by Bill Hubbell

Bill Simmons just had to swallow a lot and fist bump Magic Johnson on national television. The no host thing isn’t working. It’s not as bad as it sounds on paper, and it would be even better (obviously) if Magic wasn’t involved, but it just unravels a little too much. Simmons has to ultimately play host, and he’s just not nearly polished enough on TV to do it. Wilbon is by far the most polished, but everyone knows him too much as a broad analyst.

I think they’d be voted off an “NBA Studio” competition.