Courtesy of The Dagger, one of the coolest in-game scenarios I’ve ever seen. Two players alley-oop a ball together. Just watch.
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Video of Jordan Crawford Dunking on LeBron
Posted: 22nd July 2009 by Blake Murphy in Extra Content, NBA Ball, NCAA HoopsComments Off
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. [...]
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Last night was the reason my heart belongs on Tobacco Road. Last night was the type of mastery that demanded I paint my bedroom walls Tar Heel Blue as a child. Last night was why I have read “A Coach’s Life” and “The Carolina Way” over and over as though they contained within them the [...]
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I haven’t written anything for The On Deck Circle in a long time. After this weekend’s Pitt-Villanova game I had to once again fire up MS Word and let the Internet, and more specifically Scottie Reynolds, know how I feel. Before you read my letter to Scottie, know that I am a Pitt basketball fan. [...]
Revised Madness: What If The Age Limit Always Existed?
Posted: 25th March 2009 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, NCAA Hoops, Trev SmithComments Off
As all basketball fans realize, the past decade of NCAA basketball has given us an overabundance of incredible finishes, groundbreaking plays, and historically great teams. We as fans have been spoiled by the exceedingly talented players that have descended on the college hoops landscape, and we have but one man to thank: Kevin Garnett.It was [...]
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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! — Today is Selection Sunday. That means Thursday starts the best time of year…March Madness. Try to block out the [...]
Welcome to the Gus Johnson Region
Posted: 17th March 2009 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NCAA HoopsComments Off
What is the best part of March Madness? Some would say the potential for upsets. Some would say filling out brackets. Some would say the game of basketball itself. But really, the reason we’re all so drawn to March Madness is the drama. You probably know this. What’s unclear sometimes is how exactly we experience [...]
Rise and Fire – Video of the Day
Posted: 17th March 2009 by Blake Murphy in Extra Content, NCAA HoopsComments Off
As if, with March Madness beginning tonight (technically, I guess…), the VoD could be anything but the obligatory annual hype machine that is a Gus Johnson mash-up!
Jim Calhoun Hates Your Stupid Question – Video of the Day
Posted: 23rd February 2009 by Blake Murphy in Extra Content, NCAA HoopsComments Off
He also hates Dave Power.
Westbrook – Video of the Day
Posted: 19th February 2009 by Blake Murphy in Extra Content, NBA Ball, NCAA HoopsComments Off
So, the Tyson Chandler trade is off. That’s okay, Thunder fans, look at it this way – more cap space, you don’t tie up money in an obviously injured big who can’t score, and you still have this guy running the show with Uncle Jeff and the Durantula: