The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - You like dunks? Me too. How about the Top Ten from this season courtesy of the Oklahoma City Thunder? - The guys at Hoopism continue to come up with amazing and unique graphic representations of statistical data. This one shows where each team is most … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 1/7/11
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O Caption My Caption! Spike Lee 12/18/10
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell There is often nothing funnier than capturing a facial expression or occurrence at the right time, or, should we say, the most inopportune time. I challenge you, loyal readers, to view the picture below and provide a captivating caption that will cause “the shores a-crowding” with “people all exulting.” Should you provide the wittiest of … [Read more...] about O Caption My Caption! Spike Lee 12/18/10
The Outside World – 12/10/10
The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - There was a nauseating surplus of coverage of LeBron's return to Cleveland last Thursday. Two things that didn't make me nauseous: A video of a Cavs assistant telling LeBron off and a collection of the best tweets from during the game. - There are several strong … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 12/10/10
The Outside World – 12/3/10
- Ever wonder what NBA players would look like if they were animated by Trey Parker and Matt Stone from South Park? Ever wonder what those animations would look like if they were based on the player's statistical outputs? Wonder what I'm talking about? - We've all heard the phrase "playing to strengths." Well Kevin Pelton from Basketball Prospectus thinks the Miami Heat's … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 12/3/10
O Caption My Caption! Erik Spoelstra 11/28/10
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell There is often nothing funnier than capturing a facial expression or occurrence at the right time, or, should we say, the most inopportune time. I challenge you, loyal readers, to view the picture below and provide a captivating caption that will cause "the shores a-crowding" with "people all exulting." Should you provide the wittiest of … [Read more...] about O Caption My Caption! Erik Spoelstra 11/28/10