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For the final hour Dennis and Callahan -- free form Friday you know much like Stephen King up in the O wilds of Maine. Who sits down about twenty minutes taps out a Balkan cell development. Bill Simmons said that'll tap out volume a book that it's a slightly smaller. Then the democrats' health care bill was dropped on the just yesterday at 702 pages it's called the book a basketball the NBA according to the sports guy. Bill Simmons joined his on the AT&T -- AT&T your world delivered good morning Bill Hall how aria. And you know what no one.

Who went by Tom -- cheese rules nobody could -- maybe you collision not allowed to introduce someone an offer until you finished the book yeah. So I hate to -- a bill that I haven't finished it yet. Got picked up less than I don't like halfway through three minute film one page is Treo six yeah Bailey Bailey Howell chapter on the join but that I need to -- more time.

Take your time and it was never meant to be about that each and created few days is treated there ever a unity would try to design that you're protected toilet and -- six military net hollow right everyday. Politics right. It took me three years. Actually the other side is from -- and plant that really like the Saudi years Saddam. Watching games and taking notes in go through every ended in -- added dimension data in a repeat as yeah. -- in that respect under books I have ever ended but that's ever been -- including some of the some of the worst Bucs I think --

You pretended not particularly helpful. That was a little when you say these books sock.

Most of us look so debtors -- sand like I had a -- we actually at the and it has what are they -- clear like which books help my iBook which both students of the books just an optical.

So that took three to five years in the making did you write anything in year one billed it as it goes to the publisher your thoughts I've changed my opinion on that they departed change your opinion as to who's gonna be in the NBA finals --

Read it did you know -- the -- enterprises that I wrote the pro logged. You know it was the summer of 2007. Before the KG each grade that's when it started really great well. And it was after we had not the -- And if you remember it was depressed you know it's not the game ordering you to do arena take that Chinese guy which -- at work at -- as the chair it can have been. And that I had this -- thing about -- you know -- what's great -- topic and then in the wheels came what's gonna happen now. And then you know at -- in the book things totally changed when I. I know -- the case about.

I know you're big now I know you had a book signing yesterday where it was like it was like. Madonna concert the guy from High School Musical. Was there big crowd is accurate on was there and the chicks everywhere lines around down the street men in signing their breasts and everything I know your big. But are you so big that you got Tim -- book quashed because I think that would have been real competition for you and I don't have to worry about at least not for awhile.

T I'm not date because inside that same book company is still my bucket as big it would certainly those exceptions service sports spot as very disciplined.

So would I do think we'll ever -- I know you don't plug your competition it looks like he would be a great read will we ever get to see it. We have revealed hold in our hands.

I think we will and -- I carried Taylor does excerpts. Page until -- because they contaminants that yeah I agree you know. -- it being kind of immersed in the NBA and now in a lot of try to quirky things take time. Perhaps you know like groceries do you have relations so players referees -- it's -- from guys like for charity actions -- There is like it -- is that we can never really come out and you know we've -- we've -- games where. That sounds like -- and has 35 to tanner -- really seem to have it in. And for one of the players just -- I thought Doc Rivers last year. There's the rest are really seem like they just didn't like him and they you know if you look at that crowd that they're gonna impact clothing that process. So you can't tell me that these drastic complete them by ask them that they are.

We're talking a Bill Simmons bill written a new book called the -- basketball the NBA according to the sports guy wanted to mention the Celtics. Sure false if the Boston Celtics. Stay relatively healthy throughout the season they will be in the NBA finals.

And I can't do that either no article organs from Orlando area that is the big X-Factor carry enough Cleveland agent that -- really. You know. Yet should be -- so yeah yeah yeah yeah -- the way don't you. I do I think she's just execute heavy -- He's relatively lashed out -- an agent. You'd think that they have really issues with the coach you know it is same old thing about well what Arafat and the Celtics -- an option in their lot so.

Plus a look at Shaq doesn't know the plays but he aced the policeman's exam and we.

