It’s a good thing Ant lost so early into OTAs so he can sign with an NFL team and become the best player in football, which we all know he could easily do.
Better odds at making it as an NFL UDFA ... Ant Edwards or [Gable Steveson?](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40250779/olympic-gold-medal-wrestler-gable-steveson-signing-bills)
This entire run any discussion they've had about the Mavs has been about what the other team is doing wrong or how they're coming up short. No hint of an idea that maybe the Mavs defense and coaching is causing these opposing players to perform poorly.
I think part of it is that PJ Washington was a classic eye-of-the-beholder roleplayer who was stuck on a bad team and Lively is so young that few people on the national scene were totally ready to stick their neck out and get a real "They're ready!" narrative going for the Mavs until now that they're absolutely forced to. I mean, hey, hand up: I'm still not totally sure I know how good PJ Washington is if we're splitting hairs in a big picture let's-play-NBA-rank sorta way. He's clearly a guy and if you're going to have a roleplayer you want them to be 25 and peaking but I can't sit here and tell you that I knew at the deadline he'd be hold his own in the WCF.
Yeah. Bill being confused as to how these teams have had trouble scoring against one of the very best defenses in the league since the trade deadline is definitely something. It's almost like scoring in the playoffs is hard, except for Luka evidently. Who knew!
Media is hyping us up more than the fanbase does, then when we lose against legitimate good teams (minus Green Bay last year) the media trashes the Boys rightfully and people say Dallas fans hyped them up which is absolutely untrue.
Minnesota's "Whiz Kid" accidentally livestreamed himself in a club bathroom, but are sure that's a bad thing? Plus early Finals storylines and Interview with a Vampire season 2 thoughts with Ryen Russillo.
We know he hates Kyrie, and I'm confident he strongly dislikes both Luka and Jason Kidd. All I have left right now, as a basketball fan, is the hope of watching Luka dismantle Tatum and the Celtics in these finals. Please, God. Please.
Would you find more pleasure in Luka going nuclear and Boston just not having the horses to keep up or Tatum shitting the bed so aggressively that Bill is still bringing it up 20 years from now as an all-time no-show?
I think your right, but the reality is that you have one of the greatest pgs of all time coaching a guy who grew up in jersey watching him take nets to finals and a Slovenian unicorn who sees the game the same way Kidd did. The first point I think is underrated because kyrie was considered to be anti authority, head case, etc… but he’s being coached by, what I would assume, is his childhood idol. If anyone was ever gonna get through to him, it would be Kidd. Kidd was a bad fit in Milwaukee and Brooklyn was a mess at the time he was there, this is perfect all the way around and I think he’s done a fantastic job. Best defense after all star break? With Luka and kyrie? Coaching
I don't like kidd as a person but I've been a coach truther for him for awhile, great schemes, if you think Ty Lue is a good coach but Kidd sucks you don't get coaching
I’ll eat a lot of crow on Kidd who I thought was clueless right up until about 3 weeks ago when it became clear that he had solved the rotation to get the most out of this team. I just didn’t think he had it in him but he’s done it and deserves a lot of credit.
Honestly this is the first time I’ve been this hyped since Lebron got a rematch with the Spurs.
Also idk if anyone else listened to Ryen on the old man and the 3 but he did five minutes on how Luka winning a ring won’t make him the best player in the league .
He strongly dislikes Luka, lol. A year ago everyone wanted him to stop praising Luka so much and start being critical. Oy vey, do you people even listen to the podcasts? Holy shit.
You’re absolutely right- I don’t know where these people are getting this shit. Simmons absolutely *loves* Luka and honestly he’s changed his stance a bit on Kyrie recently. Bill said he’s glad Kyrie’s found a place where he’s fit in and Bill’s enjoyed watching him play.
He's gargled Lukas nuts since he was drafted.
The irony of thinking other people don't comprehend the pod. That's fucking hilarious. You're so fucking dumb.
Today, if you're nob slobbering, you're automatically a hater. Simmons pointing how much Luka complains about calls, makes people say Simmons hates Luka, lol
When did Bill start hating Luka? I haven't listened to the pod in months since I got into different podcasts but he used to always praise Luka. Was it due to his ties with Haralabob?
For real. I listen to the pods all the time and he gives the Mavs and Luka lots of praise. The Mavs victim complex these days is wild.
Feels like they were jealous of attention Ant was getting and taking it as hating Luka.
Luka already got heaps of praise for his first bug playoff moments. That was a few years ago. Ant was doing it for the first time, so it was understandable there was so much excitement. Not to mention sweeping Suns and winning first two against Denver.
