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Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Kobe Bryant called Hakeem Olajuwon, and Mark Berman of MyFoxHouston reports on the tutorial that followed: "'He gave me the biggest comp...

Blog | September 28, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

A respected Columbia professor disputes the findings that trailing at halftime makes a team more likely to win. Andrew Gelman's rebuttal is over m...

Blog | March 18, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

In the New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell writes of different kinds of genius -- some that work quickly in youth, and others that take time to sort themselv...

Blog | October 14, 2008

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Beno Udrih makes Kobe Bryant fall over, which gets him almost enough good karma to overcome the play later in the game when he gave the Lakers a layup...

Blog | October 13, 2008

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...For what? Instead they introduced a secondary logo they use all the time instead.Ron Artest's rocket hair.Fake tanning with Spencer Hawes.Andrew Bynum has his eyes on the 2012 Olympics.Jamaal Tinsley...

Blog | September 04, 2008

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...but I wonder if the NBA is cracking down on the Jazz's physical play after the Rockets sent tapes to the league office during the first round. The last two games, Tracy McGrady and...

Blog | May 06, 2008

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...course, was with their best defender Bruce Bowen on him. Please, Spurs, keep containing him that way."Houston fans: yes, losing sucks! But, points out a local writer, at least you're not in Seattle...

Blog | May 05, 2008

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Pistons vs. Sixers Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News: "The young and impetuous must be dealt with severely, or they never learn. The Pistons tried to ...

Blog | April 24, 2008

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Chris Paul on the brainy comedic NPR show "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me." He says he wasn't allowed to play basketball unless he had a 3.0 GPA. He also say...

Blog | September 17, 2007

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

When he played for Villanova, Allan Ray (later of the Celtics and now playing for Lottomatica Roma) endured one of the nastiest moments in basketball ...

Blog | August 15, 2007

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

The researcher whose study says NBA referees demonstrate racial bias has been attacked by the NBA as malinformed, claiming they have better (but priva...

Blog | May 07, 2007

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

(By the way, there's a new category over there: "Daily Bullets")All ye who are now joining the Golden State bandwagon: here's a little video lesson on...

Blog | April 30, 2007

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

The Ten Commandments of Pre-Season. In a word, calm down. Except for injuries, nothing much that happens at this time of year means all that much. Dav...

Blog | September 14, 2006

Economy tests already frugal WNBA

Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.com

Like most businesses in these difficult economic times, the WNBA has been forced to cut costs and make changes. But, especially because extravagance has never been part of the WNBA, the league continues to grow despite the financial climate.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2009

Sources: Wolves search narrows

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Sources say Mark Jackson, Kurt Rambis and Elston Turner have progressed to second interviews for the Wolves coaching job.

Story | Conversation | July 13, 2009