45 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

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott LeBron James won't rule out playing for the Clippers or any other team. Kevin Durant missed some big shots that could have seale...

Blog | November 06, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "Yet some Lakers think it's not out of the question to try to top 72. Lakers veteran forward Lamar Odom, whos...

Blog | October 27, 2009

Pau Gasol: World-beater

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...rebounds, and 1.8 blocks while also shooting .600 and doing a fine job defensively against Dwight Howard in the Finals. Meanwhile, NBA fans may not be as aware that Gasol had unfinished business...

Blog | September 21, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael Lee of The Washington Post: "Michael Jordan has rarely spoken about his final two seasons with the Wizards and declined to be interviewed...

Blog | September 09, 2009

Meet Enes Kanter

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ismail Senol is a Turkish play-by-play announcer for NTV SPOR and NBA TV Turkey, and he weighs in with a report on a young Turkish player whose name y...

Blog | August 07, 2009

The Team Time Trial of Basketball

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...alone, for spells. And the offense gets to make a decision: Have the main man like Dwight Howard or Kobe Bryant fight to score against a double team, or entrust your NBA Finals experience...

Blog | June 18, 2009

Nine Things to Remember About the 2009 NBA Finals

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

1. Orlando's Big Regret Orlando lost in overtime in Games 2 and 4. Each was loaded with regrettable moments, from Courtney Lee's alley-oop la...

Blog | June 15, 2009

Not Entirely Un-Nasty

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...me after the jump for the answer. Remember when Nate Robinson used an off-hand on Dwight Howard's shoulder to elevate better in this year's dunk contest? Mickael Pietrus did...

Blog | June 14, 2009

Sunday Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

We are quite possibly watching the most efficient playoff campaign of Kobe Bryant's career. (More along those lines.) Mark Madsen does not buy ...

Blog | June 14, 2009

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Kobe Bryant might have played his finest postseason ever? And will these playoffs mark the moment Dwight Howard arrived as an elite big man?  Kurt Helin of Forum Blue & Gold: "In...

Blog | June 12, 2009

Liveblogging 2009 NBA Finals Game 4

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...is pretty simple in OT. Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe. Henry Abbott Rashard missed an open Dwight Howard. Henry Abbott Foul check: Bynum and Odom 5 each. Howard, Turkoglu and Gasol 4 each. Henry...

Blog | June 11, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jeff Miller of The Orange County Register: "There's only one way to get Pau Gasol to stop talking about it, and that's for us to stop ask...

Blog | June 11, 2009

On the Notion that Dwight Howard Has No Post Game

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...asked him a question along the lines of "if you start your career looking like Dwight Howard, can you evolve to be a really efficient post scorer?" It was like Thorpe had...

Blog | June 11, 2009