new Simmons mailbag heavy on Clippers stuff

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He's already renewed his season's tickets and is keen to talk about the draft pick and ramifications and possibilities:

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=26579

" Bill Simmons: How 'bout the Clippers? You have to love the NBA, where the most incompetent organization in the league antagonizes its fan base, takes a dump on its season ticket holders for 2 straight years, refuses to fire a coach/GM with a zero approval rating and somehow gets thrown a life raft with the No. 1 overall pick. Where amazing happens.
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"Jack: Philadelphia: Dunleavy will draft the wrong Griffin brother to continue the single longest reign of imcompetence ever.

Bill Simmons: It's really incredible. I am positive they will screw this up somehow even though it seems impossible to do so when they have the No. 1 pick in a draft with only 1 sure thing. You know what really jumps out at me? how freaking horrendous that Zack Randolph trade was. It was awful when it happened... now it's like 7 times more awful."
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" Bill Simmons: I had already renewed my seats - one of the few to do so. I go for the other teams. I just want ythe Clips to be competitive enough that every game isn't over midway thru thr third quarter. Look, they need to fire Dunleavy RIGHT NOW."
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" Bill Simmons: Here's how badly the Clippers fan base has quit on Dunleavy. A father-son combo named Lenny and Jesse sit 2 rows behind me. They've been coming since the mid-80's, they are kind of the Bizarro Version of me and my Dad with the Celtics. When the Clips didn't fire Dunleavy after the 19-win season, they decided to give up their tix. That's how disgusted they were. They threw away 25 years of history with the team.

Bill Simmons: Example No. 2: Clips win the lottery last night, usually you get a slew of calls from people trying to buy season tix or packages, right? Whole sales office is in there celebrating and waiting for the phone to ring. Here's how many calls they got...

Bill Simmons: Nine.

Bill Simmons: Nine.

Bill Simmons: That's how much Clipper fans hate Dunleavy. It didn't even matter to them that the Clips got the No. 1 pick, mainly because they've all been driven away and don't care anymore. The Clips HAVE TO FIRE DUNLEAVY."
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... and lots more.