Title: The Biggest of the Big Three
Date: June 12, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This Hoops Addict article took a look at the Boston Celtics’ current playoff run, highlighting Paul Pierce as the X-Factor and de facto Franchise Player despite the Big Three-style roster construction.
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Title: The Bulls Should Draft Derrick Rose
Date: May 22, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This Hoops Addict article took a look at the NBA Draft, suggesting the Bulls should draft Derrick Rose. Gee, do you think this one looks good in retrospect? And yes, it was actually a question at the time, as silly as that seems now.
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Title: Home Court Advantage Coming Up Huge
Date: May 15, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This Hoops Addict article examined the serious home court advantage that was present in the Spurs/Hornets playoff series. Like all of my HA articles, the links have been lost due to a server transfer, but the text was backed up.
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Title: Duncan v. Garnett
Date: May 8, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This Hoops Addict article broke down the `Garnett vs Duncan, Best Power Forward Ever`debate in advance of a potential Spurs-Celtics playoff matchup. Like all of my HA articles, the links have been lost due to a server transfer, but the text was backed up.
Title: The NBA and the Internet
Date: April 17, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This Hoops Addict article took a look at how the NBA’s use of the internet was superior to other sports in terms of leveraging the brand and reaching new fans. MLB has since caught up with their online content, but the NBA is still 1A. Like all of my HA articles, the links have been lost due to a server transfer, but the text was backed up.
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Title: Potential NBA Finals Match-Ups
Date: April 10, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This Hoops Addict article took a look at the most intriguing potential NBA Finals match-ups. Like all of my HA articles, the links have been lost due to a server transfer, but the text was backed up.
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Title: A Diamond in the East’s 5-8 Seeds?
Date: April 3, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This Hoops Addict article took a look at the bottom half of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, analyzing if there were any potential upsets looming. Like all of my HA articles, the links have been lost due to a server transfer, but the text was backed up.
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Title: Developing the D-League
Date: March 27, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This Hoops Addict article took a look at the NBA’s Developmental League, and how it could grow from a business and basketball standpoint to continue to serve its purpose as a viable feeder system for the NBA. Like all of my HA articles, the links have been lost due to a server transfer, but the text was backed up.
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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: 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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