Brotherly Link Love will be a regular post dedicated solely to recognizing other great bloggers and content primarily about the 76ers. I will surely toss in some main stream and non-Sixers articles I think you guys will like as well. But the main point is to promote other bloggers who are doing a good job writing about sports. Oh, and unlike other “link posts” I won’t just give links without context or my own thoughts. So here we go…
The first ever review of The Recliner GM Sports Blog. Kellex over at The Sports Dollar did a fantastic review of our new blog. I honestly couldn’t have said it any better myself. The Sports Dollar also has some great tips for the sports blogger looking to monetize their blog, check him out.
The Depressed Fan points out some very good bulletin board material for the 76ers going into the Detroit playoff series. All of the ESPN writers are picking our Sixers to go down in 5 or 6 games and the question is: lack of respect or reality? I think the writers are doing what they are suppose to do: picking the favorite vs. a team with no dominant go-to player who can sway the series in favor of the underdog. When you consider how the games slow down and are more half-court dominant in the playoffs, the 76ers will have to play near flawless basketball to win 4 out of 7 if they can’t get out on the break as much. Impossible? Of course not, but I don’t think anyone would bet money on it either. Right?
Tom Dillard over on the Bleacher Report gives 5 Reasons Why the Philadelphia 76ers Are in the Playoffs. I think Tom goes a bit overboard killing Korver, but I think his point is there. When Korver left the Sixers team defense did get better. I think he is off in his assertion that Billy King “cannot draft to save his life.” I have said in previous posts and comments on the blog that the one think King could do was draft. He brought in Iggy, Lou and Thaddeus, three guys who look to be the core of this franchise for quite a while. You can add Rodney Carney to that list as well if he continues to improve his 3-point shot and individual defense. Dillard is right on in respects to Mo’s extenstion and a little hyped up in comparing Andre Miller to the likes of Steve Nash and Jason Kidd, but you gotta love the enthusiasm.
Apparently some talking TV head created an interesting, four-in-one Phillies/Flyers/Eagles/Sixers jersey. I don’t know anything about this guy Stephen Colbert so check out EnriqueFed’s video on ALL THINGS PHILLY SPORTS for more details. I am actually kind of bothered by the fact that he promotes Philly then goes on to wipe his noise with the jersey. Come on dude, wait til commercial for that.
Last, but certainly not least, is a vivid picture of some ugly 76ers history. Think back to November 9th 1984. Philadelphia 76ers vs. the hated Boston Celtics and the brawl that will never be forgotten. NESW Sports has many other great vids you may not have seen before. Definitely a blog I will be keeping an eye on going forward.
Enjoy.
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Thanks for the link Dannie! It’s great to see your blogs take off like this.
Actually writing out your link post is nice as well. I find myself doing the “quick link” post waaaaaaaaaay too often.
Kellex - Again thank you for the great review.
I think people forget that “it’s still your blog” when they do link posts and don’t give their readers a reason to go visit the other site, or a reason to come back after they have. Also, I want to make sure I use very good anchor text when I give links to other blogs so it helps their seach juice.
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