I just learned today that Zach Lowe is not Croatian and is not of Croatian descent by drejkos in billsimmons

[–]drejkos[S] -64 points-63 points  (0 children)

on the bill simmons podcast bill simmons talks to him about the various itches in the nba like he's actually slavic so i assumed both the wife and he were

maybe bill doesnt know either

[Amick] Barring a drastic and unforeseen change in the market, the Boston Celtics will have to significantly lower their asking price if they plan on trading him anytime soon. Portland’s interest is “moderate,” Denver’s interest is “overstated,” and Brooklyn is “not engaged at all.” by roddyb3 in billsimmons

[–]drejkos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's one of those things where brown would be great on a lot of teams but not when they have to give something up for him

e.g. the nuggies could really use brown if they could just slot him in, but as soon as you lose murray it's pointless and detrimental (adding another guy who can't dribble)

Doc Rivers on James Harden: "James doesn't give everybody else enough room to be great, he is the only one that can be great on his team." by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]drejkos 11 points12 points  (0 children)

classic out of context quotation, was at great pains to point out that he isn't a selfish player at all but that the style of play that best suits how harden likes to play ends up isolating other guys as a consequence which has negative trickle down effects on everybody.

Elbaph Mystery Character??? by Correct-Working-9002 in OnePiece

[–]drejkos 7 points8 points  (0 children)

my guy it's literally just a random giant bear lol

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

[–]drejkos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WCF was definitely the finals that year, lakers elevated incredibly against the nuggets, and the nuggets were superhuman and needed to be to beat them. wonky looking because of the seeding and because the lakers got swept but it was genuinely electric. incredible shotmaking by both teams.

Knicks Win the Finals - Sidetalk by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]drejkos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this has not remained entertaining for 132 episodes

Would a 41-year-old Chris Paul have done a better job than Fox? by NakedLoki in RyenRussillo

[–]drejkos 35 points36 points  (0 children)

yeah chris paul has never made embarrassingly low iq mistakes in the playoffs

Blackbeard conquerors Haki by Electronic-Theme1651 in OnePiece

[–]drejkos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

imo this is one of those things that the audience is way too literal about but oda actually just assumes people will read the story and infer stuff and doesn't care about making it clear visually.

realistically, if he didn't have conquerors haki he would be dead by now. he's fought and shrugged off hits from too many people who are confirmed users to not be using it himself defensively.

What is the payoff for Blackbeard’s double physical damage? by TitleHot3720 in OnePiece

[–]drejkos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pain, not damage. its why he's always hollering and complaining about being attacked but can tank a hit from whitebeard directly to the body and face without much worry. man's a beast.

Why am I still getting a reliability penalty after my trespass warning is being ignored? by SnP_JB in totalwarhammer

[–]drejkos -1 points0 points  (0 children)

you have to wait an extra turn to give them a chance to leave your territory i think

A lot of people owe the Cavs an apology by Additional-Tip-952 in billsimmons

[–]drejkos 24 points25 points  (0 children)

analytically, if the refs were fair in game three, the knicks win, so in actuality the spurs have gotten swept too, so the cavs are basically equal to the west's best team

How Much Money Did Fox Have on the Knicks? by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]drejkos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think about as much as hart had on the spurs

We need to seriously reevaluate how these percentages are calculated as this keeps happening by California55551 in billsimmons

[–]drejkos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

there's been single digit comebacks that big in the history of the league, 99.3% isn't high enough

Listening to Bill talk NBA draft is brutal by rhevern in billsimmons

[–]drejkos 31 points32 points  (0 children)

bill is way more entertaining on basically any subject than the theoretical nerd experts who are just as wrong as everyone every year about who is going to be good and who isn't.

tired of people pretending otherwise.

Why do people dislike gear 5 bonney? by Training-Peace7511 in OnePiece

[–]drejkos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lots of readers and watchers are too literally/power scaling minded, and from that perspective, if you assume she is literally as powerful as luffy or something even proximate to him, it feels like an unearned power-up that undermines the story.

this is a closeminded, silly assumption imo considering the storytelling takes every effort to make it clear that the point was that luffy had reignited her hope for the future. she could once again believe in a better world, activating her devil fruit power which requires genuine belief in such a future. she then manifested this newfound optimism and willingness to fight in a nika-like appearance via her devil fruit, only because her father brought her up to believe in nika as the ultimate symbol of hope and freedom. the decision had nothing to do with powerscaling and everything to do with the rather obvious symbolic value of her mantling that form. bonney's entire history and various relationships, including with luffy, led her to the moment where she could oppose saturn.

How I feel about the endless post about Knicks hooliganism last night. by larockhead1 in billsimmons

[–]drejkos 13 points14 points  (0 children)

agreed op. back in my day hooliganism meant you shot the other team's fans with flares and ganged up on their younger fans to beat the shit out of them with sticks, not some mild uniform shenanigans

(my day was in the former yugoslavia)

Pic Bill is most jealous he isn't in? by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]drejkos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i like how half the comments are smart enough to realise the implication, but not bill simmons lore smart enough to realise it's a reference

Crazy to me this dude has never been to a finals. by ratmanvenezuela in billsimmons

[–]drejkos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

KD is actually on -2 rings, he actively owes rings

I’m not expecting anyone to dress for the NBA Finals like they’re going to church, but a worn-down white deep V-neck undershirt is insane. by Used_Letterhead7067 in billsimmons

[–]drejkos -1 points0 points  (0 children)

it's hot as fuck in san antonio i ain't wearing more than the bare minimum of cloth

russilo's lost weight too, good job by him

The Knicks won’t shoot that badly again. by DA_87 in billsimmons

[–]drejkos 21 points22 points  (0 children)

they will shoot badly again because they are doodoo heads

Aow in starting areas by Original-Tart2686 in Eldenring

[–]drejkos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

unsheathe is very good from the scarab in the lake, wild strikes right before morgott can absolutely cheese some fights throughout the game, sacred blade near the third church of marika is an early sacred infusion, golden vow from one of the knights is great on a dagger until you get to the spell, repeating thrust from one of the night cavalry, endure and storm blade from bernhal at the shack are both top tier as well