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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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Sportsconomics – Maximizing Team USA’s Efficiency With a Few Roster Twists
** 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
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball, Olympics, Sportsconomics
Tagged 2012, Al Jefferson, America men's basketball, Andre Iguodala, Andrew Bynum, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, comparative advantage, DeAndre Jordan, Deron Williams, Dream Team, Dwight Howard, efficiency, Greg Monroe, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Kobe Bryant, LaMarcus Aldridge, Lebron james, London Olympics, Olympics, Rajon Rondo, Redeem Team, Russell Westbrook, Sportsconomics, Summer Olympics, Team USA, Tyson Chandler, USA Basketball
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The Absurdity of Daryl Morey
“I leave Sisyphus at the foot of the mountain. One always finds one’s burden again. But Sisyphus teaches the higher fidelity that negates the gods and raises rocks. He too concludes that all is well. This universe henceforth without a … Continue reading
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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Tagged All Star, anthony davis, basketball, Brandon Roy, brook lopez, brooklyn nets, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, dunk contest, dwayne wade, Dwight Howard, ESPN, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, hova, James Harden, Jason Kidd, Javale McGee, Jay-Z, Jeremy Lin, Kentucky, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Kyrie Irving, las vegas, Lebron james, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, maloof, Mark Cuban, Memphis Grizzlies, Michael Jordan, miss cleo, NBA, New Jersey Nets, new orleans hornets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings, seattle, social media, sonics, supersonics, youtube
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Picking the 2012 NBA All-Star Reserves
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
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged All Star, Andrew Bynum, Blake Griffin, Brandon Jennings, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Greg Monroe, Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Kobe Bryant, Kyle Lowry, LaMarcus Aldridge, Lebron james, Marc Gasol, Monta Ellis, NBA, NBA All-Star game, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Roy Hibbert, Russell Westbrook
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Dwight Howard Makes Free Throw History and Other Records You Don’t Want To Hold
Three hours into last night’s Warriors-Magic game, it hit me: this is what witnessing history feels like. It feels like the game should have been over an hour ago. In case you missed the big news, in the Warriors-Magic game … Continue reading
Top 11: My NBA MVP Power Rankings
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
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball, Power 11 Rankings
Tagged 2011 NBA MVP, Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anhtony, Chris Paul, Derrick Rose, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Kobe Bryant, Lebron james, Manu Ginobili, Monta Ellis, NBA, NBA MVP, NBA MVP winner, Rajon Rondo
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Why the NBA is Broken: A Conspiracy Theory Involving Elite Players and Free Throws
It looks like we’re right in the middle of the NBA playoffs, and to this point, they’ve been exceptionally good. A bunch of close games so far and even a handful of truly surprising upsets. In terms of games that … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, free throws, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Lebron james, Manu Ginobili, NBA, NBA free throw conspiracy, NBA playoffs, Russell Westbrook
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Top 11 NBA Regular Season Observations Part 1
How about that opening weekend of the NBA playoffs? Eight games and eight good ones. I’ll get back to you with more in-depth thoughts on the first playoff weekend in the next few days and keep the coverage coming throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball, Power 11 Rankings
Tagged Birdman, Chris Andersen, Chris Andersen neck tattoo, Denver Nuggets, Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard, Free Bird, Joakim Noah, Joakim Noah Ugly, Kevin Love, NBA, NBA 2010-2011 regular season, NBA MVP, NBA refs, technical fouls
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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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