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phdribble.typepad.com - 3/28/2008

The Great 2010 Blogosphere Challenge

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There remains an unwritten rule in the Lig. It is a rule so taken for granted that its insidious nature is rarely discussed. It is common sense: you start your five best players (at each position.) And yet. And yet... Imagine the possibilities.

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Bench those nasty thoughts
We Rite Goode — ... has tasked us and others with a bold mission: Do away with "the cult of the starter." Foster conversation about whether stars should come off the bench, or remove any stigma when writing about reserves. Perhaps this will spark a revolution, or at least a TrueHoop link. We like PhDribble quite a bit--even if ...

Rankings: The 7th Man of the year (oh, and MVP, too)
We Rite Goode — ... 29 points, 46% of ballot He anchors a very good bench for a team that is, in my view, the 2nd best team in the NBA. --John, Red's Army He eats babies.-- Pradamaster, Bullets Forever Editorializing for a second, our friend PhDribble wants bloggers to better recognize bench players ; he'd be happy to know that 23 different 7th men were nominated, with 11 receiving at least one first-place vote. Not surprisingly, the polling strongly favored reserves on playoff teams, which tend to be deeper and bring more talent off the pine. Another aside: Had this award been based solely on ...