The Official MSF List of the Top 20 NBA Players Ever (and where Dirk Nowitzki falls among the game’s all-time greats)

June 27, 2011 By 11 Comments
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During this past NBA season’s playoffs, a topic that gained steam with each successive round was where Dirk Nowitzki ranks among the all-time greats.

Before this season, Dirk was considered “too soft” or too much of a “loser” to be included among the upper tier NBA greats. Yet, as Dirk carried his Mavs from one round to the next, vanquishing favored foes and outdated opinions every step of the way, his place in NBA history seemed to skyrocket upwards.

Off site, several MSF writers began debating where Dirk placed among the top 20 NBA players of all-time. We decided that there was only one fair way to determine it: have everyone in the debate submit their top 20 players of all-time, and let’s see what the aggregate opinion turned out to be.

Here are the results:

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Filed Under: NBA Tagged With: Dirk Nowitzki, michael jordan, NBA

Marlins give up winning run on intentional walk

June 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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In the tenth inning of Sunday’s interleague game between Florida and Seattle (one of those Marlins “home games” that were played in Seattle because U2 was doing a sound check at Sun Life Stadium), Marlins reliever Steve Cishek threw a wild pitch on the third pitch of an intentional walk, allowing the winning run to score from third.

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Funny Video: “Last Words”

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Remember the very funny Brett Favre Rise: “What Should I Do?” video that went viral last year? Those guys are at it again, this time with a spoof of a Civil War epic called “Last Words” in which surviving soldiers argue over the true last words of their fallen brother.

It’s a 6-minute time investment, but it’s well done, so I’ll give you my recommendation to invest the time to watch.

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When it comes to sexual satisfaction, Midwest holds its own

June 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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No, this has nothing to do with sports, but I just found it and thought it was interesting. It also reflects relatively well of our favored region of the country on a very important topic.

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Dirk says Mavs partied harder in ’06 to forget than they have in ’11 to celebrate

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One thing you’ve gotta love about Dirk Nowitzki is his candor. He is rarely concerned with being politically correct and always willing to be candid with what he’s thinking and feeling.

Case in point, a recent interview he did with 1310 The Ticket in Dallas.

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The terribly sad story of Michigan basketball recruit Austin Hatch

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What a sad, sad story.

Austin Hatch, a member of Michigan’s basketball recruiting class of 2013, has now lost his entire family in plane crashes, first in 2003 and now another one just last week.

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Video: Troy Tulowitzki double-hits baseball for base knock

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Pretty remarkable:

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An Interesting Hypothetical Proposition for Cavs Fans

June 27, 2011 By 4 Comments
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After an awful 2010-2011 season, thanks mostly to LeBron James’ departure, the Cleveland Cavilers were selecting in the lottery this draft instead of the mid- to late-twenties where Cavs fans have become accustomed to picking over the past few seasons.

It is apparent from the lack of talent on the Cavs roster that Cleveland will not have a playoff team anytime in the near future.

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Filed Under: NBA Tagged With: 2010 Free Agents, carmelo anthony, Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron and Cleveland, lebron james, New York Knicks

Which top recruits are already deciding not to play football at Ohio State?

June 27, 2011 By 4 Comments
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With future sanctions looming over the Ohio State football program, the Buckeyes are beginning to feel a backlash when it comes to recruiting.

Already top Buckeye recruits who would have normally gone to Ohio State are now deciding to play football elsewhere.  This is only the tip of the iceberg for Ohio State when it comes to top recruits shunning the Buckeyes.  Ohio State’s turmoil has now opened the door for every Big Ten team to get recruits who would have normally gone to Ohio State.

Here is an early look at Ohio State’s top recruits who have decided to play somewhere else.

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Filed Under: Big Ten Football, CFB Tagged With: Big Ten football, bri'onte dunn, CFB, ejuan price, kyle kalis, Ohio State Football, se'von pittman

Fantasy Baseball Pitching Primer: Must Start and Spot Start Options for Week of June 27, 2011

June 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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This week is one where you either have the solid two start pitchers or you don’t.  The good options this week are for the most part not around in free agency or on waivers in your league.

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Filed Under: Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Sports Tagged With: brandon beachy, carlos zambrano, Cliff Lee, ian kennedy, jhoulys chacin, Zack Greinke

Maybe all those nasty things they say about ESPN’s hockey coverage really are true…

June 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Unless I missed it, and I don’t think that I did, the overnight SportsCenter (the one that ESPN airs thrice on Saturday morning between the time when my children wake me up and the time that SpongeBob SquarePants starts) made no mention of Winnipeg choosing a name for its new NHL team.

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The Bottoms Line: College Hoops First Impressions – Division Formerly Known as the SEC East

June 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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After looking at its basketball stepbrother (otherwise known as the SEC West) earlier this week, the division formerly known as the SEC East is up next as I look forward to the 2011-12 season.

The SEC East supplied all five of the league’s NCAA Tournament teams last season, and while the top-to-bottom strength isn’t what is was a year ago, it still boasts the conference’s top three teams according to most early rankings.

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We’ve located Amanda Lawson’s dream date, and his shirtless body is truly divine

June 26, 2011 By 4 Comments
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I am currently efforting to find out this man’s name and phone number so that I can provide it to Amanda, who surely will be begging him for a date…and dreaming about his spectacular back hair until she gets it.

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Fantasy Baseball Hitting Planner for Week of June 27th, 2011

June 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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As the injuries start to pile up and new players make their way into the league, this is a time where managers have to do some real work.  Finding the right replacement for someone like the injured Albert Pujols isn’t easy by any stretch, but it still must be done.

The All-Star break is just two weeks away and when running a team, you want to see who is going into the break strong and who is just coasting in.  So without further ado, your hitting planner.

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Filed Under: Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Sports Tagged With: adam jones, alcidies escobar, alex avila, alex gordon, carlos pena, chase headley, chipper jones, danny valencia, evan longoria, hanley ramirez, jason giambi, jason heyward, jemile weeks, jimmy rollins, jj hardy, joey votto, jorge posada, jose bautista, mike naopoli, orlando hudson, paul konerko, rick ankiel, rickie weeks, robinson cano, roger bernadina, stephen drew, ty wiggington, VICTOR MARTINEZ, yorvit torrealba

Chicago Blackhawks busy first draft day answers some questions but creates others

June 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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The Chicago Blackhawks news sphere went crazy not just because the Blackhawks drafted forward Phillip Danault and forward Mark McNeil, but because the organization has parted ways with forward Troy Brouwer and defenseman Brian Campbell.

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Filed Under: NHL, Windy City Ramblings Tagged With: 2011 NHL Draft, Brian Campbell, chicago, Chicago Blackhawks, hockey, NHL, Troy Brouwer
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