Nobody Talking About This??

[oldmangrouch]

http://deadspin.com/why-espn-fired-bill-simmons-1703103609

Bill Simmons finally wears out his welcome. I expected some celebration at the news!

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

 

[Strenuus]

That trusty ol' around the nba thread had this very thing in it.

 

[BrianFromWA]

between this and ESPN's new webpage, this might cause me and ESPN to take a break.

 

[cmeese47]

Simmons NBA articles were part of what I liked best on ESPN plus Grantland never had to by insider.

 

[Pinwheel1]

http://deadspin.com/why-espn-fired-bill-simmons-1703103609

Bill Simmons finally wears out his welcome. I expected some celebration at the news!

We actually did talk about it in the Around the NBA playoffs thread.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Oops!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

ESPN should replace him with Richard Simmons.

 

[e_blazer]

ESPN should replace him with Richard Simmons.

Great idea.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Bill Simmons: Former ESPN Commentator to Join HBO With Multiplatform Deal. Under the contract, which begins in October, Simmons will host a talkshow and make video podcasts. HBO will be Simmons' exclusive TV home, the network announced Wednesday.

 

[magnifier661]

http://deadspin.com/why-espn-fired-bill-simmons-1703103609

Bill Simmons finally wears out his welcome. I expected some celebration at the news!

I think he's a tool and glad he got the boot. I usually make digs at him at every opportunity on twitter.

 

[Reep]

Bill should stick to writing. He really is good at that. Not so much on camera.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Bill should stick to writing. He really is good at that. Not so much on camera.

He also needs to choose between humor and snark.

Hells-bells, you could hire ME to write snark every day. Being clever and funny actually takes work and talent!

 

[illmatic99]

Bill should stick to writing. He really is good at that. Not so much on camera.

His podcasts were hilarious.

Definitely missed over at Grantland. I hope they make his content available for those of us without HBO subscriptions, but I don't see it happening.

 

[illmatic99]

He also needs to choose between humor and snark.

Hells-bells, you could hire ME to write snark every day. Being clever and funny actually takes work and talent!

Oh come on... he writes and talks from the fan's perspective. And his book of basketball clearly shows his depth of knowledge in the game. I think he's refreshing in comparison to all the other blowhards at ESPN