Very annoying. Set a ####### pod schedule and stick to it.Still no pod following last couple games of west finals is why podcast is a weird format.
He did say that he was going to load up heavy on OKC before game 6. He might still be paying off those bets. #######.Still no pod following last couple games of west finals is why podcast is a weird format.
"I had all of these people who wanted to [invest,] famous f-ing people," says Simmons. "But one of my goals was to have as few people in my life as possible who would be like, 'Why are you doing that? What's going on here?' " Looking ahead, he and Eric Weinberger, whom he recruited from the NFL Network to run the company, won't rule out taking on additional investors.
Gladwell or Simmons?He's just too boring and too in love with himself.
Very true.Gladwell or Simmons?
could apply to either....
Him and Sal talk about 'Baby Doll' what seems like every week on the Guess the Lines pod. You been skipping that one?Never knew that Dixon was his agent, though it makes sense.
Little off topic but Freakonomics recently ran a podcast with the academic who did the underlying research for the 10,000 hour thing, and the professor basically called Gladwell out for misrepresenting his research. Confirmed some thoughts I'd had about Gladwell's work.I've only listened to a bit of the Gladwell one so far but I couldn't believe he said something like "it will really settle the talent vs practice debate" in response to Simmons questioning whether kids growing up now will be better players as they continue to just bomb long distance 3s in response to what they're seeing the Warriors do. Mother####er wrote an entire book based on the premise of 10,000 hours of practice = greatness.
Yes, I do not listen to the Sal or Joe House or any other regular ones usually. Only the ones with special guests.Him and Sal talk about 'Baby Doll' what seems like every week on the Guess the Lines pod. You been skipping that one?
yeah, most of his stuff is taking recent research and putting it into simplified, well-written layman's version. I think he's really good at this actually. But, if you want the full story with all of its detail and caveats, subscribe to the scientific journals.Think most take Gladwells' books as just a hunch that they tend to agree with or perhaps not. Not the scientific method.
And carrying a video camera everywhere. That's definitely the dude we would have given the phony house party address to on Friday night.Giving everyone in your dorm nicknames and nicknaming yourself "Iceman"...Christ.
And it seems like he's already spent it all on The Ringer salaries.Wow he's getting 7-9M a year. Holy crap.
Also seems that the closer he gets to being a media emperor, the more apparent his dooshy characteristics become. Or maybe I'm just taking in too much of his product.And it seems like he's already spent it all on The Ringer salaries.
This whole thing is going to crash and burn within 2 years. Simmons is at his best when he's doing podcasts and mailbags. He's not a TV guy.
I think you're right.Also seems that the closer he gets to being a media emperor, the more apparent his dooshy characteristics become. Or maybe I'm just taking in too much of his product.
Most people in sports making seven figures wisely keep their homerism to themselves, if not lose it all together. I think it's fine (good, actually) that he's still a die-hard but he can't keep it out of his day to day, which hurts him.Also seems that the closer he gets to being a media emperor, the more apparent his dooshy characteristics become. Or maybe I'm just taking in too much of his product.
Homerism seems to have worked for him. 20 years ago he was writing a column for AOL-only and begging people on the AOL message boards to read him. Now he's one of the best known and highest paid sports media people.Most people in sports making seven figures wisely keep their homerism to themselves, if not lose it all together. I think it's fine (good, actually) that he's still a die-hard but he can't keep it out of his day to day, which hurts him.
So are Skip Bayless and SAS.Homerism seems to have worked for him. 20 years ago he was writing a column for AOL-only and begging people on the AOL message boards to read him. Now he's one of the best known and highest paid sports media people.
I see it didn't take long for the honeymoon to end with HBO. Within the first 2 minutes of Friday's podcast he was already complaining that HBO isn't advertising enough for his show. GG Simmons.Also seems that the closer he gets to being a media emperor, the more apparent his dooshy characteristics become. Or maybe I'm just taking in too much of his product.
Yeah, I tried to listen to a couple of the NBA podcasts while traveling recently. So bad. Already unsubscribed on iTunes.The non-Simmons NBA podcasts are insultingly terrible, like they're targeting tween girls. I generally like Simmons but these are embarrassing.
Pretty sure that was sarcasm. He's got two enormous billboards in Times Square which people have been giving him #### about.I see it didn't take long for the honeymoon to end with HBO. Within the first 2 minutes of Friday's podcast he was already complaining that HBO isn't advertising enough for his show. GG Simmons.
well, if that's the case. Didn't sound that way to me, but I also didn't know about the giant TS billboards.Pretty sure that was sarcasm. He's got two enormous billboards in Times Square which people have been giving him #### about.
And draft diaries!!This whole thing is going to crash and burn within 2 years. Simmons is at his best when he's doing podcasts and mailbags. He's not a TV guy.
Just flipped on the TV in the hotel room and the first channel up was the last two minutes of this. Aflleck Brady Goodell ESPN Garnett.I think they might break the record for the most f bombs in a single episode of any show in HBO history. And The Sopranos was 60 minutes.
At least it's true to the Simmons brand. 10 minutes on Deflategate, got an 18-1 Pats mention in there, multiple Bird references....
This, I remember he did a couple skits back when he worked for Kimmel, turrible. Always feels very forced when he's in front of the camera, trying to get in as many clever quips as he can. Very unnaturalNo interest in watching this. He's a good writer, albeit a bit long-winded, but an atrocious TV personality.