First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopHoward Beck of The New York Times: "On a recent night at Madison Square Garden, the camera focused on Mike D'Antoni as he plopped himself on the bench...
Blog | November 17, 2009Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopI agree 100% with the eloquent insight from J.A. Adande and others, who say (I paraphrase crudely) of Michael Jordan's speech: What did you expect...
Blog | September 14, 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, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...really is.' " Mark Bradley of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "It has been reported in many places that Joe Smith has signed with the Hawks. According to esteemed colleague and soon-to-be...
Blog | August 20, 2009Lessons from the Schedule
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...than 22 sets of back-to-back games (Atlanta, Chicago, Memphis, Milwaukee, New Jersey and Sacramento) had...Hoopinion points out a stealthy gift to the Hawks at the end of the season: "Despite...
Blog | August 04, 2009D-League Affiliations
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Nets New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Tulsa 66ers (OK) Oklahoma City Thunder Utah Flash (Orem, UT) Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz
Blog | June 29, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMark 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, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Garnett once this season and won 127-121 on March 17 at the United Center. Knowing that Atlanta pushed a full-strength Celtics team to seven games last year in the first round, this should...
Blog | April 17, 2009The Best Team Money Can Buy
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz Doug Pappas, a mainstay at both the Society of American Baseball Research, then Baseball Prospectus before his death in 2004...
Blog | April 02, 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, 2009The Shootaround
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDoes coaching matter? How do you know if a college star can translate his skills to the pro game? What goes on inside the head of a ...
Blog | January 21, 2009The Inauguration of the TrueHoop Network
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...TrueHoop Network will grow to cover every NBA team and then some. The charter members are: Atlanta Hawks: Since 2007, Hoopinion has focused exclusively on providing analysis of and a place to discuss the...
Blog | January 20, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBob Finnan of The News-Herald: "The NBA took away his hop step. Will the 'crab dribble' be soon to follow? ... 'If they take it away like they did my ...
Blog | January 07, 2009First Cup: Training Camp Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMarc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "David Stern witnessed the Celtics win an NBA championship during his first year as the league's commissioner in 1...
Blog | September 30, 2008First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopLakers vs. Spurs Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times: "It was just one game, just Game 1, just a beginning. It felt like seven games, Game 7, an e...
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