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Quick Thoughts

November 27, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Celts-Cavs: Quite a game Cleveland tonight where we watched the Celts take on another possible playoff contender. Boston, whose defense has been good so far, struggled to match up with LeBron James (38 pts, 14-15 from the line, and 13 assists). In the end, the Cavs surged past the Celts to force overtime (after Ray Allen shockingly missed two free throws with the score tied in the last few seconds) and the Celts played their Big Three huge minutes. Kevin Garnett had 44, … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Quick Thoughts

November 16, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Celtic Revival: It's a pretty fun time to be a Boston sports fan and the Celtics are no small part of the fun right now. Obviously, adding Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen has helped. Not often is a team able to bring in so many big names in a short period. Here's the short list and how it turned out: -Wilt/Baylor/West Lakers: The Lakers brought Wilt in for 1969-70 season to put them over the top after a painful seven-game Finals loss in 1967-68. At that time, Wilt (age … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

A Few Things We Learned This First Week

November 8, 2007 by benpincus Leave a Comment

Although the season has just begun, there are, with apologies to certain former U.S. president, a few truths that have become self-evident. Here are five very early season stories that created some buzz, at least within this author’s mind. 1. The Celtics are really that good With Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce leading the way the Celtics leap to a 3-0 start and a ridiculous 16.3 margin of victory per game. Assuming health, this team is clearly for real. But with just … [Read more...] about A Few Things We Learned This First Week

NBA Preview 2007-08: Most Improved Player

November 7, 2007 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

Who wins the Most Improved Players award? Typically it’s scorers. The winner has usually upped his scoring average by at least 7 PPG to the high teens or low 20s. The winner also tends to be a younger player, in his 2nd or 3rd season. Team success and position played have little to do with who wins this award. This award has been somewhat of a surprise the last 3 seasons, with few experts having spotted winners Simmons, Diaw and Ellis. Any player whose season has a “whoa, where did … [Read more...] about NBA Preview 2007-08: Most Improved Player

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

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

November 2, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

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”