Bill Simmons Hates D.C.

[P'Oed]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/081126&sportCat=nba

4. "What are the chances that MJ was on a golf course somewhere, saw that "Jordan Gets Fired From Wizards" headline come across the ESPN ticker as he mixed a drink and lit a stogey at the turn, then had to look at Oak and ask, "Is that me? I thought we were with some team in Charlotte ... the Bearcats or something like that?'" -- David Sanders, St. Louis

Come on, that's not fair! MJ knows what team employs him -- he goes to Charlotte at least once a month! For like two days! Take it back.

(Follow-up note: In a "Which NBA team would you NOT want to take over based on location, attendance, ownership, cap flexibility, can't-miss commodities on the roster and spending ability?" debate, the final choice has to come down to Charlotte or Washington ... and I'd have to go with the Bobcats. They are locked in to nearly $130 million over the next three years for Emeka Okafor, Gerald Wallace, Jason Richardson, Matt Carroll and Nazr Mohammed. Just look at that sentence for a second. Charlotte's new marketing campaign should be, "The 2009 Bobcats: Giving hope to wanna-be GMs across the country!")



This raging douche dissed the Redskins a few weeks ago as well. What the hell is his problem with D.C.? I'm sure you could find at least 3 other teams that are in worse shape than the Wizards. What an a-hole.

[LyricalRico]

Uhh...sounds like he was mostly talking about the Bobcats. The Wiz got dropped in there in passing IMO.

And he's right on a few counts. The home crowd isn't great, the owner has a heart of gold but doesn't do much to promote winning, our cap is screwed for until at least 2012, and our best player has had 3 surgeries on the same knee in the last year and a half. I wouldn't call that having the odds terrifically in your favor.

Now if I could just get that merge function to work...

[mohammed10]

'Rico - If Abe had a 'heart of gold', he would have sold the Wiz to Leonsis last year...

[Kanyewest]

More like a swipe at the Bobcats. In fact, I would say the Wizards were left out at least in the excerpt that you cut and pasted.

[pancakes3]

or sold it last second to boston for cash considerations