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Bill Simmons on World Cup ... perfect!

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by The_Plan, Jul 5, 2006.

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  1. Ashy Larry

    Ashy Larry Active Member

    No kidding......and the vast majority play as if they're only allowed 1 shot on net a month!

    Case in point....the announcers just said Bartez has only faced 8 shots the entire World Cup, ........is that right?
     
    Ashy Larry, Jul 5, 2006
    #13
  2. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Eight shots on frame. There have been more, but they've been either too high or wide to force Barthez to make a save.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Jul 5, 2006
    #14
  3. Ashy Larry

    Ashy Larry Active Member

    the same as hockey then....a hit post isn't a shot on goal.

    Brazil...the most adored team in the world managed 1 SOG in 90 minutes.
     
    Ashy Larry, Jul 5, 2006
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  4. Columbo

    Columbo Active Member

    Excellent column.
     
    Columbo, Jul 5, 2006
    #16
  5. PEteacher

    PEteacher Member

    Man, Bill Simmons has seemed to carve out his niche. But not more. His rant about how he'd never work as a columnist for the Boston Globe is purely funny. Like they'd hire him.

    He has his crowd. Great. But keep him away from the rest of us.
     
    PEteacher, Jul 5, 2006
    #17
  6. kingcreole

    kingcreole Active Member

    Wow! A rip-on-soccer column! Ground-fucking-breaking man! Pulitzer prize! Brilliant! Never read anything like it!
     
    kingcreole, Jul 5, 2006
    #18
  7. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    Ummm ... he didn't actually rip soccer. Did you read it?
     
    Chi City 81, Jul 5, 2006
    #19
  8. kingcreole

    kingcreole Active Member

    Ummm ... yes I did read it. Tongue-in-cheek stuff. Whee.

    Like I said, ground-fucking-breaking stuff. Never read anything like it.
     
    kingcreole, Jul 5, 2006
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  9. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    Look, obviously you're a die-hard soccer fan. As someone who's just a casual fan, I chucked while reading this column, which I'm sure was Simmons' point.
     
    Chi City 81, Jul 5, 2006
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  10. Chuck~Taylor

    Chuck~Taylor Active Member

    I liked how he repetitively knocked D-Wade.
     
    Chuck~Taylor, Jul 6, 2006
    #22
  11. spaceman

    spaceman Active Member

    Thanks for stopping by, Bill. ;)
     
    spaceman, Jul 6, 2006
    #23
  12. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    "For those of you that discredit Simmons as being talented, all I can say is WOW. Some of you say that you can write just as good, and you can be just as funny, or approach things in a unique way as he does. OK, lets see it."

    OK, you first.
    Yeesh.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Jul 6, 2006
    #24
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