At the end of today’s Celtics-Nuggets game, Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan tweeted “Celtics and Nuggets a combined 15-for-67 on threes today. Yeah, that three-point shot is a great idea. It really enhances the game. By the way, Nuggets score…
Author: Harlan Schreiber
Revisiting the Manning-Nique Trade
The trade deadline has come again and this year’s relatively mild events had me thinking back to, perhaps, the biggest late season trade when the Atlanta Hawks traded franchise icon Dominique Wilkins to the Clippers for Danny Manning in February…
Can LaMelo Win ROY?
LaMelo Ball’s recent wrist injury likely ends his season with 41 games played. He has been the best rookie this season but does his abbreviated season disqualify him from contention? Well, that really depends on how good the competition is. …
Revisiting DJ for Robey: How Did It Happen?
Nearly 38 years ago, the Celtics made one of the great trades in the history of the franchise when they got Dennis Johnson a strong starting point guard from Phoenix for Rick Robey, who was a solid backup center, but…
The Most Random All-Stars: Dana Barros and Tyrone Hill
The 1995 All-Star game led to two of the oddest picks, in retrospect, in All-Star history, Dana Barros and Tyrone Hill. Barros was a 27-year old 5’11 three-point specialist. Hill was a generic starting power forward. How did two average(ish)…