Harlan Schreiber

Q&A With Kyle Wright and “The NBA Top to Bottom”

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The following is a question/answer session I recently conducted with journalist Kyle Wright.  Kyle just wrote, "The NBA Top to Bottom", a fascinating new book where he ranks every single NBA team in history.  For any casual fan or even an NBA buff, there is sufficient amount of data to digest and have fun with.  Kyle was nice enough to sit down and talk with us for a few moments about his book, his methodology, and some of the interesting issues raised: -Why don't you tell … [Read more...] about Q&A With Kyle Wright and “The NBA Top to Bottom”

Playoff Droughts

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Last season Golden State ended a 13-year postseason drought in spectacular fashion.  The Warriors broke an even longer streak by getting to the second round for the first time since 1990-91 when RUN TMC shocked David Robinson's Spurs.  I thought it would be fun to go through and see the current longest postseason droughts.  Here's a list of each franchise and the last time they made the playoffs AND actually won a round: -Atlanta Hawks:  Last in the playoffs in 1998-99, which is … [Read more...] about Playoff Droughts

Quick Thoughts

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1.    Kobe Stuff: The big this week has been Kobe Bryant-Laker situation.  Rumors were abound that Kobe was refusing to play because he sat out three practices for no apparent reason (he claimed injury).  More to the point, owner Jerry Buss, without much prompting, basically stated that the market was open for Kobe: "It's just part of the game, to listen to somebody who has a dissatisfied player that you think is going to fit. You can't keep too many loyalties. You've got to look … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

A Little More on GP

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Usually when a Hall of Fame level player retires, we like to do a comprehensive write up of his career.  Clearly, Gary Payton falls into that category.  In Payton's case, we already gave him that treatment back in 2004 when he returned to Seattle for the first time.  More recently, J.A. Adande wrote a nice article on Payton's current state of mind (GP is 99% sure he has retired) and reflected on his career a little bit.  John Hollinger wrote a nice side piece about Payton and how … [Read more...] about A Little More on GP

Transactions 8/18-10/15

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Atlanta Hawks 10/1    Sign Antwayne Robinson, Steven Smith, Jamaal Tatum and Mario West Not much here, just cutting of the fringe guys at the end of the roster.  In other Hawks news, Marvin Williams has looked quite good so far this preseason (19 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and Speedy Claxton hasn't (2 ppg and .222 FG% in 20  mpg so far). Boston Celtics 9/27    Sign James Posey 9/28    Sign Esteban Batista and Dahntay Jones The natural consequence of the Kevin Garnett/Ray Allen … [Read more...] about Transactions 8/18-10/15

Quick Thoughts

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1.    More Isiah: Last week the jury spoke, finding the Knicks, James Dolan, and Isiah Thomas guilty of harassment and retaliatory termination and giving Anucha Browne Sanders $11.6 in punitive damages.  Isiah was not found to be guilty in the firing portion of the claim but he and the Garden took a rather big hit.  Browne Sanders is also due compensatory damages (lost earnings, etc.) to be determined by the court. In the aftermath of the trial, a few questions have been bandied … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

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