Harlan Schreiber

NBA All-Time Rankings, 2008-09 Update

April 17, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

One of our favorite exercises is trying to place the most recent happenings to NBA history. In order to help us in that regard, Kyle Wright, who wrote the excellent book "NBA From Top to Bottom" has passed on his 2008-09 update. Just to give you a little context, Kyle has ranked every NBA and NFL ever from first to last. The list is based upon his formula, which identifies several factors, including point differential, strength of schedule, and various other factors. It measures each team … [Read more...] about NBA All-Time Rankings, 2008-09 Update

Quick Thoughts

April 15, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Award Stuff Part II: We just finished up our award picks last week and I realized I left out a few things. We made all our picks in terms of awards but we had also been reviewing each award historically speaking. In that sense, we short thrifted our historical review of the Sixth Man, Most Improved, and MVP awards. So, while we wait for final playoff seedings to be locked in, let's look at some history. … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Quick Thoughts

April 8, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Award Picks: As the NBA season reaches a finish, we don't have too much to do but wait for the playoffs. While we don't pay too much attention to the post-season awards, this is a perfect time to throw in my two cents as to whom the awards should go to: … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Quick Thoughts

March 30, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Limping to the Finish: About one month ago we had an interesting season going on. The Magic, Celts, and Cavs were locked in a three-way battle for top seed. At the bottom of the conference, the eight-seed had a logjam of potential teams vying for the slot. Out West, the Lakers were pretty much in hand and the Dallas-Phoenix race for the eight seed also looked interesting. At this point, with a few weeks left in the season, there aren't a whole lot of reasons to watch the homestretch … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Quick Thoughts

March 23, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Falkenstein Ruminations: While the playoff chase whirls in our faces, the background story people are talking about relates to the economic and labor health of the game. Revenues are projected as down for the next few seasons and David Stern, for the first time, is telling teams to expect the salary cap and the luxury tax threshold lower over each of the next three seasons. As a consequence, all eyes are on whether the NBA will seek to renegotiate the key terms of the collective … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Quick Thoughts

March 5, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Playoff Meanderings: On an overall level, the Eastern Conference has caught up the West. Three of the top four teams are in the East and they have been pretty effective against the West. Nevertheless, the West is absolutely flying in terms of playoff position. Right now, the West's top eight have winning percentages of .600 or better (projecting to 49-50 wins) and Phoenix is ninth with a .557 winning percentage (which projects to about 46 wins). Now, we've looked at the playoffs a … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts