298 Results for chris jackson

Time for Iverson to pass to Jennings

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...game in New Orleans (that I'd even consider watching a Bucks-Hornets game knowing full well Chris Paul wasn't playing is a testament in itself to Jennings) and there was the Iverson phenomenon...

Blog | November 26, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Chauncey Billups. How To Read A Defense, by Chris Paul. How To Watch A Basketball Game, by...court tonight. What to expect. Also, remember Phil Jackson made fun of Gasol's acting? Right back...

Blog | November 19, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...told them they gave a good effort, but he was caught off guard when injured point guard Chris Paul handed him the game ball. After experiencing consecutive defeats since taking over for fired coach Byron...

Blog | November 18, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...be hearing about the happy marriage between Stephen Jackson and the Bobcats, and I'll be remembering...between Malcolm Gladwell and The New York Times. Chris Sheridan has a great list of NBA players...

Blog | November 17, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "On a recent night at Madison Square Garden, the camera focused on Mike D'Antoni as he plopped himself on the bench...

Blog | November 17, 2009

Byron Scott exits stage left

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...most secure coaches like Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan. In Scott's case: The Hornets are in a bind. They have an MVP candidate entering his prime in Chris Paul, a local market hammered...

Blog | November 12, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...audience on ESPN, the Magic wilted under the bright lights. They were never in the game." Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald: "The thought is tantalizing: The Heat's Dwyane Wade and Cleveland's LeBron...

Blog | November 12, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Warriors this season will seem rinky-dink in comparison. I'm not just talking about the Stephen Jackson Issue, though Jackson's agent re-ignited the lava flow this week by launching a broad attack...

Blog | November 10, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...known as the player who kept Iverson on the bench. Conley, at least, deserves better. Michael Heisley, Chris Wallace and Hollins deserve all the ridicule they'll get. They're the ones who failed here...

Blog | November 09, 2009

Moral victory for winless Nets in loss to Celtics?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Chris Sheridan EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - They don't give out Ws in the NBA for moral victories...

Blog | November 07, 2009

More on Stephen Jackson

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Chris Broussard I've fleshed out the Stephen Jackson scuttlebutt I mentioned on Wednesday, and let's just say I'm glad...

Blog | October 29, 2009

The overnight latest on Stephen Jackson

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...on the status of Stephen Jackson's future with the Golden State Warriors, as of late Wednesday/early Thursday, adding to the report from my ESPN The Magazine colleague Chris Broussard earlier Wednesday indicating that...

Blog | October 29, 2009

Stephen Jackson Trade Talk

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Chris Broussard For now, this is a rumor because...few people around the league that the Stephen Jackson trade talk is heating up. I'm told...

Blog | October 28, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: "The principals on both sides understand that this was only the beginning of a very long journey. By the next time they ...

Blog | October 28, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...and Lakers newcomer Ron Artest, two players with unpredictable personas. They also share a head coach -- Phil Jackson is in his 10th season with the Lakers, after guiding Chicago to that regular-season record, plus...

Blog | October 27, 2009