Bill Simmons leaving NBA Countdown to helm Grantland NBA show in primetime on ESPN TV

[phillycavsfan]

I can't link it right now, but Jason McIntyre of The Big Lead is reporting this.

Smart move by all parties involved. Don't care for Simmons on TV, but a Grantland NBA TV show could be either great or awful. I'm intrigued.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

i really cant stand simmons, so great, at least i'll have a better way to avoid him.

 

[Profane]

http://thebiglead.com/2014/08/12/bi...down-launching-the-grantland-basketball-show/

 

[Jplaya2023]

so grantland is going to have a tv on espn in addition to countdown? is jalen leaving to do that as well

 

[Lee_Land]

Hope he takes Jalen with him

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

Hope he takes Jalen with him

A fairly casual, interview heavy show with Jalen, Jacoby, and Bill would be a good watch. A lot of veterans would open up on it.

 

[The ADD]

 

[jaguar paw]

I wonder if Goldsberry would be any good on TV?

Titus, Jacoby, Rose, and Lowe ?

 

[the cool]

Bill Simmons is the goat

 

[PortCityProphet]

A fairly casual, interview heavy show with Jalen, Jacoby, and Bill would be a good watch. A lot of veterans would open up on it.

That's the only way it'd work. Anything else would be bad. Keep it as close to their YouTube shyt as possible.

 

[gho3st]

dont really care I just hope FS1 and NBCsports can win the rights to show some NBA games with the upcoming TV contract negotiations b/c ESPN been with its NBA coverage the past few years.


both NBAtv and TNT got better nba shows than ESPN.

 

[Big Boss]

 

[Trece]

Bill Simmons got that perfect Aryan look all of major network TV is after. Keep giving this obviously bad commentator show after show because of his skin color.

 

[big bun]

Why did they even allow him to be on Countdown? He was nothing more than one of those nerd ass sports fans who thought his opinions on sports were more than they really were.

 

[MVike28]

Why did they even allow him to be on Countdown? He was nothing more than one of those nerd ass sports fans who thought his opinions on sports were more than they really were.

I remember the one time he tried to play psychologist with the Heat last year and said you can see Lebron seems down and not himself..Doug Collins was visibly disgusted while listening to this garbage knowing this dude never played a game of basketball in his life

*Bron proceeds to score 22 pts in first quarter*