63 Results for hall of fame

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

Sonny Vaccaro: Brandon Jennings broke the mold, part one

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Sonny Vaccaro is very proud of the fact that he has played a major role -- for instance, by promoting young players and getting...

Blog | November 19, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Dan Bickley of The Arizona Republic: "Already, this reshaped basketball team has become the talk of the NBA, just like...

Blog | November 11, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle: "Stephen Jackson promises tonight's game against the Lakers, and specifically his rematch...

Blog | October 20, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News: "If anyone thought him guilty of unearned hubris, he followed by...

Blog | October 12, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Charles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel: "Brandon Jennings admitted he was in awe playing at the Palace on Wednesday...

Blog | October 08, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...The Jazz play tonight, in the pre-season's first game against the Nuggets. Hopefully Hall-of-Fame coach Jerry Sloan won't have to deal with traffic. Ross Siler of the Salt...

Blog | October 01, 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

Limits and Illusions: Michael Jordan in the NBA at 50

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

A Joke The night Michael Jordan was inducted into the Hall of Fame, he ended his induction speech with these words: "One day you might look up and...

Blog | September 22, 2009

Pau Gasol: World-beater

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Team España got its redemption with Eurobasket gold in Katowice, Poland. Pau Gasol: On top of the basketball world.  (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images) After blowing the 2007 Eurobasket gold-medal game...

Blog | September 21, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

You know how Michael Jordan threatened, in his Hall of Fame induction speech, to return to the NBA? Dwight Jaynes: "He's a huge failure...

Blog | September 15, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Charles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel: "Brandon Jennings had a well-publicized taped phone conversation that played on YouTube...

Blog | September 15, 2009

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...unfiltered" time. It wasn't a reality show. It was an induction into the Hall of Fame, a setting generally seen as a call to be graceful, grateful and timeless. My point: Lots...

Blog | September 14, 2009

Do We Need an NBA Hall of Fame?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

An impassioned and informed plea for a place that honors NBA achievements above all else.

Blog | September 14, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Dallas Morning News: "After one of the finest classes ever was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, there was only one question to ask: Where's Nellie? Michael Jordan headlined...

Blog | September 14, 2009