The Clippers' big exhale
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...he's so tough. He makes shots. He's got that hang time. He draws fouls." Al Thornton, who drew the defensive assignment on Anthony for much of the night, was even more emphatic...
Blog | November 21, 2009Inside the All-Star ballot selections
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...from one team was acceptable in this instance. Regular Clips-watchers are also undoubtedly wondering why Al Thornton is on the ballot and Eric Gordon is not. It was a positional issue. Forward slots...
Blog | November 10, 2009Whose shot is getting blocked?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...four games. That's a mind-blowing 18.5% of his field goal attempts. Two Clippers, Al Thornton and Baron Davis, made the top five. Does this stat matter? Are blocks worse than other...
Blog | November 03, 2009The Great NBA Swap Meet
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...it, I immediately did what any Los Angeles Clippers fan would do -- nixed the uniquely inefficient Al Thornton from the starting lineup. To fill Thornton's place at small forward, I opted for...
Blog | September 23, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMichael Lee of The Washington Post: "Michael Jordan has rarely spoken about his final two seasons with the Wizards and declined to be interviewed...
Blog | September 09, 2009Your Second-Favorite Team
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopNBA fandom usually begins with the love of a team. My love of the NBA, for instance, springs directly from a childhood spent listening to Blazer games...
Blog | August 21, 2009Operation Facelift
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...relevant is whether Dunleavy will act on his impulse as a tactician: Start Butler ahead of Al Thornton. "We'll figure out what makes the best sense for us," Dunleavy...
Blog | August 17, 2009Kevin Arnovitz Tweeting Summer League
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...account (which I highly recommend if you're a DeAndre Jordan enthusiast and/or an Al Thornton skeptic ... or just a Clipper masochist). Please subscribe to both, though today's proceedings will...
Blog | July 18, 2009Wednesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...then elevates to launch the shot with exactly 5.0 seconds left. His teammates are perplexed. Al Thornton drops his arms, then after the whistle is blown, looks back as if to confirm he...
Blog | March 11, 2009Pound Sterling
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...according to the sources, blasted players by name, including the team's second-leading scorer Al Thornton. In one exchange, Sterling called Thornton the most selfish basketball player he has ever seen. When...
Blog | March 07, 2009Your Nightmare Defender: Part One
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...s fun and competitive. I like to bang, and he's a real strong guy. Al Horford Probably Ben Wallace. He's tough to move. He's a really...
Blog | February 14, 2009Rookie Challenge Live Blog
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...man Beasley and Green...exchange talk of trash. Not sure Stuckey is a pull-up jump shooter. Thornton can catch-and-shoot uncontested, but still struggles mightily from 18+ Scola is about 8-9 years...
Blog | February 13, 2009A Few Notes from Rookie-Sophomore Practice
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...received the media with a big smile. After being snubbed from the rookie game last season, Al Thornton is thrilled to be in Phoenix. "I should've been here last year...
Blog | February 13, 2009Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...not want Sasha Pavlovic to put the ball on the floor. Kevin Arnovitz of ClipperBlog on Al Thornton: "It's one thing to be a black hole in the offense, incapable of...
Blog | February 02, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBarbara Barker of Newsday: "I can understand why the Celtics might find the idea of Stephon Marbury enticing. Rajon Rondo's game last night against th...
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