Harlan Schreiber

Rick Pitino and the Knicks: A Portrait in Dysfunction

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The scandal in Louisville related to a pay-to-play scheme looks like it could finally end Rick Pitino's long and diverse career.  Wherever he has gone, Pitino’s successes have been trumpeted and his failings (personally and professionally) have been equally spectacular.  Rather than review Pitino’s whole career, we thought it would be interesting revisit his time with the Knicks.  This was a brief stop but Pitino really packed in some highs and one low.   Pitino won quickly in New York but left … [Read more...] about Rick Pitino and the Knicks: A Portrait in Dysfunction

Transactions: The Melo Deal

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Knicks trade Carmelo Anthony to the Thunder for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and a 2018 second round pick What to make of the Carmelo trade?  In assessing the Carmelo Anthony trade, it’s hard to separate the return from how the Knicks handled Anthony to begin with.  Phil Jackson did his best to alienate and criticize Anthony in hopes of forcing him to accept a trade.  The actual result was that the Knicks totally destroyed much of the perceived value that Melo had.  Instead, Anthony was … [Read more...] about Transactions: The Melo Deal

The T-Mac FAQ

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Four years ago, Tracy McGrady officially retired from the NBA.  A bunch of articles were written reviewing his NBA career and some of his highlights.  To begin with, the story of T-Mac seems pretty straightforward and was well-covered the last few months: -High school-to-NBA guy -He scored a ton of points for Orlando -He couldn’t win a playoff series but did once score 14 points in 35 seconds. -Injuries knocked him down too young -He might or might not have been Kobe Bryant’s … [Read more...] about The T-Mac FAQ

Kyrie for Isaiah, who won?

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Well, that was quick.  The Cavs did not let Kyrie Irving’s trade request linger and the return was fairly significant.  Let’s run down the trade… Cavs trade Kyrie Irving to Celtics for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and the Nets’ first round pick in 2018 From the Cavs’ perspective, trading Kyrie meant likely choosing between trying to go for a title in 2017-18 while LeBron James is in town (and also, perhaps, to convince him to stay longer) or getting future value for Irving in … [Read more...] about Kyrie for Isaiah, who won?

Rodman and The Spurs

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With the NBA in mostly dormant status, now is a good time to look back at some old NBA stories with some new perspective.  Thanks to Dennis Rodman, we have a perfect old story to review.  Last week, Rodman stated in an interview that he was dealt from the Spurs in 1995 because Gregg Popovich, who was then the GM the Spurs, “hated me.  He hated my guts because I wasn’t a Bible guy.  They looked at me like I was the devil.” How true is this?  My memory of that time was that Rodman was a bit out … [Read more...] about Rodman and The Spurs

The Kyrie Affair

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The drama in Cleveland has dominated the summer downtime in the NBA.  Kyrie Irving is apparently unhappy playing with LeBron James and wants to be traded.  The situation is serious enough that Irving is reportedly refusing to speak with anyone associated with the Cavs.  The Kyrie situation has been well covered but we would be remiss if we didn’t throw in our two cents. Should Kyrie want to be traded? This is obviously a subjective judgment but, let’s assess the facts.  At first blush, it … [Read more...] about The Kyrie Affair

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