Author Archives: Vlade Van Exel

Since when does the NBA have a draft combine?

Apparently, the NBA has had a draft combine for at least a few years and I hadn’t even noticed. I tried to look up its history, when it started, some of the most legendary performances. There’s not much, folks. It’s … Continue reading

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No. Not In Our House

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from a friend of SpreeGoogs who happens to be a Sonics fan, offering thoughts on the NBA’s recent decision to keep the Sacramento Kings in, you guessed it, Sacramento. If you’ve attended a … Continue reading

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The newfound dominance of starting pitchers in fantasy baseball

This is a guest post from our friends at FanDuel.com. There used to be a time in fantasy baseball when taking a pitcher in the first round was a huge risk. There were just too many variables from year to … Continue reading

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The Case For and Against Small Ball in the NBA

Much has been made of the NBA’s en vogue trend of playing smaller lineups, with three guards, a traditional small forward and a center or two guards, two small forwards and a power forward or center. Even before that, it … Continue reading

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Marshawn Lynch videos to get you through the offseason

It’s right about this time every year where I start re-watching Marshawn Lynch videos on YouTube. It’s like clockwork, as when the draft is over I need to inject a little football in my life. And there’s no better interview … Continue reading

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My mixed emotions on Carrie Underwood replacing Faith Hill

My love of Carrie Underwood has been semi-documented on SpreeGoogs. I mentioned in my post a few of the cool things about hockey that one of the all-time coups in the history of sports WAGs was when Mike Fisher put … Continue reading

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LeBron James is the best basketball player I will ever watch

**Editor’s note: This post is the opinion of one writer and does not reflect the opinion of the rest of the staff, especially not the opinion of the head editor. Whoa, whoa, whoa. That headline is a bold and sweeping statement, … Continue reading

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The Many Faces of Tim Duncan

While I was watching the Lakers-Spurs series (which was the equivalent of a varsity basketball team going against the JV squad), I was reminded of how awesome Tim Duncan’s facial expressions are. Or facial expression (singular). You know the one … Continue reading

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A Few Quick Thoughts on Jason Collins

Jason Collins. Bravo, sir, for being a true pioneer. A few quick thoughts: 1. He chose the right vehicle to announce the decision. Doing an exclusive with Sports Illustrated and being able to control the delivery was genius; if he … Continue reading

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Ranking The Top 11 NFL Fantasy Rookies

SpreeGoogs would like to give ourselves a few props for our NFL mock drafting skills: we called the Oakland-Miami trade, Kenny Vaccaro to the Saints, Jarvis Jones to the Steelers, Alec Ogletree to the Rams, DeAndre  Hopkins to the Texans … Continue reading

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NFL GMs on Facebook

Taking some inspiration from the brilliant writers over at ProFootballMock.com and their NFL QBs on Facebook, we decided to do a GM version following the first round of the draft last night. The following may or may not be what … Continue reading

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There is a guy in the NFL draft that is 6’10 and weighs 388 pounds

That headline is not a typo, folks. Terrell Brown of Ole Miss is a very large human being. He stands 6’10, weighs in at 388 pounds, and Gil Brandt of NFL.com wrote that he might just be the biggest football … Continue reading

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The 11 Best General Managers in Sports

Anyone who has played franchise mode on Madden has probably thought to themselves at some point “Man, I would be the best general manager in the NFL. Look at this amazing team I am assembling.” The truth is, being general … Continue reading

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The 11 Best Sports Tweets of All Time

The official Los Angeles Dodgers Twitter account tweeted an absolutely amazing burn to the San Diego Padres the other day (more on that in a minute). It inspired me to think about some of the other best sports-related or athlete … Continue reading

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Would the mid-90s Lakers beat the current squad?

You guys know the MO of SpreeGoogs: reference the 90s whenever possible. The golden era of mankind. It can only make your day better. The first part of the decade wasn’t so much of a golden era for the Los … Continue reading

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