Playoff Thoughts

More Playoff Predictions and Musings

April 19, 2008 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

The past couple of seasons I’ve done the playoff preview by breaking down each team and how they played with or without a particular player, since a trade or for the final two months, etc. My point was to look for a sleeper team that might be somewhat underrated going in, the way Detroit was in 2004. That method usually didn’t find much, produced some mixed results and was too time-consuming for me to complete this year, so I wanted to change things up and simply try to defend my pre-season … [Read more...] about More Playoff Predictions and Musings

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

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June 17, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Finals Fallout: Not the most memorable Finals, to say the least, but let's see where the participants go from here: -Cleveland Cavaliers: Obviously, it was a nice year for the Cavs but what happens now? Cleveland has made steady progress since LeBron James came to town but a Finals appearance at this point seemed decidedly ahead of schedule. James still looks really raw and the talent around him is not great. As for future improvements, the team is right up at the … [Read more...] about Playoffthoughts

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June 14, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber 1 Comment

1. Bowen and LeBron: I thought the last play of Game 3 was called correctly. With the Cavs down three, Bruce Bowen tried to intentionally foul LeBron James. James broke free, however, and just missed an open three. Some had felt that the foul should've been called and that the Cavs got somewhat screwed. Bowen did foul James but the foul was before the shot and would've been worth two free throws and would've allowed the Spurs to effectively run out the clock. Unless Bowen … [Read more...] about Playoffthoughts

Playoffthoughts

June 2, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. LeBron Pumps It Up: LeBron James 48-point outburst on Thursday was truly amazing to watch and included his scoring 29 of the teams last 30 points. Throw in some ridiculous dunks and a couple of off-balance three-pointers and you get one of those legendary playoff performances and let's us all wax poetic about how LeBron has truly arrived. While I'm certainly on the LeBron bandwagon, it is hard to truly put this accomplishment into context because this series is not over … [Read more...] about Playoffthoughts