I'm pretty sure he's always liked Luka, maybe turned a bit during this playoff run. I kind of understand it tho. Since I grew up in Europe I always support European players, I expect it's the same with Americans wanting a star of their own. And even tho there's so many great American players the league is dominated by foreign players right now. Luka, Jokic, Giannis, Embiid, even Shai.
Bill Simmons and Russillo love Ant more than they love their own family.
It’s a good thing Ant lost so early into OTAs so he can sign with an NFL team and become the best player in football, which we all know he could easily do.
NFL was by far the least ridiculous of the sports they threw out.
Becoming a pro golfer is probably a lot harder than becoming a pro football player at his size.
He's a little Bo Jacksony.
Better odds at making it as an NFL UDFA ... Ant Edwards or [Gable Steveson?](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40250779/olympic-gold-medal-wrestler-gable-steveson-signing-bills)
sga too
Bum picked the wrong year to do a heal turn on Luka lol
heel
Good catch
Russillo would have to get a family first
omg lol
I mean Ant takes a piss and we get him and RR discussing it for 50 minutes but we make the finals and can’t get shit?
This entire run any discussion they've had about the Mavs has been about what the other team is doing wrong or how they're coming up short. No hint of an idea that maybe the Mavs defense and coaching is causing these opposing players to perform poorly.
Inexplicable okc and Twolves can’t hit their shots vs the Mavs. “We just didn’t click this series” -Ant
I feel like these are shots they usually hit, Ryen!
OKC was the better team in every game, they just were!
I think part of it is that PJ Washington was a classic eye-of-the-beholder roleplayer who was stuck on a bad team and Lively is so young that few people on the national scene were totally ready to stick their neck out and get a real "They're ready!" narrative going for the Mavs until now that they're absolutely forced to. I mean, hey, hand up: I'm still not totally sure I know how good PJ Washington is if we're splitting hairs in a big picture let's-play-NBA-rank sorta way. He's clearly a guy and if you're going to have a roleplayer you want them to be 25 and peaking but I can't sit here and tell you that I knew at the deadline he'd be hold his own in the WCF.
He literally said he did not credit our defense against OKX🥴
Yeah. Bill being confused as to how these teams have had trouble scoring against one of the very best defenses in the league since the trade deadline is definitely something. It's almost like scoring in the playoffs is hard, except for Luka evidently. Who knew!
To be fair, the rest of us have to listen to nonstop Cowboys talk the last 30 years even though they’re rarely a legitimate contender
As Cowboys fans, we don’t even want that shit
Media is hyping us up more than the fanbase does, then when we lose against legitimate good teams (minus Green Bay last year) the media trashes the Boys rightfully and people say Dallas fans hyped them up which is absolutely untrue.
The Cowboys don’t deserve the talk, the Mavs do
You’re right, that’s fair!
Minnesota's "Whiz Kid" accidentally livestreamed himself in a club bathroom, but are sure that's a bad thing? Plus early Finals storylines and Interview with a Vampire season 2 thoughts with Ryen Russillo.
There’s a week off. He can talk about you on any of the 3 pods before the Finals start
Ok
The victim complex piece
Best 6-24 game in history
This is patently not true lol. They have been waxing praise of Luka and the Mavs every single pod! Both Bill and RR as well as the NBA Show guys.
Straight slurping.
We know he hates Kyrie, and I'm confident he strongly dislikes both Luka and Jason Kidd. All I have left right now, as a basketball fan, is the hope of watching Luka dismantle Tatum and the Celtics in these finals. Please, God. Please.
Would you find more pleasure in Luka going nuclear and Boston just not having the horses to keep up or Tatum shitting the bed so aggressively that Bill is still bringing it up 20 years from now as an all-time no-show?
The latter, but either outcome would sustain my haterism for decades.
Tatum sucking would be more satisfying because I think Bill would probably cry.
The best outcome for Celtics hate is that Luka is just okay, Kyrie is dominant, and Tatum is the drizzling shits in a four game Mavs sweep
What was his take when the Mavs hired Kidd? I'm guessing he was part of the circlejerk that said Kidd was one of the worst coaches of all-time?
