Harlan Schreiber

Jeff Pearlman is a bestselling author and former Sports Illustrated writer.  He has written fascinating books on Barry Bonds, Walter Payton, the 1986 Mets, Roger Clemens and the 1990s Dallas Cowboys and also has a fun blog, Jeffpearlman.com, where he shares his unique thoughts on current events and the latest in sports.  When I saw that Jeff had just published his first NBA book, “Showtime: Magic Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s”, I was excited to read it and … [Read more...] about Q&A With Jeff Pearlman on Showtime

Down the stretch of the NBA season it seems that the issue on everyone’s mind is tanking.  The assumption is that Philadelphia purposely dumped its best players and is trying to lose to accrue ping pong balls for the lottery.  Many have called for the NBA to revisit the lottery system to see if there can be more done to encourage the bad teams to try harder for the final few months of the season or not make teams so quick to rebuild even in the off-season.  We’ve reviewed this issue before (most … [Read more...] about A Look At Tanking

1. Greek Freak Projected: Amidst the waste land that is Milwaukee’s horrible season, there are few rays of hope.  Somehow the Bucks have managed to pull off being horrible offensively (29th) and defensively (29th) and have done so at a slow boring pace (25th in the NBA).   Aside from a pending high draft pick, the most valued asset on the roster is probably Giannis Antetokounmpo.  As most know, Antetokounmpo is a lanky 19-year old, with a huge wing-span and great hops.  The eye test indicates … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

The trade deadline has come and gone and, yet again, we are underwhelmed with the results.  No big names were moved.  Rather, most of the trades came down to the dregs of the Eastern Conference trying desperately to eke into the playoffs or, perhaps equally desperately, trying to get above the seven seed and inevitable first round annihilation at the hands of Indiana or Miami.   Here’s our rundown of the recent moves: Indiana traded Danny Granger and a future second-round pick to Philadelphia … [Read more...] about Transactions: Deadline Round Up

1. Can Miami Three-Peat? James’ quest for a three-peat is not remarkably rare.  In fact, we’ve had three in the past 20 years or so.  (Michael Jordan did it twice and Shaq/Kobe Lakers had one as well (1999-00 through 2001-02).   The Heat, however, are attempting a rarer feat.  The mere ability to get back to the NBA Finals in four straight years is remarkably rare.  Since the NBA went to the current 16-team playoff format in 1983-84, only the Boston Celtics have appeared in four straight NBA … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts