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Magic’s First Game: A Snap Shot of the NBA Circa 1979

April 20, 2020 by Harlan Schreiber

In order to make the best of life without NBA games, NBA TV and other networks have been showing a ton of older games. Most of them are well-remembered (i.e., Isiah Thomas’ scoring rampage on a sprained ankle in 1988, a bunch of Laker-Celtics Finals games from the 1980s, or Michael Jordan games). Those games are great and significant but I actually saw most of those games live and find them less interesting than stuff I’ve never really seen. One game that caught my eye in the reruns was Magic … [Read more...] about Magic’s First Game: A Snap Shot of the NBA Circa 1979

Quick Thoughts

December 26, 2019 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

1. Mid-Season Tourney?: In an effort to boost fan interest, Adam Silver has floated the idea of a mid-season elimination tournament, NCAA style, where all the NBA teams would be eligible and the winner could get cash bonuses ($1 million for each player on the winner) and an extra draft pick for the team that wins the tourney. Silver has been touting this as a possibility for several months, trying to drum up fan interest with multiple tourneys like the European clubs play. Silver correctly … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts