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Hey! My name is Benjamin Richardson and I am new here on MVN.com. I've been blogging for a few years now; I started out on my Facebook page and then actually started a blog earlier this year. Pretty much all my posts have been about sports and most of those posts have been about the NBA. Last month, I was contacted about joining the writers on MVN and a few e-mails later and...
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September 22, 2009
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What Can We Expect from Garnett at Age 33 and Wallace at Age 35?
Age PPG RPG APG BPGHakeem Olajuwon33 26.9 10.9 3.6 2.935 16.4 9.8 3.0 2.0Kareem Abdul-Jabbar33 26.2 10.3 3.4 2.935 21.8 7.5 2.5 2.2David Robinson33 15.8 10.0 2.1 2.435 14.4 8.6 1.5 2.5Wilt Chamberlain34 20.7 18.2 4.3 NA35 14.8 19.2 4.5 NABill Russell33...
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September 13, 2009
NBA Primetime's Top Three Worst Organizations For The '09-'10 NBA Season
If your a die-hard fan of an organization that has continuously
ended their 82 game season (each and every year) with a record under
.500, not only do I give you my utmost sympathy, but a forewarning to
exit this article before it get's worse, much worse.With not much else to talk about during the current offseason besides rankings, news, and predictions, NBA Primetime presents...
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September 12, 2009
NBA Primetime's Top 3 Bounce Back Superstars For The '09-'10 Season
As an NBA fan there is nothing worse than seeing your favorite
team's franchise player begin to decline and deteriorate before your
very own eyes. Although it is an inevitable occurrence in every superstars career, some fortunate athletes, physically
and mentally, get the opportunity to push whatever it is that's holding
them back from producing their normal averages (whether...
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September 10, 2009
NBA Western Conference: The Two Rising Teams Of The '09-'10 Season
After writing the NBA Eastern Conference Three Rising Teams of the upcoming season, I
have decided to go ahead and give my two cents on the Western
Conference and two teams (that did not make the playoffs) that have an
opportunity to break into possible contention for the playoffs.Golden State WarriorsWhaaat?
The Warriors? No way, the team that won less than 30 games last season...
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September 03, 2009
San Antonio Spurs: Is the Dynasty's Window to Win Closing?
In my opinion, the San Antonio Spurs are a dynasty. By winning four titles within the last eleven years, the Spurs should be considered among the elite franchises of all-time. Their four championships rank them 4th behind the Celtics, Lakers, and Bulls. The one constant on all 4 championship teams is future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan. The Spurs were good during the mid 90's with...
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August 28, 2009
NBA Primetime's Top Five NBA Offseason Additions
By now all of you NBA fans know that basketball is at it's yearly low point. Not much news has circulated around the league aside from Miami Heat's Michael Beasley and his rehab situation.With the offseason's major additions now in the past (or are there more to come?), NBA Primetime presents the Top Five NBA Offseason Additions.1. Richard Jefferson (SF, SA)R-Jeff is...
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August 27, 2009
Is the Eastern Conference Stronger Than the West?
Since the '98-'99 season, the Western Conference has produced the eventual NBA Champion 8 times in 11 seasons. Only Detroit in '04, Miami in '06, and Boston in '08 have won an NBA title from the East. In addition, the West has just been a deeper conference from #1 through #8 from teams making the playoffs. Case in point being Phoenix last season winning 46 games...
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August 17, 2009
Cleveland Makes Offer to Powe; Other Updates
Brian Windhorst reporting the Cavs are courting Leon Powe.Source says Cavs have made a contract offer to Leon Powe. He is ahead
of schedule in recovery. He may have some other choices, we'll see. Insight: I think the Celtics are heading full-speed for Glen Davis' house now. Without the second option that is Powe, the Celtics need that fourth big man before the beginning of...
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July 31, 2009
Great Offseasons
Today we'll be looking at the 5 best Spurs offseasons, the first of a 2 part series. It has been determined by a highly complex algorithm comprised of three elements.How many games we won compared to the previous year.How we did in the playoffs.My gut instinct.With that in mind, and a disclaimer that we're only looking back to '89, here we go.1. 1997In '96-'97...
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July 18, 2009
Gregg Popovich: Stubborn?
Great coaches are great for a reason, prolonged success. That success comes from doing things a certain way, and consistently getting a positive result.5 GreatsPhil Jackson manages attitudes and makes sure the ball is shared, largely with a tweaked version of Tex Winters baby, the triangle offense.Don Nelson creates over achieving squads with disparate parts, thanks to unconventional...
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July 16, 2009
Rebounding With Dejuan Blair -- Part II
So we here at Project Spurs did some more digging and found more unknown "facts" about Dejuan Blair's rebounding prowess. Take a look.
People believe the Titanic sank because it rammed into an iceberg. Truth be told, Dejuan Blair was boxing it out.
