They’re both launching today… and unless you absolutely hate the NBA, I think you’ll enjoy the NBA FanHouse. I always felt like of all the sports out there, the blogosphere was strongest in the NBA area. And some of, in fact, most of the best have signed on with the FanHouse, including J.E. Skeets of The Basketball Jones, and Bethlehem Shoals of FreeDarko. There’s also Matt Watson of Detroit Bad Boys, Miss Gossip from Suns Gossip, Nate Jones (who? Nate JONES) of JonesOnTheNBA, Marcel Mutoni of BenchRenaldo, and Craig and Brett from The Association.
Not a weak link in the bunch. Seriously, it’s exciting to be a part of that cast. I feel like Christian Laettner on the Dream Team, and I’m more than willing to carry Shoals’ bags and get Skeets donuts on the way to practice every morning (Tim Horton’s, of course).
The NCAA Hoops FanHouse is also launching, and I’m a part of that one, too. I could tell you that the cast is just as awesome, but that would probably be a lie, and since Christmas is right around the corner, I’m not going to lie. Santa’s watching (seriously, it’s December already… did that sneak up on anyone else? Seeing a “12″ in the date on my cell phone just blew my mind).
It’s nothing against the people there, it’s just … the college basketball blogosphere has just never been as strong as the NBA’s. It’s odd which sports have the best blogs out there. NFL, weak. MLB, strong. College football, strong. College basketball, weak. NBA, strong. Hockey, I have no goddamn idea. Turkish oil wrestling, outright dominant.
Anyway, check them out if you get a chance. And if anyone has any advice on how I could get 28 hours into a day instead of 24, I’d love to hear it.
Johnny Says:
December 1st, 2006 at 9:07 am
If perception is reality, you should drop some acid. You’ll get like 300 hours a day. Make sure to share with the visuals, though.
Critical Sports Blog Says:
December 1st, 2006 at 9:07 am
I’ve added the new NBA fanhouse. And the Turkish oil wrestling….
Dave's Football Blog Says:
December 1st, 2006 at 10:56 am
I’ve never really thought of the NFL blogosphere as weak, but I suppose I can’t see the forest for the trees. It’s not as strong as the NBA and MLB blogospheres, no, but that may just be because those bloggers have more games to write about and are more loyal to their teams than the army of fantasy geeks and degenerate gamblers that follow the NFL.
Degenerate gamblers bet on college hoops brackets every March, too. Maybe there’s a correlation there…
The Big Picture Says:
December 1st, 2006 at 4:25 pm
I was thinking the same thing about the strength of the sports blogosphere.
At the NCAA Fanhouse, the only other guy I know of is Adam Rank who runs The Hater Nation — a football/general site. and i by no means would call myself a college blogger.
it is strange the big names in the NBA sites. guess a lot of funny, talented guys thought they’d rather do the NBA than general stuff, i guess.
strange indeed. but kudos to Mr. Mottram for getting those big-name guys.
Luis Says:
December 1st, 2006 at 5:52 pm
To be fair, some of the best college basketball bloggers (Yoni Cohen and Kyle Whelliston) are so good they’re already getting paid by real organizations (ESPN and Yahoo) so I presume they weren’t available. Big Ten Wonk is also on par with any sports blogger anywhere, though oddly he hasn’t been snatched up by anyone yet. I’ll also put in my two cents for the Duke Basketball Report as one of the best team-specific blogs out there- they don’t call themselves a blog, but that is primarily because they’ve been around since before the term (or the software) was invented.
Miss SunsGossip Says:
December 1st, 2006 at 6:02 pm
24 –> 28. Sleep is for the rich, son!
MasterShake Says:
December 1st, 2006 at 6:55 pm
Don’t use the acid. Yes, it will give you more hours than anything else, but they are not productive hours. I suggest Crystal Meth, that will give you a solid 38-40 porductive hours a day. Of course if you get really deep into cleaning your Jr. High sports trophies or something of that nature then you are sunk. I would suggest making large signs which say things like “What is my focus?” and “STAY ON TASK” and placing them around your house ahead of time.
Ron Says:
December 2nd, 2006 at 2:07 pm
I submitted a letter of application to the NCAA Fanhouse to be their UK/UL blogger. Of course, I won’t be hired, because I wrote the letter on my lunch break, but it’s worth a shot, right?
blonde Says:
December 3rd, 2006 at 11:08 pm
Tim Horton’s is amazing, I discovered it on a trip to Ottawa last year. You can get a muffin and a coffee for like, $1. Canadian. Doesn’t even feel like you’re spending real money.