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How the World Will End and What Basketball Has To Do With It

The way the universe is currently set up, it will end in 2012. The way SpreeGoogs is set up, we like to run with conspiracy theories. Even though the world didn’t technically end when the old science indicated it would last … Continue reading

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A Diehard Suns Fan’s New Team Wishlist for Steve Nash

Steve Nash has been very, very good to Suns fans for 8 years. 2 MVPs, 3 conference finals, 161-point games, making us all briefly care about Jim Jackson again. And now, free agent Steve is about to take his huge, … Continue reading

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2012 SpreeGoogs NBA Mock Draft – Picks 15-22 (Plus Podcast)

Did you survive that podcast ambush yesterday? Well get back on your feet, because we have another two parts for you today. To see/hear the first two parts of this mock draft, click here and here. To listen to the third part, click that … Continue reading

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An NBA Playoff Primer For Anyone Else Who Still Thinks It’s 2000

In case you missed the Bulls-Heat overtime thriller last night, let me explain what happened. Basically, the Bulls were up late until the Heat grabbed a three-point lead win the final minute. Then with less than 3 seconds left, the … Continue reading

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2nd Half of the NBA Season and Beyond

The lockout took away 16 regular-season NBA games, creating a grueling schedule with no practice time and more importantly, essentially no recovery time. Despite the negative consequences of last years’ selfish negotiations that no basketball fan could understand combined with the numerous critics … Continue reading

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Did two NBA teams really score less than 65 points on the same night?

The answer is yes. While finishing up watching the Lakers-Clippers game (more on that to come from my boy SpreeGoogs), I quickly checked the bottom line at scores of some of the other NBA games that night. First I saw … Continue reading

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2011-2012 NBA season Primer: The Most Important Storyline You Haven’t Read Yet

Have you heard the important questions of the upcoming NBA season? Here’s a quick rundown of the ones I’ve been reading about: How will the shortened season affect the players? Can the Clippers replace the Lakers as the best LA … Continue reading

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The “Lakeshow” knows no boundaries

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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2011 NBA Mock Draft: Part 2, the Rest of the First Round

Are you excited for the NBA Draft tonight? I am. There are very few things more exciting than drafts, but luckily for you guys, one of those things is the 2011 SpreeGoogs NBA mock draft. Here comes the second half … Continue reading

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Saved By the Bell Lessons That Are Still Relevant — 2011 NBA Finals

Well it’s over now. I don’t know if there’s a more SpreeGoogs way to wrap up the Finals than visiting the never-ending fount of understanding that aired Saturday mornings on NBC during the early ‘90s. As I’ve already stated on … Continue reading

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Jason Kidd and the List of All-Time Point Guard Greats, or “I Am Number Four”

A lot of the conversation surrounding this NBA Finals series has centered on “legacies” and where a player fits in the entire history of the Association. Most of this is extremely difficult since today’s players are both (1) not anywhere … Continue reading

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2011 NBA Finals Game 5 Important Observations

• Mario Chalmers is the best point guard on the Heat — This isn’t even open for debate. Chalmers was all over this game. He hit open threes, he found open teammates and he sat an awful lot of minutes … Continue reading

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Tired of the Most Talked-About Eight Points in NBA History? Here Comes Game 5 on a White Stallion

In the midst of all of the media stories about why LeBron scored eight points and what it means forever in the grand scheme of ESPN’s legacy, here are some stories that went unreported in the last two days. *You … Continue reading

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2011 NBA Finals: Game 4 Important Observations

A lot happened in last night’s game, and you probably know most of it by now, so I’ll cut the riff-raff and get straight to the Important Observations, presented in bullet points to maximize efficiency. Games 3 and 4 were … Continue reading

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11 Questions and 10 Answers about the 2011 NBA Finals So Far

I’ve been a little bit behind on my NBA Finals blogging lately. Most of this is because I’m traveling all over the place trying to get a job. But don’t worry, there is plenty to say before Game 4 starts, … Continue reading

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