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David ThorpeChatsDavid Thorpe is an NBA analyst for ESPN.com and the executive director of the Pro Training Center at the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla., where he oversees the player development program for the NBA and college players. |
Friday Mini-Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...insane number of dunks on a nine-foot hoop at IMG in Bradenton Florida. Guys like David Thorpe were barking instructions, but agent Jason Levien was the loudest guy in the gym. We were...
Blog | November 21, 2008A Message to You, Rudy
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz David Thorpe's newest installment of Rookie Watch is up, and Rudy Fernandez headlines the Top 10: He...
Blog | November 11, 2008David Thorpe: Trouble Signs for Greg Oden
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDavid Thorpe sent me an e-mail earlier today, and I just spent more than an hour talking...
Blog | October 30, 2008The NBA All-Skinny Team
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Crawford for your consideration. Who else should be on this list? UPDATE: Off the top of David Thorpe's head: Monta Ellis, Marcus Camby, Tayshaun Prince, Steve Nash, Tim Duncan, Kevin Martin, Samuel...
Blog | October 30, 2008Memo to the Aging Baller
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...have felt, though. Not long after I got back from Training like a Pro, I asked David Thorpe if I was best served playing as much as I could, or instead taking some of...
Blog | October 29, 2008Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...he is on the court, and I can see him getting into foul trouble."ESPN's David Thorpe on Oden: "Oden has played just OK in the preseason, which is to be expected due...
Blog | October 24, 2008Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...we were in better shape than last year. For example, this year, we have a coach."David Thorpe is not a fan of driving baseline. But if you do see an opening baseline, he...
Blog | October 20, 2008Experts Gaze into the Crystal Ball of 2008-2009
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...economy slows, and competitors have issues, that's the time to double down and take marketshare. David Thorpe, ESPN NBA Analyst "Who's the best player in the world" used to come down to...
Blog | October 17, 2008Adam Morrison: Not Injured. Just Not Playing.
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...tore that ACL, he played a season. (Did you forget?) In his rookie year, ESPN's David Thorpe wrote: Morrison averages 13.3 points per game, which leads all rookies by a wide margin...
Blog | October 14, 2008Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...When we were down in Florida at the Train Like a Pro camp, at one point David Thorpe delivered a little speech about how fantastic Brandan Wright had been when he had seen him...
Blog | October 10, 2008First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMark Heisler of the Los Angeles Times: "Dear Donald, I hate to be the one to tell you this but Elgin Baylor just hung them up. Come on, you must remem...
Blog | October 08, 2008Traveling to Europe
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...from Europe saw one little part of it and were indignant. They could not believe that David Thorpe and Mike Moreau were teaching us to travel. And this is a big deal! Spanish players...
Blog | October 07, 2008Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMark Cuban loves the national anthem (and imported Gap stuff).Handicapping the early favorites for the scoring title, including Corey Maggette, Dirk N...
Blog | October 06, 2008Back Home from Training Like a Pro
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...again. Fun! Then we got to the real stuff. Dunk twenty times in a row, instructs David Thorpe. He has lots of particulars about how you do this. For one thing, so as to...
Blog | October 03, 2008The Good Ol' Double Cramp
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...made it inside, however, and after some liquids, food, and stretching, I'm feeling much better. David Thorpe promises the workout tomorrow -- the last day -- will be the toughest yet. Plenty more video to...
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