Harlan Schreiber

1.   Kobe’s Pain: The big story of the last few days is the unfortunate Achilles tear suffered by Kobe Bryant at the end of his Friday game against the Lakers.  The injury raised a few questions to examine.  Let’s take a look and see if we can answer them. -Does this injury end the Lakers’ season? Well the Lakers are in the driver seat to make the eight seed still if they win their remaining games two games.  Kobe’s presence would’ve given the Lakers a puncher’s shot of upsetting the Spurs … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

1. Heckuva of a Job Brownie!:  The big news of this week has come out of Los Angeles where the Lakers have canned Mike Brown and spurned an apparently willing and able Phil Jackson in favor of Mike D’Antoni.  There is so much going on here, so let’s break it down piece-by-piece: -Should Brown have been fired? Certainly, the early returns were not good but it’s pretty hard to envision a scenario where a team could possibly conclude that a coach is lost after a five-game stretch to open a … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

1.  Harden Times: I’ve been away from hoops for a while, unfortunately, but this seems like the perfect time to return.  The season is starting, which is good news in itself, and a lot is also going on, most notably, the trade of James Harden to Houston.  What to make of this move?  Bill Simmons wrote a column taking OKC apart for the trade as a missed opportunity to nurture that third star that most title teams have.  I don’t necessarily think that Simmons is wrong but the decision is not quite … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts