Harlan Schreiber

Re-Considering Wayman

May 19, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

In the last few weeks, the NBA has lost a few interesting characters. The particularly untimely passing was of Wayman Tisdale, the former power forward, who had a decent NBA career after a storied college career. I was actually pretty surprised to see so many nice articles about Tisdale, whose pro career was not great. The near consensus of all the stories I saw was that Tisdale was a great and affable guy, a talented musician, and decent pro (and a great collegian). I thought I'd take a … [Read more...] about Re-Considering Wayman

Game 7 Time

May 16, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

As very entertaining Thursday saw Orlando struggle at home against a short handed Boston team before roaring ahead in the final minutes to force a Game 7 in Boston. Next, we saw Houston bum rush the Lakers in the first quarter, which gave them just enough cushion to hang on and get the series back to Los Angeles. Here's a quick rundown of what we saw in the series: … [Read more...] about Game 7 Time

Playoff Thoughts

May 12, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Harm But No Foul?: Perhaps the only thing we will ever remember the Dallas-Denver series for is Carmelo Anthony's shot at the end of Game 3, where Antoine Wright attempted to intentionally foul only to have the refs ignore him and allow Melo to his a ridiculous three to knock the Mavs down to 0-3 in the series. The NBA immediately came out and acknowledged that the refs blew the call but let's go a little deeper with a quick little FAQ: … [Read more...] about Playoff Thoughts

Playoff Thoughts

May 9, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Round 2 Begins: What is there to say so far this round of the playoffs? Let's go series by series: -Denver/Dallas: This series has been all Denver so far. So far, Denver has not used it super depth up front to frustrate Dirk Nowitzki. In fact, Dirk has looked really good. No, Dallas' downfall is that they don't have Josh Howard, who has struggled with an ankle injury, as well as the fact that Denver is shooting very well so far. Can Dallas hold serve at home? They are a very good home team … [Read more...] about Playoff Thoughts

Playoff Thoughts

May 2, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Boston-Chicago: This has been a truly great series so far, with drama galore. I've truly enjoyed watching this series so far but do fall in the camp that it hasn't been played at the highest level. With Kevin Garnett, this would've probably been a 4-1 easy win for Boston but for us disinterested observers, we get probably the best series of the playoffs. Going into Game 7 tonight, here are some quick reflections: … [Read more...] about Playoff Thoughts

Playoff Thoughts

April 24, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. It's Over Johnny: Count me in the crowd that thinks there isn't much reason to watch Cleveland-Detroit, Los Angeles-Utah, or Denver-New Orleans. Still, let's take a look at what's happened so far to see if there is anything to learn about these series: -Cleveland/Detroit: This is playing out like your typical one-eight series. Cleveland has pretty much controlled both games behind LeBron James and the rest of the cast has been perfectly fine. What seems noteworthy is how much … [Read more...] about Playoff Thoughts