Harlan Schreiber

All-Time All-Rookie Teams: Northwest Division

October 5, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

This is your basic middle-aged division. No really new franchises (Minnesota is the most recently created squad) but most came into the NBA in the mid-1970s. So, you wouldn't expect too many deep All-Rookie rosters. Let's take a look and see... -Denver Nuggets: Denver is one of the few franchises without actually having a Rookie of the Year winner. Many of the franchises great players were actually rookies elsewhere. Alex English came up with the Bucks. Calvin Natt and Fat … [Read more...] about All-Time All-Rookie Teams: Northwest Division

Quick Thoughts

September 28, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Mad Marion: As we wait for training camp to begin, the latest story is that Shawn Marion has demanded a trade. The origin of the trade seems to be twofold, recognition and money: -Marion was put off by being shopped. The Suns had dangled both Marion and Amare Stoudemire in possible trades this summer. This in and of itself shouldn't be too big a deal in the big business NBA but Marion seems to have a sensitive constitution. This side to Marion was extensively, if … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Quick Thoughts

September 22, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Oden Ouch: The Blazers have recently gotten the tough news that Greg Oden, their number one pick and the ballyhooed number one overall pick, will miss the entire season with micro facture knee surgery. The immediate reaction was to talk about how the Blazers are in serious trouble and that Oden may carry the curse of previous high picked Blazer centers Bill Walton and Sam Bowie, whose careers were both seriously curtailed by chronic problems. The injury to Oden, while certainly … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Knicks Lit

September 18, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

With the FIBA championships ending and the transaction wire grinding to a halt, the only show in the NBA is happening in downtown Manhattan, where Isiah Thomas and the Knicks are in a dogfight with former employee Anucha Browne Sanders over an employment discrimination claim. Usually, any trial will grab interest because of the potentially all-or-nothing nature of the proceeding. In this case, the matter takes on added dimensions because Isiah and the Knicks both are being very … [Read more...] about Knicks Lit

All-Time All-Rookie Teams: Southwest Division

September 14, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

The Southwest is one of the newer divisions but it's comprised of some interesting teams, a couple of which have quite a few big time rooks.... -Dallas Mavericks: The history of the Dallas franchise has very little middle ground. The Mavs came into existence in 1980 and almost immediately accrued tons of good young players until the late 1980s when the Mavs proceeded to be the worst franchise in the NBA for most of the 1990s. Things have turned again recently and Dallas has been … [Read more...] about All-Time All-Rookie Teams: Southwest Division

Quick Thoughts

September 9, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Dream Team?: Well the FIBA Americas tourney has come and went and, as anticipated, the United States dominated the proceedings. Of course, the margin of error is so slim in these international proceedings that you can't assume a win in the 2008 Olympics. Still, the team did seem to have a nice balance to it. As to whether this team could take the original 1992 squad, I'm agnostic on the subject. What I am more interested in is how a coach sorts out these types of All-Star … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts