Harlan Schreiber

Playoff Thoughts

April 22, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Recurring Matchups: While watching the Cavs eviscerate the Wizards last night, I found myself a little bored. Not just because the game had little competition but also because we've seen a bit more Wiz-Cavs than I need to see. The two teams had a pretty entertaining playoff series in 2005-06 (that the Cavs won 4-2). Last year, the Wiz were hurt and got shlumped by the Cavs 4-0 in the first round. Now, we are seeing a not too exciting series for the third straight year. The first … [Read more...] about Playoff Thoughts

Playoff Predictions with Kyle Wright

April 19, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Usually when we look at the playoffs, it's pretty easy to discern the front runners and the also-rans. Each year the question was whether the Spurs would win it all or whether their one nemesis (usually Dallas or Phoenix) could knock them off. This year, however, it's clear that the West is wide open. The Spurs look like they are on pretty much equal footing with every other Western Conference team. This creates fun and uncertainty. Making predictions, however, is not such a reliable … [Read more...] about Playoff Predictions with Kyle Wright

Quick Thoughts

April 9, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber 2 Comments

1. More Age Limits?: This has been one the more exciting NBA regular seasons that we can remember but back stage things there may have been some interesting changes being proposed on an administrative level. Just a few days ago, David Stern and NCAA president Myles Brand were talking about requiring basketball players to stay in college (or just out of the NBA) until two years after high school graduation. Obviously, the NCAA has every financial interest in keeping players in college as … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Transactions: 3/1-4/3

April 4, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Atlanta Hawks 3/10 Sign Jeremy Richardson for the remainder of the season Outside of his first two games back in Atlanta, Richardson has mostly sat on the bench for the Hawks. He did show enough, however, to be the token last guy off the pine, which is actually a very valuable reward for a player of his ilk. … [Read more...] about Transactions: 3/1-4/3

Philly Phlying: Refusing to Tank?

March 25, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

One of the bigger potential ironies of this season is that the Philadelphia 76ers look like a pretty solid playoff team whereas the Denver Nuggets, who took Allen Iverson from Philly because the Sixers were mired in the lottery, are likely going to miss the playoffs. Of course, that's a bit of a superficial observation as ironies go. The Nuggets are significantly better team than Philly but the Sixers have the fortune in being a far less deep conference. Still, Philly's run has been … [Read more...] about Philly Phlying: Refusing to Tank?

March 18, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

It's really hard to explain and contextualize this amazing Rocket run. The Rockets are a good team and have been in the 50-win range for the last few years but this 22-game winning streak makes no sense. As we noted last season, almost any team that ever strung together an 18-game winning streak won a title. In fact, before 2006-07, only one team with at least a 16-game winning streak didn't make it to the conference finals (the Mavs and Suns proceeded to get bounced in the first and second … [Read more...] about

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