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First Cup: Monday

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Steve Politi of The Star-Ledger: "Firing Lawrence Frank now is like throwing the captain of the Titanic overboard after it hit the iceberg. Why bother...

Blog | November 30, 2009

Stephen Jackson as a Bobcat: Crazier things have worked

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...of games where he was guarding people like Tracy McGrady, Ron Artest, Steve Nash, Shawn Marion, Caron Butler, Paul Pierce, Andre Iguodala and making them all have miserable shooting nights. Larry Brown, meanwhile, has...

Blog | November 16, 2009

Friday Bullets

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By Henry Abbott Video of a labrador retriever with a decent handle, who can finish around the rim. (Yes, that's in the honored 'first bullet' slot...

Blog | November 13, 2009

First Cup: Friday

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John DeShazier of The Times-Picayune: "Byron Scott getting shoved out the door nine games into his sixth season in New Orleans, and less than two full...

Blog | November 13, 2009

First Cup: Monday

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Geoff Calkins of The Commercial-Appeal: "The Grizzlies should never have signed Allen Iverson. By signing him and then losing him, they're making it h...

Blog | November 09, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...lineup has been made, but the fourth-year guard made a start against New Jersey when Caron Butler sat out and is the most likely candidate to step into Miller's spot in the...

Blog | November 06, 2009

2010 is the king of free agency, but 2011 is no slouch

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...2011's potential unrestricted free agents: Carmelo Anthony Tim Duncan Tony Parker Pau Gasol David West Caron Butler Leandro Barbosa Shane Battier Michael Dunleavy, Jr. Nene Kendrick Perkins Jamal Crawford ESPN's updated list...

Blog | November 05, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

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...of D.C. Sports Bog: "'Sometimes it's just frustrating,' Brendan Haywood said last week, when Caron Butler hurt his knee. 'It feels like we're cursed.' Well, that was last week. Then came...

Blog | November 05, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

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...break unless it is one to a hand. That was one of the injuries that sidelined Caron Butler during the team's extended period of invalidity. This was supposed to be a pain-free...

Blog | October 27, 2009

First Cup: Friday

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Lisa Dillman of the Los Angeles Times: "Lessons for a rookie, Part 9. There's plenty for Clippers rookie Blake Griffin to remember and, by all account...

Blog | October 23, 2009

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...preseason game with injuries. Udonis Haslem, by the way, was already out with a bad back. Caron Butler is more stylish than you. Completing an Amare Stoudemire Mad Libs with a nine-year-old...

Blog | October 16, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "Coach Mike D'Antoni, ever the nonconformist, is eliminating the morning shootaround for all home games this s...

Blog | October 13, 2009

First Cup: Monday

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Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "Perhaps the setting was fitting, a reminder of how far Tracy McGrady must go. But for the first time s...

Blog | October 05, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

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Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News: "After missing 43 games last season -- including all of the playoffs -- with various ankle ailment...

Blog | September 30, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

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Terry Foster of The Detroit News: "Michael Jordan will go into the Hall of Fame next week (Sept. 10-12) as perhaps the greatest and most marketab...

Blog | September 03, 2009