The Feel-Good Knicks, Award Movies, Week 18 Picks, and a Boston Sports Report With Sean Fennessey, Joe House, and Bill’s Dad

Jan 2, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
77.6 min (57%)
Joe House
24.3 min (17.8%)
Sean Fennessey
19.0 min (13.9%)
Bill's Dad
15.3 min (11.3%)

Top Entities

1NBA
30
2NBA Playoffs
23
3Boston Celtics
21
4New York Knicks
18
5Gambling
18
6Pittsburgh Steelers
15
7New England Patriots
14
8NFL
13
9Los Angeles Rams
11
10Minnesota Timberwolves
10
11Aaron Rodgers
9
12NBA Draft
8
13Houston Rockets
8
14Minnesota Vikings
7
15Kansas City Chiefs
7
16Buffalo Bills
7
17Jayson Tatum
7
18Tennessee Titans
6
19O.J. Mayo
6
20Joe House
6
21Houston Texans
6
22Drake Maye
6
23Detroit Pistons
6
24Denver Nuggets
6
25Bill Simmons
6
26Philadelphia 76ers
5
27Oklahoma City Thunder
5
28Los Angeles Clippers
5
29Karl-Anthony Towns
5
30Golden State Warriors
5
31Bill's Dad
5
32Zoe Simmons
4
33Sean Fennessey
4
34Pat Riley
4
35Nikola Jokic
4
36Indianapolis Colts
4
37Cousin Sal
4
38Cincinnati Bengals
4
39Bill Belichick
4
40Van Lathan
3
41Tucker Kraft
3
42Tom Brady
3
43The Sports Gal
3
44The Rewatchables
3
45Tee Higgins
3
46Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
47New York Jets
3
48New York Giants
3
49Miami Heat
3
50Los Angeles Chargers
3
51Joe Mazzulla
3
52Green Bay Packers
3
53Detroit Lions
3
54Denver Broncos
3
55Cleveland Browns
3
56Christian Gonzalez
3
57Brooklyn Nets
3
58Boston Red Sox
3
59Arizona Cardinals
3
60Zach Wilson
2
61Trey Lance
2
62The Town (film)
2
63The Ringer
2
64Paul George
2
65Nick Folk
2
66New York Mets
2
67Most Valuable Player
2
68MLB
2
69Mike Brown
2
70Mikal Bridges
2
71Los Angeles Lakers
2
72LeBron James
2
73Kyren Williams
2
74Kenny Atkinson
2
75Kawhi Leonard
2
76Juan Soto
2
77Jordan Love
2
78Joe Burrow
2
79Jimmy Butler III
2
80Garrett Wilson
2
81Evan Mobley
2
82Darius Garland
2
83Cleveland Cavaliers
2
84Chet Holmgren
2
85Anthony Davis
2
86All-Star
2
87Zach Edey
1
88Victor Wembanyama
1
89Toronto Raptors
1
90Tom Thibodeau
1
91Seattle Seahawks
1
92San Francisco 49ers
1
93San Antonio Spurs
1
94Rookie of the Year
1
95Roger Clemens
1
96Rhamondre Stevenson
1
97Quentin Tarantino
1
98Phoenix Suns
1
99Peter Schrager
1
100Payton Pritchard
1
101Orlando Magic
1
102Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
103New York Yankees
1
104New Orleans Pelicans
1
105NBA Finals
1
106Nathaniel Hackett
1
107Memphis Grizzlies
1
108Matthew Stafford
1
109Marcus Smart
1
110Mallory Rubin
1
111Luke Kornet
1
112Las Vegas Raiders
1
113Larry Bird
1
114Kyrie Irving
1
115Kyler Murray
1
116Kirk Cousins
1
117Kevin O'Connor
1
118Kevin Durant
1
119Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
120Kemba Walker
1
121Julius Randle
1
122Jrue Holiday
1
123Josh Allen
1
124Joel Embiid
1
125Jim O'Brien
1
126Jaylen Johnson
1
127Jaylen Brown
1
128Jalen Hurts
1
129Jaden Ivey
1
130Jacksonville Jaguars
1
131Isaiah Stewart
1
132Indiana Pacers
1
133Grant Williams
1
134Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
135Geno Smith
1
136Frank Gore Jr.
1
137Dyson Daniels
1
138Drew Lock
1
139Doug Christie
1
140Donte DiVincenzo
1
141Derrick White
1
142Defensive Player of the Year
1
143David Montgomery
1
144Davante Adams
1
145Craig Horlbeck
1
146College Football
1
147Cole Anthony
1
148Chris Boswell
1
149Chicago Bulls
1
150Chase Brown
1
151Carson Wentz
1
152Brock Purdy
1
153Breece Hall
1
154Brandon Staley
1
155Brad Pitt
1
156Boston Bruins
1
157Bo Nix
1
158Blake Corum
1
159Baltimore Ravens
1
160Atlanta Hawks
1
161Atlanta Falcons
1
162Anthony Edwards
1
163Anthony Black
1
164Amanda Dobbins
1
165All-NBA Second Team
1
166Al Horford
1

