Previews

NBA Preview 2009-10: Central Division

October 20, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber 10 Comments

Turning to the Central, we see the same pattern we saw in the Atlantic. One title contender (Cleveland) and a whole bunch of maybes. While the Central doesn't look like it will have any truly horrible teams it also has plenty of also-rans. The also-rans are varying degrees of interesting from very (Chicago) to not so much (Milwaukee). Let's see how it all shakes out: 1. Cleveland Cavaliers: By most accounts, the Cavs seemed to be the best team in 2008-09. They had the most wins, … [Read more...] about NBA Preview 2009-10: Central Division

NBA Preview 2009-10: Atlantic Division

October 16, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber 10 Comments

We're only weeks away from another exciting NBA season. We thought this would be a good time to get going with a division-by-division preview and see what we have to expect. Sure, predictions are fraught with issues. Facts (and rosters) will change between now and April 2010, which will render some of what we see moot (think Billups, Chauncey and Detroit Pistons last year) but doesn't mean it isn't fun to chew up what we have so far. As a fun bonus, we'll give you our All-Decade starting … [Read more...] about NBA Preview 2009-10: Atlantic Division

NBA Playoffs 2008-09: Playoff Preview

April 18, 2009 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Finally, some tangible and meaningful games. Even as a hardcore NBA fan, I found it hard to care too much about how seeding played out that last week. Now, we can turn to what really matters...the playoffs. This year's playoffs seem to be straightforward on the top of the food train. The more interesting questions come with who gives the favorites a run for their money. Indeed, some Western teams have a lot riding in demonstrating that they are on the right track by testing the Lakers. … [Read more...] about NBA Playoffs 2008-09: Playoff Preview

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

NBA Preview 2007-08: Rookie of the Year

November 2, 2007 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

This award usually goes to the top scoring rookie, regardless of team record or how valuable a player the rookie is. Before I get into any individual players, I want to mention that I believe this will be one of the great draft classes ever. Even without Oden the group is loaded with talented players. I’m also guessing we’ll see more good players coming out of round 2 than in any draft since 1986. Sometime in January there will be articles appearing on-line and in magazines touting … [Read more...] about NBA Preview 2007-08: Rookie of the Year

NBA Preview 2007-08: Western Conference

October 30, 2007 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

The projected records are based on projected minutes and production from projected starters for each team. Those numbers are then calculated into points and a record. Some of these will be wildly wrong. Some I don’t even agree with, but I’m putting them out there and we’ll see what happens. In general this system tends to overrate the veteran teams and underrate the younger teams. For that reason if your team falls into one of those categories, take this all with a grain of … [Read more...] about NBA Preview 2007-08: Western Conference