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The Secretary of Education's Mentor: Tom Thibodeau

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...team 78-54! Earlier in the season, Arne led The Crimson to a near upset at Boston College, a game in which we had a 9 point second half lead, but faltered in the...

Blog | December 17, 2008

First Thursday Cup of Coffee

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Globe that he respects Al Skinner: "Rivers said he has an 'amazing amount of respect' for Boston College coach Al Skinner for developing three NBA players: Charlotte rookie forward Jared Dudley, New Jersey rookie...

Blog | January 10, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

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Phil Sheridan of The Philadelphia Inquirer: "The 76ers staged a very moving tribute to Allen Iverson last night. It was a perfect way to induct a reti...

Blog | December 08, 2009

The Back of the Envelope Guide to the Orlando Pro Summer League (Which You Can Watch Online)

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...of the teams and a few notable players: Boston Celtics Coby Karl George Karl's son...feisty forward, and Derrick Rose's former college teammate, has a lot to prove, and this...

Blog | July 06, 2009

Channing Frye: Urban Explorer

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...lanky forward named Channing Frye... When the trade was announced, he got a call from a close college friend who was born and raised in Oregon. "She was laughing her ass off, Frye says with...

Blog | December 29, 2008

First Cup: Friday

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Michael Grange of the Globe and Mail: "One of the most accomplished players in Canadian basketball history, Jay Triano, 50, will make his debut as the...

Blog | December 05, 2008

Tuesday: First Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike McGraw of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald: "Two weeks into the NBA season and already I'm disgusted by a lack of respect shown to fans. I'm ta...

Blog | November 11, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the subject of a feeding frenzy of power-broker agents trying to represent him, multiple NBA and NCAA sources said. When reached by text message Saturday, agent Joel Bell didn't deny that Beasley, the...

Blog | September 15, 2008

Hall of Fame Bullets

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Hakeem Olajuwon Fran Blinebury of the Houston Chronicle on Olajuwon's first days at the University of Houston, when he was still new to basketball: "M...

Blog | September 05, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Celtics vs. Cavaliers Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: '"The Truth' may be a reach, but he sure lived up to his Captain's title...

Blog | May 19, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Pistons vs. Magic Rob Parker of The Detroit News: "A lot of the credit for this team has to go to president Joe Dumars, who has put this well-oiled ...

Blog | May 14, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Celtics vs. Cavaliers Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald: "The Celtics appear to have most everything they need to deal with this kind of game...

Blog | May 13, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Lakers vs. Jazz Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times: "Playing through three hours worth of back pain that literally dropped him to his knees on a S...

Blog | May 12, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

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Spurs vs. Suns Jack McCallum of Sports Illustrated: "Mike D'Antoni, the NBA's Coach of the Year for the 2004-05 season and the man credited with reinv...

Blog | April 30, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...epic fourth-quarter rally. Despite scoring 12 points in Atlanta's 32-17 fourth-quarter blowout of Boston. You see, Johnson scored Atlanta's other 20 points. That's right, they scored every point for...

Blog | April 29, 2008