Blame the system, not the Yankees
Peter GammonsThe morning after the Yankees won their 27th World Series, one of their scouts sent an e-mail that read: "You cannot believe how Brian Cashman treated...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009
"Eating the Dinosaur": Football
Chuck Klosterman, Special to Page 2In an excerpt from his book "Eating the Dinosaur," Chuck Klosterman breaks down the game of football.
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009The decade debate: Boston vs. L.A.
David Schoenfield, ESPNBostonWith six championships, have Boston sports fans experienced the best decade of success ever?
Story | Conversation | September 13, 2009Michael Jordan: An oral history
He's univerally considered the greatest ever. Hear why from those who have been closest to him -- from Dean Smith to David Stern and everyone in between.
Story | Conversation | August 31, 2009Magic and American Myth
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz On its surface, David Halberstam's "The Breaks of the Game" tells the story of how the Portland Trail Blazers, just...
Blog | August 14, 2009Greg Oden: Knee News and Head Games
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopThis weekend I talked to a zillion people from NBA teams, the stats world, and the media. About half of them (that would be approximately half a zilli...
Blog | March 09, 2009Remembering Pete Newell
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopAs I'm sure you know, Pete Newell died yesterday. He was 93, and even though he hadn't been a head coach anywhere since 1960, he was one of the bigges...
Blog | November 18, 2008Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the Rapper.")Tex Winter is on the record comparing Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. I talk to David Thorpe a lot. And I can confirm that he believes in his heart what he has told...
Blog | September 16, 2008Thursday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...at least one of them will be in the NBA. One of the players for CSKA Moscow, David Vanterpool (he once had a cup of coffee in the NBA) has a pretty good blog about...
Blog | May 03, 2007Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop(By the way, there's a new category over there: "Daily Bullets")All ye who are now joining the Golden State bandwagon: here's a little video lesson on...
Blog | April 30, 2007Thursday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopSherman Alexie has a new book. It's not about basketball. But he's a big basketball fan, and a friend of TrueHoop, so ... all hail Sherman Alexie's ne...
Blog | April 26, 2007I Miss David Halberstam Already
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...about him, and I wish I had known him.He has always been a BIG NAME. DAVID HALBERSTAM. Yes, he's a guy who sometimes wrote about basketball, including his legendary book about my...
Blog | April 24, 2007Vegas follow up
I hate writing a rebuttal to another writer's column. I hate it. These days on the Internet, people spend far too much time writing about other writer...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 01, 2007The Ten Best Basketball Books of All Time
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...accident. More than anything, I like the way Frey writes. The Breaks of the Game by David Halberstam. Of the books that are generally regarded as some of basketball's, this is the only...
Blog | November 23, 2005MC: MVPs and books
One follow-up to today's Cowbell column (featured below): When I linked to the David Halberstam book on Amazon, I didn't realize that my book was featured on his page. Admittedly...
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