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Archive for April, 2008

As A Blogger

Posted by Nels on April 30th, 2008 filed in Author: Nels, Diatribes

There is not much I can really add that hasn’t already been said about Bussinger-gate in terms of the “blogosphere vs. MSM”. But let me proffer this: This is not a “blog” problem or an “MSM” problem. This is not a necessarily a problem at all, depending on how you view American society as a [...]

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The Playoffs are getting silly

Posted by Nels on April 28th, 2008 filed in Author: Nels, NBA Playoffs

I was going to actually write something about the whole DeShawn-LeBron-Soulja-Boy-Jay-Z thing, but I’ll just do a quick recap in case anyone missed it:
0. Evidently, LeBron said the Wizards suck.
1. Publicly, DeShawn Stevenson said LeBron was overrated.
2. LeBron said that responding to DeShawn would be like Jay-Z responding to Soulja Boy.
3. Soulja boy showed up [...]

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Playoff Fantasy Basketball

Posted by Patrick on April 27th, 2008 filed in Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball, NBA Playoffs

I know the feeling. The NBA regular season is over and your life feels empty. Fantasy baseball is a nicotine patch to last through the summer, but fantasy football sucks, as does having to face the real world without being able to talk about how you picked up Beno Udrih in the third week of [...]

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Petition for the Standardization of Fantasy Basketball (First Draft)

Posted by Nels on April 23rd, 2008 filed in Author: Nels, Fantasy Basketball

I’m sitting here, and it’s Wednesday morning, and I feel like I should be writing something. But I don’t want to do a playoff recap… that’s already been done to death, and besides, this blog is about fantasy basketball.
So, instead, I present the first draft of The Petition for the Standardization of Fantasy Basketball
I am [...]

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Day 171 of 170: What, the Regular Season is Over? (End of the Year Awards)

Posted by Patrick on April 21st, 2008 filed in Author: Nels, Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball, NBA Cheerleaders

I had an empty feeling in my stomach this weekend because there were no regular season games to recap (although the playoffs started on an exciting note). But after investing 170 days of our lives, it’s only fitting to recap the best and worst of the season that was. What do you say, Nels?
Let’s start [...]

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HoopsAddict Playoff Predictions

Posted by Nels on April 18th, 2008 filed in Author: Nels, NBA Basketball, NBA Playoffs

Ryan over at HoopsAddict scared up a pretty good selection of bloggers (and others) to give their predictions for the playoffs. I only say it’s a pretty good selection because I got some quotes in there. But, if you’re not drowning in playoff prep material already, or you just can’t get enough of it, go [...]

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Rock The Vote

Posted by Patrick on April 17th, 2008 filed in Author: Patrick, Diatribes

I’m typically one not to shill, but I’ll make an exception for this event. While it has been up for a while now, Hardwood Paroxysm is currently running the NBA Blogger Season Awards for 2008. So far so good (in fact, I like the idea so much I’ve already voted). However, one of Hardwood’s categories [...]

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Day 170 of 170: The World Ends

Posted by Nels on April 17th, 2008 filed in Author: Nels, Fantasy Basketball, Indiana Pacers

It’s actually kind of appropriate I guess, that I was reading this story about the world being torn asunder when I was pinged about today being 170 (or rather yesterday being 170, and today being the day recapping 170).
Line of the Night: Mike Dunleavy Jr. with a world-ending 6.04. See, this is the kind of [...]

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Day 169 of 170: J-Rich Eats Pieces of Shit Like You For Breakfast.

Posted by Patrick on April 16th, 2008 filed in Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball

Line of the Night: Jason Richardson (6.4) looks like a guy who will beat the living piss out of you in his NBA.com page. The dude had 31 points, 5 threes, 10 rebounds, and, oh, how about 8 steals in a 112-108 Charlotte loss to the Nets.
Honorable Mentions: After he delivered my first child, [...]

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Day 168 of 170: Isiah Thomas Wants a Parade

Posted by Patrick on April 15th, 2008 filed in Author: Patrick, Ballin Outta Control, Fantasy Basketball

Looks like NBA.com might be shutting it down for the year with some kind of fake ankle injury. Let’s roll on with the GMTR scores (close to the NBA ones, only like any good politician, they go negative).
It’s a sad, sad day. Isiah Thomas has probably/likely/with all certainty coached his last game at Madison Square [...]

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