Tag Archives: NBA playoffs

Some Love for Coaching

**Editor’s Note: This post is written by the newest SpreeGoogs writer, Lamar, who will be joining the blog writing under the name Dell Johnson. Lamar is a former NCAA college basketball player who also played on the European professional circuit, … 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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The Real Lesson We’ve Learned From Jeremy Lin This Season

Today marks both the official end of the first round of the NBA playoffs for some teams and the official start of the second round for others. Among the teams that saw a postseason end early this  year  are the … Continue reading

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I Don’t Know How To Feel About This …

I have a lot of emotions when I see this and none of them go together.

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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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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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Comparing NBA Players to Michael Jordan Should Be a Crime

Yesterday Scottie Pippen said something stupid about Michael Jordan and LeBron James. And it will probably not surprise anyone that ESPN made it their headline, talked about it on every single show today, re-tweeted it, took out billboards to plaster … Continue reading

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I’m not the only one who sees the Eastern Conference Finals / Space Jam connection

In the wake of my post about the Bulls/Heat matchup being a sequel to Space Jam, collegehumor release this video on YouTube: I’m pretty sure the video is unrelated to my post, but I have no way to confirm that. … Continue reading

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How the Bulls-Heat Eastern Conference Finals is really just Space Jam 2: the Miami Monstars

Bulls-Heat Game 3 starts in a few minutes. This is a game that features a Bulls team led primarily by one player, a guard. This player also won the MVP award this season. And he’s leading his team against a … Continue reading

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How the End of the World Will Impact the NBA Playoffs

The world is going to end on Saturday. As far as I know, this is the biggest news of the week. What is truly unique about the upcoming rapture is that it’s going to affect sports, among other things. Consider … Continue reading

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