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05-04-2015 , 03:29 PM

#6076

mmbt0ne

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Neil Payne doubling down on his dislike of Wiggins.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/...-with-scorers/

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05-04-2015 , 03:44 PM

#6077

AsianNit

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Who is giving a counter-argument that uses advanced metrics to support Wiggins as a future star?

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05-05-2015 , 03:48 PM

#6078

kioshk

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Simmons' latest Grantland piece on Duncan is self-indulgent bilge, whipped up around exactly nothing. Manu may be retiring, but Duncan sure isn't.

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05-05-2015 , 03:54 PM

#6079

72off

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Simmons' latest piece is self-indulgent bilge, whipped up around exactly nothing

pretty shocked over here

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05-08-2015 , 09:35 AM

#6080

Conz

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the Grantland Summer Movie Previews are coming out. Always enjoy Simmons and Connelly discussion... but man, i absolutely despise Wesley Morris. I can't stand the guy's voice and opinions, it's crazy.

carry on

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05-08-2015 , 10:24 AM

#6081

Jzo19

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Simmons gone

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Scoop from @RichSandomir: @BillSimmons is leaving ESPN. Story coming soon here @NYTSports.

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05-08-2015 , 10:24 AM

#6082

kidcolin

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yeah just heard. I'm calling BS.

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05-08-2015 , 10:26 AM

#6083

dkgojackets

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Originally Posted by kidcolin

yeah just heard. I'm calling BS.

let us know what he tells you

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05-08-2015 , 10:30 AM

#6084

Rendle

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Richard Sandomir @RichSandomir
BIll SImmons to leave ESPN, according to ESPN president John Skipper. "We weren't going to get to the terms," said Skipper.
10:22 AM - 8 May 2015

wow

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05-08-2015 , 10:30 AM

#6085

kidcolin

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Last edited by kidcolin; 05-08-2015 at 10:31 AM. Reason: @dkgo

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05-08-2015 , 10:37 AM

#6086

asb165

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“I decided today that we are not going to renew Bill Simmons’ contract. We have been in negotiations and it was clear it was time to move on. ESPN’s relationship with Bill has been mutually beneficial - he has produced great content for us for many years and ESPN has provided him many new opportunities to spread his wings. We wish Bill continued success as he plans his next chapter. ESPN remains committed to Grantland and we have a strong team in place.”

-John Skipper

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05-08-2015 , 10:39 AM

#6087

kidcolin

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oh man that's a gangster move. Give him free reign to build up a brand but keep the brand. Kinda surprised Simmons didn't have some clause regarding Grantland.

Maybe they can get Whitlock to run the white grantland as well.

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05-08-2015 , 10:40 AM

#6088

mmbt0ne

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NBC Sports and Yahoo are about to have a bidding war.

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05-08-2015 , 10:46 AM

#6089

kidcolin

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would he go the yahoo route or does he really want to work somewhere that has nba tv rights?

I could see him trying to pitch NBA.com as giving him a ton of room to work and letting him pretend he can host an NBA tv show on nbatv.

But man, he had his hands in a lot of other stuff (30 for 30).. I guess he would want a bigger space than just NBA.

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05-08-2015 , 10:47 AM

#6090

Rendle

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NYT article says his contract runs through September.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/sp...=tw-share&_r=0

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05-08-2015 , 10:47 AM

#6091

Larry Legend

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Will ESPN will hold on to Grantland forever and allow it to be a perennial loser, or admit it just burns cash and shudder it eventually?

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05-08-2015 , 10:48 AM

#6092

MonsterJMcgee

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Originally Posted by kidcolin

oh man that's a gangster move. Give him free reign to build up a brand but keep the brand. Kinda surprised Simmons didn't have some clause regarding Grantland.

Maybe they can get Whitlock to run the white grantland as well.

lol'd

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05-08-2015 , 10:57 AM

#6093

cobrakai111

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This will be a great test case to see if anyone can move the needle on ratings/page views, or if the ESPN machine just trumps it all.

Let's say he decided to go with the monthly subscription model. Could he pull in 75k-100k+ people for $5-$10 a month? Is his fan base that loyal?

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05-08-2015 , 11:03 AM

#6094

True North

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Well, this will be the ultimate test of the Ewing Theory.

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05-08-2015 , 11:06 AM

#6095

Nootka

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Originally Posted by mmbt0ne

NBC Sports and Yahoo are about to have a bidding war.

his feud with goodell might limit his options with at nbc and fox.

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05-08-2015 , 11:07 AM

#6096

Dids

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I wonder what the contracts of the various Grantland folks look like. If Simmons starts something new can/will they bolt there and how quickly will that happen.

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05-08-2015 , 11:08 AM

#6097

MonsterJMcgee

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He should start another Grantland with Vox Media. Would be a great site

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05-08-2015 , 11:11 AM

#6098

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Originally Posted by MonsterJMcgee

He should start another Grantland with Vox Media. Would be a great site

As long as he brings Lowe with him this isn't a bad idea

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05-08-2015 , 11:13 AM

#6099

mmbt0ne

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Originally Posted by kidcolin

would he go the yahoo route or does he really want to work somewhere that has nba tv rights?

Yeah, the issues with each is that Yahoo has no rights and no TV while NBC effectively has nowhere to write online (although they definitely have the resources to create that).

NBC seems to have done a pretty good job of letting Men in Blazers do MiB-y things, which is promising.

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Originally Posted by kidcolin

I could see him trying to pitch NBA.com as giving him a ton of room to work and letting him pretend he can host an NBA tv show on nbatv.

But man, he had his hands in a lot of other stuff (30 for 30).. I guess he would want a bigger space than just NBA.

From knowing a guy who worked at nba.com for while, I doubt he'd go the NBA TV route, but definitely possible. Certainly BS would get way more flexibility to do what he wants than a random dude, so corporate structure and willingness to try new things wouldn't be an issue.