What's Your Favorite Basketball Website? (besides this one, of course)

by thankyouforblaze on Jul 7, 2010 11:55 AM PDT

Hey y'all.

I've become quite an obsessive basketball fan since moving to Portland in the summer of '08 (and subsequently moving in the summer of '09 to Las Vegas once more), having always enjoyed the NBA but really falling head over heels for the Trail Blazers. I've been a member of BlazersEdge for a little over a year (I believe), and I have always appreciated the intelligent conversation and the amount of work that goes into this site, both by those running it and the fans much like myself. I try to put in an occasional interesting idea or newest tidbit, but for the most part I just read and enjoy as there are quite a few fans more keen than I on the happenings of the Blazers and the NBA in general.

Now, my question is this: What is your favorite site to keep up with the newest bits of information on the NBA, or just your favorite NBA site in general with the most intelligent conversation, or just the wittiest write-ups?

As far as I'm concerned, there are quite a few good sites out there, such as Yahoo Sports, Real GM, ESPN, and Twitterers such as Marc Spears, J.A. Adande, and John Hollinger. But what sites am I overlooking, who has that something special that I have not stumbled upon yet?

Please collectively assemble any and all NBA sites or whatnot you can think of that will give me a leg up on all other fanbases. At the very least, I can wholeheartedly say that this is the most well-executed basketball fansite I have ever been privy to, and it's something I check and will continue to check on a daily basis.

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basketball-reference.com
basketballprospectus.com
hoopdata.com
basketballvalue.com

by jksnake99 on Jul 7, 2010 12:27 PM PDT reply actions

I really like Rotoworld

They always get news fast and stuff other sites lookover.
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/Home_NBA.aspx

by philthebballplayer on Jul 7, 2010 12:47 PM PDT reply actions

Agreed with rotoworld above

i also like busersports.com
and for fantasy bball or player values/statistics i also like basketballmonster.com

by retirecards51 on Jul 7, 2010 1:47 PM PDT reply actions

I use basketball-reference.com for stats

But in terms of news and analysis, I like TrueHoop and Ball Don’t Lie. BDL is a one-stop shop, whereas TrueHoop focuses on small interesting things, leaving the analysis of big events to its team network.

If I had to choose one other blog, it would probably be BDL – they just have a large quantity of content.

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by austinpwnz on Jul 7, 2010 2:12 PM PDT reply actions

TrueHoop by ESPN

Plus, Henry Abbott is from Portland, so the Blazers get a little extra love.

by Great Big Head on Jul 7, 2010 2:53 PM PDT reply actions

agree

by 52therim on Jul 7, 2010 9:46 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

ball don't lie

is the perfect mix of serious basketball talk and a lot of funny, behind the scenes, off the wall stuff, like the 1992 blazers cookbook

by StocktonNEP on Jul 7, 2010 3:51 PM PDT reply actions

xvideo

by dirtboydave on Jul 7, 2010 6:57 PM PDT reply actions

i am lazy, and go to espn

but when i need some awesome data, I go to basketball-reference

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marty>babbitt

by thomasikehara on Jul 7, 2010 6:58 PM PDT reply actions

I tend to follow a few teams besides the Blazers.

Not quite as well, but I like to keep tabs on them. And since I like to root for the underdog, I’ve grown to like the Kings and Bucks the last few years. And www.sactownroyalty.com and www.brewhoop.com are both fun places to visit for team-centric news. And StR has a good community down there.

But I don’t know what I’m going to do. Both of those teams look to be on the rise. At least I’ll always have the Clippers.

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by T Darkstar on Jul 7, 2010 8:49 PM PDT reply actions

Wow!

I hadn’t checked Brewhoop comments in a while ,since a few months ago they had none. But dang in a community didn’t pop up over there! Good for them! The site has great contributors, so to have people there is good.

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by T Darkstar on Jul 7, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions