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First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "The Nets were once considered the odds-on favorite to get James, possibly the game's most transcending player....

Blog | November 18, 2008

Thursday: First Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Johnson did until Michael Jordan came along. Now the Cavs' big statement games are against the Celtics and Pistons. The individual matchups at the top of the marquee are James vs. the Lakers' Kobe Bryant...

Blog | November 13, 2008

Wednesday: First Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...It was one thing to express his healthy return to basketball in Beijing this summer with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James at his side. It's another to return to a Heat franchise that looks...

Blog | November 05, 2008

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...first game and pretty good in the second. You could see it coming for months. Last spring, Bryant, whom Bynum had long since won over, noted, 'He's a legitimate 7-1, long-wing-span...

Blog | October 31, 2008

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the Knicks did win.Mike from Knickerblogger recounts the following conversation between announcers Clyde Frazier and Gus Johnson last night, as the Knicks build a huge lead: "Clyde: I think the crowd is stunned, Gus...

Blog | October 30, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jason Quick of the Oregonian: "In a game that was never really competitive, the Blazers lost some of their luster, some of their pride, and for a half...

Blog | October 29, 2008

Second Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Shannon Brown fits that job description."K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: "The Bulls waived Michael...Janis Carr of The Orange County Register: "Kobe Bryant's past seemingly is just that -- in the...

Blog | October 23, 2008

Experts Gaze into the Crystal Ball of 2008-2009

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...trade, and Kobe Bryant's will, driving a resurgence of one of basketball's great rivalries. Other years have witnessed the rise of Michael Jordan, or the fall of Magic Johnson. Bigwigs, coaches, players...

Blog | October 17, 2008

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...break 50 percent in the playoffs. Meanwhile, Kobe Bryant averaged 30 points on 48 percent shooting, Chris...reason, some talk radio hosts suggest that Magic Johnson faked having HIV. Magic Johnson's response was...

Blog | October 10, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mark Heisler of the Los Angeles Times: "Dear Donald, I hate to be the one to tell you this but Elgin Baylor just hung them up. Come on, you must remem...

Blog | October 08, 2008

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...title, including Corey Maggette, Dirk Nowitzki, Carmelo Anthony, Allen Iverson, Kevin Martin, Dwyane Wade, Amare Stoudemire, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James. This award is fool's gold, and means nothing to me ... but just for...

Blog | October 06, 2008

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...like he has. LeBron James is 17th, Kobe Bryant is 28th, Paul Allen is 36th, Mark Cuban...s deputy commissioner Adam Silver is 53rd, Magic Johnson is 58th, Jerry Colangelo is 60th, Celtics' chairman...

Blog | October 03, 2008

Second Cup: Training Camp Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: "If Ben Gordon keeps his word about practicing on Wednesday, it will have...

Blog | October 01, 2008

First Cup: Training Camp Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...of the Los Angeles Times: "For years no one could match them for drama. In 2003, Kobe Bryant flew in from a hearing in his trial in Eagle, Colo., as Lakers officials threw up a...

Blog | October 01, 2008

Second Cup: Training Camp Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register: "Kobe Bryant quietly believes his fanatical training and body maintenance...Everyone started cracking up and laughing."K.C. Johnson of the The Chicago Tribune: "Ben Gordon laughed...

Blog | September 30, 2008