43 Results for brian cook

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...particularly nice to see. Because the Grizzlies looked -- ready for this? -- great. No, seriously. They looked great." Brian Windhorst of The Plain Dealer: "Some of the toughest days for LeBron James over the last year...

Blog | October 19, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...floor. That would be a lot easier.' " Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "Brian Cook drilled his 3 and shouted toward the Toyota Center rafters 'It's about &hellip...

Blog | October 02, 2009

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Trevor Ariza 6-8, Brent Barry 6-7, Shane Battier 6-8, Chase Budinger 6-7, Brian Cook 6-9, Joey Dorsey 6-8, Chuck Hayes 6-6, Carl Landry 6-9, Tracy McGrady...

Blog | August 24, 2009

The Return of the Lakers' Big Men

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz What little symmetry that exists between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets in their Western Conference Semifinal se...

Blog | May 13, 2009

Monday Playoff Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons Lay off Mo Williams's iPod.  Holy cow. This is certainly the longest document created this seaso...

Blog | April 20, 2009

Andrew Bynum in the Land of Spooky Coincidence

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...half of the season to the second half.  In 2006-2007 Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Brian Cook, Kwame Brown, and Chris Mihm were in and out of the lineup -- as was Kobe Bryant...

Blog | February 03, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...at Target Center last night. This is like holding the presidential inauguration at a Chuck E. Cheese."Brian Windhorst of The Plain Dealer: "The Cavs had an impromptu team meeting at halftime to talk about...

Blog | December 10, 2008

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...and try to get him to commit to Howard [similar to that set we saw with Brian Cook who, in effect, is an indigent man's Lewis/Turkoglu]. Both Lewis and Turkoglu know how...

Blog | December 09, 2008

Wednesday: Second Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Melody Gutierrez of the Sacramento Bee: "Kevin Martin knew he netted more than a sweet YouTube clip Monday when he crossed over Rudy Fernandez to dunk...

Blog | October 22, 2008

Second Cup: Training Camp Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: "After missing four practices and signing a one-year tender offer for $6.4 million, Ben Gordon joined his teammat...

Blog | October 02, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Hornets vs. Spurs John DeShazier of The Times-Picayune: "Know what? The Hornets actually are behaving like the playoff kids they are, no matter how ...

Blog | May 06, 2008

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the off-season, because it's so dang hot. So they come out here. So does Brian Cook and Kareem Rush. We workout in the morning and afternoon and, at night, we just kind...

Blog | November 01, 2007

Kobe Bryant's Streak and History

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Basketball writer Roland Lazenby writes that anyone who is going to compare Kobe Bryant's streak to Wilt Chamberlain's has to realize that Chamberlain...

Blog | March 26, 2007

Kevin Garnett, Pack Your Flip Flops

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...were as follows: The Lakers wanted Kevin Garnett and Mike James for Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown, Brian Cook, Vladimir Radmanovic, and a 2008 unprotected first round draft pick. Chicago wanted Kevin Garnett and Craig...

Blog | March 24, 2007

Help Kevin Garnett Find a New Home

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

If you have a player like Kevin Garnett--that is, an MVP-type big man--many people believe you simply should never trade that guy. And it's hard to fi...

Blog | March 22, 2007