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Picking the 2013 NBA All-Star Reserves

Posted on January 20, 2013 by

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?

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

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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Sportsconomics – Maximizing Team USA’s Efficiency With a Few Roster Twists

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

** Editor’s Note: This post is 1800 words. I hope you’re comfortable. If there’s one basketball-related storm I can actually get behind wholly, it’s the US men’s Olympic team. All of my issues with NBA coverage/officiating and draft-night letdowns kind … Continue reading →

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The New Orleans Professional Basketball Franchise Naming Debacle and How to Fix It

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

The good news for the 2011-2012 New Orleans Hornets: Saints owner Tom Benson bought the team from the league last weekend The bad news for the 2011-2012 New Orleans Hornets: That was the only remarkable moment of the season It … Continue reading →

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Picking the 2012 NBA All-Star Reserves

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Yesterday, in a surprising move, the NBA announced the starters for the 2011 All Star game. Interestingly, the thing they announced about those 2011 starters was that all of them are also starters again in 2012. Not really, but 8 … Continue reading →

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Spanning the Continental Divide

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

As soon as the NBA returned from the 2011 lockout, fans were reminded why we hate to love this game: the association’s meddling with the New Orleans Hornets’ attempts to trade Chris Paul, and David Stern’s eventual strong-arming of the Los … Continue reading →

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The “Lakeshow” knows no boundaries

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

It turns out the the “Lakeshow” doesn’t actually require an NBA season.  During this prolonged off-season, no NBA team has gotten more attention than the Los Angeles Lakers.  The biggest story has been the smack-down David Stern gave via veto … Continue reading →

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Nixed Trades = Middle School Dances

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

It’s my belief that one of the great phenomena in sports is the nixed trade. They only happen every once in awhile, but when they do, man are they awkward. Usually the nixed trade stems from a player failing a … Continue reading →

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Part 2: The Question No One Is Asking About the NBA Lockout

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

In case you missed part one of this series, click here for the SpreeGoogs assessment of how the lockout could spell the end of the WNBA. As we enter mid-November with no NBA season in sight, it is only natural … Continue reading →

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2011 NBA Draft Top 11 Prospects: Part 1

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

We’re a week away from the 2011 NBA draft, and I know I’m so thrilled I’m sweating. Drafts mean I generally sit around at my computer watching highlights of players and reading profiles about them and then watching the highlights … Continue reading →

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Guest Post #3: The Real Postseason Issues Facing the Lakers, Presented by an Actual Fan

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

*Editor’s note: A long time ago, I started this blog. Very few people were truly “in on the ground floor” of SpreeGoogs, and one of them was my friend Jackie, who I met at USC. She’s tirelessly promoted my blog … Continue reading →

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Top 11: My NBA MVP Power Rankings

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

Derrick Rose won the MVP yesterday. Officially, at least. He sort of won a long time ago. I’ve already talked about it. Here’s exactly how the real MVP voting ended up shaking out: 1. Derrick Rose – 1182 total points … Continue reading →

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Part 2 — Why the NBA is Broken: A Conspiracy Theory Involving Elite Players and Free Throws

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

A lot of you read my post yesterday about how the NBA is giving calls to its superstars to allow them to have more control of the playoff games and had some objections to that idea. Sure, playoff basketball is … Continue reading →

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