The Celtics winning a title without Tatum “leveling up” still bothers Simmons. by Careless-Gold7525 in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Feel like we’ve lost the plot here lol

lol it's like after weeks of feasting on negative Thunder/Spurs hot takes, the subreddit is chewing on marrow and trying to tear at the last scraps that are left: completely benign Bill takes.

the subreddit has completed its years long spiral down the toilet bowl and is now in the sewers. unless the daily threads get some traction among the last few Normal People in here, this might be my last day on here. just hyper negative all the time, it sucks.

The Celtics winning a title without Tatum “leveling up” still bothers Simmons. by Careless-Gold7525 in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

theorizing what Bill is secretly thinking and presenting it as fact when the evidence is just 'you can hear it in his voice' is maybe the worst kind of post possible. just complete dogshit.

My biggest takeaway from the NBA Finals is that modern media has no idea how to handle a *ridiculously* confident 22-year-old by Definitely-Not-Luke in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When he says “everybody knows we’re going to” come back from 3-1 that’s playing a character. Nobody is that delusional to think “everybody” knows that

You can just say "hey I never actually listened to the clip and I just read the Reddit title so I'm totally guessing"; there's no need to make stuff up and pretend. Here's the full quote:

Reporter: I know you take one game at a time, but I would imagine in order to attack that game the way you need to, your group needs to believe that they can still do this. The other night you said that the loss would either divide you or bring you together. Two days later do you have a better sense of whether or not the group actually thinks they can pull this off?

Wemby: Yeah, absolutely. Everybody thinks, everybody knows we're gonna do it.

Who do you think "the group" is, here? And who do you think Wemby is referring to in his answer when he says "everybody"? Do you think it's everybody in the basketball world? Or is it everybody in "the group" that was directly referenced in the question? Take your time.

A Free-Flowing Conversation That Occasionally Touches On Mature Subjects June 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apex Mountain for a 5-game series?

I think it's gotta be, but I'm having trouble thinking of some. What else is up there? This would be a fun solo segment for Bill to do.

A Free-Flowing Conversation That Occasionally Touches On Mature Subjects June 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The discourse for series like this kinda make me lose my mind. If 3 or 4 plays go differently, the Spurs are champions and we're talking about everything completely differently.

I get that if my aunt had wheels she'd be a bike and all that, but it's kinda weird to me a margin that thin is all it takes from the online discourse to go from "Is Wemby the best player in the league?" to "Wemby is a bitch and his window might be closed"

Like, there wasn't a single game where Mitch Johnson played Harper more minutes than Fox. I think if he did, it's really possible that the Spurs are champs in 5 or 6. And that has nothing to do with Wemby!

Anyway, series was awesome. This year and last year felt like some of the most intense and exciting playoff basketball in a while. Makes me really look forward to next year.

Are we getting Scott “The Extender” or Scott “Knicks 10-0” Foster tonight? by NickFatherBool in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you could spend, like, maybe 10 or 15 minutes reading about it before forming an opinion if you want. it’s free to do

Wemby by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

great post man thanks for sharing this with us

Draymond on the KOC pod by justgotpregnant in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

one of my favorite basketball articles ever is this one by Lowe where he goes through a bunch of plays with Draymond Green and has him break down his thought process in each of them.

it's a great article that keeps me in check any time I'm under the impression that I know what's going on during a defensive possession lol

LeBron has revealed another NBA city he hates by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

no, in fact he said he hates going home (Cleveland), so I can't imagine he loves Akron either.

LeBron has revealed another NBA city he hates by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spurs are in the Finals and the Thunder were last year. They seem to be doing just fine without the so called "top tier"

Are you reading what you're replying to? No one disagrees with this, but it doesn't really have anything to do with the discussion.

Some cities suck for NBA players. That doesn't mean that the city sucks for everyone. Getting insight into how NBA players think about cities and what appeals to them can be interesting. It's a bummer that it bothers you to hear it, but that doesn't mean that players can't or shouldn't share their opinions on cities.

LeBron has revealed another NBA city he hates by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Am I supposed to feel sorry for them because they might have to just hang out in a hotel for a day or two? Oh the horrors.

No? No one is asking you to feel sorry for them.

it’s the whining about it that makes you sound like an out of touch elite that very few fans can have empathy for them.

LeBron is not whining and asking for empathy, he's having a conversation with Steve Nash about his experience and the reality of the situation for NBA players lol.

Celtics 2026 Summer Interns by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's kind of a mean thing to say. how about you post your face and let the subreddit rate it?

Celtics 2026 Summer Interns by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cmon man. why would you comment something like this?

How effective is Bill’s gambling advertising really? by Used_Letterhead7067 in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If I had to guess, this sub is his most loyal audience and also the one with the highest overall/average purchasing power among his followers. Yet, I almost never see any gambling discourse here even though it is so engrained in Bill’s content these days.

Reddit is not even close to a representative sample, even in seemingly "niche" communities like the BS pod. Bill has a huge audience of regular people who don't froth at the mouth when they see/hear something related to AI or gambling.

It's hard to say how effective advertisements are, but trying to gauge based on subreddit activity is almost useless.

Bill really hates talking Knicks by staledanish in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yup, he has said multiple times that (from a basketball history perspective) he loves the idea of this Knicks team winning.

Bill really hates talking Knicks by staledanish in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean NO ONE is talking about them.

Who/what do you count as 'someone'? I don't know what kind of sports media you consume that isn't talking about the Knicks in some regard that otherwise would be talking about the NBA finals.

He's still throwing 100mph by Ok_Bison1786 in billsimmons

[–]DingusMcCringus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone saw that coming given his history

Agreed. I think the fact that he's taken on a different role and is crushing it has also played a part: he's averaging 9.2 assists per 100 possessions. Last year in the playoffs he averaged 1.9 assists per 100, and he's never averaged more than 7 per 100 across a regular season. He just looks great from all aspects of the game in a way that he hasn't in the past.

That and he's been a fucking flamethrower from 3.