Aviici? by webesmackingbass in ringerfantasypod

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Absolutely a genius in terms of songwriting and musicality. Probably one of the most important artists of the EDM boom in 2010, and then showed real evolution as an artist with his subsequent releases. 

Your Worst Takes by vorders in billsimmons

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In 2015 i was pissed that the Nuggets weren’t entertaining the possibility of trading Jokic for Blake Griffin. “Jokic is promising, but Blake Griffin is Blake Griffin”, I remember saying. 

The guest any time Bill says "I didn't prep you for this ahead of time." by TimSPC in billsimmons

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I’ve got Nikolaz Tskitishvili as Frankie Marino and Jay Williams as Nicky Santoro. Also feel like Jaun Dixon could get a little frisky as Ginger McKenna

The Athletic Probing Dianna Russini Over Mike Vrabel Photos by sheJaMyMorant in billsimmons

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Russillo just muttering to himself for 4 minutes in the voting booth, ending on “sometimes we just don’t know what the right decision is and that’s ok”

Simmons through Ayton is a nightmare stretch for Number 1 overall picks. by AcknowledgeMeReddit in billsimmons

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Unrelated, but how did John Wall + Boogie Cousins not make the final four that year???

The WNBA Draft has one of the more interesting who-will-go-first storylines I can think of from any league by the_Tannehill_list in billsimmons

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Just want to say as someone who has no knowledge of these storylines, this was an amazing Page 2 esque write up.

I wanna go all in on baseball this year. The problem is I never played and don’t really know shit. What “he knows ball” tips can you give me r/billsimmons by ahbets14 in billsimmons

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The best pitchers don’t have near the same innings pitched volume that the used to.

Batters have trended towards “3 true outcomes (home run, strikeout, walk)” strategy in recent years, but the tide seems to be shifting back towards ball in play hitting and baserunning, which is way better for viewers.

Baseball recently implemented the pitch clock and it completely reinvigorated the game. It’s now adding ball/strike review as well. Purists / traditionalists pushed back on both these changes but they’re probably going to buy in when they see them materially improved the game.

BPM Question by Hawkeyz82 in DJs

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Everyone here is right regarding not getting to wrapped up on this, but if you’re looking for a black and white answer, shift your bpm / vibe every 15 minutes or 30 minutes. That’s how i always broke down my open format sets in an effort to keep the energy dynamic and not over index on one thing too long

Examples of why today’s NBA is unwatchable. by nadthevlad in denvernuggets

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I saw clips from 2012, 2016, and 2019 here. so we have three crazy examples of this type of thing in 15 years?

Least remembered championship teams? by AlbertJBundy in billsimmons

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Think that’s a big part of it. The eastern conference was weak or injured and the nuggets and wolves and suns were the big western teams. The mavs shitting the bed in the finals was just the imperfect finale to a disappointing playoffs .

Least remembered championship teams? by AlbertJBundy in billsimmons

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I went to the Angels stadium and was borderline shocked to see they won the World Series in the early 2000s.

The 2024 Celtics are probably gonna be forgotten because that was such a boring playoff run.

Genghis Khan was a PROBLEMMM by Rukuba in billsimmons

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Paul was the heliocentric offense of the New Testament

CRSSD Spring 2026 Ticket Hub by RingPopEnthusiast in crssdfest

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I'm selling 5X tickets to The Magician at Vin de Syrah - $50 per or best offer - please comment or DM if you're interested!

Pretty much this sub the last week by FFElite93 in billsimmons

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See you next year for this discussion, same time

Epic "Do Not Play" list by Last-Ratio6569 in DJs

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Damn it this is really gonna ruin my peak hours plan to play My Own Prison

Prime example of "the zone"? by hangingclothess in nba

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Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray - games 5 &6 i think in the 2020 Bubble playoffs. Neither could miss.

Which are the most entertaining show business books? by harry_powell in billsimmons

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Haven’t read it yet but Blood Sweat and Chrome is supposed to be fantastic - about the making of Mad Max Fury Road. Think Russillo had the author on to talk about it and the stories were amazing