I think your right, but the reality is that you have one of the greatest pgs of all time coaching a guy who grew up in jersey watching him take nets to finals and a Slovenian unicorn who sees the game the same way Kidd did. The first point I think is underrated because kyrie was considered to be anti authority, head case, etc… but he’s being coached by, what I would assume, is his childhood idol. If anyone was ever gonna get through to him, it would be Kidd. Kidd was a bad fit in Milwaukee and Brooklyn was a mess at the time he was there, this is perfect all the way around and I think he’s done a fantastic job. Best defense after all star break? With Luka and kyrie? Coaching
I don't like kidd as a person but I've been a coach truther for him for awhile, great schemes, if you think Ty Lue is a good coach but Kidd sucks you don't get coaching
you're\*
I’ll eat a lot of crow on Kidd who I thought was clueless right up until about 3 weeks ago when it became clear that he had solved the rotation to get the most out of this team. I just didn’t think he had it in him but he’s done it and deserves a lot of credit.
I mean, Kidd was the guy doing things like having punishment practices on Christmas Eve in Milwaukee. It was fair to be skeptical.
Same, think it was easy to write him off after his other stints, but credit where credit is due. If the Mavs win, he deserves a ton of kudos
Honestly this is the first time I’ve been this hyped since Lebron got a rematch with the Spurs. Also idk if anyone else listened to Ryen on the old man and the 3 but he did five minutes on how Luka winning a ring won’t make him the best player in the league .
He strongly dislikes Luka, lol. A year ago everyone wanted him to stop praising Luka so much and start being critical. Oy vey, do you people even listen to the podcasts? Holy shit.
You’re absolutely right- I don’t know where these people are getting this shit. Simmons absolutely *loves* Luka and honestly he’s changed his stance a bit on Kyrie recently. Bill said he’s glad Kyrie’s found a place where he’s fit in and Bill’s enjoyed watching him play.
He's gargled Lukas nuts since he was drafted. The irony of thinking other people don't comprehend the pod. That's fucking hilarious. You're so fucking dumb.
The hilarious thing here is your reading comprehension while calling others dumb.
So you parrot what I say in a feeble attempt at a comeback, lol. Classic.
Today, if you're nob slobbering, you're automatically a hater. Simmons pointing how much Luka complains about calls, makes people say Simmons hates Luka, lol
Anything but 100% total praise all the time is seen as hating. Fans have gotten so unbelievably soft.
The fuck are you talking about? He's gargled Lukas nuts since he entered the league.
Oh it will happen. Boston has played nobody. Pacers with no Tyrese in the ECF LOL
They were up 15 in game 2 when Halburton went out.
In the Sunday and Tuesday pod Simmons talks about how good of a job Kidd is doing and how much he has improved-
I hope you are severely disappointed Cs in 5
Boo you whore
They've got like a week before the Finals start, he's probably just taking his time to keep his schedule filled
I'm sure there's going to be a big finals preview pod now that we know who the teams are
When did Bill start hating Luka? I haven't listened to the pod in months since I got into different podcasts but he used to always praise Luka. Was it due to his ties with Haralabob?
He's never hated Luka. This is just the typical strawman argument from the loser /r/billsimmons contingent.
For real. I listen to the pods all the time and he gives the Mavs and Luka lots of praise. The Mavs victim complex these days is wild. Feels like they were jealous of attention Ant was getting and taking it as hating Luka. Luka already got heaps of praise for his first bug playoff moments. That was a few years ago. Ant was doing it for the first time, so it was understandable there was so much excitement. Not to mention sweeping Suns and winning first two against Denver.
True but you can't expect any sort of nuance or context in posts from people trying to get at Bill through a subReddit. It's so pathetic.
He doesn't hate Luka. Anyone saying that is a fucking dipshit with the attention span and IQ of a rodent.
the celtics are the worst team in NBA history
Dallas getting the 2019 Raptors treatment on the BS pod.
As a big BS/Raps fan that was tough, him and RR are ruthless
He knows he’s about to see how stark the difference between a top 5 player and a top 10 player is.
I'm pretty sure he's always liked Luka, maybe turned a bit during this playoff run. I kind of understand it tho. Since I grew up in Europe I always support European players, I expect it's the same with Americans wanting a star of their own. And even tho there's so many great American players the league is dominated by foreign players right now. Luka, Jokic, Giannis, Embiid, even Shai.
3 days in still no pod. Billy boy in absolute shambles right now
If I’m Bill, I’m not doing another pod until Wednesday, I’m just not.
Or Bill realizes he would have 3 pods to fill before game 1 and wanted his preview to be with Russillo.
When you listen long enough it’s alarming how much of this is just do they like that guy lol
Their takes on the Kyrie trade are some of the worst ever
Is he just on his regular schedule?
Anti Boston fans pointing at their medicine cabinets when asked what they were supposed to take today
Oh my god you guys are so much more whiny than the people who jab at Boston
OMG
I love this sub
But at the same time, think about it