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First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...In some ways, we'd get criticized if we did celebrate it.' " K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: "Michael Jordan entering the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday is...

Blog | September 09, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael White of the Orlando Sentinel: "Fine. The Orlando Magic won a game. In the Finals. I am proud. Trust me, that win, even if the vast major...

Blog | June 10, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mark Kiszla of The Denver Post: "This is how basketball legends are born, athletes become friends for life, the momentum of a playoff series turn...

Blog | May 22, 2009

Meet Your Blogger: Bret Lagree of Hoopinion

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...s safe to say that following college I overestimated my importance to the American theater. I believe Alan Rudolph once said "I don't have a career. I have a careen." That...

Blog | February 06, 2009

Thursday: First Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Dave Krieger of the Rocky Mountain News: "Trading Iverson straight up for Billups does not necessarily improve the Nuggets. Billups brings different q...

Blog | November 06, 2008

Second Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...veteran third point guard, and I'm not sure Shannon Brown fits that job description."K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: "The Bulls waived Michael Ruffin and former Illinois star Roger Powell on Thursday...

Blog | October 23, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...us and really focus on defending the title.'"Alan Hahn of Newsday: "When he arrived as the...playoffs altogether, is making a bad mistake. Under Johnson, the Mavericks emerged as a true rival for...

Blog | October 21, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...goodness battle for one of the five starting positions. First-year coach Michael Curry will give Amir Johnson, Jason Maxiell and Kwame Brown a legitimate and fair shot at unseating veteran Antonio McDyess as the...

Blog | September 17, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Sekou Smith of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Hawks forward Josh Smith is ready to lead this season. Armed with a new contract, a renewed sense of...

Blog | September 08, 2008

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

You might be thinking: What happened to TrueHoop? Some kind of TrueNap? As it happens, I spent nearly all day Thursday in the car going to and from a ...

Blog | June 20, 2008

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Celtics vs. Lakers Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times: "They didn't choke. By definition, when one chokes, there is noise, movement, desperatio...

Blog | June 13, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...of The Globe and Mail: "As the backup to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and a teammate of Magic Johnson's, Mike Smrek played little but saw plenty as he earned championship rings during his two seasons...

Blog | June 04, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Celtics vs. Pistons Terry Foster of The Detroit News: "Jason Maxiell knew he did well Monday night. While dressing to meet the media in the main press...

Blog | May 27, 2008

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ron Hitley of Hornets247 on how Dallas guarded Chris Paul last night: "They started out with Jason Kidd guarding him, and hedged hard with Erick Dampi...

Blog | April 23, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...made by the Bucks. Three years ago, Van Horn was sent to Dallas for Calvin Booth and Alan Henderson, who were later converted into the salary slot that would accommodate Michael Redd's $16 million...

Blog | February 20, 2008