Magic Johnson on Isiah Thomas
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...ago told New York Knicks executives that they should hire Thomas, his good friend. Thomas, a Hall of Fame point guard, was fired as coach and president of the Knicks last year as the team...
Blog | November 25, 2008Stat Geeks and Coaches
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...very small and was distinguishable only from the worst-rated coaches, like Floyd. Even title-winning, Hall of Fame coaches like Pat Riley and Larry Brown were shown to have almost no impact on their...
Blog | November 18, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "The Nets were once considered the odds-on favorite to get James, possibly...
Blog | November 18, 2008Wednesday: 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, 2008Friday: First Cup
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...excellence in Denver -- and one of only two orange-and-blue numbers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame -- will now be worn by Billups, who bleeds any color related to the city. Talk about...
Blog | November 07, 2008Wednesday: First Cup
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopHoward Beck of The New York Times: "Any sympathy that Scott Foster might have had for his former friend evaporated...
Blog | November 05, 2008Chat with Earl Monroe
Earl Monroe is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 1990. Welcome to The Show! On Tuesday, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe will stop...
Chat | October 27, 2008First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the ACL, PCL and MCL in his left knee in a gruesome post-layup fall in February of 2007. After his first exhibition season since the injury, Livingston says he's encouraged, but parts of...
Blog | October 27, 2008First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopChris McCosky of The Detroit News: "You understand the theory behind what Richard Katz is doing. Katz, agent for Pistons...
Blog | October 20, 2008Jerry Krause: Cojones
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the player had: It's unlikely that Krause will ever join the other two in the Hall of Fame, but if he does, the display might well be a huge set of cojones. Jordan, you...
Blog | October 15, 2008If There Was Another Tim Donaghy Today, Would He Be Caught?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopI have spent time with referees. I have spent time reading every word of attorney Lawrence Pedowitz's Report to the NBA Board of Governors, which is the NBA's investigation...
Blog | October 08, 2008First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...to give. But is owner Mark Cuban confident enough in that assessment to sign the future Hall of Fame guard to an extension? No. The first 3 1/2 months of this season are crucial...
Blog | September 24, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Pritchard and Nate McMillan during his press unveiling at the Rose Garden Monday afternoon, the Basketball Hall of Fame is just around the corner. I don't know how good Fernandez will be during his...
Blog | September 23, 2008Vitale steals show as seven are inducted into Hall of Fame
Associated PressHakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing and Pat Riley were enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night, but it was inductee Dick Vitale who, as expected, stole the show.
Story | Conversation | September 05, 2008Friday Mini-Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopAs he enters the Hall of Fame, Bill Davidson has this to tell the Free Press's Mitch Albom about the referees: "What...
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