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Bill Simmons leads off our Five for Friday with a sentiment that we at HoopIdea strongly endorse. This edition also includes HoopIdeas from an NBA player and the Wall Street Journal, as well as a new mobile phone app that allows viewers to call ou...

Bill Simmons bangs out Part 1 of his NBA Power Poll.

Bill Simmons and Joe House deliver over/unders for the 2010-2011 NBA season.

Bill Simmons cleans out his exploding inbox with a super-mega-huge mailbag.

This most eventful of NBA offseasons has given rise to question after question after question. It's time for the answers. So let the games begin!

As LeBron James proved to be more Julius Erving 2.0 than Michael Jordan, he now faces his big choice: Winning (the Bulls), loyalty (the Cavs) or a chance at immortality (the Knicks)?

Did we just witness the murder of professional basketball in Cleveland? Bill takes a look back Celtics-Cavs Game 5 with a retro-diary.

Three sweeps? What kind of second round of the playoffs was this? This only can be reconciled by handing out some awards.

With LeBron James' MVP award a foregone conclusion, Bill Simmons takes on the rest of the NBA season and the playoffs.

With LeBron James' MVP award a foregone conclusion, Bill Simmons takes on the rest of the NBA season and the playoffs.

In the No Benjamins Association, Bill Simmons says to expect more trades than ever this season.

As he previews the 2009 NBA Finals, Bill Simmons answers e-mail from some of the nation's top celebrities and athletes.

Bill Simmons says inconsistent officiating and unimaginative offenses are ruining what could be the greatest NBA postseason in years.

Bill Simmons breaks down all things playoffs in Part 2 of his NBA mailbag.

Bill Simmons breaks down all things playoffs in Part 1 of his NBA mailbag.

From No. 450 all the way down to No. 1, Bill Simmons sizes up the entire NBA MVP race. Let's just say this will be the first of many for our winner.