Bill Simmons' Western Conference Preview

[Findog]

At least now I know who to put my money on if I ever get the chance to bet on a battle of wits between an Arizona State grad & a 15 year old.

Jake Plummer, Amare Stoudemire, now da_suns_fan. This aint the Harvard of the Southwest we're talkin' about.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Oh man...that made me laugh.

You're welcome.

Now can we talk basketball??????

[da_suns_fan__]

Well Texans, Ive enjoyed this morning in spite of how much you all thing I got "owned".

Have a good thanksgiving and I'll see ya next week.

[monosylab1k]

haha yeah I figured EF was college age. If anything, I was certain that DSF was the 15 year old.

I'm 25 FWIW.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Seriously, I had you pegged as around my age (29.) If I had to guess, mono and stretch are in their mid-to-late twenties as well. I don't know if that says something good about you or something bad about us.

Not to be conceited but I'd say more about me since I'm probably like top 3 if not the smartest person in my school when it comes to sports.

[monosylab1k]

Well Texans, Ive enjoyed this morning in spite of how much you all thing I got "owned".

Have a good thanksgiving and I'll see ya next week.

no need to own you when you own yourself. I'd dust off those ASU textbooks if I were you.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Have a good thanksgiving and I'll see ya next week.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well.

[Findog]

haha yeah I figured EF was college age. If anything, I was certain that DSF was the 15 year old.

I'm 25 FWIW.

Who is to say he really did graduate from that illustrious ins ute of higher ed in Tempe? He's probably just a wannabe like so many "Longhorns" and "Aggies" around these parts.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

no need to own you when you own yourself. I'd dust off those ASU textbooks if I were you.

This is starting to become more epic than the spurscenter thread.

[Findog]

This is starting to become more epic than the spurscenter thread.

Reading that Simmons article, it made me wonder if he posts here under da_suns_fan. The reasoning and slobbering is pretty much the same.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Reading that Simmons article, it made me wonder if he posts here under da_suns_fan. The reasoning and slobbering is pretty much the same.

You may be on to something here...

[dirk4mvp]

I can't believe how bad da suns fan is getting regulated in this thread.

[dirk4mvp]

Elliottfan makes me proud to still be a teenager.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Elliottfan makes me proud to still be a teenager.

Thanks.

And your age would be.....?

[dirk4mvp]

da suns fan makes me proud I'm not going to be educated by an Arizona university as well.

And your age would be.....?

17

[Mister Sinister]

Elliottfan makes me proud to still be a teenager.

Same. 19 here.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

He's probably really obsessed with me because I've only mentioned in my whole existence on SpursTalk that I'm in high school. And that was in a thread in the Club about a month ago.

[Mister Sinister]

He's probably really obsessed with me because I've only mentioned in my whole existence on SpursTalk that I'm in high school. And that was in a thread in the Club about a month ago.

Could be worse. You could still be getting about being bi after mentioning it in the troll forum shortly after registering in July.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Could be worse. You could still be getting about being bi after mentioning it in the troll forum shortly after registering in July.

Holy .

[Mister Sinister]

Holy .

Oh, yeah. If I were less secure with myself, it might actually bother me.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

I think the Mavs have more questions about them than the Spurs, two straight series where we've underachieved. For me, the biggest ? mark for SAS is can they continue to get valuable contributions from Horry, Barry, Finley and Bowen? They play heavy minutes and they're all on the wrong side of 33. I know that's a cliche, but at least for those supporting cast guys, it's a legitimate question.

The only one that I can assure that will contribute is Bowen. He hasn't shown any signs of slowing down at all this season. Horry is the oldest of those mentioned and the one I have concerns for the most, but hopefully he still has some heroics left in him. Barry has a habit of playing well in the regular season and dissappearing in the playoffs. And I don't know what's going on with Finley at all. He's doing good so far this season but I don't know what to expect of him in the playoffs, after he averaged only 3 points a game in the Finals.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

I also found this very funny:

Now can we talk basketball??????

I'll see ya next week.

[monosylab1k]

nice

[Findog]

I love double standards and conjecture. Here's what Simmons had to say about Steve Nash's off-season in that embarassing blow job article:

Here's what happened: When Dallas eliminated Phoenix last spring, Nash probably spent a few weeks mulling over his career and everything that happened. He thought about the two MVP awards, realized he couldn't accomplish anything more other than winning a le, then thought long and hard about how to do it, ultimately cutting off his hair (feel the symbolism, baby!) and getting in the best shape of his life (remember, he wore down the last two springs). Then he showed up for training camp, realized the Marion-Stoudemire soap opera would be an ongoing problem, realized Diaw was woefully out of shape, realized Banks wasn't going to help at all ... and something snapped inside him. Exit, nice Steve Nash. Enter, icy Steve Nash. And he's been playing pissed off ever since. Eventually, everyone else fell in line.

Now, here's his conjecture over Dirk taking a month-long vacation to Australia:

I would have done my routine about Dirk's bizarre summer in Australia (why didn't we make a bigger deal about the battle-worn MVP fleeing to another continent and possibly having a Chappelle-like breakdown?)

Here's his interview with Marc Stein:

Stein: We've been reading German press reports over here about your recent trip Down Under to search for "the meaning of life." Is that what you were actually doing?

Nowitzki: It wasn't really about that. First of all, I always wanted to see Australia. But I really just wanted to get away [after the Golden State series]. Hopefully, our season is never going to be that short again, so this was my chance to get away for a good four or five weeks. It seemed like Australia was the best spot to go. Nobody cares about the MVP down there. It wasn't hard at all [traveling] around. It was great, actually.

Millionaire athlete takes a month-long vacation after his season ends prematurely. Wow, what a shock! Says the early exit gave him plenty of time to think about his strengths and weaknesses as a player and what he and his team can do to get better. Yes, that's quite "bizarre."

[PoleSmoking]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well.

I don't get your quote at the bottom of your post. What is that supposed to mean?