the Ringer Basketball pod has really grown on me. Vernon is a decent host, the problem for him is that it becomes painfully apparent that ESPN has all the good basketball analysts and reporters locked up who used to be so good with Bill like Stein and Lowe. Bucher is no longer with ESPN I'm surprised Bill or Vernon haven't had him on.
the Ringer Basketball pod has really grown on me. Vernon is a decent host, the problem for him is that it becomes painfully apparent that ESPN has all the good basketball analysts and reporters locked up who used to be so good with Bill like Stein and Lowe. Bucher is no longer with ESPN I'm surprised Bill or Vernon haven't had him on.
Yeah, the level of analysis is the reason why I usually skip this podcast.the Ringer Basketball pod has really grown on me. Vernon is a decent host, the problem for him is that it becomes painfully apparent that ESPN has all the good basketball analysts and reporters locked up who used to be so good with Bill like Stein and Lowe. Bucher is no longer with ESPN I'm surprised Bill or Vernon haven't had him on.
What? Their new thing is on Medium
Mike Lombardi joining the ringer squad.
Yikes, didn't realize Lombardi was so disliked. I dunno, I feel like I learned a thing or two about football from listening to him.
Lombardi would be infinitely better without his schticks. Cheesecake menu, Godfather references, etc just distract from anything smart he has to say.
He's a multiple time failed NFL executive who now serves as a Patriot mouthpiece. Anything "smart" he says is a generality made after the fact and gets muffled because he talks with Belichick's cock deep in his mouth.He is definitely smart, but all we need is another patriots guy to agree with everything Bill says.
He's a multiple time failed NFL executive who now serves as a Patriot mouthpiece. Anything "smart" he says is a generality made after the fact and gets muffled because he talks with Belichick's cock deep in his mouth.
The podcast with Bill and Lombardi is the worst of his feed each week because there's cheap veneer of authority given to the podcast when Lombardi's on. At least the other episodes with Bill's friends don't pretend to be more than they are.
Never said he was better or more interesting than Sal or House.
I must be in the minority that doesn't like listening Lombardi. Whenever he's on with Bill it's a Belicheck circle jerk.
That Falcons-fan comic was bleh though.
I must be in the minority that doesn't like listening Lombardi. Whenever he's on with Bill it's a Belicheck circle jerk.
Lombardi can be OK when he's not pandering to Simmons with the Cheesecake-Factory nonsense or the eye-roll-inducing "compare the playoff team to Wire characters" Simmons circa 2001 stuff.
the Ringer Basketball pod has really grown on me. Vernon is a decent host, the problem for him is that it becomes painfully apparent that ESPN has all the good basketball analysts and reporters locked up who used to be so good with Bill like Stein and Lowe. Bucher is no longer with ESPN I'm surprised Bill or Vernon haven't had him on.
"The Mailbag: All-Patriots Edition"
Simbo is just taking the piss now right? At this point he could just become one of those Bleacher Report satellite fansites for the Pats.
The Bill Burr podcast was pretty bad too. At one point, they even mentioned Belichick's attractiveness, and when Burr said something like, "when you look at Belichick early in his career, he was a really good looking guy," Simmons responded with, "I think he's fuckin' handsome now!"
Yeah and I'm maybe one of the few who doesn't mind his homerism (which is admitted), but combined with only Boston topics it's really problematic for someone who has a national audience.
I know people are talking about the other Ringer pods too, and it's funny b/c from Simbo pods I get a really strong sense he doesn't even listen to any of them.
He definitely doesn't.
I'm amazed the two film/TV critics from Philly haven't seen Unbreakable.
If you want a good basketball podcast, peep Dunc'd On with Nate Duncan and Dany Leroux. Even better than The Lowe Post imo.I couldn't disagree more about Chris Vernon. All of his questions and opinions are real basic stuff. He often seems completely clueless as to what he's talking about. I love the NBA and wanted something to listen to in addition to the Lowe Post but Vernon's show doesn't cut it. If you want an example of his incompetence listen to episode 51 where he's talking the cba with Tim Bontemps. 15:04 to 19:33 he completely misread an article and Bontemps puts him in his place. Will never listen to him again after that.
Yeah Bill's range of guests on his podcasts has really dwindled in the past few months. In the first few months we had the water foundation guy on which was really insightful, the head of the LA2024 committee and even on his NBA pods we had different guests. Since it's the big time in the NFL season (which I've little interest in) I've not much interest in listening. But once it's over please get some more varied NBA voices especially Haralabob.
Yep, he keeps pretending like they have significant national importance even though they're just a glamour franchise that got bounced in the first round of the EC playoffs last year and aren't anything particularly special this year. He's an admitted homer, but I think he really does believe that people more generally are interested in the Celtics stuff. And you make a good point about no one ever challenging him on any of his Boston stuff, beyond at most laughing at it. Like someone needs to jump in and say Bill if we're spending 30m on the Celts, should we maybe spend 45m on the Raptors while we're at it? (Not that I want that, mind you.)Yeah I get so annoyed when everyone just agrees with Bill about all his Patriots points. Like c'mon, disagree a little bit. Also I just get tired of hearing about the Celtics on every NBA podcast. Totally loved that last NBA podcast with House where he talked about trades involving the Celtics for 30 minutes...
Also did anyone notice that the whole crew from Keepin' It 1600 and left and created their own company (Crooked Media) and own political podcast ("Pod Save America")?
I just subscribed to them, they were one of my favorites from the Ringer but I'll definitely keep supporting.
I mean, Simmons has been around for 15+ years and writing with a heavily Boston slant and people still complain about it. He is what he is and has been this whole time.
I guess it doesn't bother me as much since I'm in Australia and don't follow teams in the US leagues as much as I follow the leagues themselves.
I need Chuck Klosterman to come back to reverse interview Bill and call out Bill for his BS.
Lombardi is not working for me on this Super Bowl prop bet pod. Not good at all.
Lombardi is not working for me on this Super Bowl prop bet pod. Not good at all.
Yeah, they should've had Lombardi for a more traditional SB preview podcast, rather than what is traditionally a more silly Sal podcast. Instead, it didn't really work either way - there wasn't enough analysis and the props part would have been better if it was just Sal and Bill.
Simmons didn't go to the Super Bowl right?
Yeah, that was my complaint. Lombardi was a wet blanket on the goofy Sal stuff, and Sal just sits there quietly while Lombardi does his game analysis. They just don't play off each other well.
And no, Simmons isn't at the SB, he'll be watching at home with his father in L.A.