45 Results for atlanta hawks

Lessons 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, 2009

D-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, 2009

A Basketball Camp in Switzerland

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...it into reputedly the largest youth basketball camp in Europe. Camp co-director Charlie McCormick greets Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams as he arrives for the 2008 camp. This year's NBA guest...

Blog | June 08, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Elliott Teaford of the Los Angeles Daily News: "Here are two important things one should know about Andrew Bynum on the eve of Game 1 of the Fina...

Blog | June 03, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

John Jackson of the Chicago Sun-Times: "It's a best-of-three series now, and the Bulls remain heavy underdogs. Two of the final three games a...

Blog | April 27, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Charles Barkley's second favorite nickname, after the "Round Mound of Rebound:" "The Crisco Kid." I think "Ton of Fun&quo...

Blog | April 23, 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

Playoff Warmup Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Leaguewide Bullets These bullets would be a lot better, but I could not stop watching this. If that doesn't give you playoff fever, nothing will...

Blog | April 17, 2009

First 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, 2009

The Mini-Championships of the Remaining Regular Season

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Last night in Denver: An amazingly important game. The Nuggets are the latest team, after San Antonio and Houston, to audition for that lofty second s...

Blog | April 03, 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

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

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

The NBA has dozens of real stories of young people overcoming the most dreadful kinds of childhood, with brutality, gangs, a lack of parents, and the ...

Blog | January 26, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

If you haven't seen this yet, you have to watch the highlights of Miami's 130-129 OT win over the Warriors. Dwyane Wade was the hero, but Michael Beas...

Blog | December 02, 2008

Tuesday: First Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...it's one that I want to take on.'"Sekou Smith of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "It has taken the Hawks awhile -- four years, to be exact -- to embrace the defensive principles Mike Woodson...

Blog | November 11, 2008