76 Results for dwight howard

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...else. Very (ticked).' " Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: "There is the natural inclination to label Dwight Howard as the spoiled superstar who is bucking authority and wrestling control of the team away from...

Blog | November 20, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...with an immobilized boot on his left foot and did not speak with reporters after the game." Howard Beck of The New York Times: "Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni were asked about Allen Iverson...

Blog | November 18, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...nobody,' a 'bum' and a 'master of panic.' He's the guy who called Magic superstar Dwight Howard 'an impostor.' He's also the guy who has four rings to the Magic's none...

Blog | November 11, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...measured by a Dean Oliver-inspired metric that extracts individual accomplishments from play-by-play data. Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Marcus Camby and Gerald "20 rebounds last night" Wallace round out the top five...

Blog | November 03, 2009

TrueHoop Network 2009-2010 Preview: The Immortals

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...and LeBron James aren't the League's only legends-in-the-making. Consider Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and Chris Paul. They Were Giants By Rob Mahoney of the Two Man Game These are...

Blog | October 26, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Marcus Thompson II of The Oakland Tribune: "Any hopes the Warriors might have had for a drama-free start to the season were put to rest at Monday...

Blog | September 29, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel: "A day after it was confirmed that Michael Beasley had entered a Houston rehab facility, a clear...

Blog | August 26, 2009

Your Second-Favorite Team

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

NBA fandom usually begins with the love of a team. My love of the NBA, for instance, springs directly from a childhood spent listening to Blazer games...

Blog | August 21, 2009

Lottery Magic: Bet the Field

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Tonight is the NBA Draft Lottery. It has pageantry and drama -- but it also has a whole bunch on the line. When that collection of team executives ret...

Blog | May 19, 2009

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

I had a lot of fun watching both Thursday night games in a sports bar in Brooklyn with a posse of bloggers and writers. One thing that really surprise...

Blog | May 15, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: "The time has come to appreciate the lovable spunk of this Celtics team. There is no Kevin Garnett, nor is there a ...

Blog | May 13, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the Los Angeles Times: "Without any fights this spring, you've already suspended Fisher, Dwight Howard, Rafer Alston and Udonis Haslem, and the second round just started. Have you legal eagles noticed...

Blog | May 08, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

There was also some basketball played last night. And did anyone notice what David Thorpe noticed? The Rockets played one of the smallest lineups in b...

Blog | May 07, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the Celtics and Bulls. There were several flagrant fouls in the first round, and Orlando center Dwight Howard was suspended for one game for throwing an elbow at 76ers center Samuel Dalembert in their...

Blog | May 04, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael Wilbon of The Washington Post: "The NBA would be well suited to dump Atlanta, Miami and Orlando, and just hold on to the Celtics and Bull...

Blog | May 01, 2009