Bill Simmons wants more hits

[Denny Crane]

So to shed the "overrated" label that some of the pundits have heaped on him, he only has to match the production of the best player of all time.

Awesome.

I don't think he's overrated. The guy's had a remarkable rookie campaign. I was pointing out that he needs to show growth over the next couple of years to become the kind of player that can lead the team to victories instead of just leading the team in stats.

 

[julius]

I think he's a really good player as he is now, but like Denny said, if he doesn't improve/expand his game past what he is now, he'll never be a superstar.

he'll still be a damn fine player, but won't progress to Chris Paul/Deron Williams level players.

 

[HailBlazers]

I actually find Simmons really entertaining on podcasts and on TV, not a big fan of his writing at all. He has raved about Lillard all season long on his podcast, he actually seems to really like him which makes it seem like this article he just felt like hoping on the "Lillard is overrated" bandwagon thats been going around since that tool from ESPN wrote that horrible article using "advanced" stats to say Anthony Davis is way better then Lillard.

Agree on that point. Makes a good media guy, doesn't translate well to writing though.

 

[santeesioux]

It's 2013, when was the last time Simmons was relevant? Been a while for me at least, but i go out of my way to not pay attention to him or Espn.

 

[oldmangrouch]

I hope he is wrong about Lillard - but I can't really dispute his slam at PA.

 

[Ed O]

You used to love him.

Nope.

Ed O.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

I wil click on his link if he can show me one NBA GM, scout, or coach that would rather have Rubio over Lillard.

 

[jlprk]

Jordan did it. Kobe did it. Gervin did it. A few others. A lot of guys came real close (28+).

It's only been done once in the last 22 years. And a PG shouldn't hog shots. So I don't expect Lillard to ever score 30 per 36.

http://bkref.com/tiny/bYGeW

 

[BrianFromWA]

I still like Simmons...and for whatever he's become, I've been reading him since 1998 and keep loving the style, even if the content is pure troll sometimes.

And if you guys don't read Grantland, the piece about the Iditarod that just came out was one of the cooler (no pun intended) stories and formats I've read on the internet. And it was immensely long. Even I was reading it going "man, how did he get his editor to keep it this long"?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

It's only been done once in the last 22 years. And a PG shouldn't hog shots. So I don't expect Lillard to ever score 30 per 36.

http://bkref.com/tiny/bYGeW

Note that none of those guys averaged 6 AST per 36, either. If Lillard's expected to increase scoring that much, he'll just be another undersized SG.

 

[PapaG]

I still like Simmons...and for whatever he's become, I've been reading him since 1998 and keep loving the style, even if the content is pure troll sometimes.

And if you guys don't read Grantland, the piece about the Iditarod that just came out was one of the cooler (no pun intended) stories and formats I've read on the internet. And it was immensely long. Even I was reading it going "man, how did he get his editor to keep it this long"?

He's the editor-in-chief at Grantland. That's how.