Glenn
07-11-2006, 03:21 PM
Too long to copy and paste, but a great read.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060707
Best part:
(By the way, congrats to Joe Dumars for parlaying Ben Wallace, Carlos Arroyo and the No. 2 pick from a draft that featured LeBron, Wade, Bosh and 'Melo into Nazr Mohammed and Orlando's 2007 No. 1 pick. Well done.)
Uncle Mxy
07-11-2006, 06:55 PM
Second best part:
17. Chris Bosh
A delightful third season: 22.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, 51 percent shooting, 82 percent from the line ... and I will never figure out for the life of me how any NBA expert believed that an 18-year-old Croatian was a safer bet in the 2003 NBA draft.
Varsity
07-12-2006, 08:09 AM
I loved him attacking the Bulls for overpaying Ben. I hate that he calls us a 40 win team now.
Glenn
07-12-2006, 10:27 AM
That "40 win team" thing is just bullshit, but I love that we're going to be underestimated like that. We'll see how long it takes for the "Pistons aren't so bad afterall" articles once the season starts.
40 wins? Yeah, losing Ben is going to cost us 24 wins, right.
i really think the Cavs are being severely overrated this upcoming season. they pushed the Pistons to 7 games, but i think that's more a function of the Piston's offense going down the crapper. as far as i'm concerned, we're still much better than the Cavs. they were just at the right place at the right time.....i don't think they made any sort of tier jump last season.
40 wins is ridiculous, imo.
Last time he had us as that bad, we won the championship.
Pharaoh
07-12-2006, 10:46 AM
This guy is hilarious in so many ways.
metr0man
07-12-2006, 10:50 AM
i like Bill SImmons' columns, even when he says stupid shit about the pistons. The rest of the stuff is funny, and he isn't afraid to take shots at Wade's BS. Like the other article about the reffing in the Finals or the flopping joke during world cup.