Here Comes The March Madness
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We all look forward to March Madness, whether its the office pool or some website’s chance at a million dollars with a near perfect bracket. We doubt that we will actually achieve a near perfect bracket but it’s an exciting roller coaster none the less.
There is also the drama of the Cinderellas and upset games, [...]
NBA Tickets - Awards Watch
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Let’s take a look at which players are leading in the races for the NBA’s awards as of February 25th. (Note: All statistics are as of February 25th.)
Most Valuable Player - LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers: Kobe Bryant is definitely in the mix here, but this is LeBron’s award to lose. The King is [...]
NBA Tickets - Lottery Mock 1.0
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While we won’t know the order of the 2009 NBA Draft until after the draft lottery in May, here’s a venture at a mock draft using the order in which would be according to their records as of February 24th.
1. Sacramento Kings - Blake Griffin, PF, Oklahoma: Griffin is all but a lock to go [...]
New York Knicks Tickets - Knicks Looking Ahead, But Not Too Far
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Now that the trade deadline has come and gone, the Knicks look like they’ve improved their short-term situation without jeopardizing their long-term goal of entering the 2010 free agent period with a significant amount of salary cap space. The Knicks swung two deals before the trade deadline, trading Malik Rose to Oklahoma City for [...]
Basking In Basketball Glory
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I always get really excited around this time of year. Uncontrollably excited. Like, laying-eyes-on-a-bike-laying-under-the-Christmas-tree excited. And the only thing in the world (besides a new Huffy) that really evokes that type of emotion from me is high school basketball.
This weekend, we’ll see four of Southern California’s best teams battle it out in the CIF championships, [...]
Oklahoma City Thunder Tickets - A Bright Future
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(Note: All statistics are as of February 18th.)
Right now, Oklahoma City Thunder tickets are all the rage in OKC because the team is new to the city, but soon people will be flocking to the arena to see a very good team. It’s true that the team has posted a 13-41 record through 54 [...]
Miami Heat Tickets - A New O’Neal
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Approximately one year after the Heat sent the most recognizable O’Neal in the history of the NBA, Shaq, to the Phoenix Suns, they’ve acquired a new O’Neal to heat things up in south Florida by acquiring Jermaine O’Neal via trade with the Toronto Raptors. Miami packaged forward Shawn Marion and guard Marcus Banks and [...]
NCAA Tournament Tickets - Sifting through the ACC Chase Pack
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The ACC looks like it could send up to seven, possibly eight teams to the NCAA Basketball Tournament. In the February 16, 2009 edition of Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology Scroll, one of the foremost predictors of who will be invited to the Tourney, eight teams from the ACC are slated to make the Dance, the most [...]
NCAA Tournament Tickets - Sifting through the Big East’s Chase Pack
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For college basketball teams, being part of the NCAA Tournament can make or break a season. Regardless of how well your team does in the actual Madness of March, just being invited to the dance is reason enough to celebrate. Only 64 teams out of the 300-plus teams in D-I NCAA basketball get to play [...]
NBA Tickets - Draft Board Top 10 (Version 1.0)
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Here are the 10 college players that I consider to be the top prospects for the 2009 NBA Draft as of February 9th. (Note: All statistics are as of February 9th.)
1. Blake Griffin, PF, Oklahoma: Griffin is the most dominant player in college basketball right now. He’s a rebounding machine, averaging 14 [...]