Bill Simmons Is On A Mission

by Jeff Clark on Feb 8, 2007 8:35 PM EST in Boston Celtics News & Links

Bill Simmons has a new obsession.Â It is an extension of his fantanking article from earlier this week and the nice folks at ESPN have set up a whole blog for him to write about it.Â In his words, here are his goals:

1. To answer the "Durant vs. Oden?" question definitively and indisputably.
2. To figure out which college teams could win the whole shebang next month.
3. To subject you to my ongoing fantanking obsession with the Celtics, which has become unhealthy to the point that I burned out my friends and my father. None of them want to discuss it with me anymore. So now, I'm going to burn you out.
4. To watch at least one college hoops game (sometimes two) per day and post my thoughts here (when warranted).
5. To throw in some relevant NBA commentary when warranted.

Sounds like a lot of fun.

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I’m already burnt out to the point where I don’t want to talk about it no more.

by QuinielaBox on Feb 8, 2007 10:53 PM EST reply actions

I’m glad Simmons continued to write about this, and even reference the Acie Earl / Montross center combo haha. I remember those sad days…

I didn’t see in the article where he discussed the Celtics season.. is that to come?

by TomHamilton30 on Feb 8, 2007 11:19 PM EST reply actions

Waiting for someone to make the obligatory annoying “simmons jumped the shark” comment.

by SouthieTowTrucks on Feb 8, 2007 11:20 PM EST reply actions

I detest Bill Simmons. I used to admire his writing and looked forward to his post draft artciles. Lately, however, he has proven himself to be simply another bush league journalist with no consideration of the ramifications of what he writes. I am done reading his articles for good.
When I comment that the Celtics need new fans it is fans like Simmons that this team can do without. I hope he stops rooting for the Celtics and moves to a different team to whine about. :-\

by tmcdon on Feb 8, 2007 11:30 PM EST reply actions

Sean Williams was a better defender than Oden – but only for a few games :)

by Brendan on Feb 8, 2007 11:41 PM EST reply actions

He’s cramping your style Jeff…

by TheUndertow on Feb 8, 2007 11:52 PM EST reply actions

I feel bad for Simmons, a die-hard NBA fan who now has to watch some horrendous college basketball. Talking purely from a basketball standpoint…all the pageantry and rabid fandom make it a good ‘atmosphere’, but some bad bad basketball.

by bullsblogger on Feb 9, 2007 12:02 AM EST reply actions

I love Bill Simmons. His writing is top notch and provides some much needed comic relief in this sad sack of a season. As for the ramifications of what he writes, that goes with the territory if you choose to be in the public eye.

by lemonadesky on Feb 9, 2007 12:30 AM EST reply actions

bullsblogger.. you hit it directly on the head. That’s how I try to explain my lack of interest in college basketball to those rapid fans who in fact don’t know a quality product when they see it. Although, after watching the Celtics I’m not sure I’m used to quality at all anymore.

by TomHamilton30 on Feb 9, 2007 4:55 AM EST reply actions