Bill Simmons dials up Joe House to break down the NBA playoffs and, more importantly, the food options in San Antonio and Memphis.
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In Part 1 of 2, Bill Simmons talks to Joe House about the NHL and NBA playoffs, then asks which playoff city is House's food favorite. In Part 2, Simmons calls Zach Lowe to talk about the NBA playoffs and whether Golden State can pull off the upset over the Spurs.
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Bill calls Joe House to talk NBA playoffs, then Andy Greenwald joins to talk Game of Thrones.
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Joe House joins Bill to review the first round of the NBA playoffs, and make some gambling suggestions, you know, if gambling were legal.
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The NBA playoffs are upon us, with 16 teams competing for the Larry O'Brien Trophy. But what about the other guys? What about the teams we wish were in the playoffs? We may know, in our heads, that they didn't do enough to get into the postseason, but that doesn't change how we feel in our hearts. We'd like to see these teams competing in Bill Simmons's Entertaining as Hell Tournament, but until that day, we'll just have to write longingly about why we wish they had made it to the promised land.
Sean Fennessey: This isn't exactly a song for the Blazers because the Blazers were hard to watch this year. Nic Batum was long and lean and aggressively French, J.J. Hickson played like an exploding can of soda, and Weber State's Damian Lillard was a revelation to those who enjoy tiny-man dunks but don't much care for consistency. (He is only the Rookie of the Year because Anthony Davis hasn't totally figured out how to play basketball yet. He will.) I won't miss those Blazers and I certainly won't miss their bench, mostly because their bench doesn't exist beyond the many terrified faces of Meyers Leonard.
Bill Simmons talks to Chad Ford and Joe House about the NCAA tournament, the upcoming NBA draft, and whether Nerlens Noel will still be the no. 1 pick, despite a torn ACL.
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Did you miss any of the hours of action (well, dudes eating gluten-free pasta and talking about hoops ... maybe not action in the Die Hard sense of the word) from yesterday's Grantland live broadcast from the Sports Guy Mansion Pool House? Want to relive some of the magic? Here's where you dreams come true, folks. Before they begin Day 2 of their epic broadcast, Bill Simmons, Rembert Browne, Joe House, and Jalen Rose bring you the finest moments from their first day of live-streaming. Check out the video highlights below!
So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You'll find takes on moments you might've missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever.
Today marks the start of my 24th month as an Angeleno. Much of that time has been spent in an office about 50 yards from Staples Center, where last year, a lockout-shortened NBA season meant a different basketball game just about every night. Of all the sports memories I’ll take from these two years, what I’ve gotten to see there will be at the top. I’ve seen LeBron James three times, and Kevin Durant one more than that. I’ve watched one of the 10 best players ever play his home games, often enough that it almost feels routine (it never quite gets there). Years from now, though, when I talk about my favorite part of seeing the NBA so close, I’ll talk about Chris Paul.
Cousin Sal and Joe House join Bill to break down the Super Bowl weekend, speculate about NBA trades, and announce the winner of their eating contest.
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Bill is joined by Cousin Sal and Joe House to preview both the Super Bowl, and their eating competition showdown. After the jump, check out two videos from New Orleans. In the first, the guys talk Super Bowl prop bets. In the second, Sal and House get ready for their hunger games.
Mike Lombardi, Cousin Sal, and Joe House join Bill to react to the NFL's wild-card weekend and look ahead to the big Super Bowl showdown: Joe House vs. Cousin Sal in an eating contest.
In part 1 of 2, Cousin Sal and Chad Millman join Bill to review the Week 17 action and look forward to the matchups on wild-card weekend. In part 2, Mike Lombardi offers his analysis of the NFL playoff matchups, and Joe House celebrates the Redskins' big win over the Cowboys.
There are a number of incredible stories currently populating the sports pages here in the nation's capital. Obviously and quite appropriately, the heroics of His Holiness the Black Jesus Robert Griffin III predominate. Not only does he seem to win an award or set a new Redskins or NFL rookie record every game he plays, but, in the unlikeliest of unlikely turns, he also has this town dreaming about the possibility of playoffs. The Redskins host the Giants next Monday night, which will also mark the first relevant football game played in D.C. in December in almost seven years (to be truthful, it feels like 70).
The professional baseball team merely accomplished the best record in the major leagues, and key members won NL Rookie of the Year, NL Manager of the Year, and Executive of the Year honors. Imagine what they may be capable of if all of the team's best players are permitted to play this upcoming season (sorry, still bitter).
And then there is the local professional basketball team. Incredible and record-setting in its own right.
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal break down Week 9 in the NFL and the revenge of the rookies, then guess the Week 10 lines. Then Bill calls Joe House to talk about "House Eats."
Joe House joins Bill Simmons to evaluate the NBA's Western Conference in Part 2 of the annual NBA over/under podcast. Listen to the pod and check out the attached videos, featuring Joe and Bill talking about the Lakers, Celtics, Clippers, Heat, and ... Sacramento Kings. Boogie!
