Tuesday was not a good day for Bill Simmons

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 Tuesday was not a good day for Bill Simmons
There's a famous quote by Mark Twain that speaks to the dangers of expectation. A thing long expected takes the form of the unexpected when at last it comes. -Twain And that's what happened tonight for the Boston Celtics. With the second worst record in the NBA, it was more than apparent that Boston was banking on this draft even more than the Memphis Grizzlies (who I feel bad for). Why ... [link]

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