You bring it can reject it clearly -- just as. It's playing just because he likes being a celebrity display at a -- last Beckett matches today went back to his hotel room and just sat in the dark consult for an hour. Probably -- Wal-Mart but TV's. With the Celtics. You know -- adopted these first again that evidence that a bit. Yeah that's a lot of these in if you remember they did this last year with a stern are paid I think just teams kind of built. Where they're gonna come out of it struck -- defensively they're so good that I visited teams have it figured out like -- guys I would -- that there aren't things like that so that it is usually managed and in November December. LSU it's gonna happen January February march -- Q we are KGB. I wanna see if Kendrick Perkins starts welcome because Rasheed Wallace is playing the last five minutes of the game. Policy how Rondo and has that and it not get a contact extensions. There's a lot of variables here that have really kicked in yet.

Bill they were virtually unbeatable would you say last year until KG went down that's why preface my true or false with if they say relatively healthy until the end.

But that's such girl because member there are unbeatable until that Kaspersky. And that that would not struggling lakers now that the Internet tailspin. JG Taylor return another -- that's that they. Yet it was so good that first several weeks where I'll stand. 7273. Land -- it's getting out I would say that I -- category of the best potential of the best teams ever. They look deeper this year. Bad you know they're they're a little bit elderly south as San Antonio against Chicago where. As teams get over those back to -- in the fort -- inside that that's like that they really need rounder this year.

Robert me you don't think -- Which -- the only guy I've heard and you can make a case. Who isn't giddy over the acquisition of Rasheed Wallace.

Well here's the problem he was terrible last year. And yeah I thought it looked rushed out view is awful that's brothels to look -- class that that the key to get swept. And he averaged six point two games -- extent does that mean electric guy who was kind of an aside about. So weak side and and to Spain where is that gonna he's not last deputy just put on the approach. So it's like up well that's that's better he could have a Trojan -- excited about that so you know I do think -- a little -- redeem -- series. Forever and when this situation is good he'll be great and it's a situation is that he may check out we've seen him do that number at times. So yet he let -- get I do think that. It added that my biggest fear that this game is back for whatever reason really was. Does that order of last year at the rest and that has a real issue that I think there -- a lot of gains are leading killer cops. Receded and notorious respirator. And seems to not get run out and it's the rest payday. And that's Filipino way that I worry about that go really close game like -- game six on the road where we need cause and everyone on at the rest some things pop art it does seem like the framework is -- that.

Bill Simmons is Rondo a max contract guy in at the answer to that is no than his he at least. Eight top five point guard in the NBA.

He's -- a public rather I think they've played this perfectly. Yeah I really think the -- the salary cap on backwards. It makes absolutely no sense -- that's about it that's submitted an extension right now the worst case there -- goes to next summer and somebody get -- And it matches community there's no benefit to routine. You lacking I have and I didn't just reject cat again this is Kevin Durant yet given the -- he's gonna get it anyway. But with the salary cap on backwards like a local Portland it was LaMarcus Aldridge for the insecticide radars right -- the borderline I'll start -- and the -- You know people think to casket it dropped like six million dollars -- side to the south frustrated that. And I think. You know -- they would never say that split. You catch data that lets you extend them. You know he becomes -- got a basic application -- and it becomes impossible keeping his base here's project becomes basically impossible to move. So I do wonder if for the reasons that it ought to extend and his because it's very easy for -- to package -- big -- these contracts. The Marquis Daniels cut checked my calibrated expected -- have a lot of options -- which -- packet out. That other options are there and at last flexibility with -- that benevolent big move left.

The billion so there's nothing. At stake or nothing to be gained by the Celtics assigning him double let's just say for the sake of argument. They stopped just shy of sixty million their 5960 million dollars and that doesn't get it done they waiting here. Doesn't he get a max contract government -- to be 88 and that would cost the Celtics twenty more to get them that if they wanted to match.

There is no way that that would apparently Netscape nobody has that cap space. Or are you had a keen to have it. Our attorney might be -- yes faxes and -- are due to mention. But they don't need a point guard. -- some of the keep teams they're actors spend 89 dollars and -- to is that like a franchise.

Took the so ultra sixty you don't think he's gonna get sixty spy. From somebody else.

No way no no way in fact I don't. -- they really tell us sixty well I mean that's the work that they were 45 last we checked and Danny called Duffy back and said. We're still talking -- so maybe they're fifty but Duffy said we need sixty results were 45.

