Harlan Schreiber

Transactions 3/6-3/16

March 18, 2012 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Chicago Bulls 3/14 Signed Mike James to a 10-day contract With Derrick Rose's injury issues, Mike James has gotten another look in the NBA, long after his career seemed over. The Bulls signed him and cut him early in the year but he was surprisingly effective, primarily because he has hit 57% of his threes (he was less impressive 12-31 inside the line). One would think there are better alternatives than a 36-yeard old fringe player, who hasn't been really been in the NBA … [Read more...] about Transactions 3/6-3/16

Transactions: 2/21-3/5

March 9, 2012 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Atlanta Hawks 2/20 Signed Erick Dampier to a second 10-day contract 3/1 Signed Erick Dampier for the remainder of the season With Jason Collins having injury problems and a general lack of big bodies in Atlanta, the Hawks have decided to try to squeeze a little value out of Dampier. Dampier looks close to done as an NBA player, unless you want to use him for short spurts. Atlanta seems to recognize this and he doesn't get more than 6 mpg so far. Just for fun, … [Read more...] about Transactions: 2/21-3/5

Quick Thoughts

February 27, 2012 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. All-Star Fun: In what seems like a blink of the eye, the NBA All-Star game has come and gone in this abbreviated season. Neither who made the All-Star game nor the result of the actual game (a narrow and competitive win for the West) concern me too much. It's all about history to me. I thought we could look at some of the odd moments/performances of the past to see what forgotten performances we should remember for one reason or another. We examined all the All-Star box scores … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Quick Thoughts

January 11, 2012 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

It's a little early to draw any conclusions yet but here are a few interesting tidbits for the new season to watch: -Philly Phlying: The Philadelphia 76ers are arguably the best team in the NBA on paper right now. After dismantling the Kings last night, Philly is 7-2 and outscoring foes by a ridiculous +16.0 points per game (Miami is second at +11.8 per game). Also defying the odds, the Sixers are scoring quite well (101.6 points per game) and allowing only 85.6 points per game (the … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

NBA Preview 2011-12

December 26, 2011 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

As pretty much everyone has noted, the 2011-12 is the second abbreviated season and we are all trying to draw parallels to the first such season, 1998-99, to better understand what we might expect this time. The lessons people have taken from good old 1998-99? -Older teams will struggle in the compressed schedule with fewer days off but youth will abide -Teams that have played together before could possibly hit the ground running, while teams with lots of new parts might … [Read more...] about NBA Preview 2011-12

Transactions 12/9-12/10 (Part 2)

December 21, 2011 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

New York Knicks 12/10 Waived Chauncey Billups 12/10 In a sign-and-trade three-team, Dallas sent Tyson Chandler, the rights to Giorgos Printezis, and Ahmad Nivins to New York for Andry Rautins and a conditional 2012 second-round pick from Washington; Washington received Ronny Turiaf, a 2013 second-round pick and cash from New York, and a 2012 second-round pick from Dallas 12/11 Re-signed Jared Jeffries and signed Mike Bibby Chandler is exactly the kind of athletic, … [Read more...] about Transactions 12/9-12/10 (Part 2)