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Transactions 7/7-8/22 (Part 2)

October 2, 2013 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Chicago Bulls 7/10 Signed Mike Dunleavy and waived Richard Hamilton Signing Dunleavy is essentially a swap for Marco Belinelli. Dunleavy can shoot and fit in well to pretty much any offense. His downside is that he is already 33 and has had some injury issues (though none have been significant since 2010-11). Given Dunleavy’s cheap price (two year and $6 million) and his savvy play, the risk is minimal and he should be a solid cog off the bench and as a sport starter. Cleveland … [Read more...] about Transactions 7/7-8/22 (Part 2)

Transactions 7/7-8/22 (Part 1)

August 31, 2013 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Atlanta Hawks 7/10 Signed Paul Millsap 7/15 Signed Elton Brand 7/29 Signed Gustavo Ayon 8/3 Waived DeShawn Stevenson and DeMarre Carroll In all, the Hawks have stocked up quite well after losing Josh Smith. Millsap can’t do quite as much as Smith but at the price difference (2 years and $19 million for Millsap versus four years and $56 million for Smith) the choice makes sense. Millsap and Smith are the same age and Millsap actually had a higher PER … [Read more...] about Transactions 7/7-8/22 (Part 1)

Transactions 4/18-7/6 (Coaching Edition)

July 13, 2013 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Atlanta Hawks 5/28 Named Mike Budenholzer Larry Drew didn’t actually do anything wrong that merited him losing this job. The Hawks had a little talent and not much depth and played accordingly. The Hawks apparently decided that the decent team of the past six years was over and it is time to rebuild. It’s not clear if the Hawks will be terrible without Josh Smith. A core of Al Horford and a free agent or two to be named later is not an awful team (or at least not bad enough to … [Read more...] about Transactions 4/18-7/6 (Coaching Edition)

Would Hibbert Have Mattered?

May 23, 2013 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

In one of the more amazing games of the playoffs, the Pacers almost knocked off the Heat at home. Up by one point, with 2.2 seconds left, the Pacers were faced with how to best defend the Heat. As we all know now, the Pacers chose to sit Roy Hibbert and play Sam Young, a perimeter defender, instead of their big shot blocker. Would Hibbert have made a difference? Maybe…Let’s take a look at the final play and see what we can gleam: -The Heat had Shane Battier inbound the ball near half … [Read more...] about Would Hibbert Have Mattered?

A Closer Look At Eric Murdock

May 20, 2013 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Two of the biggest stories basketball stories of the last two months are the firing Mike Rice at Rutgers for abuse and the recent commitment of newest high school basketball prodigy Andrew Wiggins to Kansas. While these stories seemingly have little common ground, old school NBA enthusiasts will recognize 1980s and 1990s players figured in both stories (Eric Murdock and Mitchell Wiggins). The man behind the Mike Rice story is former point guard Eric Murdock. Murdock was director of player … [Read more...] about A Closer Look At Eric Murdock

2012-13 Playoff Preview

April 20, 2013 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

This season flew by like a flash and we are once again faced with the playoff season. As usual, we’ll go through the match ups and make are somewhat fearless but equivocating predictions. Before we really dig in, we should acknowledge the non-shocking revelation that we are headed to a rematch of last year’s Finals. Miami and OKC are the leaders in SRS rating and OKC actually rates a good deal higher than the Heat (9.15 to 7.03). In the East, Miami does not look like it will be tested much, … [Read more...] about 2012-13 Playoff Preview