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Most Improved, A Review

May 3, 2010 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Is there anything sillier than the NBA Most Improved Award? The parameters of the award are confusing and the application is often incorrectly applied, no matter which standard most people would reasonably apply. Here are the possible standards of "improvement": -Good young player steadily improving -Player with no previous expectations or who was considered a good player but becomes good out of nowhere -Established player in his prime going from good to very good (i.e. peak … [Read more...] about Most Improved, A Review

Monta Ellis and PT Examined

February 24, 2010 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

A lot has been made in the NBA stat analysis community that Monta Ellis is a bit overrated. Ellis' rate states are quite gaudy. He has 25.8 ppg, 5.4 apg, and 4.2 rpg. On the other side, Ellis is playing 41.5 mpg and has a rather pedestrian 16.9 PER based on his mediocre shooting, mediocre free throw rate (compared to touches), below-average three point shooting (.327%), and his high turnover rate (3.6 TOs per-36 minutes). Of course it takes a degree of talent to play 41.5 mpg to begin with … [Read more...] about Monta Ellis and PT Examined

Quick Thoughts From Orlando-Cleveland Showdown

February 12, 2010 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

As the first half winds down, we were treated to the two best teams in the NBA matching up in Cleveland last night. Here are some observations from the game: -This has been true for a while now but LeBron James is clearly the best player in the NBA (and probably the world). Despite some early shooting issues, he controlled this game on all levels and then killed the Magic in the last few minutes off the dribble or the pass. LBJ's numbers are basically in line with 2007-08 and 2008-09 so … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts From Orlando-Cleveland Showdown

Franchise Best Non-All-Stars

January 28, 2010 by Harlan Schreiber 4 Comments

Last time, we looked at some the best players players never to make an All-Star game. At the request of friend of the site and overall nice guy Aitan Spring, we are going to take a look at each team's best player never to make an All-Star game. A few guidelines for our review: -We choose players based upon their accomplishment solely with one franchise. For example, Rod Strickland is possibly the best non-All-Star ever but he had several cameos for franchises where he wasn't great, which … [Read more...] about Franchise Best Non-All-Stars

All-Star Thoughts

January 21, 2010 by Harlan Schreiber 6 Comments

I typically do not watch or pay much attention to the NBA All-Star but I do get somewhat interested in who gets elected and chosen. This year was particularly interesting. According to ESPN.com, the starters are: East -G: Allen Iverson -G: Dwyane Wade -F: LeBron James -F: Kevin Garnett -C: Dwight Howard West -G: Steve Nash -G: Kobe Bryant -F: Carmelo Anthony -F: Tim Duncan -C: Amare Stoudemire … [Read more...] about All-Star Thoughts

Agent Schmuck

January 7, 2010 by Harlan Schreiber 3 Comments

What more can we add to the Gilbert Arenas controversy? Probably not a whole heck of a lot but let's piece together the facts and see what we can learn here, separated from all the hype and emotions of this story: The Facts -On December 21, 2009, Arenas places several unloaded guns in front of the locker of teammate Javaris Crittenton. The guns were apparently put out because Arenas and Crittenton had a dispute about who should pay have to pay the pot in a poker game. Arenas and … [Read more...] about Agent Schmuck