The origins of the phrase "dust yourself off and pick up the pieces" is when Dejuan Blair boxed out his first...
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July 16, 2009
Spurscast Special: Interview with Dan Ehrlich
Dan Ehrlich isn't your average Spurs fan living in South Texas and being close enough to the action to take in a few games a season and watch the rest on local TV. Dan lives in London and originally became a Spurs fan while living in Israel.Unlike most overseas Spurs fan, he didn't start following the Spurs because of a foreign import from his home country or because they...
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July 16, 2009
For Mahinmi, this year will define his future
No recent draft pick by the Spurs defines their ability to confound the rest of the league and their fans like the selection of Ian Mahinmi in 2005. When the 28th pick rolled around and Mahinmi's name was called, it sent the media searching for any information on him. Of the 128 players listed in the draft media guide, Mahinmi's name could not be found. Much like the selection...
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July 16, 2009
For Mahinmi, this year will define his future
No recent draft pick by the Spurs defines their ability to confound the rest of the league and their fans like the selection of Ian Mahinmi in 2005. When the 28th pick rolled around and Mahinmi's name was called, it sent the media searching for any information on him. Of the 128 players listed in the draft media guide, Mahinmi's name could not be found. Much like the selection of...
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July 16, 2009
Report: Blair signs contract
After speculation that DeJuan Blair was held out of his second summer league game due to contract negotiations, an article from EveryJoe.com published yesterday reports that the Spurs and Blair's agent, Happy Walters, have come to an agreement.DeJuan Blair, the 37th selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, has agreed to a contract with the San Antonio Spurs. Blair made the announcement...
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July 16, 2009
Report: Blair signs contract
After speculation that DeJuan Blair was held out of his second summer league game due to contract negotiations, an article from EveryJoe.com published yesterday reports that the Spurs and Blair's agent, Happy Walters, have come to an agreement.DeJuan Blair, the 37th selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, has agreed to a contract with the San Antonio Spurs. Blair made the announcement...
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July 16, 2009
Spurs stay perfect in Summer League with win over Nuggets
The Spurs are now 2-0 in Summer League play after narrowly beating the Nuggets78-76 at the Cox Pavillion in Las Vegas.The matchup I was especially excited about going in was seeing George Hill against Ty Lawson. I thought if anyone could test Hill after he torched Darren Collison, it would be arguably the best point guard in the country last year.Once again Hill got the better of...
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July 15, 2009
Spurs stay perfect in Summer League with win over Nuggets
The Spurs are now 2-0 in Summer League play after narrowly beating the Nuggets78-76 at the Cox Pavillion in Las Vegas.The matchup I was especially excited about going in was seeing George Hill against Ty Lawson. I thought if anyone could test Hill after he torched Darren Collison, it would be arguably the best point guard in the country last year.Once again Hill got the better of...
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July 15, 2009
Spurscast #166: Summer League
On this episode of the Spurscast, Michael and Jeff talk about the signing of Antonio McDyess before interviewing Pistons blogger and Dyess fan Natalie Sitto of Need4Sheed.com.Natalie gives us some insight on what we can expect from McDyess and talk a lot on the type of player and person he is. While he may not fit our need for a center, Jeff and I are both glad to have a player that...
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July 14, 2009
Rebounding With Dejuan Blair
It is widely known the Dejuan Blair is a rebounding machine and we all saw his impressive rebounding stats at the 2009 Vegas Summer League. But do you know the full extent of his rebounding prowess? Well we at Project Spurs present to you some of Blair's rebounding exploits.
When people prepare for an incoming hurricane, they don't board their windows, they just put Dejuan...
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July 14, 2009
Summer League Profile: Carldell Johnson
With
the 2009 NBA Summer League beginning this weekend, and the Spurs
playing their first game July 12, we here at Project Spurs will begin
to profile some players on the team. We'll continue with Carldell Johnson.Height: 5'10"Weight: 180 lbs.Position: GCarldell Johnson is a guy the Spurs know a little something about, he's been playing for the Toros since 2007....
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July 10, 2009
Summer League Profile: Donell Taylor
With
the 2009 NBA Summer League beginning this weekend, and the Spurs
playing their first game July 12, we here at Project Spurs will begin
to profile some players on the team. We'll continue with Donell Taylor.Height: 6'5"Weight: 193 lbs.Position: GTaylor played at Oskaloosa-Walton Community College before transferring to the University of Alabama-Birmingham, playing...
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July 10, 2009
Spurscast Special: Interview with AccuScore's Jon Lee
A few days ago, Jeff and I got a chance to talk to Jon Lee of AccuScore. Accuscore does Sports Forecasting for Yahoo, ESPN and several other clients.Recently, Jon wrote up an article for Project Spurs forecasting the changes this season after the Jefferson trade, so we thought we'd bring him on to talk about the latest movement around the NBA and how it'll affect next season...
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July 10, 2009
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