The site formerly known as basketballjohn.com

by Basketball John on May 7, 2008 8:44 AM MDT Comment 37 comments

This is the right place. basketballjohn.com has moved to slcdunk.com. But Basketball John remains.

I'm excited to finally be lauching the new site. The content is still a little unpolished as I continue to add things. But the features on it are great. I wanted to get things going while the playoffs are still going. Here's a few of things I'm looking forward to the most,

Automatically updating comments and game threads. You don't have to refresh or put in your name every time to leave a comment. Once you're logged in, the comments in the post or game thread will update in realtime, no refreshing. I'm a member of a couple SBN sites and game threads are great.
SBNation is a great community of sports fans. Once you sign up for SBNation, you can post on other SBNation sites as well (being civil of course). We should be able to get some good rivalries going that way.
I love tinkering with the technical stuff of basketballjohn.com, but it's a relief to not to have to worry about that now. The techs at SBN will take care of that. I also don't have to worry about going over my bandwith or CPU limits and getting shutdown by my webhost when I get linked from TrueHoop or the like.
FanPosts and FanShots.
FanPosts are for you to post news, polls, trade ideas, etc. So if something major is happening or newsworthy, you don't have to wait for me to get a post up on it for you to comment. Make sure to link to sources and don't just copy/paste from articles. Cerntainly quote stuff and comment on it.
FanShots are a litte more informal. They're quick links to videos, pictures, and other things. Check there for your ankle-breaking videos from Deron or Danielle's latest stalking pictures.

You can find more information on all the new SBNation stuff here. And a big thanks to SBNation for bringing me on.

If you haven't used a SBN site before, it will take a bit of getting used to, but I think you'll find you like it.

To kick things off and build up members, I'm starting a small contest where you'll be able to win a Jazz prize. It will at least be equivalent to a hat. So sign up if you haven't already (don't forget to add an avatar), and then click on the add SLC Dunk button on the main page under the logo. Then leave a comment in this post letting me know you signed up and what you think on the new site.

Email me with any questions.

Thanks again for reading and welcome to the new site. I'll have the game thread for tonight's game up later.

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Congrats!

Congrats. I was actually thinking that this might be it when you posted on BBJ that something was happening. I didn’t know if it’d be here or elsewhere, but yeah…
I love SBNation… and I love the auto-updating comments thing.
Posting during a game just got a whole lot easier… no more refreshing every 5 seconds.

If I may say so… I’m jealous of you. :)

Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...

by UtesFan89 on May 7, 2008 11:49 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks.

Looks like you’re the first one to sign up. There should be a prize for that too.

by Basketball John on May 7, 2008 11:57 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

there should.
:)

Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...

by UtesFan89 on May 7, 2008 12:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm in too

Guess I’ ll be reading you from here now on !! Keep up the good work !
Go Jazz

by yorgoss on May 7, 2008 12:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm down

Great name, too (for those that get the Matthew Lillard-film-related reference).

I'll make it.

by Shums on May 7, 2008 12:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

sweet!

welcome to the nation, man.

Posting and Toasting: Unabashed Knicks fanaticism with the occasional poop joke.

by Seth on May 7, 2008 12:29 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks. And thanks for the blog name.

by Basketball John on May 7, 2008 2:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

NICE!

Looks great! (except the logo is a finger roll and not a dunk!) That’s right. I had to come check it out on my wedding day. GO JAZZ! I’ll be thinking of them.

by Buc Ute on May 7, 2008 12:30 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

That was my first reaction too.

I’m not sure what we can do about it. I’ll find out.

by Basketball John on May 7, 2008 12:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know that was your first reaction.

I was giving you a hard time because it was.

by Buc Ute on May 7, 2008 12:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just figured it out looking at my member list.

Hope your fiance doesn’t mind you checking out the new site on your phone at the altar.

by Basketball John on May 7, 2008 12:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do you not know who this is?

Wedding Day!!!!!!!!!!!

by Buc Ute on May 7, 2008 12:43 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I so figured out how to sign up and everything. Unfortunately, my name was already taken. I modified it for the better. (Be proud that I didn’t put DanielleKorver, I was very tempted.)

by DaniellelovesKK on May 7, 2008 12:41 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice. :)

Complete with a Korver picture and everything.

Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...

by UtesFan89 on May 7, 2008 12:45 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

For sure. FYI, you need a picture.

I have a feeling this is going to be bad for my studying. Since it updates automatically I can just sit here and read it and not do any homework. Thanks BBJ! Haha.

by DaniellelovesKK on May 7, 2008 12:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s what it’s here for. Aren’t you done with school now anyway?

by Basketball John on May 7, 2008 12:52 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

NO! I finished Spring semester last week. Now I’m taking 3 classes, but then I’ll be done! With my bachelor’s at least. Then I’ve got 4 years of dental school. Sounds fun, right?

by DaniellelovesKK on May 7, 2008 12:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

3 classes in the summer?

I’m only taking 1… I think that’s a good thing.

Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...

by UtesFan89 on May 7, 2008 12:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

CRAZY, huh?

Idk what I was thinking. Luckily, one is some dumb online class that I don’t even need to graduate (just a prereq for 1 school). Also, they’re only 6 weeks long! Which means I’m crazy busy, but also so close to being done. Who even invented summer school? They must not have had the Playoffs to watch.

by DaniellelovesKK on May 7, 2008 1:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I had a friend that went to dental school out in San Fran somewhere. Lived entirely off student loans. Crazy. Plus he had to buy a practice when he was done. Are you coming back to Utah when you’re done?

by Basketball John on May 7, 2008 1:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

NO WAY!!! Unless I’m married to a Jazz player. Haha. No, it’s so hard to be a dentist in Utah, they make hardly anything. I should call Larry H. and ask him if I could be the Jazz dentist when I get out of school. That would be like totally awesome.

by DaniellelovesKK on May 7, 2008 1:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Got a pic now.

Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...

by UtesFan89 on May 7, 2008 1:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good job.

I would have thought it would have been of CJ though.

by DaniellelovesKK on May 7, 2008 1:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was

my back-up plan. :)

Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...

by UtesFan89 on May 7, 2008 1:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Welcome aboard

Third Quarter Collapse: An Orlando Magic blog at SB Nation

by Ben Q Rock on May 7, 2008 12:52 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Ben.

by Basketball John on May 7, 2008 2:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great to Have You

Welcome aboard.

Green Bandwagon: Celtics '08 or bust. Are you on the bandwagon?

by Jim Weeks on May 7, 2008 2:17 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Awesome you joined SB Nation

I’m gonna be moving over At the Hive as soon as I stop being lazy (hopefully some time in the next few days). What a coincidence that D-Will and CP3’s teams get repped on SB the same week, huh?

Looking forward to what should be a great rivalry, and keep up the great work you did on Basketball John.

by atthehive on May 7, 2008 3:42 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs