Bill Simmons leaving ESPN.

popsicledeath_sl said:

I don't think Cowherd would benefit from an open platform like HBO. And, yeah, shit in a bag.

To reply further from the Cowherd discussion from earlier in the thread, here's an example of why I hate him:

Today he brings up the [imo dumb] NBA Players awards and how Harden got voted by other players as the MVP. Okay, that could be some fertile ground to discuss. But instead Cowherd just complains that it's ridiculous Lebron didn't win and that he doesn't like Harden because of the stir-the-pot thing he does after scoring. Then Cowherd replays an old clip where he's doing a whiny, mocking voice pretending to be Harden "oooh boohooo wah I'm stirring the pot like a baby waaah waaaah" that wasn't really funny. Of course he's ignoring the fact Lebron and like every other player isn't equally annoying with their little acts, for instance the Lebron push-the-shit-down-to-the-floor thing he does or throwing the chaulk. And then hilariously one of the show's crew/producers has to come on air to point out to Cowherd that the award he read for 'player you most want to destroy your organization from within' going to Carmelo wasn't actually real, it was a joke, which the first thing I said to myself when hearing it was 'hah, that's a funny joke' but Cowherd didn't get it, apparently, and then just did the radio equivalent of a shrug as his crew laughed at him. Then he mentioned how DJ won defensive player of the year, muttered how Jimmy Butler was pretty good too (didn't make an argument, just muttered to himself), then basically said whatev, NBA players are dumb... and that's when I just turned it and listened to whatever shit was on FM radio.

He's boringly conservative, whines about his own opinions by whining about facts or situations or other people's opinions, uses way too many opportunities to suck Lebron's dick, and then constantly gets punked and looks like a bitch at the expense of his crew who take advantage of him because he's either an idiot or gullible, but either way it fits into my perception of him that he's just kind of an beige, mediocre blob with no balls.

So, to the people confused why I don't like him, I guess that's why.

Will definitely check out Simmons on HBO to see how it goes. It can be interesting how these things work out. For instance, I'm a big Jim Rome fan but never really caught onto his TV shows. Maybe it was just a weird context for me to sit and watch tv instead of having him on in the background and listening up when things got interesting.

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