Bill Simmons chimes in on Kobe
scoresreport.com 6/16/2009 — Bill Simmons isn’t too keen on all the talk about how Kobe Bryant went through a metamorphosis this season. They had the second-best player in the league (Kobe), the second-best center (Pau Gasol), a talented forward with a unique set of skills (Lamar Odom), a breakout swingman (Trevor ...

Bill Simmons: NBA GM?
americaswhiteboy.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — I recently wrote an article over at Gunaxin.com about Bill Simmons, "The Sports Guy," possibly becoming an NBA GM. It's more of a "What could happen if he ever landed his supreme gig." It deals with some of his "theories" and his obsession with things like "The Real World" and "Teen Wolf." If ...

Rumors, Bill Simmons, and Quinton Ross
celticsblog.com 6/16/2009 — Some links from around the web. Your next backup for Paul Pierce: Quinton Ross? | Celtics Hub "On a day where Celtics nation is being fueled by speculation of trades of members of the starting five that are (hopefully) unlikely to happen, I figure it..." Bill Simmons: Did Kobe Bryant really ...

Take a Step Back (and appreciate the Suns)
brightsideofthesun.com 6/16/2009 — Well after reading Bill Simmons new column on page 2 about Kobe Bryant , and how Simmons still believes Kobe hasnt changed as a person or teammate but just how everyone else conformed to him, to make it all work for a championship in LA. He briefly talked about how Ariza turned into a stud, how ...

Simers and Simmons, on Kobe's likability
lakersblog.latimes.com 6/19/2009 — Over the last 72 hours and change since the Lakers won their title, two articles have examined the Lakers' championship run, with Kobe Bryant's likability a central point. The Times' T.J. Simers is put off by Bryant's (and Phil Jackson's) "unlikable" ...

Why Not Bill Simmons?
twolvesblog.com 5/21/2009 — Why not hire Bill Simmons as the new GM of the Minnesota Timberwolves? Seriously. Why not? Make sure to check out the photoshop jobs for added hilarity!

Bill Simmons Ripped Me Off
slanchreport.com 6/2/2009 — Notice this passage from Bill Simmons’ latest article in ESPN the Magazine , or as I like to call it, “That thing I get in the mail and throw out without opening.” We reached the “ending badly” point with David Ortiz five weeks ago. Remember in Superman II when ...

Chat with Page 2's Bill Simmons - SportsNation
proxy.espn.go.com 5/20/2009 — Welcome to The Show! The one and only Sports Guy, Bill Simmons, will drop by Wednesday to discuss the future of the lottery-winning L.A. Clippers as well as the Great Debate: Kobe or LeBron ? Simmons recently experienced a crazy day in Boston sports ...

Let's Not Suck Off the Lakers Just Yet
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 6/16/2009 — The big story from the weekend was, of course, the LA Lakers winning their 15th NBA title, Phil Jackson winning his 10th, and Kobe Bryant winning his 1st without Shaq. But let's not go nuts over Jackson and Kobe just yet. How badly did the Magic choke? One layup in Game 2, and one free throw in ...

Kobe Has a Lakers Flag on His Car?!?!
theassociation.blogs.com 6/16/2009 — By Craig Kwasniewski Awww man... just when I thought getting a fourth title put him clear of all the critics and haters, Kobe puts a one of those damn Lakers flags on his ride. Dude, I'm a 10-year Lakers season ticket holder and I've NEVER put ...

Kobe Bryant Is Not Michael Jordan; But Neither Is He Allen Iverson — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/16/2009
Why do grown men and women stop themselves from fully appreciating a quality athlete by being childish, immature, and dishonest about how that athlete compares with other stars in the game? And I am looking at both extremes here. First, at some ...

Forget Shaq; The Lakers Won This Title Without Kobe — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/16/2009
  That's a lie, obviously. Kobe Bryant was the clearly the biggest part and the moving force behind the Lakers' 2009 championship run. But in the Finals, it felt like Kobe was behind the scenes. Like he was conducting the orchestra, instead ...

Kobe Bryant Can't Win Without ____; The Next Knock on Kobe — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/16/2009
Prestigious universities such as Princeton and Yale are now offering free Ph.D.’s to all the individuals who have either privately or publicly claimed that Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers could not win a title without Shaq. With Kobe unable to ...

And the winner of the first Shaq trade is... — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 6/16/2009
In one month, it will be the five-year anniversary of the Los Angeles Lakers trading Shaquille O'Neal to the Miami Heat. And after the Lakers clinched the NBA title...

Kobe Bryant Proves He Can Win Championship Without Rick Fox(Satire) — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/16/2009
Kobe Bryant silenced his critics this past weekend by winning his first NBA Championship without the help of Rick Fox. After being in Fox's shadow for his previous three NBA titles, many critics believed that Kobe would never be able to enter into ...