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A Lesson from Boy Meets World about OKC and the James Harden Trade

Last weekend, just days before the NBA season started, a trade shook up the professional basketball landscape unlike any of the other recent blockbusters. To preempt a contract negotiation that Oklahoma City couldn’t afford, James Harden was traded from the … Continue reading

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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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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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2012 SpreeGoogs NBA Mock Draft – Picks 8-14 (Plus Podcast)

Welcome back for chapter two in our 2012 NBA Mock Draft/Podcast Journey! For the first part, click here or if you’re looking for a super-quick recap, look at the list below. We’ll round out the rest of the lottery picks … 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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Responding to NBA Draft Picks in 5 Words or Fewer

That draft was intense. It only took 4 picks for it to pretty much get ridiculous, which is about what we all expected. I’ve listed the results below with what I believe to be the correct transactions via trade, and … 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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2011 NBA Mock Draft: Part 1, the Lottery

It’s hard to imagine that I’ve only had this blog running for a few months and I’m already getting to do my second mock draft. Basically, I created SpreeGoogs to publish my own mock drafts, but at this rate, I’m … Continue reading

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NCAA Basketball Tournament 2001 Primer: Power Rankings + NBA JAM Equivalents

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – NCAA Basketball Tournament 2001. And to welcome in the spirit of the season, I’d like to present you, the lucky reader with a rare combination of SpreeGoogs (trademark SpreeGoogs.com 2011) information: A … Continue reading

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