First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBrian Windhorst of The Plain Dealer: "For years, LeBron James has said he doesn't believe in pressure as a disarming answer to any question t...
Blog | May 29, 2009The Draft Guru's Viewing Guide to the Final Four
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz I can't remember an April when the upcoming draft pool was less distinguishable than the Class of 2009. This much I know:...
Blog | April 02, 2009Bobby Knight and Those Rabbits
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...To stay focused on hunting "the elephants" -- the big issues -- and not to get distracted hunting "the...one NCAA championship, in 1976, and five Big Ten titles in nine seasons; he was twice national...
Blog | September 15, 2008First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopAl Iannazzone of The Record: "The Mavericks probably will end up making the playoffs, even if Dirk Nowitzki misses about two weeks with his ankle and ...
Blog | March 27, 2008First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...six games into his first and likely last Big Ten season, there is absolutely no question that he...
Blog | January 24, 2008Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...it never happened. The love affair is over."Big roundup of Garnett stories.Not sure how much...Also, for fun, a look at many Big Ten centers who have had miserable professional careers.Video...
Blog | June 22, 2007Madison vs. Portland
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...scary prospect for those of us who love big-league sports, as well as for everyone who...and not playing defense. I'll take Big Ten basketball (and football), and the Mallards, for that...
Blog | April 26, 2006Smith's aerial grounds Rockets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...there's a play to be made at ten feet we're in trouble, said one Rocket...said Marvin Williams, Their bigs aren't very big, Chuck Hayes isn't a tall guy, but...
Blog | November 20, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...break down the record and you'll find two wins against the woeful Wizards, a pair against Big Apple-area busters and another against an Indiana team that put the 'H' in horrible on the...
Blog | November 17, 2009Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...under a coach empowered to bench him or assign him to a role -- instead of being a big star in the NCAA -- contributed to his development? Not to mention that he played against a higher...
Blog | November 16, 2009It wasn't Shane Battier
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the floor for the bulk of the Rockets' big runs -- one in the first quarter to turn...still clapping for a Shannon Brown putback, all ten players jogged the length of the court. In...
Blog | November 16, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "This was why Trevor Ariza came to Houston, for nights like these. It was not that he wanted to beat the Lak...
Blog | November 16, 2009Playing for good teams, having been let go by bad teams
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...case of a player simply getting better. TrueHoop reader Doug points out that the Lakers had a big effect on Trevor Ariza, who didn't stick with the Knicks or Magic: "Phil Jackson's ability...
Blog | November 10, 2009Lunch at Ikea
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Ramen noodles have absolutely no nutritional value." "How can you eat something that can be buried for ten years and not go bad?" "I thought those were for poor college kids." These sentiments are all...
Blog | November 09, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopAilene Voisin of The Sacramento Bee: "Kevin Martin leaned against the wall in the Kings' practice facility Thursday afternoon, still very much in shoc...
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