Title: The NBA: Where Marketing Happens
Date: March 20, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: Another Hoops Addict piece lost to the Bermuda Triangle of the internet that is changing servers/hosts, but luckily I had all of these articles backed up. In this one I examined the NBA’s new marketing campaign, “Where Amazing Happens.”
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Title: Point, Counter-Point: Wilkinson v. Murphy
Date: March 19, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: My friend Stu and I went back and forth on several different topics, all related to March Madness in advance of its opening weekend.
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Title: Writer’s League Power Rankings
Date: March 18, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: There’s nothing people like more than reading about other people’s fantasy teams, am I right? I went on to win the league, if you’re wondering, and a handful of the members stuck around into 2009 for the first year of what has become an awesome auction keeper league.
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Title: A New Path for Those on the NBA Bubble
Date: March 13, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Looking at the non-standard career path of heading to Europe to hone one’s game before returning to the NBA, like what the Raptors’ Anthony Parker has done.
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Title: Bryan Colangelo’s Architectural Flaw
Date: March 13, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: Most of my work from Hoops Addict has since been lost from a server change-over they undertook, though I was lucky to find my backups. This article was a look at how most of Bryan Colangelo’s teams fair poorly in terms of rebounding differential, a potentially fatal flaw in his design plans for the Raptors.
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Title: OJ Mayo, The New Juice at USC
Date: March 12, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: A profile of USC’s NBA prospect guard OJ Mayo in advance of March Madness. I remain a big fan.
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Title: The Fifth ODC Podcast
Date: March 12, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I have no idea if the links for these podcasts will work anymore, but I do have them backed up on my computer for future reference. This was an NHL-specific Podcast with my friend Paul.
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Title: Very Drunk GMIL Review
Date: March 12, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I realize that this is probably an article I should have opted to ‘ignore’ in creating this archive (I did this with one early article, due to quality, not content), but I’ve opted to include it as a historical record of my ability to write coherently while intoxicated.
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Title: Kobe Bryant, Hate It or Love It
Date: March 11, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: As part of a Carnival of the NBA (Kobe Bryant Blog Day Edition), I took a look at both poles of Black Mamba’s polarizing iconoclast.
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Title: Supportless in Seattle
Date: March 10, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: After the semi-success of The ODC, thanks to Trev and Ryan McNeill I was able to branch out and began writing for Hoops Addict as well. Most of my work from there has since been lost from a server change-over they undertook, though I was lucky to find my backups. This article was a pleae for the basketball world to stop underrating Kevin Durant (that seems like a long time ago, no?).
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