Denver’s a Mess! Plus, Live at the Masters With the Simmons Crew

Apr 9, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
55.5 min (54.5%)
Joe House
14.4 min (14.1%)
James "Baby Doll" Dixon
13.7 min (13.4%)
Dave Chang
12.1 min (11.9%)
Cousin Sal
5.3 min (5.2%)
Nathan Hubbard
1.0 min (0.9%)

Top Entities

1Denver Nuggets
22
2NBA
19
3Cousin Sal
19
4Joe House
15
5NBA Playoffs
14
6NBA Draft
14
7Houston Rockets
13
8Memphis Grizzlies
10
9Golden State Warriors
10
10Gambling
9
11The Ringer
8
12Oklahoma City Thunder
8
13Minnesota Timberwolves
7
14Los Angeles Lakers
7
15Los Angeles Clippers
7
16Jamal Murray
6
17Bill Simmons
6
18NFL
5
19New England Patriots
5
20LeBron James
5
21Michael Porter Jr.
4
22Luka Dončić
4
23Chicago Bears
4
24Cam Smith
4
25Boston Celtics
4
26Tom Brady
3
27Stephen Curry
3
28Russell Westbrook
3
29Nikola Jokic
3
30New York Knicks
3
31Miami Heat
3
32March Madness
3
33Las Vegas Raiders
3
34Kenneth Murray, Jr.
3
35Cam Ward
3
36Van Lathan
2
37Val Kilmer
2
38The Rewatchables
2
39Seattle Seahawks
2
40Phoenix Suns
2
41Philadelphia Eagles
2
42Peyton Manning
2
43New Orleans Saints
2
44NBA Finals
2
45MLB
2
46Mason Graham
2
47Magic Johnson
2
48Kyle Lowry
2
49Kevin Garnett
2
50Kawhi Leonard
2
51Jahmyr Gibbs
2
52Jacksonville Jaguars
2
53Dallas Mavericks
2
54Bijan Robinson
2
55Aaron Gordon
2
56Zoe Simmons
1
57Will Hardy
1
58Will Campbell
1
59Wayne Gretzky
1
60Washington Wizards
1
61Trent Williams
1
62Tom Cruise
1
63The Sports Gal
1
64Shaquille O'Neal
1
65San Antonio Spurs
1
66Sam Hauser
1
67Sacramento Kings
1
68Robert De Niro
1
69Reggie Jackson
1
70Rashee Rice
1
71Pittsburgh Steelers
1
72Orlando Magic
1
73Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
74NFL Draft
1
75New York Jets
1
76New York Giants
1
77NBA Free Agency
1
78Naji Marshall
1
79Most Valuable Player
1
80Moses Moody
1
81Milwaukee Bucks
1
82Michael Penix Jr.
1
83Los Angeles Rams
1
84Leonardo DiCaprio
1
85Kirk Cousins
1
86Kevin O'Connor
1
87Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
88Kemba Walker
1
89Kareem Hunt
1
90Kansas City Chiefs
1
91Jimmy Butler III
1
92Jaxson Dart
1
93Indianapolis Colts
1
94Grant Hill
1
95Fred Warner
1
96Devin Booker
1
97Dallas Cowboys
1
98Collin Sexton
1
99Chuba Hubbard
1
100Christian McCaffrey
1
101Chris Ryan
1
102Charlotte Hornets
1
103Carolina Panthers
1
104Caitlin Clark
1
105Brooklyn Nets
1
106Brock Purdy
1
107Brad Pitt
1
108Boston Red Sox
1
109Bill's Dad
1
110Atlanta Hawks
1
111Arizona Cardinals
1
112Andy Dalton
1
113All-Star
1
114Alex Pereira
1
115Aaron Rodgers
1

League Distribution

NBA
115 (67.3%)
NFL
45 (26.3%)
NCAAB
3 (1.8%)
CFB
3 (1.8%)
MLB
2 (1.2%)
WNBA
1 (0.6%)
UFC
1 (0.6%)
NHL
1 (0.6%)

Top Players

1Cousin Sal
19
2Joe House
15
3Jamal Murray
6
4Bill Simmons
6
5LeBron James
5
6Michael Porter Jr.
4
7Luka Dončić
4
8Cam Smith
4
9Tom Brady
3
10Stephen Curry
3
11Russell Westbrook
3
12Nikola Jokic
3
13Kenneth Murray, Jr.
3
14Cam Ward
3
15Van Lathan
2
16Val Kilmer
2
17Peyton Manning
2
18Mason Graham
2
19Magic Johnson
2
20Kyle Lowry
2
21Kevin Garnett
2
22Kawhi Leonard
2
23Jahmyr Gibbs
2
24Bijan Robinson
2
25Aaron Gordon
2
26Zoe Simmons
1
27Will Hardy
1
28Will Campbell
1
29Wayne Gretzky
1
30Trent Williams
1
31Tom Cruise
1
32The Sports Gal
1
33Shaquille O'Neal
1
34Sam Hauser
1
35Robert De Niro
1
36Reggie Jackson
1
37Rashee Rice
1
38Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
39Naji Marshall
1
40Moses Moody
1
41Michael Penix Jr.
1
42Leonardo DiCaprio
1
43Kirk Cousins
1
44Kevin O'Connor
1
45Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
46Kemba Walker
1
47Kareem Hunt
1
48Jimmy Butler III
1
49Jaxson Dart
1
50Grant Hill
1
51Fred Warner
1
52Devin Booker
1
53Collin Sexton
1
54Chuba Hubbard
1
55Christian McCaffrey
1
56Chris Ryan
1
57Caitlin Clark
1
58Brock Purdy
1
59Brad Pitt
1
60Bill's Dad
1
61Andy Dalton
1
62Alex Pereira
1
63Aaron Rodgers
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
17
2Denver Nuggets
15
3NBA Playoffs
11
4Joe House
11
5NBA Draft
10
6Cousin Sal
10
7Memphis Grizzlies
8
8Houston Rockets
8
9Golden State Warriors
8
10Gambling
7
11Oklahoma City Thunder
6
12The Ringer
5
13New England Patriots
5
14Minnesota Timberwolves
5
15Los Angeles Lakers
5

Joe House

1Denver Nuggets
4
2Jamal Murray
3
3NFL
2
4NBA
2
5Michael Porter Jr.
2
6Los Angeles Clippers
2
7Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
8Houston Rockets
2
9Cousin Sal
2
10Aaron Gordon
2
11Trent Williams
1
12Tom Brady
1
13The Ringer
1
14Russell Westbrook
1
15NBA Playoffs
1

Dave Chang

1Cousin Sal
3
2Bill Simmons
2
3Zoe Simmons
1
4Will Hardy
1
5Tom Cruise
1
6New York Knicks
1
7Leonardo DiCaprio
1
8Joe House
1
9Chicago Bears
1
10Brad Pitt
1

Nathan Hubbard

1NBA Draft
1
2Kyle Lowry
1

Cousin Sal

1Cousin Sal
4
2The Ringer
1
3Peyton Manning
1
4Magic Johnson
1
5Joe House
1
6Dallas Mavericks
1
7Bill Simmons
1

James "Baby Doll" Dixon

1Houston Rockets
3
2Denver Nuggets
3
3Oklahoma City Thunder
2
4NBA Playoffs
2
5NBA Draft
2
6Los Angeles Lakers
2
7Joe House
2
8Cam Smith
2
9Washington Wizards
1
10The Sports Gal
1
11The Ringer
1
12Seattle Seahawks
1
13San Antonio Spurs
1
14Rashee Rice
1
15Phoenix Suns
1
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