The Sports Geeks Podcast – Episode 18

1.15.10 7:59 pm by Alex and Pat

Alex and Pat cover the Lane Kiffin hiring, Mark McGwire’s steroid confession, a few NBA odds & ends and preview this weekend’s NFL games.

Let us know what you think of the new format and what we can do to make things better: podcast@thesportsgeeks.com and follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/thesportsgeeks. Feel free to send us topics you think we should discuss, or questions we can research/answer. We’re listed on iTunes so click here and subscribe. Thanks for listening!

 
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Current Standings:

Last week: Alex – 1-3 – Pat 1-3
Game Picks Regular Season: Alex – 173-83 – Pat – 171-85
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The Best Non-All Star NBA Roster

1.13.10 5:09 pm by Pat

I’m the type of sports fan who looks at individual accolades and honors with a grain of salt or two.  MVP awards, All (name the sport) First Team, Defensive Player of the Year, and the list goes on.  One of the big reasons I don’t put too much stock in these awards is because often times the choices fly in the face of logic, reason, and statistics.  Even when the awards are voted on by the “experts” of the major sports, bias creeps in and at times tarnishes the award.  If the NBA MVP really represents the most valuable player or his team that year, how has Shaquille O’Neal, one of the most dominating athletes in all of sports, won the award just once?  How did Miguel Cabrera land a first place vote for AL MVP this year when he clearly wasn’t even close to Mauer or the other candidates ahead of him?  I’d like to say that the awards are given to the deserving candidate more often than not, but I’m not so sure that is the case.

I’m the type of sports fan who, outside of the pure entertainment purposes of the game, cares as much about any All Star game as I do a regular season WNBA game.  I’m not saying that the experts get it right all the time (see: Miguel Cabrera’s one first place vote for the 2009 AL MVP), but if fan voting is involved, count me out.

There will always be guys who make the All Star team year in and out and are much deserving of the spot.  On the flip side, there will be Yao Ming who could be voted in as a starter as a water boy.  In fact, for the 2010 NBA All Star game, Tracy McGrady who has yet to play a single minute this NBA season but is still on the ballot, is currently in second place in total votes for Western Conference guards (thanks, China.  To see what I mean, check out this link and this link).

After talking with a friend about the sham that the NBA All Star game has become, I said that I could assemble a roster of guys who have never been an All Star that could be an instant championship contender.  After I started looking into the list of players who haven’t made an ASG, I was amazed at the level of talent out there.  It was almost too easy to make this list so I made a few extra rules for myself when putting this team together and they are as follows:

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Fantasy Basketball 2009

10.20.09 12:10 am by Alex

Hey everyone!

We’re putting together a fantasy NBA league for the 2009 season, and we’d like you all to join us. Here’s the deal: we’re doing a head-to-head 8-category league with 10-12 teams. Its nothing super-serious – no money involved or anything – but we want people that will be committed and remain competitive throughout the year.

The draft will be this Sunday night the 25th at 8:45 eastern and we want everyone to be there. If you’re interested and you can make the draft date, shoot us and @reply on Twitter or an email (thesportsgeeks[at]gmail.com) with whatever awesome team name you’d use and tell us what makes you a sports geek. We’ll chose the most creative ones. Can’t wait to hear from you!

Thanks for reading,

- Alex

P.S. – Everyone please join our Facebook page. We want to get all our readers in one place for discussions and such. I won’t stop pimping this until you all join, haha. (http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Sports-Geeks/153867459262)

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LeBron in the Dunk Contest?

8.03.09 2:13 pm by Matt

During All-Star 2009, LeBron threatened to “clean up” the Dunk Contest. He hinted that if the rules were tightened up and he talked some fellow superstars into it, he’d participate.

Here’s the thing: sure, LeBron can jump high. REALLY high. But there’s just a limit to how high people can jump. Through the legs and a variant thereof is the go-to move in the finals every year, which leads to boredom, which led to a push toward creativity, costumes, and chicanery of all sorts.

Since LeBron and his superstar competitors can only repeat the through-the-legs so many times, I’m here to bring some ideas to the table for an All-Star filled Dunk Contest.
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The Bummer of 2010

7.26.09 10:02 am by Matt

NBA analysis seems to consist of relating every move to the Summer of 2010, dreaming of players for teams to get during the Summer of 2010, or just talking about the Summer of 2010 for no other reason. The Summer of 2010 probably has a player card on ESPN.com. “The Knicks are smart to pick up those contracts that will expire in the Summer of 2010 so they can make a run at LeBron James.” “That’s a great trade for the Pistons, clearing that cap space aimed at Dwyane Wade in the Summer of 2010.”

Well I say PHOOEY. Here’s why we’re in for a big, massive, giant, huge BUMMER of 2010:

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Does Artest Make Sense for LA?

7.11.09 11:37 am by Pat

I’ve been following the NBA trades and free-agent signings as closely as I can and, needless to say, there have been some interesting moves.  I said that during this year’s playoffss there were a few legit teams against a handful of pseudo-contenders.  This upcoming season promises to be the opposite of that as several teams have made roster changes that put them in contention for the crown.  The teams everyone seems to be talking about are the Lakers, Celtics, Magic, Spurs, Cavaliers, Nuggets, and now Mavericks with the Shawn Marion acquisition.

The defending champions made the most publicized move of the offseason so far by acquiring Ron Artest and bringing some toughness and defensive tenacity to LA, while providing a scoring threat as well.  In the process, the Lakers lost Trevor Ariza in what essentially turned out to be an LA-Houston swap as these two players just traded teams.  Laker players are eager to sing the praises of the move and are declarining that another three peat is on the way.  Others, including most of the sports writers outside of Los Angeles, don’t know if it was the best option.  I tend to agree with the latter.  Artest is undoubtedly a better scorer and more physically intimidating player than Ariza.  He will help bring some much needed toughness to the Lakers and has years of relatively consistent production/performance in comparison to Ariza.  Ariza was heralded as a great three point shooter in the playoffs, which he was at 47%.  But he shot just 32% from deep during the regular season.  Which number is a better representation of where he will shoot this year?  I don’t know, but I’m leaning towards going with Artest on the offensive end.

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