For those that haven't perused ESPN today, Bill Simmons has posted his 2 part NBA off-season recap . The articles combined to frankly combine into an archtype Simmons piece - all his foibles and annoying traits combined with better qualities. There's the obsequious name-dropping, the stream of consciousness such that ideas touted in paragraph 2 are refuted in paragraph 4, the aging cultural references and of course the never ending homerism (Celtics as clear Eastern favorites? Lebron to the Clippers? The Clippers?)
However it does have Simmons better qualities...calling obviously stupid moves stupid. Joe Dumars, gets taken to task for his overpaying and Memphis is called out for being umm Memphis. Simmons also has nuggets hidden away that makes you think. Within in it Simmons alludes that frankly the idea that the best teams in the league got better is at best overstated and at worse completely false. The Lakers signed a mercurial and aging player (Artest) and will be worse for it. Boston signed a mercurial and aging player (Wallace) and will be worse. Shaq as positive force will hit the reality of Shaq as WWE superstar and the Cavs will be worse for it. Orlando took their unique style of play and transformed themselves into a regular line up. Basically everyone but San Antonio among the elite are no better if not worse for their free agency follies. True or not I'm uncertain but at least an interesting/debatable point. Which I suppose is why readers continue to follow Simmons despite his faults (Lebron to Clippers?)
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