Awful LA Times article

[Jimcs50]

Holy cow. I did not realize that you Spurs fans lacked any shred of a en when it comes to sarcasm and tongue in cheek wit.

This is funny stuff. You really think he was dissing the Alamo??? The part about the riverwalk and sitting at a table watching the trash float by was simply a brilliant piece of observational humor.

Damn, you guys are making us Texans look like a bunch of humorless podunks. Lighten up, for God's sake.

[Dopey310]

Simers is a en hack. He writes for sensationalism only.

[kobe_mvp_24]

i love that article

[Budkin]

Simers... another winner. Don't you remember this guy writing about us several years back?

[FromWayDowntown]

I'm becoming less and less stunned at the widespread inability to "get" this sort of sarcasm. I should post Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" in the Political forum and just wait to see how many start screaming for him to be arrested and all sorts of other things.

Simers' point wasn't to say bad things about San Antonio, and he's extremely complimentary of the Spurs you might note -- the point about Ginobili making no excuses after Games 1 and 2 is pure respect. His point, it seems to me, was entirely about the Lakers; it's hard to tell precisely what his argument is, but it does seem to be almost mocking the idea that a Lakers/Celtics Finals is inevitable, because the Lakers themselves might prove to be their own worst enemies.

[Jimcs50]

I'm becoming less and less stunned at the widespread inability to "get" this sort of sarcasm. I should post Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" in the Political forum and just wait to see how many start screaming for him to be arrested and all sorts of other things. .

You need to give them more credit....comparing calling the Alamo nothing but a car rental agency and making a satirical article for the selling of poor one year old children to rich people to eat is pretty easy to distinguish, even for podunk Texans.

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[FromWayDowntown]

You need to give them more credit....comparing calling the Alamo nothing but a car rental agency and making a satirical article for the selling of poor one year old children to rich people to eat is pretty easy to distinguish, even for podunk Texans.

It was an exaggeration. I do see the point.

Taken out of context on TrueHoop this morning, I actually had the same reaction.

[Mikeyjr88]

Hes obviously never been to San Antonio.

[bonzi_isaspurskiller]

I'm not from San Anton', but you can't disrespect a city the way he did.

Unless it's Salt Lake City

Obviously you have never been then.

[bonzi_isaspurskiller]

Hes obviously never been to San Antonio.

Really? I have and agree with everyword. I would have used even harsher words.

[bonzi_isaspurskiller]

It's steaming hot and the only thing this city has going for it is the River Walk -- where everyone walks around a winding, polluted river, maybe catching a table by its side for dinner and watching the garbage float by.

This man speaks the truth!

[TDfan2007]

Poorly written article. It's his attempt to be funny, not to be serious. Too bad he doesn't understand how to manipulate tone in writing...

[lefty]

Obviously you have never been then.

And I've never been there either

[TDfan2007]

I'm becoming less and less stunned at the widespread inability to "get" this sort of sarcasm. I should post Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" in the Political forum and just wait to see how many start screaming for him to be arrested and all sorts of other things.

Simers' point wasn't to say bad things about San Antonio, and he's extremely complimentary of the Spurs you might note -- the point about Ginobili making no excuses after Games 1 and 2 is pure respect. His point, it seems to me, was entirely about the Lakers; it's hard to tell precisely what his argument is, but it does seem to be almost mocking the idea that a Lakers/Celtics Finals is inevitable, because the Lakers themselves might prove to be their own worst enemies.

He just kind of rambles. THere doesn't seem to be a point to his article. Almost like a bad comedian on cocain.

[dbreiden83080]

This ing hack has a job writing for the LA Times, what a joke, how did this crap get published???

[Commissioner Stern]

Wow. You guys just don't get it.

[200 miles]

- t.j. simers

[Lakers4Life84]

simers is an idiot. all of his articles are negative, even when things are going well. he wrote an article during the jazz series talking about how the nba was making it too obvious that they were rigging the series. some of his articles are funny, but overall i hate them and his sole purpose is just to tick people off.

[BiZNicK]

They should have said...

Spurs are setting up the stage similar to the 2004 WCF's. An 0-2 deficit turning into a 4 game streak to reverse the series 4-2.

But this time......The winner (spurs) won't lose to Detriot in the finals..

What better way to take out the Lakers in the west finals then the way they took us out in 04.

[balli]

I'm not from San Anton', but you can't disrespect a city the way he did.

Unless it's Salt Lake City

Suck on my ball sack Lefty! I guarantee Utah's a cooler place to live than ing beady-eyed Canada... or San Antonio for that matter.

I thought it was an unprofessional attack of an article. Nevertheless it was hilarious and true.

[200 miles]

that dumb fairy Simers repeatedly stated and practically guaranteed, as a regular panelist on Around the Horn, that the Lakers would roll over the Spurs back in '03 and from the day after the Spurs won that series and then on forward, Simers mysteriously disappeared from the show

I wonder why.....

[lefty]

Suck on my ball sack Lefty! I guarantee Utah's a cooler place to live than ing beady-eyed Canada... or San Antonio for that matter.

I thought it was an unprofessional attack of an article. Nevertheless it was hilarious and true.

Sorry for the offense

I depends on the city in Canada.....

Come to Montreal, you'll have a good time

[balli]

Come to Montreal, you'll have a good time

Probably (I've only seen BC and it was awesome), but still, don't talk on Utah. The entire state is hands-down the coolest geographic boundary on Earth.

[lefty]

Probably (I've only seen BC and it was awesome), but still, don't talk on Utah. The entire state is hands-down the coolest geographic boundary on Earth.

Ok then