Harlan Schreiber

Quick Thoughts

August 25, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Gold: In reality, the United States only lost one Olympics in a row but the feeling of futility has been palpable in the World Championships in 2002 and 2006 as well. So, now the United States has returned to gold in the Olympics and the question is what does this all mean? I suppose it does touch on all of our jingoistic pride but winning the Olympics doesn't validate (or invalidate) the notion that the United States produces the most and best basketball players in the world. But … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Best Team In Franchise History: Central Division

August 17, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Continuing with our divisional tour of best teams by franchise, we come to the Central Division, where we have some tough choices to consider. If you're interested in the parameters of our discussion and our standard of review, you can check out the intro here. But going forward, we get to look a pretty fun bunch of franchises, all of whom had several different years of success to measure against each other... … [Read more...] about Best Team In Franchise History: Central Division

Best Team In Franchise History: Atlantic Division

August 10, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Sure, we have the Olympics to keep us quasi-interested in basketball this summer but usually we like to get a bit historical in the summers. In particular, we like to play with the usual unanswerable (and sometimes irrelevant) questions that we all think about. This summer we'll tackle the question of which team is the best in each franchise's history. This question is complicated on several levels. First, you have to define "best." Obviously, winning a title may seem like a pre-requisite … [Read more...] about Best Team In Franchise History: Atlantic Division

Quick Thoughts

August 1, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Team USA Is A-Coming: With the Olympics has approaching, we find ourselves again watching another Team USA take a shot at the gold, that has eluded them to varying degrees since 2000. When we examine this issue, we are quick to point out a few things. The idea that the United States hasn't won the gold isn't some sort of silly national shame. Rather, the world has improved, the rules of international basketball (shorter court, three point line, and length of game) encourage upsets, and … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Transactions 7/9-7/17

July 25, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Boston Celtics 7/16 Sign Patrick O'Bryant O'Bryant was predictably a washout for Don Nelson's small man offense. In fact, he barely played in Golden State in two years but did block a lot of shots. His 2007-08 NBDL stats are also pretty good (16.8 ppg, 10 rpg, 3.5 bpg, 21.0 PER). Given the fact that he's still very young and not without talent, O'Bryant is still worth taking a flier on. … [Read more...] about Transactions 7/9-7/17

Quick Thoughts

July 17, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber 1 Comment

1. Some Summer League Fun: Here we are nearing the dead zone of the NBA year. Most of the major NBA free agents are taken care and a few trades may pop up in August and September and the Olympics won't be coming until that time either. The only games right now are those wacky summer league games. I thought I'd go through and throw out some fun names that we haven't seen for a while: … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts