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Ball Don't Lie interview: The NBA's ultimate fan
sports.yahoo.com - 3/14/2008
Ball Don't Lie interview: The NBA's ultimate fan
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Meet Drew Cieszynski, a dude from Milwaukee, who is currently living the NBA fan's dream. Drew is visiting every NBA arena this season and blogging about it .

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Hardwood Paroxysm:  Great Exercises in Internet NBA-Related Postings 3.14.08

Courtside:  Four-Point Play: It's Nuggets Night, Oh What a Night

The AltRaps Blog:  Linkage - March 15

Le Basketbawl:  LINKBAWL: Weekend Edition

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Great Exercises in Internet NBA-Related Postings 3.14.08
Hardwood Paroxysm — Okay, I'm going to warn you. You may want to take this in sections, pace yourself. I haven't done these this week on account of the death flu. But I've got all of these starred in Reader. I could be more selective, but I already am, and I've got a lot to catch up on. We're going to start with most recent and move backwards, because it's easier for me that way. Brace yourselves.... ...

Four-Point Play: It's Nuggets Night, Oh What a Night
Courtside — Syndicate this site A.V. Files: Draft Riots | Main Four-Point Play: It's Nuggets Night, Oh What a Night Posted by Jeff Wong on March 14, 2008 • I read Blake's "blasphemous" post yesterday and I wanted to take a day to calm my heart and compose my thoughts before I respond. Here we go: [deep breath in] As Gagan pointed out in the comments section, this season is not the be-all-and-end-all. Bryan Colangelo has only been with the Raptors for just over two years, being named president and general manager on February 28, 2006 . The team made great strides last season, but it's only been two years ! It's a little too early to say anything — rebounding, scoring ...

Linkage - March 15
The AltRaps Blog — ... the game a "high school basketball" atmosphere. Portland and Toronto were my other favorites. Best mascot: Another tough one … um, the Suns’ ‘Gorilla,’ ‘Rocky’ from Denver, ‘Raptor’ in Toronto, and ‘Benny the Bull’ were all entertaining. I am, however, going to give it to ‘Hip-Hop’ from the 76ers. His intensity is unmatched and he made a helpful contribution to my tour. Portland, Toronto, and Washington also offer some great experiences that can be shown more in depth on my site. - Ball Don’t Lie But honestly, in the big picture Bosh’s absence and this Western Conference road ...

LINKBAWL: Weekend Edition
Le Basketbawl — ... Ball Don't Lie interviews a guy who's goal was to visit every single NBA arena this year, and he is on the verge of doing it. Check it out here! ...

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