Tag Archives: Dwight Howard

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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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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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

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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

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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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2012 NBA All-Star Game Preview

“Most all-star games are for the guards and they do their thing. But for me the game is about entertaining the crowd as much as it is anything. I want to get a few dunks, shoot some threes and bring … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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