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Revisiting The Barkley Rockets: Was He Worth It?

September 8, 2023 by Harlan Schreiber

As we are in the depths of the NBA off-season and waiting for a couple of big names to (maybe) be traded, I thought this would be a good time to review an old controversial big trade: The Rockets’ trade of Charles Barkley in the summer of 1996.  Houston traded two key young players (Sam Cassell and Robert Horry) for a 33-year old Barkley in a bid to squeeze another title out of the Hakeem Olajuwon/Clyde Drexler core.  The trade didn’t win Houston a title but was it a bad deal?  … [Read more...] about Revisiting The Barkley Rockets: Was He Worth It?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: charles barkley, Clyde Drexler, hakeem olajuwon, Scottie Pippen

Revisiting Magic’s Comeback

October 25, 2020 by Harlan Schreiber

I’ve been reading Jeff Pearlman’s great new book “Three Ring Circus,” which examines the Kobe-Shaq Era in Los Angeles from 1996-2004.  The book is fascinating in its subject but also touches on the pre-Kobe-Shaq times.  There is a short prologue on the 1995-96 Lakers, who were a decent team that happened to feature the return of a 36-year old Magic Johnson.  Magic’s comeback is a fascinating blip in NBA history.  The return is viewed as mostly forgettable because Magic did not get along with … [Read more...] about Revisiting Magic’s Comeback

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cedric Ceballos, Gerald Wilkins, hakeem olajuwon, Jeff Malone, Jerry Colangelo, Karl Malone, Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Mark Bryant, Michael Cage, Nick Van Exel

Would Anyone Have Beaten Jordan In 1993-94?

March 30, 2020 by Harlan Schreiber

With indefinite malaise upon us, we turn back in time again and ask a hypothetical question: Would anyone have beaten the 1993-94 Bulls if Michael Jordan had not retired? As a brief recap, the Bulls had two separate three-peats, from 1990-91 to 1992-93 and, again, from 1995-96 to 1997-98.  In each case, the Bulls were not as strong by the third year of the three-peat, which suggests that the task of a four-peat (or more) would have been unlikely.  To demonstrate the diminishing returns, … [Read more...] about Would Anyone Have Beaten Jordan In 1993-94?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: hakeem olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Pete Myers, Reggie Miller, Scottie Pippen

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