Title: Chris Bosh Will Break Our Hearts
Date: February 2, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Reaching deep into the recesses of Emo Blake, I lamented the inevitable departure of Chris Bosh.
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Title: The Burden of High Expectations
Date: January 28, 2009
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: After a few months off from writing due to, among other things, a waning interest and a new job, I got back into the fold at Hoops Addict. This article posited that being a fan of a team that failed to meet high expectations is tougher than being a fan of a team that has no expectations whatsoever.
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Title: NBA Free Agency Guide Part 2, Poor(ish) Players
Date: July 5, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This was a Hoops Addict article focusing on some players that may be forced to take pay cuts given the lack of available cap space across the NBA.
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Title: Meet Team Canada Basketball, Olympic Hopefuls
Date: July 2, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Canada didn’t end up qualifying for the 2008 Olympics, but they weren’t too far off. This was a look at the team, player-by-player, under the then-new leadership of Leo Rautins (no wonder it didn’t turn out well).
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Title: NBA Free Agency Guide: Part 1, Salary Cap Rules
Date: July 1, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Attempting to get my Larry Coon on, I previewed the NBA offseason by first explaining some of the more important salary cap rules.
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Title: Live Blog of the NBA Draft
Date: June 26, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This was an exhausting day, reacting to trades and doing this enormous live-blog of the NBA Draft. As usual with draft pieces, it’s funny and interesting to look back on instant reactions now that they’ve had four years to settle in.
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Title: Expect Trades on Draft Day
Date: June 26, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This was a Hoops Addict article, explaining my expectation that the NBA Draft would feature a lot of teams trading picks and maneuvering for position.
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Title: Raptors Allegedly Acquire Jermaine O’Neal for Ford and More
Date: June 26, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Looking back, this trade sucks, because the #17 pick ended up being Roy Hibbert and Jermaine O’Neal ended up being a zombie corpse. At the time, it was more justifiable.
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Title: Jefferson Traded to Bucks
Date: June 26, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Richard Jefferson once mattered and earned his ludicrous salary, so at the time this trade was a big deal. This was actually the first “clear cap space” move the Nets made in what has turned into a 4-year shuffling of deck chairs for the franchise.
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Title: NBA Draft Week – Centers
Date: June 25, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: For a full week I focused exclusively on the NBA Draft, one of my favorite nights of the sporting calendar. This piece looked at the center class, headlined by Brook Lopez.
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