Category Archives: Analysis

Mar 10 2009
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Analysis, Baseball, The On Deck Circle

AL East Foes a Reason to Watch the Jays This Year

Title: AL East Foes a Reason to Watch the Jays This Year
Date: March 10, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Without much hope for the 2009 Blue Jays, I argued that any baseball is still worth watching and enjoying.  72 games against elite competition should provide more than enough reason to watch, if you need more than the usual “die-hard mentality” to stay interested for 162 games.
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Mar 05 2009
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Analysis, Basketball, Hoops Addict

The NBA Needs a Most Outstanding Player Award

Title: The NBA Needs a Most Outstanding Player Award
Date: March 5, 2009
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This was a Hoops Addict article requesting that the NBA create a Most Outstanding Player award to help with the constant arguments about the MVP, it’s definition, and the bias that can sometimes creep into the voting process.
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Mar 04 2009
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The Oden/Durant Debate Revisited

Title: The Oden/Durant Debate Revisited
Date: March 4, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Two seasons into their careers, somehow the Durant/Oden debate was still raging on. As an ardent Durant backer, I revisited my arguments from before the 2007 NBA Draft supporting KD, and furthered my argument with information we had learned through nearly two seasons of NBA ball.
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Mar 02 2009
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Analysis, Pro Wrestling, The On Deck Circle

Top 10 Wrestling Finishers

Title: Top 10 Wrestling Finishers
Date: March 2, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This was a very short and random look at my favorite finishing moves in wrestling. No, I don’t know why, either.
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Feb 24 2009
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Analysis, Baseball, The On Deck Circle

Spring Training Notes: Unintentional Jays Humor Edition

Title: Spring Training Notes: Unintentional Jays Humor Edition
Date: February 24, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Just ahead of the start of Spring Training games, I took a quick look at some Blue Jays’ notes.
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Feb 19 2009
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Analysis, Basketball, The On Deck Circle

Raptors Swap Solomon for O’Bryant, Kind Of

Title: Raptors Swap Solomon for O’Bryant, Kind Of
Date: February 19, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: The Raptors made a no-impact deal to send little-used and awful guard Will Solomon to Sacramento, receiving little-used and awful big man Patrick O’Bryant from Boston.
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Feb 17 2009
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Minutes Played – The Forgotten Statistic

Title: Minutes Played – The Forgotten Statistic
Date: February 17, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This article took a look at how some new NBA efficiency stats were ignoring that durability is valuable as well, and argued for minutes played to be considered in these calculations.
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Feb 16 2009
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Analysis, Basketball, The On Deck Circle

Watch Kevin Love Down the Stretch

Title: Watch Kevin Love Down the Stretch
Date: February 16, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: As part of a Carnival of the NBA, I took a look at Kevin Love’s rookie season and how he stood to improve with the T-Wolves losing Al Jefferson for the remainder of the season.
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Feb 13 2009
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O’Neal Dealt for Marion and Banks

Title: O’Neal Dealt for Marion and Banks
Date: February 13, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: So the JO experiment didn’t work in Toronto. He was shipped out to Miami for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks’ Awful Contract. Here is a brief and lethargic analysis.
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Feb 12 2009
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Analysis, Basketball, Hoops Addict

Durant v. Carmelo

Title: Durant v. Carmelo
Date: February 12, 2009
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This was a Hoops Addict article conceding Carmelo Anthony was the best Small Forward in the West at the time, but urging everyone to prepare for the reign of Kevin Durant, commencing in short order.
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