First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...last night. It was a perfect way to induct a retired superstar into the team's Hall of Fame: sold-out arena, stirring highlight video, the works. Except that, instead of accepting a lovely parting...
Blog | December 08, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopSteve Bulpett of the Boston Herald: "It is said in baseball that momentum is the next day's starting...
Blog | April 24, 2009A.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, 2009Wednesday: 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, 2008Hall of Fame Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopHakeem Olajuwon Fran Blinebury of the Houston Chronicle on Olajuwon's first days at the University of Houston, when he was still...
Blog | September 05, 2008First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopCeltics 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, 2008First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJazz vs. Lakers Kurt Kragthorpe of The Salt Lake Tribune: "This was the Jazz's best shot, the game they will remember all...
Blog | May 15, 2008First 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, 2008Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...NBA -- how would his brief foray back into [presumably] professional ball affect his eligibility for the Hall of Fame? I know players must remain retired for at least five years to become eligible for the...
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