Why Can’t the NBA Actually Fix the NBA? Plus, Super Bowl Hangover Stuff With Nick Wright and Bill’s Dad.
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The Bill Simmons Podcast is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook. We're also brought to you by the Ringer Podcast Network, where I have a new Rewatchables episode that went up Monday night. Ace Ventura, Pet Detective. We had not done a lot of Jim Carrey on the Rewatchables, which is my fault, but we're starting to gain steam. We did Truman Show, now Ace Ventura. It was me and Craig Horlbeck. and Zach Lowe in his first ever rewatchables appearance. Oh yeah. Very fun episode. Uh, the next episode that we're doing next Monday is a movie that's also on Netflix. They have all the bond movies and we're doing gold nine, which was Pierce Brosnan's first, uh, bond movie. And there's a great story behind it. It's actually an awesome movie and you have six days to watch it.
So there you go. Speaking of rewatchables, I am going to be in LA, uh, It's where I live, but we're also doing a live show at the Wiltern tomorrow night. And for everybody that's going to that, uh, just prep on heat would be my advice. Uh, the BS podcast live Wiltern eight o'clock LA prep on heat for the people going, obviously everyone is not going, I'm sorry. You can't go, but we will be, uh, we will be running it on this feed. So there you go. Coming up on this podcast, Nick Wright. It's coming back. The Patriots got smacked in the Super Bowl. I'm going to let him listen. I talked a lot of smack during the season and everybody gets their turn now and they can smack back at me. But we're going to talk about a whole bunch of general sports stuff.
Super Bowl, NBA, Winter Olympics. And then I have a little little Michelob Ultra six pack that I'm going to do a little mini NBA mailbag. And then my dad demanded to come on. He thinks that I'm banning him from the podcast because we're also showing it on Netflix. It's on Spotify as well. You can find it on every platform, but it's also now on Netflix. And he didn't think I wanted him to come on anymore. He's very, very, very upset about the Patriots loss. So we're going to talk about that and some Boston sports stuff. So that's the podcast. We're going to take a break, bring in Pearl Jam, and then Nick Wright. The Bill Simmons Podcast is brought to you by FanDuel. The football season may be coming to an end, but things are only getting started.
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All right, Nick Wright is here. You can see him on First Things First. And like me, on Sunday night a year ago, you watched your team just get eviscerated during a Super Bowl. And then your team, you were never the same. I think you went 6-11 and your quarterback blew at his knee and it was bad. And it was in the dynasty. And here comes the Patriots, our new dynasty. And then they get annihilated in the Super Bowl. Now we're dynasty-less in the AFC.
Well, all right, so a few things as you just come out swinging. You're of the erroneous belief that the Patriots had one dynasty of 01 to 18. That's your belief, correct? That it wasn't 01 to 04, then the 05 to 13, good but not good enough with the undefeated season? Never won. And then 14 to 18. Because if you think the Patriots had two separate dynasties, then I will fold my hand the Chiefs dynasty ended this year. But if you think it's one continuous run, then we're still alive, baby. We can not win a Super Bowl for five years, eight years like you guys and still be alive. So what are the table stakes here on dynasty rules? First of all, we went 10 years. Yeah, that's right. You went 10 years with a couple really horrifying, embarrassing, ugly Super Bowl defeats.
Like, worse than getting blown out, losing heartbreakers to the bad Manning brother.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:06–5:18
2
What are the upcoming topics on the podcast?
5:18–5:34
3
How did the Super Bowl impact the Patriots and Chiefs?
5:34–16:16
4
What are the key issues surrounding the NBA All-Star Weekend?
16:16–59:24
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What are the implications of tanking in the NBA?
59:24–59:48
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How did the NBA lottery system change after the 1984 draft?
59:48–1:00:34
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What are the potential penalties for teams that tank?
1:00:34–1:01:08
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How does the NBA's scheduling affect player performance?
1:01:08–1:57:15
Speakers
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