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Bill Simmons Puts On His Defeatist Hat

Christmas Ape — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:25:43 EDT

Oftentimes, Boston sports fans cringe when people uphold former Boston Sports Guy and current L.A. resident Bill Simmons' ramblings as a representative of their thoughts as a whole. And that's even when he thinks Boston teams are doing well. Some of them are taking added umbrage with Simmons' most recent column, which argued the Celtics don't have much of a shot at beating the Lakers in the NBA Finals, which is set to begin sometime next year, I think. [Channeling Simmons] Of course they can't do it! They're not the '86 Celtics! Too many daaahkies! They don't have Welkaaah!

Nobody is beating the Lakers this season. Not Boston, not Detroit, not anybody. They have the best team, the best player and a Hall of Fame coach. It's really that simple...

The Lakers are in the driver's seat right now. And when the L.A. fans chanted "We want Boston! We want Boston!" at the tail end of Game 5, normally the moment would have sent chills down my spine. This time around, it just sent chills. We might be headed for another Celtics-Lakers Finals, but I don't think I'm going to enjoy the result all that much.

Perhaps Simmons is trying to counteract all the rampant jinxing mojo he foisted upon the Patriots earlier this year, what with his weeks of assurances that they would win it all in blowout fashion. CelticsBlog, for one, isn't seeing it that way.

Yesterday you became a giant turd in the punchbowl. A buzzkill of tremendous proportions. On the same day that the Celtics return to the finals for the first time in years, you declare that the Lakers are a lock to win it all. Seriously? What? The Lakers? My god man. For your reference, comparing the stadium entertainment between LA and Boston is not an appropriate way to compare basketball teams. But this "article" follows similar negative drivel, bashing one dimension of KG's game while ignoring everything else he does. Or your repeated criticism of Doc, which is fair in some respects, but also neglects to credit everything Doc does bring to the table.

But what happens when Bill shows up rocking his Clippers gear?

[Pic of Kendra Wilkinson from on 205th]

No More Waiting Around; The NFL Is Back

Leitch — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:55:41 EDT

You want to know how long it's been since there was some damned NFL football? The last time a game counted, we glogged it. It seems like decades ago. And now, with your last chance for sign up for the Pick 'Em Pool, we welcome an actual live season.

It's the Colts-Saints tonight, which means you're going to see a lot of pregame footage of Peyton Manning on "Saturday Night Live" and Reggie Bush hanging out with David Beckham, back when David Beckham could walk. As KSK introduces us to tubby Colts fans, we enjoy that the American Sport Of Bloodlust begins its season in the royal palace of Indianapolis.

An actual game tonight. Have fun out there.

Football Games ALL DAY Tomorrow! Seriously!

Leitch — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:40:01 EDT

As we remind you one last time to join our Pick 'Em group, we prepare ourselves for a rousing opening weekend of college football.

You might be looking forward to that Cal-Tennessee game tomorrow, but you know us: We've got Illini-Missouri fever. The weekend crew will be there — well, Unsilent, anyway — to take you throug the Hugh Johnson project, but yeah: A full day of college football tomorrow. The wasteland of the summer is, at least, behind us.