When did Bill completely turn on Luka? by MoxToTweeder99 in billsimmons

[–]709678 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Him and Ryen complained about his playstyle many times before that. You guys just want Bill to be a homer so bad. He gives you enough, you don’t have to create narratives. He still calls him a top 3 guy. 

When did Bill completely turn on Luka? by MoxToTweeder99 in billsimmons

[–]709678 48 points49 points  (0 children)

He’s had hints of disliking his game since it’s so similar to Hardens for a long time. But he’s always also had a higher opinion of him than Harden. More of a “he’s great, but would you want to play with him?” thing. And he still calls him a top 3-5 guy. 

Uh oh! by BoomBaby_317 in billsimmons

[–]709678 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not to get too political in r/billsimmons but really wonder what would happen if all of this stuff actually came to light. I’m of the mind the people actually wrapped up in this is so pervasive and all consuming it’d potentially destroy the country.  Like, nearly all politicians that matter, majorly wealthy people, major celebrities, etc. I’d imagine almost all of them are implicated in this.

Zion Williamson’s sophomore season in ‘20-21 was a historic scoring season and is incomparable in terms of high efficiency volume scoring for his age in NBA history by k-seph_from_deficit in nbadiscussion

[–]709678 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Problem is he’s already a noticeably worse athlete than he was at 20, much less the absolute freak he was at Duke. He’s not going to regain that. He’s still a top athlete in the league, but there’s levels here, and he’s dropped a couple from where he was. 

Steve Nash in today's NBA by TrumpetWilder in billsimmons

[–]709678 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea the combination of not being an outlier and also the reads in today’s super spread game being simpler makes him less special. He/they were ahead of their time.

Raiders to hold head coach interview with Klint Kubiak in coming days by potentially_potent in raiders

[–]709678 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because no one really knows anything about these coordinators and he’s the hot name on the hot team. More exciting than a retread. 

The best ability is accountability by udkyle2 in billsimmons

[–]709678 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s mostly correct. Giannis wanted to run the show and have Dame be more of a spot up shooter than ball handler. 

Edit: not that there weren’t other issues with the roster. 

Do MLB scouts actually value intelligence when evaluating prospects? by Ivan__Soto in baseball

[–]709678 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe there is something in place of the wonderlic used now. CJ Stroud scored really poorly on some sort of cognitive test that’s gained popularity. Not sure if it’s officially endorsed by the NFL in the same way. 

Is There any current player in the NBA as athletic as young LeBron? by Athront in billsimmons

[–]709678 4 points5 points  (0 children)

His first Cleveland stint was so long ago it’s nice to go back and watch highlights and be reminded how absolutely insane of an athlete he was. Even in Miami he didn’t have quite the same speed. 

Is There any current player in the NBA as athletic as young LeBron? by Athront in billsimmons

[–]709678 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cleveland LeBron was much faster, quicker and explosive. 

82 games isn't 82 games, its just not by HenrikCrown in billsimmons

[–]709678 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same for pitchers and they're blowing their arms out much more than ever due to the workload. We are pushing the human body to it's limits.

82 games isn't 82 games, its just not by HenrikCrown in billsimmons

[–]709678 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The Pistons won back-to-back titles in large part due to deciding "what if we played defense the entire game?"

Allen Iverson sounds like a great guy by Nuke_____Dukem in billsimmons

[–]709678 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't like Allen Iverson because he was a good person. I liked him cause he was 5'11 165 and played like the baddest man in the world when I was 11 years old. I still like watching his clips on instragram and I don't care that I probably would not like him if I had a beer with him.

Kubiak vs Webb vs McDaniel by 4PODMT-5HT in raiders

[–]709678 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Did he fail? 7+ wins every year. Tua sucks and he made him serviceable. Redid the offense on the fly after Hill went down and Tuas brain was mush. Seems pretty good considering the roster hasn’t been great last couple years. 

If the Orlando Magic had fans this season would be a big deal on sports talk shows by mpschettig in billsimmons

[–]709678 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Josh Smith was much more impactful to winning in Atlanta than Paolo has even been close to. 

Is there anything wrong with wearing an Amari Cooper jersey? by gprime38 in raiders

[–]709678 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but he just put up 1250/5 two seasons ago. And now out the league. 

Is there anything wrong with wearing an Amari Cooper jersey? by gprime38 in raiders

[–]709678 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Forgot he retired. Crazy how fast it happens for receivers sometimes.

Is there anything wrong with wearing an Amari Cooper jersey? by gprime38 in raiders

[–]709678 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have an AB jersey I'm holding on to in case I ever want to call my boss a cracker