Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...against a set defense. Every team in the NBA could do that once in a while. Greg Oden had trouble with that kneecap a while ago. Professional players in Europe don't have nice...
Blog | December 14, 2009Thursday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the best young rebounders in NBA history, are in the Honorable Mention category because of injuries: "Greg Oden, Blazers: Oden's game was really starting to get going and he was starting to generate...
Blog | December 10, 2009Wednesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Henry Abbott Tim Varner of 48 Minutes of Hell: "When the Spurs inaugurated their summer of spending, a popular justification was the need to pr...
Blog | December 09, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Stay the course, Kevin Pritchard, unless somebody lays a no-brainer at your feet. Even without Greg Oden, Portland still has more talent than all but a handful of teams in the Western Conference...
Blog | December 08, 2009To a grieving acquaintance
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...lost the bet. Unfortunately, the Trail Blazers lost something more significant in Saturday night's game -- Greg Oden to a season-ending injury. As a writer who covers the Houston Rockets, Jason Friedman is...
Blog | December 07, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopKyle Neddenriep and Mike Wells of The Indianapolis Star: "Greg Oden's high school coach, Jack Keefer, said he had planned on attending Wednesday's game at...
Blog | December 07, 2009Sherman Alexie on loss, and Greg Oden
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...some point, somebody will hit on the right perspective, to shine a little light on this Greg Oden story. More than anything, I just feel like that young man has had to deal with...
Blog | December 06, 2009Where to now for Portland?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...season-ending injury. As it was with Bill Walton and Sam Bowie, so it goes with Greg Oden. The Blazers' big man suffered his second season-ending knee injury in three pro seasons, fracturing...
Blog | December 06, 2009Late Friday Mini-Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Henry Abbott Philadunkia: "WOW. That's our initial reaction to the Allen Iverson press conference here in Philadelphia late yesterday afternoo...
Blog | December 04, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPhil Sheridan of The Philadelphia Inquirer: "If the 76ers sign Allen Iverson, they might as well skip ahead a few moves and make him coach and general...
Blog | December 01, 2009Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...if that team doesn't win, Brandon Roy won't get fired, you will." Why does Greg Oden get his feet so high when he dunks? I know, it's pretty emphatic and fun...
Blog | November 24, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopRonald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: "Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi, the first NBA player from Iran, and Omri Casspi, the first Israeli player in...
Blog | November 24, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopHoward Beck of The New York Times: "Nate Robinson made seven shots on Sunday, all of them in the correct basket. For that, the Knicks were grateful. Y...
Blog | November 23, 2009Sonny Vaccaro: Brandon Jennings broke the mold, part two
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the things that the kids usually went through all the process, O.J. [Mayo], Kevin [Garnett], Greg [Oden], Kobe [Bryant] ... they went from the camp to the Big-Time Tournament and all that. The...
Blog | November 20, 2009Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Henry Abbott We'll be hearing about the happy marriage between Stephen Jackson and the Bobcats, and I'll be remembering when Stephen Jackson wa...
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