Welcome To The Revolution
The times (and ariels and verdanas) are a-changing…
OK, so it’s not a revolution so much, more like an uprising. But that’s hyperbole, that’s SLAM. And when it’s late at night and I’m watching The Devil Wears Prada and I’ve got jury duty first thing in the morning, this is what you get.
At some point Monday morning, a very wise and talented man named Johnathan who sits around the corner and down the hall from the SLAM Dome will enter a few simple keystrokes on his huge screen Mac and, just like that, you guys will see the latest changes here at SLAMonline.com.
Wait a second, you’re probably not thinking, they just changed the website a year ago! Yes, we did, and back then we made a pretty drastic change, completely scrapping the old site and going to a WordPress-based system that basically set all of writers up as bloggers. After a few initial tweaks we had it going pretty well by the end of the summer, and hopefully you guys will agree with me that SLAMonline became a much more fun experience this season. Not only was there a lot more content, but it was way more interactive thanks to the commenting sections (but mostly thanks to Chukaz and Ryan Jones).
Well, we ain’t finished. Beside changing up some colors and banners and little visual things, we wanted more stuff. Meaning, we want more articles and rumors and content for you guys to gnaw over.
To meet that goal, the first call we made was to Marcel Mutoni. When the NBA blogosphere started bustling a few years ago, Mutoni sort of led the way, first with his blog Mutoni’s Musings and then on Bench Renaldo. We liked his work on those blogs so much that we offered him his own slot here on SLAMonline, where he chimed in throughout the year. Because he wasn’t busy enough, he also started blogging for the behemoth that is AOL’s Fanhouse.
Well, we liked Marcel. Enough to hire him. After some protracted, Kobe-esque negotiations (and some international phone tag while I was in San Antonio and Marcel was in Canada), we signed him to the SLAM Team. So, beginning today, Marcel’s going to be scouring the news wires every day, posting the latest news and rumors several times each day. Every day. Here on SLAMonline.com.
To bring in his new column — The SLAM Wire — we’ve redesigned the homepage of SLAMonline, so Mutoni’s latest posts will always be front and center. The rest of us will still be doing our respective things as much as ever, and you can always find the latest posts on the homepage.
Have fun with it. We’re still growing, trying to get better, hoping to improve. And we’ll keep trying, too. Later.
32 Responses to “Welcome To The Revolution”
Jul.9 at 10:02 am
matt says:
first?
Jul.9 at 10:06 am
OneShot says:
Congratulations Marcel!
Jul.9 at 10:18 am
FLUD says:
I don’t know Lang… Somethin’ fishy about that Mackrel Mutoni dude.
Jul.9 at 10:19 am
BESTkeptSECRET says:
SECOND?
Jul.9 at 10:20 am
Soul Glo says:
that doesn’t sound good for the links
Jul.9 at 10:20 am
BESTkeptSECRET says:
guess not
Jul.9 at 10:25 am
Bigi says:
Go Marcel a.k.a. Humpin’ Monkey!(Friends…)
Jul.9 at 10:27 am
Cheryl says:
Slamonline is taking over. All you need now is a panel show video-streamed right here on the website. You guys keep doing your thing! -ASPOV
Jul.9 at 10:29 am
Bigi says:
So slamonline is gonna be Transformed…I like the sound of that…SLAMbot.The G.O.A.T.
Jul.9 at 10:33 am
white hot eboy says:
Cheryl, big-timing in orange!
Jul.9 at 10:41 am
The Brooklyn Boy says:
Congrats to Marcel, and looking forward to the redesign later today. Keep doin how you do, fellas.
Jul.9 at 10:49 am
Slobodan Chutzpah says:
Congrats, Mutoni. As an added bonus, Chukaz will be calling for heads to roll since he didn’t get the gig.
Jul.9 at 10:49 am
Cheryl says:
yeah,eboy. i’m up and running. check out the blog. i’ll try to keep it provocative. -ASPOV
Jul.9 at 10:59 am
H to the izzo says:
Cheryl:Love the phrase “Degree Dreams”,will definitley be visiting ASPOV the Blog regularly.
Jul.9 at 11:01 am
Jake says:
Right on…still, Mutoni needs to come out with a public apology about the whole Bench Renoldo thing…he was kind of their fifth-best player last season. (steph, curry, crawford, lee, balkman.)
Jul.9 at 11:08 am
mutoni says:
jake, i did: http://benchrenaldo.blogspot.com/2006/11/renaldo-please-forgive-us.html (it was a very emotional day)
Jul.9 at 11:20 am
Homie says:
damm Ontario centric media bias!!! Congrats Mutoni.
Jul.9 at 11:21 am
me says:
just gettin better and better
Jul.9 at 11:35 am
whooo! says:
i read slamonline through google reader, but i’m always checkin out the site itself for the comments section, which was a great addition! look forward to the new news updates from mutoni.
Jul.9 at 11:56 am
Co Co says:
Sounds good to me.
Jul.9 at 12:18 pm
Gilbert0 says:
cool
Jul.9 at 12:32 pm
Young Chris #3 says:
So Sam goes on vacation and gets the shaft quick… You guys over at Slam are heartless.
Jul.9 at 2:28 pm
Mr. 416 says:
I was JUST getting used to the look the site has now.
Jul.9 at 2:35 pm
CashAddict23 says:
Twenty-Fourth?
Jul.9 at 4:11 pm
Max Airington says:
Will the revolution ever involve getting rid of that damn Gatorade ad?
Jul.9 at 4:25 pm
Greased Up Deaf Guy aka Clay Davis says:
SHAOLIN SOCCER is the greatest movie ever.
Jul.9 at 5:04 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
I don’t know about this huge type for the comments. I mean, for mine it’s fine, but for everybody else? Also, my words should be in red. Like Charlie Ward’s.
Jul.9 at 6:14 pm
Greased Up Deaf Guy aka Clay Davis says:
charlie ward cured my athletes foot
Jul.9 at 10:16 pm
FLUXLAND says:
Will the Revolution be televised?
Jul.10 at 12:18 pm
nothin _personal says:
Since everybody has a blog these days I thought I might as well utilise mine. The blog is linked on my nickname and the first subject I tackle is: When to trade your All-Star, if things aren’t clicking for you! It is as good as the Chukaz page, it can drastically cut down my AvgCom/day figure!
Jul.10 at 4:46 pm
FLOE says:
bring back the old old site !!
Jul.10 at 9:28 pm
BETCATS says:
amen floe amen