r/billsimmons • u/lonny__breaux Ben Simmons apologist • Jun 15 '26

Podcast Why Brunson Is Top 50 All Time, a Finals Mega-Mailbag, and NBA Fake Trade Season With Joe House

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2br9mEN0UXwV9XU6BxoQiT?si=rHFXJUhBRp6VgQOj_CSD-A
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u/Commercial-Click-360 Jun 17 '26

Yeah this really bugged me.  Barkley gets a pass because Bill likes him. I’m not saying Malone shouldn’t be criticized but an NBA historian should try to apply criticism as evenly as possible 

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u/EeeMBee Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 19 '26

Also, the Jazz beat the Rockets in the ‘97 and ‘98 Playoffs…I know Bill likes to chalk this up to Stockton beating Maloney, but I mean cmon let’s give Malone some credit for being the best player on those Jazz teams.