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Best Of The SB Nation Network: November 1, 2011

We have 315 fantastic sports blogs in SB Nation, so in case you didn’t have a chance to read them all today we’ve collected the best stuff right here. Get sports smart in no time fast!

Basketball

- Could injuries cause Luke Walton to retire? What savings would that mean for the Lakers?

- Credit for the D-Leaguers for medaling in the Pan-Am games.

- Each side of the lockout stinks, so it doesn’t really matter who ‘wins’.

Baseball

- South Side Sox isn’t sure why the White Sox exercised Jason Frasor’s option.

- Lookout Landing says that the Mariners get no respect from Gold Glove voters.

- Amazin’ Avenue checks out David Wright’s 2011 spray chart superimposed over the proposed Citi Field dimension changes for 2012.

- Let’s Go Tribe says goodbye to Grady Sizemore.

- Federal Baseball has the final team report card for the 2011 Nationals.

Hockey

- The Dallas Stars are surpassing expectations, but is that sustainable? Defending Big D wonders.

- It’s decision time for the Blue Jackets on Ryan Johansen. The Cannon wonders what will happen.

- For the Ducks and our bloggers at Anaheim Calling, a recent losing skid is like deja vu.

Combat Sports

- David Castillo pens “An Objective Retrospective on B.J. ‘The Prodigy’ Penn”.

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