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. [...]
Archive for March, 2009
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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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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, [...]
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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 [...]
Hoops Addict Article - The Impending Rise of Ricky Rubio
Posted: 18th March 2009 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Other Topics, Outside Writing, Trev SmithComments Off
Sorry for the delay posting this Trev, I didn’t notice it until today. I know, I’m the worst HA writer and ODC editor you’ve ever known. Sorry. To everyone else, I have three words about this article: Absolute. Must. Read. So do it.
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We’re doing things a little differently at The ODC today. I was busy doing my bracket, so instead of an article, you’re getting three VoDs and a major link dump. This is that link dump, with a handful of non-Final Four articles I’ve thoroughly enjoyed lately. What a study reveals about the optimal baseball lineup [...]
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We’re doing things a little differently at The ODC today. I was busy doing my bracket, so instead of an article, you’re getting three VoDs and a major link dump. Dwight did it! “I did it!” Courtesy NESW again
Rollins Henderson - Video of the Day 2
Posted: 18th March 2009 by Blake Murphy in Baseball, Extra ContentComments Off
We’re doing things a little differently at The ODC today. I was busy doing my bracket, so instead of an article, you’re getting three VoDs and a major link dump. See, y’all know Ricky Henderson, but Jimmy Rollins knows Ricky Henderson. Courtesy of NESW Sports
Cody's Box Jump - Video of the Day 1
Posted: 18th March 2009 by Blake Murphy in Baseball, Extra ContentComments Off
We’re doing things a little differently at The ODC today. I was busy doing my bracket, so instead of an article, you’re getting three VoDs and a major link dump. This is A-Rod’s replacement, Cody Ransom. I can’t speak for his ability but, uhh…this is sick.
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 [...]