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Category Archives: NBA Basketball
What No One Seems to Understand About the Indiana Pacers
In the lead-up to the Pacers-Heat Eastern Conference Finals (beginning tonight), we’ve seen plenty of the “clash of polar opposites” storyline: Big (Indiana) vs. Small (Miami), Fast (Miami) vs. Slow (Indiana), Great team effort (Indiana) vs. Great individual players (Miami), … Continue reading
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, David West, Dwyane Wade, Eastern Conference Finals, Frank Vogel, George Hill, Heat, Indiana, Indiana Pacers, Knicks, Lance Stephenson, Lebron james, Mario Chalmers, Miami, Miami Heat, NBA, NBA playoffs, New York, New York Knicks, Pacers, Paul George, playoffs, Roy Hibbert, Shane Battier, Udonis Haslem
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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
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged NBA playoffs 2013, NBA small ball
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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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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
The NBA’s Miami Heat Win Streak Conspiracy Theory and Some Numbers to Back It Up
First off, if you expect to come to this blog and read “The Miami Heat win streak is over and boo-hoo because it shows how unbelievably good they are,” you’re in the wrong place and you need to stop reading … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged 27 games, Chris Bosh, Chuck Klosterman, conspiracy, Conspiracy theory, D Wade, Dwyane Wade, Fouls, free throws, Heat, heat win streak, LeBron, Lebron james, Miami Heat, Miami Heat win streak, NBA, Referees, rigged, Tim Donaghy, Win streak
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About Michael Jordan and LeBron James
In case you haven’t heard, last week was Michael Jordan’s 50th birthday. Of course, there was plenty of deserved reminiscing in the form of countdowns, lists, highlights and a few interviews between cigars. It was great. Except for one thing: … Continue reading
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged Charlotte Bobcats, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Comparing, Comparing Jordan and LeBron, Comparison, ESPN, Hornet, Jordan, Kobe, Kobe Bryant, LeBron, Lebron james, Magic, Magic Johnson, Miami Heat, Michael Jordan, MJ, NBA, new orleans hornets, New Orleans Pelicans
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Picking the 2013 NBA All-Star Reserves
Everyone breathe out, the NBA All-Star starters were announced this week, and luckily, the fans didn’t vote Jeremy Lin into the game. From here, the rest of the team is selected by the coaches, so he won’t make it. You … Continue reading
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged Al Jefferson, All-Star Reserves, Blake Griffin, Boston Celtics, Brandon Jennings, brook lopez, Carlos Boozer, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, Damian Lillard, David Lee, David West, Deron Williams, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Greg Monroe, j, James Harden, Joakim Noah, Josh Smith, Jrue Holiday, Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Kyrie Irving, LaMarcus Aldridge, Lebron james, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Mark Gasol, Miami Heat, NBA, NBA All-Star game, NBA All-Star Reserves, NBA All-Stars, Paul George, Rajon Rondo, Russel Westbrook, Steph Curry, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Tyson Chandler, Zach Randolph
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Why Does Michael Jordan Need So Many Pockets to Play Golf?
A Miami country club gave MJ the David Stern circa 1993-94 treatment, telling His Airness to stay away for wearing cargo pants (or as I called them in high school, the fruits of every $40 Old Navy gift card from … Continue reading
Posted in Golf, NBA Basketball, Uncategorized
Tagged cargo pants, Golf, michael jodan, middle school style, muggsy bogues, old navy, questions
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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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