Decision '08: D-League Blog War

Dakota Wizard forward Rod Benson has beef with Utah Jazz rookie (playing for the D-League Flash) Morris Almond over their status as bloggers. The two debated the merits of each other's blogging work (Almond has an NBA.com blog, Benson writes for Yahoo!'s Ball Don't Lie). (Footage here.) Almond followed with some smack on his site; Benson responded forcefully this morning.

Almond argues you are not a real NBA blogger if you are not blogging on the league's official site. Benson counters that he writes his own stuff (instead of calling it in), and that being outside the official league site gives him more cred. Also, Almond scored 51 in a D-League game in December and for one day (apparently) served as FreeDarko's embedded rookie. Benson is tremendous at Rock Band, and violated the NBA's copyright rules. (He is also an incredibly humorous writer.)

This is a tough battle, and we obviously need an impartial observer. So let's leave it to FanHouse readers (since, ahem, FanHouse is the biggest sports blog in the world). Vote below. We'll check in next week.