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TrueHoop Network 2009-2010 Preview: The Teams

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott The NBA season starts tomorrow. The TrueHoop Network has produced a multifaceted season preview, which will be rolled out over the ...

Blog | October 26, 2009

Pau Gasol: World-beater

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Jay Aych, The Painted Area Team USA got its redemption with Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008. On Sunday, Team España got its redemptio...

Blog | September 21, 2009

Eurobasket 2009 Qualifying Round Preview

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

And then there were 12. Eurobasket 2009 begins its second phase and The Painted Area has it all sorted out for you: Can Pau Gasol lift Spain ...

Blog | September 11, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mark Whicker of The Orange County Register: "They all wondered how Kurt Rambis, scion of the House of Laker, would cope with this plunge into NBA...

Blog | August 12, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Kobe Bryant with the quote of the year: "As far as me hitting the wall, so what if I did? I didn't, but so what if I did? What does it mean i...

Blog | June 11, 2009

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the potential to eventually become the best player in this draft. The Painted Area digs in. Andrei Kirilenko, astride a jet ski, avec pig. Pro Basketball News at the moment has a tremendous headline...

Blog | June 05, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jerome Solomon of the Houston Chronicle: "On this night the tenacity came from several corners, particularly a trio of sophomores who just don't ...

Blog | May 15, 2009

Monday Playoff Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons Lay off Mo Williams's iPod.  Holy cow. This is certainly the longest document created this seaso...

Blog | April 20, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "You have to respect Kevin Garnett's toughness. But if the Celtics hope to win another title during his t...

Blog | April 17, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News: "The Spurs must accept the loss of star guard Manu Ginobili for the remainder of the season, includi...

Blog | April 08, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Israel Gutierrez of The Miami Herald: "This is going to feel different than most of the jersey retirements you might have caught on television. A...

Blog | March 30, 2009

The Deep End of the Rotation: Assessing Playoff Benches

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted 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, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Aww, they're not really bullets. I still haven't nearly caught up with my reading. Just another installment of the zillion things I have to ge...

Blog | March 10, 2009

NBA: No Bodies Available

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted 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, 2009

Late Friday Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...quot;One major coaching issue for me in this game: the personnel on the floor for Andrei Kirilenko's second free-throw attempt with eight seconds to play. The Celtics were down three...

Blog | February 20, 2009