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Bill Simmons, ESPN.comAfter watching the Lakers, Yankees and Colts over the past year, Bill Simmons doesn't have any sports hate left.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009Welcome to the NBA preview, Part 2
Bill Simmons, Page 2In Part 2 of his NBA preview, Bill Simmons finishes his list of the 33 most intriguing people of the 2009-10 season.
Story | October 23, 2009Sporting emotions at the highest pitch
Bill Simmons, Page 2Bill Simmons has experienced a lot of emotional sporting events, but nothing like a World Cup soccer qualifier in Mexico City.
Story | August 17, 2009Let's celebrate 'The Summer of Mailbag'
Bill Simmons, Page 2Bill Simmons is handing off the car keys and letting the readers drive him through the summer. He answers letters about Michael Jackson, the Lakers, John Madden and "Bloodsport."
Story | July 10, 2009Kobe '09: Change we can believe in?
Bill Simmons, Page 2Did Kobe Bryant really change between 2008 and 2009? Bill Simmons puts the Lakers star under his microscope.
Story | June 15, 2009Choke or comeback? Diary decides
Bill Simmons, Page 2Did the Lakers make a historic comeback? Or did the Magic register a choke for the ages? Bill Simmons tries to decide in his retro diary.
Story | June 12, 2009Take a retro look at Game 2
Bill Simmons, Page 2Game 2 might not have been an all-time classic, but it will save the '09 Finals from going down as a clunker for the ages, writes Bill Simmons.
Story | June 08, 2009Letters of the rich and famous
Bill Simmons, Page 2As he previews the 2009 NBA Finals, Bill Simmons answers e-mail from some of the nation's top celebrities and athletes.
Story | June 03, 2009Searching for Danny Biasone
Bill Simmons, Page 2Bill Simmons says inconsistent officiating and unimaginative offenses are ruining what could be the greatest NBA postseason in years.
Story | May 27, 2009The NBA playoffs mailbag, Part 2
Bill Simmons, Page 2Bill Simmons breaks down all things playoffs in Part 2 of his NBA mailbag.
Story | May 22, 2009The NBA playoffs mailbag, Part 1
Bill Simmons, Page 2Bill Simmons breaks down all things playoffs in Part 1 of his NBA mailbag.
Story | May 22, 2009Gladwell-Simmons II: Part 3
Bill Simmons, Page 2In Part 3, The Sports Guy and best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell discuss how to fix the NBA and what the ceiling for LeBron James might be.
Story | May 13, 2009A game with everything but talking dogs
Bill Simmons, Page 2Bill Simmons didn't realize he cared so much about the 2008-09 Celtics until watching them and the Bulls duke it out in the greatest first-round series ever played.
Story | May 01, 2009Fouls, flops, fiascoes ... but not flagrant
Bill Simmons, Page 2The Sports Guy answers the most burning questions about the 2009 NBA playoffs, including whether Rajon Rondo's foul was flagrant.
Story | April 29, 2009Celtics-Bulls is one for the ages
Bill Simmons, Page 2Bill Simmons breaks down the 12 subplots that will make an already exciting Celtics-Bulls series even better.
Story | April 23, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS

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