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FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 7

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Championship that took place in Montevideo, Uruguay. The highly important matchup has the entire Dominican team on alert status, considering that Puerto Rico is still undefeated in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship. The first day...

Blog | September 02, 2009

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Timothy Varner of 48 Minutes of Hell.  I'm always more sympathetic to players who test positive for PEDs when the phrase "ov...

Blog | August 07, 2009

Day Eight Summer League Roundup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz When Austin Daye was being sized up as a pro prospect, one of the first shortcomings mentioned by his naysayers was his lan...

Blog | July 18, 2009

Nine Things to Remember About the 2009 NBA Finals

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

1. Orlando's Big Regret Orlando lost in overtime in Games 2 and 4. Each was loaded with regrettable moments, from Courtney Lee's alley-oop la...

Blog | June 15, 2009

A Basketball Camp in Switzerland

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Kevin Müri) We gave some talented hardened kids from Austin's east side -- cliche alert! -- a real alternative to drugs and gangs, and some of them learned how to play a less...

Blog | June 08, 2009

Kobe Bryant's Double Vision

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the first defensive set is exactly what you want to see: Pressure on Bryant, but a strong, alert rotation that doesn't give him the opportunity to make a play for someone else. Unfortunately...

Blog | May 30, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

All thoughts today to the Celtics' Leon Powe, who has been diagnosed with a torn ACL and a meniscus problem. It's the third time he has torn h...

Blog | April 21, 2009

About That LeBron James Fansite

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...fun. The site is called LeBronisreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallygood.com. (Six "really"s. Really. I counted.) Anyway, an alert and anonymous TrueHoop reader looked up who owns that site. Who is this crazy fan? Is Bob...

Blog | April 03, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

A profile of trainer Idan Ravin, who strikes me as a very nice and genuine guy. He works out people like Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul. The Wall Stre...

Blog | March 31, 2009

A Fine Line Between Dirty and Reckless

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...and then what's normal changes. Now you have to slow way down and be extra alert. Avec sheep, 15 is normal. 45 is not. Same thing goes with making a play on a...

Blog | March 10, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...anywhere near .500, Tim Duncan will have played the best regular season ball of his career." Deity Alert: Hardwood Paroxysm is ready to name O.J. Mayo the new Ra, the Egyptian Sun God. Please...

Blog | November 11, 2008

Get Your "Redeem Team" Tankinis Right Here

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...now. And then come back here and guffaw with me over the kicker at the end. (Spoiler alert!) USA Basketball had applied for that trademark, right? But they didn't get it. Some dude in...

Blog | August 22, 2008

Oklahoma City Thunder/Marshalls/Energy/Wind/Barons/Bison

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...some better, more solid information before I rename that category over there on the right.   An alert TrueHoop reader (thanks Todd) has some insight of a kind. He points out that an NBA attorney...

Blog | July 25, 2008

Let the Picks Begin

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...know if they want him to be second pick, or the Knicks pick.Beasley second overall. Prank alert. ... And, boy, he really did not pull a prank on David Stern. He very seriously, and carefully...

Blog | June 26, 2008

Friday Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...he ever has), ultimately trusts no one but himself (and that's the bleeping truth), and -- SHOCK ALERT!! -- he probably isn't the greatest player of all time. And you know what? There's no...

Blog | June 13, 2008