Good good that broke ghost tiger sixties he can get data on the open market had -- captain I don't think. I don't think people realize like that this salary cap. And what it's gonna Appleby attendance this year in the revenue and outlet that's like. This is not 2005 anymore in 2005 Rondo could have easily got 65 million dollars that the district has met Rhonda -- It's cute -- into the summer 2000 and without a -- that are going to be in the market against Chicago -- cap space it needs Rhonda you know he had to put percent cap space they have -- he's. He's going to be it's our rude awakening if you think that there is going to be multiple bit.

We take -- Billion Tamil movement contracts. You it is the next shoe to drop making a run at one of the these these these -- otherworldly free agents of LeBron and wade Bausch somebody out there. We'll look so good.

This subject. Dot I think their best chance to get at Wal-Mart piece is gonna be it's February because it's gonna happen is. There's teams very -- matting and battered there's gonna be guys available for their cheap little equity capital to average about two years ago. And the Celtics have a lot of flexible -- has -- real reason is that big -- make it out they need to spend six million anti Turkey years. Q. It's a very -- player eleven minutes against the nets but it's going to be plant. So you know that his -- Scalabrine. They have the artist formerly known -- Tony Allen. They have Mikey stand -- like they can add up does -- to eleven or twelve million and you know maybe they can get Michael read. Live like that that -- get somebody who's really get.

So you do you do you think the Rasheed Wallace experiment here it will fail before our eyes in the coming weeks and months or do you think. Yeah you know where we're just going overboard praising him because he quit as coach last year.

I think I think people need to remember that it's got criticized coach last year and that guy. Has really got banned a major player out force at its citizens to keep as.

A final Bill Simmons I would write a column about the Randy mom what is Ewing theory the Randy Moss theory that you can take apart right.

that you'd think some guys are just click links situations and it's it's not island situation they check out that that's again that's our problem -- lots and you know what they added that -- has -- seen some of the that there Napa counties today. We it'd be good defensively bet it's really adjusting and -- sped the board David who gains supersede and they just basically. As for guys around the three point Jericho and appears attacking wanna align our patterns like. No really what you do repudiate it -- surveys -- I guess eventually routine so there's just leave Rondo that's what. -- that's related disaster just pick rather -- voters is out we're gonna live that uses in an attack. And has been tough to stop because Rasheed he's like 35% three point shooter duties wide open and he's probably concept it was pretty it just.

I'm sure you know that in a courtroom the temporary insanity defense rarely rarely makes it. Maybe the exception of the movie time to kill -- Matthew McConaughey and and and Samuel Jackson. But you my little embrace that temporary insanity thing Bob may -- you don't. When I heard you say on national television show. Kevin Durant may be a better player when all is said and done the LeBron James -- temporary insanity.

Well I think he's gonna have -- be more successful. You know -- that. -- I think it's sat up straight and I think it's a better player -- a better player maybe I misunderstood. I said that whatever things that it Daryn we look back -- both their careers that is really good chance we may think that there has better and it's gonna come down to. The fact that they want and they put him in a great situation. Where they -- ration them they were building -- team and and at cap space you know and finally -- spend -- money next summer it's gonna. In these smart decisions Cleveland from the get -- they were panic in the look at Scranton. And -- overpaid for guys and they've never had a plan. And he's always been -- in -- coached at that really don't use them. And -- years haven't you ratcheted piece today that he's still he's still one maintain this year's Batman and -- their teammates by now. And that you know where he does the next. -- then you know my opinion that becomes Gretzky at the last existing dollar -- to look back and -- crappy team has time. I think the stars are aligned for the -- that came. -- of course street latter. They have got a cap space and have learned that executives in the league. That he's in the situation where he can beat the best player really it seems like 1213 years detention and the doctor I think that.

And the guy who is joined -- perception wise at the hip is he destined to be. -- forever disappointment in the league Greg Oden.

