First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...his 25th birthday. And there's Mo Williams, an All-Star guard. Anthony Parker and Anderson Varejao, two respected role players who'd start for most teams. That was Tuesday's...
Blog | October 07, 2009The TrueHoop Network Shootaround
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopWhile the cellar-dwellers prepare their draft board, the NBA's elite have some tough calls to make. Will the Lakers pony up for Lamar Odom? Is Hed...
Blog | June 19, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMark Heisler of the Los Angeles Times: "Lakers talk the talk, and walk the walk -- well, at least some of the time -- as they did just often enou...
Blog | June 08, 2009Stonecutter's Delight
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...catching his breath, and then faded for two points. The fifth, he dished to a cutting Anderson Varejao, who missed the dunk, but James got the board, and Cleveland set up the same play...
Blog | May 29, 2009Dwight Howard's Extra Frame
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...just inside of the 2:00 mark of the fourth quarter. Howard is immediately hacked by Anderson Varejao. Although his presence is helping Orlando's shooters, Howard is essentially an offensive decoy in...
Blog | May 27, 2009When Orlando Has it Going
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz Think about all the things you'd want offensively if you were constructing an NBA team from scratch. You'd start wi...
Blog | May 25, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...to give up the layup. No one tries to hurt anybody.' Ilgauskas and forward/center Anderson Varejao aren't afraid to dish out a hard foul. Neither is Hawks center Zaza Pachulia...
Blog | May 04, 2009Monday Playoff Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Shuffle cut, post, double ball screen (with LeBron James as a screener). Four around one, with Anderson Varejao roaming inside. Ball-screen action opposite LeBron (who keeps defenders home around him). Staggered screens for...
Blog | April 20, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMark Murphy of the Boston Herald: "Anderson Varejao may want to bring a security detail to his next game against the Celtics. In a...
Blog | April 13, 2009Seven Reasons to Fear the Orlando Magic
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz I've heard the rap on the Orlando Magic. They're essentially a jump-shooting team. They don't hit the offensive g...
Blog | April 06, 2009The Deep End of the Rotation: Assessing Playoff Benches
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz You know the sequence well: It's the start of the second quarter in a pivotal playoff game. We see repeated camera shots ...
Blog | March 16, 2009NBA: No Bodies Available
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz The playoff run is heating up. It's a fan's dream, with top teams in both conferences jockeying for position with the...
Blog | March 09, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the crowd.'" Jodie Valade of The Plain Dealer: "The Cavaliers can call off the search party. Anderson Varejao has been found. The old moppy-haired Wild Thing the Cavaliers love so much for his...
Blog | May 13, 2008Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopKurt from Forum Blue and Gold has spent time with firefighters in California. That Steve Nash article in the New York Times' PLAY magazine is now...
Blog | October 26, 2007Fiscal Sanity, In the NBA No Less
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...value as a contributor. On Thursday, Brian Windhorst of the Akron Beacon-Journal pointed out that Anderson Varejao has lost all leverage with the Cleveland Cavaliers. With the Orlando Magic handing out money to...
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