About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of the Simmons/Russillo break-up and the implications for basketball discourse.

Welcome to Episode #139! We bring back Chris for his 5th appearance (#93, #95, #100, #130). Last November we discussed who was winning the break-up; we update our thoughts after Russillo's recent ascension and Bill's lackluster content of late - is the re-apex officially over? We get into the issues with Zach Lowe Sunday nights - and address whether the hate has been too intense or fully warranted - and wonder whether basketball discourse in general is reaching a logical endpoint. We finish with a ruling on the break-up to date, including recent developments (Russillo's Barstool week and screenwriting comments) and what we’ll be looking for to make a final judgement once it's been a year since Russillo left.

People in this episode

Host: Bill Simmons

Guest: Chris

Topics covered

• Simmons/Russillo break-up
• basketball discourse
• media analysis
• content quality
• sports commentary

Keywords

• Simmons
• Russillo
• Zach Lowe
• basketball
• media
• content
• break-up
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barstool

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