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2011/12 NBA Awards: Midseason Edition

foxyjj@sympatico.ca (Jeff Fox) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:04:26 +0000

We've reached the halfway mark of this wacky NBA season, and to mark the occasion The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together the best basketball minds at Bloguin to vote on the early season leaders for MVP, Rookie of the Year and All-NBA honors. The envelopes, please. Voting Panel: Jeff Fox from The Hoops Manifesto, College Wolf and Bonk from TWolves Blog, Andre from The...

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The Real Big Three Rankings: 2012, Volume 2

foxyjj@sympatico.ca (Jeff Fox) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:15:19 +0000

I introduced my Real Big Three Rankings last season to determine whether Miami's much ballyhooed trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh really was the NBA's top threesome. The math behind it was fairly simple - I took the three top Win Share (yes, I'm a fan of that advanced stat) earners of each team, added them up and saw...

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NCAA Fab Four Plus One: Feb 19th

foxyjj@sympatico.ca (Jeff Fox) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:52:11 +0000

Every other Sunday The Hoops Manifesto and our esteemed voting panel come together to vote on the four teams with the inside track to play in the building pictured above in March, our Fabulous Four, plus the best team from a non-BCS conference. We present to you the Fab Four Plus One - because who has time to read a list of 25 teams. Voters: Jeff Fox from The Hoops Manifesto,...

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Jeremy Lin Is Taking Over Our Technology!

foxyjj@sympatico.ca (Jeff Fox) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:36:59 +0000

New York Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin isn't just taking the NBA hardwood by storm - he is also invading our technology! Since "The Player Least Likely To Succeed In The NBA" actually started to succeed, Lin has dominated discussions at the water cooler, on the airwaves, and online. NM Incite, which is a Nielsen McKinsey company, has reported that prior to February 4th online conversations...

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Jeremy Lin More Popular Than Tim Tebow?

foxyjj@sympatico.ca (Jeff Fox) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:45:54 +0000

Want definitive proof that Jeremy Lin has "made it"? I just got a press release announcing that you can place wagers on the New York Knicks guard's popularity. Wagerweb.com has posted prop bets on how many jerseys Lin will sell and whether or not he will outsell Tim Tebow's NFL jersey sales.

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Book Review: When The Garden Was Eden

foxyjj@sympatico.ca (Jeff Fox) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:57:02 +0000

First off we better get this out of the way: yes, the New York Knicks had a basketball team before Jeremy Lin came on the scene, and yes, they were good (I can't believe I even wrote that sentence). In fact, in the early 1970s the Knicks weren't just the toast of Gotham - they were the talk of the whole league. Veteran writer Harvey Araton's When The Garden Was Eden...

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Stevie Wonder

foxyjj@sympatico.ca (Jeff Fox) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:39:10 +0000

It might sound like a weird thing to say about a two-time NBA MVP and sure-fire Hall-of-Famer, but Steve Nash is probably a little underrated. Critics are still grumbling to this day that Nash didn't deserve to win either of his MVP awards. They complain about his weak defense. But all of this overshadows what a unique player he is and what an incredible season he is...

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