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The Untold Folk Legend of Jimmy Butler

In Monday night’s Bulls-Heat game, we saw an outstanding team performance from Chicago and an even more outstanding individual performance from the formerly anonymous Jimmy Butler, scoring 21 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and matching up with LeBron James to force … Continue reading

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The NBA’s Miami Heat Win Streak Conspiracy Theory and Some Numbers to Back It Up

First off, if you expect to come to this blog and read “The Miami Heat win streak is over and boo-hoo because it shows how unbelievably good they are,” you’re in the wrong place and you need to stop reading … Continue reading

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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

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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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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 23-30 (Plus Podcast)

Hold on, folks. This is it. The grand finale of our four-part mock draft/podcast extravaganza. If you’re just catching on now, play catch-up with these links: Picks 1-7 Pick 8-14 Picks 15-22 Quick mock draft recap: 1. New Orleans Hornets … Continue reading

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Important Observations: Why High-Five Between Free Throws?

This is a bit of a step into the unknown for me, but my Pacer fandom is finally meaningful in the second round of the playoffs, and I don’t know what to do with myself. The season has been over … Continue reading

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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

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Saved By the Bell Lessons That Are Still Relevant — 2011 NBA Finals

Well it’s over now. I don’t know if there’s a more SpreeGoogs way to wrap up the Finals than visiting the never-ending fount of understanding that aired Saturday mornings on NBC during the early ‘90s. As I’ve already stated on … Continue reading

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Jason Kidd and the List of All-Time Point Guard Greats, or “I Am Number Four”

A lot of the conversation surrounding this NBA Finals series has centered on “legacies” and where a player fits in the entire history of the Association. Most of this is extremely difficult since today’s players are both (1) not anywhere … Continue reading

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2011 NBA Finals Game 5 Important Observations

• Mario Chalmers is the best point guard on the Heat — This isn’t even open for debate. Chalmers was all over this game. He hit open threes, he found open teammates and he sat an awful lot of minutes … Continue reading

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Tired of the Most Talked-About Eight Points in NBA History? Here Comes Game 5 on a White Stallion

In the midst of all of the media stories about why LeBron scored eight points and what it means forever in the grand scheme of ESPN’s legacy, here are some stories that went unreported in the last two days. *You … Continue reading

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2011 NBA Finals: Game 4 Important Observations

A lot happened in last night’s game, and you probably know most of it by now, so I’ll cut the riff-raff and get straight to the Important Observations, presented in bullet points to maximize efficiency. Games 3 and 4 were … Continue reading

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11 Questions and 10 Answers about the 2011 NBA Finals So Far

I’ve been a little bit behind on my NBA Finals blogging lately. Most of this is because I’m traveling all over the place trying to get a job. But don’t worry, there is plenty to say before Game 4 starts, … Continue reading

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2011 NBA Finals: Important Observations and Bold Predictions, Game 1

How about basketball, huh? The important games start tonight, and I’m pretty excited. You should be too. Actually, I have more exciting news, but you’ll have to keep reading to find out what that is. To get you ready for … Continue reading

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