Just started reading Bill Simmons' The Book of Basketball.
Great read so far. Simmons provides hilarious and pointed insight as both an educated fan/sportswriter. His ideas provoke lots of thought on a number of fronts. Right now, based on his discussion of Wilt Chamberlain vs. Bill Russell, I'm revisiting my analysis of Tim Duncan as a player. More later...
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Bill Simmons has me cracking up about the Artest-Pistons brawl. I give myself mad props for being able to laugh about this despite the fact that I had Artest, Stephen Jackson and Rasheed Wallace on my fantasy squad that fateful night...I love Artest and Sheed. Can you tell I miss the good ol' days of the NBA when players didn't all hug each other before and after games?
I just started reading this as well. I'm about half way done. Great book!
Isaiah Thomas on 'the secret' is unbelievably ironic
Excerpt of the day: "We know everyone in the NBA was afraid of [Oakley], personified by the famous story of Oak slapping Barkley hard across the face during a '99 lockout players-only meeting. I once asked a relatively famous current player, 'What makes Oakley more intimidating than everyone else?' His answer: 'There's a lotta tough guys in the league, but Oak don't give a f@!#'"
Just started the book. It's amazing so far. Plus, Gladwell with the foreword? Added bonus.
Simmons and I seem to agree on many things, including:
- Vince Carter = all-time bitch
- Tim Duncan = all-time great
- Tom Brady looks like Yao Ming, despite their different races
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