Title: Mike D’Antoni and Every New York Knick
Date: May 16, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Offensive mastermind Mike D’Antoni had signed on to coach the Knicks. With his schemes known for inflating individual numbers, I took a look at who may benefit the most.
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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: NBA Awards
Date: April 24, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I polled the writers of The ODC to simulate the actual voting process for the NBA Awards. Regardless of if my choice won, I then made the case for that selection.
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Title: Southeast Division Season Recap
Date: April 20, 2008
Original Source: About.com
Synopsis: With no more pointless weekly divisional reviews to do, I did a season recap for the Southeast Division for About.com. They don’t archive their previous seasons’ articles, but luckily I had backups of the articles…you know, in case you’re really curious how I felt about the 2008 Atlanta Hawks season.
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Title: NBA Playoff Preview
Date: April 18, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I teamed up with three other writers to preview the NBA’s opening round series, as well as provide predictions for the entire playoffs.
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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: The Wire and the MVP Race
Date: April 15, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This is one of my favorite articles I’ve written. Bill Simmons himself even more or less stole the concept for an article later on. Anyway, instead of looking at the NBA MVP race in the usual frame of reference, I made each contender a character from The Wire and broke things down from that perspective.
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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: Southeast Division Recap
Date: April 8, 2008
Original Source: About.com
Synopsis: After branching out from The ODC to Hoops Addict, I also got hooked up doing weekly Southeast Division reviews for About.com. Why? Because the site is USA Today affiliated, and because I had a connection with the editor and he needed someone on short notice. It only lasted a few weeks of the season and into the summer, and the links are now lost (About.com doesn’t keep archives of previous seasons’ weekly division reviews, because apparently nobody cares what the Wizards’ outlook was in late March of 2008, go figure), but luckily I have backups and can recover the text.
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