Bill Simmons on the Dejuan Blair pick

[Sii]

From his twitter page


DaJuan Blair to the Spurs at 37? How does shit like this happen? You're damned right I just swore. Unbelievable.
:lol

[Dro210]

hey simmons....

http://nahright.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/umad.jpg

[Chieflion]

To follow up, you still mad?

[velik_m]

DaJuan Blair to the Spurs at 37? How does shit like this happen? You're damned right I just swore. Unbelievable.

:lol

Edit: His draft diary (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090625&sportCat=nba) is pretty funny too.

[Chieflion]

Blake Griffin pretending to be happy......

[JudynTX]

You can cuss on Twitter? Wow :lol

[Sii]

of course you can :lol

[JudynTX]

Well damn, I didn't know. I'll cuss on your page. :D

[MB20]

:lol

Edit: His draft diary (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090625&sportCat=nba) is pretty funny too.



6:08: There have been 29 NBA players named "James" and 55 players named "Johnson." Somehow, we've never had a "James Johnson." Now we do. Chicago just took him 16th. I'm glad I'm here.

:lol

[Sii]

im not the biggest Simmons fan but he is much funnier on twitter than the articles he writes IMO. maybe its the quick - limited nature of the comments you get to make

[SpursWoman]

I eagerly anticipate his draft diary every year ... they are always pretty damn entertaining. :)

[EricB]

I'm not a bill simmons fan, but his draft diary is must read material every season.

[Libri]

im not the biggest Simmons fan but he is much funnier on twitter than the articles he writes IMO. maybe its the quick - limited nature of the comments you get to make

It's the one liners.

[Spursfan092120]

:lol

Edit: His draft diary (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090625&sportCat=nba) is pretty funny too.
LMAO..that was hilarious.

[draft87]

so the 37th pick is the end result of the barbosa trade?

[draft87]

never mind i think it was for dragic. either way it's turned out to be a nice switch

[nadroj117]

Yes it was definately Dragic... I'd say we did alright with that one... and thanks again to the Suns for falling apart and thus letting us have the 37th

[bigdog]

I'd like to thank Steve Kerr for giving us DeJuan Blair in exchange for the point guard they never play.

and Simmons' draft diary is just fuckin classic material. Always good stuff...his other stuff sucks though.

[hater]

he's talking about Dragic.

[Tully365]

but earlier, Simmons had this to say:

6:23: Atlanta takes Jeff Teague and sends Bilas into "wingspan-explosive" autopilot. I'm bummed that nobody has taken DeJuan Blair yet. I had 12 jokes about how he doesn't have any ACLs ready to go. What do I do with them? Can I return them?

[EricB]

Goran Dragic for Dejuan Blair Malik Hairston and cash.

Yeah that RC Buford what a fucking moron :lol

[Spursfan092120]

Are people around here honestly saying they'd rather have DeJuan Blair than Barbosa? ROFL Now that... is hilarious. You can't even mention his name, because even you know it sounds absolutely ridiculous.
We got DeJuan Blair, Gist (or Hairston, not sure which), and cash for Dragic...yes...I would rather have that than Dragic...it wasn't Barbosa.

[50 cent]

Bill Simmons is greatness. I can't believe many of you don't like him.

Some of his Boston stuff gets old, but he knows he's a homer and doesn't try to hide it. I just ignore the Boston stuff.

I listen to his podcasts all the time and they are great.

[manufan10]

3. Bilas said Griffin could "finish with either hand" twice in eight seconds. I'm 39 years old. It still made me laugh

:lmao

[Marcus Bryant]

I'd like to thank Steve Kerr for giving us DeJuan Blair in exchange for the point guard they never play.

and Simmons' draft diary is just fuckin classic material. Always good stuff...his other stuff sucks though.

Lest we forget about Hairston (jury's still out) and the cash...

[EricB]

That cash probably went to Drew Gooden.

[manufan10]

The Indiana Pacers are on the clock … for going bankrupt. And for making a pick. The pick? Tyler Hansbrough. That launches the N.Y. fans into an "Overrated!" frenzy. Hey, I'm excited for Indiana's 2009-10 local marketing campaign: a photo of Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Jeff Foster, Hansbrough and Travis Diener with the UPS-like slogan, "WHAT CAN WHITE DO FOR YOU?"

:lol

[wildbill2u]

Some of Simmons' jokes are so subtle and under the radar that a lot of folks miss them. If you don't understand a sentence, just remember that it's there for a purpose or maybe you're not old enough to understand the reference.

[Dave McNulla]

Bill Simmons is greatness. I can't believe many of you don't like him.

Some of his Boston stuff gets old, but he knows he's a homer and doesn't try to hide it. I just ignore the Boston stuff.

I listen to his podcasts all the time and they are great.

i think b.s. is funny. i listen to his podcasts all the time. but the best is the smile that i get on my face everytime i drink from my superbowl 42 cup. i think i should send one of them to him just for laughs, but i bet people do that all the time.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

You guys will regret talking shit about Goran "White Magic" Dragic.

[Xolotl]

Why did he keep referring to OKC as the "Zombie Sonics" in the diary? I must've missed something

[Nathan Explosion]

Simmons calls OKC hijack city and the Thunder are the Zombie Sonics because he thought it was an absolute disgrace what the NBA and ownership did to the Seattle fanbase.

In fact, he's never called them the Thunder. It's Hijack City, Zombie Sonics, or the "Team That Shall Not Be Named".

[4RINGS]

Blair reminds me of Malik Rose. I like it.

[CaptainLate]

Blair reminds me of Malik Rose. I like it.

A better rebounder, I hope. Certainly on the O-glass.