Title: LeBron and Kobe, Mano e Mano
Date: January 28, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: A mid-season game between the Lakers and Cavaliers that, at the time, meant so much more.
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Title: What We Can Draw From Raptors vs. Celtics IV
Date: January 25, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: The Raptors squared off with the Celtics for the fourth time that season, and their win was cause for reflection.
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Title: NBA Mid-Season Awards
Date: January 25, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Me and my friend Dave traded thoughts on the potential NBA award winners at the midway point of the season.
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Title: My Spot On The ESPN.com Basketball Roundtable
Date: January 23, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: After ESPN had a round-table discussion with its basketball writers, I chimed in my answers, had I been asked the same questions for the feature.
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Title: Toronto Raptors Mid-Season Review
Date: January 22, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Pretty straight-forward, mid-season review of a mediocre Toronto Raptors squad.
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Title: Thoughts on the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery
Date: May 23, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Oden or Durant? More important than the question was who that question would fall to. It was Portland, and we all know how that turned out.
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Title: The Oden vs Durant Debate
Date: April 22, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Boy, do I look good in retrospect on this one, or what? My friend Alex thought Greg Oden was the choice to make, I thought it was Kevin Durant. The debate ensued. Victory.
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Title: 2007 NBA Playoff Preview
Date: April 21, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: The Raptors were a 3-seed…so this was obviously a long time ago.
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Title: 2007 NBA Awards
Date: April 20, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Because I had a robust month of writing experience, I figured I deserved a vote for some NBA hardware. In retrospect, some of the picks were pretty good, while some are pretty shameful (like “not a huge Nash fan”….really?). Alas, we grow.
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Title: A Quick Tournament Review in Teams
Date: April 3, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: To wrap up the 2007 March Madness tournament, I named a bunch of players to arbitrarily defined teams.
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