It’s odd to say in November but we are actually in the depths of the sorta off-season for the NBA. In reviewing off-season priorities, I noticed that the Suns currently have a ten-year playoff drought. That blew my mind because:…
Author: Harlan Schreiber
Revisiting Magic’s Comeback
I’ve been reading Jeff Pearlman’s great new book “Three Ring Circus,” which examines the Kobe-Shaq Era in Los Angeles from 1996-2004. The book is fascinating in its subject but also touches on the pre-Kobe-Shaq times. There is a short prologue…
LBJ v. MJ: The GOAT Debate
I wanted to wait a little bit before writing about the NBA Finals but I couldn’t avoid the obvious question that has already been written about ad nauseam: Is LeBron the GOAT now? I hate this question primarily because debates…
Q&A with Wilt Author Robert Cherry
Since 2005, when we interviewed Robert Cherry, the author of “Wilt: Larger Than Life,” he has published two books. “Cherry Delight” is a memoir of his family and while, as he points out, neither of his parents ever led the…
NBA Finals 2019-2020 Preview
Bubble Ball really is different. The Miami Heat, a pretty solid team, has thoroughly dispatched two teams, who seemed much better on paper. Can they do it again? The honest answer is I don’t see it but I didn’t see…