Harlan Schreiber

Quick Thoughts

March 12, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Trade Progress Report: The recent trades of Pau Gasol, Shaquille O'Neal, and Jason Kidd have all been pretty well examined and re-examined to date but I thought we could take a look a little closer and see what else the trades have yielded to date and beyond: -Pau Gasol: This trade was obviously was a no-brainer for the Lakers. They were willing to spend the cash and they got a huge asset, without giving up anything. Since the deal, the Lakers are 14-3. Even more impressive, the … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Transactions: 2/19-3/1

March 1, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber 1 Comment

Atlanta Hawks 2/29 Sign Jeremy Richardson to second 10-day contract A great return to Atlanta for Richardson. He scored a point a minute for each of his first two games, shooting 3-4 in 8 minutes each game. The Hawks should keep him around for the rest of the season at this point and he'll have enough buzz to be taken seriously by an NBA team next training camp. … [Read more...] about Transactions: 2/19-3/1

Quick Thoughts

February 25, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Star Power: The state of the Western Conference is pretty astounding. The top nine teams are separated by only a few games in the standing. In fact, it seems almost certain that the eight seed in the West will break the wins record for an eight seed (currently held by the 2000-01 Minnesota Timberwolves at 47-35). The concentration of great teams and great players, particularly after Paul Gasol came to the Lakers, has some harkening back to the 1980s and those Celtic and Lakers squads … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Transactions: 2/2-2/19

February 20, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Atlanta Hawks 2/16 Acquire Mike Bibby from Sacramento in exchange for Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright, Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue and a 2008 second round draft pick 2/18 Sign Jeremy Richardson to a 10-day contract A surprisingly inspired acquisition from a front office that has been in perpetual litigation for several years that has paralyzed it from making many moves. Bibby is a bit overrated and overpriced but Atlanta is weak at the point guard slot and Bibby is certain to … [Read more...] about Transactions: 2/2-2/19

Quick Thoughts

February 16, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Kidd Stuff: What initially seemed like a very interesting deal between the Nets and Mavericks now appears close to dead. The deal as originally constituted looks like this: Nets Get: Devin Harris (heart of the deal. Harris is locked into a long-term extension and is only 25). Jerry Stackhouse (reportedly would be bought out immediately and would re-sign with Dallas--though David Stern doesn't like that plan). DeSagana Diop: (not a bad backup center but is more in the deal … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

AC For Three

February 6, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

One of the fun things about the NBA season is when something total anomalous and unexpected happens. Sometimes, the anomaly is so subtle that people miss it. To me, Anthony Carter's 2007-08 season falls in that subtle anomaly category. Carter is having a career year in terms of minutes and scoring, though for a career year it's not that far above his production in Miami in that late 1990s and early 2000s. The difference is that the nature of Carter's value is very different than it was … [Read more...] about AC For Three