise out of the large and super-sensitive online Blazer fanbase. He also loves Durant. In my opinion, people should either accept that or ignore him.

by jksnake99 on Apr 28, 2010 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs

Oh, just having a little fun

I don’t take Simmons seriously.

I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
You too, Przy: everyone knows you're the heart & soul of the Blazers.

by hurryup09 on Apr 28, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions

What am I saying? Simmons IS an objective and intrepid reporter

Remember, it was he who declared that he’d never have drafted Greg Oden because he “walks like an old man.”

I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
You too, Przy: everyone knows you're the heart & soul of the Blazers.

by hurryup09 on Apr 28, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions

exactly

i treat him just like i treat you.

dinasour type of guys choir boys

by mittsabishy on Apr 29, 2010 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions

Bill Simmons stole candy from me when I was a baby, and I have never forgiven him for it.

And by candy I mean the one-legged stripper who used to dance at Doc’s on Powell.

"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden

by dario argento on Apr 28, 2010 8:52 PM PDT reply actions

Doc's?

I thought she worked at “The Beaver Inn” on 82nd…boy was I wrong…

by abobo84 on Apr 29, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions

Rec for being awesome

"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99

We will meet them with our fury and we will crush them like vermin.

by fajunga on Apr 28, 2010 9:42 PM PDT reply actions

that's good (rec)

by collectiveshane on Apr 28, 2010 10:00 PM PDT reply actions

Wow! News!

Here, there’s more…on the front page even.

Rugged Optimism - The Bright Side of the Suns

by ZonaFlash on Apr 28, 2010 10:13 PM PDT reply actions

you're still here, don't you have your own blog?!?

#52

by bustabucket on Apr 29, 2010 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions

You know...

This sort of attitude only proves we are no better than Seth (which then makes it hard to criticize him). I’d rather treat ANY visitor with respect unless they are clearly out of line. Zona is generally funny and seems to fit in pretty well here.

And if you were just joking, you should throw up one of those little smiley faces after your comment :)

by Dave R on Apr 29, 2010 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions

I also remind you of herpes =D

Rugged Optimism - The Bright Side of the Suns

by ZonaFlash on Apr 29, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions

my blog is a sleepy town, fat with the satisfaction of being up 3-2

Rugged Optimism - The Bright Side of the Suns

by ZonaFlash on Apr 29, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions

ALL CAPS - DO YOU SPEAK IT?

Yes, I'm a Troll

by The True Anonymous Coward on Apr 28, 2010 11:35 PM PDT reply actions

I'm pretty sure that it's Bill Simmons...

who’s always saying NOT to wait to make your team better through acquisitions and that going for it NOW is the way to go.

Only not in this case, I guess.

BRoy and the Blazers want to go for it NOW. And if they can muster the testicular fortitude to pull out a gritty series win against Phoenix, I think they have just as much of a chance against the Spurs and the F@kers (assuming they both win) as anybody when considering (WARNING: cover your eyes, ‘experts’… relevant facts about to be used!!!) actual games played this year.

Being insistent when you're wrong is just really, really annoying.

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Apr 29, 2010 8:39 AM PDT reply actions

OK, now you're going somewhere I can't follow

I think there ARE sound reasons for the Blazers to have let Roy play in this series. But hopes of winning it all—or even the West—this season would not be one of them. For the Blazers, having been being decimated by injury all season, to beat the team with the FEWEST games lost to injury would be a glorious upset. But for the guys to advance even further this year is a fantasy, in my view. They’re just too beat up and too unfamiliar with each other.

Having said that, to have gone out to the Suns in five games, with Roy chomping at the bit to play, would have been a pathetic & demoralizing way to end a season in which they’d fought so hard. Once the doctors signed off on letting Roy play, I think you had to let him give it a shot.

In addition, this team desperately needs playoff experience before it can progress to the next level. The playoffs are truly "the second season,’ featuring a style of play radically different from what players see for the first 82 games. Giving the still-young Blazers a shot at making it into the second round WAS “long-term thinking.” Just not the type that Mr. Simmons understands (or wishes to).

I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
You too, Przy: everyone knows you're the heart & soul of the Blazers.

by hurryup09 on Apr 29, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions