The Book of Basketball
The NBA According to The Sports Guy
Bill Simmons
The Book of Basketball
There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to write the definitive book on the NBA.* Bill Simmons, the from-the-womb hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com’s Sports Guy, is that writer. And
The hosts praised the book as a favorite, noting its well‑written chapter on the quiz‑show scandal and its engaging coverage of that era. They highlighted how it offered compelling insight into the period.
Highly Recommended
Episode: ‘Quiz Show’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman
They highlighted Bill Simmons's book as a favorite that includes a wellwritten chapter on the quizshow scandal and praised its engaging coverage of the era.
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Sam's book is fantastic about this, which I haven't read in a while, but the fifties was, uh, really fun and really hit a lot of this has a quiz show chapter in it, uh, about 21.
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Episode: ‘Wall Street’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelma...
The hosts noted that Brian Koppelman had appeared on The Book of Basketball podcast where they discussed Julia Serving.
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He's on the Book of Basketball, me and him talking about Julia Serving.
Episode: ‘8MM’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Latha...
The host mentioned the book while promoting his own podcast, noting that a new episode would be released later in the week.
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Also, The Book of Basketball, my podcast, that has another one coming out on Thursday night.
Don't forget book of basketball is coming at you later this week.
Episode: ‘The Usual Suspects' With Bill Simmons and Chris R...
Bill Simmons mentioned that he devoted an entire chapter of his basketball book to KaiserSze, calling it the greatestteam chapter.
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I built a chapter of my basketball book built around him. It was the greatest team's chapter
Episode: ‘Zodiac’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean F...
One of the hosts mentioned Book of Basketball 2 as a potential future project, treating it like a source for adaptation.
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Book of Basketball 2. I'm going to get Isaiah Thomas. I'm going to be like, hold on. Yeah. Hold on. Wait. What's the secret?
Bill Burr repeatedly cited the book as the source of the "disease of more" concept, explaining how coaches and players chase additional money and opportunities, which can destabilize teams. He used it to illustrate the challenges of sustaining success in NBA rivalries and other sports contexts. The host treated the title as an informative reference rather than a focal recommendation.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 10-20-14
Bill Burr mentioned reading Bill Simmons' book on basketball, specifically referencing a speech by Pat Riley within it, regarding the 'disease of more' and the challenges of repeating success in sports.
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Watching the Celtics Lakers rivalry, I didn't hear about it until I read Bill Simmons' book on uh basketball, the uh the um Patrick Riley speech the disease of more.
Bill mentioned learning about the "disease of more" from the book, which refers to coaches and players seeking more money and opportunities, often leading to team instability and change.
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People leave try to get more money every coach thinks they're a fucking head coach all that bullshit happens but still the core of the team is there and I love watching Eli play against great teams
Bill Burr mentioned a Bill Simmons book in which he learned about Pat Riley's 'disease of more' concept, which is that coaches always try to get more money and think they are a head coach, leading to problems within teams.
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People leave try to get more money every coach thinks they're a fucking head coach all that bullshit happens but still the core of the team is there and I love watching Eli play against great teams
It was mentioned in the context of the Boston Celtics and the Lakers' championship claims, implying that Simmons's book disputes the Lakers' claims.
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We all know through Bill Simmons' book They're not that too and we also know there was a mobbed up fucking ref that fixed that Sacramento series So they got fucking two banners
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-17-19
The speaker mentioned it was read by Bill Simmons, who was described as someone who reads a lot of books about sports.
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When I read his book on the history of basketball, Jesus Christ. That guy would be like, it's like in Rick Roby's and Eric Fernston's book.
It was mentioned in the context of the Boston Celtics' history and how it suggests that the Los Angeles Lakers have falsely claimed a championship.
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We all know through Bill Simmons book They're not that too and we also know there was a mobbed up fucking ref that fixed that Sacramento series So they got fucking two banners
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-10-14
Bill Burr referenced Bill Simmons's book in the context of a discussion about the 'disease of more' that he perceived affected sports teams that had recent success, specifically mentioning Pat Riley and coaches seeking further opportunities.
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You won the fucking super bowl uh, you know pat riley the disease of more that I learned through the bill simmons book
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 10-20-14
Bill Burr mentioned reading a book by Bill Simmons about basketball, where he learned of a speech by Pat Riley about the 'disease of more' and the challenges of repeating as a champion in sports.
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Watching the Celtics Lakers rivalry, I didn't hear about it until I read Bill Simmons' book on uh basketball the uh the um Patrick Riley speech the disease of more.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-10-14
Bill Burr mentioned learning about 'the disease of more' from this book, referencing a concept within the context of sports and coaching.
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People leave, try to get more money, every coach thinks they're a fucking head coach, all that bullshit happens.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 10-20-14
Bill Burr mentioned reading Bill Simmons's book on basketball while discussing the difficulty of repeating as Super Bowl champions and the Patrick Riley speech about the 'disease of more'.
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Watching the Celtics Lakers rivalry, I didn't hear about it until I read Bill Simmons' book on uh basketball the uh the um Patrick Riley speech the disease of more
The book by Bill Simmons quotes a passage from David Halberstam's book about basketball, describing how Rune Arledge aimed to portray the sport with grace and intensity.
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Bill Simmons in his basketball book quotes David Halberstam in his basketball book and Simmons is like, I know you can't believe I'm quoting Halberstam here, but but I have to do it. That's this is Ha...
— Episode: The NBA
Episode: The NBA
The book by Bill Simmons quotes a passage from David Halberstam's book about basketball, describing how Rune Arledge aimed to portray the sport with grace and intensity.
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Bill Simmons in his basketball book quotes David Halberstam in his basketball book and Simmons is like, I know you can't believe I'm quoting Halberstam here, but but I have to do it. That's this is Halberstam. He says, what ABC has to prove to a disbelieving national public, Arledge believed was that this was not simply a bunch of tall, awkward goons throwing a ball through a hoop, but a game of grace and power played at a fever of intensity.
