12 Results for hall of fame

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Steve Politi of The Star-Ledger: "Firing Lawrence Frank now is like throwing the captain of the Titanic overboard after...

Blog | November 30, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...has gone on to have as great an impact in business as he had in his Hall of Fame basketball career. It's been 27 years, give or take a few months, since he cold...

Blog | November 25, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Harvey Araton of The New York Times: "Legal challenges and N.B.A. vetting hurdles remain before 80 percent...

Blog | September 25, 2009

Randy Smith: Athlete Turned Baller

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...recurring themes of Smith's career was a tireless devotion to refining his raw game. Hall of Fame coach Dr. Jack Ramsay was a formative influence for Smith. Ramsay joined the Braves as the...

Blog | June 05, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...one of his best. Robinson deserved to have the day to himself. One of his fellow Hall of Fame classmates, Michael Jordan, had already stolen most of the national attention. But such things never mattered...

Blog | April 07, 2009

A.B.C. Teams: All But the Championship

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...1981 NBA Draft, fit the physical bill, but could not live up to Lanier's Hall of Fame career.  The Bucks' run arguably ended when Don Nelson departed after the 1987 season...

Blog | April 06, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Eddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News: "When the team...quot; Bob Finnan of The News-Herald: "Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson attended Sunday's...

Blog | April 06, 2009

Wednesday: First Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...OK, Jason Richardson can light it up on the odd night and Larry Brown is a Hall of Fame coach. If they trade Wallace, that's an indication they're hemorrhaging money and looking to...

Blog | November 12, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Tim Buckley of the Deseret News: "It's called The Comparison Game, aka The Name Game, and it's played...

Blog | June 25, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Celtics vs. Cavaliers Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: '"The Truth' may be a reach, but he sure lived up to his Captain...

Blog | May 19, 2008

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the Lakers on Tuesday night: A veteran point guard, who at least will be a borderline Hall of Fame candidate, registered an FTC in the box score. FTC? Failure to Compete. If that happens tonight...

Blog | March 20, 2008

The Larry Brown Circus Rolls Out of Detroit

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...soap opera for Pistons owner Bill Davidson. Albom does as good a job as anyone ever has of explaining how things work in Larry Brown's mind to get us to this point. For what...

Blog | July 19, 2005