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First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...sometimes it's hard not to - this 76ers season might be like trying to fit a round basketball through a square rim. After yesterday's Washington Wizards practice, Arenas, Washington's all-star guard, spoke...

Blog | November 24, 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: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...try. Imagine San Antonio without the Spurs. Robinson is scheduled for enshrinement Friday into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He will be honored in Springfield, Mass., the birthplace of basketball, for his achievements...

Blog | September 07, 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: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...39;White Chocolate' visited FedExForum for a workout. Williams spent Monday talking with and going through basketball drills for Griz owner Michael Heisley, general manager Chris Wallace and members of the coaching staff. The...

Blog | August 12, 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

The Back of the (Really Large Manila) Envelope Guide to the Las Vegas Summer League

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Experiencing hoop withdrawal? If you've got 15 bucks, you can settle in for 55 Summer League games live from Las Vegas ...

Blog | July 09, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike McGraw of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald: "Parting can be sweet sorrow. Or in the case of Ben Gordon, who verbally agreed to join the De...

Blog | July 02, 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

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...limit the pitch count if your top left-hander was coming back to the rotation. But in basketball, it's all ebb and flow. What if Jameer was limited to, say, 10 minutes a...

Blog | June 02, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News: "Since we entered the new millennium, only one player has won the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award, ...

Blog | May 05, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mark Bradley of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The franchise that didn't draft Chris Paul and saw its owners sue another over a trade wit...

Blog | May 04, 2009

Liveblogging Mighty Game 7

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...up. If recent history is any guide, we're about to watch a 22-hour-long basketball game. Henry Abbott: You hear all that pre-game talk? No paralysis by analysis? No fatigue...

Blog | May 02, 2009

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...eerily transplanted into Kobe's frame. My gosh, is that the old G-O-D in basketball shoes that Larry Bird reflected on after 1986's 63-point explosion, only reincarnated on the...

Blog | April 27, 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