League Distribution

NBA
143 (56.3%)
NFL
102 (40.2%)
MLB
7 (2.8%)
NHL
1 (0.4%)
CFB
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Aaron Rodgers
9
2Jayson Tatum
7
3O.J. Mayo
6
4Joe House
6
5Drake Maye
6
6Bill Simmons
6
7Karl-Anthony Towns
5
8Bill's Dad
5
9Zoe Simmons
4
10Sean Fennessey
4
11Pat Riley
4
12Nikola Jokic
4
13Cousin Sal
4
14Bill Belichick
4
15Van Lathan
3
16Tucker Kraft
3
17Tom Brady
3
18The Sports Gal
3
19Tee Higgins
3
20Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
21Joe Mazzulla
3
22Christian Gonzalez
3
23Zach Wilson
2
24Trey Lance
2
25Paul George
2
26Nick Folk
2
27Mike Brown
2
28Mikal Bridges
2
29LeBron James
2
30Kyren Williams
2
31Kenny Atkinson
2
32Kawhi Leonard
2
33Juan Soto
2
34Jordan Love
2
35Joe Burrow
2
36Jimmy Butler III
2
37Garrett Wilson
2
38Evan Mobley
2
39Darius Garland
2
40Chet Holmgren
2
41Anthony Davis
2
42Zach Edey
1
43Victor Wembanyama
1
44Tom Thibodeau
1
45Roger Clemens
1
46Rhamondre Stevenson
1
47Quentin Tarantino
1
48Peter Schrager
1
49Payton Pritchard
1
50Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
51Nathaniel Hackett
1
52Matthew Stafford
1
53Marcus Smart
1
54Mallory Rubin
1
55Luke Kornet
1
56Larry Bird
1
57Kyrie Irving
1
58Kyler Murray
1
59Kirk Cousins
1
60Kevin O'Connor
1
61Kevin Durant
1
62Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
63Kemba Walker
1
64Julius Randle
1
65Jrue Holiday
1
66Josh Allen
1
67Joel Embiid
1
68Jim O'Brien
1
69Jaylen Johnson
1
70Jaylen Brown
1
71Jalen Hurts
1
72Jaden Ivey
1
73Isaiah Stewart
1
74Grant Williams
1
75Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
76Geno Smith
1
77Frank Gore Jr.
1
78Dyson Daniels
1
79Drew Lock
1
80Doug Christie
1
81Donte DiVincenzo
1
82Derrick White
1
83David Montgomery
1
84Davante Adams
1
85Craig Horlbeck
1
86Cole Anthony
1
87Chris Boswell
1
88Chase Brown
1
89Carson Wentz
1
90Brock Purdy
1
91Breece Hall
1
92Brandon Staley
1
93Brad Pitt
1
94Bo Nix
1
95Blake Corum
1
96Anthony Edwards
1
97Anthony Black
1
98Amanda Dobbins
1
99Al Horford
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Boston Celtics
17
2NBA
16
3Gambling
16
4NBA Playoffs
14
5Pittsburgh Steelers
11
6New York Knicks
11
7New England Patriots
9
8Los Angeles Rams
8
9NFL
7
10Minnesota Timberwolves
6
11Houston Rockets
6
12Minnesota Vikings
5
13Kansas City Chiefs
5
14Houston Texans
5
15Drake Maye
5

Sean Fennessey

1NBA Playoffs
6
2Pittsburgh Steelers
4
3NFL
4
4NBA
4
5Minnesota Timberwolves
4
6Tennessee Titans
3
7Los Angeles Rams
3
8Detroit Pistons
3
9Oklahoma City Thunder
2
10Minnesota Vikings
2
11Kansas City Chiefs
2
12Jordan Love
2
13Detroit Lions
2
14Cincinnati Bengals
2
15Brooklyn Nets
2

Bill's Dad

1NBA
7
2New England Patriots
5
3NBA Draft
5
4O.J. Mayo
4
5Boston Celtics
4
6Bill Belichick
3
7Tucker Kraft
2
8Joe House
2
9Jayson Tatum
2
10Toronto Raptors
1
11Roger Clemens
1
12Philadelphia 76ers
1
13NFL
1
14New York Knicks
1
15New York Giants
1

Joe House

1New York Knicks
5
2Aaron Rodgers
4
3Pat Riley
3
4NBA
3
5Karl-Anthony Towns
3
6Philadelphia 76ers
2
7Nick Folk
2
8NBA Playoffs
2
9Mike Brown
2
10Mikal Bridges
2
11Zoe Simmons
1
12Zach Wilson
1
13Tom Thibodeau
1
14Tom Brady
1
15The Town (film)
1
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