The wait is over. Man your TV’s, prep your couches, head over to your local NBA venue– the season has officially tipped off! The 2009-2010 NBA basketball season has arrived. The new season wouldn’t be complete without a few informative resources – there’s a wealth of NBA basketball content for your viewing pleasure, and we’ve gone through and hand-picked some of the most passionate and entertaining basketball blogs well worth following. If you already use Google Reader, add these to your feed – NBA-related leisurely reading material guaranteed to stay fresh and keep you updated all year long. Of course, much love to the bigger players you most likely already read, like SLAM, DimeMag, and ESPN TrueHoop..the following are the somewhat hidden gems. Brought to you by the fans who know what they love and care to share their 2 cents. Without further ado…
The No Look Pass
Website: TheNoLookPass.com
Twitter: @TheNoLookPass
Maintained by TNLP crew, these guys are nothing short of entertaining! Proud Los Angeles fans at large, share their wildly in-depth basketball knowledge with a slight LA bias.
Exclusive: Formerly known as the Chronicles of Crotty, inspired by John Crotty, now simply the Chronic – this is TNLP’s free-for-all casual podcast that covers everything from “Steve Novak tearin’ it up” to interviews with guys like the Clipper’s biggest fan, Clipper Darrell.
Both Teams Played Hard
Website: BothTeamsPlayedHard.net
Twitter: @bothteamsplayed
A refreshing take from Jared Wade, a guy who would donate both of his kidneys to Chris Paul if he had to, covers a wide array of interesting topics, from analyzing logos to Shaq in a Pink Diaper, his clever titles, and entertaining perspective keeps you on your toes.
Exclusive: Lyric Project – his mission to compile every NBA-related hip hop lyric any MC has put on record. If you like hip-hop and basketball, it’s win-win.
NBA Noise
Website: NBAnoise.com
Twitter: @NBANoise
Stu Holdren brings his expert opinions and updated news around the NBA, hear it here first – the fans’ ear to the league.
Exclusive: Detailed previews and recaps.
Basketball Fiend
This is a one-stop, one-man blog, manned by Patrick Crawley, a Kings fan, who also considers himself a somewhat of an “equal opportunity viewer” watching any game at any time. Motivated by his love for the game, stay up on his takes including video picks and his regular “fiending for links” to see what’s being heard around the NBA.
Exclusive: The Best Of – nice little selection of some of his best posts.
Website: Peter Robert Casey
Twitter: @ Peter_R_Casey
With over 55,000 Twitter followers and counting, he’s a micro-blogging machine. He may have three names much like Jamie Lee Curtis or Neil Patrick Harris, but he is far more influential in the basketball world.
Exclusive: If you wanted to stay on top of basketball on Twitter, he’d be a great place to start.
NBA Musings
Website: NBAmusings.com
Twitter: @NBAMusings
Because she bleeds green. Michelle gives you an inside look at her random Celtics-related musings, not necessarily the nitty-gritty detailed reviews or breakdowns, just the amusing stuff.
Exclusive: Raw transcript for the 24 hr Marbury live stream. Something to remember him by, until he returns.
A Stern Warning
Website: A SternWarning.com
Twitter: @ASternWarning
Another well-written, regularly updated blog manned by the power of one man. Mark Schiralli aka mookie covers everything from the NBA to Australian NBL to FIBA international.
Exclusive: Stern Tube and Stern Poll. Like the little video snippet shared on the site as well as a little poll if you care to share your vote on important questions like who you think is the best addition to Team USA in 2010.
NBA Tip Off
Website: NBATipOff.com
Twitter: @NBATipOff
Where the best basketball blog happens. Hosted by 16-year old Alex Curtis-Slep and 13-year old contributor Josh Dhani, don’t let their young hearts fool you, these guys know exactly what they’re talking about, especially more than that old geezer who claims to know basketball in their hey-day.
Exclusive: In the midst of their thoughtful analyses, and posts such as suggesting a reality TV show to make Marko Jaric’s career interesting, they also drop the occasional shoe review.
Golden State of Mind
Website: GoldenStateofMind.com
Twitter: @unstoppablebaby
Often imitated, but never replicated. These guys are the heart of the Warriors, and they tell it like it is. No sugar-coating, often comical, and just plain entertaining.
Exclusive: Nice little fanshots section where all fans can make their contributions with interesting quotes, photos, videos, you get the idea.
And here’s the rest of the honorary list, we can’t get enough of, check ‘em out!
While you’re at it, don’t forget to bookmark us at Hoopiquity.com! We have some surprises up our sleeves and keep this going because we love the game just like you.
Did we miss an amazing blog? Comment, let us know what keeps you in the basketball loop!
Many thanks to Hoopiquity.Com for feeling that our website deserves an honorable mention among all these GREAT NBA basketball websites! We’re obviously honored!
Thanks and Go Nuggets!
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