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The 11 Best Sports Tweets of All Time
The official Los Angeles Dodgers Twitter account tweeted an absolutely amazing burn to the San Diego Padres the other day (more on that in a minute). It inspired me to think about some of the other best sports-related or athlete … Continue reading
Posted in Power 11 Rankings, Uncategorized
Tagged Aaron Rodgers, Brandon Knight, Brandon McCarthy, Brett Anderson, Carlos Quentin, Chris Kaman, Chris Kluwe, DeAndre Jordan, DeAngelo Williams, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Cuban, San Diego Padres, Steve Nash, T.J. Lang, Zack Greinke
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About Michael Jordan and LeBron James
In case you haven’t heard, last week was Michael Jordan’s 50th birthday. Of course, there was plenty of deserved reminiscing in the form of countdowns, lists, highlights and a few interviews between cigars. It was great. Except for one thing: … Continue reading
Posted in Current Sports Commentary, NBA Basketball
Tagged Charlotte Bobcats, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Comparing, Comparing Jordan and LeBron, Comparison, ESPN, Hornet, Jordan, Kobe, Kobe Bryant, LeBron, Lebron james, Magic, Magic Johnson, Miami Heat, Michael Jordan, MJ, NBA, new orleans hornets, New Orleans Pelicans
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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 Immediate Impact of the Steve Nash Trade for the Lakers
I first want to point out that by cohort MajerleKJ’s excellent post on preferred landing spots for Steve Nash ended up being utterly ironic. Obviously, Phoenix Suns fans did not want to see Nash in the purple and gold torching … 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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Follow up: The Adam Bonefeste Theory of Basketball Endgame
There are often times when I watch televised sports and wonder how great sports could be if only coaches and players read SpreeGoogs. This blog is always suggesting new ways to improve the games, and it was really only a … Continue reading
Debating Lakers-Bulls (in a joyful holiday mood of course)
Vlade Van Exel: Full disclosure, I have been a Laker fan since I was 8. The starting five when I began watching them was Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, Cedric Ceballos, Elden Campbell and Vlade Divac. As you can probably … Continue reading
The Best Bets on Kobe’s Divorce
I wouldn’t consider myself someone who has a gambling issue, but one of the most exciting moments of 2011 for me was winning 10 bucks when Christina Aguileira landed the over of 1:46 seconds singing the national anthem at the … Continue reading
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
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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