Harlan Schreiber

Second Round Fallout

May 16, 2011 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Round Two is over and this leaves four teams with time to assess what happened in the playoffs and what might happen next year. The most notable elininations are last year's NBA finalists in Boston and L.A. Meanwhile, in Memphis and Atlanta we have to decide how real these teams really are going forward. Let's take a look: 1. Boston Celtics: Assessing the Celtics' last few years really depends on whether you are an optimist of pessimist. Here's how the KG Era has … [Read more...] about Second Round Fallout

First Round Fallout (Western Conference)

May 6, 2011 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Continuing our first round fall out column, we turn today to the Western Conference... 1. San Antonio Spurs: That definitely smarts. The Spurs managed a last gasp heroic regular season only to be beaten soundly in the playoffs. The loss to the Grizz wasn't just a random upset either. It took about half of one game to realize that Memphis was at least the equal of the Spurs talent-wise. The real pain though was watching Tim Duncan, who just isn't the player he was. TD is still … [Read more...] about First Round Fallout (Western Conference)

First Round Fallout (Eastern Conference)

May 4, 2011 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

We are now into the nitty gritty of the post season...Round Two. Before we consider some pretty interesting battles , some of the fun is to look back at the teams that were left behind and we can look to see where their playoff losses leave them. This our annual First Round Fallout column. And there is quite a bit of fallout in a few places, particularly San Antonio and Orlando. Let's take a look at the losers in the East... 1. Indiana Pacers: The Pacers played a pretty … [Read more...] about First Round Fallout (Eastern Conference)

NBA Playoff Preview 2010-11

April 16, 2011 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

It has been one of the more fun regular seasons in a long time but it's safe to say that we are all ready for the playoffs. This year's playoffs look particularly interesting because there is no prohibitive favorite. Sure, the Bulls are the best team on paper but even numbers crunchers are given some pause about the fact that the team is relatively green playoff-wise. The Heat are obviously good but they haven't looked like the super dominant force some expected. It's also tough … [Read more...] about NBA Playoff Preview 2010-11

The Final Six of the NCAA, NBA Style

April 7, 2011 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

For the past few weeks, we have gone through each of the major college conferences and ranked each college hoops programs based upon its NBA production post-1980. Today, we finally reach the not the Final Four but the Final Six....the rankings of the best teams of the each of the six major college conferences against each other. Obviously, this is still a subjective endeavor and is not still not meant to be the gospel truth. Still, in reviewing each conference, we've been relatively … [Read more...] about The Final Six of the NCAA, NBA Style

Best of the Pac 10, NBA Style

April 2, 2011 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

For the past two weeks, we've been working our westward, and reviewing the best NBA players since 1980 from each of the six major NCAA conferences. Today, we reach the last leg of our NCAA tour, the PAC 10. Without having reviewed the rosters yet, we do know that UCLA and Arizona should have the most formidable line ups. Of course, may not be so simple. Let's take a look and see how the PAC shakes out: 10. Washington State: PG: Craig Ehlo, SG: Don Collins, SF: Brian Quinnett, PF: … [Read more...] about Best of the Pac 10, NBA Style