57 Results for combine

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jim Harding of the Chicago Tribune: "By now, most of you probably know that Bulls uber-rookie Derrick Rose needed a trip to the hospital and 10 stitch...

Blog | December 09, 2008

Scrambling the Offense

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...remarked that "Sacramento is a much better team when Martin has the ball in his hands."  Combine that with Macri's observations above, and the Triangle seems to make sense for Sacramento.  Ziller...

Blog | November 05, 2008

Joe Dumars Strikes Again

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...free agency as soon as Iverson's contract comes off the books next summer. The Pistons will combine a winning environment, one of the most respected general managers in the game, and -- depending on salary...

Blog | November 03, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...N.B.A. scouts on USA Basketball's staff. Tony Ronzone, the director of international player personnel, combines with Bill Branch and Todd Quinter to form an exponentially more nuanced and detailed-oriented scouting staff...

Blog | August 20, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...athletes to protest in Beijing or the ethnic roots of the conflict in Darfur, western Sudan, Deng combines moral seriousness with a commitment to action."ESPN's Marc Stein: "Sources in Israel said [Carlos] Arroyo...

Blog | August 04, 2008

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

ESPN Soccer blogger Jen Chang on Marc Stein's performance in yesterday's Steve Nash charity match: "ESPN.com's senior NBA writer needs work on his gam...

Blog | June 26, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Tim Buckley of the Deseret News: "It's called The Comparison Game, aka The Name Game, and it's played by virtually everyone around the league from Int...

Blog | June 25, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Chris McCosky of The Detroit News: "Two weeks ago, news leaked out of Denver that the Nuggets were interested in acquiring Billups. Denver vice presid...

Blog | June 23, 2008

2008 NBA Finals: Liveblogging Game 5

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Father's Day, through the years, has seen a number of memorable games. In 2006, Dwyane Wade had 43 points in a one-point win over the Mavericks. In 20...

Blog | June 15, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Celtics vs. Pistons Terry Foster of The Detroit News: "Jason Maxiell knew he did well Monday night. While dressing to meet the media in the main press...

Blog | May 27, 2008

Friday Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...mid-April. 'I hope the league makes some adjustments, at least talks about the issues,' Nelson said. 'Combine everybody and just take the top 16 teams would be probably the most fair thing. ... I think...

Blog | April 11, 2008

Postcard from Big-Time Basketball in Poland

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...pronounced as a V, the J is pronounced as a Y, and to get a J, you combine a D and Z. "And the way things are conjugated, the whole word changes." They probably wouldn...

Blog | March 06, 2008

James White vs. a Jumping Myth

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

We have heard it a million times. So and so can "make change" off the top of the backboard. But have you ever seen it done? Is it really even possible...

Blog | January 08, 2008

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

After criticizing the shot selection of some Bulls, and lecturing anyone who would listen about what a great winner and teammate he is, Scottie Pippen...

Blog | January 07, 2008

Bring on 2008

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Wesley, that point-shaving paper etc.), and general merriment (like this, I guess). A lot of posts combine elements of those. But I'm thinking it's better to let the different kinds of posts...

Blog | January 03, 2008