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I'm a little -- the you know -- up to page 500. 85 right now. Where you make a case and I don't wanna give away all the secret -- leave some. For the readers who -- Russia and by this but you make the case. We're Magic Johnson over Larry Bird in your all time ran out of the players is is just that you attempt to show that you're not. Bias and you not all pro Celtics here --

you left out the -- even -- strip poker game over both of them that's -- that's antagonizing allies -- this is you have Russell Kareem. It's supposed to be an objective Burke and you'd have about a lack of judgment is -- and -- about the one of the very closes which you rather have -- many years one act play there's the company is getting outplayed and you know labored only had nine good -- Magic had twelve magic was still good Mayor Bloomberg when he -- as -- in -- six games a year but he came back pack has gone out and in the last four years of his courageous or -- And they -- magic the lakers are still make in the final thing -- the bad guy and a team that wasn't that good that it was within sixty into areas so that at times raised its its. Twelve years of magic person Spaniards. A -- Chris Byrd retired because -- you know had a bad back magic tired because he was at expects that everybody.

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She spent my -- a week -- a -- is there haven't for years anywhere Hugo. Update from Bill Simmons Twitter account the date July 15 the time 5:16 PM. Responded I would please so lopsided that somebody in Boston challenging WEI. They are the mid and the Soviets. A smoke and -- superpower. With warts and we know how that ended. Yes I think we're going down bill isn't -- thing.

I'm not worried about you guys that would -- GAAP financial. Actions taken a lot of advantages. The landscape. Over the years you guys have. Had to compete -- taken a much more competitive. Time -- that. Ever since its supporters than it is allowed different ways to do radio. And the militia that -- station has chosen to do their shows a certain way. And I do you think there's an opening for -- you know it's you can target that -- had a monopoly the last. What's in 1991.

There's a sports station opposite us all the time I -- it on some -- become yeah. I'm Betty. I was -- station that like people couldn't get nature of -- technicality now yeah. It picked up. Analog way I'll -- and here's how you could hear -- you can quantify it. Go one of the mornings with the rival and see if they sell you more books than we just did you. I think it's gonna happen what -- we never had a problem that would not doll clothes it's in the yeah yeah I've ever read it it is a ticket -- I was always nice to write I was always nice to your diet. -- you -- your Chinese territory you're Garcia.

We certainly days old but -- and I say please call it that the -- day. Who gets -- out in LA will guest in LA pitcher really I mean -- your opinion doesn't much matter to you because you're an LA guy now. -- over Larry who gets custody of Manny Ramirez Jamie offering.

This is -- it's happened in Boston and LA so much stuff happens like this that. Ultimately nobody you know it's like one -- forty created thing that's happening that this would like -- these they owners of the -- facts.

I what I heard I heard at the cover all the uncover the front page of the LA times every day out today and straight seasons on page one right. But. Yet it's on all the treasure forest fires out mudslides and I've forgotten.

earthquake we got out that's that's. I don't think anyone wants custody in any it people are pretty them. Now look back at the season -- united that the big suspension it and and I think. United has Beckett he's it's like you guys use on on the way out and have now is the wonderment to be answers how much that help them.

Once it's one thing -- a quitter when your good is another to be acquittal when you suck right yeah. We took it out yeah I hate to say we were absolutely.

Let us do it any help as large and I think and and you know I I'm sure there are reasons that they respect -- protect data collection stats and ensure they do have respect as agreed to chat smoltz was edited -- a bit. From the emotions -- employed and as a person and for what he met the -- acts. It's really hurts me to believe that they weren't the team that wrote the deficit that.

no -- no legitimate -- they -- smoltz made like eight million or somethin' they -- the federal for a million. Pays about -- here.

The front office's willingness to just. Not really respect the 2004 paying. Really it's a pulpit they wanted to distances to outside of what the -- to remove that you're just don't like care about it and I just think -- out. When you think that -- actually like a million dollar within Millar with a little that's not this year. I think they love at first base coach get people want to be equity investor with these guys are about christianity it's sad that dictated to -- Hispanic again.

Yeah -- so the -- book signings we need to know about. Yes at route to Barnes & Noble when. At needed a security will be there for you. Now do you look sign your books yet he's a guy Montag fifty more negative. I expect yeah bet because that is generated extra steps in the book you look at enemy their rhetoric and a rather then necessary for thirty. Where the it. That it.

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