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Phenomenal Rashad McCants Article

Blake Murphy — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:02:23 +0000

I’ve never kept it a secret that I’m a huge Rashad McCants fan. It should be no surprise, then, that I wanted to pass on this phenomenal ESPN story on McCants by Chris Palmer. Check it out. And remember, real recognize real, so stay familiar.

Paul Rudd and Steve Carell – The Decision

Blake Murphy — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:44:46 +0000

Check it out. A hilarious spoof of LeBron’s Decision, starring Paul Rudd and Steve Carell.

The Slide Show the Knicks Gave LeBron

Blake Murphy — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:33:38 +0000

Check it out.

This is a Forbes story about the Knicks’ pitch to LeBron, complete with the slideshow presentation they gave him. Pretty cool!

Incredible Nike Football Commercial

Blake Murphy — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:20:32 +0000

Check it out! Three minutes long but well worth it. A fitting “sequel” to the “Cage Match” commercial from the last World Cup.

Two-Player Dunk, For Real

Blake Murphy — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:31:55 +0000

Courtesy of The Dagger, one of the coolest in-game scenarios I’ve ever seen. Two players alley-oop a ball together. Just watch.

The Greatest Dunk That Never Was

Blake Murphy — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:09:01 +0000

Damn Shannon Brown. Seriously…that would have been maybe the greatest dunk in playoff history, and in the discussion for best of all time. Alas, a near miss…you know it’s a good near-dunk when a miss gets you texting friends and out of your seat. (Video courtesy of Ball Don’t Lie)

Rampage/Rashad Primetime Episode 1

Blake Murphy — Sun, 16 May 2010 00:09:23 +0000

I love these UFC Primetime shows. The current installment, for Rashad Evans v. Quinton Jackson on May 29, promises to be the best yet because of the history of trash-talking between the two parties. Episode 1 was exactly what I expected, full of training highlights, ego-massaging, and a whole lot of shittalking.

Head over to MMAWeekly and check it out.

“I don’t really like to say I hate people, hate’s a strong word. But I dislike that motherf—er.” – Rashad Evans

Video of Jordan Crawford Dunking on LeBron

Blake Murphy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:55:34 +0000

Courtesy of several tweets, links, and hat tips, The ODC has (finally) found video of Jordan Crawford dunking on LeBron James.

This is the video that was allegedly confiscated by Nike after it was caught on tape at the LeBron James Skills Academy. Crawford, a 6′4″ guard at Xavier, drops a two-hander on the King. Here is Crawford discussing the dunk at a point when it would apparently never be seen.

BUT…here is the video, in good quality, of the mystical mythical dunk itself. Witness.

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We're Still Here

Blake Murphy — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:56:49 +0000

In the words of Hacksaw Jim Duggan….”TAKE IT EASSYYYYY!!” Sorry for the lack of articles last week and to begin this week…it’s been kind of a busy week or two, and with no other writers writing the content has slowed.

We’re still here, I’m still the man…just don’t expect every day content moving forward…maybe 3-times-a-week, or more when the mood strikes or the bench produces.

Smiles!!! Xoxo

The ODC March Madness Pool

Blake Murphy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:58:34 +0000

Update: Because everyone is having trouble with Yahoo, I’ve moved the pool to CBS Sports as well. Head to:

http://theodc12.mayhem.cbssports.com/brackets

join the group The On Deck Circle (aka theodc12) and the password is blake

Enjoy!
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Today is Selection Sunday. That means Thursday starts the best time of year…March Madness. Try to block out the nicer weather, the impending baseball season, and the wild NBA playoff races, and make some picks for…you guessed it, bragging rights.

Click here to join the pool. It’s on Yahoo, the group ID is 79402 and you don’t need anything to sign up.

And a big thank you to Joe, who runs SportsBlogNet (our host), who has offered up $20 without entry fee to the winner of the ODC Pool, so long as you’re a member of Sportsblognet.com by the time the tourney starts, you can win a 20-piece. Boom Tho.