Simmons new baby. Likely to devolve into an 80/20 pop culture/sports mix.

http://www.grantland.com/

6/8/2011 12:11:43 PM

i'm excited about it. especially with columns by Klosterman who is easily my favorite Simmon's podcast guest

6/8/2011 12:18:32 PM

^

6/8/2011 12:22:01 PM

His yearly NBA trade value column is the only time I read him anymore. 20,000 word pieces comparing the Red Sox to reality show stars just don't do it for me.

[Edited on June 8, 2011 at 12:28 PM. Reason : This is just Page 3 again, though, right]

6/8/2011 12:26:33 PM

i'm excited about it. especially with columns by Klosterman who is easily my favorite Simmon's podcast guest

6/8/2011 12:33:56 PM

being ESPN operated you'd think the design would be better

6/8/2011 12:35:41 PM

6/8/2011 12:35:55 PM

all i want out of simmons is more podcasts w/ cousin sal talking about prop bets.

but i'll check out the website.

6/8/2011 1:15:52 PM

I enjoyed Simmons intro article

really interested to see how Carles/Hipster Runoff is gonna contribute to that site

6/8/2011 3:26:07 PM

so far, the two klosterman articles have been great reads.

as expected.

hope it keeps up.

6/10/2011 10:41:55 AM

simmons' article about hockey is solid.

[Edited on June 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM. Reason : non-hockey fans should read it.]

6/10/2011 11:36:11 AM

this only reminds me how much i dont enjoy simmons' writing (and prolific abuse of footnotes). contrasted with someone like klosterman, it's almost embarrassing.

6/10/2011 11:43:39 AM

I enjoyed the 'A Man Alone: Dirk vs. the Heat' article

tl;dr = Dirk's stats are the same as the regular season, he's just shooting more

6/10/2011 11:47:17 AM

site is great

6/10/2011 4:05:20 PM

the national piece was fascinating

6/10/2011 4:59:20 PM

Quote :

"this only reminds me how much i dont enjoy simmons' writing (and prolific abuse of footnotes). contrasted with someone like klosterman, it's almost embarrassing."

Uh... maybe not in his articles, but Klosterman is a big fan of footnotes as well.

To the point where I think there were some in Downtown Owl, which is a work of fiction.

6/10/2011 7:37:33 PM

I thought the whole reason Simmons got popular was from writing about real sports angles in a light and humorous way while throwing in pop culture references. I know those are the pieces that I like to read. NBA trade values, power rankings, picks columns, mail bags, etc.

Anytime he tries to write a more long form opinion article it comes off as hypocritical, hyperbolic and boring. Anything about legacy, lockouts, why something is failing or succeeding, X 80's game, etc.

Anytime he tries too hard at the pop culture columns, same thing (Lakers as Jersey shore characters, 50 wire quotes to describe the NFL, etc).

6/10/2011 7:56:36 PM

if you go there today, you get a message saying the domain name expired?

6/19/2011 10:03:39 AM

ha oops. would be funny if someone snatched the domain out from under them if they forgot to renew

6/19/2011 10:33:28 AM

walp, someone dropped the ball there.

6/19/2011 10:34:20 AM

rofl

6/19/2011 11:14:21 AM

really loved Klostermans article on the 100 meter dash today

7/12/2011 1:03:15 PM

I read that today.

This site has been better than I've anticipated overall. Check it every day or two and there are always good articles.

7/12/2011 2:42:29 PM

Sometime soon (this week?) they are going to have an oral history of Friday Night Lights as told by the entire cast and crew.

7/12/2011 3:40:26 PM

Quote :

"really loved Klostermans article on the 100 meter dash today"

If you like his articles, I suggest picking up his books. Their pretty enjoyable reads as long as you have an interest in pop culture.

7/12/2011 7:01:29 PM

omg Bill Simmons just mentioned the Greensboro Grasshoppers on PTI I just jizzed myself

8/8/2011 5:45:37 PM

better mustache

Bill or Slave Famous?

