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Best Of The SB Nation Network: July 2, 2012

We have 321 fantastic sports blogs in SB Nation, so in case you didn’t have a chance to read them all we’ve collected the best stuff right here. Get sports smart in no time fast!

Football

-- Best coach in the Bucs’ short NFL history? Bucs Nation takes a look.
-- Niners Nation weighs in on the Aldon Smith house party story.
-- Windy City Gridiron defends the controversial receiver Brandon Marshall.
-- Silver & Black Pride notes the NFL has relaxed its blackout rule, helping fans see more games.

Basketball

-- Nets Daily broke the news about the big Joe Johnson trade from Atlanta to Brooklyn.

-- Great interview with the Nuggets’ Jordan Hamilton on the transition from being a rookie to a pro.

-- Explaining why the Cavaliers should go after Nic Batum and how much they should offer.

Baseball

-- Federal Baseball wonders if Nationals rookie phenom Bryce Harper deserves to be an All-Star.

-- Minor League Ball’s John Sickels has published his updated top 120 prospects in baseball. GO NOW!

-- McCovey Chronicles laments the fact that the Giants are now “that team”, like the Red Sox, whose insufferable fan base will vote for its totally-not-All-Star players to be in the All-Star Game.

-- Fish Stripes asks the question on some people’s minds: Should Giancarlo Stanton be starting the All-Star Game?

Soccer

-- Jaime Castrillon had himself quite a game for the Colorado Rapids. Burgundy Wave digs into the film to explain it further.
-- The top spot in the MLS Allocation Order is suddenly quite valuable, as The Bent Musket observes.

Combat Sports

-- MMA Mania takes a look back at the early title reigns of two great UFC champions, Tito Ortiz and Anderson Silva.

-- Bloody Elbow’s Jack Slack breaks down exactly how to beat Anderson Silva.

-- Cageside Seats looks back at the man who invented modern pro-wrestling, Ed “The Strangler” Lewis.

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