81 Results for derrick johnson

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...so little from Jannero Pargo and rookie James Johnson early this season. Johnson scored 17 points against...9 of his shots. Basically, during this downturn, Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson...

Blog | December 10, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Phil Sheridan of The Philadelphia Inquirer: "The 76ers staged a very moving tribute to Allen Iverson last night. It was a perfect way to induct a reti...

Blog | December 08, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael Wallace of The Miami Herald: "Dwyane Wade must be a Coke guy. Because his teams just can't seem to get anything accomplished at the Pepsi Cent...

Blog | December 04, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...might have turned out differently if Jordan and Pollin had forged the kind of relationship that Magic Johnson and Pollin had. The recent history of the franchise would be so totally different. Anyway, Magic has...

Blog | November 25, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott Magic Johnson vs. the credit crisis. The Chicago Bulls vs. the 1980s' last shreds of musical dignity. How not...

Blog | November 18, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "This was why Trevor Ariza came to Houston, for nights like these. It was not that he wanted to beat the Lak...

Blog | November 16, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Brian Windhorst of The Plain Dealer: "Playing their most complete game of the young season, the Cavs looked like a cohesive, deep and tough unit in di...

Blog | November 12, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: "The Celtics had to sign Rajon Rondo long-term, didn't they? He's far too good to be allowed to slip away, and what was ...

Blog | November 03, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...trends from preseason. Luol Deng (17 points, 9 rebounds) looked very much like his old self, while Derrick Rose (13 points, 7 assists, 7 rebounds) showed that his ankle problem should be history." George Diaz...

Blog | October 30, 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

TrueHoop Network 2009-2010 Preview: Shooting

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Not your daddy's power forwards. Last year's Finals teams feature shooters Rashard Lewis and Lamar Odom at what was once a position dedicated to brute...

Blog | October 27, 2009

TrueHoop Network 2009-2010 Preview: The Teams

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...appear to be building, a championship contender. ... Joe Johnson is poised to be a free agent in...team's best or second-best player (after Derrick Rose). Memo to Chicago fans: Don't sweat...

Blog | October 26, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...at the expense of his own game. The second-year guard and runner-up to Chicago's Derrick Rose for last season's NBA Rookie of the Year award almost sounds as if he's...

Blog | October 21, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "It will be debated and discussed for the next five years. Did the Lakers do the right thing in essentially t...

Blog | October 19, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News: "If anyone thought him guilty of unearned hubris, he followed by punctuating his performance with a ...

Blog | October 12, 2009