8/8/2011 6:01:35 PM

I dont see how anyone can listen to that dude for more than 2 seconds. When is he going to go through puberty?

8/8/2011 6:19:46 PM

he's hilarious and knows a ton about sports, it's pretty easy to listen to actually.

8/8/2011 7:47:31 PM

I mean. If you like listening to 10 year old boys talk about sports. Sure.

8/8/2011 8:03:16 PM

Quote :

"Year 7 of Alex Smith! Year 7! He's the According to Jim of NFL quarterbacks"

9/8/2011 8:20:29 PM

Charlotte Hornets Starter Jackets: An Appreciation

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/4339/charlotte-hornets-starter-jackets-an-appreciation

9/20/2011 2:07:41 PM

this video is awesome


3:11 caught me off guard
3:55 i never knew about

9/20/2011 2:10:53 PM

the bs report today includes a story about hunter s thompson winning a lot of money betting on nc state in 1983.

10/27/2011 1:35:36 PM

grantland article about Rock N Jock is quality.

10/27/2011 1:41:25 PM

I actually emailed the author about that one, ha

10/27/2011 1:44:53 PM

someone should tell Simmons that just because he's friends with that Jacoby guy, it doesn't mean he should be writing for the site. I'm guessing the amount of people that care about the bad QB articles or the reality show fantasy league is below 100.

10/27/2011 3:19:17 PM

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7243622/lost-moments-basketball-history

a fucking PHENOMENAL piece on David Thompson

11/17/2011 1:47:12 PM

^ No relation

11/17/2011 7:11:11 PM

Quote :

"Rob Gronkowski (who probably would have made the list if not for Jimmy Graham, who's equally superfreakish, which somehow nullifies the superfreakishness of both guys because part of being a freak is having no frequal)."

I like this sentence.

1/13/2012 4:56:48 PM

some of the best pieces are the football/basketball related pieces that diagram a play and show how a team executed it to beat another team, love those.

1/13/2012 6:39:17 PM

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/16787/about-last-night-the-blue-devils-in-full

Quality

2/9/2012 11:29:48 AM

Quote :

"And if the jokes suck today, it's because I was watching the replay until about 5 a.m., intently studying the reaction of each individual Carolina fan as the shot went down in order to keep myself from ever being unhappy again."

hahahaha

2/9/2012 11:32:01 AM

Quote :

" Never really heard much about teal-and-purple gangs terrorizing residential communities. You know why? It's impossible to be in a bad mood when you are wearing teal and purple"

2/9/2012 12:40:22 PM

Quote :

"No. 2 Syracuse needed overtime to emerge with a victory against no. 11 Georgetown as Jim Boeheim passed Dean Smith on the all-time wins list. And if you really want to confuse and then upset a Tar Heel fan, call him up, say you have a basketball question, and then ask how he feels about this. Also ask if they think Boeheim or Coach K is the greatest in history. And then tell them the 1924 championship was bogus."

2/9/2012 1:02:47 PM

^had this argument with a couple UNC fans on facebook last night

2/9/2012 1:29:24 PM

that is easily one the best things ever written for Grantland

wow

2/9/2012 1:35:54 PM

Quote :

"After trailing by 10 with under three minutes to play, no. 9 Duke stormed back and beat no. 5 UNC with an Austin Rivers 3-pointer at the buzzer. And if the jokes suck today, it's because I was watching the replay until about 5 a.m., intently studying the reaction of each individual Carolina fan as the shot went down in order to keep myself from ever being unhappy again. So, you know, apologies for whatever comes next."

haha i was enjoying the crowd shots as well

2/9/2012 1:44:51 PM

i'm partial to the Gronk paragraph

2/9/2012 1:47:48 PM

The entire article was written to annoy and enrage UNC fans. Greatest piece of journalism ever in recorded human history.

2/9/2012 1:55:41 PM