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NBA Draft 2011: Point Guards

June 20, 2011 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

From what I can tell this is considered the top position in this draft. I have to say that I find this group to be well below stellar and pretty much the weakest PG class in years. Once we get past Kyrie Irving this group is a group of prospects who will be remembered as good college players and another group, mainly freshmen, who never lived up to the hype. What I will say about this class is there are a lot of PGs who are worthy of at least a look, hence a rather long list. Here are the … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2011: Point Guards

NBA Draft 2011: Combo Forwards

June 19, 2011 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

These are players who don’t easily fit into either the SF or PF groups. They have skills and weaknesses of both. I rank them separately, because the position they eventually end up playing in the NBA will be determined by what team drafts them, which skills they work on and other factors that are too difficult to predict right now. This year we also have two of the best forwards and players available who fit into this category in Derrick Williams and Marcus Morris, making it one of the few … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2011: Combo Forwards

NBA Finals Recap

June 16, 2011 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Well, the NBA Finals have come and gone. In between, we were left with a lot of fun and lots to examine. I thought we could conduct a Finals post-mortem to pick up on some of the issues that were discussed and give our two cents and to identify some things that no one else has really discussed. So, here's goes: -2010-11 Miami Heat, Most Hated Team Ever?: Unlike any team in recent memory, the Heat really were fun to root against. They didn't embrace the traditional gritty … [Read more...] about NBA Finals Recap

NBA Finals Preview

May 30, 2011 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Finals Preview: It's been a long road this year to the Finals and there have been quite a few twists and turns that were unexpected (notably the fact that the Lakers aren't here). Still, after all the happenings, the Heat are in the Finals and are prohibitive favorites (as most expected last FAll) and we have a very fun Finals match up with the Mavs, who are far from pushovers. Aside from the actual games, there are tons of questions being raised. Let's take a look at the major … [Read more...] about NBA Finals Preview

Second Round Fallout

May 16, 2011 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Round Two is over and this leaves four teams with time to assess what happened in the playoffs and what might happen next year. The most notable elininations are last year's NBA finalists in Boston and L.A. Meanwhile, in Memphis and Atlanta we have to decide how real these teams really are going forward. Let's take a look: 1. Boston Celtics: Assessing the Celtics' last few years really depends on whether you are an optimist of pessimist. Here's how the KG Era has … [Read more...] about Second Round Fallout

First Round Fallout (Western Conference)

May 6, 2011 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Continuing our first round fall out column, we turn today to the Western Conference... 1. San Antonio Spurs: That definitely smarts. The Spurs managed a last gasp heroic regular season only to be beaten soundly in the playoffs. The loss to the Grizz wasn't just a random upset either. It took about half of one game to realize that Memphis was at least the equal of the Spurs talent-wise. The real pain though was watching Tim Duncan, who just isn't the player he was. TD is still … [Read more...] about First Round Fallout (Western Conference)