George Johnson

George Johnson

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George Johnson, a columnist for the Calgary Herald, is a regular contributor to ESPN.com.

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First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "On a recent night at Madison Square Garden, the camera focused on Mike D'Antoni as he plopped himself on the bench...

Blog | November 17, 2009

Big questions remain in Big Easy

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

So & what's really going on in New Orleans? There's been some bad feng shui on the bayou since last season's playoffs, when the team laid down in h...

Blog | November 13, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the Cavs now have won five of their last six games as they continue to show development." George Diaz of the Orlando Sentinel: "Dwight Howard should forget all this talk about old-school Superman versus...

Blog | November 12, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ailene Voisin of The Sacramento Bee: "Kevin Martin leaned against the wall in the Kings' practice facility Thursday afternoon, still very much in shoc...

Blog | November 06, 2009

Don't forget Bobcats in Stephen Jackson sweepstakes

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...contract doesn't exactly sound like owner Bob Johnson's kind of move. You figure Charlotte, like...smaller expiring contracts of Acie Law and Devean George. Yet you shouldn't expect Golden State to...

Blog | November 05, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...have been doing goofy things at odd hours since before the days of the original Big Baby, George Herman Ruth. It even happened to Larry Bird. That's right. Larry Bird. On the night of...

Blog | October 30, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Gordon is too good to compare to Vinnie Johnson. "The Microwave" practically defines the off-the-bench...financial situation. Jeremy from Roundball Mining Company: "If [George] Karl trusts Ty Lawson enough to put him...

Blog | October 29, 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

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: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Frank Dell'Apa of The Boston Globe: "Kevin Garnett passed the alley-oop test in the Celtics' 106-90 exhibition win over Toronto last night. Garne...

Blog | October 15, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Broderick Turner and Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "Derek Fisher, 35, in his 14th season and the final year of a contract that pays hi...

Blog | October 06, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Buck Harvey of the San Antonio Express-News: "Gregg Popovich figured he would cut Duncan's playing time as the season went along, and he did....

Blog | September 28, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...other heavyweights such as Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson -- which, with apologies to Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and George Mikan, isn't a bad all-time starting five, by the...

Blog | September 09, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...was a win,' former Spurs guard Avery Johnson said. 'It's amazing when you...t even recognize it.' Former Spurs guard George Gervin said it was 'almost like fate...

Blog | September 03, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the Hawks backcourt and wing positions with the likes of Mike Bibby, Jamal Crawford, Maurice Evans, Joe Johnson and Marvin Williams." Dave D'Alessandro of The Star-Ledger: "And as usual, Eduardo...

Blog | August 28, 2009