First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopNick Friedell of ESPNChicago.com: "Vinny Del Negro stood in front of the microphone at his postgame news conference in a daze. He stared at the number...
Blog | December 09, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...might have turned out differently if Jordan and Pollin had forged the kind of relationship that Magic Johnson and Pollin had. The recent history of the franchise would be so totally different. Anyway, Magic has...
Blog | November 25, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopFrank Dell'Apa of The Boston Globe: "Kevin Garnett passed the alley-oop test in the Celtics' 106-90 exhibition win over Toronto last night. Garne...
Blog | October 15, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDan LeBatard of The Miami Herald: "The phone rings at 1 a.m. It is Tim James. The connection is tinny and echoing. How are you, Tim? 'It was ...
Blog | August 31, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...of those 11 attempts. Not when teammate Kobe Bryant is struggling with his shot. Not when the...tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers, although Anthony Johnson might want to begin light stretching in the...
Blog | June 11, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...first round, the Lakers are now suggesting Nuggets guard Dahntay Jones is a dirty player for tripping Bryant near the end of the third quarter. The Nuggets shrugged it off. In fact, Karl likes to...
Blog | May 26, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...This was the rare victory that really did send a message, so let's hope Kobe Bryant and the Lakers caught the highlights on TV. Denver is acting like it will have something serious...
Blog | April 28, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJohn Jackson of the Chicago Sun-Times: "It's a best-of-three series now, and the Bulls remain heavy underdogs. Two of the final three games a...
Blog | April 27, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "Sure, the Rockets need to get Yao Ming the ball more no matter what defense the Trail Blazers play. Si...
Blog | April 22, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMark Murphy of the Boston Herald: "Anderson Varejao may want to bring a security detail to his next game against the Celtics. In a March 3 game a...
Blog | April 13, 2009The Deep End of the Rotation: Assessing Playoff Benches
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...guard positions, and Popovich tested the rookie last Thursday night by giving him a stint covering Kobe Bryant. Health will ultimately dictate what the Spurs bench looks like and how effective it will be...
Blog | March 16, 2009NBA Traveling: "We Really Don't Reference the Rulebook"
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...s Dwyane Wade catches the ball on the right wing, eyes up his defender, the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, and plows into the lane. We're on a high floor on Fifth Avenue, at the NBA...
Blog | March 04, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...is pretty basic. We talk about it all the time. It's just not happening.'"K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: "Get ready, Thabo Sefolosha. Look out, Larry Hughes. Sharpen those elbows, Andres Nocioni...
Blog | January 02, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopIra Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "It was LeBron James' birthday. So, of course, the Heat celebrated. Now 0-3 in the NBA on his birthda...
Blog | December 31, 2008Thursday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDan Steinberg of the D.C. Sports Bog: "'Why's everybody tripping out?' Gilbert Arenas asked Mike Wise yesterday. 'Big picture, if I start rehabbi...
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