Category Archives: NBA Basketball

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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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

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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 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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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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What’s So Special About Triple-Doubles?

Every year around this time, Missouri and Illinois play an intense basketball game with an extremely clever name: “Arch Madness.” For an MU Alumnus and an Illini hater like myself, this game is either a double-dip of wins for my … Continue reading

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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

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