The Book of Basketball, Bill Simmons

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  1. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    I know Bill isn't the most popular guy around here because he likes to troll the most devoted fanbases (he gets on us Raps fans worse, trust me), but has anyone here read his book?

    I have a couple of cross-country flights coming up and I picked up The Book of Basketball to pass the time. The thing is a tome, like 750+ pages. In the forward Malcolm Gladwell gets at him a bit for how long it is but anyone who has read Simmons' columns knows he's practically a stream-of-consciousness writer who could get 5000 words out of a diner menu.
     
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    I've heard good things about it. It's on my Christmas list.
     
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    Interestingly, his most recent "Mailbag" column has nice things to say about the RG crowd.
     
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    I was considering it too.
     
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    fuck it, its 12.50 at amazon.
     
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    COPPED! Getting it sent to Oregon, I'm always bored at home when I visit there!
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Let us know what you think of it.
     
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    I am reading it currently.

    If you like Simmons you will probably like the book. The book reads just like his columns, except its 700+ pages instead of 1500 words.

    He bashes the Lakers frequently, and his 60's Celtics could walk on water.
     
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    I'm about 200 pages into the book and it is starting to wear on me a bit. He's basically been going year-by-year through the NBA's history.

    It is an involved read.
     
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    I liked it. I'm not reading it straight through its very easy just to jump around and read a few paragraphs here and there.
     
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    Outside of the digs about Oden (which were tame, considering his previous comments), this part stood out to me.

     
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