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Category Archives: Current Sports Commentary
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
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged NBA playoffs 2013, NBA small ball
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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
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NFL Football
Tagged Marshawn Lynch, Marshawn Lynch videos
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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
The Untold Folk Legend of Jimmy Butler
In Monday night’s Bulls-Heat game, we saw an outstanding team performance from Chicago and an even more outstanding individual performance from the formerly anonymous Jimmy Butler, scoring 21 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and matching up with LeBron James to force … Continue reading
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged Bulls, Chicago Bulls, folk hero, Folk legend, folktale, Heat, Jimmy Butler, Lebron james, legend, Miami Heat, NBA, playoffs, Texas Jim, Tom Thibodeau
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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
I’m the guy who voted for Carmelo Anthony for MVP
Hey. I’m the guy. Nice to meet you. No, nice to meet me, am I right? Of course I’m right. I’m the guy. I’m the guy who voted for Carmelo Anthony for MVP. I could’ve been like all the other … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged Carmelo Anthony, crazies, kickball, mojumbi, NBA MVP, wtf
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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
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan
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Some Love for Coaching
**Editor’s Note: This post is written by the newest SpreeGoogs writer, Lamar, who will be joining the blog writing under the name Dell Johnson. Lamar is a former NCAA college basketball player who also played on the European professional circuit, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged Andre Iguodala, Carmelo Anthony, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, George Karl, Gregg Popovich, Karl, Kenneth Faried, Manu Ginobili, NBA, NBA Coach, NBA Coach of the Year, NBA Coaches, NBA playoffs, Popovich, San Antonio Spurs, Thibodeau, Tim Duncan, Tom Thibodeau, Tony Parker, Ty Lawon
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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
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
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, Fantasy Football, NFL Football, Uncategorized
Tagged Aaron Dobson, Cordarelle Patterson, DeAndre Hopkins, Eddie Lacy, fantasy football, Geno Smith, Gio Bernard, Keenan Allen, Le'Veon Bell, Montee Ball, NFL Draft 2013, NFL fantasy rookies, Tavon Austin, Tyler Eifert
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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
2013 NFL Mock Draft – Part 4
This is it: The Mock Draft finale that caps off our pretending right before the real thing gets underway tonight. Catch up with some of the classics (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) or consult the list below to get … Continue reading
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, Drafts, Mock Drafts, NFL Football
Tagged NFL, Clemson, Florida, Notre Dame, Florida State, Washington, Syracuse, NFL Draft, Green Bay Packers, NFL Mock Draft, Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, Alabama, LSU, Trade, Minnesota Vikings, Manti Te'o, 2013 NFL Draft, 2013 NFL Mock Draft, mock, Matt Elam, DeAndre Hopkins, Bjoern Werner, Ryan Nassib, Desmond Trufant, Kevin Minter, Jesse Williams
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2013 NFL Mock Draft – Part 3
Draftacular. That’s all I can say about where we’ve been with this mock so far. Part 1 and Part 2 were flawless and it’s about to continue with an exhilarating third edition. Here’s a quick reminder about where we’ve been. 1. Kansas City … Continue reading
Posted in Drafts, Current Sports Commentary, NFL Football, Mock Drafts
Tagged NFL, West Virginia, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Florida State, Georgia, NFL Draft, NFL Mock Draft, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams, Mock draft, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Alabama, Trade, Minnesota Vikings, 2013 NFL Draft, 2013 NFL Mock Draft, NFL Draft 2013, Jarvis Jones, D.J. Fluker, Tank Carradine, Tyler Eifert, NFL Draft trade, Cordarrelle Patterson, Keenan Allen, California, Menelik Watson, Geno Smith
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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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