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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Jared Jeffries: Difference maker?

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Until quite recently, 6-foot-11 Jared Jeffries, who's in the fourth season of a 5-year, $30 million contract, was known as one of the two players you'...

Blog | December 24, 2009

Maynor trade gives Jazz better leverage

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 Sometimes seemingly minor deals have a significant impact on the trade market leaguewide.  Tuesday could well be one of those times.  The Utah Jazz...

Blog | December 22, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

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Nick Friedell of ESPNChicago.com: "Vinny Del Negro stood in front of the microphone at his postgame news conference in a daze. He stared at the number...

Blog | December 09, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

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Phil Sheridan of The Philadelphia Inquirer: "The 76ers staged a very moving tribute to Allen Iverson last night. It was a perfect way to induct a reti...

Blog | December 08, 2009

Friday Mini-Bullets

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By Henry Abbott Dirk Nowitzki vs. the Spurs. A killer shooting...

Blog | November 20, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

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Mark Bradley of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The Hawks won their 10th game of the nascent season Wednesday night. In 2004-05, this franchise man...

Blog | November 19, 2009

First Cup: Monday

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Geoff Calkins of The Commercial-Appeal: "The Grizzlies should never have signed Allen Iverson. By signing him and then losing him, they're making it h...

Blog | November 09, 2009

First Cup: Monday

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Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "For the second time in less than a month, Heat forward Michael Beasley is out of the Twitter bu...

Blog | August 24, 2009

Lessons from the Schedule

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...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

Carlos Boozer on Trades

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In case you needed another sign that the Utah Jazz plan to keep Paul Millsap, here's Carlos Boozer, talking to ESPN Radio in Chicago (as transcrib...

Blog | July 14, 2009

Tyler Hansbrough Gets a Taste of the NBA Court

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...s in Orlando for the Orlando Pro Summer League, and has agreed to send some dispatches to TrueHoop. His first is about Indiana rookie, and University of North Carolina legend, Tyler Hansbrough. For the record...

Blog | July 06, 2009

The Back of the Envelope Guide to the Orlando Pro Summer League (Which You Can Watch Online)

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It has been three weeks since we had NBA basketball to watch, and in a certain sense (does Michael Sweetney count?) it's back today. At 3 p.m. Eas...

Blog | July 06, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

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Chatter that Amare Stoudemire might not be thrilled at the idea of becoming a Warrior. He has the option of becoming a free agent next season, so any ...

Blog | July 01, 2009

D-League Affiliations

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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

A Basketball Camp in Switzerland

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Austin journalist Bruce Selcraig is a former Sports Illustrated investigative reporter and has written for The New York Times Magazine, Harper's a...

Blog | June 08, 2009