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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Playing for good teams, having been let go by bad teams

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott Yesterday I asked for your...conversations with NBA experts and TrueHoop readers, a collection of ideas...

Blog | November 10, 2009

To Play and Play in L.A.

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By J.A. Adande Without much fanfare Staples Center just hosted one of the most unusual four-day stretches of basketball in modern NBA history. The ...

Blog | November 10, 2009

Blaming the Doctors is a Cop-Out

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

DeJuan Blair, drafted 37th overall despite projecting to be one of the best players in this draft, nabbed 19 rebounds in his first preseason game for ...

Blog | October 08, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Olympiakos is coming to Ohio to play the Cavaliers, and there will soon be a judge's ruling to determine whether or not they'll have to leave ...

Blog | October 07, 2009

Your Second-Favorite Team

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...unShaq-ed), no consensus favorite backup team has surfaced. When their teams aren't on TV, TrueHoop Network bloggers plan to tune in for the weird alchemy of Stephen Jackson, Don Nelson and the...

Blog | August 21, 2009

Lessons from the Schedule

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...attend, wearing black. If he changes his mind, expect to be notified by e-mail. Here at TrueHoop, we have been poring over the schedule and have noticed various things: Jeremy from Roundball Mining Company...

Blog | August 04, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Scott Fowler of The Charlotte Observer: "Despite the fact that Emeka Okafor has been more productive over his NBA career than Tyson Chandler, I&#...

Blog | July 28, 2009

The Back of the (Really Large Manila) Envelope Guide to the Las Vegas Summer League

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...good court awareness, but might not have a position in the NBA. D-League Select Coleman Collins TrueHoop contributor Collins isn't just a soccer aficionado and a man of letters ... he can ball...

Blog | July 09, 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 | July 02, 2009

The Michael Jordan of Turkey, in Free Agency

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Free agency starts at midnight tonight, and the class president is Hedo Turkoglu. The last time we saw the Orlando forward Turkoglu play, he did not h...

Blog | June 30, 2009

D-League Affiliations

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

The NBA just released a list showing which D-League teams will be affiliated with which NBA teams for the upcoming season. There are still 16 teams, b...

Blog | June 29, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Frank Dell'Apa and Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "Rajon Rondo said he was going for the ball on the last significant sequence of the Ce...

Blog | April 29, 2009

Kobe Bryant, De Facto Director?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Perhaps you have seen the New York Post article about Kobe Bryant reportedly hijacking creative control of the Spike Lee documentary about him, "...

Blog | April 27, 2009

Monday Playoff Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons Lay off Mo Williams's iPod.  Holy cow. This is certainly the longest document created this seaso...

Blog | April 20, 2009

Playoff Warmup Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Leaguewide Bullets These bullets would be a lot better, but I could not stop watching this. If that doesn't give you playoff fever, nothing will...

Blog | April 17, 2009