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Transactions: 7/1-7/21 (Part I)

July 25, 2012 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Atlanta Hawks 7/11 Traded Joe Johnson to Brooklyn for Jordan Farmar, DeShawn Stevenson, Anthony Morrow, Jordan Williams, Johan Petro, a first-round pick in 2013, and a second-round pick in 2017; waived Jordan Farmar 7/11 Traded Marvin Williams to Utah for Devin Harris 7/12 Signed Louis Williams In all, a very nice start for Danny Ferry. The Johnson contract was sure to hamper the team long-term and it had to be dumped, even if it would downgrade the team for the next season. Similarly, … [Read more...] about Transactions: 7/1-7/21 (Part I)

Transactions: 6/4-6/30

July 5, 2012 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Atlanta Hawks 6/25 Named Danny Ferry general manager Ferry’s first go around in Cleveland was a mixed bag. He was perfectly competent in bringing in pieces to fill holes around LeBron James but struggled in making the big deal to push the Cavs over the top. Ferry’s biggest free agent signing was Larry Hughes, who looked pretty good in D.C. but couldn’t shoot well enough to mesh with LBJ. The other big move was getting Antawn Jamison for LeBron’s last run. Jamison was perfectly … [Read more...] about Transactions: 6/4-6/30

First Round Fall Out (Western Conference)

May 29, 2012 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Denver Nuggets: When you look back at the past decade of Denver Nuggets history, yet another first round loss might seem like stagnation. The Nuggets have made the playoffs each of the last nine seasons but made it past the first round only once (2008-09 when they lost to the Lakers in the Conference Finals). But there is progress. Really! Trading Carmelo Anthony and Nene has gotten Dener some nice young players (Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Javale McGee and some other parts) … [Read more...] about First Round Fall Out (Western Conference)

First Round Fall Out (Eastern Conference)

May 22, 2012 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

While the playoffs rage on, it is still a fine time to stop for a minute and consider those who have already been knocked out. So we begin our annual Fall Out series, in which we assess the departed and their future prospects. The losers have been gone for at least a week and this gives us a little more perspective and avoids quickly pronouncing failure and success. Today, we look at the Eastern Conference: 1. Chicago Bulls: Losing in the first round as one seed really hurts. In the case … [Read more...] about First Round Fall Out (Eastern Conference)

Playoff Thoughts

May 9, 2012 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Celtics-Hawks: So far, the First Round has been entertaining for individual games but no series has really quite gotten to the point that the outcome has been in much doubt. In other words, no series have been tied at 2-2 but instead all were at 3-1 or 4-0 sweeps coming into Game 5. Fortunately for the casual fan, the Hawks win tonight in Atlanta has made its series with Boston a little more fun. Based upon the play so far, Game 6 will be yet another low scoring, low paced battle of … [Read more...] about Playoff Thoughts

Playoff Thoughts (Western Conference)

May 3, 2012 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Spurs-Jazz: While it appeared that the Jazz's big front line just might give the Spurs some problems, it has not played out this way so far. The front court has been irrelevant as Tony Parker destroyed the Jazz guards in Game 1 and the Spurs just collectively clobbered Utah in Game 2, in a game where the Spurs couldn't miss and the Jazz couldn't make a shot. The only question is whether Utah can make this series interesting in Utah. Jazz's fans can take solace in the fact that the team … [Read more...] about Playoff Thoughts (Western Conference)