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Philly Phlying: Refusing to Tank?

March 25, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

One of the bigger potential ironies of this season is that the Philadelphia 76ers look like a pretty solid playoff team whereas the Denver Nuggets, who took Allen Iverson from Philly because the Sixers were mired in the lottery, are likely going to miss the playoffs. Of course, that's a bit of a superficial observation as ironies go. The Nuggets are significantly better team than Philly but the Sixers have the fortune in being a far less deep conference. Still, Philly's run has been … [Read more...] about Philly Phlying: Refusing to Tank?

NCAA Tourney Preview

March 20, 2008 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

Last season when I did the tournament preview, one of the theories I suggested for picking the winner was to look for a team with a strong point guard. The idea being that a good PG is the most essential player to NCAA tournament success. Last year things didn’t turn out that way, as a team without a true PG won their 2nd title in-a-row. After actually researching this theory, I discovered I couldn’t have been more wrong. Not that it’s better to have a bad PG, but teams with strong frontcourts … [Read more...] about NCAA Tourney Preview

March 18, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

It's really hard to explain and contextualize this amazing Rocket run. The Rockets are a good team and have been in the 50-win range for the last few years but this 22-game winning streak makes no sense. As we noted last season, almost any team that ever strung together an 18-game winning streak won a title. In fact, before 2006-07, only one team with at least a 16-game winning streak didn't make it to the conference finals (the Mavs and Suns proceeded to get bounced in the first and second … [Read more...] about

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Quick Thoughts

March 12, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Trade Progress Report: The recent trades of Pau Gasol, Shaquille O'Neal, and Jason Kidd have all been pretty well examined and re-examined to date but I thought we could take a look a little closer and see what else the trades have yielded to date and beyond: -Pau Gasol: This trade was obviously was a no-brainer for the Lakers. They were willing to spend the cash and they got a huge asset, without giving up anything. Since the deal, the Lakers are 14-3. Even more impressive, the … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

NBA Draft Update

March 7, 2008 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

Another update on the prospect rankings I’ve been doing each month. For many of these players this will be fairly close to their final ranking, as they will play in only a few more games. Others, especially players who have missed significant time due to injury, could improve or decline fairly dramatically. Right now the draft is shaping up as a fairly mediocre one. There are only a few players who I would call solid choices, in the sense that I’m pretty certain at this point that they’ll make a … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Update

Transactions: 2/19-3/1

March 1, 2008 by Harlan Schreiber 1 Comment

Atlanta Hawks 2/29 Sign Jeremy Richardson to second 10-day contract A great return to Atlanta for Richardson. He scored a point a minute for each of his first two games, shooting 3-4 in 8 minutes each game. The Hawks should keep him around for the rest of the season at this point and he'll have enough buzz to be taken seriously by an NBA team next training camp. … [Read more...] about Transactions: 2/19-3/1