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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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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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A Few Quick Thoughts on Jason Collins

Jason Collins. Bravo, sir, for being a true pioneer. A few quick thoughts: 1. He chose the right vehicle to announce the decision. Doing an exclusive with Sports Illustrated and being able to control the delivery was genius; if he … 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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What’s So Special About Triple-Doubles?

Every year around this time, Missouri and Illinois play an intense basketball game with an extremely clever name: “Arch Madness.” For an MU Alumnus and an Illini hater like myself, this game is either a double-dip of wins for my … Continue reading

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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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A Diehard Suns Fan’s New Team Wishlist for Steve Nash

Steve Nash has been very, very good to Suns fans for 8 years. 2 MVPs, 3 conference finals, 161-point games, making us all briefly care about Jim Jackson again. And now, free agent Steve is about to take his huge, … Continue reading

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Responding to the 2012 NBA Draft Picks in 5 Capitalized Words or Fewer

Here it comes, START SCREAMING: 1. New Orleans Hornets – Anthony Davis  ONLY OPTION 2. Charlotte Bobcats – Michael Kidd-Gilchrist SURPRISED THEY DIDN’T SCREW UP  3. Washington Wizards – Bradley Beal TRADE FORCED THEIR HAND  4. Cleveland Cavaliers – Dion … Continue reading

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One Year From Now, I’ll Call This “I Told You So”

Happy Draft Day everyone! I don’t’ know why this isn’t a national holiday. Fans get excited, prospects get excited, media get excited, some people get traded, some people get drafted, some teams get better, some teams get worse. There’s lots … 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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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 1-7 (Plus Podcast)

There’s something different about the 2012 NBA Draft. I still love drafts just as much, and mock drafts even more, but this time, I found some other people who love mock drafts, and collaborated for a 5-man Mock Draft. And … Continue reading

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