ESPN will air "The Grantland Basketball Show" this season

[D-Rose]

http://thebiglead.com/2014/08/12/bill-simmons-leaving-espn-countdown-launching-the-grantland-basketball-show/

[QUOTE]Bill Simmons is leaving ESPN NBA countdown and launching his own NBA show

[jzek]

Hope this is not live. Simmons is GOAT sports analyst/writer but he sucks when he can't filter his thoughts when he's live on the air. Hope this will be a delayed/taped/recorded show so he's not forced to come up with something on the spot.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Oh great, Bill Simmons back on tv.

[ImKobe]

Hope this is not live. Simmons is GOAT sports analyst/writer but he sucks when he can't filter his thoughts when he's live on the air. Hope this will be a delayed/taped/recorded show so he's not forced to come up with something on the spot.

Agree with this.

[rhowen4]

awesome. i watch his grantland stuff a lot. nba countdown is a snoozefest no matter what.

[russwest0]

Lol who cares. Simmons won't be able to say anything bad about Bran or talk about any badly officiated games otherwise he'll get suspended by ESPN.

[boozehound]

SAS would be terrible on countdown.

[ImKobe]

SAS would be terrible on countdown.

SAS would be funny TV after his Knicks get blown out

[Heavincent]

So Zach Lowe will be on the show, right?

[RichieW]

Grantland basketball content is excellent on Youtube, with the BS Report and Lowe Post podcast, plus Bill and Jalen have excellent chemistry.

A TV show would neuter them as they'd have to be much more careful on what they say, it'll be super boring.

As long as it doesn't cut down on their youtube output then I'd be happy, but you know it will. No more 33-day Birdmester would be a shame.

[Purch]

Grataland >>>> Espn countdown

[TheReal Kendall]

Grantland basketball content is excellent on Youtube, with the BS Report and Lowe Post podcast, plus Bill and Jalen have excellent chemistry.

A TV show would neuter them as they'd have to be much more careful on what they say, it'll be super boring.

As long as it doesn't cut down on their youtube output then I'd be happy, but you know it will. No more 33-day Birdmester would be a shame.

This.

[Mr Know It All]

Grantland basketball content is excellent on Youtube, with the BS Report and Lowe Post podcast, plus Bill and Jalen have excellent chemistry.

A TV show would neuter them as they'd have to be much more careful on what they say, it'll be super boring.

As long as it doesn't cut down on their youtube output then I'd be happy, but you know it will. No more 33-day Birdmester would be a shame.

Sucks for Canadian viewers as well.

[jaybee682]

Not good. They're going to tone Jalen down some.

[DukeDelonte13]

bill is a terrible bball analyst in the sense he has absolutely no clue what he's talking about, but he's entertaining.

Wanted the cavs to draft T-rob and Derrick Williams.

Called Dion Waiters a terrible pick, but now ever since Lebron singled him out he has been calling him a stud.

He's literally the basketball captain hindsight. He'll be the first to flamb

[bootsy]

Not good. They're going to tone Jalen down some.
They need to tone him down off the air.

[JohnFreeman]

http://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/bill-simmons-fist-pump.gif

[Timmy D for MVP]

I was already bummed out that the Draft Diary went away when he got onto the broadcast.

I hope this doesn't do something similar and cut into his other stuff too much. But if Lowe and them guys get on there this will be awesome.