Harlan Schreiber

Enes Kanter and Turkey’s Best

December 7, 2018 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

This week, Enes Kanter, in response to being omitted from a list of Turkish NBA players, declared that he is the best Turkish basketball player ever. Mehmet Okur quickly took the time to tweet disapproval, saying that “this is just funny,” with an laughing emoji, meant to indicate that Memo was clearly better than Kanter. So, we have a bona fide issue: who is the best Turkish basketball player ever? Let’s break it down: The Pretenders First, let’s remember the guys with no credible … [Read more...] about Enes Kanter and Turkey’s Best

Trae Young and Three-Point Futility

November 25, 2018 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Time to check in on Trae Young, the player who was considered a Stephen Curry clone last year in college. So far, as a rookie, Young has looked like he has some uses as a playmaker in the NBA. At age 20, he has been a nice passer but the shooting has been bad. Young has shot a decidedly un-Curry .226% from three on 5.6 attempts per game so far. That sounds bad but how bad is it? Here is the list of the worst shooting three-point chuckers who have taken at least four threes per game (in over … [Read more...] about Trae Young and Three-Point Futility

Transactions: The Jimmy Butler Trade

November 10, 2018 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Timberwolves trade Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton to 76ers for Robert Covington, Dario Saris, Jerryd Bayless, and a 2020 second-round pick The craptastic stare down between Minnesota and Butler is finally over and it leaves all sorts of lingering questions for us to consider. Let’s run down the issues…. -Was this trade good for Minnesota? It was clear that Butler had to go but to answer this question we’d have to be privy to the market for Butler. If the rumors were true that Houston … [Read more...] about Transactions: The Jimmy Butler Trade

On Hot Starts

October 30, 2018 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

I chose to skip the conventional NBA preview because there is not a ton to say about the outcome of the 2018-19 season. The Warriors are prohibitive favorites and there is no apparent rival on equal footing at this point. This is not to say that such a rival might not emerge or that the Warriors’ dominance is a bad thing. Still, drama is low. Instead, I wanted to do a quick walkthrough of hot starts. Currently, Milwaukee Bucks are 7-0 and, statistically, the class of the NBA (a 16.36 … [Read more...] about On Hot Starts

Udonis and Franchise Lifers

September 30, 2018 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago, Udonis Haslem accepted a relatively modest one-year deal to return to the Heat for his 16th (and presumably final) NBA season. Haslem represents a rarity—an NBA player who has played his entire long career for a single franchise. U told ESPN that his longevity and exclusively Miami Heat-based career has significant meaning to him: “It's about my love for the organization and my love for the guys. It wasn't about me. If I was looking for playing time, I could have gone … [Read more...] about Udonis and Franchise Lifers

The Mitch Richmond FAQ

September 12, 2018 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

During the 1990s, Mitch Richmond was one of my favorite players. He was a big strong two-guard who could hit the three or overpower guards in the post. I hadn’t thought much about Richmond the last few years but he has been thrust into the spotlight again because of nostalgia about his Run TMC days and his recent election to the Hall of Fame. Was Richmond really a Hall of Famer? Let’s take a deep dive: Richmond’s College Career Richmond spent two years in a junior college before … [Read more...] about The Mitch Richmond FAQ