Oh, that silly Sports Guy is just obsessed with Utah

ESPN columnist Bill Simmons isn’t just obsessed with Utah Jazz fans. He’s obsessed with poking fun at Utah and the Jazz and their fans.

Here’s the funny part. He claims Jazz fans have inferiority complexes, but in the process he puts his own, more-annoying superiority/inferiority complex on display. He spouts out his opinions – usually in a pretty funny way, even WAY off-based in some cases – and then mocks and whines that somebody dares challenge him. Supposedly 900 Jazz fans are among that group of non-worshippers who e-mailed him recently.

Anyway, here’s the latest ramblings about all of the above from “The Sports Guy,” who I’m starting to think loves razzing Jazz fans as much as he loves Chris Paul. On second thought, nah, that’s silly talk.

And, P.S., his first admission really doesn’t speak highly of whoever made his Turkey Day dinner:

“The highlight of my Thanksgiving weekend: Including a jokey comparison in last week’s NBA column about Deron Williams’ 2008-09 stats versus Chris Paul’s 2008-09 stats (even though Williams had played only two games), hoping to incite a barrage of “That’s not fair, Williams was hurt!” e-mails from the trigger-happy Jazz fans … and nearly 900 e-mails and eight days later, they’re still sending angry e-mails. Utah fans are the best. They really are. As far as inferiority complexes go, they might be the Joe Pesci of NBA fan bases. They’re funny.

(What do you mean we’re funny? Funny how? What’s funny about us? You mean, we’re funny like clowns? No, you brought it up! HOW THE %$#% ARE WE FUNNY?????”)”

Now I know Billy boy is makin’ stuff up again. Lesson about Utah, Mr. Simmons: We don’t say %$#% without a fetchin’ in front of it. And in that situation, most of us would say HOW THE HECK ARE WE FUNNY????? Please note this for future mockings.

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Jody Genessy

Jody Genessy is the Utah Jazz beat writer for the Deseret News. To answer some of your questions: 1) Yes, he travels everywhere the Jazz do. 2) No, he doesn't fly on the team charter. 3) No, he can't sneak you into the game, let you take notes for him or get you tickets (sorry, Mom). 4) Yes, he realizes that other people out there have to work for a living so he's a lucky dude. 5) Yes, he usually answers questions in the third person.

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