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First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ailene Voisin of The Sacramento Bee: "Kevin Martin leaned against the wall in the Kings' practice facility Thursday afternoon, still very much in shoc...

Blog | November 06, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

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Bret LaGree of Hoopinion on Larry Brown's ejection via replacement referee: "Larry got his 2nd T from Kevin Scott, who never got within 35 fe...

Blog | October 13, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...NCAA, if you're looking for an example of somebody who came to college for the basketball, but stayed for the academics ... here's your guy. Portland owner Paul Allen -- who knew? -- has...

Blog | September 30, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...quot;Bucks forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute delivered a heartfelt message to the campers at the Basketball Without Borders camp in South Africa last week. Mbah a Moute told some of Africa's...

Blog | September 08, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...it far behind. This week, Bosh will be in South Africa as part of the NBA's Basketball Without Borders program. During the mornings he'll be helping coach at a camp in Johannesburg with...

Blog | September 01, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...to another date on the calendar - Oct. 30. That will be the night of his official National Basketball Association debut, when the Bucks play at Philadelphia in the regular-season opener. So he's...

Blog | August 28, 2009

Lessons from the Schedule

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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

Wednesday Bullets

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Neil Paine of Basketball-Reference with a humbling thought for Shaquille O'Neal: "Coincidentally enough, 37 just happens to...

Blog | July 29, 2009

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

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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: Tuesday

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Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle: "Chris Bosh is 25 years old. He's 6-10. He's 23 points and 10 rebounds a night. He's a grea...

Blog | June 30, 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: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Lakers victory. 'Just gutting it out,' he said. Just throwing it down, he did, the basketball and the gantlet, with a late push that led to 19 points, 14 rebounds and a 3...

Blog | May 28, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Read the post for the whole breakdown. But of course, like everything, it can be related to basketball. Brian e-mails: "I know exactly where this idea should be applied: the 'Ewing Theory...

Blog | May 27, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

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Dave Krieger of The Denver Post: "The Lakers have already begun their campaign against the aggression of the aggrieved, the Nuggets' current ...

Blog | May 26, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...stupid. 'I think we're giving guys too much respect personally. They are a good basketball team but so are we.' Mo said. He meant that the Cavs are altering their defense...

Blog | May 25, 2009