Christmas Eve/Erev Yontif Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...conditional 2011 second-round draft pick. This may or may not be a precursor to the Rockets signing Dikembe Mutombo. Mutombo is on record as saying, "'I will be in Boston or San...
Blog | December 24, 2008First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMonique Walker of The Boston Globe: "Looking for a little perspective on this season's Celtics? They are owners of the longest winning streak in franc...
Blog | December 24, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMark Murphy of the Boston Herald: "Rajon Rondo has been a Brett Favre fan since childhood. Thus, he also is that most silent of pariahs -- a Jets fan ...
Blog | December 23, 2008Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Golden State of Mind, describes an amazing Adonal Foyle feat from earlier this season: "Against the Houston Rockets, when Dwight Howard got into foul trouble, Stan Van Gundy called on Adonal to defend Yao...
Blog | December 22, 2008First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...a show of thanks for another good guy who made the Grizzlies relevant."Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "A year ago, when Yi was with the Milwaukee Bucks, there was a sense of occasion...
Blog | December 22, 2008First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJason Quick of The Oregonian: "If there has ever been a finer performance at the Rose Garden, somebody find it, because no one who was in attendance T...
Blog | December 19, 2008First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...a modicum of revenge."Fran Blinebury of the Houston Chronicle: "This is must have been what it...mix of Yao and McGrady. This was the Rockets shrugging off a defenseless first half to play...
Blog | December 17, 2008Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike D'Antoni says that he'll watch film at halftime, and if he sees that some call he yelled at the refs for was indeed a good call, he'll 'fess up w...
Blog | December 16, 2008First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopRonald Tillery of the Memphis Commercial Appeal: "At 32 years old and with several checkered spots on his 13-year resume, Antoine Walker isn't exactly...
Blog | December 15, 2008Who Sticks Up for Yao Ming?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...how player after player just loves throwing it down hard over Yao Ming? TrueHoop reader Stuart, a Rockets fan, is sticking up for Yao, who endured a recent spate of dunk-assaults by the Warriors...
Blog | December 12, 2008First quarter report
Chris Bleck...Duncan. If the playoffs started today they would be the sixth seed and would face the Houston Rockets. The Spurs are a great dark horse pick and a team to pay attention to as...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2008Wednesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...which teams take statistics very seriously, but the short list certainly includes Boston, New Jersey, Denver, Portland, Houston, and Dallas. That's a fine group of teams, and several of them are far outperforming conventional...
Blog | December 10, 2008Darko's Mood is Currently: Enraged
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...writing.) I watched most of the Grizzlies vs. Rockets last night, and one of the things I...quarter, when it seemed like maybe the undermanned Houston team (Von Wafer, starter) would still come back...
Blog | December 09, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJim Harding of the Chicago Tribune: "By now, most of you probably know that Bulls uber-rookie Derrick Rose needed a trip to the hospital and 10 stitch...
Blog | December 09, 2008Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopI suppose I should have known this, but in Tony Mejia's talk with Joe Dumars on Pro Basketball News, I learned that Dumars and Allen Iverson have in f...
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