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Inside the All-Star ballot selections

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...panel, which also includes Mike Breen (ABC/ESPN play-by-play man), Eddie Sefko (Dallas Morning News), Doug Smith (Toronto Star and president of the Professional Basketball Writers Association), Marc Spears (Yahoo! Sports) and Ian...

Blog | November 10, 2009

Colangelo Still Wants Pro Coaches on Team USA

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...entirely of college coaches and/or out-of-the-league coaches (current examples would be Doug Collins, Avery Johnson and Mike Fratello.) I find that kind of ironic, USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo...

Blog | October 29, 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: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

John Gonzalez of The Philadelphia Inquirer: "In sports, as in politics, perception matters. Late last week in California, the perception was that Kobe...

Blog | October 21, 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

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael Wallace of The Miami Herald: "Players and coaches said Alonzo Mourning already is having an impact in his new role as Miami's vice pr...

Blog | October 02, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...quot;The big question is this: Does Avery Johnson realize where he went wrong? Has he learned...it's time for another one." Doug Smith of the Toronto Star: "You'...

Blog | July 06, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jeff McDonald and Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News: "In a move meant to jimmy open Tim Duncan's championship window just a few more in...

Blog | June 24, 2009

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...would be easy for [Stan Van Gundy] to stick with Rafer Alston and not go to Anthony Johnson. But he's noticed Johnson provides them a change of pace guy. It would be easy...

Blog | May 22, 2009

Birdwatching: Chris Andersen v. Dirk Nowitzki

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...imagine it happened at some point between Magic Johnson's rookie season and the emergence of...Chris "Birdman" Andersen: Slowing down Dirk (Doug Pensinger/NBAE via Getty Images) Early on Sunday...

Blog | May 03, 2009

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

The fallout from L'Affaire Rondo continues. Has Joe Johnson officially emerged from his slump? Are we ready to classify Denver as a "defensive juggernaut"...

Blog | April 30, 2009

Josh Smith: So Good ... So Bad

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The most commonly used characteristic to describe the Atlanta Hawks is athletic. It used to be young, but the gritty seven-ga...

Blog | April 30, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Frank Dell'Apa and Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "Rajon Rondo said he was going for the ball on the last significant sequence of the Ce...

Blog | April 29, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

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Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: "With the win, the Magic clinched their second consecutive Southeast Division title and eclipsed last seas...

Blog | March 26, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: "Judging from some of the criticism coming his way, Magic GM Otis Smith put his reputation on the line whe...

Blog | January 30, 2009