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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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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
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, NBA Basketball
Tagged 2012, Apocalypsa, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, brooklyn nets, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Conspiracy theory, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, end of the world, Golden State Warriors, Heat wave, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, NBA Finals, new orleans hornets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Scrooge McDuck, Toronto, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards
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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
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
Posted in 1990's nostaligia, Current Sports Commentary, Important Observations, NBA Basketball
Tagged Atlanta Hawks, Backstreet Boys, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, Indiana Pacers, Lebron james, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, NBA, NBA playoffs, NSYNC, Oklahoma City Thunder, Omer Asik, Orlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs
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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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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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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
The Player Still Known as Ron Artest and How He Will Be Remembered, Regardless of What His Jersey Says
Ron Artest changed his name over the summer, everyone knows about that. In the moniker stylings of the old 76er that is largely only relevant because of his name (World B. Free), Artest decided he wanted to be called Metta … 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
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
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
Guest Post #3: The Real Postseason Issues Facing the Lakers, Presented by an Actual Fan
*Editor’s note: A long time ago, I started this blog. Very few people were truly “in on the ground floor” of SpreeGoogs, and one of them was my friend Jackie, who I met at USC. She’s tirelessly promoted my blog … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts
Tagged Andrew Bynum, Chris Paul, Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, Derek FIsher, Donald Sterling, Grant Hill, Guest Posts, Jason Kidd, Joe Smith, Juwan Howard, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Mavericks, Michael Jordan, Pau Gasol, Phil jackson, Shaq, Shaquille O'Neal, Vanessa Bryant
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2011 NBA playoffs: Lakers-Mavericks series breakdown
NBA Playoff stories you might get from other sources: How the Lakers three-peat is hanging by a thread, how Derrick Rose is proving himself to be the MVP, how the Heat still have 2 of the best players in the … Continue reading
Did Steve Blake miss a playoff game because of the chicken pox, or is someone playing a joke on us?
Here’s something that I hope didn’t go unnoticed by all you readers out there: Steve Blake missed Game 1 of the Lakers-Hornets series this year. And I would say that it went underreported, but Steve Blake doesn’t really matter. What … 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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