The folks at GM seem to be exactly the kind of people I thought they’d be.

Oh, and David Boston. He was pretty good, too!

Tim Biakabatuka!

Midge Daniels should be on here. Don’s first side piece from Season 1. Thought she was genuinely interesting.

This is a bad name.

Simmons’ best stuff has ironically, always come when he’s not trying to inject his Sports Guy persona into his writing. His ode to ‘The Dooze’ was a good one. His trek to Lambeau, while frat-boyish, was entertaining. And his historical knowledge on the NBA has allowed him to occasionally write something that actually…

Seeing this makes me with KG played for the Clippers.

Yeah, that’s kinda the consensus in my industry as well - that the most well-liked (and, not coincidentally, most successful) bosses are the ones who are good with people, and who know to stay out of the way and let the people around them do their best work. The others are usually insecure micromanagers who like to…

Seems like the more we hear, the more we learn that from a management standpoint, Simmons was/is actually very well liked and capable, while Whitlock is an egotistical jag who likes barking orders and reminding people of his title. In your experience, how critical is it that your boss (in sports writing) be a great…

Thing is, ESPN was by far the best situation for him. Gave him the most resources to do whatever he wanted creatively, and the most exposure to make sure that stuff gets seen. Wherever he goes may give him more money, or more independence, but he won’t get what he’s looking for - which is more of both.

I wonder how long ago this was actually decided. Listen to his recent podcast with Wesley Morris, he starts things off with a 40-minute retrospective of his career at ESPN. It’s very past-tense, and frankly, kinda of awkward in that he conducts it like he’d be answering interview questions, yet he’s completely alone.

Apparently, Cavs marketing execs wanted the video canned, but they already removed the word “no” from their vocabulary.

I was going to say DeMarco Murray is a good, black player, but maybe Chip just thought he had a really good spray tan.

I was a journalism major. Once I declared, my counselor said I essentially had two options that interested me. Print journalism, which meant working at, like, the Ashwaubenon Ledger covering the local high school’s golf team, making $18,000/yr while sitting next to a disgruntled old newsie banging his typewriter under…

Nolan Nawrocki sipping tea somewhere.

Think I speak for all Packers fans - Tony Mandarich.

That a guy got fired - fucking fired - over an emoji of all things really confirms that we are officially in the end of times.

I envision this.

“Only Winston’s not as good an athlete and his arm isn’t as strong as JaMarcus’.

No you’re wrong. This is the incorrect take.