Henry Abbott

Henry Abbott

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Henry Abbott founded TrueHoop, the preeminent NBA blog, in May 2005. Less than two years later, the TrueHoop posts and comments total nearly three million words, and TrueHoop has become part of ESPN.com, where Henry is a Senior NBA Writer.

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Sources: Turkoglu, Blazers agree in principle

Henry Abbott, ESPN.com

Hedo Turkoglu has reached an agreement in principle to become a Portland Trail Blazer, according to sources.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle: "Trevor Ariza makes the Rockets younger, faster and better. He fits with the way Rick Adelman wants to ...

Blog Entry | July 03, 2009

What's Wrong with the NBA

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

We hear the stories all the time. There are problems with the NBA. If you wanted to make a story about what that means exactly, you might want to use ...

Blog Entry | July 03, 2009

Hedo Turkoglu as a Portland Trail Blazer

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Since the news broke, lots of people asked me for some quick analysis of the trade. I could write a whole big thing about it, but John Hollinger (Insi...

Blog Entry | July 03, 2009

Economist: Downturn Favors Good Systems

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Tyler Cowen, noted economist who runs the blog Marginal Revolution, has a brief post about the NBA. A few key points: As so many players have guaran...

Blog Entry | July 03, 2009

What Ben Gordon's Departure Means for Derrick Rose

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz With Ben Gordon departing Chicago for Detroit, the Bulls woke up to find a gaping hole in their backcourt alongside their rei...

Blog Entry | July 03, 2009

Travis Outlaw's Strange Summer

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Portland small forward Travis Outlaw has been one of the NBA's success stories. He arrived in the NBA straight from high school in small-town Miss...

Blog Entry | July 03, 2009

Ron Artest as a Laker: Perfect

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Smart basketball people may quibble. Ron Artest's shot selection may cause trouble. And Trevor Ariza will absolutely be missed, and may well bloss...

Blog Entry | July 03, 2009

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ron Artest supplants Trevor Ariza as the three-man in the Lakers' triangle. Celtics fans bid a wistful farewell to fan fave Leon Powe. And is Paul...

Blog Entry | July 03, 2009

Hedo Turkoglu's About Face

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Have you ever bought a house? You know the deal. You shop around. You look at the prices, and then at some point you find the house you like.  Yo...

Blog Entry | July 03, 2009

Sources: Marion deal with Raptors could be off

ESPN.com news services

The Toronto Raptors, after repeatedly being linked to Portland-bound Hedo Turkoglu, focused their free-agent efforts on re-signing forward Shawn Marion.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2009

Source: Turkoglu spurns Blazers for Raptors

Chris Sheridan, ESPN.com

Hedo Turkoglu has broken off negotiations with the Portland Trail Blazers, a source told ESPN's Ric Bucher on Friday night.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2009

Welcome Howlin' T-Wolf

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...some veterans and pulling off one of the most fascinating draft days in a long time. The TrueHoop Network is pleased to have a good new blog to help you follow all the ins and...

Blog Entry | July 02, 2009

Joe Dumars and Maligned Guards

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Remember when the Pistons were the toast of the town? In 2003-2004, they added Larry Brown and Rasheed Wallace and won the title. But the seeds of tha...

Blog Entry | July 02, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Trevor Ariza's agent is making noises about leaving the Lakers, but he has made noises before. The Cavaliers are said to be suitors -- and I'm...

Blog Entry | July 02, 2009