Archives for May 2010

Playoff Thoughts

May 7, 2010 by Harlan Schreiber 4 Comments

A quick update on Round Two... -Celtics/Cavaliers: A nice and shocking Game 2 win for Boston in Cleveland. Could this augur an upset of a seven-game series? Seems quite unlikely. Yes, the Cavs could have issues with Rajon Rondo but he torched them just as much (if not more) in Game 1 and the Cavs still killed Boston. The big difference in Game 2 was Rasheed Wallace. The chances that he shoots 7-8 in another game seems highly unlikely. The argument could be made that the Celts just … [Read more...] about Playoff Thoughts

Most Improved, A Review

May 3, 2010 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Is there anything sillier than the NBA Most Improved Award? The parameters of the award are confusing and the application is often incorrectly applied, no matter which standard most people would reasonably apply. Here are the possible standards of "improvement": -Good young player steadily improving -Player with no previous expectations or who was considered a good player but becomes good out of nowhere -Established player in his prime going from good to very good (i.e. peak … [Read more...] about Most Improved, A Review