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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First Cup: Tuesday

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Ronald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: "Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi, the first NBA player from Iran, and Omri Casspi, the first Israeli player in...

Blog | November 24, 2009

Kobe's trick shot -- should it count?

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By J.A. Adande As a longtime student of the game who devoured NBA videotapes as a youngster, Kobe Bryant didn't need to hear an explanation when his ...

Blog | November 23, 2009

On balls passing behind the backboard

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By Henry Abbott Kurt from Forum Blue and Gold told me...

Blog | November 23, 2009

In egolessness, the Celtics are Rolling Stones

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By Henry Abbott TrueHoop reader Nick just noticed a Brendan Haywood quote that comes from NBA.com (via Fanhouse): "That...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Monday Bullets

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By Henry Abbott Jeremy from Roundball Mining Company...double-tackle on Wilson Chandler. TrueHoop reader Jonathan, on the handsy...

Blog | November 23, 2009

The Most Essential Sun

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By Henry Abbott Remember when Steve Nash, Mike D'Antoni and...

Blog | November 23, 2009

First Cup: Monday

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Howard Beck of The New York Times: "Nate Robinson made seven shots on Sunday, all of them in the correct basket. For that, the Knicks were grateful. Y...

Blog | November 23, 2009

On the lifeline between the Knicks, Eddy Curry, and William Wesley

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  Ray Amanti/NBAE via Getty Images William Wesley, to those who have lost patience with Eddy Curry: "At the end of the day, we have to remember that ...

Blog | November 21, 2009

Gallows humor from Lawrence Frank as Nets again go for 1st W

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By Chris Sheridan I want to hurry and get this post up before tipoff, because there's no telling if Lawrence Frank will even make it to halftime befo...

Blog | November 21, 2009

The Clippers' big exhale

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LOS ANGELES -- If ever there were a team and a head coach in desperate need of a win, the Los Angeles Clippers and Mike Dunleavy were it. The Clipper...

Blog | November 21, 2009

Chuck Hayes and the art of the outlet pass

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I'm not quite old enough to participate in a debate about whether Wes Unseld or Bill Walton is the greatest outlet passer of all time. (A colleague in...

Blog | November 20, 2009

Smith's aerial grounds Rockets

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By John Hollinger ATLANTA - It took 47 minutes and 59.3 seconds, but the Hawks finally found the Rockets' Achilles heel. And fittingly for a team nam...

Blog | November 20, 2009

The echoes of Eddy Curry

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...in the headband.) (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) By Henry Abbott He has only played 11 minutes, but as...

Blog | November 20, 2009

Bruce Bowen on dirty play

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By Henry Abbott Here's a fun little project I'd...

Blog | November 20, 2009

How Eddy Curry helped doom chances of Iverson to Knicks

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By Chris Sheridan GREENBURGH, N.Y. - Eleven minutes of Eddy Curry helped doom the possibility of 71 games of Allen Iverson. That was one of the nugg...

Blog | November 20, 2009