Author: Etienne Marcel Pourtout
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Oklahoma City Thunder Season Preview or How far can Durant take them this year?
Time to preview the 2010-11 Oklahoma City Thunder Music to listen to: See the Leaves by The Flaming Lips Last season/offseason changes: The Thunder emerged from the West last season with a record of 50-32, earning the eighth seed of the playoffs. OKC ended up losing to the Lakers in six games but gained valuable…
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview or What will Greg Oden injure this year?
Time to preview the 2010-11 Portland Trailblazers Music to listen to: Ocean Breathes Salty by Modest Mouse Last season/offseason changes: Portland is in an unstable situation as a franchise. Last season, you had top draft pick Greg Oden suffer another season-ending injury, putting further doubt into him being an elite player in the NBA. The…
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Gridiron Blitz: Week Seven Preview
Time to preview week seven of the NFL year with my predictions Music to listen to: Drunkship of Lanterns by The Mars Volta I had another good prediction period last week, going 9-5 after going 10-4 the week before. I can’t explain the good fortune that I’ve had but I’m just going to ride it…
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Verbal Submission: UFC 121 Preview and other MMA Notes
Time for the latest edition of Verbal Submission Music to listen to: Disappear by Sonic Youth This Saturday, the UFC will have another event that will be hyped as the biggest fight card of the year with the top fighters in the world and other hyperbole to get fans to pay $55 to view the…
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Utah Jazz Season Preview or Yes, Jerry Sloan is still the head coach
Time to preview the 2010-11 Utah Jazz Music to listen to: Game Over by the Numbs A hip-hop group from Utah that’s actually good? I was surprised by this myself. Last season/offseason changes: Utah finished last season with a record of 53-29, won the Northwest division and had hopes to make a major run in…
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Denver Nuggets Season Preview or Where will Carmelo end up?
Time to preview the 2010-11 Denver Nuggets Music to listen to: Seventeen by Winger Last season/offseason changes: This will be one of the more difficult previews to write because the Nuggets may be losing one of the best players in the NBA by the time I write this. For now, we’re going to assume that…
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