gsdgsd wrote:That's an acceptable response to anything Bill Simmons ever writes, including "I like puppies."
I can only assume he's embraced his inner douchebag. This is what he wrote today:
Speaking of fans, here are three chants that I want to hear at the new Garden on Tuesday night:
1. "Se-ven-teen! Se-ven-teen! Se-ven-teen!"
(I want to hear that for the entire 30 minutes leading up to the game. I don't have to explain what it means.)
2. "Over-rated! Over-rated!"
(That's for every time Kobe shoots a free throw. I just think it would bug him and potentially cause him to jack up 20 jumpers in a row. By the way, that choice narrowly edged out "Pierce is better!" and "No one likes you!"
3. "We can smell it! We can smell it! We can smell it!"
(Only if we're up double digits in the fourth quarter. And only then.)
Not only is it douchey, it's horrible. He wants people to chant "We can smell it!" What the fuck? Here are some things that people chant at sporting events:
"Asssss-hooollllle"
"Let Them Play"
"Hexxxxxxxxx-taallllllllllll"
And so forth. "We can smell it"? I'm embarrassed writing it inside quotation marks. "We can smell it," he wants people to chant. How does someone write that in their diary, much less a column inexplicably read by thousands?
I won't even bother to get into the fact that his insecurities are magnified by his constant knob-slobbing of a fan base (the Celtics) that didn't show up last year. 16 titles wasn't enough to get them to stick around during a down year.
I only bother with his worthless slop because I've never seen someone descend into irrelevance so quickly or completely. The fact that his column is widely-read tells you everything you need to know about the average sports fan. Madden beat out 2K Sports and Front Page, and Bill Simmons is their favorite writer. It's enough to make you want to disconnect the arteries leading into your heart.
[quote="gsdgsd"]That's an acceptable response to anything Bill Simmons ever writes, including "I like puppies."[/quote]
I can only assume he's embraced his inner douchebag. This is what he wrote today:
[quote]Speaking of fans, here are three chants that I want to hear at the new Garden on Tuesday night:
1. "Se-ven-teen! Se-ven-teen! Se-ven-teen!"
(I want to hear that for the entire 30 minutes leading up to the game. I don't have to explain what it means.)
2. "Over-rated! Over-rated!"
(That's for every time Kobe shoots a free throw. I just think it would bug him and potentially cause him to jack up 20 jumpers in a row. By the way, that choice narrowly edged out "Pierce is better!" and "No one likes you!"
3. "We can smell it! We can smell it! We can smell it!"
(Only if we're up double digits in the fourth quarter. And only then.)
[/quote]
Not only is it douchey, it's horrible. He wants people to chant "We can smell it!" What the fuck? Here are some things that people chant at sporting events:
"Asssss-hooollllle"
"Let Them Play"
"Hexxxxxxxxx-taallllllllllll"
And so forth. "We can smell it"? I'm embarrassed writing it inside quotation marks. "We can smell it," he wants people to chant. How does someone write that in their diary, much less a column inexplicably read by thousands?
I won't even bother to get into the fact that his insecurities are magnified by his constant knob-slobbing of a fan base (the Celtics) that didn't show up last year. 16 titles wasn't enough to get them to stick around during a down year.
I only bother with his worthless slop because I've never seen someone descend into irrelevance so quickly or completely. The fact that his column is widely-read tells you everything you need to know about the average sports fan. Madden beat out 2K Sports and Front Page, and Bill Simmons is their favorite writer. It's enough to make you want to disconnect the arteries leading into your heart.