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First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...on to have as great an impact in business as he had in his Hall of Fame basketball career. It's been 27 years, give or take a few months, since he cold called Abe...

Blog | November 25, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Dan Bickley of The Arizona Republic: "Already, this reshaped basketball team has become the talk of the NBA, just like it did in 2004. That's when...

Blog | November 11, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...up.' Anybody ready for Lamar Odom at center? On the day that Gasol was cleared to resume basketball-related activities, the Lakers secured an overtime victory on the road for the second time in as...

Blog | November 05, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Julian Benbow of The Boston Globe: "Leon Powe signed a two-year deal with the Cavaliers after the Celtics declined to make him a qualifying offer this...

Blog | October 22, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...prodigies can just pick up an instrument and create a song, so too can Iverson grab a basketball -- without hours of practice -- and control a game. He always has been at his best when he...

Blog | October 14, 2009

Your Second-Favorite Team

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

NBA 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, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Janis Carr of The Orange County Register: "The Lakers staged a half-hearted tribute for Kurt Rambis on Saturday in front of a few dozen fans who ...

Blog | August 17, 2009

Lessons from the Schedule

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

ESPN's Chris Sheridan has a thorough rundown of some of the best NBA games on the 2009-2010 schedule. My favorite line: Oct 29: San Antonio at Ch...

Blog | August 04, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "For Daryl Morey, the job for the remainder of the off-season has become as difficult as it is clear. T...

Blog | July 30, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Scott Fowler of The Charlotte Observer: "Despite the fact that Emeka Okafor has been more productive over his NBA career than Tyson Chandler, I&#...

Blog | July 28, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Monte Poole of the Contra Costa Times: "Before the rumors came the wishing, open longing for the day when somebody, anybody, would come along to ...

Blog | July 09, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike Bresnahan and Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times: "Even though Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest had words during a couple of games last sea...

Blog | July 07, 2009

D-League Affiliations

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...that the Rockets have taken advantage of the new arrangement whereby an NBA team can run the basketball operations of a D-League team, without actually buying it. Entire list after the jump. 2009-10...

Blog | June 29, 2009

A Crazy Phil Jackson/Kobe Bryant Question

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Phil Jackson does a fairly convincing job not focusing on winning ten rings. But when he returned to the Lakers in 2004, his friend and colleague Tex ...

Blog | June 13, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Andrea Adelson of the Orlando Sentinel: "When the Orlando Magic start the NBA Finals tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers, the one man responsi...

Blog | June 04, 2009