First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Walsh made a first-round pick in Indiana and who was said to be Larry Bird's greatest nemesis in games of H-O-R-S-E before seeing his NBA career ruined by knee...
Blog | December 21, 2009My radical position on crunch time performers
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...who has the best highlights, or makes the toughest shots. You'd pick the guy with the greatest likelihood of getting your team points, however he gets them. This research has not been done. Among...
Blog | December 18, 2009Kevin Durant eats plus/minus for breakfast
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...and players Durant's age improve quickly. And so far this season? Kevin Durant may have the greatest plus/minus improvement in NBA history. He was one of the very worst players in the league...
Blog | December 10, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike McGraw of the Daily Herald: "A small thing like points off the bench might make a huge difference for the Bulls, who probably never guessed they'...
Blog | December 10, 2009Time for Iverson to pass to Jennings
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...It's the same mistake people make in picking Iverson over Isiah Thomas as the game's greatest small player. Never would have happened if Iverson played in the 80s. But the passage of time...
Blog | November 26, 2009On balls passing behind the backboard
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Why would you even want this shot on the borderline of legality? It's pretty much the greatest thing that happened to the NBA yesterday
Blog | November 23, 2009Chuck Hayes and the art of the outlet pass
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...quite old enough to participate in a debate about whether Wes Unseld or Bill Walton is the greatest outlet passer of all time. (A colleague in the Staples Center Media Room insists that Bob Lanier...
Blog | November 20, 2009Sonny Vaccaro: Brandon Jennings broke the mold, part two
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...and Eric Gordon's team in the final of the Big-Time Tournament in one of the greatest summer league's game ever. I just talked to Reggie Rose -- Derrick's brother -- about it a...
Blog | November 20, 2009C.J. Watson OK with giving up No. 23; Toney Douglas not so sure
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...State two years ago. "I'd feel very honored to give up my number. He was the greatest player who ever played, so it wouldn't be a problem or anything like that. He's...
Blog | November 13, 2009Jason Richardson on hanging up his #23
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Getting lots of tweets about changing my number 4 MJ. Im all 4 it he's the greatest player to ever play. NBA should of retired 23 yrs ago
Blog | November 13, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDan Bickley of The Arizona Republic: "Already, this reshaped basketball team has become the talk of the NBA, just like it did in 2004. That's when the...
Blog | November 11, 2009Who is Quinton Ross?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Kevin Arnovitz Why do athletes and fans put such a premium on starting? A player might log only 10 minutes, but there's something about being in...
Blog | November 01, 2009Blake Griffin's big problem
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy J.A. Adande Blake Griffin's greatest attribute very well could have been his downfall this preseason. He doesn't know how to shut...
Blog | October 28, 2009Memphis takes a turn trying to understand Allen Iverson
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...baseline, with my nose buried in a magazine, not watching the Sixers kick off one of the greatest runs in playoff history by absolutely spanking the Pacers that night. Gary Smith's article is that...
Blog | October 27, 2009Buzz Bissinger: Age limit is a joke
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...N.B.A.-bound players get some share of the millions of dollars they generate: in the greatest capitalistic society in the history of the world, this may be the greatest inequity. A couple of...
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